Soon he was done eating another plate of pig intestines.he was sweating profusely but he maintained a smile on his face."Are you okay?"Ivy, who was worried about him, asked and he nodded."Why shouldn't I be okay?Come on let's go,I have so many places to take you to"He said standing up from his chair and Ivy followed suit.When they reached his car,he tilted his head towards her side to fix the seat belt for her.Ivy held her breath because of their close proximity.Soon he was done fixing her seat belt,he drove to a cinema.he bought a popcorn and a drink.Ivy was so excited.soon they started watching a movie,it was a horror movie with a little bit of romance.Ivy gripped Leon immediately when a scary scene came up and they maintained eye contact and Ivy's heart beat increased in its pace.Realizing herself,she cleared her throat before returning back to her position.It didn't take long before they finished watching the movie."I want to visit my grandma in the hospital,will you come
"What?"Ivy was in shock."I have lung cancer and I don't know how long I will live before I die but my time is near"Madam Heather said to Ivy.Tears welled up in Ivy's eyes.the first person she thought about was Leon.how would he feel when the only person he considers family after the tragic death of his parents died?how would he feel?can he be able to cope?.She tried to say something but no words came out of her mouth.she stared at Madam Heather while speechless."Leon doesn't know about this so please don't tell him,I don't want him to be sad"Madam Heather said to her."I am so sorry ma'am"Ivy said to her and she held her hands."I don't know how Leon would cope if I am gone,I don't want him to follow the wrong path by harboring hatred in his heart,you are the only one I know that can help me, please help me out"Madam Heather said to Ivy.Ivy didn't know what to say but she was sure about one thing.she didn't want to refuse Madam Heather especially when she was dying."I will help
The next day,Ivy took her bath and dressed up for church but she didn't see any sign of Leon.she decided to go to his room to inform him that she was going to church,Maybe he would join her.She knocked on the door to his room but he didn't open.she pushed the door and the door opened."Sir Leon"she called as she entered his bedroom but she got no response."Has he gone out this early morning?"she thought to herself.she tried to leave but stopped when she heard his voice coming from the bedroom.She went further in and soon she was in the bedroom.he was lying on the bed with a duvet covering him."Sir Leon"she called again but he didn't respond.She sensed that something was wrong.she moved closer and removed the duvet which was covering him.she touched his forehead to find out that his temperature was very high.that was when she realized that he was sick.she dropped her bag on the table.She managed to wake him up but Leon held his stomach."Sir Leon,how are you feeling?What is happe
Seconds ran into minutes,minutes ran into hours and hours ran into days,days ran into weeks and two weeks were gone.Leon has already recovered and he was on good terms with Ivy,the bond he had with Ivy was becoming strong as days went by and Ivy was falling for Leon without knowing it.Madam Heather has been discharged from the hospital and she is doing a lot better.she is happy with the way things were turning out between Leon and Ivy.SARAH'S POV.I stared at the mirror in front of me,the wedding gown was a beautiful one but I wasn't happy because I didn't like the man I was getting married too.I haven't met him before or seen his face and I wasn't interested in knowing him.I just wanted this wedding to push through immediately so Kelvin can let me be.My grandma asked me why I changed my mind and I lied to her telling her that I liked the man in question and I wanted to be with him.The door to my room opened and Ivy stepped in."You look so sad,"she said to me."Of course I would
SARAH'S POV."Let go of me"I said to him but his grip on my arm tightened."I saw the stunts you tried to pull earlier,do you have to hesitate in answering the Reverend father's question,are you mad?"he said to me and I frowned."It's none of your business how I respond to the Reverend father, what matters is that I got married to him.isn't that enough for you?"I said to him."Do you have to show everyone that you are not happy with the marriage?Listen carefully,I am warning you and I won't do that again. Instead I will take action the next time you misbehave and Don't talk to me anyhow,"he said to me."What do you want this time around?I did what you asked of me and you Don't want to let me be"I asked him."I want you to rectify your mistakes,it was quite obvious to everyone that you were not happy with the marriage,I want you to act sweet especially to your husband"he said to me, tightening his grip on me."What's going on here?''an unfamiliar but familiar voice interrupted us.I loo
She was filled with irritation when she saw him, especially remembering what he did to Sarah.he was an evil monster and she didn't want to have a conversation with him but she pretended to be okay around him so he wouldn't know that Sarah told her about him."It's been a long time since I saw you,"he said to her."I guess,"she said to him."You caught the bouquet,that means we will be getting married soon"he said to her laughing and Ivy frowned.he wasn't even funny if he thought he was."Lol"she replied."Do you have free time on Saturday?We can go out so we can get to know each other better,"he said to her and Ivy shook her head."I am sorry but I don't have any free time,"she replied."What about today?We can eat out since it's your friend's wedding,"he said to her and Ivy sighed.Was he dump not to notice that she was not interested then have a conversation with him."I don't think the celebration will be fun without my friend Sarah present. Besides, I need to go home and rest,it w
Ivy was so happy as they left the restaurant,she had fun with Leon.everything he did made her happy,they even danced together.A smile was on her face as she walked hand in hand out of the restaurant with Leon."Who do we have here?"Kevin exclaimed when he saw them.he was with a girl who they have never seen before."I thought you said that you were tired and you wanted to rest at home"Kelvin said to Ivy who didn't say anything to him."Learn to mind your business"Leon said to him as he walked away with Ivy.Kelvin clenched his Fists as he watched them.seeing them like this,he knew that something was going on between them."Leon you will never be happy in this life,I will make sure I spoil whatever is going on between the both of you"he thought to himself."Babe"the woman with him said to him and he glared at her.he was not in the mood for anything anymore."Get out of my presence"he yelled and the woman ran away immediately.When Ivy and Leon arrived home,he walked her to her room and
SARAH'S POV.After a few hours of a long ride,our car stopped in front of a big mansion.he got out immediately and rushed to the other side of the car and opened the door for me.I alighted from the car,he extended his hands to me.I glanced at his hands which were extended to me and then to his aurora crystal blue eyes which were staring intently at me with passion.I got irritated immediately when I saw his face.does he think I am happy that he married me?Well he is wrong because today marks the beginning of our unhappy married life.I tried to ignore him but had a second thought when I realized that we weren't the only ones present there.His family was there too,I put my hands in his hands,he smiled before carrying me up swiftly in a bridal style.My heart skipped a bit,I was surprised as I wasn't expecting him to do that.I tried to struggle with him so he could put me down but I remained put when I heard the cheers from his family members."Oh look at that, Lorenzo is already show