Amara Nicholas P.O.V.After I left Darlington's new house, it was already evening, and I hadn't expected to bump into Esther Peters.Esther was in the rear of her car, as her masculine bodyguard, who happens to be her driver, was accelerating the car to also exit the estate gate."Amara!" Esther had screamed out my name, and as I looked into the car, I was surprised to see her. She ordered her driver to stop, and she rushed down to meet me. Looking elegant as she wore a red seductive dress, while I was in my green gown."Amara, where are you going, and what are you doing around here?" Esther asked me, after hugging me warmly."I do not have time to explain now. It's a long story," I said as my voice sounded heartbroken."Amara, I don't understand what's up with you, the last time, you told me you and Darlington are fine, and today you appear hurt," Esther looked sad, and I told her, "Just take me out of here, I will explain everything to you later."Esther didn't pressure me to tell h
Amara's POVAfter Esther and I went into her room, she gasped, "Ah! Amara, I had already forgotten to take you to our guestroom. I was just running away from my parents."I smiled understandingly."I understand," I told Esther, and she said, "That's fine. My parents can be like that sometimes. So tell me, what really happened?""Esther, can we go and join your parents first for dinner, and then later we can discuss this. I don't feel like talking about Darlington right now," I told Esther as I walked into her beautiful room, which was painted in pink. It was similarly large to Darlington's room at the Briggs villa."That's fine. Let me go and prepare my bath first, but you didn't come here with your boxes. Why?" Esther pried again.I sat on the comforter in her room, shaking my head, "No comments about Darlington, Esther.""That's fine, Amara. I'll be back." Esther left me and went into her bathroom to prepare her bath. Her room was lovely, and she had several closed doors that I assu
Amara's POVThe following morning, I woke up in the guestroom in Esther's father's mansion and prepared to leave for the village. I went to the bathroom and saw that there was no sponge or soap there, and as I didn't want to leave for the village like that, I phoned Esther with my phone to come over.Esther soon arrived at my room door, looking sleepy as she was in a milk-colored pajama."Good morning, Amara," Esther greeted me, and I smiled and replied, "Morning. There's no soap here or anything to use for bathing.""Oh, that's true as we mostly don't keep sponges for our guests. Let me get you a new sponge. How about your clothes? Are you going to wear them home like that?" Esther inquired, and I nodded. Replying to Esther, I said, "Yes. The gown is new, so I will manage it like that. I don't want to spend any more time here, and you know once Darlington calls my parents to complain, they would advise me to give him some time and to remain here in the city, which I do not want.""Th
Darlington's POV I was restless, not having seen Amara. I had to send Jenna away at last so I could focus on looking for Amara. Jenna was angry that I chose to break up with her, but I had to threaten her with her nude tapes that were with me. I had to phone my dad and ask him to help me speak with Amara, as I couldn't find her. My dad was enraged with me, nevertheless, he said he was with Amara’s father and she hadn’t called them to disclose her whereabouts. All throughout the night, I couldn't sleep, and I blamed myself for welcoming Jenna into my life and home again. I'm not married, and Jenna should move on, was what I had advised her to. Waking up early to a bright Sunday morning, after my night of restlessness. I phoned Amara again, seeing that I had woken up late, at around after 10 am. Amara rejected my call, and I sighed. I didn't know who to ask for her whereabouts here. The previous night, I reached out to Amara and she informed me that she was at her friend’s hous
Darlington Briggs:Bruce warned me, "Darlington, I had no idea that you were fucking Amara. I suspected it, but hadn't thought of it to be true. All these days, I had been trying to phoned Amara, and her phone was unreachable while you took her to the house that you were supposed to be living with my sister and you were sleeping with Amara too."I laughed, wishing Bruce could see my face."Bruce, do you want to pretend with me like you were unaware that Jenna was cheating on me?" I asked. "Jenna travelled for a model shoot, and she ended up engaging in several encounters with Alex, her gay lover. I don't have time to discuss your sister right now, Bruce. I feel very sorry for breaking up with her, but Amara is not my neighbour, as Samara made you all to believe. Amara is my wife from the village. My father brought her here for me and I hadn't accepted her at the initial, but now I'm in love with her and cannot continue with my affairs with Jenna any longer. My regards to your sister a
Darlington's POV My mother became speechless after she heard Samara's remarks. She said, "Hmm, I don't like that Amara, and it's good that she has finally gone back home to her parents in the village.""It's okay, Darlington. You shouldn't have sent Jenna away. We all make mistakes and not one of us is above making a mistake. You should forgive Jenna and accept to marry her instead," my mother said, and I looked at her in disbelief."Mom, I am only listening to you right now because of one reason. Because your my mother. Do not tell me about Jenna again! Amara left with my baby and you think that I'm joking with you!" I shouted back at my mother as I rose from the couch where I sat. My mother looked stunned, "Darlington...""Don't try to preach to me about Jenna again. I agree that you do not like Amara. The same way Dad does not like Jenna. But this is my life that we are speaking about here," I said. "For the last five years, I had been dating Jenna. She refused to conceive for me
