A blinding headache woke Liam up the next morning. With a grain, he pried his eyes open, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling over his head. Immediately taking in his surroundings, he sat up from the bed, his eyes staring around the room in confusion. Where the hell was he? Who brought him here? He couldn’t remember the answer to those questions as the headache increased tenfold, his hands holding his head in place. Unlike his magnificent luxurious room, the room he was in was average. It was neither ugly nor luxurious either. It was just there. Throwing the covers off his body, Liam’s eyes stared in horror at his underwear. Who the fuck stripped him, leaving him in his underwear. What exactly happened? Standing up from the bed, he made his way to the small old couch in the room and grabbed his clothes, putting them on and heading toward the door not caring about his disheveled look or his ruffled clothes. He held the door’s handle, his eyes narrowing at the noise from the other
“Where are you doing?” Eve asked between laughter as Noah tied her eyes with a silk cloth, leading her out of their bedroom. “Noah, where are we going? It’s late already.”“You’ll see.”Grinning, he led her out of the room up the stairs by the right, his hand leading her carefully. Once they got to the end of the stairs that led to the rooftop, he pushed open the door, the moonlight making it possible for him to see.“Are we there, yet?”“Right. A minute.” Slowly, he untied the silk cloth around her eyes, watching as she pried her eyes open, her gaze fixed on the sight before her. “Oh my goodness, Noah,” she exclaimed, her eyes wide as she tried to access her surroundings. “Is this real?” She couldn’t believe what she was seeing. The sight before her was ethereal, just the way she’d envisioned it. “Perfect, right?”“Utterly perfect.” She turned to face him. “How do you know about this? How do you know I want this?”“Don’t judge me. I mistakenly had to read your journal. It was unint
“Noah, you fucker. You ruined the date.” Eve screamed. They were having a perfect date just a while ago and he just had to ruin it by forgetting the milk on the stove. Now their date was ruined. Noah ran toward the other side of the kitchen, coming back with a fire extinguisher which he sprayed across the room turning off the fire, the remains turning to smoke. “What you doing standing there? C’mon.” He walked up to her, holding her hand and leading her to their room, away from the smoke.“Where the hell are the servant when my house almost fucking burned down,” he yelled, shoving his fingers into his hair in frustration. Placing his right hand on his waist, he paced around the room. “How is it their fault?”“It is. I pay them to watch over the house, not to lay on their beds like logs of wood.”Eve rolled her eyes. “You forget everything, Noah. Didn’t you send them on a leave? Just the same way you forgot our wedding vows years ago.” She blurted out without thinking. It wasn’t un
“Babe?” Eve called as she made her way into the house. Her nose trailed the delicious scent coming from the kitchen. Just a few minutes ago, she’d finished speaking with the guy who saved her and they agreed to be friends. To her, he was kind of cute and reserved. Moreover, he looked like he was from a prestigious family, a gentlemanly family. Wouldn’t be bad if she was friends with someone like that, right?”Strolling to the kitchen, she smiled as her eye fell on Noah’s back, her cheek reddening immediately. How can anyone be so attractive even from the back? His shirt sleeve was rolled up as he expertly slicked the vegetables, an apron tied around his waist. “You’re here, babe. What’s up?” Noah, already sensing her presence, turned to greet her before returning his gaze to the vegetables right in front of him. “What are you making, dearest husband?”“Dinner.”“Smells nice.” She strode at his side, enjoying watching as his muscles flexed with the cut of the vegetable he made. Placi
~A week later~“Noah, what are you doing?” Eve groaned, prying Noah’s hands off the inside of her dress. “You know I can’t get enough of you.” He ran his lips from her cheek down to her neck, breathing in her scent. “We’ve been doing it throughout the week. Stop it, we’re not the only ones in the car.”Glaring at the driver, he finally retreated backward. Eve sighed. He’d been all over her all throughout the week, not letting her get out of bed or even to work. Her whole body was sore from his ministrations on her throughout the night. The man beside her fucked like a god. They were currently on their way to the Grays mansion. Her father had invited them over for weekend dinner with the rest of the family members. She was excited to see him again, always excited in his presence. Staring at the time, she nodded, a smile riding up her lips at realising that they wouldn’t be late for dinner. Finally, the car came to a stop in front of the building, and the car’s door was opened for t
“It…it. She said her name is Genevieve Brent Gray.”“What?” Eve exclaimed, her brows furrowing. “Do you know what you’re saying, Lisa?” Mr Gray asked. “I’m sure of what I’m saying, sir. I was surprised too when she said so and tried to chase her out but she refused to leave and she… she…”“She what?”“She looked like it.”Eve dropped the fork back into the plate, her gasps loud and clear. Who was it at the door and why was that person pretending to be her? She wondered. With her eyes on Lisa, she ordered. “Bring her in then. Let’s see who it was.”Lisa lowered her head and walked out of the dining hall. “She must really have a death wish,” Mr Gray attested. “Claiming to be you when you’re here. Must be one of those lowlifes who need money.”“I’m sure that’s the case. Continue with your meal Father.”“I’m not hungry anymore.” Not only him but it seemed no one was interested in the meal as their spoons settled on the table. They were no longer interested in eating after eating after
