An hour later, Lily was ushered into the back of one of Christopher’s car along with Christopher and they were driven out of the compound with his full convoy.Lily had no idea where Christopher was taking her, because didn’t hear his bark orders at his drivers and bodyguard, or maybe he had done before now, but how did that happen? Lily could not stop thinking and worrying and wondering where Christopher was taking her.She couldn’t even dare ask him any questions, because his face were as hard as a rock in anger, and from the corner of Lily’s eye, she occasionally saw him tightening his jaw and grounding his teeth. Lily knew that she had witnessed Christopher’s anger at different times, but this time was just different.He was furious.Lily swallowed hard and allowed Christopher, his drivers and bodyguards to drive her, but she did not wonder for long as it dawned on her where they were going. The route was familiar now, and it brought a sense of dread to Lily’s stomach.They were g
"Please,” Lily begged the moment those words came out of Don Grander’s lips, because she feared for the absolute worst.There was a look of gloominess in Don Grander’s eyes now, and Lily felt that he was going to reveal things to Christopher. Why wouldn’t he when Christopher already almost figured things out? Lily had been speechless and clueless when she had found herself in the situation, so she would not be surprised if Don Grander was equally speechless and clueless as to what to do now.The only problem was the repercussions of the confession.Lily was not afraid to die. Actually, she was, but she would not have been so scared if this was about her alone, but Joe’s life was also at stake. Lily could not bear the thought of Joe’s young and promising life being snatched away from him because of her recklessness. Even if she was dead, she would never forgive herself, and her parents neither.“Make sure you look after Joe; he is your responsibility now.”Those were the last words of
After Christopher left her with Don Grander and Emily, Lily was thrown into one of the rooms in their mansion and the lights were taken out.Lily spent twenty-hours in the room without anyone coming to see her, and she thought that she had been left to die. Lily did not even get hungry; she could not find appetite in this situation, but all that she worried about was Joe. Ashley’s phone was taken away from her, so there was no way she could reach Joe or Rudney to be sure that Joe was fine.“They can kill me, but they should leave Joe out of this,” Lily cried and begged, but she knew that it was a futile effort, because no one would hear her, and more so, Don Grander’s mind could not be changed if he wanted to have them all killed.She had been worrying, crying, and thinking for hours, and it made her head ache badly. It intensified so badly that Lily had to rest her head on the wall and close her eyes. She wanted to rest her head to see if the dull ache in the middle of her head would
“Time for what?” Lily asked fearfully.She was visibly trembling, and it was as though she was seeing Monk’s scary form for the very first time.“You will know when it happens,” Monk said gruffly and he walked over to Lily.Lily cowered and tried to get into the wall, but then again, she wall wouldn’t open and swallow her up, because that was exactly what Lily wished for right now. Monk got to her, and he towered over her like beast about to devour its prey.“What do you mean by it is time?” Lily asked; the word sounded like he was taking her out for execution.Instead of answering her, Monk reached down and grabbed Lily’s hand roughly. Then he began to pull her towards the door. Lily wanted to resist, because fear of the unknown was eating deep into her, but then again, she did not have the stamina to resist, and also, she could never overpower Monk no matter how strong she was.When they got to the door, Lily paused with all the strength that she could muster. “Please, I just want t
Christopher arrived at work in the morning with a foul mood.Ever since he left Lily back with Don Grander and he returned home, he had been in a foul mood, and he could not exactly state why. When he then had trouble sleeping, Christopher simply concluded that he was just mad at Don Grander for not telling him about the accident, and leading him on to marrying someone who suffered from a head injury.“Good morning, Mr. Christopher!” Trisha greeted cheerily, but there was also a sound of skepticism mingled with her cheerfulness.Christopher grunted in response and walked past her. Trisha was already doing the sign of the cross in relief; it was better to get a grunt as a response to her greeting than being scolded, but before she was halfway done, Christopher stopped and turned to her.“Ask Aimee to come to my office right away,” Christopher instructed.“Yes, sir,” Trisha answered diligently, and she proceeded to do just as she had been instructed.Christopher got into his office feel
Lily woke up and her body ached badly. She felt as though every part of her bones had been broken, and she could still feel the scars that had been inflicted on her when Don Grander whipped her angrily and forced her to plead for mercy and promise not to ever mess things up again while Emily simply sat there and watched with a sinister smile on her face.Lily tried to move body, but she ended up groaning in pains.She was now laying in Ashley’s main room, but Lily could not exactly tell how she got there. The only thing she could recall was being tortured beyond what she could bear, and maybe she passed out, but hours later, she woke up in Ashley’s room.As Lily looked around the bedroom, she became increasingly afraid.The door opened then, and Lily almost jumped out of her skin in fright, but it was their old maid who had entered the room with a tray and a cup of steaming liquid. It did not smell like soup or coffee, so Lily could not exactly tell what it was.“What do you want?” Li