Amara's POV I had not expected the warm welcome from my parents. I thought they would be displeased by my actions of leaving the city and also Darlington's home to return to the countryside. Instead, my father was happy, the same as my mother. They were smiling at me as we walked into the living room. My father gave me a big, welcoming hug."Welcome home, my lovely daughter. You're welcome back," My father hugged me as he said, "I hadn't expected you to stay up in the city up till now. It shows how much obedience you have for us, and wanting to be there in the city with Darlington. But it's alright now. You're our child, and we will always welcome you with open arms for as long as we live.""Thank you, Dad," I said, after pulling away from the hug. Upon my aunt and uncle hearing of my return to my parents' abode in the village, they rushed into the extravagant living room to welcome me."Amara, Oh! Thank goodness you're back. Bella told me all that evil woman in the city was doing to
Amara's POV I hadn't expected to see Darlington in my parents' home. Seeing him here, I was supposed to be happy that he came for me, but I was enraged, knowing that he didn't love me like he claimed and wanted to be with Jenna. So maybe he came here to ask me to return to the city with him, which I'm not going to do. I listened to my mother welcoming him. "Welcome, my in-law," My mother said to Darlington, and I wonder how she knew he was Darlington Briggs when she told me that she didn't know who Darlington was and hadn't seen him since they left for the city. Oh! I assumed maybe it's because Darlington resembles his father, so she knows he's Darlington. "Thank you, Ma," Darlington replied, as his gaze shifted to look at me warmly where I sat at the dining chair. I looked away from him, not telling him welcome. "I'm here because of my wife," Darlington said, his voice alluring, and I rolled my eyes in disapproval, shaking my head as I assumed I wasn't the wife he was speaking
Jenna's POV, The day of my wedding arrived. I dressed elegantly in a white wedding dress and accepted Collins Kingston as my husband. Collins was nice; he wore a black tux and tried to make me happy, but he wasn't Darlington. He could never be Darlington Briggs. I had to take my husband's permission to invite Darlington and his wife Amara to our wedding, but Darlington didn't want to attend. He only sent me a wedding gift: a big box full of baby clothes. After our wedding, I decided to focus on my career as a model and my husband. It was a private wedding, and it went successfully. Though I was heartbroken not seeing Darlington Briggs around. I had hoped Darlington would grace the event. But throughout the reception, I never saw him and knew that I was married to Collins now and not Darlington. I let go of the remaining feelings that I harbored for Darlington Briggs. A few days after our wedding ceremony ended, my husband and I traveled to California for our honeymoon. That was
Amara's POV, I wasn't happy when I came to Darlington's office and saw Jenna Colton with him again. Darlington assured me that he had nothing to do with Jenna, but upon seeing them standing close, I felt they wanted to kiss each other but quickly separated the moment they saw me enter the office. Jenna also appeared sad when I saw her leaving. She didn't tell Darlington goodbye, and she kept her face downward and fled the top floor where Darlington's office was. I was relieved when I saw that, and I told Darlington that I went to get some of my baby's things and would be heading home. So, I just dropped by his company to see him. Darlington smiled as he cupped my face and told me he was through with his office work. So, we went home together. Upon getting home, I saw the news trend on the television showing the engagement video of Jenna Colton that had gone viral. I couldn't believe my eyes as it hadn't been long since I last saw Jenna in Darlington's office, shedding crocodile t
Jenna Colton. "Huh!" My jaw dropped as I saw Collins with a golden ring, down on one knee in front of everyone, proposing to me. We stood in the hallway, not disturbing the others who had come for emergency treatment. Since it was no longer clinic hours, the hospital was less crowded than it usually was in the morning when a lot of outpatients filled the lobby and hallways. "Aww!" My eyes welled up with tears as I saw some fans pulling out their phones to record me. They awaited my response, and since I wanted to get out of the hospital ward quickly, I said yes, knowing that this was a new chapter of my life. Since Collins was ready to marry me, not minding my flaws and wanting to have me as his wife, I had to accept his ring. So I told him, "Yes. I accept." Collins slipped the engagement ring onto my left finger, and tears of joy welled up in my eyes as I hugged him heartily just as he rose. He was taller than me, and he didn't press to kiss me. We just hugged. "Congratulations
