Over the next few days after her return to the city, Nicole couldn't get hold of her twin, when she had gotten home, she hadn't met her at home, she had asked the workers at home who told her Natalie had come to the house spent the night there and left the next morning, it's been over three days since she got back and her parents returned yesterday, they had stayed through to the end of their vacation, they didn't even bother to acknowledge her presence when they returned and she didn't even mind, she had called Natalie a hell lot of time since she got back but she didn't pick up each time, that she had given up, she decided Natalie would return when she felt like it, but that didn't stop her from worrying.Today, she decided she had to resume stretching Natalie's wedding present as there wasn't much time left and she needed to be done with it two weeks before the wedding as she already knows the weeks before the wedding would be hectic.She started work as soon as she got to her stud
Nicole asked, sure Natalie was okay with her kissing Rafael but what about they are together and he decides that he wants Natalie? Will she have to sleep with her sister's fiance too and will Natalie be okay with that too? "I promise, it won't get to that Nicole,"Natalie responded and Nicole shook her head in disbelief, her sister was just so manipulative that she would say whatever to get what she wants not minding the consequences, heck she doesn’t even think of the consequences at all, she just wants what she wants."You're impossible Natalie,""Please Nicole, I won't be pleading if this is not important Margaret have something that Rafael is bent on getting it through her,"Natalie revealed."What is that?I thought he got her property, is there more?"Nicole asked in confusion. "Yes, there is, the huge land next to the one he got belongs to someone very close to Margaret who she can talk to and would listen to her, that's why you have to help me, as Rafael is trying to get on h
"So by tomorrow I will be a married woman, I don't even know how to feel about it,"Natalie said as they sat at the balcony their usual talking spot, Natalie's wedding was tomorrow and they decided to have a girl's night before her wedding, Nicole thought that Natalie will spend the night at the hotel where most of their guests were spending the night but she decided to spend the night here at home, even their parents were at the hotel close to the chapel where the wedding will take place. but Natalie had decided that she wanted to go from home, her stylist and makeup artist were all in the house already.The past couple of weeks have been hectic for Natalie, she had to pick a venue and see that it's one of her likings as Rafael had said he was useless in that aspect, he told her that wherever she choose he will go with it and that has stressed Natalie out a lot.She and her twin were still not cool with their parents but Natalie couldn't tell them not to come to her wedding, because
“That’s not bad but give people a chance, you might not find anyone if you keep hiding,”Natalie responded.“That’s the thing, I don’t like people,”"Tish, that's why you are still single, just give people a chance and you will discover it's not that hard, aside from me, do you even have any friends?"Natalie asked, shaking her head."Yes, one, her name is Grace,"Nicole revealed. Grace wasn't really all that her friend but at least they chatted a lot and she sometimes just up and called her even though they mostly talk about art."Really? How come I don't know this person?""She works at my favorite art store, the place your fiance bought, she works at Vhrisma, and we talk a lot but she hasn't been to our house,""Oh, and you didn’t invite her to the wedding?""Hmm, she is antisocial like me and wouldn't come even if I tell her to,""Oh, I see,"Natalie responded and they went silent.They spent the rest of the hours talking about anything and everything. The next morning Nicole was
"What do you mean Natalie? I thought we talked about this? You are getting married in less than three hours, we are supposed to be on our way to the chapel soon, why the sudden change?"Nicole asked, confused as to how to handle this, it was so not what she expected and she hadn't prepared for this. After their discussion yesterday it had crossed her mind but she had shoved it because Natalie had assured her that she won't bailout."I can't do this, I can't get married now,""You said yesterday that you won't bail out, why are you doing this now Natalie? What happened? You were excited until a few minutes ago, I just went to my room and bang, you decided you don't want to be married again, what are you going to do? ""I don't know yet, I just know I don't want to be married,""You should have thought of that since it took two months or more to plan this wedding, you gave out invitations to people, not just any kind of people, big people, our relatives traveled from far, you got the m
"Hey Ina, what's up, I wanted to check up on how things are going on there,"She asked when Ina picked up."Nothing much yet but people are starting to arrive, where are you guys?""Still at home, the bride is not yet ready,""Oh, but you have to get here before time, I think the groom has arrived,""Alright, thanks,"Nicole said and ended the call, why was everyone arriving so early, the wedding wasn't until ten and it was just past eight, they still have at least two hours, Nicole walked back to Natalie 's room but she was nowhere to be seen, wondering where she went to, she ran downstairs looking for her, she checked their parent's room, the guest room but she wasn't there."Oh, no, this was bad, Natalie come on,"She said running back upstairs into her sister's room, she was there."What the fuck? I just came here and you weren't here and I have been looking for you and now you are here, where did you go to?""To get this,"She said pointing, showing her what she had in her hands
