ChristianI chase her outside as she walks faster towards the car, opens the door and jumps inside. I take a few seconds before quickly getting into the driving seat. She has crossed her arms on her chest while looking away angrily. "Iv—" "I told you. Didn't I?" She shoots me a glare. "There was definitely something wrong with you. And you're being so careless about it""You heard her well. Right? It's just a typical high blood pressure problem. It'll be fine. And that stupid disease she was talking about hasn't attacked me yet", I tell her."That doesn't mean it won't, Chris", she glares at me. "What is wrong with you?"This time, she turns to me, curling up her face which makes me wince a bit. "What? Nothing. What are you talking about?" I exclaim.She pauses, staring at me intensely before she eventually looks away."Nothing. I'm talking about nothing", she groans. "You're being too hard, Iv""Let's not talk about it, please. I need to pick up a parcel from the pickup point", s
Thea"Thea! Thea! Wake up!" That annoying sound wakes me up as I groan. "What the fuck! Who's that?"I put the pillow on my face so that the sound doesn't reach my ear."It's me. John. Wake up", he jerks me.What the hell is wrong with this man? I growl, not getting up and switching sides. "Thea. It's urgent. Please get up", he screams again. "For God's sake!" I yell, turning to him. My eyes burn as I strive to open them. I believe it's not dawn yet. "Why the fuck are you yelling?"He lets out a deep sigh and puts a pile of clothes into the luggage."Just get up. I'll explain to you", he says, hurrying to pack more stuff. Then his phone buzzes. He immediately picks it up, "yeah, Lora. You got the tickets? Great!"He cuts the call when I still fumble on the bed to get up. I usually never get up before 5 a.m. And it's just 3:50 in the morning. I didn't get enough sleep. "Are you going somewhere?" I ask, yawning and getting up from the bed. "Not me. Us", he says, leaving me stunned.
ChristianIvanna places her hands on my shoulders when I'm occupying the couch, darting my eyes on the laptop screen. She gives a gentle squeeze on my shoulders."Hey, you have been waking up the whole night?" Her voice is heavy as it always sounds after she wakes up in the morning. "Yeah. It's kind of a mess", I rub my mouth, leaning toward the screen. Ivanna bends down to my neck and wraps her hands around it, burying her nose into the crook of my neck as her long wavy hair slides down to my shoulders. She places her other hand on my cheek, kissing my neck softly. It makes me smile even though my eyes are burning like hell. I tilt my head a bit and kiss her cheek. "Slept well?" I ask."Not as good as six hours sleep but better than no sleep at all like you", she giggles.I smile back. "Yeah. I don't know how this happened. I mean the fashion week in New York was supposed to be held next month. I can't understand why Albert did this. He says he got to know we're ready. Who the hel
ChrisWrapping Ivanna with a towel, I carry her out of the bathroom and place her on the bed. She squirms over and gets under the sheets.I must be a beast today!But I know she enjoyed it as much as I did. I place a kiss on her hair.She doesn't respond. This is what she does after a hard session. I just give her the time to recover. Meanwhile, I feel the sound of vibration on the table. When I look back, I find my phone buzzing. I'm already feeling like it's Thea. Gulping down, I slowly walk towards the table which is a bit away from the bed. It's her!I curse under my breath when I spot Thea's name on the screen. I immediately receive it."Hello!" I clear my throat, talking in a very low tone so Ivanna can't hear me. She doesn't respond. "Hello", I groan.Then I hear the sound of heavy breaths. As if she's groaning in anger."Are you playing games with me, Christian?" She gasps.Dammit!This is what I feared."What are you talking about?" I gasp. "Just stop it! Stop lying
ChristianI cut the call and let out a deep sigh, hoping she has believed what I said. I indeed meant it. If I could play any game to avoid this situation, I would never sign the agreement in the first place. That was the first time I gave in to such a condition. There's no way back. No matter how much I regret it, it's gonna happen anyway. And I'll make sure I spend these five days with Ivanna as a better version of myself. Because after five days, I won't be the man she deserves. Besides, we're gonna admit Chrissie to the hospital tomorrow.I'm still in the basement of the office after talking to Thea. Nicole has sent me the whole schedule for today. And if I stick to work throughout the day without getting distracted, I can easily get enough free time at night. I fish out from my pocket and write a text to Ivanna."Free after work tonight? I was thinking of going out for dinner", I send the text and it doesn't take her a minute to reply to me back."Not sure about that yet. But I
