When Annabelle woke up, she saw Evelyn Presley, her mother-in-law and a slender, beautiful lady. Annabelle was disappointed that she was still alive. She thought she'd died. There was nothing to live for. Why didn't they let her die. Seeing Evelyn doesn't make things better. This woman has always hated her and made her life a living hell.
Well, not just her but every member of the Presley family. They all treat her as a slave instead of a daughter-in-law. They constantly remind her that she's an orphan, and no matter how badly they treat her, there is nothing she can do. She has no one to turn to. Annabelle has no one…. No parents, no relatives. The only family she has doesn't love her. And the only man that she has ever loved hates her. Everyone thought she was living like a queen in the Presley family. No one knew she had been living in hell. Grandpa Jorge, the only member of the Presley family who has always loved Annabelle and always stood up for her, has been in a coma for almost a year after a mysterious ghastly accident. Life became more difficult when Grandpa Jorge went into a coma. Annabelle would always wish for him to wake up. She needs him, especially in a moment like this. “Finally you are awake. Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy that you are awake, I'm just glad that you could sign these papers,” Evelyn Presley said sarcastically as she threw a paper at Annabelle. Annabelle was shocked when she saw that the paper was a divorce paper with Richard's signature already on it. She laughed painfully in her heart. Whythe fuck is she shocked. She should have expected it. “Why are you acting shocked? You should have expected this when you killed the Presley grandchild.” Evelyn spat. Annabelle clenched her fist, she felt her head spinning. They dare to blame the death of her child on her. Weren't they the ones that made her do hard work despite her health condition when she was pregnant. And her husband was with another woman instead of coming to the hospital to save his child. Annabelle couldn't say anything, she doesn't have any strength in her. What is there to argue with these devious people? They are more powerful than her, there's nothing she can do. She can't even defend herself. Evelyn glared at her when she was delaying to sign the papers. “Sign the paper fast and get the fuck out of the Presley family. Don't think you are gonna leave with anything because you didn't come with anything. You are nothing but a poor orphan we gave shelter to.” Annabelle chuckled painfully. She was so stupid to think that venomous people like them will ever have a heart to love her despite all the love and kindness she has shown them, and the pains she endured for them. She signed the divorce paper and threw it at Evelyn. “You all can go to hell!” She fired defiantly. Evelyn wanted to fire back but she beat her to it. “I won't ask why Richard is not here to give me the papers himself because I'm sure he's hiding in shame for being the reason his child died!” “Don't you dare say that! You killed the child and not Richard. He couldn't come here because he is spending a sweet time with his fiance. He endured three years of his life with you and finally, he is free from a gold digger like you. Leave this city and don't ever think of coming close to the Presley family. You should be grateful that we are kind enough to pay up the hospital bills.” Evelyn spat and turned to the lady who had been standing mute. “Let's go Stephanie.” Stephanie nodded and looked at Annabelle. She felt pity towards her. How could the Presley family leave her with nothing. How could she survive? Evelyn stopped at the door and walked back to Annabelle. “I'm sure you would like to see this too.” She showed the news on her phone to Annabelle. Annabelle widened her eyes in shock seeing what was written on the news about her. ‘Annabelle Presley, the wife of Richard Presley, was caught on a bed with another man despite being heavily pregnant. In the process of trying to escape, she fell and risked the baby's life. The doctor's tried all they could to save the child but they couldn't. Annabelle Presley is a gold digger who killed Presley's grandchild. She deserves no mercy.’ “What the fuck is this!” Annabelle screamed in horror, especially when she saw the fake photo of her on a bed with another man. Evelyn laughed mockingly and victoriously. “As it is now, this is the only safe place you can be because the reporters will eat you alive if they set their eyes on you. As the kind hearted family we are, we arranged a secret pathway for you. The guards outside will lead you to the car that will drive you out of this city and don't think of returning. Now Richard can be with Anita without people pointing hands at him. I have already cleared the misunderstanding with the photo from a few days ago.” “You people can't do this to me! I will make you all pay!” Annabelle hollered in despair. “I will watch you try,” Evelyn said mockingly as she turned and walked away with a victorious laugh. Once Evelyn and Stephanie left the room, Annabelle broke down in tears. She couldn't hold it anymore. It's so painful. She felt as if she couldn't breathe. It wasn't enough that they killed her child. They also ruined her reputation. She really wants to die, but she will not cease to breathe if she doesn't make the Presley family pay. With this determination, she followed the guards who drove her out of the city. Unfortunately they had an accident. The brake wasn't working. Annabelle laughed at her stupidity. Why didn't she think about it, the Presley family won't be so generous to help her. They only led her to her death.Five years later….Richard Presley sat in his office with a photo frame he'd vowed not to ever look at, but his heart always betrayed him. It's been five years already, but he has still not gotten over her. He'd supposed to hate her for what she did. He hates himself for still thinking about her after all these years. He was snapped out of his thoughts as he heard some unusual noise outside his spacious office. In the next few seconds, the door was forcefully opened as his secretary and Miss Anita Hernandez matched into the office. His secretary, Nancy, was trying to stop Anita, but the billionaire heiress was too stubborn. “I'm sorry, Mr. Presley, I tried stopping her,” Nancy quickly explained. She wouldn't let her boss think that she didn't do her job well. Richard had earlier instructed her that she shouldn't let anyone in. He needed some private time. Nancy tried acting on the instruction, but Anita was not someone she could easily handle.“It's okay, Nancy, you can leave,” Rich
