From Avery’s demeanor, it was obvious that it wasn’t going to be good or welcome but how could he refuse to hear her out?“Ask anything Love,” Anderson said softly.Avery took deep breaths. Her nervousness showed on her face and she tried not to stammer. “When I resume school, can I remove the ring before going or even now?”Anderson’s gaze dulled with dismay. They had the marriage certificate but couldn’t shove it into people's faces just like that. The ring was the only thing that could tell everyone that she was married what? She didn’t want it? He didn’t want to show his angry side, rather softening his voice, “Why love, are you ashamed to let your school colleagues know that you are my wife?”The way he asked the question made her so guilty that she regretted asking. He was so good to her that she couldn’t think of evil against him. Her voice thinned but she was able to hold his gaze. “No, I’m most honored. I just don’t like people talking about me and this ring is very expensive
As they descended the stairs, the maids bowed in greetings. Anderson’s hand joined Avery's as he took her around the house. The poolside, the gym, the library room, the wine cabinet, the massage room, and all but the place that interested her the most was the garden.She sat there and read a book which Anderson had ordered for her till it was time for supper. After eating, they went to bed.This time, Anderson only kissed her goodnight on the forehead and they slept peacefully. The next day after breakfast, Anderosn took her to visit Sophia and her husband. Indeed, it was just the next street so they walked hand in hand and chatted along the way.It looked like two people in love, making people envious. The security at Sophia and her husband’s house opened the gate as soon as they saw them since they already knew Anderson.Sophia was still sleeping because she hadn’t resumed work yet. They had cut their honeymoon short because of Anderson’s wedding, which made her happy because that w
While they walked back home, Avery said to Anderson. “It seems that Tom has changed.” She was referring to how Tom seemed to care about Sophia a while ago. They looked like a couple in love. Perhaps Tom truly loved Sophia to the point of obsession.Anderson was unmoved. It wasn’t easy to win back his trust once it was lost. “It’s just a day and I don’t think anything has triggered it since Sophia hasn’t been to work.”It was just like Avery thought before they saw Tom. Jealousy was the only thing that triggered his insecurity. Until something happened to make him jealous, they wouldn’t be able to tell for sure if he has changed. “So how do you intend to trigger his jealousy?” Avery asked him. Anderson went into deep thought and said,“I have a plan.”A few days laterSince the day Avery made a move on Anderson, he never went past slight kisses. He could tell that she wanted more but he was also waiting for her to sort out her emotions. He would never take her when another man occupied
“What?” Joyce was both excited and surprised. She never thought it would happen so soon. Not after the argument she had with Avery on her wedding day. Avery thought that Joyce didn’t believe her and exclaimed, “I know, I’m insane, but don’t laugh at me,” she said, stomping her slender legs like a teenager throwing tantrums. Joyce was even happier.“Then that is good. You are supposed to love your husband so you shouldn’t feel that way.”“You don’t understand, I made a promise to Trent.”Joyce instantly frowned. So this was all because of Trent. If she had her way she’d slap Trent out of Avery.“Forget Trent Avery, you should be ashamed. What do you think? That marriage is a joke? Snap out of it before it’s too late,” she advised sternly. She didn’t want to associate with an adulterous wife so the earlier she told Avery her stand, the better.“But the plan was to divorce Anderson,” Avery explained. This wasn’t supposed to happen so why did she fall so hard? She ignored the mud until s
“Or what?” Martin roared in return, succeeding in rousing Tom’s anger. A blow from Tom tilted his head to the right and when he turned left, he moved with a blow on Tom’s face as well.“You wanna fight? I’m ready,” Martin seethed when Tom threw another blow. Sophia was disoriented, turning to Anderson. “Ander, do something.”Anderson stared at her with a laissez-faire attitude. “Why should I? They are men and if they break anything, they will pay.”Sophia was helpless. Anderson wasn’t going to stop them and she couldn’t continue watching the two men fight because of her. She yelled,“STOP IT BOTH OF YOU!”The two men froze instantly. Martin’s suit was a little crumpled with tiny blood in the corner of his mouth which he quickly wiped with the back of his hand.Tom’s face was red but there was no blood. His shirt collar was a little crumpled as well and he was fuming as Sophia grabbed him by the arm. “Let’s get out of here.”Nobody stopped them but before they reached the door, Anderso
