Ophelia got home late, after the extra weird conversation with Cade in the car, but they still went to see the movies, she was somehow comforted that she was not the only one who craved the attention the public gave. She had always wondered why some people would be so invested in the lives of others and even want to tell them what they could and could not do, She thrived on that attention, that was what made her who she was so she was not that bothered by the attention neither did she ate. It was just a wonder to her. “Green what are you doing here?” she asked as she entered the kitchen to see Green sitting there with a glass of liquor in hand. “I came to see you,” he said standing up and pushing the stool behind him that it screeched on the floor. “Aggh” she exclaimed at the sound of the stool on the floor. “Sorry about that” he said and there was nothing he could do to stop the sound. “What are you doing here?” she asked again as though he had not responded to her question.“T
“You are putting on quite a show just for a fake wedding” Cael said as Cade walked into the house. “What do you mean fake wedding? I am getting married there is nothing fake about that” Cade said trying to avoid the conversation. “I am just concerned about you, can’t I be concerned?” Cael asked with a smirk on the corner of his lips. Cade took a deep breath to steady himself, he hated that his grandfather had asked him to come home knowing fully well that everyone in that house hated him too much to want to keep him alive.“And why do you care?” Cade responded. After the words left his mouth he regretted not ignoring him and just going to bed, Now Cael had full rights to engage him in conversation and try his best to test his patience. “I have to care little brother” he said with a lot of emphasis on the word brother. “What a wonder?” Cade said now that the ball was set rolling there was no way he would be backing down. He had to go all out in the conversation and make sure not t
Ophelia came down for breakfast, she had been in the city now for three weeks and this was the first time she was getting to have breakfast with her father, unfortunately for her, she did not know that Green was at the table before she came down otherwise she might have tried her best to avoid him. “How hard can it be for a father to see his daughter?” Carter said as Ophelia sat beside him where they had set her utensils down for use trying her best to avoid eye contact with Green.“One would think you actually care if they heard you, be careful not to spread misconceptions” Ophelia replied taking the coffee to her mouth and throwing it back into the cup in annoyance. “WHO DID THIS?” she shrieked. Green had made it clear she was not a fan of anything bitter, she wondered why black unprocessed and unsweetened coffee was sitting in front of her. “I asked them to prepare that for you” Carter said using his hand to dismiss the staff who came to respond. “Why would you do that?” she sa
Harper looked around the plane, she could not believe that after saving all her income for such a long time she was still unable to save enough to afford a first-class ticket. After paying the deposit for the house she intended to rent and putting some other things in place she had nothing left and could barely scrap enough for a nice airline. She hated the condition of the plane but she was sucking it up because she had a plan. If Cade could once be interested in her she was sure that she could find a way to make him interested in her once again. They had dated while he was in school, to her he was everything he wanted and to him, she was nothing more than a fling. “Just a few more hours” she muttered to herself. By the time they landed at the international airport of Rosewood City, she was convinced that it should be called the business hub. The airport was teeming with men in suits and women in corporate wear. In Starlit Haven, things were quite different. The airport was mostly
Talking with Rose Harper was able to get useful information about the Vale family. Now she knew that she needed to show up at his office and she even knew how to get there, she was sure he would be happy to see her, probably filled with overwhelming joy. She looked up at the building in front of her and it was so big that she wondered how many floors there were, pointing to the building she began to try to count the floors by the window but was interrupted by a security guard coming to stand beside her. “Can I help you?” she asked taking her eyes off the building and landing it on him. She studied him from up to down and wondered if it was something in the air or it was the universe's way of telling her good luck but she had only been meeting smoking hot people since she got there. “Uhm, ma'am I should be asking you that, how can I help you?” he asked and she could not believe his voice as well. It was as deep as she thought it would sound but she wondered why she still felt surpri
“Mom, are you going to allow an illegitimate son to take over what you and Dad worked so hard to build?” Cael asked. They had just had a very uncomfortable breakfast at the table with everyone sitting at the table and Charles continuously throwing praises at Cade for being able to use his marriage to pump up the image of the company. Everyone knew they were putting on a show and Cael regretted it a bit because if he had known that his grandfather's choice for marriage was Ophelia Fris maybe he would have considered it. She was hot and he had tried to ask her out at a club before, she had brutally turned him down and trampled on his ego but that did not make her less hot and sexy to him, in fact, it made her more special in his eyes. “Of course not,” Abigail said with a deep sigh. She could not say it but most times she wished Cade was her son. He was independent and got things done, Cael on the other hand just waited for his mom to get things done for him instead. Just like how it
