Chapter 7 SIENNA; “We need to talk,” I said to Adams, the moment we got into the spacious living room. I was so exhausted. Seeing my mother hale and hearty again meant a whole lot to me. I never imagined…I mean I had always prayed for a day like this, but never imagined it would come this soon. Of course, I didn't forget that Adams had made it possible. Which I knew was his way of manipulating me into believing he was a changed soul. I was grateful for that. He was right there in the room with us, so he should know just how much it meant to me. Father, on the other hand, was a sore topic. So I won't talk about him yet. I watched Adams still for a moment, and then he nodded and said softly, “Sure, have a seat.” He gestured to a sofa, and I sat down, as I was too exhausted not to sit. I heaved a silent sigh of relief when he sat on a round-shaped sofa that was practically opposite where I sat. A glance at the living room tells he was living well. I stole a glance at him as wel
Chapter 8SIENNA;I slapped his hands away almost immediately.“I just need you to know I would do anything to gain back your trust,” he said, almost pleading.“You know what, Adams? Do us both a favor and never speak of this again. As I said, we should stay out of each other's way, to ensure a peaceful…. cooperation.”I turned my back on him, and thankfully, I saw the lady who welcomed us earlier, and she led me into a room.Something bugged me, though. When Dad told me I was getting married to a complete stranger, he mentioned that I would be traveling out of the country where he was based as well.I was ushered into a room. I thanked the old lady, who gave me a warm smile, and when the door closed after her, I tilted my head up to stop the tears from flowing.Of course, the room was a sight to behold. Extremely large and spacious, with a massive head propped to the far end of a wall. There was also a bath which was only separated by a thin frame of glass.Everything in here made me
Chapter 9. Sienna;I curled into Adams's chest, wrapping my arms around him, and I felt so warm and safe.His fingers slide under my chin, lifting my head to look up at him. His light blue eyes filled with love and immense desire.“Thank you, Sienna,” he said softly, his voice filled with emotion.“For what?” He didn't reply immediately, he leaned in and brushed his lips with mine.My heart skipped a beat, but before I could regain my composure, he had captured my lips with his. Kissing me with so much fervor, it caught me by surprise.“What…what was that for?” I found my voice, as I pulled away slightly, breathing hard.“For giving me a chance. For giving ‘us’ a chance. I was…I was a fool…an idiot in high school. Treating you the way I did...”“Shh….it's okay. It's all in the past,” I reached up and speared my fingers into his hair, loving how soft and thick his locks were. His soft groan had me whimpering for more.He slipped an arm around my waist and hauled me off onto his lap.
Chapter 10. She wouldn't dareMy heart raced at the sight of the gun, and I involuntarily took a step back.“What do you think you are doing, Lisa?” I asked, “ You never changed, did you? Is this some kind of joke? One of your taunts? Because this isn't funny, so I would suggest you get your ass out of my premises if you don't want me calling the cops on you.”But instead, she laughed harder. Her eyes trailed over me for the second time now, and she smirked, “ Hmph. I see someone has finally got some sass,”I rolled my eyes, and a scoff escaped my lips. Does she think she would be able to scare me with that?Obviously that was what she came here to do, after four freaking years, thinking that I was still the same girl they bullied.“it is such a pity, you know? Four years later, and you still decide to be a thorn in my flesh, Sienna. You think by marrying Adams you would suddenly have an edge over me? You still want to be with him so bad that you haven't gotten over your little obse
Chapter 11 Adams; It's been days, and ever since I stepped foot on this company's floors, it's been series of meeting and collaborations. Everything was so messy and the company was almost at the brink of ruin. I didn't want to imagine what would have become of it, if I hadn't arrived on time, on the day the board intended to sell some shares to Highlife Pharmaceuticals. As much as I loathed my father, and everything he represented, I was not foolish enough to let all these go to waste. It was mine now, and my duty and responsibility to take care of them for ‘me’. “I would very much like the new rule implemented as soon as possible,” I instructed, staring at the twelve board of directors sitted across me in the conference room. After making sure I was loud and clear, I stood up and headed out, with Henry slowly trailing beside me. “Phew! That was intense man! I never realized they could actually chicken out this way. But did you have to fire those ones?” “I did what I had to d
Chapter 12Adams;My head was a mess as I sprinted to the garage to my car.I didn't know how long I drove, but I was in the hospital in no time. Highlife Medicals, which was roughly two and a half hour trip from the company.My feet stomped quickly into the hospital, the moment I got there, eager to see her.An accident? How had that fucking happened?With everything in me, I really hoped she was safe.I was directed to her ward immediately, even without asking, making me wonder how they must have known who I came for.My feet paused in their movements, when I caught a familiar figure standing with some doctors just outside her ward.“Where is my wife?” I found my self yelling, “ And what the fuck are you doing here!?”The doctors turned to stare at me, but my gaze was fixated on him alone.Kelvin Stone, son of Fredd Stone, the CEO of Highlife Pharmaceuticals, who was my father's biggest rival.Kelvin took over from his father years back after he was diagnosed with kidney failure an
