After closing the door behind her, she walked to the nearest couch as she sat on it, tears flowing through her eyes. She couldn't hold it in anymore. She tried so hard to fight the tears, but they kept rolling, holding her head with her hands. Aella cried for a long time.The pain of her mother's betrayal washed over her, and it shook her violently.She cursed herself for allowing Maggie back into her life. "Now everything is ruined," Aella muttered to herself, still sobbing.Aella managed to gather herself together; as much as she dreaded Damien at the moment, she needed to face him. Maggie was out of their lives now, and she hoped they could start afresh.Aella stood up and walked straight to the bedroom, the one she shared with Damien. On other days, heading to the room gave her a sense of relief, but these days she dreaded it.Just as Aella was about to open the door, it opened, and the next thing that hit her feet was her clothes, followed by her shoes and bags. Damien kept thro
Maggie walked straight to the reception as heads turned to face her. She was unbothered by the fact that she was still in a robe as she dragged her suitcase along with her.What sort of woman is she? People whispered, but Maggie wasn't moved."I need to see your boss," Maggie said in a rude tone."What do you need to see him for?" The receptionist retorted at the same time Maggie had asked."Are you going to direct me there, or should I go up myself?" Maggie barked."This is an office setting, madam; you need to lower your tone," the receptionist stated."Call him now; I really don't care if this is an office or a church. Get your boss right now," Maggie fired back.The receptionist was in disbelief; she never thought people could act so brazen in this century, so she picked up the telephone as she called the boss."Good day, sir; someone is here to see you," the receptionist said over the phone."What's your name?" She asked Maggie."Maggie""A woman; she goes by the name Maggie," th
Aella accepted her fate, and as she moved her things to the room Maggie had previously occupied, it reeked of alcohol and her harsh perfumes. Aella decided to clean up the space; that way she could liberate her mind, but it was futile.The cleaning could not serve as a distraction for her; all she could think of was Damien.She opened the mini-closet to set her things in; some of Maggie's clothes were still in it, so she removed them from the hangers and threw them away.Damien's bedroom had a walk-in closet, but the room Aella was staying in did not have one.After getting rid of everything Maggie left behind, Aella started arranging her things inside the closet.Damien had asked her to leave the house, but she could not bring herself to do so. She knew Damien was angry, so she decided to stay back, hoping she would be able to pacify him.After she was done with everything, she decided to visit the kitchen. She was hungry and exhausted, and although she did not have an appetite, she
"Why will I lie to you, Aella? I am sorry. I knew the truth from the beginning, but I had no choice. Maggie threatened to report me to the police because I was dealing with drugs," Collins blurted out."What did you just say?" Aella asked.Collin's face fell in realization of what he had just said: "Are you dealing in drugs now, Collins? Do you know what it took from me to get you released from prison, and you are heading down that path again?" Aella asked, standing up in frustration.All she wished for was that all this was a dream, and she desperately prayed she could wake up from it."Aella, it is not like that. I promise you that I am done with that shit. This is not about me now; it's about Maggie. You need to let Damien know; she is doing everything to get to his bed and ruin your relationship," Collins replied."It has already been done, Collins; everything is over now; my relationship with Damien is over; Maggie won and I lost." Aella added sadly as tears rolled down her eyes
Damien had left the house earlier; he was angry and a distraction, so he decided to stop by the office. He was irritated and annoyed at the same time.Damien battled internally; he was at himself and with Aella as well. He knew Aella was right, and he hated the fact that she was right. He saw the signs, but still, he never expected Maggie to stoop so low. He tried all he could, but he couldn't concentrate; all he could see was Aella's teary face, and all he could hear were her sobs.While Damien was fighting his demons, Marie was celebrating a feast downstairs in her office as she picked up one of the pictures sprawled all over her table. It was a picture of Jeremy holding Aella in her arms. From the angle the picture was taken, it almost looked like Jeremy was hugging Aella. Different pictures were taken from different angles yet portray the same thing.Coincidentally, Marie was at the same hotel where Jeremy had asked Aella to meet. She was surprised to see Aella with a strange man
"This exactly is your problem, Damien. Tell me why you are blaming Aella for everything that happened. Can you imagine what she will be going through right now? Her mother tried to seduce her husband, and the husband blames her for it. Can't you see how ridiculous this sounds? You should be on her side comforting her; after all, you made her accept Maggie," Elena fired back."I just wanted her to have a mother; am I to be blamed for that as well?" Damien questioned."Look, you did the right thing; Maggie is the one at fault, not Aella. I understand how you feel, Damien, but I need you to know that I trust Aella, and you should do the same too. If she said she was at the hospital, you should believe her. You could also visit the hospital to verify that. And about seeing her childhood friend and not coming back that night, would you prefer she died on the road back to you to satisfy your pride?" Elena questioned."It's not a pride, Mother; I told her clearly not to go because she wasn't