Eve turned her face to the side, preparing herself for the lady’s hit but after a few seconds of not receiving it, she looked to the side only to see Noah's hand wrapped around her throat, choking her. Noah pushed the woman to the table, her spine colliding with the hard surface as she struggled to catch her breath. At the scene, everyone stood up from their chairs and surrounded them. The woman wrapped her both hands on Noah’s big palm wrapped around her throat, trying to get him off her. “You dare try to raise your hands at my wife? You’re asking for death?” He pressed further, her hands around his becoming too weak to try further. She looked at Noah with so much horror and shock. She never thought that he cared about his side a lot to react in such a way to her. Before her life could slip away, Eve rushed to Noah’s side, her hands coming around his to pull them off the woman’s neck. “Noah, it’s fine. Get your hands off her,” she pleaded. “She fucking tried to harm you.”“But I’
“Genevieve.” Eve stopped at her father’s call, turning to look back at the man in hopes that he would say something better, that he would say that he believed in her one hundred percent and that she was his daughter. But the next words that came out from the man’s lips, shattered her world totally, perhaps forever. “I didn’t expect this from you.”Before the man could speak further, Noah grabbed Eve’s wrist and glared at the man. “If you don’t mind, Mr Gray. We’ll take our leave now. My wife is tired.”At that, he held her wrist and led her out of the hall. Together, they made their way out of the mansion to the parking lot and got into their car. Her tears streamed freely once they got into the car, her shoulders and lips trembling as she tried to register the situation in her head. How exactly did things turn out to be how it was? One moment she had the love of her father and in the next, he was disappointed in her. No, she wasn’t hurt and angry that an imposter was taking her pla
Eve’s anger burned over. The room suddenly became twice as cold as usual from the glare that the two parties passed each other. She slammed her hand on the table and rose, her eyes glaring daggers at the girl. “No, you didn’t get deceived. You deceived us and we’re here to have you pay for it.”“Wait.” Genevieve chuckled but there was no hint of amusement on her face. She had a panicked expression as she shook her head from side to side. “You mean that everything was a lie? That you’re not on the same page as me? Yesterday you told me.”“Yeah yeah, I deceived you. But that was little compared to the lie that you told. Unfortunately for you, you’ve been busted. Right there is the proof that you fixed your face to look like my father’s and of course, you have someone behind you, directing you and ordering you around like a fucking puppet.”“I’m not a puppet,” the girl screamed. “I told you I’m not a puppet and you’re lying. I’d never fix my face…”Ella cut her off. “I think it’s high ti
A day later, Ella and Eve parked their car in the same spot that they did the previous day. They both had a veil and thick sunglasses on their eyes and their gazes were fixated on the entrance of the company. “How did you get in yesterday?” Ella couldn’t help but ask about the tight security of the company. “By using the pass father gave me.”“They’re not going to question our attire?”“They won’t. They wouldn’t dare question people sent by their boss. Come on, let’s leave. Is everything ready?”“Never been more ready. Although, yesterday, I almost lost the envelope.”Eve’s eyes widened and her head whipped to Ella. “What? Where is it now?”“Relax,” Ella laughed. “I found it at the bottom of Liam’s passenger’s seat after finding it for minutes. It’s a miracle.” If Liam hadn’t sighted the envelope under her chair and picked it up for her, she wondered what she’d have done considering that the success of the operation lies in it. Eve would’ve nagged her to death. Eve let out a breath
A few minutes later, the girls strode hand in hand into the top floor of Noah’s company. As they drew closer, Adam’s eyes rose from his desk and they widened when they fell on them. “Mrs Hank,” he greeted.“Adam. There is no need to give him a call. He knows.”“Sure, please go in.”As they stepped into the office, their eyes fell on Noah who had his back to them. His right hand was dipped into his pocket and the other held his phone to his ears as he stared down at the city from the floor-to-ceiling window. At the click of the door shutting close, he looked behind him and his lips stretched into a smile at the sight of Eve.“I’ll give you a call when the file is ready,” he spoke into the phone before retracting it from his ear and throwing it to the desk. He sidestepped the table and walked to stand before her. “How was it?” His words were followed with a kiss on her neck that rode up to her cheek and he acknowledged Ella with a nod. “Superb. I told you I’m going to be fine. We suc