As Christopher left Don Grander’s house and drove back to his mansion, he wondered if he had done the right thing by leaving Lily back at the house.“Why do I feel like I am doing something wrong?” Christopher asked himself.He did not like the fact that he was greatly troubled. As a matter of fact, he should be happy and relieved that he had finally gotten her out of his space, and besides, she was back with her family, so why did he feel so bad about it? Why was he having trouble with himself?“Maybe I should have insisted on seeing her,” Christopher said to himself.Don Grander had told him that the doctor, who had earlier came for checkup had advised that their daughter stayed with them for a couple of days for her to recuperate. According to Don Grander, the doctor had said Ashley was behaving strangely as a result of the new environment; Christopher’s house. Christopher had bought it, hook, line and sinker, especially after Don Grander presented him with the report of Ashley’s f
"There was something you missed when you came around,” Don Grander said over the phone. He was speaking to Christopher.It was late already, but Emily had been pushing the entire day.“You have to do this, Don. You cannot keep waiting for that incompetent girl you have planted by his side, especially now that it seems like it is going to take longer!” Emily had charged.Then after Don Grander had successfully made Christopher believe that he did not need to see Ashley and Christopher had left, Emily had rained fired and brimstone.“Why couldn’t you say a damn word?!” Emily had raised hell.“Goodness, Emily, wouldn’t that have been insensitive?” Don had asked, frustrated. He did not like being pushed to do things like a child.“How insensitive would that have been, huh? He is your bloody son-in-law, Don, make do with that!” Emily had blown hot.“Emily, now just wasn’t the time. He came because he was worried about his wife, and you think that I should have talked about money with him
Don Grander waited for Monk at one of the private lounges that he usually booked for certain rare occasions. Don Grander had been too preoccupied for days now to even think of his daughter’s impersonator, but thankfully, Emily had assured him that everything was in good shape, and now that she had returned to Christopher, positive change and result were highly anticipated. Don Grander was relieved when Monk showed up sooner than expected, because Don Grander hated to be kept waiting, and he insisted on meeting here rather than the house to prevent obnoxious ears. “What is the news?” Don Grander asked Monk as Monk settled in. “I couldn’t find him,” Monk said in defeat. Disappointment and anger showed in Don Grander’s eyes immediately. “What are you talking about, Monk? Benedict is not a spirit, and he cannot afford to run away from this city, so why are you telling me this?” Don Grander asked Monk angrily. Lately, Monk was beginning to fail in most of the tasks assigned to him. T
As Christopher sat at the back of his expensive car as his driver and bodyguard drove him to work, he could not help but feel the ache in his heart. This was the exact reason he never wanted any woman in his life, much more in his house. Over the years, Christopher had managed to maintain a single status, even though virtually all the single women in the city tried at several intervals to shoot their shot on him. “You should be thinking of getting married, Christopher,” his father had told him a year before he passed. “You are thirty now,” he had reminded Christopher. “I still have time,” Christopher had told his father stubbornly, because the mere thought of getting married and living with a woman scared the shit out of him. “You might think you do, but you don’t, Christopher,” his father had insisted. Christopher hadn’t known by then that his father had already been diagnosed of a terminal illness that would snatch his life in a couple of months, and that he was also speaking
Lily was stunned at the reaction she was seeing from Christopher. Since she got married to Christopher, which has been over three months now, she had never seen him vulnerable, not even once, talk more of crying.Then it dawned on Lily that she had gone too far.“Christopher, I am so sorry,” Lily tried to apologized, but Christopher still had his eyes closed even though no other tear slipped out of his eyes.Not that Lily was expecting to see more tears; the only one that she saw unnerved her even. Christopher remained silent and unmoving, and Lily was confused for a second.“Are you okay?” Lily asked, her voice sounding a little shaky.Then she reminded herself that she was completely Ashley Grander now, and Ashley would not be afraid, regardless of what she had done. So Lily summoned courage and quietly walked closer to Christopher and handed him the towel.Christopher snatched it from her in an instantly, so much so that Lily almost passed out in shock, and he slammed the bedroom r
