Sophia stood frozen in place, her eyes were wide and unblinking as she watched Ellie walked onto the stage. Her mouth was slightly opened in surprise as she was finding it hard to believe the scene before her. Her lips were parted, trying to utter some words but the words wouldn’t come out. Her eyebrows were high raised, and a slight of furrows formed on her forehead, amplifying the confusion and disbelief etched on her face. “What ..... are you ....... talking about? She is the CEO?” Sophia finally asked, facing Claire who was standing beside her, with her finger pointed in the direction of Ellie. “Yes, she is. She is the CEO and founder of Annie Fashion Group. Hope you like the surprised we planned for you?” Claire said, as her smile transformed in an instant, revealing something far deeper than the polite, practiced expression she had always worn. The edges of her lips curled up slowly, but there was no warmth in the gesture. Instead, it felt calculated, sharp, as if the smile
‘I am pregnant’, Sophia said with a smile on her face, and her voice filled with mix of excitement and apprehension.‘What? Is it for him?’, Richard asked with a sharp voice, his voice narrowing in suspicion.‘No, it’s for you. It has been two months since he touched me. You are the only man who had sex with me of recent and I am just two weeks gone’, Sophia said with her words hanging in the air, expecting Richard to say something.‘This is not the right time for you to be pregnant for me. If it is for him, that’s fine, as it would hasten up our plans but not for me’, Richard said , with a dissatisfying look on his face.‘What the hell are you trying to insinuate now? Are you trying to tell me to get rid of my baby?’, Sophia asked, with her confusion turning into anger and trying to decipher what was going on in Richard’s head.‘You will have to do that if there is need for us to do so. Edward can’t know about our relationship now. We are just a few steps away from achieving our aims
The day Catherine gave birth, Daniel wasn’t by her side at the hospital as he was with his lover, and he actually cared less about the fact that his wife was in the labor room trying her best possible to give birth to his heir. After the birth of Edward, Catherine could care less about Daniel’s behavior as she had Edward as her companion. She nourished Edward with all the love she could and transferred all the love she had for Daniel to him. She and Edward were close and shared a strong mother and son bond.Years went by and Daniel hadn’t changed his attitude towards his family. He loved neither his wife nor his son, and only saw them as instruments to keep being in control of his father’s company. Through the years, Catherine had Edward and Molie by her side and she felt not the need to get Daniel’s attention again. Molie too had gotten her dream lover whose identity she didn’t disclose, and they had a kid together. Catherine tried meeting with Molie’s man so many times, but Molie kep
As Catherine sat behind the wheels with her hands gripping the steering wheels tightly, she felt a sense of numbness as though the world around her had lost its color and meaning. Catherine drove with no destination in mind, with the road ahead seeming endless, stretching out before her without purpose. Each passing mile brought a new wave of emotions like anger, sadness, confusion and despair washing over her like a tidal wave.As she drove, she cried as Daniel’s words echoed over and over again in her mind. She couldn’t believe the man whom she had loved her whole life and was willing to do anything to make him hers, would betray her just like that and her best friend, Molie, with whom she had been sharing her pains and worries with, was actually the one behind the pain and the worries. The images of the betrayal she had gotten from her husband and her friend kept on replaying in her head, tormenting her.Her journey seemed like an unending one and as she drove, her thoughts were som
As Edward walked down the aisle with Sophia and they exchanged vows, Edward knew Sophia wasn’t the one for him as there was no spark between them. He didn’t feel anything for her and was only getting wedded to her just to earn his father’s recognition. Although Sophia was young beautiful woman who was elegant and classy and also every man’s dream, Edward just couldn’t feel any kind of attachment between them.Edward and his stepmother, Allison, the woman his father had gotten married to, never got along as Edward kept on blaming his father for the death of his mother and wouldn’t accept any woman his father was in a relationship with. Allison truly loved and cared for both Edward and her daughter Khloe, but Edward never gave her the chance to prove her sincere love for him, as the thought it was all a façade.Living with Sophia was just as Edward had foreseen. Although Sophia seemed to love and care for him, he just couldn't see himself loving her. Edward had never been in a relationsh
As he sat down at the bar drinking himself to stupor just to forget what he had just witnessed, he laid his eyes on Ellie. Immediately he saw Ellie, he forgot what actually brought him to Cheetahs and his eyes were glued on her. He watched the way she twisted her body as she held the pole and he could not help but fall in love with every of her single movement. He watched as she moved with her hair cascaded in soft waves down her back.As Ellie danced on the dance floor, her body flew with the music, with every of her movement a symphony of grace and rhythm. He was mesmerized with the way she moved with confidence, that was both alluring and intoxicating, drawing him in just like a moth to a flame.As she danced, her eyes were closed which showed she was lost in the music and she seemed to be in her own worldEdward couldn’t take his eyes off her. She was like a goddess, a vision of beauty and grace that captivated him completely. He felt the urge to join her on the dance floor and so,
Waking up the following morning at the hotel they had lodged, Ellie was nowhere to be found. Edward searched around but couldn’t find her. He went to the reception asking if they had seen his partner with whom he lodged in with the night before, only to be told she had checked out in the early hours of the day. He went back to the room reminiscing on the moments they had shared together the night before, and he couldn’t help but smile. He knew that was their first encounter, but he felt she was the missing piece of his life he had been longing. He sensed what he was feeling that moment seemed familiar. He guessed right, it was the same feeling he had whenever he was with his mum, Catherine during his childhood.He decided to stay a few more days at the hotel because he wasn’t ready to face both Sophia and Richard. Each night before he slept, he kept on thinking about her. He knew neither her name nor where she lived. Days passed and he still couldn’t get her off his head. He couldn’t b
Days went by with Edward pretending not to be aware of Sophia’s betrayal. He tried his best not to show it, but there were times he became distant from Sophia. The betrayal was eating his heart up and he promised himself not to ever fall in love again. In between, he kept on thinking about the mysterious lady he had met at Cheetahs and had a one-night stand with. He couldn’t get her off his head and so, he decided to visit Cheetahs one last time and there, he saw Ellie dancing.Watching her from afar, he watched as she moved her body to match the rhythm, making him become more mesmerized by her. After she was done with her shift, Edward approached her.‘Hello, Beauty. How are you doing?’, Edward had asked, looking straight into Ellie’s eyes.‘I am good and you?’, Ellie asked, trying to avoid Edward and moving towards the exit.‘Hey, wait up’, Edward said, following her.‘What do you want?’, Ellie asked, sounding harsh.‘Hey, Chill. You don’t have to be rude. I mean no harm. About the o