Watching the CCTV“Hey, talk to me,” Sophia said when they entered the living room. Tom was angry and ran up the stairs but Sophia followed him with speed. At first, he would have taken it on her but she was grateful that he ignored her instead. Whereas, his coldness was also unbearable so she caught up to him when he was undressing. “Are you upset with me or Martin?Tom snapped his head in her direction while unbuttoning his shirt. She was just removing her stiletto and removing the clip in her hair, allowing it to fall. His gaze lasted on her with admiration. She was very beautiful. Her long curly brunette hair was very tempting but recalling what Martin did, he grimaced instead.“You should have stopped him when he caressed your hair.” Sophia could see that he was trying very hard to bottle up the anger. Yet still, she was dismayed by his accusation. “Are you blaming me? He is like a brother to me,” she explained with distress. If Anderson hugged and touched her hair, she’d see
It was unlike Anderson to hasten to the canteen for lunch but he did it this time. As usual, everyone would coil when the cold CEO walks into the canteen. Most of the staff were happy that he came today. It meant that he won’t be there for the rest of the days of the week so they don’t have to be looking over their shoulders anymore. They were just happy to see the deputy CEO beside him but today, he wasn’t as friendly as usual.Trent had reached the table where Avery sat with Joyce and lowered himself to sit, except that his ass was on the floor instead of the chair, as the people in the canteen broke into funny giggles, instantly keeping silent at the sight of the cold CEO. They had seen the new member of the managerial team for a few days now but he seemed to be in some form of a grudge with the CEO, who was holding the shoulder of the chair on which Trent was about to sit.Trent was ready to curse whoever pulled a fast one on him when his eyes met Anderson’s fearful gaze. “You c
Joyce dropped her phone after seeing the caller ID. Avery instantly discerned that something was wrong and asked, “What is the problem?” She was worried. Joyce never concealed anything about her personal life from Avery so she said casually, “It’s Dylan.”“You two are back together?” Avery grimaced. Dylan was Joyce’s second boyfriend. They broke up when Joyce found out that he edited videos of her ex-boyfriend in bed with another woman, causing her to break up with him to date Dylan instead. It was very painful knowing that she hurt an innocent man because of him.“Never,” Joyce retorted. Her only wish was to get back with her ex-boyfriend, Taylor.“So why is he calling?” Avery asked.Joyce shrugged and drank some water. “To get back together.”“Answer it and tell him no,” Avery suggested. Joyce chuckled.“I’ve said it like a hundred times and am tired. I’ll just allow it to keep ringing.”“And what about Taylor?” Avery asked again. She knew that Joyce was still in love with him and w
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A week passed. Ace would drop Rebecca at school and wait till her lectures were over. Then he would take her to the hotel. The detective sent the information he was looking for and it was confirmed that Rose was still alive and everything had been set up. Carlos had eyes on Rebecca’s family’s wealth and was also obsessed with her beauty. Ace ordered Carlos’s sister to be brought from wherever she was, which took two days since she was vacationing in Hawaii. The detective suggested that he’d be around when the questioning was done and also suggested that Rebecca returns to the apartment to help them to arrest Carlos. As expected, two hours after Rebecca returned to the apartment, Carlos and a group of guys were headed that way. As soon as they entered Rebecca’s room without knocking, the detective, and a few policemen, made their way there. “It seems to me that you like the hard way, Rebecca,” Carlos said when he entered her room. Rebecca was busy on her laptop when they barged in. S
“You can’t do this. I said that no sex before marriage,” Rebecca said firmly, while Carlos dragged her to the door of her apartment. She was upset with the stupid request, looking for a way to escape this captivity she brought upon herself. “I agreed to that but what about kissing?” Carlos argued. He needed some intimacy, some kind of assurance from her. That would make him believe that she had indeed broken up with Ace but Rebecca was not ready to give in. “Please don’t do this. I’m not ready.” “Just open the door,” Carlos ordered, annoyed. Rebecca’s hand shook and the keys fell. Carlos knew that she was doing it intentionally. “Do you want me to tell everyone what you did?” He threatened her. She stiffened but quickly regained herself. “No.” She quickly picked up the key and unlocked the door but just before pushing it open, a strong force grabbed her arm and pulled her into his arms. His soothing cologne scent brought her so much comfort. Ace spoke to Carlos’s hearing, saying,
“Autumn, can you take care of the company for a month? There is something I need to take care of,” Ace walked into Autumn’s office and spoke.Autumn’s brows knitted, and she massaged her nape slowly, she responded saying, “I can. But I won’t, and you know why.” “I know that you are getting married soon. I will make sure that I finish everything way before then, I promise,” Ace soothingly said but Autumn shook her head. “That is not my reason and you know that mum and dad are among the board members, accessing our performance. Tell me what you are going to do or I won’t cover up for you,” She said solemnly sipping a cup of coffee. Ace went to hug her from behind, saying sadly, “Rebecca broke up with me.” Autumn froze and picked up her phone. “What? Let me call her.” Ace snatched the phone from her, straightened himself, and said, “No. Don’t. I suspect something and I need time to handle it so please trust me on this,” he pleaded. Autumn thought for a while and said, “If it's for