ChristianWhat if?""Yup. Incidents that could happen if situations were different. What would we do over that", she says."Sounds fun. But I have a condition", I say."I guess we're never out of conditions. Okay. Say it""You won't ask me what if I didn't find you or you were not in my life. Because I can't imagine or form an answer for it"She cracks up."What?" I throw her a dirty look."You look cute when you're annoyed", she giggles."That doesn't mean you'll start annoying me. Definitely not with that question", I warn her."As you command", she chuckles. "Okay, let's start. Let me think""Don't come up with a deadly one", I say nervously. "Nope!" She takes my right hand and playfully smiled at me. "Okay. So, what if that night in that club, I didn't disappear? We woke up in each other's arms, saw each other and recall everything from the previous night"There's a beautiful smile on her face when she asks that question and it also makes me smile wider."I don't think I could ex
Christian "Chris!" Ivanna exclaims, peeking out of the window. "Are we really in the Texas club tonight?""Yes", I pass her a playful grin. "No place can be better than this one to celebrate our anniversary. Heck! It's been literally more than a decade since we met here. Isn't that insane?"I come out of the car and open the door so she can come out. She looks at the club and her eyes fill with the same emotions that I'm going through. "It's totally insane and beautiful", she looks at me and wraps her arms around my neck. "But Mr Scott, we can definitely come here some other day. You didn't sleep last night either and it's midnight now""Do you think I'll let this ruin our anniversary? Come on. I can sleep later", I grab her wrist and drag her inside the club when she keeps calling me and asking me to stop.We reach inside, hand in hand. I was going through a light headache but it seems to be increasing with the loud noise. "Chris", Ivanna wraps her palms around my arm. I look down
ChristianIt's four in the morning. The sun hasn't shown up yet. It's been a while since Ivanna passed out and I have been watching her ever since. She's peacefully buried in my arms, wrapped in the sheets, snoring softly against my chest. Her warm breath is filling my body with pure pleasure. A sluggish breeze enters through the window, causing a few locks of her hair to spread all over her gorgeous face. I gently tuck them behind her ear as she shivers with my touch."I can't believe it's been nine years since you're my wife, Iv. It still feels like yesterday. That frustrated and grumpy bride I have ever seen, yet the most beautiful one. Honestly, I never expected to make it this far. When I was attempting to tangle you with my life, I never expected you to love me back or spend years with me. I just wanted to protect you and make you aware of people who were never yours. That's it"I whisper to her, aware that she's not hearing me. I don't even want her to hear. Or even if she hea
JohnGetting married in the 50s isn't that strange anymore. But for me, it was— for a man who believed his marriage would last forever and then believed he would never marry again. I stood before the mirror as Ryan helped other groomsmen with their last fit."You all look pretty handsome. Ready to leave. But I wish Kevin had that time to get a good fit. Your suit sucks!""I feel better anyway", Kevin snarls. I chuckle while fixing my bow tie, watching my sons in their 20s still fighting like toddlers. It's been a blessing for me to have a family which didn't break even after the biggest disaster. And maybe it was because, in our family, it had always been us. Me and my two boys. Their mother wasn't there. The death was just a formality. I didn't really change that much. My boys were happier than ever after she died. It's really mean of me to think that way but it was the truth. They were traumatised because they were kids. As they grew up, I realised they had a better and healthier
It's been a while since I updated this book. However, I have delayed letting you know that I'm writing a book on Samuel and Chrisanna titled "Dispute Marriage" You'll find it on my goodnovel profile. This book is a bit different from others which don't have a forced marriage trope or any abusive family since you are already familiar with both families.The story revolves around two childhood friends Samuel and Chrisanna and their sudden marriage after Samuel disappears from Chrisanna's life for eight years. The book deals with heavy mental issues and a dark past. Slow burn. Please give that book a try and let me know if you like it. And I would like to know if you would want a short portion of John and Georgia's story or a direct epilogue to close the book.
