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THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER ONE
Evelyn stood looking at herself in the mirror, she was wearing a beautiful wedding dress and couldn't stop smiling at her self while friends comes to her dressed and they all embraces her .“Let’s go to the church I can’t wait to be with my heartthrob” she says happily and her phone rings and she picks her cellphone on the dresser and she looks on the screen of the phone and it was My heart, that was the name she used in saving her husband to be on the screen and she picks the call “Hello my heart” she says in a soft tone.“Hello my Love” Manuel Stephens says to Evelyn. Manuel Stephens is the billionaire heir of the Stephens Empire, he is the one in charge of all his fathers businesses, from Estate to importation and exportation of good and to crude oil companies all over the nation.Manuel Stephens, a thirty seven years old man, the heir of his father’s empire. He was once married to Brianna whom he picked up from the street, at first it was only about helping
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER TWO
After his discussion with Brianna on the phone,the driver quickly stops his game and goes intoThe elevator and he knocks on Manuel’s office whose head was buried in front of his laptop.“ Come in” Manuel answers from inside of his office and he raises his head.“ Good afternoon sir” he greets Manuel.“ Yes” Manuel says staring at his driver and expecting him to speak.“ Sir , I….I …have been stooling since I brought you to work sir” he says.“ So what do you want? He asks him.“ I want to ask for permission to get a drug to stop myself from stooling” he says.“ You can go” he says to him.“ Thank you sir” he says and rushes out of Manuel’s office and Manuel continue what he was doing on his laptop.The driver smiles happily and he began to think of the kind of job it could be that would pay more than what he is currently earning from his boss.He quickly walks out of the company and he picks a public transport going to Oriental hotel and when he
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER THREE
“ Do we have a deal? Brianna asks the driver and the driver nods his head and they shake hands.“ Your account number? Brianna says .“ My account number? Are you paying the 8M now? He asked.“No, part payment of the deal to show you that I mean business “ she says and the driver smiles and quickly called the account number for her and not long his cellphone beeps and it was a message from Brianna and it was an alert of two million naira.“ Two...... he pauses and looks around and he leans forward to him and said “ Two million naira?!” he asks happily “ Yes, if you do a good job, You will get your balance and travel to Atlanta with your family” Brianna says.“ Alright ma, just make sure you call me and explain to me how you want us to go about it” he says.“ No problem, I will call you by night “ she says and she calls the waiters and she pays with her ATM and she stood up and leaves the driver at the restaurant while the driver was so happy and he picks up
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER FOUR
The men began to drag both Evelyn and the driver into the car and Evelyn and the driver tries to struggle out of the men hand but they were too strong, they force them into the car and locked the car.Evelyn hits the car window pleading but they just laugh at them and one of her men goes to bring out a gallon of petrol inside the car trunk and he pours it on the car and Brianna laughs out hard.Evelyn and the driver hits the car window so hard trying their best to force the door open in tears.Brianna opens her palms to one of the men and he brings out a lighter and gives it to her and she turns the lighter on and and throws it on car and the car began to burn while Evelyn and the driver began to scream out so hard.The groom and his family, the bride family are worried, Brianna mom already crying with people trying to console her that Brianna will be here soon while the car kept burning and Evelyn and the driver crying for help. Brianna ordered the men to push the c
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER FIVE
Brianna began to pace around , she doesn’t know what to believe, she kept flashing back to the scene and she quickly dresses up and enters into her car and drove out of her compound.At the church.Evelyn father whispers to her daughter’s ear. “What happened? Why did you arrive late? Her father asks.“I will tell everyone after the wedding but I just want to enjoy this moment first dad, I don’t want to think about how we got lost on our way to the church” she says and her father matches with her to where Manuel was standing and Evelyn was all smiles as her father gives her hand to Manuel and they came to stand in front of the priest.They both read their vows to each other and they exchange rings and the priest says.“You may kiss the bride” they both kiss and soon the church wedding was over and the couple came out of the church taking pictures with family and friends and the priest.Brianna drove to the scene where She burn Evelyn and the driver in the car an
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER SIX
