The door pushed open and a man came in followed by Ray,the man was carrying a tray of food.
He dropped it in front of the side stool by the bed,and went outside.“Get up Celine and eat!”Ray said,”I hope you slept well, I left you to sleep because I know the journey here was exhausting.”“I slept also,” he said , smiling at her.Celine just kept quiet looking at him.“Why do you look at me with those sad eyes,” David said,”please don't do that,you know how much I care about you.”“I want to go home Ray,”Celine said.”please take me back home.”“What do you mean?This is your home now my dear,” he said,”you are not going back to that man ever again.”‘You belong here,my darling,just feel free and enjoy this place,you are the mistress here and no one will disrespect you here.”“I am a prisoner here Ray, and you know that,”Celine said.“Don't say that babyCeline went back to the bed and sat down.She was thinking of a strategy to escape,already she has seen that the only people here on this side of the island are the housekeeper and his wife.It shouldn't be so hard to escape from those couples,she said to herself.She waited till everything was quiet,then she opened the door and saw a long corridor which had some doors. She was sure these were bedrooms.She went further up the corridor and by the left she came across a large kitchen.She went towards it and saw the wife of the housekeeper.“Good evening,”Celine greeted her.The woman looked up,she was startled as she saw Celine at the kitchen doorway.“Good evening ma'am,she said,"I hope you had a nice rest.”“Yes I did,thank you,”Celine said.“Do you want to eat anything ma'am,I will get it for you.”“No thanks,” Celine said,"I will just ta
David was in his room trying to make some phone calls when a call came in.It was from Arabella.“How are you David?”she said as he picked the call.“I am fine,Arabella.”:How are you holding on?”“Am good,how did you find out Arabella?”“It's all over the news David,that your wife was kidnapped.”“Just be strong David,I hope you will find her soon.”“Thanks Arabella,” David said and hung up.He went to the bed and laid down,everywhere in the room was smelling of Celines perfume.If he had known that Ray might have kidnapped her,he would have hired a bodyguard for her,but Celine herself felt Ray's love and obsession for her will soon go away,so she never took him seriously.What if it wasn't Ray that kidnapped his wife? he thought,there might be a possibility that one of his business rivals could do that.No! He said to h
Tears gushed out of her eyes filling her eyes, but she made no sound, as the tears cascaded down her cheeks, this was her silent cries, displaying her shattered soul.Knock, knock! Knock!Someone was at the door, she turned her face quickly to the mirror that was in front of her and cleaned her eyes, dashing her face with some powder in her makeup kit.Who is it? She answered with a shaky voice that was still muffled with tears.It was her father, he pushed the door with a tray in his hand and used his leg to close back the door.“My princess! He said with great affection, “I saw the maid bringing the coffee over to you, so l offered to help”.“How are you holding on my dear”, he probed, seeing that she had been crying again, no matter how she tried to cover it up.“I am fine Dad, but Dad, is there no other way to save your law firm, than for me to be the sacrificial lamb?”.“Oh my
He has been arrested by the police”, her father said, extending his hand to help her up.“Thankfully we heard your scream and we caught him before he could take you away”.Celine drank the water the maid offered her and sat up.“Do not worry about Ray”, her father reassured her, looking at the anxiety on her face,”l have filed a case against him and he is not to come close to you again”.Thank you, Father, Celine said smiling, thanks for being there for me,”“My beautiful girl, her dad said affectionately,l will always be there for you.’He smiled as he hugged her once more and left the room, uttering something about her being quick to freshen up and come downstairs, for the wedding.“The wedding?” Celine thought still in a daze, with the whole episode that had happened with Ray, Celine had forgotten she was to be married to David Wheelers, a baron and CEO of Wheeler's company. All she knows about David i
"Come my dear”, the baroness beckoned to her as Celine came downstairs and moved towards her.She looked at a big oak table, well decorated and befitting of a palace. She was sure different varieties of food were laid on it by the servants.Celine smiled politely and sat at the seat the baroness pointed.“What would you have?" she said, "or would you wait for your husband?”Oh! There he comes, she announced, smiling at her son.Celine looked up to see David's tall handsome form, he was wearing a green t-shirt that seemed to hug his body and brought out his muscular chest.He went over, kissed his mother's cheek and sat close to Celine.“Mother, how is your health? You are not too tired” he said calmly.“No my dear”, she said.“I had a little rest and am fine now”.“Good to hear that,” he said"I am happy you are fine”.Celine was listening to
