Shirley pov“What is going on here?” I asked all of them who were seated.“Sit down, have you forgotten what today is?” Amelia asked. I was confused because I couldn’t recall what it was. “What is it?” I asked Amelia curiously so that she could tell me by herself what the day is about.“Oh, mom, I can’t believe you wasted so many years training someone that cannot even remember your birthday.” I opened my eyes wider than normal, though I didn’t make it obvious that I was shocked, I wanted to give them the impression that I didn’t care about what the day is about, just to show them that I didn’t care about them anymore.“So why am I here? Birthdays are meant to be spent with your family, I’m not supposed to be here.” I picked my bag when I felt someone grab onto me tightly. I turned to look at who was holding me and realized it was Sharon.“Sit down.” She said to me calmly, I looked at her face and I almost forgot all that she made me go through. I removed my hand from her grip as sh
Shirley pov“Good morning Jackson.” I greeted with a smile on my face the moment he got to the sitting room. I could tell he was still upset from the way he didn't bother replying to my greeting. The dinning was set so it was time for breakfast. I took Dylan to the dinning and we sat together. I realized it was better living like Jackson doesn't exist in the house. Only that way would we be able to live peacefully. “Mom,” Dylan called with a smile on his face. “Didn't you promise we would be going on vacation with dad.” I opened my eyes wider than normal, it was just something I said a few days ago to calm him down because he was crying. “Dylan, we're having breakfast, what did I teach you about manners?” I said to him trying to stop him from saying more that'll make Jackson angrily leave the dinning.Just when everything had died down my phone rang out loud, I picked it up immediately and checked the caller, it was someone I had hoped wouldn't call.I quietly picked the call tryin
Shirley povThe maid got me a glass of water to aid me to stop coughing, after drinking it, I handed the cup back to her.“Do you feel better now?” Yvonne asked and I nodded my head because I was really feeling better.“You would need to host it, and let them know it's going to be the last because you are here now.” I opened my eyes wider than normal because that was really a cold thing to do, I couldn't imagine myself saying something so cold and heartless.“You think you cannot do it?” Yvonne asked, clearly she could tell from the look on my face that I was not going to say such a thing.“I don't think I can, that would be very cold of me, her family would be here.” “I thought so too, you know I was in your place once.” I was shocked to hear what she said, does it mean she's not Jackson’s biological mother?“He was married to the woman of the house for more than ten years but they had nothing to show for it, then she ended up dying from thinking too much, not long after I got marri
Shirley's povThe face didn't look in any way familiar to me, so I was wondering why she wanted to speak to me.“Hello, my name is Tivona and I would love to have a word with you.” “Me?” I asked to confirm if I heard correctly.“Yes you.” She repeated. I was wondering what it is she wants to talk about, could it be something so serious? I decided to step out of the car and hear what she wants to tell me.“Ma'am I saw your car parked on the highway so I already knew what your plan was.” I looked around me trying to see if there's anyone else around that she might he speaking to “So.. what was my plan?” I asked curiously because she sounded like she knew me very well so I would also like to know what the plan she saw was.“It might be very rough right now, but I promise you it's just a phase, suicide isn't always the best option.” I held in the laughter as well as I could. I didn't want her to feel stupid that’s why I did that. I don't know why she would think I was planning on commit
Writer's povJackson noticed that Shirley's eyes were fixed on something in particular then he realized he was still holding the gun he was with earlier. “Oh, sorry.” He said and fixed the gun into the bag he was holding, even though he did that, Shirley was still scared, the fact that he had a gun around the house is what scared her the most. She didn't know what she was getting herself into when she agreed to marry him that day.“The doctor called and said you visited.” Shirley was still trying to recover from the gun she just saw and so she was unable to think clearly. “Shirley, did you hear what I just said?” Jackson asked her.“Sorry, what did you say?” Shirley asked.“Look, I'm sorry if I have been mean and rude to you, it's just that I have a lot to deal with these days and it's mentally draining me.” Shirley was not in any way focused when he was talking, she just smiled and raised her head to look at him.“It's fine, what were you saying?” She asked again curiously because
Writer's povJackson was still very upset with the way things eventually played out, he didn't say anything to his boys while they were heading back to the house, this gave them the signal that he was not fine. “Boss, you should have let me blow up their head, how dare he think he can fool you?” One of the boys said trying to make Jackson feel better but he just couldn't care less about what they were saying, the only thing that concerned him was the fact that he couldn't do anything to them after seeing the other hidden cameras they hid in the place.“Someone is plotting against me.” The driver stopped the car the moment he heard what Jackson said and the other boys turned to look at Jackson in disbelief because why would anyone be so fearless to try such a thing?“who would dare?” One of the boys asked still finding it very hard to believe that anyone would want to set Jackson up knowing the kind of person he is, if he was not so smart he would have fallen for the trap, good thing
