The newlywed bride was seated on the bed in the centre, all dressed up in the white fluffy princess gown waiting for her groom. The room was extravagant and exotic, the raven theme making it tempting enough to be stuck at the same point for several seconds. Her husband from a few hours back turned up to be excessively obsessed with black and now that she noticed, she had witnessed him in black almost all the juncture. Even his belongings had shades of black! What do we call that? Yes, black beauty! He was an undeclared black beauty.
Lilian swayed her feet back and forth, scanning the chamber with her eyes like a street canine searching for food. This was going to be the place where she was going to stay for a long time, maybe her whole life. Who knows?
"Why is he taking so much time? Is everything okay?" she wondered, tired of waiting for almost an hour now.
Getting up from the bed, the 26-year-old walked towards the window. She brushed the soft silky curtains, her hands dangling with them as she paid attention to the photo frame placed on the table beside the window. Picking up the glass material gently, her fingertips caressed the two faces grinning at her. It was Richard and Nia, in wedding dresses where the groom had picked up the bride high in the air, both of them smiling at their full hearts. She remembered the flowers in Nia's hand, the ones she had caught so effortlessly despite all the struggling bridesmaids. Never thought such things would also come true!
"Touching others' belongings without consent! You know that is bad manners, right?"
Internally cursing for the sudden fright, the woman in white gripped the frame tight against her chest after almost dropping it. She turned in the direction of the voice. Oh my god, he just scared her!
Richard Tucker was standing there, in the ebony rich suit, his tie a little loose as he gazed right into her soul.
"Oh... Yeah, sorry. I was just-"
"Your room is at the end of this hallway, closer to Aid's," he said, taking off his coat and not minding to let his bride complete her sentence.
Lilian just watched him, blank at how things were proceeding. Her mind was processing the circumstances and her eyes were unconsciously stuck on him, eyeing him throwing his coat and tie on the bed before laying himself with his mobile.
Lilian was now the second wife of Richard Tucker and she knew the reasons behind her matrimony but this young woman over here had a crush on that guy, the hard one! Would she be able to restrain her poor heart? Would he ever on even the slightest chance perhaps love her? She wondered.
Richard looked at his missis coldly, scowling his face at her, "What? You want me to show you the way or what?"
"S-sorry!" She shuttered, breaking eye contact as her feet worked unconsciously.
The bride started walking towards the exit door. For a few moments, she had forgotten what this marriage was all about. They wanted a replacement and she was bound by her parents. What else could she do when her fragile heart was at fault? After clarifying all the scenarios, her parents left the final decision to her. Lilian thought a lot but the crying sound pained her core and it reflected her decision. It was immaculately a replacement relationship!
"Lilian!"
Her heart almost detonated. Why did he call her? She veered around to face him with a little false hope in her heart!
Her husband's blue eyes pointed at her hand, asking her to look down. She pursued his gaze, finding the frame still in her grasp.
"Oh sorry," she muttered, taking a few steps towards him and passing the demanded thing in the already extended hand.
"Do you want anything?" He slammed at her face coldly. The girl had again got frozen, eyeing him for some unknown reason.
Coming back to reality, she shook her head and haphazardly walked out of the room, closing it behind her as she exited.
Lilian Evans who was now Lilian Richard Tucker sighed out big, looking at the long wide hallway. Maybe she had anticipated too much.
How could she even think that they would share a bedroom? The two of them already had a long talk on this affair and he clearly stated that their relationship would be purely contractual and nothing more than that. She wondered a lot of times, did she misstep by saying yes to this agreement? A loveless, monotonous life where your husband was just like a total stranger!
The bride walked with light feet along the hallway, looking sideways. She halted in front of the familiar room, holding the doorknob with her cold hands. Twisting it, she allowed herself inside, the colourful walls putting her heart at ease.
"Good evening madam," an elderly woman said, bowing a little.
Lilian just nodded, signalling her to keep her voice down. She ambled cautiously without making any noise, approaching a cradle. She crouched in front of it, looking at the two-month-old baby sleeping soundly like an angel. She stretched her hand, touching the soft squishy cheeks gently. Snow white skin with sharp facial features which resembled a lot like his father, this beautiful infant wrapped in a white feathery blanket was so innocent and pure to be stuck in the misfortune. Her heart ached for this child and he was one of the top reasons why she had agreed to this marriage.
This wedding was the embarkment of the motherly relationship she formed with this cute baby. A just 10 days old infant who had lost his mother, who used to keep crying despite everybody's efforts but had calmed down a little in her arms. The feeling was magical. Somewhere, she felt bonded with him and that's where she put her decision to the final.
