Catherine was slowly loosing her breathe due to the carbon monoxide and smoke coming from outside the bonnet to inside the car.After a few minutes, people were gathered around some pulled out there phones and began to make videos of the scene. Catherine could feel herself slowly loosing it, tears rolled down her cheeks when she thought, this was it, her death. Her mind trailed back to felice and her parents, she was never going to see them again...she wished she could yell for help but she was too weak to lift a finger.The sky turned dark and it's been about five hours since Mrs Bentley returned home she began to wonder why Catherine hadn't returned yet. It was already so late at night and everyone on the streets was already returning back to their various homes. 'what could be keeping Catherine out this late?" She thought to herself.The sound of a car driving into the mansion threw her off her thoughts. She hurried to peep through the window to check if it was Catherine who had re
Chapter Twenty-five : Making the wrongs right"It's spread through the internet like wild fire" Michelle said sounding very worried with her fingers scrolling through her screen."Honey, I think you should put your phone down." Bradley said to his wife.She ignored her husband's words and all her attention was still on her phone, "honey, I get this feeling that we might get ambushed by paparazzi.""Honey?" Bradley called her attention in a firm tone. She raised her gaze from her phone to his face."Put the phone down and let's have a peaceful breakfast." Bradley ordered in a stern voice. Michelle faced her phone down on the table and started digging into her food. Bradley turned to his son, "William?" He called out."Yes father?" William responded."How are you? I know this must be a very difficult time for you, and yes, your mother does have a point, the paparazzi people will definitely be looking forward to asking you questions which is why you'll have to go with the body guards tod
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX : More Bad news"William, how are you?" Charlotte asked as she opened the door fro him and led him to the living room, "honey?! William is here." She yelled towards the staircase informing her husband, Micheal that William had just arrived."I'm well, mother." William responded to her as he took a seat. "How are you all doing?" "Well, ever since we heard the news about Catherine, it hasn't been going well at all. We were getting ready to head over to the hospital. Are you just returning from there?""Er..." William brushed his hand through his hair nervously, "No, but I'll head over there after work.""Okay, then that's fine William. I suppose you're also here to talk about the deal we had a few weeks ago?" Micheal asked."Yeah, now you brought it up, I wanted us to talk about it. I never got a response from you.""Mmm... I went through the contract and studied every detail.""Okay?" William's curiosity free at every word that came from micheal's mouth. If Micheal
When he was done taking care of everything he had to at the office, William was driven to the hospital to respect his parents requests. But before the , they made a quick stop at the gift shop to get somethings for Catherine.Jorge and his bodyguard, waited outside for him. William stoood beside Catherine's bed with a bouquet of flowers, a large teddy bear and some extra ballons in his hands. After he carefully placed them around her bed, he stood and left his gaze on her. Each time William stepped foot in her hospital room, he felt this immense remorse for her which was strange especially since this was someone who he could never put up with. He pulled the chair closer and sat next to her, studying her delicate features.Her eyes were shut, revealing her lustrious long lashes, her nose was pointed and we'll chiseled. Even in her unconcious state, her lips were still plump and pink. William never realized how breathtaking she looked because she was never bold enough to look him strai
"Vanessa Norman, don't tell me you don't remember me." The young man with blonde hair and blue eyes said with a grin, revealing his sharp jawline to Vanessa who was tipsy and barely holding on. He grabbed a hold of the chair next to her and asked, "is thos seat taken?""Not at all,..." Handsome" Vanessa muttered. "Sorry do i know you?"The youngman let out a soft chuckle and responded, "oh yeah sure you do vanny. Im just surprised you don't remember me."" At least give me a hint, have we worked together or something, maybe?" Vanessa said wearing a suspicious look on her face."We attended NYU together, same year but we were under different majors."" NYU?! Wow okay, so this means you knew me right from when i was in college?" Vanessa said to him as she took another sip of her wine.The youngman chuckled softly once more, revealing his perfect dentition, "We knew each other, yes.""So I've had an encounter with you then?" Vanessa tilted her head and narrowed her gaze at the man, wonde
One week later and all the preparations for the honeymoon were cancelled, William's CEO celebration party preparations were called and Catherine's was still very much Unconscious .William paced back and forth in office as he thought about how bad the past week had been, due to Catherine's health, his whole life had been put on pause, even personal issues. Vanessa somehow had become very busy and unavailable almost throughout the week like she was engaged in something else.William had been put in turmoil ever since he had to think about how to deal with Mc'kellen's sweet tooth. When he noticed his plans of merging the two companies might definitely not be a success, even though he didn't want to, he had to let go of that idea.It seems as though, Mc'kellen was already aware of what he has planned for his company and so there was no two ways about it, either he Mc'kellen agrees to his proposal willingly and chances of that happening were very slim, or he dissolves the plan.He chose t
