CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT.Danielle had said she was going to get back at Jamal for rejecting and she meant every word she said. The thing was, she couldn’t hurt Jamal directly because of how powerful he was. She couldn’t touch Adele either, so her victim was going to be Shannelle and she was going to do something to her that was going to make her brother furious and humiliated.She had invited Shannelle over to her flat for lunch and she accepted since it was a normal thing they did. She had a plan already set, she just needed to get some confirmation on some things from Shannelle to set the plan in motion."I have been to your brother's office countless times to beg him. I even got thrown out one time by his guards. Shannelle, I have done all I can to make Jamal accept me, but he wouldn't, I don't know what else to do.""Oh my God Danielle I'm sorry about that. Even so, you can't just quit. You are the only fit for my brother." Shannelle insisted and Danielle scoffed."He doesn't see
CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE.“Look, Adele, it’s either you announce your marital status yourself or I will do that on your behalf. You have two minutes." Jamal threatened with a very serious look on his face the moment Adele walked out of the bathroom. It was not an exaggeration to say she was shocked, because he said these words just the way they sounded to you now!With no introductions, no explanations, Adele simply andinnocently walked inside their room. His voice was terrifying when he said those words and it sacred her.Being the negotiating person that she was, Adele logically asked him:" To whom should I report my status as a marriedwoman within two minutes? To the ghosts in this room?" She asked, feigning a confused look and Jamal’s jaw hardened."To him" he coldly replied while handing over her cell phone.Adele quickly checked her phone to see what he was talking about. After looking for a moment, she realized there was nothing particular about it, so she looked at Jamal, ex
CHAPTER EIGHTY.How do you tell when Jamal is excited about something?Well, to be honest, that man hardly showed any changeof affections or any expression on his face, his eyes were always cold and words, very little especially to other people. Evenso, Adele, being his wife for a respectable amount of time and knowing him for longer, could tell the difference in his mood by noticing the little changes in his attitude.That night, while having another crazy fucking session, he had made her promise him that she was going to start wearing her wedding ring from the next day.She woke up to find a very excited Jamal King, looking at her, although he was just coldly eying her while saying his typical morning greeting which was:"Are you awake?"Adele noticed that he was indeed enthusiasticallywaiting for her to wake up mainly by noticing two things:The first being that he was already wearing his tuxedo and all windows were wide open. On a normal day he'd just keep wearing his nightgown
CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE.Once Jamal finished touring the office, he just left along with his bodyguards and his administrative team, leaving everyone to a thousand questions, mainly: “Why did he come there in the first place?”“Adele, does the big boss know you personally?"Kelly asked eagerly and on hearing such a loud and clearquestion, everyone's attention naturally turned towards her.."Yes." She replied honestly.There was no point in denying it anyways, soon or later, everyone would know the truth and she’d be called a liar if she denied it now."How's that?" Kelly asked again." It is linked to the identity of my husband." Adele answered righteously, because yes.. that was true aswell"Your husband must know Mr. King personally! You're very lucky to be acquainted with him!" Miranda commented from the other end.Adele just laughed. She was literally holding their hands and guiding them to the door of truth, yet when they reached the door they chose to jump from the window!Was
CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO.Danielle had planned not to back down without teaching the Dominicks a good lesson. After the confirmation she got from Shannelle, she was ready to set her plan in motion. That afternoon, she was meeting with a man, his name was Henry Damon and he was Adele's ex-boyfriend. How Danielle met with him remained a mystery, but they both had grudges against Jamal and were looking for an opportunity to get back at him.Danielle knew that working with a man like Henry would yield fruitful results."You are here." Said Henry as he rose from his seat to greet Danielle. He stretched out his right hand for a handshake which Danielle gladly accepted with a smile. Once they were done with greetings, they sat down to discuss the purpose of their meeting."Henry, you have no idea how excited I am to see you. I can't wait to set this plan in motion so I can teach those brats a lesson." Said Danielle."Me too, Danielle. Ever since Mr. King humiliated me the way he did, I have bee
CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE.Shannelle's phone kept buzzing on the table during breakfast but she did not answer the call because it was her mother on the line. She had been calling none-stop and scolding Shannelle for not leaving the mansion to go and live with them in the new house their father had bought.Shannelle did not want to leave the mansion. Despite the fact that she did have the best relationship with her brother, she loved him and she loved being by his side. Also, the weekly allowance he gave her was something she did not want to miss. He had already made it clear to her that if she left the house, he would no longer be responsible for her, hence no hundreds of thousands of dollars every week for her. She couldn't afford to lose all of that."And why aren't you answering your phone?" Jamal asked when the phone rang for too long."Because it's mum, she keeps forcing me to go live with her and father which I don't want to!" She cried."So why don't you want to? Aren't they your
