Jane Delmark was dazed. Susan? She called the name in her mind. She fixed her gaze on Adrian, not knowing if it meant good or bad for him to see her. "This is the second time I saw her in my dreams since the news of her death" Adrian declared. The first time he saw her, it seemed she was sobbing, unhappy that he was unfair to her. But this time, she was telling him something that he couldn't grasp. What was she trying to say? He laid on the bed and covered himself with the quilt. Jane just laid back on the bed and crossed her arms around Adrian's waist. They both didn't say anything, but were lost in their thoughts. The guilt filled conscience of Jane and the unfilial attitude of Adrian made them both know in their hearts that they did wrong to Susan. She was their friend but they treated her unfairly in the end. The worst of it was that even at her death, they didn't show her love nor respect. Years later, they talked about it and blamed themselves for being a
"I appreciate you for saving my fiance's life. Perhaps, the story would have been different and ended in pain and loss if you hadn't played the card well and saved his life. But beyond saving Jace Hudson, I saw your acting…" "...I must commend your acting skills, they are top notch. But being a drama queen will earn you nothing! You won't get beyond a mere compensation, that's the best you can have. So, don't try earning Jace Hudson's love with your acting skills. He is engaged and we are getting married. Take your mind off him except you want him to get a taste of the juicy part between your legs and then, he'll come back to me…" Tayo Dante was saying when Genesis snapped at her. "Get out. If you want to be protective of your fiance, go and do it elsewhere, my friend has no eyes for him" "Hmmm…you are intelligent. But I just needed to let you know anyways"Tayo declared and stood up "Jace Hudson is mine and can never condescend so low to fuck a dirty woman
"You have more than one, CEO Jace?" Genesis snapped at him. She's not happy, she wishes Arianna and Jace can find love in each other. After Jace's mood and emotional display the other day, she knew there might be a chance for Arianna in his heart. "I don't even have any," Jace replied. He hopes that Tayo Dante of a girl, has not come to make a fool of herself. No, she won't dare cross her limits with him. "Genesis, just stop it this moment. What is my business with Jace's private or love life? Please, just let this phase be over in peace so we can go our separate ways again " Arianna declared. Genesis didn't pursue the case further. She sighed softly and slowly turned her face away. Jace wanted to probe, to know who the lousy woman might be but held his tongue and didn't ask. Genesis won't say anything else if it would upset Arianna. "I will feed you, Aria. Please, let me" Jace Hudson pleaded. "I already told you that…" Arianna was protesting when Jace said "It's a
Arianna's voice choked. Will he believe her now? He had never believed her in the past. He said she was a spy, she was after him for a purpose. He even abused her and said she slept with his brother. "I didn't have anything with your brother Chase Hudson nor any man in my entire life besides you. I hope one day, you will believe me when I say I am not that kind of a woman" Arianna concluded and cleaned her tears. Her eyes had gone red. She sniffled. She didn't want to talk to him, she really didn't want to but he talked to her nicely and asked her to become a family with him and their son. Now, the pain and hurt of the past, gushed back into her heart and memory. He cheated her, abused her, disbelieved her and took away her right of motherhood to Eli. He really trampled on her in the past. "Please Arianna. Don't sob. You'll make me feel guilty more. I believe everything you were trying to make me understand in the past. I know now, that our one night stand was n
Jace Hudson's eyes turned cold. Is he the one this woman just referred to as the rich brat? Brat? What an insult. Does she really recognize him if she sees him or her attention was on Arianna alone that she didn't pass a glance at the rest of them standing? Richard and Chase exchanged glances and next turned to Jace. They saw his cold stare at the woman and Genesis shook her head. This woman should rather watch her words. Arianna glanced at Jace from her split vision. She saw his countenance was icy cold and the temperature of the room suddenly became hot to her feelings. "...you will leave here at this moment and come with me. The Keyamo family had brought the bridal attire and are coming to marry you off tomorrow morning. Hiding here will not save you. You are not going to disgrace our family and reduce us to homeless people nor make us a laughing stock in society. You must marry the eldest master of the Keyamo family. You must do exactly what your father and I w
Ethan left the house without having breakfast. Daisy didn't let him have a good sleep the previous night. She insisted that he fuck her and he in turn wasn't interested in it. He just wasn't interested in it and it affected his emotions. No matter how much she caressed his dick, he couldn't get an erection and that made Daisy unhappy. Not willing to face her grievance and complaints, he left the house earlier than usual and didn't wait to have breakfast. He was restless, it's been days and he hasn't been able to see Arianna. He just wants to see her and be sure she's fine. But the CEO of the Hudson's holding positioned men at the ward she was in and they wouldn't let him in. Maybe he could go, he might be lucky to be allowed to get in. He just wants to see her. He's restless and worried about her. Once he's able to see and talk to her, he would not come to see her again. As he drove towards the hospital, he made a U-turn and went in the direction of the hospital.
Jace's countenance became dark. He glared at Arianna "Why are you talking to me like this? Why are you disrespecting me by being rude? You and I had a past and I was unfair to you at a time. I apologise and I told you that I am sorry for what I did. But I won't let you disrespect me. I won't take it from you, Arianna Jason nor from anyone else" Jace was furious. "So whatever you want, I will not interfere with your decision. Go back to that shithole and stay there. You'll come over to the hospital when you need a doctor's help, I don't care anymore. But I won't let my son come over there to visit you. I will withdraw the restraining order and you will let me know when you want to see him. If it's okay and convenient for me, I will allow him to meet you. I won't let you disrespect me again, I won't give you that chance. I know you risked your life to save me and I will be ready to answer your call whenever you need me in the future. I will pay your hospital Bill a
On a spiral staircase stood Jace Hudson in a robe. He looked boyish in his morning appearance. His night robe was below the knees, giving a full glare of his white milkish muscular feet. He wore slippers and his hair was rough. His hairy chest was slightly exposed and he just stood midway through the stairs, staring at them. His eyes fixed on Arianna expressionlessly and didn't respond to Chase. He looked younger in his early morning appearance but then, he still possessed a unique handsomeness with it. No matter how he looked or appeared, he has a kind of cuteness with it. He didn't say anything but simply turned around and went upstairs. Arianna kept his eyes on him as she saw him disappear through a corner. She sighed and glanced at Chase. After telling him no the previous day, he suddenly saw her in his Mansion early the next morning. It appeared like a surprise to him. "You'll stay in the guestroom, I'll have the servants prepare the room for you" Chase declared. No one knew she w
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