Immediately William raised his head and pulled away from Catherine. He got up from his seat and began to clear his throat, he buried his left hand in his pocket, trying to making him look tuff."You're awake." He said to her. Deep down in his heart, he was leaping for joy and was stoked but wore an expressionless face on the outside. "What's going on?" She asked."You were in an accident Catherine, and you've been ... Unconscious all this while."" Unconscious? What about work?" Catherine almost began to panic, her heart rate, from the electrocardiogram graph was starting to increase, "Catherine, you should just be calm, you're okay now."She tried to get up from the bed and sit in in a more comfortable position but William held her back from getting up, " stay put Catherine, I'll go get the Doctor." William said as he turned around to take his leave. Catherine watched him leave, she had just regained her consciousness, since she couldn't move her body around, she jerked her head an
"It's a long story." Zayne responded as he wiped his mouth with a towel. "Yeah, I'm telling you this because I know I can trust you, right?"Vanessa nodded in response as she gestured locking her lips with a padlock, "so, after we left college, I and William were still close and all we went through our masters program together and that was when he started talking about how his father wanted him to run their company after he's done with school. Yes, I and William were in the same group, dormitory, and all but there was one thing that differentiate us always, he was in a higher social class."Zayne adjusted himself, he sat up straight and then continued, "I didn't have a company to run myself, not like my father has one too or needed me to run his for him or something, it felt like after everything, it was just me by myself in the world so I had to start preparing for my future, I had to start somewhere. I would stay up late at night, brainstorming ideas. It went on like that for month
Mr and Mrs Bentley stood side by side as they waved goodbye to Catherine and William fairing them well before they drive off to the airport. Catherine sat tight in the car next to William as he shut the door and the driver put the car in reverse.On their way to the airport, Catherine was reminded of the drive back home from their wedding day on the day of their wedding. She and William both sat in this same car I'm this same exact position, except he probably dreaded her in his heart. The drive back how was as silent as a graveyard, the memory played back in her head like it was yesterday. She turned to William studying his facial features once more. She realized that it's been just a less than 3 months ago they met but a whole lot of things had changed about both of them.She considered that if anyone ever told her that she would be able to put up with William while William would begin to develop sparks for her later on, she would have believed it. But then again, reality had struc
CHAPTER FOURTY-THREE:At first, William was surprised that Catherine actually wanted to know where he went, he completely forgot where he was coming from and what he did and instantly a grin appeared on his face as he approached Catherine, he gently grabbed her hands. He started at him, bemused and wondering why he was smiling, "So you actually care." He said softly.Catherine immediately released herself off him as she folded her arms on her chest and casted a glare at him. "William, just because I'm asking doesn't mean I care."" So how come you're asking since you don't care?" William asked wearing a sneaky smile.Catherine cut her gaze off him and began to stammer. "I... I needed you to ... To help me get something on your way back. So where were you?"" I told you before Catherine, I had a business meeting to attend to." William's responded as he slid his arm into the sleeves on his silk shirt and turned away from Catherine so she wouldn't catch his nervous facial expression. H
The next morning, William's eyes were blurry when he woke up, he noticed something different about his environment his bad was different and the room was different and he had a bad headache, he looked to the side but the woman lying next to him definitely wasn't Catherine but his hands were wrapped around her. The moment he realized it was Sophia, he let go immediately and pushed himself away from her angrily, he got out of the bed and realized he was half naked. He hurriedly searched for his phone and when he found it, it was almost 9 am the next day."Shit! Shit! Shit!" He cursed under his breath as he hurriedly picked his clothes up and put them on."William?" Vanessa called out in a husky voice while stretching out. She sat on the bed and leaned against the bed rest clutching tightly on the duvet, "William what are you doing?" She asked as she rubbed sleep away from her eyes."What does it look like I'm doing Vanessa?" William asked angrily as he buckled his belt hurriedly."You
