Sapphire felt herself fall into someone’s chest with a pair of warm hands holding her gently but firmly, she didn’t need to raise her head to know who it was, she would recognize his scent anywhere, but she still raised her head and stared into the pair of eyes that belonged to her husband? Fiancé? Boyfriend? Their status is not quite clear.“Alexander. . .” She whimpered.“It is okay, Sapphire,” He replied, staring at her with sad eyes, it hurts him to see her like that. He wondered what she heard over the phone that made her almost lose it like this.“No. It is not okay.” She said with pause in between her words. “He told me now, he said that. . .” The word got caught in her throat, she was pointing at the phone that was on the floor. He stared at it before bending down to pick it up.He raised the phone and saw that the screen had cracked but it was still functioning. Max 's call came through and he accepted the call. It was probably him that talked to Sapphire just now.He had got
Sapphire sat beside Alexander and Maxwell later when she had calmed down, Matthew was standing at the door, not too far from Venita whose back was to the wall and opposite Arielle, her mother and Melissa.“She went into a diabetic coma this morning, she had an argument with Melissa this morning and I think that triggered some pretty traumatic events or something, coupled with her eating disorder,” Max explained.“Wait…What?” Sapphire asked, making the man pause his explanation to listen to her. “Since when did granny have diabetes?” She asked in confusion.Arielle, Melissa and Venita also had confused expressions, they didn’t know about her condition.“She had had it for a while now,” Max said. “According to the doctor’s report she comes here for medical checkup from time to time, she did a pretty good job of keeping it. Only Matthew right here knew about it and he didn’t think of informing us all about it.”They all glanced at Matthew but no one really expected him to say anything, h
“Did I know that Heather was bad news for you ? Yes, I did. Did I know that they are going to go that far? No, I didn't. Did I regret going about the matter that way? Yes, I would forever regret it.But Sapphire, if it comes back again and we go back to the beginning, I would still try to get Oliver away from you but I won't go about it the way I did that hurt all of us like that.I know where I did it all wrong, Sapphire. I shouldn't have made it so blatantly obvious that you are my favorite daughter, I should have tried to love all of you equally, at least. If I had done that I wouldn't have turned a blind eye to Marylynne abandoning you and Brielle raising you, I should have tried to get her to at least tolerate you even if she is never going to love you.I should have let you and your father be closer, maybe, when I tried to do something bad, he would refuse down to earth. Felix wasn't supposed to be able to take advantage of you, yet I allowed it since it is adding to my plan. Ar
“Sapphire! Are you okay? I heard that your grandmother had passed away,” Claire said, staring at her with worry in her eyes and Sapphire nodded.“My god, you should imagine my shock when I heard the news, I almost laughed at the cruel joke and rumors your family was passing around,” Luci added, sitting on the chair opposite Sapphire's chair, the surprise was still evident on her face.“Yes, she died today, turns out she had diabetes and slipped into a diabetic coma, passed on from there,” she summarized and both women nodded.“But are you okay?” Claire asked and Sapphire nodded.“I don't think that is, judging by the look on your face and how pale it is, what are you doing here at work? Everyone wouldn't point at you for taking a week off because your grandmother who is very close with you is dead,” Luci added and Sapphire just shook her head.“Alexander allowed you to come here today? Why is that?” Claire asked, staring at her with stink eyes.“Luci, Claire. I was informed yesterday
The atmosphere was of sophisticated elegance, the Conrads stopped at nothing to prepare the best of the best service for the deceased Matriarch of the Conrad Family, everything was refined and lavish, and it was like the family members of Madam Emiliana had been preparing her funeral for over six months when the woman just died barely a day ago.There was nothing gloomy about the occasion, the Conrad happened to choose the sunniest of all days, making everywhere look bright and vibrant, the air was filled with the scent of exotic flowers and luxurious wine and sumptuous foods made by five-star chef await the many business advocates, a substantial amount of politician and few celebrities who came because of Ruby and Venita.There was no grieved or somber face as most of them present didn’t even know the woman and fewer liked her. Sapphire and her friends had a solemn expression on their face though, as well as Matthew and Maxwell.Madam Emiliana is a very strict and private woman.“I a
Matthew approached the table and as soon as he was near them, Claire stood up and went away from the table, dragging Andrea and Andrew along without even sparing a glance at the man.Matthew stared at her with a sad expression, he need no soothsayer to explain to him how much the lady hated him at that moment, Luci sized him up from head to toe with her eyes, a kind of fierceness she had never seen in her eyes present in it before she glared at the man and moved from the table to go and talk with Oliver, he didn’t blamed her, if someone treated his own sister or twin the way he treated Claire they would have sort it out with punches and kicks already.But Luci was being mature about it while Sapphire was being silent, Alyssa and Alicia also said their goodbyes to Sapphire because they needed to get back to the company, Matthew nodded in surprise when Alyssa pecked her on the forehead and leaned forward to hug her, a signal of the comfort she was offering while Alicia smiled at her bef
