Chase just stared at her speechless. He desperately wishes for it. More than her, he wants to own Rosalinda body and soul and make her his woman for real. His desire is to walk the aisle with her. To make her his legal wife. But she doesn't want him anymore. She might still be in love with him,but she doesn't want to have anything to do with him She still sees him through the eyes of a playboy. The inhumane treatment he dished out to her when she was pregnant with his child was still fresh in her memory. He wants to straighten things out between them. To make it up to her for the times he made her suffer and cried. But the door of her heart has been shut towards him That bastard might be screwing her and they might be together but she used to love him and somehow, he felt she still loves and cares about him in the centre of her heart. Seeing her father is not responding, Bella pressed further "Linda is a good woman. She loves me and she doesn't have a boyfri
"I don't have a mommy and my daddy is not going to give me a new mommy because he is sad. I know that he is unhappy with himself for being rejected.." Bella's tone changed. She feels sorry for her dad. He is a good man. Rosalinda squinted. She couldn't ask any further. She soon said good night and hung up. As she laid on the bed, everything seemed jangled up together. Did Bella lose her Mom? Why did she say she doesn't have a mommy? She's Chase's daughter, that is not negotiable,she looks partly like him. But her Mom, who is she? Chase was waiting at the sidelines to hear the outcome of Bella's call. When she hung up and walked back towards her room, she saw her dad standing by the doorway. "Daddy, Linda was happy that I called her," Bella reported with excitement. She smiled broadly. She's glad that Linda answered her phone and talked with her nicely. "Just like I predicted, your Linda was happy" Chase chimed. Her name is Linda, but to him, she's Rosalinda.
Chase's expression went from surprise to excitement. He smiled broadly. Rosalinda is willing to take him back? It's a dream come true. He pulled her closer and hugged her affectionately. "Thank you Rosa, thank you" he stuttered. The two lovers chuckled aloud and Chase kissed her temple. He loves her more now, because of this step she took. It was as if she learned about the yearning of his heart. He would cherish the relationship henceforth. He loves her like never before. She would mean the world to him and they will be the ends of the earth together. Next he said "We have a lot to talk about. But first, let's go for lunch" He caressed her hair, holding her head against his chest affectionately. Words can't express how excited he was. He had thought of a million ways to get to her, and here she is, before him and ready to bury the past. "No baby. I have to run along. Let's have dinner instead" Rosalinda declared, pulling away from Chase's grip reluctantly an
For the entire day, Chase wouldn't let Rosalinda out of his sight. He kept her close until they had dinner and he went to drop her off. When Chase's chauffeur arrived at her house, she was dazed to find her car parked at home. Chase had insisted that she come along in his car and she reluctantly did, he took her car key from her and gave it to his bodyguard. After then, she worried over nothing until she arrived home and found her car parked. She smiled and wanted to alight when Chase asked "Would you prefer I come along now and apologise to your Mom?" Rosalinda thought about it. She needs to tell her mother and brother her stance with Chase Hudson now. Coming over to them now, will be a thing of surprise to them. "No. I'll talk to them first" Rosalinda declared. She explained things briefly to him and Chase reasoned with her. He nodded and kissed her temple before saying goodnight. Mike was standing out when Chase came to drop his sister off, his hands fol
There was silence and Mike shivered at the echo of the sound that came with the slap. His Mom hardly gets provoked to this level. Hadn't he done something wrong by coming over to her to express his grievance against his sister? But anyways, it's all because of her stupidity. How can his sister be so annoying? How can she ever dream of getting back together with Chase Hudson? Is she being attracted by love or by wealth? Is it because Chase is doing well financially or because his name attracted a crowd or could it be because he is from a reputable family? But Alexander Hamilton is not doing bad. He is based abroad but he is a big name too. What can Chase offer her that Alexander Hamilton cannot give her double of it? But she rejected him. She doesn't want anyone else except that casanova. Why is love so cruel to the extent that it will shut out someone's senses like this? Rosalinda placed her hand on her chin. She bowed her head. The moment her mother's ha
