“There is my sweet little sister” Clay exclaimed the moment he sighted Mary. Mary rushed over to hug him. “And there is my sweet big brother, have you been well?” “As you can see” he spread his arms wide. “You don’t look bad my dear” he said turning her around. “I know how to take care of myself remember” she teased “Yes I can see that, you have really done a lot of growing up all these while, I can hardly believe this is my little sister” he said spinning her around. “Of course, when you have forgotten about me all these while, you have not even bothered to check up on your little sister” Mary said frowning. “That’s not the case, and you know it, I have been working on a lots of things and it had taken a whole lot of my time” “To the point that you forgot about me?” “Of course not —” they were interrupted by Mrs Wilberforce voice. “Someone seems to be invisible here” “Oh! There goes my sweetest mum” he goes over to hug his mother. “You were so carried awa
“Well I have…..” “When are we meeting him?” He asked excitedly.Mary looked alarmed. “Meeting who?”. Clay raised his brows. “The man responsible for your smiles” “Well…. Err….” Mary had no idea what to say, there was one man responsible for her smiles, but what she did not know was if they had any relationship, she did not even know her place in his life or heart so there was no way she was going tell her brother that she had something going on with a man she was not even sure if he considered her in any way. “Well…. There is no man”. She finally said “Yet?” “Yes”. “I see, so you don’t intend on having any relationship now or you are yet to find the man after your heart” he winked at her. “I have no idea, I’m actually in a very confused state right now” “Okay, so let’s start from asking, what’s your ideal man? I mean the qualities you would look for in your ideal man?” Mary sat up on her seat and smiled a bit “Okay” she cleared her through and start
“You’ve got a kid there?” Mia asked, Mary could almost see her shrink her face in disapproval. Mia had once expressed her dislike for kids to Mary. “Yes…. My nephew. But he is sweet kid though” Mary said smiling. “Doesn’t sound like it”. “Whatever, meanwhile you are saying something really serious” Mary said sarcastically not expecting anything serious from her anyways. “Oh! Yes like I was saying, Mary this is really serious and you have to really listen to me”. “Alright” Mary rolled her eyes. “My ears are down”. “Mary you really have to be careful with Mr Adonis Scott, if possible move out from his house if you can”. “What?” Mary exclaimed Wondering why Mia would just come up with something like that all of a sudden. “How can you say something like that?”. Mary stood up and started going to her room to take the call, she could not risk staying in the living room and having her parents or brother hear her call and know everything about Adonis and her job to spy on
“Just stop it Clay” Mary yelled in a voice that was not that unfriendly though. “Fine fine, I give up, Mary won” he said raising his two hands above his head in the most dramatic manner Mary had ever seen. “And I would appreciate if you leave” Mary snapped. “Whoa! You are sending me away? Fine, I’m leaving. But sooner or later you are still going to tell me who it was you said you were right about” he smirked before walking out of the room. He had never seen his little sister that irritated. “I wonder which guy is making her so mad” he mumbled while walking away. “Okay” Mary muttered aloud as she paced around in her room. Adonis was indeed a murderer and she just confirmed it. “Am I safe in his house?” Mary shook her head. “If he wanted me dead he would have done it all these while right”. She shook her head again. “Okay. What if he finds out I know about him and decided to kill me too in order to shut me up?” Mary felt so scared. She wondered who it was Adonis had mur
Clay kept his gaze on Mary’s face while they ate, trying to watch her facial expression. Mary on the other hand tried her best to maintain a straight face and not act suspicious to avoid having to being asked questions she had no answer to “Mom don’t you think Mary’s been acting a bit suspicious lately?” Clay asked while clicking his fork on the plate. Mary dropped her fork and looked up with an angry look. “Clay leave your sister alone and stop pestering her, she looks irritated already” Mrs Wilberforce said noticing Mary’s looks. “I’m just trying to call your attention to your daughter” he smirked. “No Clay” Mary fired back, I think you are the one acting suspicious”. “Whatever”. “Alright you both stop whining, your food would get cold” Mr Wilberforce said. They ate in silence in the next few minutes before Clay started talking about his company. Mary tried to get rid of every thoughts of Adonis and his murder case even for that moment and join in the conversatio