Richard was so angry that he couldn't concentrate at work. He went to his favorite club, a place he often goes at night to get drunk and stop thinking about Annabelle for a second. Though the alcohol helps sometimes, it's just for the night. Richard has only one friend, Noah, and he is not in the city at the moment. Noah is his drinking mate, and he misses him. Though Noah can be a pain in the ass sometimes, he is still the only one who understands Richard the most and tolerates his stubborn and unbearable behavior. Noah was also the one that made him realize his love for Annabelle, though his pride wouldn't let him show the love to her. He wanted to believe that Annabelle behaved the way she did because of the way he treated her, but he definitely treated her well the last few months of their marriage, especially when she was pregnant. Though he couldn't express his love directly, he still made her feel it one way or the other. He didn't realize how much he loved her until he lost
Richard slowly opened his eyes. His head hurts a lot. He held it with his hand as he tried to sit up from the bed. He tried recounting what had happened, but his mind was blank. He looked around the room and wasn't familiar with it. Where is he? He tried to search his mind to know how he got here, but his head hurts a lot. “You are awake?” He was startled with the voice he heard from behind. The voice is melodious and alluring. He quickly turned, and his eyes met with a beautiful lady with milky pale skin. She has a white towel wrapped around her chest. The towel barely covered her upper thigh, revealing her sexy long legs. The lady looks damn beautiful with her killer curvy stature. Richard didn't know when he got lost, staring at the beauty in front of him until her voice snapped him out. “You seem hungry for me, Mr. Presley.” Richard quickly takes his eyes away and tries to swallow the embarrassment. He is someone who hardly shows his feelings. He put on his stoic expression
Her last sentence caught Richard's attention. Is she crazy or what? What made her think that he would marry someone like her? “You must be nuts,” Richard said sternly. “Listen, I'm not ready for your stupid games. If you don't tell me how I got here and what you gave me last night, that made me forget what happened. I will call the police on you.” Well, Richard knows that he doesn't need police. His men can handle this lady. He is the law himself. He just said that for saying sake. The lady chuckled sarcastically as she flipped her hair. “Calm down, Mr. Presley. There is no need to involve the police. This is something we can settle amicably. You just need to cooperate.” “You are definitely insane.” Richard snapped. He doesn't need to waste his time with someone so below him. His men will handle her. She probably drugged him last night, and it seems she's trying to blackmail him. If only she knew that he's far beyond blackmailing. It seemed like she only knew the name Richard P
Richard was amazed by her bravery. The little fear he saw in her eyes a while ago has vanished. She was staring defiantly at him as someone who had something dangerous off her sleeve. Somehow, he's interested to know how she will actually ruin his reputation. “Believe me, Mr. Presley. I can ruin your reputation. Just like I said, don't underestimate me.” Elizabeth said plainly. She looks damn serious. “Let's be an adult and talk business, Mr. Presley, if not…. I'm going to release these pictures to the press.” Elizabeth smirked as she showed the pictures to Richard. It is the pictures of them on the bed half naked. Richard scoffed, staring at the pictures. He knew it…. She was going to blackmail him. He believes nothing happened between them. She just got them half naked and took the pictures. Well, he should give it to her because she's actually smart, but not so smart. “Do you think this petty thing can ruin my reputation? May I remind you who I am, Miss Elizabeth. I am Richar
“I have one more request, Mr. Presley,” Elizabeth said. She and Richard had just gotten married in the court, and Richard was headed to his car while she followed him. “The deal has only one request, Miss Elizabeth, and I've fulfilled it already. Don't think you can make me do another.” “It's not a big deal, Mr. Presley. In fact, it is something that every couple does. If you want the world to believe that we are a happily married couple. Most importantly, if you want Mr. Reynolds to believe that you are a gentleman who loves his wife and is capable of taking care of her. You will know that I should live with you in the Presley mansion and also work in the Presley corporation.” Elizabeth bluntly said. Richard smirked. This woman really has something big up her sleeve. She wants to work in the Presley corporation. Now this game is getting interesting, and he's so delighted to play along. He will definitely enjoy playing this game. At least, it will help get Anita off his neck.
