16.When Annabel got home, she met Sasha watching a movie, she was so into the movie that she didn't even take notice of Annabel's presence.A mischievous smirk appeared on Annabel's lips as she decides to use this to her advantage. She sneaked up on Sasha and scared the hell out of her.A loud scream escaped from Sasha's lips as she jumped up in fright, causing Annabel to burst into laughter."Why the hell did you do that Annie? And when did you even get here?" She asked with an angry pout."Just now. You were so into what you were watching that you didn't even notice me come in, good job Sasha, you're such a great nanny." She teased and Sasha mentally face-palmed herself."Olivia is fast asleep already, although it wasn't so easy getting her to go to bed." She sighed."Why? What happened?" Annabel asked."Nothing much. She just kept on asking about you and I had to do a lot of things to get her to fall asleep since she insisted on saying goodnight to you before going to bed." She ex
17.Roland's car pulled up in front of the airport, then he and Ashton got down.Ashton had this grumpy look on his face and he kept on glaring daggers at Roland who pretended not to notice how upset he was."Why the hell are you doing this to me Roland!? I don't want to go to China, can't we get someone else to do this?'' He grumbled.Roland walked to him, then he tapped his shoulder lightly. "You should be willing to do this much for me, you're my best friend." He smiled, but Ashton wasn't finding anything funny.As if Roland knew he wasn't going to travel today, he suddenly showed up at his doorstep this morning and forced him to make this trip to China, he even surprised him with a flight ticket."It's not like you have much work here, you should be thankful I'm letting you go on this trip, just see it as a vacation." Roland said and Ashton rolled his eyes at him."It's not a vacation if I'll be running the streets of China looking for one man, how the hell do I go about this? You
18.Roland instantly ran after Annabel, he grabbed her hand and pulled her into the closest room, then he shut the door.Annabel looked around and saw he had brought her to the storage room."What the hell! Why did you bring me here? Move away, I want to go out!" She tried pushing him off, but he wouldn't budge.Seeing how stubborn he was being, Annabel's anger only increased. "If you don't leave then I'll scream." She threatened.Roland scoffed. "Go ahead and do that, then you wouldn't be able to avoid what you've been trying to avoid." He replied and Annabel narrowed her eyes."What's that supposed to mean?""Aren't you scared of us being seen together?" He smirked."You really are so—" She trailed off."So what?" Roland asked. "Go ahead and say it, after all I've been taking all sorts of insults from you, this won't come as a surprise either, go ahead and insult me." Annabel was actually going to call him cheap, but she decides to keep shut. "What do you want from me? I have thing
19.Roland spent quite a lot of time in his car watching Brian and Annabel, they had so much fun eating and they even had lots of drink, although Annabel was a bit hesitant at first, she later gave in to Brian's pleas and ended up drinking with him.She wasn't much of a drinker, the little glass she took at first made her tipsy, but she couldn't stop herself after one shot and she ended up taking so much, as well as Brian.By the time they walked out of the restaurant, it was so late already and the two of them couldn't even walk properly, they were both staggering."What kind of woman is this!?" Roland spat.Annabel missed her footing and was about to fall when Brian caught her in a nick of time.Roland saw all this happen and seeing Brian's hand wrapped around Annabel's waist made him loose his cool. He came down from his car and walked up to them, then he forcefully pulled Annabel to himself.Although they were both drunk, they could still recognize him."Hey look, it's the bossy C
20.Roland was still so shocked by what had just happened and was still trying to process things when a phone started ringing, jolting him out of his thoughts.He looked around for where the phone could be and then he saw Annabel's bag, he hurriedly grabbed the bag and took out the phone, then he saw the name Sasha on screen.Roland contemplated on if he should take the call or not and when the phone wouldn't stop ringing, he decides to answer it."Hey Anna, where the hell are you!? Olivia is—""Excuse me, but this isn't Annabel." He interrupted.Sasha was silent for sometime before she finally asked. "Who's this?""This is her boss, Annabel isn't in a good state at the moment.""Why? What happened to her? Did something happen to her? Is she okay?" Sasha panicked."No no, she's alright, she had a date with a co worker and got drunk, I wanted to take her home but I couldn't get her to tell me her home address, so I had to bring her home, but be rest assured, she's safe." He said and he
21.When Annabel got a hold of herself, she pushed him off."What are you doing!?" She screamed."That's the only way to get you to calm down." Roland replied. "How could you jump into conclusion without hearing me first?" Annabel scoffed. "Knowing the kind of man you are, why the hell should I trust you!?" She retorted.Roland nodded. "Fine, now I know how much you hate me." He replied and Annabel rolled her eyes at him."What's the meaning of this then? Why am I in this?" She asked, referring to the clothes she was putting on.Roland sighed deeply, then he explained everything to her, how he had come to pick her up to her ruining his clothes and how he had brought her home since she refused to give him her address, he then explained it to her that it was the maid who helped her get changed and not him, he even told her how he had to sleep in the guest room since she was in his room."Do you think I'll be so crazy to take advantage of you? Why would I even want to do that!?" He aske
