Megan sat on the swing in the backyard, her slender feet barely touching the ground. She swayed slowly as she kept an eye on her son who was running around after Betty the goat with their family dog barking after them.It was a clear Sunday afternoon and they had just come from church because her religious parents always believed in joining the fellowship at the local church. Meeting the townspeople again after months of being away was refreshing. They were the most loving and caring people who never judged and accepted people as they were. This was why it was easy for her to return home after her first divorce. She wondered if they would still welcome her back after a second divorce.Already a sweet-smelling aroma of baked bread and roast meat wafted out of the kitchen window to signify that mother was almost done with lunch. It was a family tradition for mother to handle lunch preparation alone for the family every Sunday where she set a menu that had been handed down from a line of
Mr. Wayne requested a meeting with Megan. He had his own personal reasons for this deal and she was the right person who could help him and of course it came with perks that would be beneficial to her and her family.He had watched Megan grow up cause Bill had worked for him for so many years and in his heart, he had always thought to pair her up with his son who seemed to be running amok by the day.A quite lady who was not up to recognition from the society would make the perfect wife to his son who unfortunately had linked up with a super model that he really despised. He had seen through Liana a long time ago and there was no way that he would ever allow a pretentious gold digger into the family.“All I need is for you to marry my son and I shall take care of the rest.” He said to convince her. "Benny will be well taken care of and there is nothing that you not your family shall lack”. He knew why she was hesitant. After all, who did not know about his son’s character.Megan, stil
Megan stood looking out of the window overlooking the crisp gentle river. It had been two weeks since she went back to the Wayne residence and so far things had been quiet, like the calmness of the river outside. Beth never bothered with her and rarely spoke a sentence to her while Rich assumed that she didn't exist in that house.Back in the countryside, Logan had tried to convince her to move in with him. He lived in a huge five-bedroom mansionette but only one of them was occupied. His master bedroom covered the whole second floor holding a huge jacuzzi, a small bar, and a walk-in closet.Three guest rooms were on the first floor, all of them master bedrooms, and an extra bedroom was on the ground floor where the housekeeper lived.Logan had enough space to accommodate Megan and her son and he was even willing to change schools for Benny and enroll him in the nearby private school. This would have worked well for Megan but she had never been one to take the easy way out. Moreover,
Liana sat in her room fuming. Things were not going her way and she hated that. In the time that Megan was away, she had tried all means to get Rich to ask her to move in with him. She had even hinted at spending the night on the evening of Megan’s return but Rich still sent her away with the promise that soon, things would fall into place and she would have her rightful place by his side. She had boasted to her friends how she had her boyfriend in the palm of her hands, ready to grant her every wish but her desire was never granted, causing her some humiliation. She needed to come up with a plan that would push Megan away for good.Her head was pounding as she remembered how she had tried to coax Rich into going for a romantic getaway just so she could show Megan her worth because she thought that trampling on her dignity by openly having an affair with her husband was a sure way of chasing Megan out of the mansion.Rich, not moved mumbled about how he was up to his neck in collabor
"Please Megan, just let me accompany you to the mall. I just want to spend the afternoon with little Benny.”Cindy was pleading with her sister-in-law who was still wary of her. She was trying everything possible to show Megan that she had changed her perspective toward her but who could blame Megan?Cindy was always the one who stuck up for Rich and Liana and even went as far as humiliating her in public whenever she was with Liana and they happened to meet Megan.The last time that this had occurred, Megan was running an errand for Logan. She had gone shopping for his partner’s special brand of perfume and met them in the mall. As soon as they saw her, they approached her, Cindy sneering at her.“Well, well, so what do we have here?” she said grabbing the bottle of perfume from Megan's hand as she was about to pay for it.“Give that back”, Megan stretched her hand to take it back but Liana stepped forward and in the process, Megan’s hand accidentally brushed on her blouse. Without
Benny skipped along while holding his Aunt's hand as they strolled in the mall. The last time that he was here, his grandfather had taken him for a movie and hot cocoa treat. Winter was just beginning then and his grandfather was still in good health.Megan needed to get a new set of clothes for Benny whose birthday was coming up and he had specifically asked for a Spiderman birthday concept. He may be mature for his age but he was still a child after all.As they got to the children’s store, Benny ran ahead in excitement as Megan hurried to catch up with him. Cindy looked at mother and son and a gentle laugh escaped her lips. Just as she was about to enter the store, she heard her name called out and turned to see who it was.Liana was on a shopping spree with her minions who never seemed to leave her side. She was still mad at Rich for ignoring her for almost a week and had decided to exhaust the funds on the card that he had given her to pacify her anger. She was coming out of an
