~Merina Pov~I had been sleeping peacefully after having drank the milk and toast prepared by the housekeeper aunty, but then My phone rang at that moment which shocked me awake.I looked at the phone in a daze and did not come to my senses for some time, then the second ring brought me out of my daze, I was confused for a moment thinking of who could be the one who called at the moment, but then when I saw the caller, my eyes turned red with anger, my body shivered remembering what had recently happened.“Hello..” I said quietly as I still felt groggy from my sleep and my thoughts. “Merina..” She gritted her teeth angrily, making me surprised because I should be the angry one for what she had done and I knew I would still get my revenge. “You dare tell your man to cancel my song?!” She yelled making me confused. I asked her what she meant by that but all she did was laugh, “Merina! Your mother's belongings are still here, and if you don't get here, I will surely throw them away!” S
~Merina Pov~ The gate opened on its own and without a word, I strolled into my home which now looked strange to me. It feels suffocating making me want to turn back and leave but thinking of my mother's things which I am determined to take back, I frowned but kept on moving. I stood in front of the front door and knocked on the door. I was expecting them to play that useless trick again but I was surprised when the door opened and I came to face a grumpy maid who didn't bother greeting or looking at me like I had to disturb her rest. I didn't bother with the maid and walked inside, it's not like it's the first time so I see no reason why I should be angry. Then suddenly as I Walked, and I suddenly stopped seeing the two people sitting on the couch with a dark face. Immediately they saw me, Sofia stood up and rushed towards me with anger, and seeing her raised hand, I held it before she could land a slap on my face. “You dare touch me?!” Sofia yelled with her swollen eyes filled w
~Merina Pov ~The smile on my face remained as I looked calmly at my father’s confused face, then I pressed the play button and watched their face turn dark and pale on hearing the words of Sofia. Her words were devious and filled with wickedness. The recordings turned off on their own after playing and the room became so silent, I watched my stepmom’s face become pale as she turned to look at my dad, and I knew she was planning to say something to clear it off like she used to. My eyes were filled with mockery as I watched Sofia back away from my father’s body and then nervousness looked at him. My father looked at Sofia with a dark face, then gritted his teeth, “Is it true?” He asked with a cold voice.“Dad…I-I was just threatening her by telling them to do so. I didn't mean to let them hurt her!” Sofia denied as she waved her hands shaking with fear.My lips curled up in a mocking smile, “Do you know what I can do with this record?”I asked. Sofia turned to me with anger in her
~Merina Pov~“You are so shameless!” I shook my head and then left the place without bothering to look back.I came out and saw the driver standing outside waiting for me and I could see from his posture that he had been standing outside waiting for me for long. I felt grateful and gave him a bright smile to show everything was okay when I got closer to him and without saying a word, he climbed into the car and opened the door to the back seat for me which I entered. The car drove for more than an hour before stopping. I climbed out of the car and breathed in deeply in satisfaction, then I walked inside with urgent steps. On getting inside ISaw Aunty humming an unknown song happily as she watered the plant placed in the window. I walked closer to her, “Hello Auntie!” I greeted them with smiles.“Oh! Miss Merina is back? The master asked me to inform you that he has something to take care of and would be back late.” She said then dropped the water can she was holding, “I will get yo
~Adams Pov ~I had rushed to handle some problems that came up in the office after Merina left the house. It was already late when I arranged everything and also finished up with the meetings I had which were filled with arguments. I hadn't had time to ask about the situation of the driver who I had asked to take Merina home and I just wanted to see her now, though I didn't understand the urge to see her even if I was exhausted. I stepped on the gas and drove on the road but I couldn't help but stop the car when I saw a well light shop selling Ice-Cream,I watched as couples held hands lovingly as they chose their kind of flavors and I won't deny the little bit of envy I felt at the moment. I watched them for a while then snorted, “Childish!” I pulsed my lips and drove off but then, I couldn't keep driving, it felt like something was holding me back.I drove back to the ice cream shop and parked my car on the spot which I had just driven off from. I glared at the shop from my car and
~Merina Pov~ My eyes lit up in anticipation for his words, but when I had thought he would say something, he tapped my nose and laughed teasingly.“I will tell you if you visit the therapist and the doctor every week. When I see improvement in your health, I will tell you what I think, but if you mention anything about it during that period, then I won’t be telling you!” He said then turned around with his hands in his pocket and left elegantly.I stared at his back in a daze then I realized, I had been teased by him! I pulsed my lips and smiled with my head bowed, and then I turned and went back inside the room. It was not like I didn’t understand Adams was doing this so I would take treatment and this just warms my heart. It’s been a long time since I felt this free and happy and it fills me with delight. It was just a drunken encounter but it has become something I can’t control. I am not dumb to know the thin line between me and Adams but it was also something I didn’t want to
