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2024-10-29 19:42:56Daniel was sitting with his head nestled in the palm of his hands and pulling at the roots of his hair when he heard a scream.
“LET GO OF ME!”
That did it! Who dared to interrupt his train of thoughts? He groaned and sprang onto his grey socked feet – he’d kicked off his shoes earlier in frustration like a little boy, and stormed out of the room in search of the source of the voice.
There was only one other room along this secluded corridor and it was from the room that lay a few feet down. The black door was closed but as an angry Daniel approached it, he heard muffled sounds coming from behind the walls and just as he was about to barge in and give the insolent fools a piece of his mind, out ran the same waitress who had bumped into him earlier on. Jane, he remembered her name. How could he not remember her? That woman was breathtakingly beautiful, like a breath of fresh air in an early spring morning.
He instinctively caught her by the shoulders as
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Daniel Winters saw Jane’s head slump in defeat as she answered him in a still small voice, “Yes sir.”Strange how he hadn’t noticed how melodious her voice was until now. She took one last look at her assailant before she turned around and headed to his room with a walk that looked as if the weight of the world rested on her shoulders. His blazer reached just right above her knees and swayed like ever so gently to her movements and as his eyes trailed down her slender legs, he noticed that the back of her heels was bleeding.His mouth curled downwards and he recalled her mentioning that she was ‘leaking’. And didn’t she say she had a baby too? The puzzles pieces started to come together to form a blurry picture, and it wasn’t a picture with a bed of roses, rather, it was one of thorns. Either she was a single mother or her drug addict husband was forcing her to work.“Here’s my account number,” Mr
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“Is this the house?”Jane’s tired eyes peered out of the limousine’s tinted window and her heart leapt for joy, “Yes.”All exhaustion was forgotten. She was here, she was finally here!The pristine white limousine came to a smooth and quiet stop right outside her father’s house. It was the witching hour and lights were off, as it was supposed to be and Jane had to wonder if little Timmy was awake.“Please wait for me.”With trembling fingers, she pulled open the door, stepped out and took a wobbly step towards her father’s house. Slowly at first, but each step became faster than the previous one and she finally broke into a run up the steps of her father’s porch.Behind her, the chauffeur, an elderly man with white hair stepped out of the limousine and gave her a silent nod of encouragement. His name was Mr Lee and he worked for Daniel Winters.Jane could not believe wh
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Jane couldn’t believe it. Little Timmy was finally in her arms! We’re together now, she thought, bliss pulsated throughout her body. It had been only a day, but the separation from her new born felt like an eternity. Gently, she stroked kissed his forehead and a single tear, a happy tear appeared from the corner of her eyes. This was all so surreal. Agreeing to marry Daniel Winters was even more surreal. She couldn’t believe that either. Surely this was all a dream! Or a nightmare, a tiny voice whispered in her mind as the Wonderland Tower loomed into view before her very eyes. Wonderland Tower was one of Winters Architecture’s many exclusive apartments that catered to only the rich and famous and this was where Daniel Winters lived. The building stood out like a beacon in the dark with its exquisite architecture and towered over the luxury sedan as it rolled down the basement and into a very spacious private parking lot. The chauffe
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Jane took a deep breath as she sank further into the plush cream coloured sofa and swallowed hard, going through the contract again. Her head was spinning, how could she agree to this? Clauses three to six were utterly ridiculous. This practically set women back by centuries! Cleaning the house? Be at his beck and call? Close an eye if and when he brought a woman back home to hump?Pffft! What is this? Medieval times?But she couldn’t argue with him, the man was her benefactor. She moistened her lips, placed the paper down and forced a smile.“How can I pay you back if I’m expected to wait on you hand and foot every single day?” she asked, hoping to be allowed to land a part-time job somewhere. The truth was, Jane did not mind having to clean the house, she felt that she should, given the fact that she would be staying at his residence for one year. But how on earth was she going to prepare herself for the eventual divorce if she
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No sooner had Jane pushed past the massive lilac double door was she assaulted by an overly eager crowd of journalists. “Mrs Winters! Here!” Snap! Flash! Snap! “One for the camera Mrs Winters! Absolutely gorgeous!” More flashes of blinding light. Jane had to maneuver and dodge her way through the crowd all the while trying to balance the tray of food and cup of tea. By the time she reached the conference table, there was only half a cup of tea left. Some had splashed onto the carpeted floor, and a great volume had landed on Jane’s skirt and toweled hand but as she handed the cup to a scowling Daniel, his eyes fell on her hand. The scowl deepened even further. “What happened?” he snapped, his voice low enough so no one would hear him barking at her. Jane’s hand immediately dropped to her sides as soon as the plate of goodies was laid in front of him. The crowd went ‘awwww’ seeing how sweet the new wife was to her husband and continued snapping
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Little Timmy was crying. It was a sound that broke every mother’s heart, but it was also a sound that made Daniel Winters want to break every china in his penthouse. The moment both he and Jane stepped through the elevator door to his penthouse, Pepper Potts came stumbling, her mousy hair looking even more unruly than usual. Her cat eyeglasses was also lopsided and spits of milk graced her usually polished attire. Granted, his secretary wasn’t the neatest of all his employees, but this was the first time he saw her looking like someone who had just clawed her way out of a crocodile-infested jungle.“Mrs Winters! Help! Little Timmy won’t sleep anymore..” she shouted in anguish and running up to Jane with flailing arms. “He’s just…just crying!”She grabbed both of Jane’s hands, oblivious that one of Jane’s hands had been scalded. From the corner of his eye, Daniel saw Jane wince slightly before she put on
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Daniel threw his phone at the wall, smashing his latest gadget against the plagues and flooded his office with an explosion of expletives. “Calm down Mr Winters. Anger won’t serve to help you in any way,” came the voice of a woman in her late forties. She leaned back against her seat and crossed her arms, tilting her head towards the plagues that thudded to the floor. With a sigh, Daniel slumped back into his swivel chair and slammed his fists against the table. The woman rolled her eyes and shook her head. “Mr Winters, I did not come here to see you throw a tantrum.” She tapped at his desk with a large brown envelope. “And I believe you should have listened to your wife on the phone. She sounded desperate.” Daniel felt a stab of anger. “Mind your own business.” “You were the one who sought for my aid Mr Winters, not the other way around. I helped you answer the phone and am merely relaying my observation to you. Anyways, I’ve brought the info