What do you suggest? His wife asks“I am thinking the bride can be poisoned, you know there are a lot of people here , no one would suspected who poisoned her” she says.“ Did you have a poison here with you? He asks her in a whisper.“ No, I know the kind of poison that I am going buy that I will put inside her food or drink that no one will suspect anybody, she would die in three days time, she won’t die immediately “ she says.“ Are you sure of this? She asks.“ Yes” she says.“ Is there any pharmacy around this place? Her husband asks.“ I don’t know but I will try and find out and moreover what I want to but is not from pharmacy it’s from those shops that sells chemicals ” she says.Evelyn mother stood up and goes out of the reception and she walks on the street checking from one side to the other where shops are.Finally she found a chemical shop and she asks for the chemical and she bought the drug and she quickly returns to the reception
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER SEVEN
Her husband stares at her in confusion and he laughs and says . “ Wow! my wife now jokes now, well anyways I will take that as a good morning, we’ve got to get ready for our honeymoon” he says and toss the duvet away from his body and gets out of the bed and he walks towards the bathroom.“ honeymoon? What honeymoon and did I got married you? Her husband turns around and stares at his wife.“ What kind of prank is this today? He asks her. “ That joke isn’t funny” he says smiling.“ And who says I am joking? You kidnapped me and wait we …… you took advantage of my situation right? How did I even get to you? She says and her husband stood staring at her with his hand folded across his chest.“ When you are done with your jokes let me know” he says staring at her.“ Does this sound like some joke you? She asks and she quickly gets out of the bed dressed up and she began to murmur to herself.“ How did I get here, I am sure I didn’t go to the bar last night, how I
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER EIGHT
She quickly eats up and goes to the bedroom she shares with her siblings and she quickly touch up her make up and she quickly picks up her traveling box and she walks out of the room and she embraces her grandma and her three siblings comes to embrace.“ When you get to the United state buy me some clothes and send them to me”one of her sibling says.“ Buy me a cellphone and send to me, an IPhone, IPhone 13 pro” the 17 years old girl who cooked says.“ Are you for real? Do you know how much that one cost? Everyone let me get to the United state and get a job and when I save up some money , I will send you all some money, the money we would use to build our own duplex” she says.“ A duplex? You mean we would live in a duplex, we would all have our own separate rooms? He asks.“ Yes sweetheart, You all will have a separate room, just let me get to the U. S. First” she says. “ I better get going before I get late for my flight” she says and she quickly picks her box
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THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER FORTY
Evelyn's mom sits lost, she kept flashing back to the call and the voice.“ That voice, that isn’t Evelyns voice or amI just imagining things? Is Manuel trying to lie to me?Maybe she is dead that he doesn't know how to break the news to us, No Manuel would not do such thing, he loved his wife more than that, he would have called if she was feeling strange” she says to herself while Patrick was pacing around in front of her.“I told you, I told you that it was that poison that Roland drank, she is alive” he says.“ No, I am not convince Patrick that she is alive, that voice isn’t Evelyn’s voice” she says.“ Are you trying to prove yourself right when you know you have failed? That's not even a problem here? Now that chemical that you injected in that drink, is there a way who drinks it survive as in is there a chance” he asks?“ I don’t know “ she says.“ What do you mean you don’t know” he asks.“ I don't think anybody who drinks that chemical can su
THE GHOST BRIDE THIRTY NINE.
They order for a seafood, Marylin was so happy because she has always wanted such romantic date.Her husband helped her pile food into the plate while she just stare at him and smile and he lifts his face and finds her smiling.“ What?! Why is someone smiling? He asks.“ You are the reason for my smile, I feel to lucky she says.“ Maybe I am more lucky to have you “ Manuel says and he kisses her.“You know I used to read all of this in the books, watch them in the movies but I never thought they are real but with you I believe those things I watch are real” she says.“ You know, how I fell this deep in love with you, I don't know it just happened slowly after I and Brianna divorced, I never thought I will ever fall in love again because I vow not to love again but slowly you broke the vow of five years and here I am again given love a second chance” he say.Marilyn smiles playing along like she knew everything, she didn't want to asks questions again
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER THRITY EIGHT
Grandma took her rosary and she goes to church to pray for her granddaughter to call them if she had gotten to America, she had few talks with the reverend father who promise to join her in prayer and grandma returns home looking sad.She kept staring at the screen of her phone maybe Marylyn will call.Evelyn began to follow both her mom and Patrick everywhere they go.Evelyn mom goes to meet with Brianna.Brianna already parked somewhere waiting for her mom.“ Did you called to find out if she is dead? She asked with a frowned face.“ I am yet to call,” she says.“ yet to call? So tell me why do you show your face to me when you are yet to do what you are supposed to do,” she shouts at her mom.“ Get out of my car, when you have the bad news about your daughter's death to share with me then don't come back to me to show your face but right now I don't want to see your face” she says.“ I have come to you that we should........Brianna cuts in
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN.