Nicole paced around the room, looking for a way to get through to Natalie without overdoing it, how could she use their town bond? She loved her sister but sometimes she makes it impossible to love her, and the fact that she had planned on not attending the wedding in the first place and now she was using a promise they made when they were kids against her, so manipulative and inconsiderate of others."Natalie, if that's what you want, then so be it, I can't marry a man I don't care about just to please you, and what's more he doesn't even know I exist and with the way it going to be, I will be married to him as someone else, no thank you,"Nicole said meaning every word, she had done enough for Natalie without expecting anything from her in return, her twin on the other hand have done nothing for her except use her for her own benefits."Nicole, I have the paper here we are both going to sign it, I promise I will be back but please don't say no, Rafael will destroy our family if I
Rafael checked his watch for the hundredth time, his bride to be was late, over an hour late, he tried her line again but it still wasn't going through, people were already seated, her parents were here too, everyone else was here except her and her sister, what the fuck was going on? He thought, pacing up and down in the room he had rented at the chapel. He just spoke to her parents and they couldn't reach her nor her sister. What kind of game was the bitch playing?"Hey, man any progress? The priest is starting to ask questions, have you been able to reach her?"Caleb who was acting as his best man asked as he entered the room, Rafael bit his lips and shook his head."Nothing, I can't get through to her, her parents sent someone to check the house but they aren't back yet."He explained, hoping this wasn't what he thought it was because if it turned out to be it, he would make her pay for bringing shame to him, he won't stop until she crumble completely, her family and their busines
Rafael looked up to see his woman walking towards him, she was wearing a simple yet pretty gown that was more of a maternity gown than a wedding gown, she looked so good, every day watching her get bigger and bigger was the new joy of his life, she was everything he never knew he wanted, she was his wife, his love, his family and his life, the reason he existed, she looked up at him and smiled, his heart warmed up seeing her pretty smile.The past three months of his life has been the best so far, every day waking up to her was a blessing, beyond what he had ever imagined, not just her but her family too, the one that also became his family, he couldn't believe he had almost lost out on the biggest love he found, a year ago, he had walked down the aisle with a woman he had thought was Natalie but turned out to be Nicole, he had a motive back them, marry her and get the right to her properties, the day he made those decisions marked the beginning of the biggest change in his life, not
Three months later...Nicole watched as the reporters made a report that was concerning her."The wedding ceremony of two most talked about couples in the past few months is happening today and we are all living for it, the couple who are expecting their first child soon decided to tie the knot before their baby is born, and the whole country is looking forward to today,"The reporter said, Nicole laughed touching her tummy which has gotten bigger over the last three months, she was currently in her sixth month of pregnancy and everything has been blissful for the past three months, her life has been perfect in every way, she had family and friends and most especially Rafael with her and nothing could beat that."You know you are going to be late if you just sit there watching TV and smiling to yourself,"Natalie announced as she walked into her room, she was ready and looked so pretty in her simple yet so beautiful bridesmaid dress, both she and Grace were her bridesmaid."I can't be
She walked back towards her ward in a sad mood, she needed to speak with Rafael and hoped he come back soon, instead of going back to the room, she opted for going to the hospital rooftop, she asked for directions and was shown the way up, she saw a few people up there and went to the more quiet side, sat down and brought out her phone from the hospital gown pocket, she had found the phone next to her when she woke up this morning, she thought she had lost it but thankfully not, she played with the phone before dialing his number, it didn't go through, maybe he turned it off, she wished he could just appear in front of her, she needed to talk to him, they have been separated for too long, she wanted him back now."Rafael,"She whispered his name."What are you doing here on your own, I have been looking everywhere for you,"She heard his voice and turned to see him waving at her, she stood up from where she sat, he appeared, she smiled when he did before bursting into tears, he ran t
