Chapter 37.Xavier injected Andrew with the injection, and he cried out in pain."Ahhh." He screamed and one of the bodyguards hit him hard with a stick to shut him up."Wow. This works faster than I expected. I love this.". A big smile formed on his lips. "I deserve a pat on the back for this."A satisfactory smile formed on Damien's lips, and he nodded his head in approval. "You did well. I love that. Inject them all with the fluid. They must all regret ever messing with me." Damien and Xavier soon stepped out of the torture room. They could hear how the men were crying in pain. Damien's lips curved upward slightly. "How long will it take for them to die?" He couldn't help but ask."It will work for twelve hours. They will feel the pain for a good twelve hours. They will die afterward. " He replied.Damien nodded his head in satisfaction. "That's good then. You will be of greater help in the future."*****Ava's phone suddenly rang in her bag. She dipped her hand into her bag and
Chapter 38.She seems to be twenty-one or twenty-two. Her age can't be more than that. Since this girl did not like her, there was no reason for her to be polite anymore."I am Damien's wife. Any problem?" She asked with a raised brow. Since the girl chose to be rude. There is no need for her to be polite."How can you be Damien's wife? There are countless beautiful girls on earth so why did he choose you? When I say beautiful girls I mean gorgeous ladies. You are not beautiful and you seem to reek of poverty. I even thought you were a cleaner. Oops. You are not even fit to be a cleaner in this house.". Sophia sneered. She stared at Ava with so much hatred and jealousy in her eyes. The fact that she's Damien's wife made her hate Ava like hell."Ava's lips curved upward slightly. She brushed her hair aside and puffed out her chest "I am sure everyone here is not blind. You said I am not beautiful. I agree. But at least. I am more beautiful than you. You wore a makeup, yet our beauty i
Chapter 39.The smile on Sophia's face fell instantly. She clenched her fist tightly to suppress her anger."Oh really. That's good. I'm happy for you ." She said, and forced out a smile. She suddenly took her seat beside Ava."Sister-in-law, what family are you from? I haven't heard of you or ever seen you." Sophia knew Ava would be a nobody. But she still asked to make her feel uncomfortable."I am an orphan. I was adopted by the Smith family. That's all" Ava replied with a smile. The gentle smile on her face never leaves for once."Oh. I'm so sorry about that.* "It's fine.". Ava replied.Sophia suddenly turned to Damien, and rested her head on his lap and this made Ava uncomfortable. She's very sure something was wrong. But she couldn't pinpoint what was wrong? What the heck? Why would a sister keep hugging her brother like that in the presence of his wife? Because of what!.. She managed to hide the displeasure on her face."When are you taking your leave? Damien asked with a rais
Chapter 40.This girl doesn't deserve to be Damien's sister. She's just too rude and arrogant. So clingy as well. "How dare you talk to me that way bitch. I only came here to have a chat with you." Sophia said. She brushed a strand of her hair aside.Ava was silent for a while. What the hell did this bitch want to tell her about? She's very sure nothing good will come out of it. "What do you want to talk about? We are not close, so I don't think it's a good idea to be having a chat with you. I don't want anybody to see us together." Ava said through her gritted teeth. She said that intentionally to anger Sophia and, fortunately, it worked."You must be seeking death bitch. How dare a lowlife like you talk to me that way? Are you feeling great because my brother married you? I already have a background check on you. You are just the adopted daughter of the Smith family. I heard of how you were treated like trash there. Now you have the nerve to talk back at me. You must be seeking de
Chapter 41.Ava gulped down her saliva nervously. She had never met anyone as cunning as Sophia. Anyone who saw this would think she was the one who pushed her. She was at a loss for words for a moment. She opened her mouth to talk, but no word seemed to come out." Are you deaf?" Damien barked at her, making her flinch. She broke into a cold seat instantly."No. I didn't push her..." Ava tried to explain, but Damien cut her words shut."You didn't push her? Are you saying she pushed herself? He yelled angrily."Brother, don't blame her. It's my fault. Everything is my fault. I was the one that caused all this. I didn't know that she was unhappy that I took her room. That was why she was angry. Please don't scold her." Sophia said softly. Tears flowed down her face freely.Ava widened her eyes in shock. This bitch. How dare she lie that she pushed her. And when the hell was she angry that she took her room?"Is that so? Is that the reason why you pushed her?" Damien's cold voice rang
Chapter 42."Ouch. My head hurt" Sophia cried and Damien quickly walked over to her. He wrapped her in his embrace and carried her in a bridal style. He carried her out of the house. Ava watched Damien's back till it disappeared. The tears she has been trying her best to hold in rolled down her cheeks freely. He believed his sister and didn't give a damn about her. Why will she have to lie? She's so mad at herself and Damien. He almost kill her because of something irrelevant. He didn't even listen to anything she had to say. The only thing that mattered to him was his sister's safety. She's just a nobody and would only remain a nobody. How she wished she could just leave this house. She didn't want to stay with him anymore since he did not value her. He is much more dangerous than she thought. She is very sure he would kill her if such happened again. Why is her life just so miserable? Why can't she live in peace? Why can't she live a good life like every other people? She escaped