The man goes to check Eva but she was still sleeping and Grandma also comes to check her.“ Are you sure this girl is still alive? Grandma asks.“ She is alive but she is unconscious, she might wake up and she might not but I wish she does” he says.“ Poor little girl” Grand ma says.“We need to get ready because I would be resuming duty by evening” he says.Grandma bathes the kids while their father helped with packing of clothes and two hours time they were done and they the man carries Eva into his car and grandma and one of the children join Eva at the back of the car and the boy joined her father sitting in the passenger seat.He drove them to his rented five bedroom duplex.He carries Eva into one of the rooms, the guest room and he lays her on the bed.When they arrive home the man’s wife wasn’t around, it was about thirty minutes that they arrived that she also arrived she was coming from work and also she bought things from the the marke
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER THIRTY SIX
Evelyn keeps thinking of everything because she was shocked to find out that Brianna was also her sister. She was surprise to know.“ How can Brianna be my sister? And mom hid this from us all and even Dad was aware if it all and to top it she is Manuel Ex, so they all had their motives differently on the life of I and my sister” she thinks. “ I am glad Eva didn't return home when she left us,” she says to herself.“ I used to think mom loved us so much that she is the best mom anyone could ask for but I was wrong she is nothing but a she devil” she says.Tears rolled down Evelyn’s face, she wished she had known she had been living with the devil all her life then she would have been more careful.“ Did I really have some inheritance somewhere? How did I not know this? She thought to herself.“ No, I have to remain around here to know where inheritance are, I know I am dead I can’t have them but my sister can at least have them” she says.” I will make sure t
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
“Thank you for what? Manuel asks smiling as they walk back to the hotel room.“ I am thanking you for being a very good man to me” she says.“ Man? What happen to calling me a good hubby? He says and Marylyn smiles.“ Thanks for being a good hubby to me” she says and he intertwine their hands and Marylyn.“ Amsterdam is such a beautiful country” she says.“Yeah, you know the last time we came here was just we meeting a clients, we didn’t go around” he says.“Really, meaning we have been here, I can’t remember, you talk about we being here and there and I can not even seems to remember” she says.“ Don’t start with what you call prank, they don't even look like prank” he says.“ Why do you always say I shouldn't start with my prank? Do you just like calling everything I say prank? Marilyn.“Like seriously are you twisting the prank thing over to me now, the day you asked me after our wedding night that how did you got here was the same day you
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR.
Evelyn goes into the house, she walks into her parent room maybe she could get some clue but she had no one’s body to use as she was going to leave she sees her parent enters into the house, her mom was crying.This time she felt no pity for her.“ She never cried for me when Brianna and her were discussing instead she wanted me dead.Her phone began to ring and it was Brianna calling.“ Do you want to pick this call ? Patrick asks.“ Yes” she says and Patrick gives the phone to her.“Any news? She asks.“ No” she says . “ I will call them both” she says and Brianna hangs the call angrily and she stood up from the couch with a creased forehead.“ oh my God , my head is really hurting, I thought this foolish mother of I said she had everything in control and till now there is no sad news call from their honeymoon that the bride is dead , definitely she is enjoying the honeymoon with my husband, my ex husband, wait I life mistake that Tony made me do, I sho
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER THIRTY THREE.
When Brianna came up with the plan of killing Evelyn, she quickly supported so that no one would suspect them if they kill her.Since she is the only remaining guardian to Evelyn since her grandparents are dead and their mom was an orphan before their father married her while Evelyn’s father is the only son if his parent so it's so easy for Ruth and Patrick and the Lawyer to get rid of Evelyn easily and the three of them will share the property and what ever they invested it on will eventually go to their son but now the boy who will inherit whatever they invested on is life is a 50/50 thing.Flash back ends.Ruth cries beside her son.“ Son, you have to wake up, you cannot just die please” she says and her husband stood at the door post starting at her with also a tear on his face and he quickly dry up his tears and walks up to her and he places his hand on her shoulder.“ I know he would wake up, he just can not die just like that” he says.“ I believe
THE GHOST BRIDE CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
She moved out of the mansion since she remarry and she rent out the house but few years later tenants dosen't want to rent the house again because the mansion looks old from the recent one people are building and the area isn’t so beautiful anymore so the price she had to rent it out is not on the high price, the rentage price was so but it could add up to the work they are doing and they could sort out their bill and send the kids to school.A few years she and Patrick had a fight that he cannot continue to contribute to Evelyn and Eva’s education.That was when Ruth explained her reason to Patrick, that was when Patrick understood that she wasn't taking care of the kids out of love but out of her interest.Patrick then ask what are in the girl's inheritance and Patrick became interested in Ruths plan but Eva heard them and as Eva tries to walk away closely to tell her twin sister what she heard she fell and hits a stool at the hallway and that was when Patrick and Rut
