Jane wriggled slightly as her eyes fluttered open. She squeezed then a bit and yawned. Wait... Why did it feel like she was hugging a stiff object? She opened her eyes more clearly to see what was ongoing, she saw that she wasn't hugging a stiff object but a stiff human, a stiff what now? She raised her head only to face Allen's light brown eyes staring at her. If she was to compliment him through words, he looked gorgeous like an idol. She just couldn't believe that she was here with such a handsome man. She froze for a while because Allen didn't even blink as his stare intensified. " If you are done... "Allen's voice sounded cold.She dashed away from him and covered her face with her palms, her face had turned crimson. Why did it have to happen? Allen looked at the woman who was now blushing hard. " I am so sorry. I didn't mean to. " Jane apologized. " You didn't mean to? You were clinging to me like a Koala bear. "Allen spoke as he stared at her and this made Jane blush harder.
Bert drove around the City with Jane in the backseat. She was silent as she watched the buildings that the car sped past, she was in deep thoughts about her life and also about Allen. She thought that he wouldn't agree to her demand that easily but he did contrary to her thoughts. She could see that he was in turmoil becausehis eyes revealed emotions she couldn't figure out. Bert looked at the woman in the backseat through the rearview mirror. She looked sullen so he decided to cheer her up."Miss Jane, I hope that you don't take Allen's behavior towards you so seriously? That's how he behaves." Bert said, that was when Jane looked at him and smiled."No, I do not. I think I should start getting used to him. He is just too serious and it feels like I forced him against his will to agree to my request. "Bert chuckled, 'Smart girl. 'He thought."Yeah, Allen does not give in that seriously and he doesn't fulfill anyone's requests so easily excluding his granny's so to be sincere, you
A car drove into a penthouse swiftly and parked beside the buoyant flowers. The whole compound was fenced and heavily guarded by strict-looking men. The driver got out of the car and opened it for his boss who walked in like a king without any hindrance from the men. The penthouse was huge enough to accommodate many people as extra illegal activities were being carried out by men dressed in black and had masks glued to their faces that would remind someone of the movie; Squid game. The man continued his work deep into the building, not a care in the world what the men were up to.On his way, two amed men that weren't legal officers but more like thugs approached him with guns in their hands. "It is good to have you here, Mr. Stephen, please come with us. "One of the armed men spoke and Stephen nodded as they proceeded into an elevator that took them ten feet under the ground. The elevator opened and the men came out, walking straight into a large sitting room with beautiful decoratio
Jane ran into the mansion in a haste with Bert behind her. She had gone to visit her brother in the hospital but she was quite surprised when she got there and found that his room was empty. She headed straight to Doctor Blake's office but he wasn't on duty for the day neither was Joy. When she approached the nurse, she told her that two men came here to take him away after receiving an order from above which stupified her."How can you just let anyone walk in and take away the patient without my consent? " Jane screamed at her and dialed Blake's number who assured her that he was going to find out who it was. He ringed her up again to inform her."Yes, doctor.""I called the hospital and I was told that your husband did it. "Blake informed her.Jane looked around the sitting room and sighted Xander coming down the stairs. He had a casual look on his face. Jane went to meet him."Xander? ""If you are looking for your brother, he is in the room beside yours. "Xander said when he notic
The sounds of plates and spoons hitting each other woke Jane up the next morning. She opened her eyes groggily and looked at the wall clock. It was five am so what the hell was going on in this mansion? She stood up from her bed to go and check what was going on. "What the hell is wrong with you? Is this your first time working here? Don't you know that the Young Master doesn't like noise?" A man spoke as he cautioned the maid who had allowed the sound. "I...am sorry, Steward Ben. It wasn't intentional, please cover up for me just this once. "The maid pleaded while Steward Ben pinched the space between his eyebrows. "Maya... "He called out.The maid was very clumsy and he hardly allowed her to work in this mansion. He had been warned and instructed from the beginning that Allen hated noise whenever he was alone or around in the house. The man possessed a frightful aura that scared him the most, even though he was older than him, he was still his servant someone who worked for him s
Jane rubbed Telle's body with her palms and sighed heavily. This was the most boring situation of her life, she wasn't allowed to step a foot out of the mansion without Allen's permission and the only excuse she could give for going out was now invalid. No work...wait work? Pfft, why would she work when her husband was a billionaire judging from his appearance and everything? She had no friends here in the City, she was the lonely type ever since her parents died, she had been forsaken and no one cared if she was alive or not. The only person who had been her friend was...Kyle drove into the mansion and got out of his car putting on a blue top and white shorts. Was it All Blue's day? Jane wondered but quickened her footsteps to meet with him. Kyle looked at the woman, he could only get to know that she wanted to talk to him by the gestures of her hands. She was waving at him and also running so he could only wait for her to reach him whichshe did."Hi, good morning. "Jane greeted am