Chapter 43.Ava stepped out of the bathroom fully dressed in her pajamas. It would be a lie if she said she was not mad at Damien. She didn't spare him a glance. She walked over to the couch, and prepared to lie down, but Damien stopped her immediately."Where are you going?" His cold voice rang through the room, and this made Ava to ball her hand into a fist. She sucks in a deep breath to hide her anger and turned around swiftly."I want to sleep." She replied firmly."Where are you going to sleep? This is the bed, and you are going in another direction." "No, I can't share a bed with you. So I will be taking the couch." She replied and lay on the couch.A look of surprise crossed Damien's eyes, but it quickly disappeared in the next moment "Why did you want to sleep on the couch. You will be feeling uncomfortable.. sleeping on the couch is not advisable, so come and sleep on the bed."The more Damien talked, the angrier Ava became. He almost killed her in the afternoon, and now he
Chapter 44.Ava clenched her fist tightly. She's so angry right now, and she tried her best to hide it. Anger was bubbling up in ur stomach, and she's afraid it would burst at any moment. He listened to one side of the story, and didn't listen to hers. He didn't care if she was right or wrong. A word from his sister is enough to brainwash him. Since he chose to believe that she pushed his sister, then there is no need for her to explain again. Let him believe what he chose to believe."I'm sorry sir..Such will never happen again." Ava apologized and lowered her gaze."It's fine. Just make sure this does not happen again. Also, we are sharing the room till Sophia leaves. It's in the contract you signed unless you want to terminate the contract." Damien said calmly. His eyes never left Ava's for once.Ava dug her nails into her palms till they bled. She's so angry right now, but still managed to calm herself. She forced out a smile and said "No problem sir. I will do as you wish. I am
Chapter 110: What Have You Done?Damien stirred from his sleep. He hated the nightmares that were befalling him that night. Images of Ava reaching out and begging him for help danced through his mind. The images filling his head were so unsettling that he rose with a start and glanced at the other side of the bed. It was empty and it caused his heart to jump in panic. “Ava?” He called out into the dim room, hoping she was in the bathroom. There was no response and this officially got him worried. “Ava, where are you?” He called out as he stood up from his bed and walked around the room, glancing around for any sign of his room. He was about to walk into the bathroom when he noticed that the bedroom door wasn’t properly locked. Taking a deep breath, he walked out of the room and immediately heard the sound of struggling and gulping. Instinctively, he headed to the balcony where the hot tub was located and the sight that greeted him caused bile to form in his mouth and his stomach to
Chapter 109: I Will Take Care Of Everything “Thank you so much for defending me against Regina. I wasn’t in the mood for a fight and was thinking of the best way possible to get away from her.” She thanked him as their vehicle sped along the highway. “Hey, it is nothing. You are my wife, and I ought to protect you at all costs. It was too bad that she tried to hurt you. If you want, I can get her arrested. It would be nice to teach her some lesson so she doesn’t try this ever again.” He said. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach at his words. She would never have believed that a day would come when he would defend her so greatly, like today. “So, what made you leave Dr. Xavier’s office? Did she call you out or something?” He asked as he maneuvered the car through a bend. “No. I intended to gift the good doctor something. If it wasn't for him, you and would most likely not be together anymore. I am so grateful to him and just thought I should get him something. Unfortunately, I le
Chapter 108: What’s Going On Here?Ava glanced around the whole space, thinking of how best to avoid Regina and the trouble she was promising. If she wasn’t in a haste to get back to Damien and Dr. Xavier, she would have taken the time to be trashy to the woman in front of her. “You look so scared like you want to run away. Well, you know what? It is best you run away because what I intend to do to you is terrible.” Regina hissed and menacingly towered over Ava. “Regina, I wish we could roll on the floor and drag our hair at each other, but I do not have the time for that. I have to go. I will see you some other time.” She answered and tried to make a beeline for the elevator, but Regina’s gait and agility were faster than her reflexes. Regina threw her to the floor in one fast move. Ava felt her head spin as pain exploded in her head. She was momentarily dizzy, and the pain traveled down her body, causing her to ache. Gosh, she had been trying to avoid trouble, and yet it came to