22.Roland was surprised when Annabel suddenly rushed downstairs and informed him that she was leaving."Hold on Anna, why are you in a hurry? You should have something to eat first." He said, but she refused."No Sir, I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I really need to get going, something came up and don't worry, I'll make sure to wash this and safely bring it back." She replied and then she ran out before he even had the chance to say anything else.Sasha has actually just called her to inform her that Olivia has been asking for her, the little girl went to bed without seeing her mother, so she woke up crying and asking for Annabel.When Annabel got out, she was lucky to find a cab, she got in and the driver drove off immediately.She began hitting herself for making her daughter cry."How could I have been so careless!?" She groaned.She got so carried away and forgot about her daughter, for that she hates herself because one thing she couldn't stand was to see her daughter sad
23.When Annabel got to Roland's office, she heaved a deep breath before placing a knock on his door."Come in." She heard him say and she went in.For some reason, Roland wasn't so surprised to see her. He knew why she was here but he wasn't expecting what she would do next.They both looked at each other, none said anything until Annabel decides to break the silence."Why did you do that?" She asked, an angry frown on her face."What do you mean?" Roland replied, feigning ignorance.Annabel mentally rolled her eyes at him. "You know what I mean. Sir, you know what I'm talking about, so don't act like you don't understand.""This is about Brian, isn't it?""Why would you do that? Brian did nothing wrong, he and I were the ones who went out yesterday, so why would you fire him?""Because he did something he shouldn't have, I saw the behavior he showed yesterday as an insult to me, so I have to fire him."Annabel narrowed her gaze. "We were both drunk and besides, I'm sure that whateve
158. AT SCHOOL… Olivia was on a seat, trying to get a class work they had given to them done. Sebastian hadn't been to school for a while, and she was darn worried about him. She didn't know his place and had even asked Mrs. Genevieve about him several times, but she would tell him Sebastian would come soon. “Are you still pouting because of that boy?” Winter scoffed. “His name is not “that boy” Winter. His name is Sebastian and yes, I'm pouting because of him because I'm angry that he hasn't resumed school for days now.“ She folded her hands with a huff. “You care about me that much?” She gasped when she heard the voice she had been wanting to hear for a few days now. She turned and was shocked to see him. “Sebastian,” She called, and he smiled at her. “Where have you been?” She rushed to meet him. “Come with me,” He held her hand and led her outside to the car. When they got there, he smiled at her and Olivia wondered why he had brought there. “Olivia,” He called, and she loo
157.6 MONTHS LATER…“Congratulations, Mrs. D. Ville, you're four months pregnant!” Doctor Preston told Annabel, and she shrieked in surprise.. “Are you for real?” She asked because it looked like a dream to her. She was pregnant for her darling husband; pregnant with his second child.Doctor Preston nodded and she beamed. He handed over the test results to her, and she took them with excitement laced in every of her movements. She stood up and picked up her bag.“Thank you so much, doctor Preston,” She walked out of the office. “Roland is gonna scream!” She twirled happily as she headed for her car.When she got there, she was surprised to see Jacinthe leaning on her car. It's been months, but she still recognized the lady.Jacinthe smiled and waited for Annabel to get to where she was.“Hi,” She waved at Annabel with a friendly smile on her face.“Hey,” Annabel smiled back. “Jacinthe.” She called.“Wow, I'm glad you still remember me.” She tucked a strand of hair behind her ears.“
156.Annabel's eyes widened as Nadia fell to the floor in pain.Roland sighed, happy that the policemen were not dull doing their jobs. They rushed to where Nadia dropped the gun and picked it.Nadia looked at her bleeding leg, where she got shot, and screamed in tears. “All I wanted was for someone to love me! Is that too much to ask for? It isn't fair that people don't get what they want!”Annabel sighed in relief. For a moment there, she thought she was going to die on her wedding day. Roland held her hand as they walked to where Nadia sat on the floor in pain.She looked at Roland and covered her face in shame. “I'm sorry, I apologize for trying to hurt you.”Roland just looked at her. “I'll see you in court.” He said, and left with Annabel.She glanced her parents' way, and they just stared at her with tears in their eyes. There was nothing they could do anymore. She has to face the law. She was taken away by the police, and Roland turned to the people.“Let's not allow what happ
