"What are you doing awake by this time?" Cade asked. This was a way of him defending himself. He did not expect that he would be seeing her awake by that time. He had come home late even though it had not been intentional at all."Did you expect me to be sleeping? Is that why you were tiptoeing around me?" she asked leaving the shadow and coming into the only small light that illuminated the entire path."Yes I did expect you to be sleeping considering the time""Well I could not sleep" she replied yawning. "And you want to know why?" she asked crossing her hand across her body as a belt to hold in place her robe."Did I wake you?""Of course but you kept me awake," she said tilting her head again. She began to feel as though titling of her head was fast becoming a habit of hers."I kept you awake?""Yes you did" she said walking to him and stopping till the light shining was enough to illuminate his face. "I was so worried when you left the airport as if you were half gone from the e
Diana was in the house early because of the message that Ophelia had sent to her. She was to bring the staff and also be there to find a solution to the stalker texts."Hello Daddy," Ophelia said over the phone as she walked down the stairs."Ophelia Rainbow Frost," Carter said over the line."I am so very fine thank you for constantly checking in on me after you dumped marriage on me" she said sarcastically.Carter cleared his throat and did not respond. What was he going to say? That he was sorry? He was in no way sorry, their strategic marriage had made their stocks go up and the sales of products increase. It was beneficial to both parties."Judging by your pictures online I can tell you are enjoying it" Carter finally said.Ophelia sighed because she could not understand why her father remained distant even though she wanted to be closer to him."I had to take them, life must go on" Ophelia said sucking up her emotions. She did not call her father to get into her feelings but bec
Ophelia stopped by Cade's room to let him know what her dad had said about the situation. Her mind quickly flashed back to the evening at their hotel and how she walked in on him naked. She had no intentions of repeating the mistakes knowing that he could be getting ready for work so he could be naked she knocked instead of just barging into the room."Yeah, who is there?""Ophelia""Ohh" she heard footsteps and a few dragging and then more footsteps before the door finally flung open. "Good morning" he murmured."Good morning, you were doing exercise?" she asked noticing his sweaty face and forearm."Yeah and that was why it took me a minute to answer the door" he said before giving a brief nod to Diana who just stood awkwardly behind her."Give me just a minute" Ophelia said dismissing Diana"Okay," Diana said before just moving a few feet away. Ophelia rolled her eyes and turned to Cade "We can just ignore her""Okay" Cade said rubbing his hands together before raising his shoulder
Cade finally left work even though it was late, Ophelia could not understand why he was leaving so late, he was that workaholic when they dated but now he was just weird when he had to leave, as though he had no interest in leaving at all."Diana you have been hovering all morning, what did Mr Frost ask you to do with me?" Ophelia asked after Diana would not leave her tail all morning. She followed her and she almost went with her to the toilet once."Why would you think I am here on behalf of Mr Frost's orders? I am your assistant so I have to be here" Diana responded.Ophelia rolled her eyes, she could sense her father's orders from a city away. He was always so predictable that it was a piece of cake for her. "I know my father and I know you partially. I have not asked you to shadow me for the fau so why would you do that unless you were asked dot do that by someone else?""You are smart really" Diana said with a tilt of her head."Of course, perfect grades all through school," Oph
Cade was in a meeting when his phone began to go off its hook. He had kept his phone on him and not on silent for the first time in a while. Ever since he got promoted it had been his attitude to always have his phone on silent so that the room was quiet enough to have a good enough decent meeting.So the fear on the worker's faces when the phone began ringing and they were trying to figure out whose phone kept going off the hook was evident. They had all learnt that to work with him they had to have their phones on silent, especially during a meeting. He stopped the meeting and took out the phone.He did not know whose call he was expecting that he did not keep his phone on silent mode but seeing that the call was from Ophelia startled him a bit. A mixture of fear, excitement and joy overwhelmed him. He stared at the screen until the call stopped and popped up as a missed call. The entire room was silent as they did not how to react to a situation they had never had to deal with befo
Cade got off the call with Ophelia and knew he had limited time to wrap off what he was doing and get back home to pick her up for shopping. If they were to ask him why he was doing it he could not have a straight answer. He went back to the meeting room and sat down allowing the person who was giving a presentation to get done with it first before interrupting the meeting. "I have to leave now" he said causing them all to gasp."Why?" the youngest on the team asked causing everyone to gasp even louder and throw him a dangerous look. "Well, I have to meet with my wife" he said causing a swoon-worthy reaction from everyone around. He was startled by the reaction and managed to get it out of there without feeling awkward about the situation. He signed documents and cleared his schedule for the rest of the day. He was a workaholic so Sue thought of the possibility that he had been swamped out by an alien when he asked her to clear out his schedule for the entire day. Even if he had a
"Where do you want to go?" Cade asked as they backed out of the driveway."Anywhere you suggest" Ophelia replied."Okay then"Cade began to drive towards his stepmother's favourite store. He had been forced to know this because he had to act like a good son to her even though she was never a good mother to him either."Ohh" Ophelia exclaimed as they came to the front of the store. She had been curious as to where he was taking her. When she asked him to suggest a place she had expected him to tell her but he drove quickly till they got to the front of the store. "You have good clothes taste" she added happily."Cael's mom visits this place frequently so I know" he replied as he parked taking off his seat belt."I hope this will be the only store we visit today""Wait what do you mean?"Cade asked confused but she flashed a smile at him and gestured to her door. "Aren't you going to get it?" she asked pointing to the door when he did not move out of his seat."Thank you" she murmured wh
"Fake?" Cade asked wondering why she would call her fake after only having a few minutes."Are you telling me you could not see it?" she asked wondering why he was shocked by her statement."She only invited you to a party, which you agreed to go so how could she be fake?" he asked.She shook her head and sat on the couch beside him. "Men always baffle me" she said rolling her eyes. "How could it be so difficult for you to spot how fake she was being?" she added and shifted so she could rest her back on the couch."How can she be busy with party preparation when we never plan our parties by ourselves?" she asked trying to list out everything she found to be fake about her. "And if she was truly busy why does she have time to be shopping for a dress? and why here?" she asked.Cade stared at her, he did not have all the answers she was looking for and quite frankly he did not care about the answers, he wanted to divert the topic back to why they were there but seeing that she was immers
"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