“Hahahaha…oh my goodness!” I suddenly burst out laughing. “What’s so funny?” He asked, this time, he is the one curious. “Am so sorry! Pardon my manners, dude! If I haven't seen the real Murphy, I could have fallen for your lies!” “What do you mean by that? Of course, I am not lying! You can ask Antonia about it, she is my baby sister!” He said but I kept on laughing. “Yes of course! I mean, who don't want to kidnap a billionaire’s wife just to make money? I have seen Chester's cousin with my very own eyes, stay away from me or else?” “Humm, this is getting more interesting now! It's either you are confused about the whole cousin thing, or you are being totally deceived by cousin…!” He wanted to say more when Chester walked towards us with a frown. “What are you doing with a stranger?" "Stranger? Yeah, I knew he was a scam! Honey, can you believe this guy tried to pull a fast one on me?" I said, getting angry now. "Huh! Ummm…interesting!" The so called Murphy said, with a g
“You know her?” He asked. “She is a wicked bitch! I got sacked, and humiliated recently because of her. She is evil and deserve to die!” I said with some much venom in my words!. “Wow! She is indeed heartless! Remember the girl I told you I was dating some times ago?” “Yeah, she is the one?” I asked, totally surprised. “Yeah! She is!" "I must pay her back for what she did to me! She took my fiance from me!" I lied, my eyes going moist. "She what? No, she has gone to far this time!” He said, clenched his fist. I watched in delight, his face being twisted in fury. In the next few minutes, we plan hw to deal with her. “Oh! Alex, Alex! You won't know what hits you this time around! I wonder what it will feel like to see your ex-boyfriend again!” i said within me, trying hard not to grin.***********The Orphanage Home is really doing great which attracted the attention of the city major, and i was given an award. I haven't seen Chester in three days now after the last fight betwee
“Alex, you don't look okay to me! Should I call your husband, or something?” I asked when her eyes keeps opening and closing up.“No..no, please! I can manage on my own?” She said and then tried to stand up but couldn't. ‘What is going on here? Is she okay, sir?” One of the waitress asked on noticing us.“Yeah! I think she is feeling dizzy. Can you help with a cab, please!” I asked politely and she nods her head before going out of the coffee shop.Soon she came back and we helped her into the cab, heading straight for my destination.************SELENA'S POVI saw madam being taken into a cab with a waitress and a guy whom I supposed madam was meeting today. Actually I secretly followed her to venue because I had a bad feeling about it. She usually takes me along to any place she is going to, and when she decided to go alone, that guy feeling increased.On seeing the waitress abandoning her white color waitress designed cloth at the ground before entering the car, I knew something
“Come in!” the lady earlier on opened the door for me. I saw madam laying on the bed, still completely dressed up and I breathe out softly.“May I open the wine, ma'am?”“Please do! I don't have the strength to pop that thing out! Not when I have a lot of work to do here!" She said looking at madam direction, and the guy smirked at her.Steady my trembling hands, I poured the wine into the glass cups, trying hard not to knock her teeths off.“Can you also cut the cake please? I need to celebrate this!” She said and I nodded my head. Quickly and swiftly, I dropped the pills into both glasses before cutting the cake.“I'm done, ma'am!" "Good! You may go!” She said after tipping me a hundred dollar bill.“Thanks ma'am!” I walked out but quickly place an ear on the door!.“Yeah! It's about to go down! Are you ready for a news of a lifetime? Alright, come to room 303!” I heard it clearly. Quickly, and quietly, I tiptoe away from the door to all mrs Willam.“For goodness sake, what is taki
ALEXANDRIA POV On getting home, i informed Chester over dinner and watched his eyes go red. Excusing himself quickly, he went out to make some calls, probably to her, not that I care about it though. He is being sweet to me lately, and I am wondering if he has decided to change for good. ************GABRIELLA GONZALEZ POV “Urgh…. urgh… I must kill her! I must destroy that bitch!” I said before flinging things around in my house with Fred trying to calm me down. The memory of what happened that day flashes through my mind, and keeps on haunting my soul. I had actually succeeded, but what the happened next is what I don't know. I only woke up to find myself sleeping besides Fred, half naked and.. surrounded by the same reporters I had call over. My parents had disowned me in a fit of rage on seeing the humiliation over the thw entire world. Now I have no friends, family, or job to myself!. All because of that bitch!.“How dare she do this to me! How dare she ruined my reputation!