"Sleep well Aid, sweet dreams," she muttered after kissing his crown gently with the motherly love nourishing inside her heart. The baby chapped his lips in his slumber, giving a subtle smile which tingled Lilian's heart. She felt like picking him up and showering him with kisses but she didn't want to intrude on his dreams at the same time. He was precious, her son was!
Lilian's hand searched for a device, wanting to click a picture of Aiden. This moment needed to be captured and she presumed to set it as her wallpaper. Unable to locate her mobile, realization struck her hard while her eyes stretched a little. She had forgotten her phone in Richard's room!
Lilian bit her lower lip between her teeth, her hands gripping the fabric of her gown while she was standing in front of the door. It was screaming at her to go away, advising her that it wasn't the wisest choice to be there. She thought a lot. Should she just leave her phone like that and save her life? It was a lot better than standing up against that rude and mean male. But again, she had to have it back sometime or other. Sighing, the young woman held up her hand, tapping the wooden door two times lightly. She was alarmed to apply more pressure, presuming that the human being behind this timber was quite temperamental. The clock's big needle passed one more digit but she was still standing there, debating with herself if she should knock again. With courage, she tapped again and squeezed her hands into each other, the anxiety eating her flesh bit by bit. "One last time!" The words conversed inside her mind as her hand lifted again, her knuckles approximating the premium material
Lilian opened the door. An unfamiliar maid was standing there with an impatient look on her face as she quickly bowed to her madam and addressed the issue. "Madam, the young master is crying so much. Can you please come and try to calm him down?" she said. Revived from the land of fantasies, the young woman just nodded and enacted her way past the maid as she strode towards the anticipated room. The sound of crying Aiden filled the hallway. Lilian felt irresponsible for sleeping despite this chaos. This had never happened in the hospital when she was working there as a nurse though. Was she that much weary? Not more than a few steps far and she noticed a few maids already standing in the doorway. "Excuse me!", she exclaimed and made her way through the populace, her eyes catching the wailing tot of a 2-month-old in the arms of the aged woman. She was the same old lady she had encountered previously, maybe the appointed nursemaid. She was trying to feed the infant against his will
It was a beautiful morning. The sun had just shown his face to the world, asking people to leave their lazy beds and snap off their sweet tooth dreams to face reality. Some were still behind the curtains, not wanting to let the sun's rays pass across their window and disturb one of the most precious moments. Feeling rejected, the sunrays travelled back to their origin and kissed the lonely sky to open its spectrum of beautiful colours. The crimson sky was now looking like an artwork on a canvas to be sold for millions of dollars. The different shades of colour will perhaps give you a complex mixture of nature's beauty, hypnotizing you at the gigantic depth it held in the wide field of its magical craft of blending colours.Across the east of an exquisite mansion, a young lady was sitting on the balcony with an infant on her lap to appreciate the playfulness of the sun and the sky. The baby in her embrace was wrapped in a warm piece of feathery clothing while he rested his back on the
Lilian watched her mother-in-law showering Aiden with lots of kisses, cooing and squishing him. She talked to him in some code language and their eyes communicated for some secrets. It was a delightful bond to see and the little guy seemed quite fond of his grandma. While the little one sucked on his scrumptious meal, his eyes watched the diamond sparkling thing around the neck of the elderly lady. It was very captivating to his new soul who still had to discover this petty world."He looks much calmer now. The last time I recall, he wouldn't stop crying no matter what we did," Helena Tucker stated as she smiled with wrinkles forming around her eyes.Dressed up in straight brown pants and a white shirt, she was looking fresh and elegant. She had minimum premium accessories despite the huge stock loading in her bank account and her face was still glowing despite her growing age. Lilian's womanly instincts wondered about the beauty products resulting in this magic. Her mother-in-law was
Lilian looked at herself in the mirror. With the white knee-length apparel she wore with her black hair falling off her shoulders, she wondered if she looked presentable to go out with the future heir of Tuckers. A simple and sober look she preferred felt inferior after seeing the gigantic fashionable people at her wedding. The prestigious Tucker clan had high status and it was her responsibility to maintain herself properly as she was now a member of this house. She didn't want people to point at her as a disgraceful daughter-in-law of a multi-billionaire established family. In the large field of roses, a small jasmine felt hard to fit in but it was still trying. "Does Mama look okay, baby?" Lilian asked the 3-month-old lying on the comfy mattress of her bed as she was done getting ready. The baby was dressed in a black romper which had a white lily flower in the right corner at the level of his chest. Somehow the colour suited him as much as his father and the little guy looked fa