~Merina Pov~ My brain went blank when I heard her words. I looked at her blankly, especially her mouth. I wanted herbtonreleat her words, to make me understand what she meant by that. It felt like something broke in me and also felt like it was normal. Yes, Normal! What have I been thinking about? That he would like me? Besides, looking at the lady he had introduced as Micca, she carried that confident aura, poised and elegant. I snapped out of my daze when she dropped my hand. I clenched my hand and opened it again to clean it on my dress. I didn't know if I should stay or just leave as it would be awkward standing here or sitting with them, but something in me just didn't want to leave, and that was when Adams came back carrying a glass of fruit wine. He smiled at Micca and I noticed he smiled a lot when with her the air between them was peaceful and not awkward at all like it was supposed to be, and not to forget how good they both look standing together. My eyes trembled and
~Adams Pov~ I had felt Merina had behaved strangely during breakfast. She had been silent and she had been avoiding my touch and my eyes. I had felt so uncomfortable but I could say nothing at that moment because Mecca was there at that moment. Micca’s visit had truly been a surprise, and I wasn't able to inform Merina, but thinking about how Merina had no friends, I felt it would be alright to introduce her to Micca, as they truly were of the same age group and Micca was the lively person, but it seems I had made a mistake as Merina didn't say a word during breakfast and even rushed her food before leaving. I only had the opportunity to come up to check on her only after Micca had left. But what I saw on entering left me angry. “Was she feeling pain during breakfast? Is that why she was acting weird? But why didn't she say anything?!” I thought angrily and felt pain seeing her this way but when I rushed to her side to touch her, I was shocked by her push and her words. I looke
~Adams Pov~ I took out my phone and called Liam, my friend who is part of the country security agency but he works in secret and owns his people. The call was picked up fast, “Where are you? We are in your basement!” He said in his usual calm tone.I looked at the damaged car at the side of the road and the police and crowd who were looking at it and trying to see if someone was inside. My eyes were red as I narrowed my eyes at the scene, “I had an accident. Come pick me at—” I hung up the call after I told him where I was. “Boss, do you think the trailer driver had truly lost control?” Sean, my assistant who had gotten injured on his shoulder said with gritted teeth. I turned to look at him with my cold eyes but I wasn't bothered about that question at the moment and the only thing on my mind was if Merina was safe as I realized everything was getting tougher. The trailer which was said to have lost control and rushed toward my car was strange and it's very obvious it was aiming
~Merina Pov~ I woke up to a splash of water on my face. I shivered from the coldness of the water and then looked around immediately in shock, but I saw the faces of men who looked strange and people I had never seen.I looked at them blankly before remembering the situation I was in at this point. I had been kidnapped! I swallowed hard and looked at the men who looked at me like I was some pieces of garbage. The last time I had been kidnapped, though I had been really scared but not to this extent. These people look ruthless and professional, it can be seen from the bloodthirsty aura emitting from them. “You are awake?!” one of them asked with a husky voice but it didn't sound like a question to me but like he was asking if I was ready to die.My body shivered as I looked down and moved backward. My butt shifted away from them but I was surprised no one said a thing or moved to drag me back, but this didn't bring me relief but dread. As I moved back in horror, my back hit somethi
~Adams pov~“RING!” I raised my hand and stopped the presentation going on in the meeting, I narrowed my eyes sharply on seeing the name on the phone. I picked it up without hesitation.“Hello!” I said coldly.“Boss, I lost Madam!” My brows furrowed in confusion as I looked at the wall blankly, “What do you mean?” I asked sharply with an eyebrow raised.“I’m sorry Boss—” “Tell me what's going on!” I interrupted him impatiently, my eyes glowing red. With his words, I knew things were not okay and something had gone wrong!“I had stayed at a distance as you had ordered but then Madam is gone! I looked around but she was gone. And I also saw her phone laying on the floor.” Kel, the bodyguard I had ordered to look after Merina said nervously.My head went bang at his words, my heartbeat went erratic, and for a moment I became still, then it became clear. My eyes widened as I hit the table with my palm producing a loud sound and giving the workers in the room a scare but I didn't care w