Tiffany Emery runs to Sebastian. "Da—dy"And he immediately drives his eyes down and takes her in his arms. They both look at me lovingly. Now, I don't feel bad about pushing the wedding. This feeling would not be the same if we got married before Emery came. Ryan and Kevin walk beside me to the aisle. I wanted them to do this honour because if there's anyone in this world I still love more than Sebastian and Emery, My eyes become teary as I walk to them. Sebastian spreads his arm at me and I immediately dig into his chest.He leans closer to my ear."My beautiful bride"I smile against his chest and look up. He takes my hand and leads me to the centre. I take a look at every one. John, Mr Ryder, Gary, Myra, Christian, Ivanna and the recent teenager Chrisanna. Everything feels so complete and beautiful. Mr Ryder comes and takes Emery from Sebastian even though she doesn't wanna go. With the pastor's words, Sebastian and I looked into each other's eyes deeply. "I, Sebastian Ry
TiffanyI can't figure out how to react and what it's all about because I don't wanna assume anything unreasonable. He's on his knees with a damn ring.It means— God! I can't— comprehend it. My eyes flutter open at his handsome face. No words come out of my mouth. I'm at a loss of words."I know you're shocked! And I'm sorry if I scared you with this sudden—" he doesn't complete, yet keeps his eyes straight into mine. "But I couldn't keep this longer inside me, Tiffany. I had known a long time ago that I needed you in my life. Forever! And I'm not scared to ask you that—"With that pause, my heartbeat stops and my entire body shivers when I wait for him to complete."Will you marry me?" I feel goosebumps littering all over me with those words. Did he really ask me for marriage? It takes me a while to process. His eyes are full of fear and hope and I'm left in shock. Never in my wildest dreams, I had imagined he would propose to me. I hear some people around cheering up and root
TiffanyTime indeed flies like air and it happened in my case in a better way. In the best way, actually. I started my job in the daycare centre with all the lovely kids around which made my life less monotonous after Ryan and Kevin left. They are doing good in their new school and John has also settled into his new office over there. I and Sebastian balanced our life beautifully, supporting each other. As days and weeks passed, our love grew stronger. Among everything, I was happy with the fact that I have my identity now. A good identity. My salary doubled in just three months after joining for my good service and the way all the kids related to me. In a year, I was promoted to manager of the daycare centre, life couldn't be any less beautiful. It's been two years, I and Sebastian are together and we are living our best life. We hardly argued and most of the time it was just silly. He loves to tease me and I go along with it. Sebastian has become the most demanding lawyer in the
TiffanyWe spent the last two days painting the house and I can't describe how beautiful it came out. We did some changes like replacing the furniture and donating some. If everything goes well, I'll be here in less than three days.John has finished all the preparations in Hong Kong and he's leaving the day after we decided to move in. It all happened so fast but I'm glad that John is recovering. It's been eight months since the tragedy and I know it's gonna take years for him to overcome this. I'm happy for him but I would be happier if there was any chance that he finds someone to love him as much as all of us found a person to love.It sucks and I hate the fact that all his life he never found someone like that.I and Sebastian carry the portrayal I had in my room for years. It's a huge one and Sebastian suggested we should place it in the living room because it's beautiful. It's a painting I got from an art summit years back, featuring a mother and her small daughter, surviving
Sebastian"Really, Sebastian? I have never seen you this excited before", Georgia says as I show her some themes I'm confused with and I end up telling her the whole plan. "Isn't it something to be excited about?" I blurt out. "She's moving in with me. Isn't it amazing? People can't even go past dating and we are really moving in!" I tell her and she smiles wider, sitting in front of my desk."That's true", she says. "I'm just wondering what you would do once you guys announce the marriage!" she laughs but on a serious note, it makes my heart stop for a while.She pauses, looking at me. "Sorry. I should not have said that?"I chuckle. "Nah! Nothing like that. I just spaced out when you talked about marriage""Ah! So, that means you're thinking about it", she leans to the desk. I scratch the back of my head with an awkward smile. "I could marry her the moment I saw her! But hell! I'm not repeating any mistakes from the past. Maybe, I'll wait for a while before proposing to her. And t
Tiffany We stop by the nursery. It's one of the biggest nurseries in the city which I can completely believe by the way it looks. The boys run into the green surrounding and I and Sebastian slowly walk to see the plants. One of the workers accompany us, showing us all the kinds of plants we could use for decor. "I want the real ones", he says as I scan those plants which need no sunlight. They would be perfect for indoors."These are real ones too. These are just indoors", I say, watching his expression change. "But I still don't find the realness in them. You can take these. I'll look for others", he walks away to find his REAL plants as I shake my head at him in disbelief.We load all the plants we have got for the decor and Ryan and Kevin took two small ones to plant in the yard. Even though they won't be staying here, they wish to see it all grown up when they would occasionally visit. After that, we stop by a restaurant to have lunch. Surprisingly, Sebastian didn't suggest h
Tiffany We talked a lot today. I'm glad that I took this whole day out for him because we needed to have this conversation. I have finally decided to move in with him. Nonetheless, it'll come with more challenges and I'm ready for it. This decision will not only make our relationship stronger but also give me a world of my own. I can't wait to finally live my life in my own conditions and happiness. Sebastian asked me if he could help me anyway. But I refused to take any help from him as I did with John. It's my call to explore and look for opportunities which I'll be doing from today. I'm thinking about having a conversation with John again. I want him to change his decision of holding back until I settle down. Because that's impossible. I'll need a lot of time to clean the mess and organise my life and I think I'll surely do it if I have Sebastian.I'm glad that Sebastian understood me and more than that he trusted me enough. I'm scrolling through my phone to research the jobs I t