A woman approached the hospital reception, her sleek, tailored attire draped luxuriously over her slender frame, each piece meticulously chosen to exude sophistication. The soft click of her designer heels against the polished floor resonates with confidence as she moves with purpose. With impeccable poise, she made heads turn discreetly, wanting to see who was there.Who is she? She looks so beautiful. She could hear the hushed voices of people in the background."Good afternoon. Please, may I visit Mrs. Thompson?" She asked softly, her voice as sweet as honey."Your name, please?" The nurse receptionist asked."Becky Saunders," the woman replied.The nurse went through that list of people allowed to visit Mrs. Thompson, and her name wasn't on the list."I am sorry, Madam, but your name doesn't appear on the list. You see, Mrs. Thompson Guardian and Mr. Damien had specific demands, and only certain people are allowed to see her," the nurse explained."Please, it's really urgent, and
Mrs. Thompson begged her not to leave, but Becca was adamant and determined to leave with the baby. She told her everything her son did, but Mrs. Thompson did not believe her. Because Maggie had already poisoned her mind about Becca, she snatched the baby from Becca and threw her out of the house.Becca was devastated. She visited different non-governmental organizations to help her get her daughter back, but she was no one, with no money and nothing, so nobody helped her. Becca decided to work; she did all sorts of menial jobs to raise a little money. After working for three months, she took the money to an organization to help her get Aella back. When they decided to pursue the case, they went to the house, and Becca found out that they had all moved. Mrs. Thompson, Maggie, and John were nowhere to be found, and all her efforts were in vain.Becca went crazy; she walked from streets to streets searching for them, but it was futile. The organization also ran away with her money."I a
Aella was swept off her feet more than she could have imagined, but not by someone she had thought. She decided she was not going to think about Damien or anything that has to do with him, or literally anything that is tied to his being.She didn't want to think about it. as much as she knew this was the happiest she had ever been since they got married.The least she could do for herself now was to stop ruminating about the past, not when she was starting to come back to being herself. This was the gift to herself, and this was more like the best gift ever. She will stop thinking about him and focus more on understanding herself; she was planning to get a divorce sooner than later. She wanted to be totally free so she could start living again.She's sat in the car; it's a new hair and a her new self. As they rode across the city, she looked back at Blythe, who seemed to be very happy and seemed to be thinking of something that made him smile every second. She looked away from his fac
Just the right amount of sauce to make him look like God's sent. She stared at Blythe, who just unconsciously did the cutest things. There were times he talked to himself, there were times he just glared out the window, or there were times where he just picked up the salon magazine and read it, and his expressions whenever he came across something controversial made him the perfect partner to give your work the gist.Blythe had taken the initiative to get Aella a snack after every hour at the salon he got her milkshakes and takeouts.“Here's some for you!” Blythe voiced handing over the takeout box to her.By this time she had just started to make her hair; she had first gotten into washing it and then styling it.“Thank you!” She smiled, and he walked back to his seat.“That's an intentional mannn!" The hairstylist teased her as Blythe fully walked away.Aella didn't know what to think, nor did she know what to say to the hairstylist.“He's just my friend!” Aella responded with a smi
He paced back and forth as he struggled to keep to himself for the past three weeks—nothing from her—nothing to keep his feelings in check, not even her green light.It was every risky to go visit her in her workplace, as he appeared to be a potential threat to Damien, especially when Damien was the reason for this whole mess in the first place.He picked up his phone for the billionth time trying to place a call to her and explained things well enough to her. But he couldn't; he couldn't bring himself to explain the truth of the whole matter to her; that would not only end him; it would also end their whole family name and career. The way they had left things off, they knew Marie would probably see him as a bad person or worse, a monster that didn't deserve to live.Seth had always wished he wasn't born into the family he was born into, and quite true, he didn't like it there, but ever since he met Marie, he had wished more for that prayer to come to pass than ever before.He felt c