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOUR.Shannelle grumbled all the way to her agency. She had a photo shoot that morning which required her to smile a lot, but she had no idea how she was going to get through it because her mood was already ruined.If her mother showed up at the mansion that evening and caused a scene, she was going to be very furious at her. She couldn't leave the mansion, she just could not leave."Danielle!" She called in surprised the moment she walked into her private dressing room at the agency. Danielle was seated on the couch in the sitting area, patiently waiting for her.The two girls hugged themselves and sat down to discuss."Goodness, why are you here this early?" Shannelle asked in shock and Danielle shrugged. "I wanted to see you. The receptionist told me you always come in by seven am so I decided to wait. How are you doing?" Danielle asked, flashing her a fake smile and Shannelle frowned."I'm not doing fine at all, mum is driving me nuts!" She cried and Danielle looke
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVE.Jamal looked at the photo of his sister's birth certificate in his phone and smiled. She was turning twenty-five in a few months and he knew it was about time he got her married.He was getting wary of the guys she was going out with. Three times, she had tried to break his rule, attempting to sleep with different men, but thanks to his guards and spies who were always alert, they contacted him and he was able to stop. He was positive that one day, she would succeed in doing what she wanted to do and that would ruin his plans of getting her a good husband.He had this friend of his whim he met in fifth grade. They schooled together until high school and separated when that friend of his had to go abroad to meet his mother and continue college. Before leaving, the guy had begged him to look over Shannelle for him because he loved her and he wanted to come back and marry her once he was done with med school and Jamal promised to do so even though he never discussed
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN.ONE MONTH LATER.“Baby, are you alright?” Jamal asked, concerned when he noticed that Adele was feeling uncomfortable on her seat. They were at Shannelle’s wedding reception. The day had been a very hectic one for both of them as they had to make sure everything was going on smoothly. Adele, who had been Shannelle’s maid of honor, was exhausted and her husband could see it in her eyes.“Yeah, I'm good. Why asked?”“You're really exhausted. The formalities are over, we can go home now.”“No we can’t. Shannelle will feel betrayed.” Adele protested, but Jamal did not listen to her. He quietly rose to his feet and went over to the high table where Shannelle and her husband were seated. He engaged in a short, quiet conversation with them before returning to his seat to meet Adele.“Let's get going.” He instructed as he took her hand. She did not object because she was tired and needed to go home and rest but she did not want to go because she felt that Sha
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN.The morning went smoothly at the office with Adele and her colleagues. Everyone did the work apportioned to them by their supervisor, Grace and by lunch time, they were all exhausted and ready to take a break.Adele sat behind her cubicle, contemplating whether to call Jamal and ask if they could eat lunch together. The man was her husband, but she understood the kind of busy person he was and sometimes, when making requests, she feared that she was being a bother or a distraction to him. After a long moment of contemplating whether to call or not, she finally decided not to. She calmly placed her phone on her table and let out a tired sigh.It was as if she was never going to fully get used to her own husband.“Adele!” Kelly whispered harshly and Adele trembled on her spot as she snapped out of her thoughts.“Whoa, whoa whoa…” Kelly explained when she noticed her reaction. “What’s going on? You’ve been lost in thought for a while now and you shook a g
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN“Cole!” Adele called when she spotted Cole walking into their office at the conglomerate. When Cole heard her call, he instantly halted on his tracks and turned to face her. A few weeks ago, he would have walked over to her and given her a casual hug and even pecked her cheeks, but after finding out that she was the wife of Jamal King Dominick, his boss, he could even dare to get too close to her.“Mrs. King.” He called with a smile and Adele frowned in disappointment as she approached him.“I thought we already had this talk, Cole. Please, don’t address me as Mrs King, it makes me feel very old.” Adele lamented and Cole chuckled, shaking his head.“You don’t get it, do you? If your husband hears me calling you by your first name, he’s going to have me fired. I love my job.”“You honestly think Jamal is that petty, don’t you?” Adele asked with a serious look."I did not hear you just address my big boss by his first name. I swear I did not hear that.”