Lilian followed Richard as he entered the pediatric clinic room. Aiden was still relishing being with his father, not leaving the comfy embrace he was cited. The naughty baby teased her about how he could take all the attention of the man she dreamed of without much effort when she was a helpless hard worker aiming for a no signboard. She had walked behind that handsome fella, everybody gaped at but he refused to even skim at her for a mere couple of seconds, dissolving all her yearnings she held unconsciously. She was stupidly wishful to harbour him to check on her if she was still accompanying him and not lost somewhere in a magical way. But to be awakened, he never even once looked back. It was a quick realization of the certitude, Lilian didn't know she craved his attention this densely. Was it just a crush or something more than that? She was puzzled, her brain becoming retarded every time she tried to sort her way out.The hospital procedures were so simple. Richard had filled o
Lilian's finger caressed the baby's soft skin, sleeping peacefully in her lap with his hands curled in a tight fist. Her hands held the human of a few kilograms to safeguard him from each bump the car felt. The wailing that left a scar in her heart still scared her, and she didn't want to intrude on the endearing sleep he attained after lots of drudgery. Her baby adopted a porcelain colour in contrast to his usual warm ivory pale skin, and she still had the dried stains of tears on her cheeks, a flimsy heart attack she suffered when she saw her infant in ache. Is being a mother arduous, or was she having a tough time because she wasn't the biological mother? This baby in her arms was precious; she had promised to devote herself to this tiny soul without a mother. She didn't want him to grow up without a mother and be in despair, where he would sob over for not having a mother. 'Mommy loves you a lot baby.' She said in a subtle whisper and leaned in to kiss his forehead while patting
Lilian ambled across the hallway as she entered the laundry room in the backside of the garden with an undersized laundry basket holding dozens of baby's clothing. Three maids were working there as usual, and noticing the madam of the house, they bowed quickly and stood attentively. The superior of three of them, Clara, a young girl in her mid-twenties with her long blonde hair braided beautifully and a relatively healthy build, approached the sovereignty to take the essentials they were assigned. "Madam, you don't have to come here every day," Clara said as she passed the basket to one of her subordinates, signing them to continue the work. "Just inform someone, and we will pick up the laundry." She added. Lilian smiled warmly, shaking her head at the responsible girl. This lass was youthful yet mature, and Lilian appreciated her hard work and determination."That's fine. I also need to burn some calories for the day, so please, don't burden yourself with that."The maid smiled, pl
"RICHARD TUCKER! COME OUT NOW!" Lilian climbed up into her husband's arms as she screamed through the button of her belly, disbalancing him a little. His right knee flexed at the sudden attack of the disaster but he managed his posture before he descended from top to the floor miserably. All the multitudes in the surroundings paid attention to the couple who looked relatively more fun than anything else at the moment. It was the perfect art to record this moment to gain more likes and followers on social media. Not forgetting to mention that the businessmen also decided to engage themselves so that most of the suited men exited the hall, just to look at the ongoing scene, especially when the name of one of the biggest billionaires was yelled out loud publically."Fuck," Richard uttered with profanity, gripping the woman in his arms tightly and stepping down the stairs as he decided to walk towards the garage instead of waiting there for misery."Hey, where are you taking me? My husb
Richard walked up to the empty table of the two and eyed the familiar satchel kept on it without anybody's claim. This green-suited high hegemonic person was finally left alone by the people and the clock was intending to hit the time of midnight soon. Some people had already started leaving these expensive surroundings and the man of Tucker's house too, decided to wrap up and head home at once.He looked around the region, trying to locate his partner but failed to find a similar personality in the proximity. The man glanced back at the white leather, picking it up as he wondered about the location of the woman he had brought along."Was she perhaps in the washroom?" Richard thought and pivoted his way towards the area of refreshment. With his steps leading towards the desired area, the high-status man passed on a professional smile to the populace who greeted him as he walked by. As he sauntered through the empty hallway towards the restroom, the memories of a few hours back starte
Lilian watched Richard get up from his seat and adjust his suit before he looked back at her for approval. She looked around at the people who seemed to be so determined to have this couple on the floor to entertain them. Never in her life interested in dancing with some other guy, she was uncertain to distinguish between the hell and heaven of this opportunity.The lady wrapped beautifully in a silky white garment forwarded her gaze to the handsome male standing in front of her with his extended hand. She looked into his amber eyes deeply, expressing her nervousness and anxiety to the fellow. The masses of the surroundings seemed to be shelving for her actions but a little nod from her husband pushed a cup of courage into the lass as she took his hand and got up from the chair as well. Lilian could suppose the lookout of every regard as she sauntered to the beautifully embellished dance floor. It felt like walking on the foam of a cloud, slowly and gently. She glimpsed at the man be