The air was filled with children’s laughter as they ran in the garden, the bright sunny afternoon kissing their chubby cheeks. Their flushed happy faces showed the energy that they were using as their parents and guardians sat in the shade.Tents were erected by the sides to shade them as they watched over their kids. On the table were punch bowls and bottled water so that the children would not dehydrate. A variety of snacks also filled the tables for them to have bites in between the games.It was a red and black themed party red decoration paper swung softly from the trees while on the plants hung wool-made cobwebs giving it a spidery look.The birthday boy was clad in a Spiderman outfit, his face hidden behind the mask. Located sparingly in the garden were Spiderman action figures because it was Benny’s wish to have such a party. Megan had gone all out to give her son the birthday party of his choice and she was happy to see that it had turned out well. She remembered when Benny
Logan held Megan’s hand to calm her down and turned towards the gossiping women. “Mrs. Smith, your son is a drug addict who is doing time for driving under the influence and endangering the lives of pedestrians. Did you not bribe the judge so that he could have a reduced sentence instead of serving ten years in jail?”“Miss Eunice, you are a kept mistress and the only reason why the man is with you is that you gave birth to his son. In fact, his wife is very ready to take the boy away from you just so that you stop pestering her husband”“And you, Mrs. Zilper, you still owe 2 million in gambling debts at the Owen Casino. It would give me great pleasure to see them collect the debt. I am sure the neighbors would be treated to a great show if this happens.”The women looked aghast at the young man standing before them. He had literally stripped them naked in front of Megan who was still new in the neighborhood and knew nothing about their dirty deeds.Logan on the hand stood calmly bef
After Briana had been kicked out by the security team, the company settled down. Logan called Megan to his office because she was still shaken up. He watched her walk in, fragile but guarded and all he wanted to do was envelope her in a protective hug. Megan sat nervously across Logan, the huge mahogany office desk creating a boundary between them. "Megan, thank you for coming in. I wanted to address what happened just now." He said as he tried to read her face. "Oh Okay," Megan looked down as she intertwined her fingers. "First, I want to be absolutely clear: there is nothing, and I mean nothing, going on between Briana and myself." "I don't even understand why she would think that we have a thing going on". He continued but Megan only gave a slight nod, her eyes avoiding him. "I also want to apologize for any discomfort or distress that Briana caused you. That was completely unacceptable." Megan trembled slightly. It was… unsettling, to say the least, but she remained silent
The sterile, hushed atmosphere of the ICU was a stark contrast to the storm brewing within its walls. Liana lay pale and still, a network of tubes and wires snaking across her body, the rhythmic beeping of the monitors a constant, unsettling pulse. After hours in the operating theatre, she was alive, but barely. The doors to the ICU burst open, and Liana's parents, their faces etched with grief and rage, stormed in. Their eyes, red and swollen, immediately locked onto Rich and Beth. "What have you done to her?!" Liana's mother shrieked, her voice cracking with emotion. "You've driven her to this! You've pushed her too far!" Liana's father, his face a mask of fury, pointed a trembling finger at Rich. "You! You're the reason she's lying there! You never appreciated her! You never deserved her!" "How could you let this happen?" Liana's mother wailed, her voice rising in hysteria. "She was always so happy, so vibrant! You've destroyed her!" Beth, her own guilt a heavy weight in her
He lurched forward, his hand instinctively reaching for her wrist, searching for a pulse. The water, now a chilling, viscous crimson, sloshed as he moved. His fingers, slick with the bloody water, fumbled against her skin, finding it cold and unnervingly still. A wave of nausea washed over him, the scent of iron thick in his nostrils. He pressed his fingers harder, desperately trying to feel the faintest thrum of life. Nothing. A strangled gasp escaped his lips, a sound of pure, raw terror. He yanked her arm up, the delicate white rose petals clinging to her skin, now stained a gruesome pink. He stared at the deep, ragged cuts, the blood still seeping slowly into the water, and a primal scream threatened to erupt from his chest. He had to do something.Anything. He couldn't just stand there, watching her slip away. He fumbled for his phone, his hands shaking so violently he almost dropped it. He had to call Brian. He had to call an ambulance. He had to save her.Brian rushed