"You frightened me!"She said accusingly with a hand on her chest which was beating fast, when she saw it was David.He looked at her with narrowed eyes and strolled into the room.“Am sorry, but you were so busy that I didn't want to disturb you”.“Are you ready for bed?” he drawled.The way he said it casually made a hot flush run over her face and weaken her knees.She looked at him as he removed his shirt and went to the other side of the bed.With a raised eyebrow he asked.“Coming?”“I….l….thought you would sleep on the sofa”, she stammered.By now, her body was emitting different conflicting emotions, it was like a mix of embarrassment and confusion.“Why would l sleep on the sofa? This is my room, and we are married, aren't we?”He chuckled!Hearing the sound made shivers run down her spine.“Come here, Cel
"My dear son!” the baroness stretched her hand and hugged her son as he came to kiss her good morning.“I would like to go to the stables later this morning Mother”, he announced.“That is good son”, she said,” it's a long time you ride your horse”.“Celine!, the baroness addressed her,” Do you know how to ride a horse?“Yes" She answered,” but it's been a while so I would need some help with the horse”.“Oh, you don't need to worry”, the baroness said,” David is an excellent horseman”, she proclaimed proudly.Celine looked at David and was tense as he looked at her with an indifferent expression.“Mother!" he turned to his mother once again,”l cannot be teaching someone how to ride, you know I just wanted some air”, he said gruffly. “Yes, I know,” the baroness said,” Please take Celine along, the fresh air would do her good too".“Okay Mother, if you insist”, he said reluctantly.Looking at C
"These mountains are mostly found in Albania” he said with enthusiasm,” you can see such a view from here because we are close to them”.Celine looked towards the mountains which were covered with vegetation characterized by rocky terrain and deep gorges. She felt it provided an adventurous environment for exploration.She took a deep breath from the cool breeze and sighed with excitement seeing that David was excited too.It's good you like it, he said dismissively with a frown.“What had she done again?” she wondered,“Does he always change from one mood to the other?”After riding for a while, she stole a glance at him, noticing that he was quiet and distant.She pushed her horse closer and decided to tell him about her ex-husband Ray, to clear the air on that, she thought.“Ray, that was the name of my ex-husband, she explained, was a good man with ambition when we got married, but I
David was in his room trying to make some phone calls when a call came in.It was from Arabella.“How are you David?”she said as he picked the call.“I am fine,Arabella.”:How are you holding on?”“Am good,how did you find out Arabella?”“It's all over the news David,that your wife was kidnapped.”“Just be strong David,I hope you will find her soon.”“Thanks Arabella,” David said and hung up.He went to the bed and laid down,everywhere in the room was smelling of Celines perfume.If he had known that Ray might have kidnapped her,he would have hired a bodyguard for her,but Celine herself felt Ray's love and obsession for her will soon go away,so she never took him seriously.What if it wasn't Ray that kidnapped his wife? he thought,there might be a possibility that one of his business rivals could do that.No! He said to h
Celine went back to the bed and sat down.She was thinking of a strategy to escape,already she has seen that the only people here on this side of the island are the housekeeper and his wife.It shouldn't be so hard to escape from those couples,she said to herself.She waited till everything was quiet,then she opened the door and saw a long corridor which had some doors. She was sure these were bedrooms.She went further up the corridor and by the left she came across a large kitchen.She went towards it and saw the wife of the housekeeper.“Good evening,”Celine greeted her.The woman looked up,she was startled as she saw Celine at the kitchen doorway.“Good evening ma'am,she said,"I hope you had a nice rest.”“Yes I did,thank you,”Celine said.“Do you want to eat anything ma'am,I will get it for you.”“No thanks,” Celine said,"I will just ta
The door pushed open and a man came in followed by Ray,the man was carrying a tray of food.He dropped it in front of the side stool by the bed,and went outside.“Get up Celine and eat!”Ray said,”I hope you slept well, I left you to sleep because I know the journey here was exhausting.”“I slept also,” he said , smiling at her.Celine just kept quiet looking at him.“Why do you look at me with those sad eyes,” David said,”please don't do that,you know how much I care about you.”“I want to go home Ray,”Celine said.”please take me back home.”“What do you mean?This is your home now my dear,” he said,”you are not going back to that man ever again.”‘You belong here,my darling,just feel free and enjoy this place,you are the mistress here and no one will disrespect you here.”“I am a prisoner here Ray, and you know that,”Celine said.“Don't say that baby