MURPHY DIEGO POV “And what the fuck does that mean, Sofia? Do I look like my cousin that fucked your pussy driedans then left you for me? You should be lucky I took fancy to that wide pussy of yours!” I yelled at Sofia and watch her go cold, soon I heard a sobbing sound. Breathing out heavily, I walked towards where she is sitting down in my office. “Look! I am sorry, okay! I don't mean to say those words! Just that I hate to pressured, and you know it!” I said, patting her shoulder. “You know! I found out something interesting that might just ease our plan against your ex-boyfriend!" I said, and she raised her face to look at me, properly. “Really? What should that be?” “I had my own way of finding out things! So i found out that my cousin's marriage is only on papers!" "On papers! You mean a contract marriage?” She asked her eyes going wide. “Yeah! So you still have a chance with him. And also, the gullible bride isn't aware that my cousin deceived her into the contra
“Gabriella! How come she is the one poisoned? Now, I get it! She isn't tired of setting me up after what happened the last time at the hotel? I will definitely not let her go scot free this time around!” I said clenching my fist “Well, we are waiting! What do you have to defend now!” Someone yells from the crowd. “Well, the cake is actually my brand” “You see, we weren't lying then!" They all screamed loudly again. "But, I did not poison the cake! Think of it about! How will I sell a poisoned cake to a customer, except I want to ruin my own reputation!” I said and they went silent. “What if you had personal grudges against the person?" The scrooked smiling man asked. "Yeah! What if?" The crowd yelled again. "Well not entirely impossible! But only a fool will sell a poisoned cake to someone in the public! You don't watch movie? Such crimwiis usually done in secret!” I said and they nod their heads. “She is right! Why will she take the risk to poison someone in public when she
“You deceived me?” I yelled angrily. “No! You deceived yourself, now move!” One of the police officers said before yanking me off the bed in an aggressive manner. I came out of the hospital to see cameras flashing at my face, being handcuffed tightly, I couldn't run away. “Get that thing of my face before I bite you hard!* I yelled at reporters shoving microphones at me. Suddenly I started crying hard. “Is this the end of the road for me? What about my planned wedding to Chester? My dream of becoming a billionaire’s wife?... ********* ALEXANDRIA POV Gabriella was sentenced to seven years in prison, and honestly I feel pity for her at the last day at court. Things have been working out fine between me, and Chester for the past four months and I am getting more comfortable and closer to now. I thought the remaining months of the contract marriage will go smoothly lie this, but I was wrong. Sofia came back for me, she invited me for a chat in a public coffee and shop where sh
Chester’s mind raced as he and Liam sat at the front of the sleek black car, the streets of New York blurred outside the windows. The tension between them was palpable, the quiet hum of the engine barely cutting through the weight of the situation. "I can't afford to alert Madeline," Chester said quietly, his gaze focused on the road ahead. "She’s playing this game too well. We have to keep everything under the radar. If she suspects we’re on to her, she might move Alex again." Liam nodded, his expression grim. "Agreed. We’ll use private investigators. They can follow the trail without raising any suspicion. No need for police, now. We need this to be clean." Chester clenched his fists. His frustration was barely contained. He didn’t care about anything else anymore. His world had become a desperate chase to find Alex, to bring her back from the nightmare she was in. Every second that passed without her made the reality of losing her even more real. --- Meanwhile, in a dark and s
The streets of New York blurred as cheater's car sped down the road. His mind raced faster than the car’s engine, his heart pounding in his chest. He was so close. Just a few more miles, and he’d finally be able to see Alex, to explain himself, to tell her how much he regretted everything. But the closer he got to Alex’s house written address, the more his unease grew. His phone buzzed in his pocket, breaking the silence that had settled over him during the long drive. He pulled over, his hands trembling slightly as he grabbed it. It was a text from Daniel: "Call me. Something’s wrong." Chester's stomach twisted. Without hesitation, he dialed Daniel’s number, the anticipation gnawing at him. “Chester,” Daniel’s voice came through the phone, urgent and clipped. “It’s Alex. She’s gone.” Chester's pulse spiked. “What do you mean, gone? Where the hell is she?” “Someone took her. We don’t know who or why, but they grabbed her and her son. No sign of a struggle, just—gone. The police a
As the evening wore on, the luxurious ballroom where Chester’s wedding was supposed to take place was now eerily quiet. The guests had scattered, and the only sound that remained was the faint rustling of fabric from Madeline’s mother and her family, who had tried to console the shattered woman in the wake of Chester's abrupt departure. Madeline, her face pale and tear-streaked, sat alone in a chair near the empty altar, her hands clenched into fists at her sides. The luxurious wedding gown that had once symbolized the beginning of a new life for her now felt like a suffocating shroud. Her mind raced with thoughts of betrayal and humiliation. She had spent so long trying to claw her way into Chester’s life, only for him to abandon her without a word. Her mother and the other family members kept trying to reach out to her, offering empty words of comfort. “He’ll come back around, darling,” her mother said gently, dabbing at Madeline’s tears with a lace handkerchief. “He has to. You’
