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
Amara's POV"I have done that already," Darlington said. And I turned to look at him. "When? The last time I checked today, you still have Jenna in your profile. Do you think that you can use my parents into fooling me to return to the city again? No way!""Amara, what has come over you? You should keep calm and speak to your husband with respect," My father said, scolding me instead of Darlington, and I got annoyed."Dad! You aren't supposed to be scolding me. Here's the person that you should shout at. Well, since you all like him, I'm going back to my room."As I attempted to stand up and leave the dining table, Darlington rose and hastily stopped me. "Wait," he said. "Here's my phone, you can check it and see that I have taken down all my old photos with Jenna. I forgot to do so when I was rushing to come here."Pausing in my tracks, I turned to look at Darlington. Silently, I collected his phone and went to his social media page. My parents sat staring at us as Darlington and I w
[Darlington Briggs:]I was so happy when Amara finally forgave me. I stood up and told her, "Let's return to the dining room to join your parents for dinner. You know, since I arrived here in the countryside, I went home to see my grandpa and my dad, but my dad doesn't seem happy to see me.""Really?" Amara asked me, her big blue eyes twinkling as she blushed."Yes, so I'm very hungry as we speak, and I need to eat something," I said, standing up from her bed.Amara refused to get up as I observed that she had eaten to her stomach's satisfaction before she made a fuss and fled the dining room just as her parents and I joined her at the dining table."I cannot return to the dining room for now. Not to worry, as long as you have ended whatever relationship you had with Jenna Colton. I'm happy now, and I have forgiven you," Amara said, as she sat up on the bed again and looked at me."Or should I be going back home? It's getting late, or do you want me to sleep here with you?" I asked, t
[Darlington's POV]As my father's mansion wasn't far from Chief Matthew Nicholas's mansion in the countryside, I arrived home and entered our house."Darlington, you're back?" My father's sister, Aunt Tina, asked me."Yes, Aunt. Where is my father?" I inquired of her. Though my father owned the big house, he allowed his family to live there, since we were based in the city."He's with our Dad in his room.""Okay, Aunt. Thank you. How about your family? My cousins and their Dad?" I inquired, knowing I didn't wait to see them before, when I had arrived, as I quickly rushed to keep my bag and to ask my Dad for Chief Matthew's home.It had been a long time since I last came to this area. So I hadn't expected to see the magnificent homes that now graced the beautiful streets, compared to the old houses that were previously there."They're all fine. They just finished having dinner now and had all retired back to their rooms." Aunt Tina told me, and I smiled at her."Okay, Aunt." I walked a
Darlington's POVThe following morning, I woke up and went to have my bath. After I was done bathing, as I had my own separate bathroom here on the top floor, even though the house was in the countryside - a well-furnished duplex, similar to the mansion my father owned in the city.I went to my travel box of clothes that I had brought with me the previous day from the city. I dressed up in a casual blue top and black shorts, then prepared to go downstairs and greet my grandfather, as I didn't check up on him the previous night after my dad told me he had slept, nor did I greet my grandpa when I arrived from home at the countryside the previous day.As I exited my room and went downstairs, I saw my Aunt Tina sweeping and arranging the living room with her two young daughters."Good morning, Aunt," I greeted my aunt as I arrived downstairs in our living room."Morning, Darlington," Aunt Tina replied to me as she paused sweeping the center of the living room. She smiled while her two chi
**Amara's POV**After Darlington and I finished having our breakfast, we spoke about having a simple wedding and marriage ceremony before he left for the city."When do you intend to go back home?" I asked Darlington as I looked at his handsome face. We had finished our breakfast, and he replied, "I do not feel like going back to the city without you. I would feel alone."I smiled, understanding him. "But I want to stay here for a while. After my baby's arrival, I will return to the city, I promise," I assured Darlington, and he leaned forward and kissed me.Later, I escorted him out and went back into my room, where my mother was busy with her garden.My phone rang. When I picked it up, I saw that Esther was calling me. "What's up, girlfriend?" I asked Esther as I settled on my bed to take her call."I'm fine, baby girl. I'm calling to see how you're doing. Do you know that your husband contacted me to ask about you? I wanted to call you and inform you, but I had been busy," Esther s
**Jenna Colton**I couldn't believe Darlington would break up with me. We had been dating for five years before I traveled abroad for a modeling shoot in Los Angeles. I never wanted to cheat on Darlington, but with the level of temptation at work... Also, Alex, a colleague who worked as a makeup artist, was my friend. We weren't dating; we were just friends with benefits.I never could have believed that Alex would record me and forward the videos to Darlington without my consent. It broke my heart to see Darlington discover that I was cheating on him. But I didn't cheat on Darlington. I wasn't in love with Alex, so I couldn't accept that I had cheated on the man I loved.My mother blamed me. She told me she warned me about traveling instead of concentrating on my relationship with Darlington Briggs.How was it my fault that I should abandon my job as a top model in country Z because of my relationship with Darlington? I hadn’t been myself since I returned the previous weekend, and Da