“A truce. We’re done being enemies. Why don’t we be friends and work together?”In Genevieve’s moment of shock, Eve sidestepped her and walked to the table, leaning against it with her hands squeezing together under her breast. She picked up the new nameplate on the table and ran her hand through it. “Pink is quite pretty for you, you know.”Her words made the girl snap out of her daze. She stormed toward Eve and snatched the nameplate from her. “I’m quite particular about my belongings. I suggest that you don’t touch anything here.”“Don’t worry. I won’t steal anything. Like I said, I’m here for peace. I want us to reconcile.”“Reconcile? Don’t be daft. You offended me by stealing my identity. I can never be friends with you.”Eve clicked her tongue severally and pushed away from the table, her eyes on Genevieve. “You know, it’s the opposite. Look around you.” She stretched her hands around the office, Genevieve’s eyes following every move. “Just look around. Everything here is mine
Two hours later, their car stopped before the building of the Gray Corporation. Eve wore a face mask on her lower face with a scarf around her hair and turned to Ella who sat behind the wheel. “I’m ready,” she announced. “Great. I’ll be waiting here. You got what we practiced, right?”“One hundred percent.”Simultaneously, their lips curled into a smile and after clapping their hands together in a high-five motion, Eve stepped out of the car. “I’ll be back real quick.”“Good luck, babe.”Eve nodded and continued her journey into the company. As she was about to step into the main building, the security man at the door stood before her. He was way tall and huge and he was a new face in the company. “You are?” He eyed her suspiciously. “Me? Here.” She dipped her hand into her purse and handed him a card. It was a free pass that her father had gotten her to get into the company freely. “I’m Mr Gray’s messenger. I need to deliver something to the CEO.”At the sight of the card, the secu
The dim morning sun seeping from the windows assaulted Ella’s eyes and pulled her from sleep. Her eyelids slowly fluttered open, a small yawn escaping her lips. She tried to raise her head from the slightly uncomfortable position that she was in only to find a strong force holding her down. She gasped when she fully woke from the daze of sleep, realizing that she was not laying her head on her pillow as she’d imagined but in fact, her head was on a hard surface. Liam’s shoulder. The smell of lavender and mint aftershave assaulted her nose and she felt her heart immediately skip a beat as always. She glanced back at his hand that was around her upper back, keeping her close to him with a blue blanket around them. Slowly and gently, she held his hand and pulled it away from herself before retracting her head off his shoulder. Ella grunted at the pounding headache that hit her when her eyes fell on the dozens of beer cans on the table and floor before them, the memories of the previou
After slamming those words to Matthew’s face, Ella got into her car and drove out of the impoverished compound and then the town. By the time she arrived back in the city, it was already night’s time and she made her way to Liam’s apartment. Speaking about Liam. Ella’s eyes fell on her phone on the phone stand beside her in the car. She’d purposely switched it off after she arrived at the town days ago and she knew there would be bunches of calls that she missed. Did he call? She wondered, considering that he never called her except when he needed to ask about Eve. Her week had taken a toll on her and she knew she wasn’t in the right state of mind to think of Liam with other issues that she had. Her mother needed surgery and at least for Jaden’s sake, she needed to provide for her surgery. She wouldn’t want the child to go through something like the death of a parent at such an early age. Finally, she arrived at the garage and parked, a deep sigh escaping her lips. Was she in the
“Why can’t I come with you, big sister? I promise I’ll be good.”Ella looked down at the boy beneath her. He fisted her tailored pants with his small fist and looked up at her in pleading glossy eyes. He was way skinnier than the last time she saw him a few months ago. Her younger brother was barely nine years old yet he had to see how fucked up things were with their family. As she stared at his dark wet eyes, she suddenly had the urge to pull him into her embrace and take him away from the toxic household. Fuck, she wanted to do that more than anything. She wanted to take him away and make sure that he lived a better life than she did. But she was in no good position to have him. She didn’t have a good place or a stable job and her mental health was something else. But one day though. One day. She could still remember when the little boy was born nine years ago. Might she add, out of accident? They neglected him. Their parents. And they didn’t care to give him a name or celebrat
“Noah, where the hell are you taking me,” Eve demanded as he led her away from the garden into the mansion. “Adventure, darling. You’re not tired of socializing yet?”“I’m not. Let go of me. We’re not in a talking situation.”“You’re my wife. You can’t avoid me.”“Where are we even going? It’s someone else’s house.”“Don’t know.”She realized he didn’t know the way around the house when he looked twice before turning in a hallway, his grip on her wrist tightening. She sighed and let him pull her. Well, she was due for an adventure after all, and right, it’s sucked to socialize with old friends and guests that looked at her with cold judgy eyes. She could tell that they had the scandal in mind and they regarded her as a shameless imposter. She’d rather be away from them.“You better don’t get caught and accused of being a spy or a thief.”“Thief?” He chuckled. “I could buy everything in this house for you.”“Yeah yeah, you don’t have to boast about your wealth.”“Shh.” Suddenly, he pu