Jenna Colton: I walked out of Darlington's office to leave the Briggs group and saw him and Amara holding hands as he hugged her to his shoulder and walked ahead with her into his office. I immediately bolted from there like a flash, not sparing another glance their way. I went back downstairs, entered my car, and drove home. My phone rang in the car, but I was in no mood to pick it up. I cried as I found my way home. Soon, I arrived at my father's compound and wanted to drive in, but I recalled my mother would be at home. I then navigated the car and drove to the hospital to see my father. I arrived at the hospital where my father was admitted. I parked my car in the parking lot, and my phone rang again. I wanted to ignore the call as my crying could have made my voice break, and I didn't want to inform my mother about it or make her aware of my broken heart. I took up my handkerchief, wiped my face, and finally got out of the car as I proceeded into the hospital to check with
Jenna Colton, I awoke in my room to a fresh start of a new day. I decided to visit Darlington at his company to see him directly, rather than just talking over the phone as we had been trying to do. I knew that Darlington had blocked me, but I still wanted to see him. It had been a week since Darlington told me off and asked me to move on, but I didn’t want to adhere to it. Also, Lily’s brother had invited me to one of his clubs to meet with him, but I didn’t want to visit him. I desired to meet with Darlington first to know if there was still any hope of our relationship rekindling. After finishing my bath, I got out of the bathroom and dressed in a blue sleeveless dress, wanting to look pretty as I paired it with black shoes. I stepped out of my closet and went to adjust my hair in front of my room mirror. I wanted to look presentable before Darlington, so I exited the house, holding onto my car key and my black purse. So far, my father had been improving in his health, but he
Amara's POV:I awoke in the bedroom to a brand new morning, and Darlington was preparing to leave for his office. I hadn't expected the wedding gift he bought for me the previous night. I thought he was trying to reconnect with his ex, but he proved me wrong by telling me he had blocked Jenna and didn't want to have anything to do with her again.I smiled as I observed Darlington stepping out of the bathroom and walking up to the luxurious king-sized bed to meet me.He sat on the bed, water dripping from his wet hair, and drew nearer to me. "How are you and my baby doing?""I'm fine; our baby and I are good," I replied, a cute blush on my face. Darlington smiled and said, "That's good. I'm going to the office today. You remember that your dad wants to partner with me. Although he mentioned he would like you to be present, he hasn't spoken about the date for signing the partnership deal.""Does my dad want to come and visit us?" I asked Darlington as I watched him dry off his wet mascu
Jenna's POV:"Seriously, Jenna. You're very funny. Do you know that my brother has been your fan since forever? He really likes you and told me that you're his kind of woman. Hot and spicy," Lily teased me."That's enough of the teasing, Lily," I shouted at her. "I know you want me to move on from Darlington too, but I guess you haven't honestly been in love.""Oh, really? Tell me what love is all about," Lily inquired. I shook my head and went to pack my handbag that my younger sister, Rita, had brought from home."I don't have time to teach you about love. But I know what I want, and what I want, I shall get."Lily's eyes widened as I looked at her, and she burst out laughing once more. "Hahaha, how do you plan to win Darlington back? Tell me. Do you intend to kidnap him and force him to marry you, or do you want to harm his wife and eliminate her to have Darlington all to yourself now?"I paused packing my handbag and looked back at Lily's face."None of the suggestions. I know wha
Jenna's POV:I was still in the hospital, awaiting discharge. Although my father's health had improved and he had been moved from the intensive care unit after waking up, he suffered from a stroke that impaired his left hand and left leg. The doctor informed us that, with time, my father would improve as the stroke didn't affect his vocal cords.I was saddened by this fact as I waited for Darlington, who had promised to show up. However, he didn't. I called his phone several times, but it was switched off.As it got late, I was free to move around my hospital ward. The doctor had treated me after I fainted, so I was no longer confined to the bed. I called Darlington again, knowing he would have closed from his office as it was already past 6 PM. However, Darlington phoned me and told me that he didn't want to have anything to do with me anymore and that he was now dedicated to his wife, Amara.I couldn't believe what Darlington was saying. I knew he was now officially married to Amara
Darlington's POV:"What's wrong, babe?" I asked Amara as I entered our shared bedroom. She didn't reply and instead walked back to the bed to lie down. She wore a long white nightdress and laid on her side, ignoring me and not welcoming me.I frowned, looking from my wife to my briefcase in my hands and the gift I had bought for her.It crossed my mind that she was sad, thinking I went to spend precious time with Jenna when I had been working hard in my office, sitting for hours in my executive chair and focusing on some projects. I would have felt more guilty if I had actually gone to see Jenna, especially since I had switched off my phone after I told her I wouldn’t be able to meet her."Babe," I called Amara's attention as I carefully dropped my briefcase on the couch in our cozy bedroom. I walked over to the bed covered with a white mattress to meet Amara."Babe," I said, sitting on the bed beside her, but she turned to the other side to look away from me, not wanting to speak.I