Matthew approached the table and as soon as he was near them, Claire stood up and went away from the table, dragging Andrea and Andrew along without even sparing a glance at the man.Matthew stared at her with a sad expression, he need no soothsayer to explain to him how much the lady hated him at that moment, Luci sized him up from head to toe with her eyes, a kind of fierceness she had never seen in her eyes present in it before she glared at the man and moved from the table to go and talk with Oliver, he didn’t blamed her, if someone treated his own sister or twin the way he treated Claire they would have sort it out with punches and kicks already.But Luci was being mature about it while Sapphire was being silent, Alyssa and Alicia also said their goodbyes to Sapphire because they needed to get back to the company, Matthew nodded in surprise when Alyssa pecked her on the forehead and leaned forward to hug her, a signal of the comfort she was offering while Alicia smiled at her bef
Sapphire turned to Nick and smiled at him, she shouldn't frown at the man who helped her get away from the party and reality even if it was for a short while.“Thanks for driving me,” she told him and he shook his head.“I am happy to be of help,” He replied and waved before entering the car and driving out of the place, Sapphire stared at the car until it wasn't there anymore before turning to look at Alexander who was still standing at the door.She exhaled and moved towards him in a light step and the man's eyes were on her till she stopped right in front of him.“Ask your questions, Alexander. I know you want to talk about some things,” Sapphire said but the man only moved closer to her and hugged her.“We have a lot to talk about but we wouldn't be doing that right now and right here. I have a lot of things I have to say to you, most of them were explanations and the others were questions.But , I feel like I have no right to ask or tell you anything until I resolve this issue wi
And Here we are! At the very end of the book!I never knew that it could gather such views but here we are.😊Thanks a lot for taking your time to read this book, I sincerely appreciate. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️This marks the end of Alexander's and Sapphire's story.There would be many other sequels to book, it will focus on dig deep into the life, emotions and thoughts of other people in this story.There would be one a book for;Tiara Luther and Jeremy Ed _ the rude Italian man who kept rejecting her.Trisha George and Mason Trevor_ her cold wealthy husband who has a mistress.Gladys Jack and Callum Jack _ her estranged and mysterious husband who she has not seen for three years.In the process of constructing all these stories so it might take a whileBut right after The Billionaire's Upstart Wife is a werewolf story.Stay tuned 😘 Adios 😍
Last time, it was her family signing a fake marriage contract, but this time, she was having a real engagement party.Alexander was talking with a the same man he was talking to that day, and was standing at that same spot, only this time, the spot where Melissa stood was acquired by Luci and Zayn, they were chatting heartily, a man tried to pass and almost bumped into Luci but Zayn quickly wrapped his hand around her waist and pulled her to the side, they both talked to the man and resumed their conversation, but Zayn hands never left Luci’s waist which made Sapphire smile.Not too far from them were Tiara and Fiona who seemed to be having a serious conversation. Fiona was the one speaking while Tiara just stared at her.“You finally decided to show your face out here?” Mr. Aldine said and Sapphire laughed, it was a small and quiet laugh.“I am sorry for not visiting you since all this while,” Sapphire said.“I understand. You have been busy, besides I have the kids by my side most o
“The only thing I love the most about everything here is your ring, I mean, would you check out that beautiful thing?” Tiara who was dressed to perfection gushed, she bent beside Sapphire and held her hand up to her face, and she stared at the ring with a gooey look in her eyes. She had asked Sapphire to remove it to let her examine it but Sapphire had refused to do that.“You have been saying that you loved the ring in a thousand different phrases ever since you saw that ring on her finger,” Gladys said beside her, Sapphire didn’t know that someone could look so hot in a super short dress at an engagement party but she managed to rock it hard. Gladys rrolled her eyes at her friend who only pouted at her before turning back to the ring.“Just how much was it worth? Did you ask him?” Luci asked as she perched herself on the beautiful chair that Sapphire was sitting, she also stared at it in admiration. Luci had gone for the dark look with her floor length back dress that was slit all t