Mary stood there, frozen and staring into space. What an unlucky day for her. She did not know if to turn around, or to just run away. Just cross to the other side and run away. She was still trying to decide what to do when she felt someone tap her from behind. Her breath increased, she could even hear her own heartbeat even though amidst the noises from vehicles on the road. Mary turned around amidst heavy breathing and profuse sweating. What a day to choose to wear makeup. “Hello”.Mary did not know if to be surprised or relieved when she saw the young man who had tapped her. It was the tacky looking guy that had sat beside her in the bus. Mary squeezed her face, Wondering what he wanted and why he had come after her, and even more surprising how did he know her name? She raised her brows she did not remember mentioning it to anyone not even the nice old lady that had sat beside her and admired her bangle. “How do you know my name? And why are you after me?” “I’m sorry
Mary had a familiar feeling of déjà vu as she walked into the cubicle that she used to share with Taylor. “I’ve missed this place for real” she said smiling and looking around. “I know right and I have missed having you around”. Mary sat on her table looking around, remembering how she used to sit there and work. “So tell me” Taylor clapped her hands together to get her attention. “How is the interview going with Mr Adonis Scott?” Mary rolled her eyes, it’s not exactly an interview, it’s more like an investigation”. They both laughed. “So how does it feel like to be an under cover spy to a hot billionaire like Adonis Scott” Chris asked in his usual feminine gesture. “You know Mary, I really envied you dear, I wished I had been the one to get into trouble like you and sent over to live with Adonis Scott, I could imagine what it would feel like leaving in the same house and seeing that hot and sexy guy every single day of your life” he had closed his eyes and placed his
He rolled his eyes at her question. “Not exactly as friends, but they are quite close, like this” he demonstrated by joining his two index fingers together. “Chris would you quit being an jerk and stop exaggerating?” She turned to Mary. “So not listen to him”. Mary was about to heive a sigh of relief when Chris cut in again. “But Mr Coleman had been in close contact with Mr Scott, would you pretend like you have not noticed he is always calling and sending mails?”. “Yes, but not the way you described it like them being close like this” she repeated his earlier gesture by joining her to index fingers together. “It could just be business”. “Wait! Wait! You mean Adonis had been in contact with the company? Does he know I work here?” She asked alarmed. “I’m not sure Mary, and I highly doubt that. Mr. Cold man does not want that remember” Taylor said reassuringly. Mary could not help but remember when he had offered her money to spy on them. Mary tried as much as she could to
"Ahhhhh!" Mia screamed as she saw the ring on Mary's finger, this time around Mary did not try to stop her from screaming, she allowed her scream out her lungs even though everyone in the restaurant were now watching them. "You mean you are getting married to Adonis Scott? How could so much happen within such a short period?" Mia asked surprised. "Even I have no idea" Mary said with a smile as she looked at the ring in her finger. "I have no idea either". "Would you make me your chief bridesmaid?" Mia asked with a smile. "Of course Mary said" They talked happily about random things, and how beautiful Mary's wedding would be. Mary herself was anticipating the wedding, she could not wait to see how beautiful her wedding would be. They had already started preparations for the wedding, and it was even like a double celebration for Mary because Clay also got a big contract that would change the life of his company forever and make it known."What do you think about this?" Mia
Mary was taken aback by what she saw on the sky, she looked back at the object in her hand again, it was a ring, and it looked expensive. Mary felt like she was dreaming, this could be one of those her countless fantasies that she had always thought would never come to pass. She quickly looked back at Adonis and saw him walking towards her with a smile on his face. He got close to her and took the ring from her hand. "Will you marry me" he voiced out. Mary was perplexed beyond description, she could not believe what her ears were hearing. She slowly pinched herself to be sure she was not dreaming. Adonis laughed as he saw her pinch herself. "I guess I should help you do that" Adonis said and pinched her arm softly. "Ouch!" Mary exclaimed laughing. "Now tell me" Adonis said. "Will you marry me". "Yes!" Mary nodded excitedly, she could not control her excitement, Adonis himself could not control the smile that spread out on his face as he slid the ring into her finger.