Nicole looked around when she woke up again, Rafael wasn't by her side anymore, she looked to where Natalie was seated with Aron by her side, they were talking in whispers, she had told him to go and not return until he has gotten enough rest, he didn't want to leave so she had yelled at him to get out of her presence, it was harsh but she needed him to take care of himself too, she didn't want him to be careless with his health, he had surgery and he wasn't taking care of himself, imagine how scared she had been when all she wanted was to playfully hit him yet she ended up hurting him, the look of pain in his eyes had sent a shiver of fear down her body, she expected to see him again at least before she went to sleep last night but he hadn't shown up, when she woke up this morning, she had looked around for him too, she knew she told him to rest and he needed it but she had things to tell him, it was almost afternoon and he still wasn't back."Nicole, you are awake,"Natalie said as
"What happened?"The doctor asked looking at his hand."I mistakenly hit it somewhere and it is so fucking painful,"He said as the doctor helped him remove his shirt, he saw that his hand was bleeding again, Nicole didn't even hit hard enough for him to be bleeding this much."This is why I told you to look after yourself but you claimed to be fine, now we have to do a restitch or it might get infected and that's not good,"The doctor said to him as he placed a call across, it happened so fast, one minute he was watching the doctor give out instructions to whoever on the other side of the call, and the next minute, he saw himself falling, his head spinning and he couldn't control himself, he heard the doctor yell for someone and that was all he could remember.When he woke up again, he was back on the bed he had run away from, with the doctor, not the one he was with earlier but another doctor fixing something on the drip near his bed."You are awake, you stubborn man, you nearly kil
Rafael looked around the room he was in, the pain in his hands finally subsided, he got up and pulled his shirt on just as the door opened."Oh, you are up,"Lance said walking up to him."Yes, were you here throughout the night?""No, I just came in, I had to go to the police station, the other man was arrested this morning, but sadly Leonard died on the way to the hospital last night,"Lance revealed."What about my wife and her sister? Are they awake yet?"He asked standing on fixing his trousers."I don't know yet, I came straight here when I was told you are here, I can go and check for you if you want,"He offered."No, that's fine I will go myself,""I don't think that's advisable seeing that you had surgery a few hours ago,"Lance said trying to block his way."I am fine, don't you have things to do?""Yes, I will be on my way, call me if you need anything,"Lance said as they both walked out of his hospital room, they parted ways as Rafael walked straight to the doctor's offi
"Nicole?"She heard her name, it wasn't just anyone calling her name it was Rafael, he came, he was here, he came for her."Don't come any closer, don't fucking come closer or she will be dead,"Leonard yelled holding on to Nicole, he pointed the gun at her, Rafael slowed down for a moment, she wanted to run to him, run into his embrace but she knew doing that would be catastrophic, so she stayed still."Rafael,"She cried"Baby, it will be fine I got you,"He said, she couldn't make out his face properly, the room wasn't dark as before but her eyes were blinded by tears and her body tried."Let her go, Leonard, let her go, she didn't do anything to you, fucking let her go,"He told Leonard who pulled her even closer and pressed the gun to her face."You think I am a fool? I should let her go? No way, if I go down, she dies,"He yelled at him pointing the gun at him."Let her go and face me, you moron,""Please don't Rafael don't provoke him, please,"She pleaded, her voice was almost
After the talk with Rafael, Nicole couldn't fall asleep or do anything else again, she just sat and listened, Rafael said he will come and get them and she didn't want to be asleep when that happened, she told her sister to sleep so that she can be on watch, it seems like the younger guy finally left because she hasn't seen him since after their talk the other day. She silently prayed that Rafael will come for them tonight, she didn't want to spend a third night here, she wanted to go home, go home not to her family's mansion but to the house she shared with Rafael, even if he doesn't want to live in the mansion anymore she would stay with him at his new house, anywhere he was would be her home, she couldn't wait to tell him that she was sorry for everything and that she loves him so much,Nicole heard the noise in the distance, not just any kind of noise, vehicles were entering where they are, she quickly got up and walked to where Natalie lay."Natie? Natie? I think help is here, th
"Baby? What baby?"He asked."Nicole is pregnant, I know she hadn't told you yet, and she would want to tell you herself but you have to know that my daughter is pregnant with your child and you have to get them back soon, this is not good for the baby,"She replied, he didn't know what to say, he didn't know Nicole was pregnant, she didn't say a word to him, he thought, God, he thought the doctor said she won't be able to get pregnant again, dies that mean. Oh God, he needed to get her back. Aron collected the phone from him and spoke to Nicole's parents while he sat there still in shock.The police, his own team, and even the twins' parents agreed that it would be better if they involved security to avoid any foul play, he reluctantly agreed.Leonard didn't call back, instead, he texted a location where they can meet for the exchange and it was game on.Preparation for the meet up was super easy, it was the easy part of the whole thing, he wanted to go alone, wanted to just give the