Felix povWhile we were on our way back to the house I was so upset that I wanted to return to the house and give Jackson a slap on the face. The whole thing was frustrating, the fact that he always thinks he can speak to me the way he wants all because he's richer.“What is going on Felix?” Amelia asked with her hands folded around her chest.“What do you mean?” I asked her angrily. She just comes up with stupid topics every time.“I am talking about the eye movement you were doing over there, do you think I didn't see the way you were looking at her?” “I don't know what you're talking about.” I replied to her and faced the other side of the car.I was still very upset so what she was saying didn't mean anything to me.“Felix!” She yelled angrily.“Stop the car.”Said to the driver because I might have to take a cab back to the house.“What is it Amelia?” I asked angrily.“You want to pretend you don't understand what I'm talking about when I clearly saw you staring at her. If you ha
Shirley povJackson was finally conscious after some hours. I was relieved to see him healthy again. I can't believe I almost killed my husband just because I didn't know what he's allergic to. “I'm so sorry about this, I shouldn't have tried to act like I knew you too well.” I apologized to him sincerely.“It's fine, you don't have to be guilty, how were you supposed to know that I don't eat apples when I never said anything about my allergies to you? At least now you know.” Jackson said to me and smiled.He sounded so calm and he wasn't angry at all.Though I was feeling guilty but after hearing what he said I felt better, he was completely understanding and that made me feel good.While we were at it the nanny called my phone, I was wondering why she was calling because I had settled everything for Dylan.“Ma'am, Dylan has been crying since he got back from school, I have tried practically everything to calm him down but he's still crying, I don't know what to do anymore.” The nan
Shirley povSeeing Amelia standing in front of me with a smile on her face in my house is something that I never imagined I would ever get to see. She didn’t go with a frown, she came with a smile which was completely unlike her. I was wondering what could have gotten into her or if she missed her way and ended up in my house.“You do not look pleased to see me here.” Amelia said to me as she was walking closer to where I was standing. “You heard me clearly because I don’t remember giving you an invitation to my house,” I said to her, sounding angry and making it obvious to her that I wasn’t interested in her visit. I was a little relieved because Matilda was no longer in the house because both of them could actually team up just to make my life miserable. “Is it a bad thing to visit my best friend? You seem to forget that we used to be best of friends, why are you sounding like you have forgotten our sweet moments together.” I knew very well the kind of person Amelia is and how cu
Writer’s povIt’s been days now since Felix handed the divorce papers to Amelia and she’s yet to give him a reply, both of them barely talks, and they don’t even see each other most of the time, because it was taking time so Amelia was hoping that he wouldn’t bring up the conversation again because she didn’t know how she would react if he dared to bring it up again. She woke up very early in the morning and just thought about trying to please him one last time so that he forgets completely about the divorce topic. While she was in the kitchen struggling to make breakfast, Yvonne was on her way there to get a bottle of water. She stopped when she heard sounds coming from the kitchen, she was wondering why the maids would wake up so early to make breakfast. Then she walked in hoping to see the maid in the kitchen but surprisingly it was Amelia. Yvonne made it obvious that she was shocked to see Amelia in the kitchen. “What’s going on? I mean why are you up so early trying to make b
Writer’s povShirley and Jackson went out of the house, and while they were on their way to the restaurant Shirley thought of apologizing to him for what happened with the food earlier, she thought that would be the only way he would forgive her. “I’m sorry about earlier, I didn’t tell the chef to….” “I know what happened, you don’t need to apologize.” He said to Shirley as he was trying to stop her from apologizing to him. Shirley was shocked to hear that he knew what happened and how the meal was switched into something else. She realized that might be the reason why he told her to go with him. “You knew what happened? So why didn’t you say anything, I could have told the chef to change it.”“When she was sending the note last night I was downstairs so I told the chef to show me the menu she ordered, that was how I found out her intention.”“Why didn’t you stop the chef?”“There was no point.” Shirley was wondering what he was trying to say and why he was sounding like that in th