I am not suspecting anyone,” David said, "but my wife has an ex-husband who wouldn't let go, despite knowing she is married.”“That is quite an information, Mr Wheeler's,” the police said,” but do you know the name of your wife's ex?”“Yes I do,” David said,” his name is Ray Rawlings.”“Mr Rawlings? The CEO of the Rawlings glass company?” another policeman asked with astonishment.“Yes,” David said.“So why do you think he can't let go?” the police asked.“I don't think, but I know, and I have seen him harass my wife on several occasions telling her to come back to him.”“I have also reported this case severally about the way he harassed my wife to the police but he always bailed himself and got Scott free.”“So his case must be in our station,” the officer said, "I am new here, and I am just studying some cases on my table, so pardon me Mr Wheeler's.”“It's
David went to the parking lot of the hospital and packed the car. He came out of the car and went into the hospital and told the receptionist that he wanted to see Doctor Mark.The receptionist showed him to room eight.He knocked and entered.“Good morning Doc,” David addressed him fondly.“Good morning David,” Doctor Mark said, he was an elderly man and had been their family doctor when David's father was alive.“Your wife was just here, but I think she just left, didn't you see her in the parking lot?”“No I didn't see her doctor, she is the reason I am here, I am supposed to take her home.”“Ok that's good then, please take good care of her, the doctor said.“Why doctor? l hope it's nothing serious and she is fine.”“She is alright,” the doctor said,” she will explain when you see her.”“Okay, doc thanks so much for attending to he
"What?"“Doctor, what did you say?” Celine asked excitedly.“You are pregnant,Mrs Wheeler's.”“You have to be careful with what you eat and you don't need to stress yourself much,it's better you avoid carrying heavy things.”“Thank you doctor,” Celine said.“I will do as you say, I really wasn't expecting this ,and l have not felt any signs of pregnancy.”“Were you pregnant before?" the doctor asked.“Yes, I was about three months pregnant but I had a miscarriage.”“Ok the doctor said,just take a healthy meal and don't stress yourself,”“Ok doctor,” Celine said.“Make sure you don't miss your antenatal also,always come for your regular check up.”“Thank you doctor,I will do as you say.”Celine thanked the doctor and left the office.She walked towards the hospital's door as if she was in a tra
Celine drove towards the gate,and entered the packing lot of the hospital.She quickly packed and noticed the van packing a distance from her.She stepped out of the car and moved to the entrance of the hospital walking straight to the receptionist.“I have an appointment with Doctor Mark,” she said.“He is in room eight,” the receptionist said,”just go straight down the corridor,the door is by the left ,you can't miss it ma'am.”“Thank you!” Celine said and went over to room eight.When she reached there,she knocked and the doctor told her to come in.“Good afternoon doctor Mark,” she said,”how are you doing today?”“Good afternoon Mrs Wheeler's,”the doctor answered,”I am doing very fine.”She sat down and explained how she had been feeling.The doctor examined her.“How are you feeling now?”the doctor asked her.“I fee
The next day, Celine woke up and saw that David was still sleeping.She got up slowly so that she would not wake him.As she stood up she started feeling nauseous and she rushed to the bathroom. After she had vomited a bit she felt a little better.As she showered, she thought back on what she had eaten at the auction.But the food was very nice, what would have made her throw up that way? She thought.She came out of the shower to the room, heading for the wardrobe.“Well maybe the food didn't go well with my system,” she said aloud to herself.And who is talking to herself this morning? Is it something I need to worry about? What didn't go well with your system?” David asked.Nothing Celine said, you don't need to worry dear.”“Are you going to the office today?”Celine asked.No, I gave myself a little break today,” he said.“I want t
Before it was twelve noon,David had already left the house for the auction,and her parcel had come. It was wrapped in a golden paper but David told her not to open it,till he had left.When he left,she opened it and the beauty of the gift made her gasp with admiration“This is beautiful,”she thought to herself.It was a silk light green material and when she wore it,it fitted her perfectly as if the dress was made for her.It also brought out the green colour in her eyes and brightened her eyes.She went downstairs and saw the baroness in the sitting room.“Wow!”this is beautiful,” she said,admiring her green silk dress that showed her curves,making her look very attractive.“Thank you mother,” she said,”all thanks to David who has a good eye for beautiful dresses.”“Yes!”the baroness said, “my son really has good taste.”“Yes mother,” Celine smile