The opulent venue was buzzing with excitement as the guests gathered, their eager whispers filling the air. The grand chandeliers cast a golden glow over the extravagant ballroom, and outside, the elite guests sipped champagne in a garden adorned with roses, basking in the spectacle of Chester's and Madeline’s wedding. Chester stood at the altar, a mere puppet of his family’s design. His chest tightened with every passing second. The distant clink of glasses and the murmured chatter of the crowd did little to drown out the chaotic thoughts racing through his mind. He couldn’t do it. He couldn’t marry Madeline. As the officiant began the ceremony, Chester’s gaze flickered to Madeline, standing beside him with her flawless smile and eyes that glittered with triumph. But all he could think about was Alex—the woman he had loved, the woman he had lost. His heart slammed against his ribs, and his breath caught in his throat as a text message vibrated in his p
The weight of the news still hung heavily in the air as Alex watched the announcement unfold on the television screen. The buzz from the media, the socialites, and the world beyond seemed to intensify as the forced engagement between Chester and Madeline Brooks was broadcasted. The lavish wedding details began circulating—grand venues, designer dresses, and the promise of a high-profile ceremony to match the family's elite status. It felt surreal to Alex, who had once been that woman—caught in the whirlwind of Chester’s world, a world filled with promises and expectations. Yet, here she was, standing at the threshold of a new chapter, away from it all. Her son stirred in his crib, pulling her out of her thoughts. She smiled softly, walking over to him, watching as his tiny fingers reached up in his sleep. Despite everything—despite the confusion, the heartache, the betrayal—he was her miracle. And for him, she would build a future free from the past, free from the shadows of Leon a
Alex sat quietly in the park, the soft hum of the city around her, but her mind was far away. She glanced down at her son, his bright eyes reflecting the sunlight as he played with a small toy in his hands. He was the center of her world, and every decision she made from here on out would be for him. But there was something else. Something growing inside her—an uncertainty, a curiosity, a question that she had tried to ignore for so long. Could she open her heart again?... Liam had been there for her in a way that no one else had. He had never asked for anything, never pushed her to be someone she wasn’t. The more time she spent with him, the more she realized how much she appreciated his quiet strength, his kindness, and the ease with which he made her laugh. It wasn’t love yet, not the passionate kind she had shared with Leon, but it was something. Something she hadn’t felt in a long time... Liam had made it clear that he wasn’t ru
The weight of the announcement still hung heavily in Alex’s chest. She had tried to stay indifferent, but the image of Chester, standing next to Madeline, his expression distant yet resigned, kept haunting her. It wasn’t that she expected him to sit around pining for her, but seeing him so publicly move on, so easily, was more painful than she anticipated. As much as she told herself that it was for the best, that she was better off without him, there was always that nagging voice in the back of her mind. What if things could have been different? What if they hadn’t fallen apart the way they had? Could they have found a way back to each other? But that was in the past. And now, all that mattered was her son. He had her heart and soul, and Alex was determined to give him the best life possible. As she sat in the quiet of her apartment, holding her son close, she felt a stirring of something unexpected. It wasn’t just a feeling of longing for a man who no
Chester could hardly believe the words Madeline had spoken to him three weeks later! I'm Pregnant? The thought made his stomach churn. He hadn’t been careful, but the idea of her carrying his child seemed far-fetched, especially given the haze of alcohol and the drug she’d so deftly slipped into his system. But the truth, as twisted as it was, couldn’t be denied. He had no choice but to go through with a test, something he dreaded more than anything. --- The Next Day... Chester sat in the sterile, cold hospital room, his hands tightly clenched around the armrest of the chair. The results from the test were about to be revealed, and with every passing second, the knot in his stomach tightened further. Madeline sat across from him, her face a mask of feigned concern. She had been playing the role of the victim perfectly, looking so innocent, but Chester could see through the charade. Still, despite everything, there was a part of him that feared what the test might confirm. A nurse
CHESTER BLACKWOOD POV I sat at my desk, surrounded by files, photos, and addresses, my eyes bloodshot but sharp. For the first time in months, i wasn’t drowning in whiskey or self-pity. i had focus now — and it all pointed to one city. New York.... My private investigator had finally unearthed a clue, subtle but undeniable: a hospital record flagged under a different surname, but the birthdate and the emergency contact screamed Alex. It was the only real lead he’d had since she disappeared. Daniel walked in unannounced, leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed. “You look like hell, but for once you look alive.” I smirked slightly, the first real smile in ages. “I’m going to find her.” Daniel stepped closer, glancing at the spread of documents. “And when you do?” “I’m not letting her go,” I said flatly. “Not again.” But deep down, anxiety twisted in my chest. If Alex had hidden herself this well, it meant she didn’t want to be found. --- Meanwhile, across in another city..