Chapter 13. Lisa is here?My cheeks throbbed from where she had struck me, and I clenched my fists by my side, trying to rein in my annoyance."I understand that you are upset," I tried being reasonable with her, " but Sienna is my wife, and I would never do anything to hurt her,""I know who the fuck you are, Adams Black! Can you be any more useless?"My brows shot up in pure shock, "What did you say!?"Something must have been on my face, because she immediately smirked and stood tall in front of me. She was tall. Extremely tall, and had an attitude. She stood with her shoulders squared, almost at my eye level.I might have forgotten to do a background check on her as well, when I found out she was Sienna's best and only friend.I didn't know she would be this fearless."Do you have any better idea whay king of danger you had subjected her into for years?" She yelled, her voice rising more than necessary." Her husband? Your wife? Same person you forced a marriage upon? You know wh
Chapter 14 SIENNA; The smell of disinfectant filled the air, causing me to feel groggy. I opened my eyes softly, instantly recognizing I was in a hospital. Hospital....? What was I doing here, and....on the bed? Just as suddenly, the memories of the explosion filled my head and I jerked up in a sitting position, my eyes roaming the room. I heard a relieved gasp from beside me. " Sienna? Oh, thank goodness!" " Sasha?" Her arms wrapped around me in an instant, holding me tight in an embrace. Her body kept shaking with sobs and her tears soaked my back. "I am..." I cleared my throat, realizing it was chappy, " I'm fine, Sasha. I'm fine," She pulled back and quickly reached out to bring a bottle water from a table, " you must be dehydrated. Here." I took the water from her, but couldn't help but stare at her for a bit longer. " What happened , Sasha? Why do you look so....unkempt?" Her curly hair was frizzled and all tangled up, plus it was all over her face, not to talk of
ADAMS;I wasn't expecting her to come back here. And I definitely wasn't expecting her to find me in the shower as well.My fists clenched as I stormed towards her in the bathroom, and when I saw how she recoiled, a new wave of anger surged through me. My eyes trailed down to the little wet patch on her blouse, and filled with an intense rage I didn't see coming, my fists reached out and ripped it off.Her startled gasp was everything. "I asked you to get out, didn't I? I clearly said I didn't want to see your face ever again, but you are just so stubborn, aren't you?"Her eyes were wide, and her hands convered her breasts, as she stared at her in shock.Suddenly, there was a bang on the door, which made me pause momentarily as I tilted my head to the side.I stared back at her, and then I grabbed a towel on the rack behind me and stepped out.*****My brows furrowed, when Agatha Informed me, yet again that Henry was in the living room waiting for me. What the hell is he doing here a
ADAMS;I wasn't expecting her to come back here. And I definitely wasn't expecting her to find me in the shower as well.My fists clenched as I stormed towards her in the bathroom, and when I saw how she recoiled, a new wave of anger surged through me. My eyes trailed down to the little wet patch on her blouse, and filled with an intense rage I didn't see coming, my fists reached out and ripped it off.Her startled gasp was everything. "I asked you to get out, didn't I? I clearly said I didn't want to see your face ever again, but you are just so stubborn, aren't you?"Her eyes were wide, and her hands convered her breasts, as she stared at her in shock.Suddenly, there was a bang on the door, which made me pause momentarily as I tilted my head to the side.I stared back at her, and then I grabbed a towel on the rack behind me and stepped out.*****My brows furrowed, when Agatha Informed me, yet again that Henry was in the living room waiting for me. What the hell is he doing here a
Adams;Few hours later, I was sat on an empty sofa, with a wide grin on my face. Sienna had left earlier; her friend, Sasha had called and as much as I had wanted to drive her, she had insisted on going alone.I didn't want to push it, especially not after what had just happened. For the first time since we got married, this was the closest we have gotten to a mere conversation.She might not have forgiven me now, but I knew we are making progress, and she was willing to listen to me. And for that, I was utterly grateful.A cough sounded behind me, pulling me out of my thoughts. I snapped my head up, only to find Henry standing in front of me with a wide grin on his face."I can see someone is in a good mood." He chuckled."You can say that again. How long have you been standing there?" I asked, as I stood, going over my desk to grab my keys."Where are you going?" Henry asked with a raised brow."What do you mean...I am heading home of course." I said, unsure on why he was asking tha
