Charlotte woke up the next morning at the same time the sun was coming up. She rolled on the bed and when she realized how soft it was—she jumped with a start The bed was not the hard one she had gotten used to sleeping on after being driven out of the Enfield's family house She looked around the strange room she was in with a frown on her beautiful face. Then everything that happened yesterday came rushing back to her. She had replaced her sister and got married to her sister's fiancé who was a cripple and had a scar on his face, not that she had seen it; he was wearing a mask on their wedding day They were supposed to spend the night together as it was their wedding night, but apparently her husband thought differently because from looking at the other side of the bed there was no indentation there. He did not return home last night, nor did he come to the room. She slept alone. She was somehow relieved as she was not ready to fulfill her duties as a wife yet. Charlotte got u
When her mother was done eating, Charlotte took the plates and dropped them on the floor before handing her mother a glass of water. "When are you returning to work?” Emily asked her daughter. "I have until tomorrow to return to work” Charlotte sat down on a chair to talk to her mother who she knew was bored from being in the hospital for over a month now. "Charlotte, I do really need to thank your boss for his help” " I will send your thanks Mom, don't worry. You need to rest and regain your strength so that you will be discharged early” she helped her mother to lay back on the bed. " I know that, I am already tired of being here, so I will recover early so that I can go home” Emily knew that the only way her daughter will stop worrying too much about her was when she finally gets discharged "That's good Mom, there are some things I need to do at home, so I will come back later with your lunch” Charlotte stood up. " You don't need to buy me lunch, since my room was chan
She really could not tell him the whole truth, as it was a shameful thing. She also could not tell him that she was now married to Dalton Moore, the richest and youngest billionaire in Los Angeles, who was a cripple and with a face scarred from an accident. "Hm, that is nice” he was not totally convinced, and she could hear it from the way he answered. It was public knowledge that both she and her mother were thrown out of the Enfield family after the arrival of her stepmother. People were quick to support her stepmother and sister after the both of them spread rumors of her and her mother treating them badly. Everyone supported the mistress and her daughter, who were good at convincing people that she and her mother did them dirty. People were always quick to side with a poor person who suddenly climbs the ladder of wealth, but would despise anyone that was rich and became poor overnight. "Yes sir, I will see you at work tomorrow” she did not want him to ask any further questi
Charlotte collapsed on her desk and continued doing what she was busy with before Angela came to her. When her office phone rang she raised her head from the computer and picked it up "Sir?" "Charlotte, are you done with the documents?" Walker asked her " Almost done sir" "Bring it to my office when you are done and wait, I do not need any visitor's today." " What should I tell anyone that comes to look for you? " She asked as she wanted know the right thing to say least she offends anyone "Just tell them that I am not around" "Ok sir" Thirty minutes time, she stood up and went to collect what she has printed out from the printing machine and proceeded to take them to Walker "Come in" she heard his voice from inside She pushed the door open and got inside "here are the documents" " Thanks Charlotte. Remember what I said about anyone disturbing me? " He raised a brow at her " I will tell them that you are not around" "Good, close the door on yo
Andrew and Peter were waiting for her outside when she closed from work and came out of the company's building. This time around she did not shy away from walking into the car directly even under the eyes of her prying colleague Most of them followed her out to really see if the lastest car came to pick her up like Angela had said. ' Maybe she has truly found herself a sugar daddy' many of them thought "Did you hear that she now has a sugar daddy?" "Yeah, he dropped her off to work today" "I am so jealous of her, first she gets to work with Mr Burton and then now she has a sugar daddy who is super rich" " She is nothing but a slut, she is sleeping with me Burton already so why does she need a sugar daddy?" " Like Angela said, some girls can be very greedy " " Well everyone wants more money" These were the words she heard when she went to the company's cafeteria to eat her lunch. These women had never liked her since she got there. Many of them also wa
"Mom I need to go home now, I will come check up on you tomorrow" she stood up and went to kiss her mother's cheeks " Alright take care of yourself and don't worry about me. I am doing okay here" " I know that but still i can't help but worry, it's because I love you Mom" she gave her mother a bright smile " I love you too honey, what is in that bag?" Emily suddenly noticed the extra bag Charlotte was carrying "Ah" she turn the bag in her hands casually "I used it to carry some things I will be needing at work" She cursed in her mind when she realized that she was beginning to lie a lot recently. She was even getting so good at it that she did not need to think too much before coming up with a good and believable lie "Alright goodnight my dear and be careful on your way home" her mother waved at her " To Dalton's house" she said as she got into the car parked outside She winced at how the name sounded in her mouth. She needed to practice calling him by his