"Well, I must say you look absolutely beautiful." Blythe complimented Aella as he opened the car door for her.Aella had never had alone time with Blythe before; spending the whole day with him felt so illegal, but she knew she had to leave her room at least once so she wouldn't rot away in misery.She had thought about it all so much that she didn't want to think about it anymore; she just wanted to start living life again.The life she had thought she could live with Damien, but it turns out that she couldn't.It's funny how the same life she craved for was the same life God had helped her package with her mom; she could live freely and not depend on anyone.For the first time, she smiled, and that smile was genuine.“And I must say you don't look bad yourself!”. Aella responded with a soft voice.Seeing her smile is his delight, and he wanted more of it to happen. He kicked the car to a start, and they started their little journey.Aella wasn't used to engaging in conversations wit
Yes, maybe there were people out there who hurt you real bad, but you need to understand that they shouldn't make you stop loving; you just choose to love yourself enough to love them and not overlove them, so you know when to leave or when to live by grace, just like you would give yourself a voice when necessary.Aella had left Vollini and Becca in the living room to discuss while she just went to her roomma. DN just wallowed.She cuddled up in her bed and just stared out the window. She watched as the snow fell lightly; she could think of nothing else than just...Her baby…Damien was no longer on her mind; she couldn't really care less; he had done what he had to do, and he had done his worst already.If he cheated, it really wasn't any of her business; the only thing she blamed herself for was staying that long trying to take her power back.She sighed again, giving the fact that she had so many things planned out for herself and her baby.She looked down at her phone and realize
Chapter 139“Just when you thought you had it all, there another shows up to be the worst."Collins paced back and forth in the living room of Becca's house as he wanted to tell Becca about how unruly Damien had been to his sister. Aella wasn't in the midst of all these; they had allowed her to be alone for a while in her room, which they made sure to check on her on a few occasions.“Does he ever think at all, like why is he being the animal that he delivered me from, why is he being like that forsaken dude called Seth?" Collins raged again.Truthfully, he hadn't known his sister's case until they got home from the hospital, and immediately he heard it took the strength in Becca to keep him grounded and not go to confront Damien.Collins had just arrived at the right time.Becca was instantly notified of how inseparable Collins and Aella are; she saw how much love they both have for each other, and she is more than willing to love them both.But she wondered who this sort of guy Coll
Just at the beginning of dusk, there was a man who you would consider lonely due to his demeanour and the way he looked so unlikely, he looked destabilised he look tormented like he had from NS fetching out his should price by piece. He suddenly realised how much he had taken from her ,how much thing he had stolen and as much he was willing to give it back, he knew he wasn't in the right position to go ve it because initially je had stolen it from her.Damien stood on the highway his car parked by the side of the road as he stared AFR off into the distance his eyes fixated on something -the city lights but his eyes wasn't on them his eyes were remembering and capturing something's that would shine as bright as the city lights.Her eyes Over time he realised that he had witnessed how the glow in her eyes disappeared each was eryryutme he became an asshole, every time he decuded ti step down from being a man to bueng a toddler.He heaved a deep sigh as the whole guilt pulled a weight i
Not all that glittered seems to be gold... But for Damien, his vomit seems to glitter like gold and looks like the most beautiful diamonds from the outside.As he dropped Aella in the hospital, he turned back and went back to work. He didn't bother to ask what happened to her or what might happen to her; he asked then if she was going to be fine, and they said definitely the rest if it was none of his business, but unfortunately enough, they told him as much as he didn't want to hear about everything the doctor called him as he got to the office.The doctor's call came through as he was about to enter his office. On getting into the office, he noticed that Amelia was no longer in the office, including her bag and all. He answered the call and settled down.Luckily, the doctor happened to be his friend!!!“Hey Corniel!” He voiced over the phone, rearranging his fiel and just getting ready to head home.“You seemed to be in a hurry; was there something that came up?” Corniel asked as t
Sometimes things aren't always as they seem, sometimes it's the opposite and sometimes it's true but sometimes it's just complicated.But for Aella it was exactly what it seems like, Damien was slowly bringing in his ex into their marriage to replace her and guess what??She wanted it that way…At least with that she was out of the marriage and out of his life.“What was what?” She asked, popping a lollipop in her mouth.“Hmm, nice strawberry flavour!” She thought to herself after the full taste of the lollipop filled her mouth.She honestly didn't care about the useless and unrecognised tantrum Damien was throwing in fact nothing was going to make her care in this world, and If there's a next, she wouldn't even beat an eyes“That nonsense you did back there you thought was funny, what if everyone believed you?” “Why wouldn't they believe me, none of it was a lie” Aella shruggedAella scater so many months still wondered why Damien's lying capability still shook her,,.“Why does he l