As Cade’s car rounded up the corner to the office he saw a familiar body and figure but believed his mind was playing tricks on him and as he got up close sure enough Harper Davis was standing there at the front door of his office building. “What is she doing here?” he asked himself causing his driver to look at him from the glass. “Sir?”“Not you,” Cade said dismissively. “Park the car” he said suddenly causing him to come to a halt and the cars in his convoy at the back too suddenly stopping. When Harper saw the convoy come in she knew he was the one and all she had to do was find a way to approach him. She blessed her stars now that their cars suddenly stopped a few meters from her. Luke the driver waited for instructions and Sue who was in the front right next to the driver kept checking his face for instructions. “Ms Sue, can you get security?”“For who or what sir?” Sue asked confused as she tried to review the environment from the side mirror and her eyes landed on the lady
“You need to see this” Diana said to Ophelia. Opelia had requested an assistant to help her out, she was going to resume work soon anyway so it was not difficult to assign her one. Carter had it all planned out, after her wedding and maybe honeymoon he would introduce her to the company as a subsidiary CEO while she planned to take over maybe after a year or two depending on how well she was able to get people on her side. “See what?” Ophelia stretched out to take out the tablet from her hand. Staring back at her from the screen was a picture of a woman hugging Cade. She stared at the picture intently, she told herself that she did not care about the image. “So what should I do?” she asked trying to sound nonchalant about it. “Erm” Diana started but stopped because she did not know how to say what she wanted to say to her in a way she would be okay with. “Speak” Ophelia commanded. “So, Mr Frost has filled me in on the situation with Mr Vale and I know you are getting married to
"I did not think that you would help me out," Harper said to Green with a smile on her face. She had called him about a week ago to tell him that Ophelia and Cade were now locked in. Green had been so angry about it. He waited years for Ophelia, only for her to end up Cade. He had expected that he could pull them apart, but now he was hearing that she was together with Cade and they loved each other now.When they kept telling the public that they were deeply locked in, he could tell that she was doing this just because her father asked her to do it. He waited, hoping that there would be a time when they went their separate ways and then he would swoop in to save the damsel in distress."I refuse to lose to Cade.""I like how you think," Harper said, and her phone began to ring. She took up her phone and stared at the screen. "Ophelia is calling me?" She murmured, looking at the screen, her eyes growing wide and wider."What are you waiting for? Pick it up," Green urged her."I should
Frances was sitting in a coffee shop; she had gotten a message from Ophelia that they had to meet up. As much as she did not want to have to go out there to meet her, she was curious to see her face after reading the news. She had not thought to publish the news like that because she did not want to do anything that might affect Cael, be it directly or indirectly, because she still believed that they would be able to get together soon.She was however happy for whoever had taken that news and ran with it; the entire city was buzzing while waiting for a statement on the family. She felt that now that Cade was so put in the public eye, Charles might consider Cael as a better-suited candidate for the position."Did I keep you waiting for long?" Ophelia asked as she sat down.Frances swallowed as she saw how good she looked; she was tempted to almost comment on it; she did not look like she had seen the news. "No, I just sat down a minute ago," she said, and Ophelia nodded."Have you orde
THREE DAYS AFTER THE WEDDING TUESDAY MORNING "Honey" Ophelia sat by the side of the bed shaking Cade; his eyes opened slowly as he wrapped his hand around her waist and pulled her in."Good morning, darling," he said and pouted, waiting for a kiss. She closed her eyes and bent down to kiss his lips. "That was so short," he said, his eyes opening wider. "Something is wrong; what is wrong?" he asked, his eyes catching a glimpse of the frown on her face. "What happened?" he asked, sitting in bed quickly."You might want to see this," she said, taking her phone and giving it to him. He took the phone from her hand and sat up straight. He read through the screen as his eyes widened with each statement he came across."What is this?""The number one trending news in the city this morning.""From what source?""Apparently it started as a rumour from a blog but when the reporters reached out to Abigail yesterday evening for an interview, she did not confirm or deny it so they are just carry