As Allen climbed down the stairs gently, Jane walked in from the entrance still holding Kyle's phone. They both stopped to look at each other for a second and Jane exhaled, she went to meet him with her eyes down. She stretched her hand forward to give him the phone. Allen only stared at it."It isn't mine." He spoke."It's Kyle's and I can't find him anywhere. "Jane spoke, she grabbed his hand and placed the phone on his palms, not minding his scorching gaze. She turned to leave."Get dressed." He ordered. The one who turned toleave turned to look at him again with a confusedexpression."Huh?""You heard me clearly, get dressed and meet meoutside in less than five minutes or your punishment gets increased. "Allen threatened with s stern voice before walking away.Jane raised her palm and turned it into a fist as if to punch Allen but she could only groan in frustration before going to her room. She slammed the door angrily. This made no sense, totally craziness out of the highest
Allen drove into one of the largest and most expensive supermarkets in the city. He got out of the car alongside Jane whose expression now looked terrible but Allen pretended not to notice it. Of course, he did notice it. Her eyes were watery and she kept sniffing, this was new to him in another aspect. A woman sobbing beside him because of him???It wasn't his fault, he just didn't know what came over him earlier but he couldn't stop himself from getting closer. It was like he was intoxicated by her but he was able to comport himself in not a good way. He looked at her face which was slightly red and sighed. 'Granny, you're the reason for this. 'He walked in with her. Jane looked around the boutique that had different wares and she was sure that it was very...very expensive but something was off. The whole boutique was silent... no customer was going in or out. How was that possible? Still, in her thoughts, a woman who seemed to be in her late fifties, dressed in a royal blue gown
"I told you not to ask him out but you refused. You went ahead to disgrace yourself in front of him." Isabella chuckled as she styled her hair in front of her room. Babe grabbed the pillow and pouted. "It was such an embarrassment to me." "What did he say was the problem?" "He said that he has someone that he is interested in." Isabella turned to look at her, "Really?"Babe nodded, "Yeah. He seems to be serious with the lady though." "Well, he only said that he is interested in someone not that he is dating someone. How does that make you feel?" Isabella winked and Babe gasped after realizing what she meant. "That is right. I still have the chance to continue asking him out but how can I do so without embarrassing myself again?" "Try to find out what men like maybe he is going to like them," Isabella suggested as she rubbed her lips against each other after applying her lipgloss. She looked beautiful and that was because she was preparing for an outing.She was g
The next morning came and news about Allen having a woman to marry blew across all social media and people who had seen Jane dance to a song as a cover for it finally put the pieces together after they saw the background of the place she was dancing. It was the background of the Ryan MANSION.Calls started coming in from all over the place, not to Allen because hardly did anyone have his number except his family but call from outside to Old Madam Ruth to congratulate her for the success of her most celebrated birthday.Mira and John in school were not left out and were surprised to see this. "I can't believe that she is related to them," John said with his mouth wide open. He had a can of coke in his hand and he quickly sipped it. He was in total shock. They had been mingling with someone as huge as that yet they didn't know? What type of life was that? "I was suspicious of her. I did see huge cars... expensive ones come to pick her up and how she was being treated like a queen
Back at the mansion, everyone was finally leaving after having a healthy talk with the family. As usual, Allen was distant from them and even more distant because of the news that he just received. He was not himself and he felt like leaving quickly but his grandmother prevented him from going and he had no excuse to give her because he already informed her that he had no meeting and he was going to spend the night celebrating with her but seeing as how things are going, he couldn't stand it. "Madam, I am very pleased with what is going on in your family. I am so jealous of you. You got a beautiful lady to marry your grandson." A man said in front of the reporters. Of course, Ruth knew that it was time for her to reveal the truth to everyone. She smiled at the cameras and the reporters closer to her. "Yes, I want to use this moment to appreciate everyone for coming tonight. You are all amazing. Also, yes, I would love to inform everyone that the lady that you are the lady you
Jane rushed out of the car by the time she got to the mansion. With eagerness, she climbed the stairs in her gown, not minding that she might fall. She wasn't even concerned about that. "Jane, take it easy, or else you will fall," Bert called as he followed her carefully from behind. If she was to fall then it would be his fault and her husband would skin him alive. He did not want to die now.Jane pushed the door open forcefully only to meet Drake writing something down on his notepad. She locked eyes with her brother and immediately burst out crying. She pushed Drake aside so she would have enough time with Bruno. "Bruno? Bruno, do you still remember me? You are awake. This is great. I am happy." She bent to hug him. "Hmm. You are going to strangle me to death." Bruno frowned but he was so relieved and happy to see his sister. Recently, Drake had put him to sleep even though he told them that it was for health issues but deep within, Drake knew that it was far from there.