Richard knew that his parents would freak out once he arrived at the mansion with Elizabeth. Their family values marriage a lot. It is their culture that every member of the family will be present in any marriage that concerns the family. It also includes the members of the family you are not on good terms with and those you are on good terms with. Also, the couple must be wedded in church. In their family, that's the only marriage they recognize and honor and not this court marriage he just had with Elizabeth.His marriage with Elizabeth is not something he would be committed to. That's why they just had a simple court marriage of signing the marriage contract. After their marriage, he got to know her surname— Carter. He has already told his personal investigator to look into her background. He knew it's insane that he had just married a stranger he knew nothing about, but this stranger brought an interesting game to his table, and he's so eager to play it. He couldn't help but noti
Richard had earlier reached out to his family, requesting their presence in the sitting room because he has an important announcement to make. Everyone was present except his aunt, Natalie. Well, that one is never present. She must be wasting in one bar right now. Elizabeth watched their faces. She saw the old Mr. Presley, the only good one among these evil people. He's now confined in a wheelchair, but she's glad he later woke up from his coma. He was the only person Annabelle had who got her back in this house.“Who is this?” Mrs. Evelyn Presley asked as she stared at Elizabeth with disdain. She could see the slight resemblance she has with Annabelle. The only difference is that she looks more beautiful and intrepid than Annabelle.“This is Elizabeth Carter, my wife.” Richard announced without meeting the gaze of any of his family members. He was silently waiting for them to freak out, especially his mother. She has recognized only one woman as his wife, and that's Anita. Secondly,
Her first plan is to take Evelyn's hotel. It is one of the biggest hotels in the country with a big net worth. She can't wait to take Evelyn down, but she really needs to be careful, especially now that Evelyn is on her tail. Evelyn doesn't like the way her relationship with Richard is making progress. She has tried many things to ruin it but it all failed. She was also trying to make the old Mr. Presley hate Elizabeth but her plans all failed. The old Mr. Presley cherished Elizabeth so much and can never hate her. Elizabeth cherished him too. He is the only one she excluded from her plan.Elizabeth noticed that Anita Henderson is working with Evelyn to destroy her relationship with Richard. She will have to put that brat in her place. What she did to the brat two days ago was actually satisfying. She went to the mall to pick a dress for the dinner date she will have with Richard today. The store attendance showed her the beautiful and expensive dresses they have. Going through the s
Elizabeth checked the message in her secret phone before putting it back to its hiding place. She had previously sent the receiver a message asking how Jeffrey got to kill someone. Their plan was to only put him in prison through hard drug abuse and then make sure he never comes out, and not for him to kill an innocent person. ‘I don't know how it happened, but the victim is a hotel cleaner. The police found her dead and Jeffrey unconscious in the hotel room. I made sure he took enough of the hard drug. His fingerprint was on the container of the hard drug, and all evidence pointed at him. He can't escape it. The police concluded that he killed the cleaner on the influence of drugs, which could be true.’ the message reads.‘But he was unconscious. How can he kill someone when he is unconscious?’ Elizabeth just can't get the pieces together. He was unconscious when the police arrested him. He didn't know what was happening until he woke up in the hospital. What if Jeffery is not the o
The next two days, Richard and Elizabeth took a flight in their private jet back to america. Before they left, Elizabeth visited Jeffrey. Richard didn't allow her to go, but Elizabeth begged him to let her go. “Jeffery is my friend….. I have a lot of questions to ask him. What happened and why he turned out like this. I won't be here for his trial, so I need to see him for the last time. Please let me go, Richie. I will be back before it is time for our flight.” Richard later allowed her to go visit Jeffrey. Before she leaves Spain, she wants Jeffrey to know the person who brought him down. She can't wait to see the furious look that would be on his face. She dressed up heavily like a sassy queen before going to the prison. When she arrived there, she checked in as Jeffrey's girlfriend. It would be easier to see him with that status.After a few minutes of waiting, Jeffery was brought out. He was so relieved when he saw Elizabeth. At least someone would help get him out of here. See
“Get a grip of yourself, Elizabeth. You wouldn't want the police to think that you are his accomplice.” Richard said as he stopped her from leaving the room.“But he's my friend. I trust him. Maybe someone framed him. Jeffery can not kill even a fly. I've known him almost all my life. I know what he can do and what he can't do.”“Come on, Elizabeth. You haven't met him for months. He could have changed. People do change. Someone you know today may not be someone you will know tomorrow.” he cuts in. “To think that you met him a few hours ago. I'm glad nothing happened to you.” he hugged her, feeling so relieved. He knew it would be very hard for her to come to terms with this since he is someone she has known for a long time and trusted. But the truth can't be changed. He won't let her get close to that murderer. Elizabeth stayed in his arms for a very long time as he comforted her. Well, that was all a pretense, but she needed to make him believe that she really cared about Jeffery.