"My mom wanted you here, but I never did, so it is crazy that you are trying to force me to sleep with you," Cael scoffed as they sat on the bed in the room. They had been so preoccupied with other things that it was the night of the wedding that they all realized that they did not have a house, so they went back to the mansion.Charles had taunted them for their poor planning; Cael could not believe that his grandfather had not stepped up to do anything concerning the wedding even after he had leaked the secret to him. He was feeling overwhelmed by the situation and was now convinced that his grandfather was doing the right thing by not allowing him to be the next in line for succession. Even when he had leaked the secret of the wedding to Charles, he did not do anything about it.Even this evening, when they got back to the house after the wedding, Charles was not shocked to see them back at the mansion; he just nodded his head at them and retired to his room. He did not know why he
"You look so beautiful," Fiona gushed over her daughter as she entered the room."I do?" Frances asked, and her mother nodded."Like the star of the show that you are," she murmured, and Frances smiled.She had been so busy stressing and preparing for the wedding that she feared she might not look good in any of the images because of how stressed she was. She felt good to receive a compliment from her mother considering how shallow she was; she would be into complimenting something or else she found it appealing to the eyes."I hope you remember all I have been telling you." Fiona said, and Frances nodded.Her mother had basically turned it into an anthem that was engraved in her mind. She had told her to make sure to get pregnant between the first few weeks of pregnancy so she could have an edge over Ophelia, who was still yet to show any signs of having a baby. She also told her to make sure she sucked up to Charles, even though they all knew how almost impossible that might be."Do
THE FAY OF THE WEDDING Ophelia's eyes fluttered open as she turned to Cade sleeping beside her. She felt his hand that had been holding her head up all night. She snuggled into him and felt his hand pull her in closer."Are you awake?" she murmured, trying to look at his face from her position."No," he drew out, and she laughed."You are asleep yet talking?" she said, and he tried to nod but was failing badly because of the pillow."I talk in my sleep," he added, and she gave him a frown."Then sleep and talk some more. I want to go get myself a cup of tea," she said, trying to stand up from the bed, but his hand on her wrist pulled her back, and she dropped to his chest."What are you doing?" she asked, propping herself up with her hand on his chest."I think you forgot something," he said with a pout and his eyes closed.She traced his pouted lips with her fingertip. "And what can that be?" she asked, feigning ignorance."I know that you very well know what I am talking about," he
A FEW DAYS TO THE WEDDING"I have something to report," Paul said, coming into Charles's office. He had been working in the background to make sure that Aigail and Cael's plan did not work. He knew that they had been so busy with the board meeting, and he had to work too. He was not going to sit down and assume that since he was the chairman, everyone was supposed to be automatically loyal to him.He was meeting with all of the board members and directors while trying to know their stand on the matter; for most of them, they kept trying to play both sides and see which side would favour them. Charles lowered the glasses from his face and dropped them so they dangled by a rope on his neck.The entire company was so tense that even a child could tell that something was up. The staff were trying their best to be careful not to choose sides so they did not find themselves jobless after the board meeting. Everyone was walking on eggshells since the chairman was no longer working from home
Harper stared at her phone in hand; she could not believe that they were trying to discard her. She read the message over and over again, and she could not lie; it did not make any sense to her. What was she supposed to do? She had just boasted to her housemate about how well her plan was going, and now she had to abort the mission. And for what reason?Hello Harper, Abigail does not need your help with Cade anymore and she would like you to move out of the house within a month.-FrancesShe had closed her lease and moved into the house, and now they wanted her gone within a month? She was not going to allow them to bully her; she dialled the number once again and pressed the phone to her ears. The dial tone rang once and then beeped dead as if it were cut from the other end. She tried calling Abigail and Cael as well, but they were both not picking up.She could tell from her interaction today that Cade had finally realized his feelings for Ophelia and this was going to be the end fo
"Meeting with investors is tiring," Cael murmured, sitting in his chair, after the person they had been meeting with walked out. None of the members had said that they were giving them their support, and yet his mom seemed full of energy, as if the day had only started."You have been a good sport and on your best behaviour all day; just one more person and we can call it a day," Abigail replied, turning to him and tapping his thighs gently."Can't we just call it a day now?" He groaned, feeling tired. All he had done since lunch was sucking it up to different old bald men who did not seem interested in helping him anyway. He wondered how long he had to continue doing that with them."As I said, this is really important, and it took me so much to get to agree to see us under such short notice; the best you can do here is just do the right thing," Abigail murmured, losing her patience. After what had happened, she was not ready to allow all of these men to trample over her for no reaso