People were still wondering how Jane was related to the family but seeing how close she was to Allen, one could easily guess that something was going on between the two of them. They just needed someone to at least confirm that.Ruth was suddenly in a happy mood and instructed that the event which had paused abruptly due to the arrival of the couple should continue. Jane could feel the angry eyes of the exceptional and jealous ladies on her. It was making her feel uncomfortable yet proud that she was the one sitting next to the big Allen Ryan - someone rumored to be cold to others. At least, he was treating her right and showing her off. She inwardly prayed that he wouldn't misbehave and embarrass her by showing her his cold attitude.It finally got to the time when the children were supposed to start giving their gifts to Old Madam Ruth starting from Ezekiel. Then the gifts of her daughter were presented to her, different shocking items that the guests were not expecting. "Wow."
It was finally D-Day. Lights were everywhere in the mansion. It was a wonderful night as distinguished guests were allowed in with their cards. Only a few recommended and high-class reporters were allowed into the event while the low-based ones were told to stay outside as they didn't want anyone inside among them.It was a thug of war between the ladies too as beauty slashed against beauty, fashion against fashion, and pride against pride. It was such a welcoming event.The grandkids were around as well, as they all dressed in the same color fabric as their grandmother and it was a way to distinguish them from the guests.They went from one group to another... greeting the honorable ladies and gentlemen. The single girls were giggling whenever the men passed by and they sought to have a word with them. "Old Madam Ryan must have done something noteworthy in her past life to deserve such wonderful children and grandchildren. Even at eighty, she is looking energetic and wonderful." T
It seemed as if it was the whole country that was planning on celebrating the old Madam Ryan's birthday as her kids and grandkids including in-laws didn't leave any stone unturned in sending her gifts and well wishes when it was just a few days before her birthday. While some were considering that moment to be a wonderful day, some were planning on ruining someone's life as well on that day. Jane was inside Allen's car as he was taking her out to somewhere that she didn't know yet. On their way, she had a sad face and couldn't say a word unlike the normal Jane that she was.Allen would look at her once in a while and since he could not get her thoughts no matter what he did, he relented and succumbed to asking her what happened. "Why are you frowning?" He asked her.Jane sighed and looked at him, "I don't know what to give Grandmother as a gift. I feel so useless seeing others like Isabella, Babe, the twins, and other people plan something huge. No one is even talking to me except
Charlotte groaned on her bed the next morning. She shivered when a part of her blanket pulled away, causing the cold air to brush through her pale skin. She quickly covered herself up and cuddled the more. Charlotte sneezed so hard repeatedly that she could only pray that she wouldn't die of high fever. Just the night before, she was getting the symptoms but what she wasn't expecting was that the situation was going to worsen before the end of the next day.Who could she have offended? Or was Kyle punishing her in this manner? "Achoo!" She sneezed again and sniffed from the impact. Her phone was ringing on her side table but she couldn't turn around again just to answer it so she had to cover up, ignoring the call instead.Let the worst happen!~~~~~~~~Kyle dialed her number again for the third time. He was in a meeting and whatever he wanted to use for it was with her. She wasn't answering the call and this was getting infuriating.She was never late and even if she was going to
"I can't do this. Why are you so wicked to me tonight? I just want to sleep." Jane cried out like a five-year-old with puffed-up cheeks as she faced Allen who seemed less concerned with her put-up attitude.She didn't know what had entered him as he instructed that she started solving arithmetic! Freaking arithmetic! Something that she had been running away from all her life and here she was...it landed in front of her through her supposed husband.Wasn't he supposed to be caring towards her and show her love just like a husband should? But no! His own was always going to be different.Allen sipped from his drink and flipped the page of his magazine. His eyes read through the lines of the printed material, his long slender fingers kept trailing behind the magazine while his crossed right leg was jiggling along.Jane became frustrated when she was unable to get his attention so she faced her books with hatred in her mind. She felt like stabbing whoever invented these mathematics in th