After Elizabeth has calmed down. They both sat on the couch while she rested her head on his chest as he held her in his arms. She hates the fact that she felt so safe in his arms, and that he was able to calm her down. Her tears were real. Remembering the past was painful. She will make Jeffery feel every bit of the pain she is feeling right now. Richard switched on the television for her to relax her mind before it will be time for them to have dinner with Mr. Reynolds. “Thank you Richie for letting me cry in your arms.” she said as she stared up at him with a weak smile. Richard smiled and kissed her forehead gently. “I think you won the game. Seeing tears in your eyes was hurtful to watch. I want to take all your pains away. If I could fight death I will fight it for making you cry.”Elizabeth chucked. “You are funny Richie. I also wish I could fight death. I would have stopped it from taking my parents away. But I didn't win the game because I was never playing a game with you
Few minutes later, their dinner was served. The waitress looked at Elizabeth and nodded. She smiled knowing that her plan is moving perfectly. Tonight will be Jeffery's end. The waitress served their food and wine to them. As she was pouring Jeffrey's wine she secretly slipped a sleeping and hallucinating drug into it. Jeffery’s attention was on Elizabeth. She purposely dragged his attention towards her. After the waitress was done, she gave Elizabeth a look before leaving. “Let's have our meal.” she said and flashed a smile at jeffery who didn't know the reason behind that smile.Before they were done having their meal. The drug in Jeffrey's wine was already taking effect in his body. Elizabeth had a victorious smile on her face as she led him to his room. She used his key card to open the door. She roughly threw him on the bed when they successfully entered the room. “I can't wait to eat you tonight, Liza.” he mumbled in his sleep.“That will be if you make it out of the prison.”
Richard ordered breakfast for them. They both sat in the mini dining room in the suite as Richard dished out the food for them. There are a lot of delicacies on the table including coffee and tea. It doesn't look like breakfast at all. It's more like they are having a feast.“This is too much, Richie. Are we going to finish this?” Elizabeth asked as she picked the cup of tea Richard had served her. “We did a lot of heavy work last night. I guess we need to replenish our strength.” Richard said with a wink.Elizabeth chuckled shyly. “Are you flirting with me now, Richie?” “Something like that.” Richard replied with a smile. “Here, have some coffee. I heard it is good to have a cup of coffee every morning.”“Oh, coffee is actually one of my favorites,” Elizabeth said as she picked the cup of coffee. She inhaled the scent and made a face which shows that she likes it before taking a gulp.”It tastes so good. I think coffee in Spain is the best.”Richard watched her closely to see if the
Elizabeth slowly opened her eyes. She looked at Richard who was sleeping peacefully beside her as he held her in his arms, her head resting on his chest. She couldn't believe that she had such a hot night with him last night. Without knowing it, she started checking him out. Looking closely at him, she could see how handsome he is. He has always been handsome, but it seems that he becomes more handsome as he goes down in age. He has a very strong jawline, well defined jawline and kissable lips. She throbbed subconsciously as she remembers how he devoured her lips and clit last night. She smiled. He has always been good at this. Realizing what she's doing, she quickly averted her gaze away from him and slowly released herself from his arms.She climbed down the bed and walked to the bathroom. She stood in front of the mirror staring at her disheveled reflection. ‘What has come over me. Why was my heart beating while staring up closely at him, and why does it seem that I enjoyed everyth
Richard kissed her so fiercely as if he wanted to devour her lips. He has been wanting for days to taste this lip again. That day they had a little makeout wasn't enough to quench his yearning and hunger for her. He wants more. He hasn't been able to get that moment out of his mind. And anytime he thinks of it, it makes him hard and yearns for her. Seeing her in this skimpy nightwear and the jealousy he felt and the possessiveness he has toward her wasn't a helping matter. It made him want her the most and he wasn't able to hold himself back. He doesn't care if she is winning in this game, he just wants her. He can't control this urge any longer.He was kissing her lips as if his life depends on it. The more he kissed her, the more he couldn't get enough. He groaned when she straddled him and was reciprocating the kiss with the same speed as him.Elizebeth was trying her best to flow with his pace. She wrapped her hand around his neck as she straddled him and deepened the kiss. She mo