155.THE WEDDING DAY…“Gosh, Annabel, I can't believe this is actually happening!” Sasha screamed in delight as she watched Annabel get into her wedding gown. The feeling was out of this world. She was so excited and she wasn't even the bride.Annabel couldn't believe it was happening either. Her dream was finally coming true. She was getting married to the man of her dreams; the father of her child and the person who proved to be more than a friend and boss to her. She loved him so much and just the thought that she was going to spend the rest of her life with him sent tingles down her belly.Tears rolled down her cheeks as she turned to look at Sasha, who was bubbling with excitement. Sasha rushed to her and hugged her tight.“Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!” Sasha exclaimed.Annabel chuckled. “You seem more excited than I am.” “You do not know the half of it. After everything you passed through, you deserve a happy ending my love. You deserve the joy that comes with this day and I'm really
154.Annabel tears rolled down in relief the minute Roland stormed through that door. She removed her veil and was about to run to him but Carson held her hand.“You are going nowhere, Annabel!” He snapped.“Let go of her right now, Carson. You do not want to see the other side of me.” Roland was vexed at how he held Annabel.Carson smiled. “I can't let go of her, Roland,” He pulled Annabel to himself and took a gun, startling everyone in the church.Roland was about to rush to them.“Don't you dare take another step else I'll shoot!” Annabel screamed.“Carson, don't try anything stupid, you'll regret it.” Roland lowered his voice, scared that Carson might shoot Annabel.Carson wasn't ready to let her go. This was his opportunity to finally get what he wanted right now that Roland was here.“I hate you, do you know that? Why do you keep ruining my plans and acting like a hero all the time?” He snarled. “I've tried my best to be ahead of you in all ramifications. I tried to surpass you
153.“What the heck did you just spit out of that ass you call a mouth?” Roland balled his fists. Carson had definitely grown wings to have the courage to talk to him like that. How dare the scumbag say he wanted to get married to Annabel? His Annabel? For what?Carson was happy that he had been able to get a reaction out of Roland. He knew the dude didn't like joking with anything that involves Annabel. “You heard me well. I would have invited you to our wedding but I'm worried that you'd turn everything upside down, so you're not going to be invited. But, I'll be lenient and give you a video of the whole wedding procession.” He laughed.Roland tightened his fists. “Shut up.” “Why should I?” Carson chuckled. “I'm just sharing my happiness with you and you're silencing me. I'm just happy that I'd be getting married to the woman of my dreams tomorrow—”“Shut up, Carson!” Roland snapped. He couldn't take it anymore. He wished he was with Carson now to reset his brain with a punch or sla
152.“I can't marry you now, let me out of here!” Annabel snapped at him but he chuckled and sped up.She couldn't believe Carson was behaving this way. Olivia was scared and held Annabel.“Mummy!” She called, her voice shaking.Annabel held her close to herself and quickly took her phone. She sent a text message to the number Sasha used to text her but it didn't deliver. With a frustrated sigh, she texted Roland, asking him for help. “If you think texting them the location of where I'm taking you will make them find you then you're mistaken. I suspected something like this might happen, so I already had my plans implemented and waiting for execution. Where I told you isn't actually where I'm taking you now, Annabel. Where I'm taking you is where our wedding will take place.”“Over my dead body will I agree to marry a monster like you. I saw you as a helper but you betrayed me. You have no conscience!”Carson laughed. “Hear who's talking about conscience? Where was your conscience whe
151.Roland sprung up from his seat and rushed to meet Sasha.“You said what?” He asked to be sure he heard her well the first time.Sasha tried to catch her breath. When her breathing was stable enough, she looked up at Roland. “Annabel is leaving the city with Carson and I have no idea when she'd be coming back.”Roland blinked. “What! Why?” He asked.“She said she wanted to go somewhere far away, rest for awhile and heal. She wants to forget about you and everything you two had.”“No!” Roland shook his head. “I can't let that happen, Sasha. Where is she now?” He asked, picking up his car keys immediately.“She should be at Carson's now. You have to stop her from leaving, Roland. I don't trust Carson one bit.” Sasha was scared for Annabel's safety.“Neither do I,” Roland said and rushed out.Sasha sat in the office with her palms on her forehead. She was already getting a headache from all these issues on ground.“Where is Roland?” Ashton asked the moment he walked in.Sasha sighed.
150.TWO DAYS LATER…“Nadia, how could you do something like that?” Mrs. Durand asked after the news about what Nadia did, got to her ears.It's been two days, Annabel didn't want to see Roland or anyone. Roland had been devastated over everything that happened and had refused to eat or drink. He was getting worse daily and no matter how much evidence they gathered, they'd always lose it.Nadia on the other hand was bent on making things worse for them. Roland's parents tried to talk to her but she refused to hear them out. She was indeed showing them the other side of her and it made them relieved that they didn't give her to their son in the First place.Nadia blew a bubble from the gum she was chewing and glanced at her mother. “I've done a lot of things, mum. Which one are you talking about?” She asked.Mrs. Durand couldn't believe how her daughter changed suddenly. Nadia wasn't always like this.“You framed Roland and you know exactly what I'm talking about. Meet Annabel and expla