Ivanna
I take my steps back as his dark eyes linger on me. Today I don't feel like kissing him and calming him down because I don't know if his gesture is fake either. "I want an answer," I groan."And I want the same, Ivanna," he grips my arm tightly and pulls me closer to him, pressing me harder with his body. I twitch by his abrupt harshness. "Didn't I tell you not to go there? You can't obey me once, right?""Yes. I can't," I screech. "And I won't. I won't obey a fake man like you. You tricked me, you betrayed me and my sister. You lied to me"I grabbed his collar and yanked him closer to me, gazing at him with my simmering eyes. "Why did you do this?" My voice breaks. More than anger, I can feel a sharp pain inside me. The pain is consuming me deeply as I peer deep into his dark intoxicating eyes, looking for answers. Tears prick my eyes as I strive to hold them back.Christian I panic, rushing out of the room and calling out all the guards and servants. Chaos occurs all around the villa as they search for her in the entire villa. My head pounds with unfavourable thoughts. She was so furious and hurt. On top of that, I behaved the worst with her today. I wonder where she's at this hour, alone! Is she alright? "Darn it, Iv. Why are you always so impatient and stubborn?" I groan to myself. "She's nowhere," I hear it for the third time from the third person. Every guard has the same to say. But she can't escape so many eyes. She can't leave so easily. I rush back to the room, scanning it carefully. She has a habit of hiding from me even though she knows she can't escape. I slowly inside, not making a noise when I finally hear her sobbing in a low tone. I sigh and reach the closet. The sound is coming from inside and she's here. The fucking thing is she's crying
Ivanna"The truth is I got married to you because I wanted you, Iv. I want you in my life. Forever"His words echo inside my head as I stare at him sleeping soundly over me, his head usually placed on my chest and his hand covering my stomach.The morning sun flickers into the room when I realise it's morning. I couldn't sleep the entire night after his confession. I don't know what he meant to say. We never met before the wedding then how he— Does that mean Irene was right? He literally dumped my sister for me and made her hostage.I feel no less than a culprit and it irks me to know he can do this to a woman he once loved. If he can ditch a girl whom he loved for almost a year, what am I? I'm jus
Christian"You want that one?" I ask Ivanna, looking up at the book she's staring at for a long time. And she can't reach it, of course."I can take it," she shoots me a glare and looks up again.I have brought her to the library again, wishing to lighten up her mood. She hasn't spoken to me the entire way and it sucks. I love her rants, not her silence."You can't reach it, Iv. Let me—""No," she says straight."Okay, fine. You'll take it with your own hands," saying I reach behind her and grab her waist, lifting her in the air so she can reach the upper shelf.
Ivanna"I'm not going back to Dallas," Irene says, taking a sip of her coffee."Why? I mean, you should go back, Irene. Janice and dad must be worried for you," I reply."I talked to them last night. So, there's nothing to worry about. I was eventually gonna move out," she smiles.An awkward silence embraces us. I don't know what I'm gonna tell Christian. He will not like it if he gets to know I met Irene out of the deal. But I couldn't turn her down like that."Where are you staying now?" I ask to break the silence."You know my friend Ana, right? I moved to her place as soon as
ChristianI come back to the room after half an hour and find her in front of the mirror. She surprises me by wearing the same dress I suggested to her before going out of the room.Her eyes drift on me through the mirror, startled as if she was unprepared."Are you done?" I ask."Almost. I was just wondering—" she twists her hair a couple of times, holds them up and scans herself. It seems like she's wondering what hairstyle she should choose."Let them be. Leave them like that," I tell her. "Because—""Don't utter those pick up lines like— you look good with op
IvannaI can still hear my scream echoing around as I gawk at the girl who claims to be his girlfriend. My husband's girlfriend! I don't think I have ever been into a more pathetic situation than this one."You didn't tell her?" She looks at Christian and I also peer at him.He mumbles as if he's nervous or confused— I don't know what he's doing but he should deny it. Why isn't he saying a damn NO?Our eyes meet and I question him through the gaze."Serena— you," he mutters."I— what? I thought you told her," she looks back at me when my chest almost
ChristianColton rushes to me as soon as I reach the party area."Master, Madam has left the venue just now. I tried to stop her but she didn't listen to me," Colton says."Left?"Shocked enough I also rush outside the venue. She is climbing down the stairs, almost running. What happened to her suddenly?"Ivanna!" I call her aloud but she doesn't stop.It forces me to chase her. "Iv, wait"It seems like she's deliberately ignoring me. I hope she's fine."Iv
IvannaI feel the cold breeze touching all over my body and thus I realise I'm only in my lingerie now. I have squeezed my eyes shut when he parts me away, my arms doing their futile job to cover my upper body.He touches my chin and lifts my face as my eyelids automatically part to look into his intoxicating deep eyes. He keeps looking into my eyes without even blinking as if he's trying to look for a bit of resistance. But there's no resistance I can show to him. Right now, I just want him. Only him.I yank his collar and pull him closer to me, breathing heavily."Kiss me", I pant. "Kiss me hard"He slams me against the wall again
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