"Oh, sorry!" Chase mumbled, coming over and taking the glass of coffee away from her. He gently caressed her back and Rosalinda shook his hand off. "Naughty boy" she snorted and almost immediately chuckled aloud. She took her coffee away from him and took another sip. Chase is something else. "Yeah, naughtier than you used to know" he teased, kissing her earlobe. Rosalinda felt a cold shiver run through her spine. Such things could easily turn her on. She used her elbow to push Chase off and he chuckled aloud before announcing "I'll get your dress from downstairs" and dashed out. As soon as he shut the door behind, Rosalinda placed her coffee down. Has Chase really turned a new leaf? Does he usually act sweet and romantic like this? Meanwhile Pricillia Black was sobbing. She shut her daughter out in the storm because she brought her family low. Rosalinda pushed her to the point where she acted inhuman towards her. What's there about that boy Chase that sh
Her heart was pounding in her chest. He wants her to marry him, he was begging her to be his wife? Chase Hudson? He said he loves her and would never make her cry anymore. He promised not to cheat on her or make her regret marrying him? Is that how much he loves her now? She had only thought of giving him a second chance and watching how his feelings grow and mature towards her. She wants them to nurture their feelings first. She hadn't for once expected a marriage proposal so soon. Was he obliged to it simply because of what her family did to her? What is he thinking, to impress or show off that he will marry her to make them ashamed? Is Chase sure of what he is doing? "Just say yes, my love. And we would become a couple by dawn. Just say it and make me the happiest man on earth. Just say it!" Chase kept coaxing her. "No Chase. Don't make hasty decisions because of the way my family treated me. They're my family and they will eventually come around and
Pricillia Black's eyes went from being pale to that of enragement. Her daughter was getting married? Has she lost her mind that just because of a night in the storm, she suddenly decided to get married? To whom did she give her heart to? It definitely is not that fellow surnamed Hudson. Her heart will be broken into several shreds if Rosalinda choses to spend the rest of her life with Chase Hudson. What is she supposed to do next? She needs to run fast to the marriage registry to see if she can stop her daughter from taking this critical step in her life without thoroughly thinking it through. Mike stepped out of his bedroom with a sullen countenance. The worst had happened. His sister had gone to tie the knot with that man they scolded her over. "Mom, my sister…" Mike said and trailed off, passing his phone to his mom to watch the replayed video for her. Rosalinda Black's glamorous step was captured as she alighted from Chase's multimillion range rover at the reg
When the couple alighted, Chase held Rosalinda's hand, intertwining his fingers ders with hers. They drew closer, and a few securities walked over to their boss. When Chase walked over he turned and glared at the securities in hostility "the next time you opened that gate to some unwanted guests, your job in this house is ended!" He thundered. "We are not unwanted guests Mr Hudson. We are law enforcement agencies with a search warrant…" One of the police officers was saying when Chase snapped at him. "If you have a search warrant, do you also have a gate pass?" He asked, his usual arrogant personality taking over the calmness he portrayed at the orphanage. For a few seconds, none could say a word until the man next to Amanda Smith introduced himself "I am Barr. Clifford,Miss Amanda Smith's lawyer" he said, dissipating the awkwardness in the air. "We have a search warrant from the head office to search your mansion for Miss Bella Smith, a girl you adopted fr
How dare he say she needs the advice the most when he was the one who hurt her and rejected the baby? How can he refer to himself as Bella's father after ordering her to have an abortion back then. If she had gone ahead, she would have flushed Bella away. Now, he brought his face before her and said he is Bella's father? She's not afraid of him anymore. What she wants is her daughter and nothing else. "Amanda, I know that you are hurt. I also know that I made you hurt. But please, I'm begging you let's talk about our daughter please" Chase pleaded. "Yes, Miss Amanda. Just give him a chance and talk to him. This mother is pleading with you as a mother, listen to Chase" Rosalinda coaxed. "I don't have anything to talk to him about. You wanted me to have an abortion back then. You paid for it and told me not to come before you again. And I didn't, I never came to find you ever again. And today you call yourself my daughter's father? How is that possible?