~Merina Pov~ Sitting on the chair in the office of Secretary Sonia, the secretary of the Music Association, my eyes were fixed, to be precise, on the simple ring on my finger. I smiled gently as I and Adams had exchanged rings days ago with unsaid promises. I still can't believe I am married and everything seems like a movie but I know it is real, everything is real! I chuckled again and brought my hand to my lips then dropped a kiss on my fingers. “Sorry for keeping you waiting, Miss Merina!” The voice startled me, but after seeing the person I calmed down immediately and let out a smile. “You can call me, Merina,” I said and shook hands with her before sitting down. Miss Sonia smiled gently and then nodded before giving me an ID Card and a document, “Please read through this and if you are satisfied, then we can go ahead with the signing. Everyone who joins the association has to go through this. And that ID card is your pass to the association and it shows your qualificatio
~Micca Pov~ I picked up the phone immediately upon seeing the caller. How much I had been expecting her calls but this old woman hadn't called me and I didn't want to seem desperate which might annoy her. “Hello, Aunty! How have you been?” I asked in a soft and obedient tone. “How have I been? I have been terrible! How could you be so relaxed when I am suffering here?! Come out and meet me in the coffee shop nearest to the spa we went to last time, be there in 20 minutes!” She ordered in an arrogant tone that set me off. I looked at the phone after the call got hung up, “What the hell is wrong with her?! And what's with her tone?” I thought to myself but then remembering her words, I couldn't help but think deeply. The only reason that can get her all vexed is Merina’s matter. Wait! Has she found a way out? Or she didn't succeed with the hints I had given her? Darn it! I cussed and paced around in my room. If it's that reason then she might be calling me to settle the score. “
~Adams Pov~ “Adams! What are you doing?!” I looked at her coldly with my fists clenched tightly. I walked closer to her and she moved back with a scared face. Her face was so pale and I knew I had scared her so much but if I kept enduring all this, then Merina would suffer as I knew I couldn't always be with her every hour. “Adams! Do you want to hit me?! Even if I am not the one who gave birth to you I have always taken care of you since you were a baby!” Mum cried out as she bit her lips and looked at me. I was heartless. “What is wrong with arranging your marriage?! Why can't you give me that honor? You treat me like this because of a woman? I understand…”She said, then turned to look at my father with a tearful face. “Is this how you and your son want to pay me back? I have been devoted to this family for decades and all I got is insults and pains from the son I had raised.” She covered her mouth and cried harder making me speechless, “If only I had refused to take care
~Adams Pov~ I pulled Merina to myself immediately after we got outside. My hands were trembling as I held her closer and placed her head on my chest, my ears were red and I could feel my heart throbbing though I wondered if she could hear it. “Finally!” I breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her tightly. Merina pushed me away gently and then looked at the certificate she was holding. She looked stunned and in disbelief, then she slowly looked at me and tilted her head in confusion, “Married? I’m married?” She asked with her eyes filled with innocence making me want to dote more on her. I chuckled then leaned in to kiss her forehead. She looked at me with a bright eye and looked at me with nervousness as if asking for answers. She looked at me and pouted her lips and shook my arms, “Huh?!” I couldn’t help but bite her puffy cheeks then nodded with a smile, “Hello, Mrs. Nart!” I greeted her with a proud smile and then patted her hair dotingly. Merina looked at me stunned then sh
~Merina Pov~ My heart trembled at his question. I clenched the pen tightly and almost broke it but it left a mark on the paper. I don't know what is going on with me but I suddenly feel scared. Doubt filled my heart and I suddenly felt scared of getting tied to someone. “Do I know what the future holds? What if he betrays me like how my father did to my mother? What if I end up like my mother?” I gritted my teeth as I knew my thoughts were getting vicious but I still couldn't stop myself from thinking about it. I swallowed hard and pressed the pen on the paper but then I slammed it down and stood up then ran out without looking at others. I couldn't hear a thing, it was like my mind was in closure and my head was banging me. My mind was filled with the image of my mum dying. Even if I was young, I could still remember it vividly. The way her hand turned cold and how she died with her eyes opened and I could still see my image in her eyes. The picture of a family of three appea
~Adams Pov~ “NO!” What did she mean by she wouldn't be staying with me after getting married?! Then how should I continue to live after eating meat?! That's impossible, I wouldn't allow that. I glared at her daring her to repeat herself, but it seemed she had made up her mind as she only shook her head and looked at me like I was throwing a tantrum which made me speechless. “Adams, I wouldn't go back to that house after what had happened.” She said and looked at me with eyes filled with determination. “What if I buy a house and design it the way you want? We will make that our matrimonial home?” I asked gently hoping she would agree to my suggestion. Merina looked at me for a while and suddenly placed her legs on the floor and attempted to stand up but she wobbled and almost fell I was fast enough to catch her and stabilize her. She inhaled deeply and closed her eyes, and then a tear dropped from her eyes which baffled me. “Adams…You beast!” She spat out angrily and glared at