Lilian linked her arm with the flexed elbow of the gentleman beside her and walked at his pace in high heels. Her fingers gently grasped the rich fabric of his blazer, keeping her hand upon him like a publicly acclaimed couple. The proximity between the two was such a rare moment; it was only the second time she had locked her arms with him other than the beat of their wedding.The duo entered the significant glamorous hall. Some people greeted their presence while they welcomed themselves in the arena and the girl's eyes skimmed through the gigantic extravagance of the surroundings. The lights were enlightening enough to brighten up even more than the rays of the sunlight and all the people were dressed in high-quality attires to fit the high class of the society. Some waiters and waitresses were walking elegantly while passing on drinks and platters to the wealthy people and a soft soothing music played in the background.Richard's presence being a powerful entity, a few people walk
Lilian's facial muscles curved into a smile when she saw her man gleaming with the loveliest smile ever. He looked like a mesmerizing collection of diamonds to keep staring at for thousands of years, especially his stares which had squinted a little in the tremendous portion of contentment. She averted her eyes to the miniature version of him who appeared to be struggling with one of the hands stuck under his tummy. Chuckling, Lilian turned Aiden back to his previous position and she kissed his cheeks once before getting up from the mattress. She noticed that Richard was also done with his Filmfare and had shoved his mobile in his pocket to pick up the baby on his lap."I am glad I was here," Richard uttered casually and the girl blinked her eyes twice.Did he just talk to her? That's something… unthinkable. After Nia's death, Richard had never chatted to her nicely. Either intimidatingly or necessarily, he kept his words to a minimum and always showed off his bitterness but recentl
Lilian clenched her hand around the tuft of the hair of the man who nibbled on the skin of her neck, heating her body to the level of insanity. She had closed her eyes, calling out his name with the sinful noises leaving her mouth. Trapped in the scene, she was the long-waiting heroine of the movie, finally mating with her hero as per God's wish. In the intimate moment where she dived into her most hidden fantasy, Lilian breathed in deep at the closeness they shared. Her other hand encircled her man's torso as she touched the thin fabric of his shirt. The next instant when she was about to clench on that piece of his clothing, the man above her disappeared into the thin air. The girl opened her eyes, sitting on the bed all alone. Richard was nowhere to be found in the surroundings but her attention was diverted to the shadow in one of the corners of the room. She looked up at the bathroom door, squinting her eyes to scrutinize the person who stared at her intently."How could you do
"Richard…" Lilian called out as she compiled courage. The moment felt so ethereal and accessible, one of that millionth comet which was willing to inaugurate a new bond of existence between the couple.Everything moved in slow motion, the girl watched Richard's eyes directing at her as he paused with his meal. His amber eyes were glistening with the light of the brightest star of the galaxy and for the first time, the anticipating words were ready to coat her tongue for their departure. Lilian's mouth opened up, the two vocal cords closing the distance between them as the production of sound initiated."I…"Before she could pull out more words, a knock on the door distracted the versatile moment. Lilian's eyes widened a bit, realizing the thickness of the dialogue. How could she even think of confessing when the bond of this marriage itself demanded the strong denial of any romantic feelings? What were you doing, Lily?The sound of the taps on the door intrigued the surroundings for
The girl stared at Adam's apple moving up and down with the deglutition of each spoonful of porridge. It threatened her cells to reach the threshold at the intent of action potential. Her husband looked hellishly handsome, and Lilian thanked God for the thousandth time to see him in a piece of cloth. To her mercy, he wasn't flashing his shiny body anymore or else, it would have been another disaster.Outside the window, the sun was already setting down and exiting the day of sunshine. Lilian had successfully managed to convince the sick person to have at least a bowl of porridge and to take a rest from the heavy loads of work. At least for the end of this day! Of Course, it wasn't easy to talk but under the threat of his passionate mother, the task had evolved smoothly. Currently, the lady was sitting in the raven-themed room of the estimated personality where her presence was strongly denied. Though her heart still palpitated while crossing the boundary of the door, the calm and non
Lilian felt something weird yet warm crippling up against her skin, waking her up from her light slumber. As her orbs opened up, the direct contact of her eyes with the amber pearls left her her heart struck. In the window of her retina, she could see his prominent facial features which stood across his noteworthy ocean-deep eyes. The warmness in his gaze reminded her of one incident.(Flashback)Trapped in between the two large hands, the girl poured a river of tears at the most fearful incident of her life. Going to the alley in the backside of college when someone sent the anonymous cheat was the worst decision of her life ever. She had fallen for people's traps so easily, bringing the danger upon herself like an invitation to the party.Now stuck at the point of humiliation, Lilian prayed for God to send a lifesaver to the area where even dogs were denied to wander. With the boy in front of her so bulky, all her defences had fallen to his gigantic strength. She was now going to be