The both of them stared at each other in shock. Chase remembered the dream. Everything played fresh in his memory and he was afraid of the rest of the dream becoming a reality. Amanda Smith glared at him. She was thinking about him without knowing he was standing next to her. What is going on here? She remembered the past. How she was involved with Chase and became pregnant. How he urged and persuaded her for an abortion. He transferred a large sum of money into her account and told her not to come before him again or return someday with some damn baby to blackmail him. He is a Hudson. A billionaire and has power. But she's a nobody. She had to hide away and carried her baby in her belly and gave birth to her without his knowledge. She doesn't have the ability or the name to fight him. Now, after a few years she met with him again. But she hopes he's not the man who adopted her daughter? From the words of the matron, she hopes her daughter hasn't found h
Chase kept his gaze on her confused facial expression. He chuckled softly and said "No. She's my daughter by adoption. And now, the orphanage wants to see me along with her" Rosalinda shook her head in disapproval. She'd always thought she's his daughter for real, that is, by blood connection. And she didn't bother asking him about the girl's Mom. And the resemblance, how come about it then? She takes after Chase 50% in appearance. Her eyes looked a lot like Eli and his dad. "But Bella looks like you and your family…" Rosalinda interjected. This is unbelievable. If Chase hadn't told her himself, she wouldn't have believed it if someone else told her. "It's a coincidence. We're not related by blood" Chase replied, smiling. Somehow the girl looks like the Hudson's. That's one other reason he insisted he would adopt her. She would fit perfectly into the family. "Are you sure none of your ex…"Rosalinda trailed off. It's enough. If Chase said she's his daughter by
The matron nodded and smiled. The only kid in the orphanage that goes by the name Bella was the one adopted a few months ago. "Can we get the information about your daughter and the legal documentation you signed? Amanda smiled and brought out all the necessary documents and placed them before the matron. After glancing over it and comparing it with the copies in the orphanage. She realised that it's her daughter indeed that has been given off in adoption. "We waited for you for many years. Other parents returned to get their kids and many were adopted except Bella…"the matron trailed off. They couldn't reach her. She changed her address and her contacts were forever switched off. Since there was no information about her, they couldn't inform her that her daughter had been adopted. "I'm sorry about that ma'am. Life was unfair to me so I decided to go away for a few years. But I'm back now. I have a job and I've returned to fetch my daughter" Amanda Smith
Jace couldn't curtail the excitement surging in him. Arianna is pregnant again, it only means he's eventually going to be a father again. "Thank you" Jace chimed. He smiled broadly. Richard smiled too. He can't wait for the day when he will also receive such good news as an expectant father. "Watch her diet Jace, if you can. Especially the intake of alcohol is not good for the baby" Richard advised. "Yeah, sure" Jace nodded. He glanced at the direction where the ladies went and felt like going after her and hugging her affectionately. She's carrying his child, Eli will have his request granted in a couple of months. They had hardly finished the party when Jace had Arianna come upstairs. There's a kind of excitement in him that she hasn't seen before. He almost was going to spoon-feed her. This deep expression of love, she doesn't know what she'd done to deserve it. Anyways she accompanied him. "You'll have to do a test. I bought five different brands
Her heartbeat almost skipped. She stood gazing at the two people she least expected to come and see her. Is she dreaming or hallucinating? She blinked her eyes and opened them again, but they remained at the same spot, smiling broadly at her. She turned and glanced at Chase,the latter shrugged. Chase went to see them, is that why she didn't wake up to find him next to her? She swallowed hard and wanted to say something but her words choked in her throat. Chase has impressed her over and over with his ability to reconcile people together. "Congratulations baby" Pricillia Black was the first to make an utterance. She opened her arms and walked towards Rosalinda. The latter mumbled "mummy" and her eyes went cloudy with tears. She got into her mom's arms and hugged her. Her tears gave way and for some seconds, they both couldn't say anything but remained in each other's arms. "Mummy,I missed you," Rosalinda confessed. She sniffled and swallowed hard. Her mom's t
"... I'm sorry . I know I have been stupid in the past. I trespassed. I bruised your ego and I said demeaning words to you, but I sincerely apologise to you and I seek nothing but your forgiveness. Even if you don't want to forgive me, for your daughter's sake, forgive me. Rosalinda is broken and unhappy. For the rest of yesterday, she's sobbing secretly. Do you want your daughter to be unhappy? No mother or brother ever wishes so for their daughter and sister. I humbly request you to forgive me for her sake. Rosalinda loves me a lot. She hadn't stop loving me for once. I fell in love with her after she miscarried my baby. I swear that I regretted my actions. I tried to apologise, but you both didn't give me a chance. I am a different person now. I love your daughter more than anything else in this world. Please give us your blessings, dear mother inlaw…" Chase pleaded. Pricillia Black was speechless. She doesn't know if she's to be angry or just walk away. Bu
She had been unexceptionally quiet all the way from the registry. After her encounter with her family, her excitement went down and she had only been forcing herself to appear happy. But Chase wouldn't forfeit the pleasure of his wedding night simply because the bride wasn't looking cheerful. He has to take his conjugal right. Rosalinda was not giving him the expected cooperation. She wasn't in the slightest mood or interested to consummate her wedding. If Chase can just spare her that night. Before the next day, she would have been able to put her emotions together and willingly give herself to him. And she cannot tell Chase about it. And the latter refused to interpret the attitude she was giving him. Chase just doesn't want to understand at all. "What's happening Rosa? Don't you want me to make love to you?" Chase asked, feeling annoyed already. He had to undress her and despite that, she was stiffening her body. He suspected that she doesn't want to cons