A calculating smile came up Charlotte's face as she got a crazy idea. She opened the bag containing her clothes and after bringing out one of them she proceeded to push one of his suit to hang the gown beside it She did the same with all her clothes until they were all in between his suits. She left her underwear In the bag as she would die of embarrassment if he was to see them She moved back to admire her hand work with a smirk on her face. She has always been a girly girl from a young age but she has never liked the pink color. She prefers purple and royal blue "Now there is a little bit of color" she clapped her hand at her thought After putting on her night wear she proceeded to lay on the bed and wait for her husband. Though she knew not when he would leave his study to return to the room, she was planning on waiting for him. Maybe they could talk for a little bit and get to know little things about each other since they were going to be sharing a room and sle
Charlotte woke up early the next morning. The first thing that came to her mind was her husband whom she waited for a long time for before falling asleep 'Did he return to the room?' she thought as she sat up and turned to look beside her. The bed was empty which mean that he did not return She sighed as she proceeded to get down but paused when her eyes went to the indentation on the pillow She grabbed it wide-eyed and sniffed it. Her face broke out in a wide smile when she perceived his cologne on it. He really returned She, who was moody some seconds ago, was suddenly happy. She stood up and began to prepare for work all the while whistling happily She thought that because he woke up early he must have left for work but she was wrong. She met him at the dining table having his breakfast, he was already dressed for work "Good morning husband" she smiled widely as she moved to sit where she sat last night by his right hand side "Hm" he grunted and continue
“Does your mother know about this? Has she seen you?” Charlotte raised her head from his chest to ask.Dalton nodded as he stared down at her while slowly stroking her hair, “Yes, she has seen me?”“Eh? But how?” Charlotte asked with a frown. Did he not just return back or did he…?“I went to see her, my father and your mother before I came here.” Dalton answered.“Oh?” Her mouth formed the sound, “They must have also been surprised right?” “They surely were, my mother cried too.”Charlotte's lips lifted in a small smile, “I'm glad that she is happy.”Like her, Sarah has been worried sick about Dalton throughout the time he was receiving treatment. She hasn't only been worried about the pain he must be feeling but about the fact that it might be too late, he wouldn't be able to walk ever and all the pain would be for nothing. Of course, it didn't come as a surprise to hear that Sarah cried after seeing Dalton. Any normal mother would.“It's also a good thing you went to see her feist
Charlotte could not stop the little moan of pleasure that escaped from her throat when Dalton's hand came up and his thumb grazed her nipple, which immediately hardened. She thought his hand would stay on her breast, but it moved to grab her neck softly as her lips continued to move over hers. Dalton slowly pushed her back until her back was on the bed, and he was laying over her, their lips still locked in a passionate and drugging kiss that made Charlotte's toes curl. The kiss ended as abruptly as it began. Charlotte moaned in loss when Dalton slowly withdrew from her. She gazed up at him with watery eyes.“You want more?” Dalton asked her with a sly smile. His hand was still on her neck, and he flexed his fingers before he moved it to press on the pulse in her neck. “Huh” Charlotte nodded with a soft hum before she could stop herself and Dalton was on her once again, kissing her with reckless abandon until they were both breathless and aching for more. Until the hard length of h
She finally got to see Dalton's face after seven months of them being apart and of her reminding herself of what her husband looked like by always staring at his picture frame before going to bed and every morning when she woke up. Charlotte had now fully blended in with the other workers at the office and she was no longer treated differently. Everything was well now and it was just remaining for Dalton to come back home and everything would be perfect. She went to bed early that night because she had important things to do at the office. She didn't know that waking up early would mean waking up to her husband lying beside her on the bed. Why didn't anyone tell her that he was done with his treatment and was going to be returning back soonest? Imagine Charlotte's shock when she woke up with someone in bed with her. She screamed as she jumped into a sitting position, thrashing around as she attacked the person. How did he get to her room and then to her bed when there were guards