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN.“Good morning Mr. King.” Christine, Jamal's main secretary, greeted as he approached her table.“Good morning, Christine.” Jamal replied with a smile.“Mr. King, there’s someone waiting for you in your office.” Christine announced and Jamal halted on his tracks and turned to face her with a curious frown on his face.He wasn’t expecting anyone that morning and he knew that if Christine had let whoever it was wait for him in his office, then he or she was an important person.“And, who is that?” He asked.“Your father, Mr, dominick.” She deciphered and Jamal’s heart fell into his abdomen. That was the last name he was expecting to hear. He closed his eyes and silently exhaled and straightened up his tuxedo before going into his office to face his father.He had no idea why the man had come to his office so early in the morning. The last time they met to have a one on one discussion, they had separated on a bad foot so he had no idea how the talk that m
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE.It was dinner time at the mansion and Adele, Jamal and Grandma were having dinner at the dining table. Shannelle was not with them because she was spending the night at her fiancé’s house. Something that did not sit well with Jamal. He had been grumbling about it ever since she told him.“She never listens to me!” He mumbled under his breath as Adele served him some hot sauce.“Who never listens to you?” She asked and took her seat. Jamal looked at her and sighed heavily. He creased his forehead with his fingers and sighed yet again before looking at Adele again who was patiently waiting for him to tell her what she wanted to hear.“I guess I'm never going to stop wanting to protect her.” He lamented.“Who are you talking about?” Asked, Grandma.“Shannelle. I’m talking about Shannelle.” “What about her?” Adele questioned as she took in a scoop of her soup, her eyes not leaving Jamal's worried face.“A few hours ago, she called to inform me that she wou
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN.Aliya’s mind was in turmoil the entire day. When she had asked her son why he was not on good terms with his father, he had only smiled and asked her husband so he could tell her all what he did to her. She was worried.She was extremely worried because she had no idea what to expect. Jamal and his father had always had a very close relationship. He was always closer to his father than he was close to her and that sometimes made her jealous, but a few years ago, she discovered that the bond between father and son had been broken. When Jamal just started working at the conglomerate, he adored his father and he did everything his father had asked him to do, but a few years later, everything fell apart. Jamal lost all respect for his father and had even kicked his father out of the company.At first, she had thought Adele was the cause of all what happened, but after realising herself, she knew there was something bigger and she needed to find out. She un
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TEN.Adele went straight home after her visit to the Dominick residence. She still didn't know what to make out of everything Aliya had told her. Yes, she accepted her apology and Aliya even hugged her for the first time in her life, but she was still in shock. All day long, she kept wondering what Shannelle could have possibly told her mother to change her heart as such.The hatred Aliya always showed Adele had made her understand that there was nothing in the world that could make Aliya like and accept her as her daughter-in-law, but she had done just that."Baby." Jamal called when he entered the bedroom. Adele was sitting on one of the sofas in the sitting area, totally lost in in thought but when she heard her name, she snapped out and smiled at her husband who sat by her side."Hey…" she greeted calmly and kissed him. Jamal could tell from her looks that everything was not okay."I was told you left work early today, is everything alright? Do you feel si
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINE.Shannelle got a call from her mother in the morning to come meet her immediately and she had no idea what that was about. As the obedient daughter she was, she hastily got herself ready and went over to her parents house to hear what her mother had to tell her."Mum." She called once she got into the living room. The television was on, meaning her mother was somewhere around. "Mum." She called, looking around."Shannelle." Aliya called from the staircase. Shannelle looked up and saw her mother descending that staircase with an eternal frown masked on her face. Shannelle could help but wonder why her mother was so furious early in the morning."Mum, you called. Is everything alright?" She was concerned and her mother scowled at her. She was confused."I heard you hung out with Adele yesterday. She accompanied you to your dress fitting. Is that true?" Her mother asked as she stood before her and that was when it dawned on Shannelle. Her mother had called he
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT.Jamal had dealt with the major issues he had in life. He was no longer at his father's mercy, his wife had forgiven him for maltreating her and losing their child and now the world knew who she was, his younger sister was about to get married to one of the most eligible in the country. His business was booming, everything was fine. There were two more things he had to settle, the first was Danielle's issue and the second would be discussed later.After making Owen Co go bankrupt, Jamal had no idea what Danielle had been up to, but he was sure that she was going through a tough time.He knew no matter what, he owed Danielle because she was the one who brought him to the light about his father's plans and stole the documents that could implicate him. For that one reason, Jamal had forgiven her for trying to get his sister raped and he had made up his mind to bring her back to her feet.Danielle, who had received a call from a private number came out of her