"So how did you feel on that day after witnessing two murders? I know it must have been a traumatic event for you". Mary said. "It indeed was" Adonis answered, "especially the thoughts of loosing my mother on that day. But Emma was there for me to help me over come it, she never left my side". "That is the reason you love her so much, she deserves all the love you show to her". "Exactly....." Adonis said. "After she took me and fled that city, we were always going from one thatched house to the other, living from hand to mouth. Sometimes I would watch my grandmother beg in the streets in order to give make sure I had something to eat". Mary took his hand and squeezed it, she never would have believed that Adonis had gone through such hardship as a child. "Emma sacrificed a lot for me, she later started doing menial jobs so she was able to afford to pay for a small place in the outskirts of the city". "I guess that was where you met the neighbor who always caught you with
"So why did you still chose to keep me after you found out?" "Well..." He took another sip from his glass of wine while staring at her. "I kind of noticed you were making progress with my grandmother, so I choose to let you stay. Hoping you would see the good in me and forfeit your mission" Mary lowered her eyes, she felt even more ashamed of herself once again. "Do you want to know another reason I choose to let you stay at all cost?" Mary shook her head. "Well just like I told you the first day we had met, you are so lovely. You were lovely the first day I saw you, and you still are now" a smile broke out on his face. "It would only take a person with a stone heart not to fall in love with you". On hearing that, Mary immediately dropped the glass of wine she was about taking a sip from and looked up at him sharply. Did he mean that he was in love with her? "I guess you yourself did not have a heart at all, like you told me the first time we met* Mary said. "What do
Adonis stared at Mary opened mouthed and with wide eyes as she walked towards him, he knew he had asked her to wear something sexy, but this was so hot that it almost too his breath away. With every step she took towards him, his heart beat increased. Causing him to want to take her in his arms and kiss her all night long. A smile spread out on his lips as she walked towards him. "You look beautiful" he said to her as she approached him. He took her hand, gave it a gentle squeeze before he brought it to his lips and kissed it. Mary felt electrifying feelings all over her body as Adonis soft lips made contact with her hand. She bit her lips to prevent a moan from escaping from her mouth. "Shall we?" He asked as he took her hand. She nodded with a smile. Adonis opened the car door for her and gestured for her to get in, Mary got into the car. Adonis got in quickly besides her and helped her fix her seatbelts, even though he knew that she could do it herself, he still felt
Emma cleared her throat and continued her story. "Seeing what had happened and that someone had found out, I felt that we were no longer safe there, if the police found us out they could take me to jail, and then my Adonis would be left all alone on his own with mo body to take care of him. I did not want that for my grandson, so I took him with me and we fled the town. Once again I had to leave, but this time around with my grandson and not my daughter. We were not able to take anything wutg us, the only thing I was able to take out of that house was a picture of my Lauren, the same picture you have seen hanging there. Because the place had been a ghetto, there was no further investigation on the deaths, the police ruled it out as a clash between rival gangs. Mary still wanted to know why Adonis had tried to harm his grandmother. She asked the question aloud, directing it to Adonis. But Adonis stayed quiet, still staring at her. Emma answered the question instead. "Adonis nev
Mary looked up at Adonis again only to see him still looking at her. She noticed he had been quiet all along, she felt ashamed to look into his eyes now, she really felt ashamed of what she had done. Emma continued her explanation. "I finally thought that when I presented Adonis to Oscar, I thought that at least he would be happy that he finally had a child with Lauren and stop treating her bad. At first, he became lenient with us and started acting a bit maturely towards us. He would but gifts for Lauren and Adonis. But that did not last long, after quitewa while he resumed his maltreatment on us again. I watched Adonis grow up in the midst of all of these chaos, but I could not do anything about it, I had no power to change anything. I could not even take him away from there because we had no other place to go to. I did not want to return to the streets with my child and grandchild, that would not be good for them. So we stayed. Oscar never showed love to Adonis as a child" M
Mary and Emma were now sitting on the couch in the sitting room, while Adonis stood there with his hand in his pocket. Mary wondered what Emma meant by saying her grandson was not a murderer. But Adonis had openly admitted in the court that he had killed his parents. Adonis stood there and watched every reaction that appeared on Mary's face as they spoke. "Then why is everyone saying he killed his parents? Why was he arrested?" Mary was even more confused as ever. "You should see him as a hero instead of a murderer" Emma said. Mary looked up at Adonis only to meet his eyes. Mary kept rubbing Emma's arm as she spoke. "Tell me about Adonis parents then" Mary said. "Is the lovely woman in that picture hanging inside that room Adonis's mom?" Mary asked. Emma nodded. "My Lauren, my poor child. She suffered so much until death". Emma said with a sad look on face. "Is she your daughter?" Mary asked, she could not help but ask too many questions. "Yes" Emma said nodding. "S
Mary had her heart hung in her mouth, she swallowed hard having no idea how to handle the situation at hand. She was about challenging him and finally get to tell him to his face that he was a pathetic and and psychotic killer that would not mind harming his own grandmother just to cover up his mess. She was about about open up her mouth to cuss him when he pulled out a gun from his pocket and pointed it at them. Mary quickly pushed Emma behind her, but it seemed like she pushed too hard because the old woman ended up falling to the ground. Mary's mouth snapped shut as she looked at Adonis, all the curses she had originally planned to rain on him hung in her throat. "What are you trying to do?" He asked, his voice sounding more mean than it had sounded earlier. His eyes had gone blood shut, Mary feared that he had gone mad and would kill the both of them without thinking twice. Mary could not help but think if this was the same way Adonis had killed his parents, if this was th