For three good days, her father stayed in front of Dalton's gate with the reporters, waiting for her to open the gate for him. At one point, Charlotte thought that her mother would break and go out to speak with him but her mother was too busy trying to beat Mrs Brittany in the game of cheers. Her father fainted. She sat there, clutching Dalton's pillow, and watching, together with the millions of people who were following the news as her father's eyes rolled into the back of his head and he collapsed to the ground. He had been standing there, refusing to eat or drink or even sit down.. maybe he hoped that if she and her mother watched him punishing himself, they would take pity on him and come out but he was wrong. Four years ago, it would have worked but not now. Not after everything he has done, not after sending her and her mother away. It was funny how the human mind worked. He left them but now that he found out that he had been living with a fraud, he remembered her and her
Charlotte and her mother remained indoors for the next few days with their eyes glued to their television screen. They'd seen the DNA results that the nurse from the hospital where the DNA test was taken uploaded online. They also watched as Hughes had Amarie thrown out of the house without a penny, and also how Amarie went to Charles's house in search of Bethany who refused to step out to speak with her. Reporters kept following them like flies following corpses to the grave and aring everything.Soon, Hughes called the cops on Amarie and they went to bundle her away from Charles's porch where she was camping. Charlotte couldn't help but give a small laugh as she watched her Amarie struggling to be free from the cops to run away but it was already too late for her. Only Hughes knew why he did not have Bethany arrested along with her Amarie but Charlotte did not care. She knew that her father wanted Amarie to think she could deceive him and go scot-free. He gave her hope then dashed
"Ahhh" Bethany yelled in pain as something heavy hit her on the head and she felt her skin burst open and something hot and wet trickled down. She did not need anyone to tell her that it was her blood, she was bleeding. Her head had burst open. She burst into tears as she curled up on the floor. She knew that she was going to die today and if she survived it, she would surely die of humiliation later. She couldn't seem to feel the bag she brought from the bag that contained the little bit of cash she wanted to use to escape anymore. That man must have succeeded in taking it away from her. "Leave the way""Get out of the way" There were screams of pain and panic and soon, Bethany could not feel anything that was being thrown at her again, did it stop?She felt a hand touch her softly causing her to flinch and a familiar voice whispered her name, "Bethany, hey,"Bethany froze before slowly taking her hand that she's been using to protect her face off and lifting her head. Happiness f
Bethany sighed in relief when she was able to get out of the hospital without Hughes guard catching up with her. She was sure that he would be on the phone right now with Hughes, delivering the results of the DNA, and Bethany did not care. All she cared about was now leaving the country immediately, but she did not have any of her documents with her. Bethany felt like stomping her foot, but that was not going to help. She needed to be calm so that she could think straight. She looked left, then right before her eyes fell on a bank, and before she could stop herself, she was walking down the road to the bank.She was going to make a small withdrawal, and she was going to be leaving the country by sea. She still needed her documents for that, but she could just bribe them to let her get on the ship. It was much easier this way because Bethany knew that she might not be able to get back inside Hughes house, and she did not want her mother clinging to her at this moment. A tiny smile o
“Brute!” Hughes yelled for his guard, who had been standing by the door and waiting for his instructions.“Sir” “Drag her out, now!” Hughes bellowed as he pointed at Bethany, who immediately shrank back in fright as if trying to enter the wall behind her. “We are going to the hospital to run a test on her. I want to know if she is mine or if she belongs to that bastard!” Hughes did no longer care. If Bethany turned out to be his, he would apologize to her and get her a very expensive gift then he would think about the right punishment to give to Collins for deceiving him and trying to ruin his family. But for now, he needed to make sure he’d not been deceived by Bethany and Amarie.“You cannot” Amarie yelled anxiously as she threw herself on Bethany. She stood in front of Bethany with her hands stretched out protectively, like a mother Hen protecting it chicks from an eagle. At Amarie's action, Hughes saw red, “Shove her aside and take the girl away,”That's exactly what Brute did,
“Mom,” Charlotte snapped, “You won't be going back to him right? This was the man who not only cheated on you a year after your marriage to him but also threw you and your child out when his mistress and her daughter arrived.” Her eyes were red with tears and her heart filled with anger as she thought back to the past; the day her father threw her and her mother out. The memory was still fresh in her head. It was the day after her eighteenth birthday. Bethany has caused a scene, wanting to wear the same clothes as her for her birthday. She didn't care, but just a day before the party, Bethany had thrown a fuss crying about how her dress was ruined.Bethany came out that day with her blue dress that had been torn in different places with scissors and, in front of everyone, had told her that 'she did not have to ruin her dress because she did not want them to wear the same thing'. Charlotte has tried to deny it, but no one believed her.With the other stunts that Bethany and Amarie had