Lily had to literally bite her lips with her teeth to prevent her from laughing out loud at Christopher’s shock, even though the flash of fear that she had caught in his eyes before it had quickly disappeared had worried her a little.Why would a man like Christopher Bridger be afraid? Surely, dozens of women had already seen his glorious naked form.“What are you doing here?” Christopher asked frantically.It was difficult, but Lily had to try as much as possible not to look linger on the parts of Christopher’s body that set hers on fire. It was the first time that she was seeing him naked, and she could not deny that Christopher Bridger was sexy as hell.“This is also my bathroom,” Lily said, slurring her words.Christopher’s hands covered his manhood protectively, because when Lily had entered the bathroom, she had taken his towel and held it behind her, and waited for him to turn. After he had left the room last night, Lily had looked through the window to see if he would drive ou
Christopher tiptoed into the bedroom in the morning, and sighed in relief when he saw Lily sleeping peacefully. After he had left her, he had gone to the basement and passed the night there.He had never seen her in that light before. He always knew her to be reckless and wild, but then again, Christopher thought that they already had an understanding about the terms of their marriage. It was not a marriage of love or even convenience; it was purely based on a contract, and in a few months from now, all of that would be over.Ashley could take her wildness and recklessness to wherever she wanted; he really did not care, as long as it did not bring him any form of scandal, because Christopher was a man who was big on reputation; it was how he was able to build his company to the level that it had gotten.Last night, as he laid in the basement, one thought had crossed Christopher’s mind; What was wrong with the women around him?First, it was Aimee, although she had been dead drunk, had
Aimee ground her teeth in annoyance at the rude interruption, because she could not understand why Trisha would show up at her house as early as possible in the morning, shatter her very expensive window, and call her a bitch.“What is going on there?” Derek asked over the phone, making Aimee recall that she was even still on a call to Derek. “Are you okay? Is everything alright?” Derek continued to ask.“Let me call you back, Derek,” Aimee said and ended the call before Derek could say anything.Then she opened her front door and stood confidently and fearlessly before Trisha was who standing in the middle of her compound.“How did you know my house?” Aimee could not help but ask.She crossed her hands over her chest and looked at Trisha, fuming with anger. This was the exact reason she hated dealing with people of Trisha’s caliber, because they always had a way of acting irrationally and crazily.“Did you think you could hide from me?” Trisha asked and Aimee burst into laughter almo
It was a splendid night for Aimee Landon, and she woke up with a great mood, so much so that she practically danced like a happy princess as she went about her morning routine, from brushing her teeth to making her coffee, and of course, having breakfast of toast and jam. “Today is a perfect day!” Aimee sang to herself. The previous day had gone way better than she had expected. The press release, although not what Aimee would have wanted in a lifetime, was released almost immediately after, and those companies that were threatening to withdraw their contracts from Christopher’s company retraced her steps, and that was coupled with the fact that Aimee had also texted her source and asked her to take down the post about Christopher going into her apartment. Who could play the game this good? Definitely no one else! All that had happened had put Christopher in a better mood, and because he had been in a better mood, he was more than cordial with her. Aimee had feared that Christophe
It was a splendid night for Aimee Landon, and she woke up with a great mood, so much so that she practically danced like a happy princess as she went about her morning routine, from brushing her teeth to making her coffee, and of course, having breakfast of toast and jam. “Today is a perfect day!” Aimee sang to herself. The previous day had gone way better than she had expected. The press release, although not what Aimee would have wanted in a lifetime, was released almost immediately after, and those companies that were threatening to withdraw their contracts from Christopher’s company retraced her steps, and that was coupled with the fact that Aimee had also texted her source and asked her to take down the post about Christopher going into her apartment. Who could play the game this good? Definitely no one else! All that had happened had put Christopher in a better mood, and because he had been in a better mood, he was more than cordial with her. Aimee had feared that Christophe
The deep intensified as Lily used her teeth to subtly and gently part Christopher’s mouth open, and Christopher did so with abandon. They kissed, deeply and passionately, and in that moment, it seemed as though Lily was in a different world entirely. Their tongues intertwined, their lips locked, and they tasted each other completely. Lily wasn’t expecting that she would be this good with kissing Christopher, because she had never kissed a man before, but more importantly, she never knew that kissing him would taste this good and make her entire body tingle with pleasure. Then Christopher lifted Lily effortlessly and took her towards the bed. Lily already suspected how it was going to end, because the kiss and Christopher’s strong hands around her set her entire body on fire. She wanted Christopher Bridger to take her in that moment, but her heart beat even with all the lust and desire. Lily Bashwood had never been intimate with a man before and regardless of how she felt in Christ