Headache shot up her head when she hit her head on the floor and she willed it to split apart in order to stop, she could only groan in her throat and curse Sapphire and her friends over and over in her head.She turned to her head and felt every single part of her body freeze, she didn’t even dare to blink, it would make too much noise and her body was particularly capable of that feat.Just a foot away from her were giant scorpions, they were huddled together at a spot and were unmoving, her eyes trailed upward and a gasp would have fell from her lips if she didn’t have that gag because she saw a snake crawled on the ground into a spot and came out of another opened one, that was when she saw the snake for what it was; a viper.Cold sweat covered her and her body started shaking in fear, her inability to run her way out of this dangerous ditch also made her terrified, it would be the end of her if she was attacked.She tried to move back only for back to slam heavily on what seemed
“You shouldn’t do this to me, if you do this to me you would be a murderer too,” Arielle said, desperately and Sapphire shrugged.“Doesn’t matter. We Conrad are known for being villainous already, if I emerged as a murderer, people won’t be shocked, they would be even glad that I got rid of you for them.” Sapphire said and nodded. “Here is what we would do. Try to convince me to not kill you, I am listening,” Sapphire gestured to her with her hands.“Aren’t you afraid of ending up in hell?” she blurted out and Sapphire stared at her with a dumbfounded expression, everyone paused what they were doing but Luci was the first person that burst into laughter, she doubled as she tried to control her laughter and catch her breath but she couldn’t stop herself.“What?” Sapphire asked in disbelief and she started chuckling before she started to laugh . Zayn was snickering from where he sat and staring at Arielle with the expression that screams ‘No, you didn’t just say that bitch.”Some of the
Arielle sat in the cell that was reserved for only ‘hardened criminals’ like her, that’s what everyone referred to her as, she even saw some of the prisoners flinched when she brushed her hand passed them.Even though they call her suspect in face of any camera they see, they treat worse than a murderer that has went to court and branded as on, they should at least picked her to court first.She thought about the day’s event and laughed out loud, maniacally and hysterically, the wardens at her door glanced at her once before they turned to resume their duties of staring, at least that was what she assumed, she only saw their eyes through the small space at the top of the iron door and she didn’t saw them again when they moved.Melissa had been sentenced to life imprisonment. Very good! That was what she had planned from the beginning of her plan, the one she drew when she was sixteen, that was the only plan that was to her aid. Even if Melissa hadn’t been in prison because she foolish
“With all of the solid evidence against Ms. Melissa Conrad, I hereby sentence her to life imprisonment, the money that she has now would be used to pay for the companies she damaged and the rest would be confiscated.” The judge said and Melissa just stared blankly at every single person in the court, her eyes met Sapphire’s and they both stared at each other solemnly for a bit.It was Melissa’s hearing and Sapphire went with almost all her friend, Luci, Tiara and Gladys, Claire was absent because she had something she needed to do at the gallery and Trisha had once again been asked to do some humiliating task by her mother-in-law, Sapphire hopes that she would be able to break free from their abuse soon and would stop at nothing to help, Tiara also assured that if they interfere in it, her in-laws would not do as much as grunt but Trisha would only smile and say that it was not yet time to make such a move, she wanted to wait till climax before executing which made Sapphire suspect th
Luci rushed to Sapphire who was sprawled on the ground with a blood stain on her stomach. She felt her breathing and saw that she was still alive.“Save Sapphire first, let's get her to the hospital! Zayn, get a car instead of standing there like an immobilized ant, Claire, get the first aid box,” she screamed out orders and Claire quickly nodded, running to the door at the speed of light, it was like her feet weren't touching the floor at all, Zayn also went out of her sight and some men advanced towards her to help carry Sapphire.She saw that Alexander hadn't moved from the same spot he was since the Arielle fiasco started, it made her gritted her teeth in irritation and despite the fact that she always tread cautiously and respectfully around the man, she didn't know when she snapped at the man angrily.“You wife is here in the pool of her own blood, dying and barely holding on to life because of the stupid thing she did well th this crazy woman,” she said, glared at Arielle who h
Sapphire wrapped her night robe around her tighter, it was pretty chilling out here but she felt that she needed to go on a walk to clear her head now, Melissa has a hearing in the court the next day and in front of her very eyes, she might be convicted for a crime Sapphire was sure that she had absolutely no idea of.It was pretty clear to everyone in the inner circle that it was Arielle that set her up, Brielle had confirmed that Arielle was indeed sighted at the premises of the prison at that night, her face was shown as she was using her signature face cap and mask, she had her hair well-kept in her cap and didn’t made any silly mistake like letting a strand of her hair remain in the murder scene, she had gloves and boots on and that’s why no DNA of her was found on the scene.Though there was no assurance that she would be able to get Melissa out of the prison if she interfered, she would at least get a reduced sentence of a punishment lighter than the initial one that she would