Writer’s povIt’s a new day, but not one they should be excited about in Jackson’s house because it’s his ex wife's birthday and because he’s not completely over his ex wife they had to walk on eggshells for the rest of the day. Even though Jackson stopped his wife's memorial that they do monthly he still hasn’t gotten over her completely and seeing Matilda in his house could only stir up the thoughts of his ex wife that were almost forgotten. Shirley woke up late and the first thing that could come to her mind is the fact that today is Daphne’s birthday. Shirley thought it would be better to not do anything that would upset Jackson because today isn’t the best day for him. “Good morning.” Shirley greeted with a bright smile on her face. Jackson gave her a faint smile and sat down for dinner. Shirley knew he wouldn’t be going out on such a special day so she thought it’ll be better she makes him feel better. She gave the chef an order on what’s going to be made today and from the
Writer’s povWhen Amelia got to her room she threw the paper on the floor and was about to rip it into pieces but she stopped herself. She still can’t believe he’s still thinking of divorcing her even though she has proven herself to be a changed person several times. She had stopped yelling and obsessing over him and he’s still hell bent in divorcing her? Amelia was confused and upset, she wanted to tell him to his face that she would never divorce him, but telling him that would only make her look like a pretender so she decided not to do that instead she pretended to be fine with what he said. Seeing that she has successfully brought Yvonne to her side made her even more happy because all that’s left for her to do now is to get rid of Shirley, once Shirley Is out of the way he wouldn’t think about divorcing her anymore. “Shirley is the problem and she has always been the problem.” Amelia said to herself as she heard echoes of what she heard him say to Yvonne a few minutes ago. He
Writer’s povAmelia has been living quietly for a while even though her plan is all set, she realized it wouldn’t be easy for her to carry it out the way she pleases because it’s too early, the family needs to trust her very well and they need to see that her relationship with Shirley was really genuine that way they would believe whatever she says to them. “Good morning.” Shirley greeted Yvonne with a bright smile on her face. For some reasons Yvonne didn’t find her trust worthy again. She was wondering why Amelia suddenly changed, someone that was going hard about her husband is suddenly behaving like a saint. It seemed really suspicious to Yvonne but she was trying not to let it show that she didn’t trust Amelia. “How was your night?” Yvonne asked. Amelia joined her on the dining with a faint smile on her face. “It was good.” She replied as she sat down. Another change Yvonne noticed is that Amelia is no longer obsessed with her husband, she now lets him do the things he wants t
Writer’s povShirley was shocked that Jackson didn’t say anything to her when he returned. He just rushed upstairs without looking at her. And that made her feel very unpleasant. She was wondering why he would behave like that, she had no other choice but to blame it on Matilda’s presence. Her presence has been annoying everyone in the house and she’s the only one that doesn’t see it. Shirley walked downstairs angrily and sat on the couch, she thought she could have Jackson to talk to about Matilda’s annoying attitude but seeing the way he walked past her without saying anything made her realize there was no point speaking to him about it because he might just end up ignoring her. While she was sitting on the couch she sighted Matilda walking downstairs again, she’s obviously doing all these things to get in Shirley’s nerves and Shirley was beginning to notice what she was trying to do, she decided not to give her the attention she was desperately craving and just focus on somethin
Shirley’s povI didn’t feel good about Matilda’s presence in the house but I had to act like I was okay because I don’t want Jackson to do anything stupid to her. Of late I’ve been seeing some slight changes in him and he’s showing me the side of him I didn’t know of before. So he definitely would try to do something stupid to her if I don’t stop him. “You’re good with her?” He suddenly asked and I snapped out of my mindless thought. “Not exactly, but it’s obvious she has nowhere to go, if she had a place to stay she wouldn’t be here, forcing herself to stay with us.” I tried to explain to him. I was trying to suppress his anger so that he could calm down and not scream on her at the top of his voice. “Does my house look like a charity home where those without a roof under their head can run to whenever they like?” He asked angrily. I couldn’t say anything when he asked the question, our happy family meal time had already been ruined because of her presence. I cursed under my breat
Writer’s povShirley and Jackson decided to move peacefully with their lives and not let anything come between them. She made lunch for the family after telling the maids not to worry about serving thdm because she wants to he in charge of making lunch.While she was cooking in the kitchen Jackson walked inside and started inhaling the aroma of a tasty meal. He couldn’t stop inhaling the aroma because if smelt really delicious.“Looks like the queen of the house decided to cook herself today, what’s the occasion?” Jackson asked with a bright smile on his face as he was waiting to hear what she’s going to say.“Is it a bad idea to just decide to cook? There’s no occasion, I just want to do this.”“Are you a good cook?” He asked curiously and sat down so that he can watch her cook. Shirley was surprised to see Jackson act so sweet towards her. He was wondering what was the occasion.Shirley hardly sees him he this sweet towards her but it felt good seeing him act that way, she couldn’t