SASHA;My fingers tapped on my cell phone screen as I paced along my living room. What the hell is going on? I wondered.Sienna was supposed to be here any moment. She had called quite earlier, a few hours to be precise, that she would be on her way now and was saying some stuff that just didn't make any sense.For days she has been acting a bit strange, and all my attempts to coax her into telling me what was wrong proved futile.Her instructions and pleas to keep the kids locked up in the house were the only thing stopping me from making my way to where she lived with that mother fucker.I could feel something was definitely off, especially with the accident that happened a few days ago, just outside the house.Releasing a sigh, I collected myself as I watched Liam who sat on a sofa, quietly watching an animation I had set up for them. Nick was nowhere in sight, but judging from the noises coming from their bedroom, I could tell he was having a great time.Sienna's words this mornin
SIENNA;" What did you just say?" I asked, my temper rising.A heavy feeling rested on me almost immediately, and the stupid smirk on her face wasn't helping matters.Lisa was watching me, the corner of her lips becoming wider by the second.She was enjoying this." I asked you a question!" I stormed towards her, demanding to have an answer.My fingers clenched by my side, but then she chuckled darkly." What? Do you want to hit me? Go ahead, Sienna. I always knew you had a fire in you. I knew you had a bitchy side as well, why don't you go ahead and unleash it right now and stop hiding under the facade of an innocent girl."Her words were sickly sweet but filled with an icy determination. She wanted me to act. She was riling me up, no doubt.I took deep breaths, trying to control myself and my thoughts.What were the possibilities that she knew about my mother and her health condition?Has she been stalking me?Or was there something I was missing?A look of realization crossed my fe
SIENNA'S POV;I was a mess by the time she was done speaking“ What do you want to do now?” She asked, reaching out to hold my hands.“ I need to leave,” I said, wiping the tears off my cheeks.She let out a breath, “ That is why you signed the papers.” “ Yes,” I nodded.“ I still don't get it though….how did he agree to this? He signed it right? Why? What was….the reason he held on to?”“ The news, Sasha. The same.... one you sent to me this morning. He never released that. He never told anyone about it. And now he thinks I did it.”"So....who did?" She asked, with a curious tone."I have no idea. I'm actually pissed that he would think so low of me. Why would I do that? What on earth do I have to gain from it?"Sasha rubbed my shoulders, "Don't let it bother you, Si. You have a lot to focus on right now."I shrugged as I stared out the living room, worried a bit that I hadn't heard the twin's voice for a while.“I'm sorry that this is such short notice, but I really need to leave t
Sienna; Standing in front of Lisa, I almost lost my bearings at the sight of the person now approaching us. I needed to leave, as I was unable to understand what it was he was here for. How he had gotten a hold of this location as well, seemed to bug me a whole lot. " Oh hello, Mrs Adams.... Fancy meeting you here," the familiar voice of Henry, I supposed was his name, came through as he walked forward. Something seemed off though, asides the fact that i was rooted at the spot, and couldn't move an inch, his eyes roamed about. " What do you think you are doing here!?" I rolled my eyes, almost forgetting that Lisa was here as well. Her voice cut through the slight tension in the air, while she glared daggers at him. I wasn't interested in the least why she had a murderous look in her gaze, but just as I tried to make sense of why he was here, I heard the sound of a car door. Sasha's. " Hey! I see you have some nerves stepping foot in my territory, don't you?" s
Adams; I stood, frozen in shock at the scene in front of me. I must have uttered her name because Sienna's head snapped towards me almost immediately. I saw the tears in her eyes. I saw the detached, miserable look in her gaze, as she stood facing Doctor Robinson, and at that very moment, I didn't know how to react. She found out? No, she has found out. A feeling of dread settled in me as I took a step towards her. The moment our eyes met, I could have sworn she looked utterly relieved, but just as quickly as it came, her eyes hardened immediately. " What are you doing here?" She snapped, her tone hard but steady. My mouth opened to say a word, but no words came out of it. I blinked rapidly, taking in the scene. Trying to understand what was going on. Doctor Robinson, who stood by her side, had his gaze on the floor the whole time, and I felt my blood boil. The foolish mother fucker must have informed her or let it slip in a way. " Mr. Adams...." Doctor Robinson began to s
KELVIN; To say that I was fucking thrilled would be an underrated understatement. I sat in my office, my legs up above my desk, as I watched the News. A sly smile spread across my lips as the thought of how smoothly the plan had gone. Quite out of initial expectations, but this was a discovery I, for one was stunned to hear. "You should wipe that smirk off your face. If I hadn't come up with the idea of cloning his office, we wouldn't have gotten here." Instantly recalling that I wasn't alone In the office, I turned to stare at Lisa, where she lounged lazily on the sofa with a glass of wine in her hands. "I am quite curious, too," I mused, my eyes narrowed, "You seem to be really ecstatic about this. I thought you are in love with him, or something, and wouldn't want to see him sad?" Lisa shot me a glance, and scoffed, "Of course I care about him. That does not mean I am stupid, you know?" "How so?" I asked, as I picked up my glass of wine and chugged it's contents dow