Another ten years passed. It was Ace and Autumn’s graduation ceremony. Everyone was happy except Rebecca. Ace has been there for her at all times and she began to feel the emptiness. Autumn has been her best friend, aside from being family friends and she wondered how she was going to cope without these two. They were two years ahead of her and she always feared this time of loneliness, which came too soon since they lived in apartments. Rebecca had shared the room with Autumn and Ace visited frequently. “I promise to visit you every weekend,” Ace said solemnly. This was not the first time Rebecca saw him in a suit but today, he looked breathtaking. It was no wonder that all the girls swooned over him but Rebecca had always prodded herself over the fact that Ace only had eyes for her. He made his intentions known but aside from a hug, and a peck here and there, they never got intimate. Ace brought out a ring and slipped it on her finger. “I promise to marry you after you graduate fr
A month earlier Anderson had returned from dropping Avery off at school. As soon as he sat on his seat, his intercom rang. He pressed the answer button, putting it on speaker mode. “Liana.” “Mr. Crown, Mr. Trent Baker is here to see you,” Liana said from the end of the line. Anderson’s browns creased, imagining the reason for this visit. After a pause, he said, “let him in.” Trent walked into the office and Anderson offered him a seat. “How may I help you, Trent?” Anderson asked with indifference, not bothering to offer Trent anything. It was not as if they were friends. “It’s about Bernice.” Anderson stiffened slightly. For a while, he has forced himself to ignore some intermittent sadness in Avery which she would not speak about. He already knew it was because of Bernice and never forced it out of Avery. Now he was wondering what was Trent’s catch in all this as well but somehow, he also did not want anything to change his mind, thereby responding coldly,“I don’t want to talk
Avery was in her second trimester and her energy level was at its peak. She dragged Anderson to shop with her at the Crowns maternity and kids store. A week ago, Anderson had ordered her enough maternity clothes to last her till the twins were born. He would drop her at school, and wait for at least ten minutes until she sent him a text message that she was in class. He would also arrive twenty minutes earlier to pick her up after school. When Anderson thought it to be too much, he would excuse her from work to rest a day or two. Susan supported them greatly, ensuring that Avery ate highly nutritious foods and took her vitamins. Avery was gradually happy but still, anytime she remembered Yvonne, she felt saddened, hoping that amnesty would find her within a few years or a miracle would happen to reduce her sentence since Anderson had forbidden her from talking about it. The doctors confirmed her pregnancy to be healthy with no signs of complications, which was a great comfort, knowi
Two months later Anderson went with Avery to the court to witness the judgment against Yvonne. They were surprised to see Trent there but he was in the company of a petite woman with brunette hair like Avery’s but the facial features were different. The woman looked very innocent like Avery’s early years in college. Seemed like Trent could not forget Avery and had to use someone with similar body features to help in that phase. For the past two months, the court battles were ongoing. Yvonne’s friends whom she had helped before, joined hands to help her with a good lawyer but the lawyer explained in simple terms that she would not win this case, looking at all the evidence brought out against her. The only thing they could do was to find ways of reducing the jail terms thereby appealing to the court that Bernice was not aware of Avery’s pregnancy so the judgment of assaulting a pregnant woman was reduced. Yvonne also pleaded that her intention was not to hurt or shoot Avery with the g
“Yes. I am pressing charges for attempted murder, assault on a pregnant woman, and like you said, illegal possession of arms,” Anderson listed the crimes that should send Yvonne away for at least twenty years. By the time she was out, she would hopefully learn her lessons. “It seems she will spend a long time behind bars. I had her chained to the bed and as soon as she recovers, we shall begin to process her to court. I already spoke to Liam and will be going to meet him from here. What about the man in the video?” The detective asked again. “Yes, I am pressing charges against him too. He almost ruined my wife’s reputation and he has to pay. Let Liam handle the rest. I have to take care of my wife,” Anderson said solemnly. “All right. If we need any further information, we will contact you and even speak directly to your wife. The video is clear evidence but we might just need more,” the detective said. “I don’t have a problem with that,” Anderson agreed, just before Martin and Joy