Chapter 107: Just My ManAva watched what used to be her family walk out of the office. They were all smiles even after agreeing to Damien's condition in a heartbeat. “What is wrong? You look like you have seen a ghost.” He asked her as he grabbed her into his arms. She settled into his warm body and laid her head on his chest. His heartbeat was steady and strong, promising her that everything was going to be okay. She desperately wanted to believe that, but not with the amount of money he had just thrown out to her family. When he had said that he had a condition for her family before giving them the money, she had thought it was something serious, only for him to demand that the Smiths make a minimum of 50 percent return on the amount he was going to give them. Her family had readily taken it and signed a contract, confident that they were going to get their business up and running in optimal capacity with the sum he had given them. "I may have not seen a ghost, but I just watc
Chapter 106: ShamelessDamien glanced at the Smith family and took in a few breaths to center himself. He didn't want to do anything crazy, especially not with Ava around. He wanted to protect her, including from himself. “Despite all the good you have done for my wife, which we are both grateful for, I don’t think I can help. You see, I just recovered from a coma and my business is yet to pick up. Hopefully, some other time, I would be able to help.” He said with a forced smile. Ava let out a breath certain that this should be enough to dissuade her family from asking him for money, but she was wrong. They all stared at each other and chuckled lightly. “Mr. Silver, you seem to forget who you are. You are not just the richest billionaire in New York, you are the richest in the world. No matter how bad your business goes, you would definitely have a heavy sum to help us with.” Mr. Smith said. Ava could not believe the shamelessness of her adoptive father. He was still asking for mo
Chapter 105: Your Word Is My LawAva can’t say how it happened, but before the door swung open, she and Damien were fully dressed with her leaning against the table with a pen in her hand. “There he is. I told you he would be expecting us.” Lily announced to the security guards who were trying to prevent her and her family from coming into the office. Ava’s countenance immediately changed on seeing her adoptive family here. Wasn’t it clear that they no longer had anything in common and she owed them nothing? Why was she also saying that Damien was expecting them? "Good day, sir. They came in and insisted that they wanted to see you. The receptionist informed them that they needed to get an appointment first before they could get an audience with you, but they were so adamant that you were expecting them. We tried to stop them, but…" One of the guards explained with a shrug. Damien raised his hand in the air, stopping the guard and all the noise that was filtering into his office.
Chapter 104: Get Used To ItAva walked into Silver Cooperation with a spring to her steps. She had refused to believe Damien when he told her she was coming with him to the office that morning. She had thought it would be against his ethics to have her work with him as it is now public knowledge that the both of them are married. Moreover, he wasn't fully recovered yet. He still had some appointments with the doctor. “Good morning, Mr. Silver.” The employees on sight all bowed to him as he walked into the office building. “Good morning, Mrs. Silver.” They all followed suit with her. She was momentarily shocked by the gesture as this was the first time anyone was ever bowing to her. All her life, she had done the bowing to other people and made to do dirty jobs. She spun around watching the employees all bow down to her. Despite how much she wanted to get acquainted with it, it still felt surreal to her. “Hey, get used to it. You are the boss’s wife.” He beamed at her. The recepti
Chapter 103: Talk To Me.Ava stepped into the hot tub and let out a breath. It has been hours since she returned to Mr. Silver’s house. In this short while, she has been treated with so much respect that she had never for once imagined possible. She settled into the hot bubbling water and the stress and tension of the day eased off her body in no time. Despite the calm that was settling into her muscles and bones, a recurring question was dancing through her head - why did Mr. Silver want her back? She still couldn't wrap her head around how fast he had switched. The first thing he had said to her after waking up was that he never wanted to see her again around him and days later, he had come begging at her doorstep. Something had to have led to his change of heart and she really needed to know why. "Someone looks to be lost in so many thoughts." He whispered in her ear as his hands snaked up her waist and pulled her barely covered buttcheeks to his groin. A satisfying sigh escape
Chapter 102: Super AngryIf she could, Sophia would have died from the sight in front of her. This was impossible. It was not supposed to be happening. How was Ava back at their house and worse of all, she was in her brother’s arms, clutching tightly to him. “Damien, what is this woman doing here?” She pulled her brother away from Ava. Her eyes shot daggers at Ava and if looks could kill, Ava would have fallen dead at this point. “What do you mean by that? She is my wife. She is meant to be here. This is where she belongs.” He answered his sister. “But…” She tried to object when Damien raised up a hand signaling that there was no need for her to talk at all. "No buts, Sophia. My wife is back home and the same respect you accord to me, you must accord the same respect to her." He ordered. Sophia glared at her brother and the smug smile on Ava's face only managed to make her super angry. The little snake she had tried to keep away from her brother was back in her life. "Damien, wh