When Vanessa got home, she had her bath and freshened up. She put on a red v-neck bodycon dress with a thigh high slit by the side, after getting her hair done and putting on some deodorant she headed straight to her mini bar and picked out the best red wine she hand and grabbed to glasses.She carefully poured in some wine in each of the glasses and then added a little about of the substance Zayne gave her earlier in one of the drinks and stirred it gently with desert spoon so the substance would settle properly.She left everything on the kitchen counter while eating grapes, she stared at her phone waiting patiently for William's call.~~~Catherine heard a knock on her door and turned her gaze to it only to find William standing by it, half open. "Er... I wanted to let you know I'm leaving... For the ... The meeting I told you I have, today with business partners." William tried hard to hide the nervousness in his tone so Catherine would not be able to tell whether he was lying or
"Why did you ignore my call?""Vanessa, i'm at work, your calls are distraction me, I have to go now." Vanessa could hear the annoyance in his voice through her speakers as he spoke." William, I know you're working, but what's taking you so long?"" Taking me so long? Vanessa it's 10 am in the morning, I just got here."" William, did you forget you are supposed to come over today, we had this conversation yesterday.""Today?! Vanessa, I ... " William turned to see the distance between him and Catherine and even wondered if she could hear him, Catherine on the other hand was busy typing away on her computer while peeping into a file. William moved away a bit to be sure Catherine couldn't hear him or see his gestures. "Are you still there William?" Vanessa asked through the speaker.William exhaled sharply as he brushed his hand over his face, "Vanessa can you reschedule?" He asked calmly." No! No William, we cannot reschedule! You're leaving for your honeymoon very soon, and there'
~Next day~William made his way upstairs to the bedroom and mistakenly barged into Catherine who was too busy admiring her reflection in the mirror to notice his presence. She stylishly struck poses while preparing for work, in a maroon coloured pantsuit, her luscious hair, waving on her back, she paired everything with a cute black birkin and black Louis Vuitton shoes she got as a wedding gift from her mother. She turned around to take her leave when she saw William leaning by the door frame with his hands folded at his chest and wearing a narrow grin on his face.She staggered at the sight of him, and wondered what he was starring at, looking so lost, "What are you doing?" She questioned, her heart racing with shock, she picked her phone from the bed and approached the door when William's hand stopped her."I was just too busy admiring you, I got lost in your beauty."Catherine cocked her brows and darted her eyes around the room before taking a full stare at him, " Out of my way Wi
" It's not what you think ..." William tried to explain." Isn't she your girlfriend? " Catherine asked casually as she dumped her plate in the sink."She ... Catherine, I don't know why she came here, I had no idea." William's didn't want Catherine to start thinking his blooming feelings for her was a joke, he tried to explained everything to Catherine and justify his actions but it seemed like Catherine wasn't really interested especially since they had opposite feelings for each other."William, don't sweat it honestly, she's your girlfriend plus I didn't ask any questions." Catherine said quietly, leaving William behind. She made her way up the stairs to their bedroom to start making preparations for their their little vacation. William followed her upstairs. He wasn't comfortable with the energy she was letting off.William was willing to treat Catherine like a fragile rare gem. His sharp imposing demeanor, somehow melted away each time he was with Catherine. William was failing
The annoyed look on Catherine's face disappeared into one that was trying to decipher William's words. When she realized that he noticed she was considering his words, she shook her head vigorously, sighed and made her way to the wardrobe.William successfully didn't get a response from her which was a real bummer for him but he was willing to give her all the time and space she needed to ponder over his proposal. Just like they've been sharing a bed and similar to the way they slept on their wedding night, they both created a bridge at the Middle of they bed as they laid facing opposites sides and sharing one duvet.The next morning, after Mr and Mrs Bentley had left the house to go attend to their daily activities as retirees, Catherine and William were left alone in the house.After their little misunderstanding the previous night, the energy between these two was awkward and uncomfortable. As unplanned as it was, they both avoided each other to avoid mistakenly having a flashback
"I hope you enjoyed dinner?" William asked calmly.Catherine paced around back and forth, taking deep breathes in order to calm herself down, she groaned in annoyance, " you know that has nothing to do with what I'm talking about."" Catherine, I know ... I should have told you--"" Then why didn't you?! Oh my! William's I thought you never wanted this? We signed a goddamn contract, you're not following what the contract says." Catherine rushed to the wardrobe and ransacked one of their drawers and brought out a copy of their fake marriage contract and showed it to William, "Did you forget? Did you forget the way you looked at me and talked to me? Have you forgotten the wayyou addressed me in public? I didn't want to bring this up but what's with this fishy behavior lately? It doesn't suit you William!" Catherine sparked as she closed her eyes and turned the other way with her hands folded at her chest.William exhaled at felt a sharp feeling of guilt in his heart, Catherine wasn't ha