"Sir, maybe you should go back and check on her." Brian was a worrier, and he had heard what Liana had said on the phone.In the bedroom, Liana had changed into a silky black lingerie that hugged her bust and hips, accentuating her small waist.She then filled the bathtub with water and taking the white rose flowers that she had decorated the room with, she started to slowly remove the petals, placing them from the door all the way to the bathroom. She then sprinkled some in the bathtub, leaving them floating.After admiring her handiwork, she took a glass of wine and sat on the bed, perusing a fashion magazine where she was featured on the cover as she waited.Rich lifted his glass and then put it down again without drinking. Something flashed in his mind but disappeared before he could process the thought.He had always been alcohol tolerant and knew his limit, so he didn't understand how, on that particular night, he was so drunk that he couldn't remember signing the divorce papers
Megan and Rich met at a quiet café, the hum of conversations around them doing little to ease the tension between them. Rich sat across from her, his fingers tracing the edge of a thick envelope—fresh divorce papers. "What do you want now?" Megan asked as she crossed her arms on her chest as if guardian her heart from more pain. She had already purposed to have nothing to do with this despicable couple but just couldn't seem to get away from them. Rich eyes were downcast, avoiding Megan's sharp but questioning look. He had noticed the bag eyes and the etched lines on her face that not even the light makeup could hide. There was something different about her though; her aura was no longer timid. Determination was written on her lips that were stretched in a thin line and a sharp glint cut through her eyes. "I need to apologize for how Liana ambushed you with the divorce papers," he said as he nervously clutched the edge of the brown envelope. Megan just stared at him as she
"What's going on?" Liana asked then her smile froze as she saw Cindy in the living room.She had thought that she would have time to hide the papers from Rich for a while until the 30-day cooling-off period was over.She would then find a way to tell him that it was time to finalise the divorce proceedings, and maybe by then, she would be pregnant again, holding Rich for life.Rich's sudden move took Liana by surprise. She hadn't anticipated him grabbing the envelope, assuming that the shock of knowing about the divorce papers would keep him off balance. Her carefully constructed facade began to crack as Rich snatched the envelope from her grasp and opened it.He held the papers tightly, his knuckles white. His gaze was fixed on Liana, his eyes burning with a mixture of anger, hurt, and disbelief. "How, Liana?" he asked, his voice low and dangerous. "How did you get my signature? And how did you get access to the Wayne family seal?"Liana's carefully composed demeanour faltered.
"What in the world is going on here?" Beth exclaimed, rushing down the stairs, her voice laced with concern. The sound of Cindy's furious honking still echoed faintly outside, and the tension in the living room was thick enough to cut with a knife. Cindy, her face flushed and her eyes blazing, was pacing back and forth like a caged tiger."Rich!" She was screaming the house down."You had better get the heck down here and face me you cowardly bastard." Rich, who was in his study, heard the ruckus and asked his assistant to find out what was happening."What is going on, Cindy? Why are you so worked up?" Beth asked, worried."Aaah Boss, you had better go down. Your sister has just gone mad." Brian told Rich after asking a servant what was going on."Rich!" Cindy practically spat the name as soon as she saw her brother come down the staircase. "How could you? How could you let Liana do that to Megan?"Rich looked utterly bewildered. "Do what? Cindy, what are you talking about? I d
Megan sat at the window seat of the cafe, Cindy and Athena a few tables away. The persistent ringing of her phone had been a constant annoyance for over a week. Liana's calls, begging for a meet-up, had finally worn down Megan's resistance. When she left the Wayne household, Megan had vowed to put everything behind her, including her estranged husband, Rich and his mistress. But Liana's relentless calls were driving her insane.Liana sauntered into the cafe and immediately noticed Megan at the window seat.Like a queen ascending her throne, she took her seat and then dusted imaginary dirt on the table as she looked at Megan who was totally unfazed by her Sliding a brown envelope towards her, she smirked and extended a pen."What's this?" Megan asked without bothering to touch it."Rich wants nothing to do with you so quickly sign the divorce papers",Liana then looked at her wristwatch as if she was in a hurry."And he asked you to bring them?" Megan looked at her suspiciously smel
It had been a month since the girls moved in together, and the shared apartment was starting to feel like home. Cindy had returned to university, but a surprising change had occurred. Instead of returning to the familiar comfort of her old residence near campus, she'd opted for a daily commute by subway from their new home; determined to never return to the Wayne mansion.This was a completely new experience for her, a stark contrast to the chauffeur-driven lifestyle she was accustomed to. The crowded trains and bustling stations were a world away from what she knew, but she seemed to embrace the change, a subtle shift in her perspective.Athena, meanwhile, had secured a position at the company, working directly as Megan's assistant. This arrangement wasn't coincidental; it was a deliberate move to ensure she could keep a close watch on Megan, a silent guardian angel in the corporate landscape. The dynamics between them, both personal and professional, were still unfolding, a