Rhiannon was shocked to hear the words that came from the man's mouth.
"What makes you think that I would get married? To you especially?" she asked as she tried her best to stay calm.Amused by her cute angry face, the man said with a wicked smile on his face," Why won't you? Aren't I your greatest benefactor? I saved your life. If it weren't for me, you would have been dead by now.""Yes, you are but I will pay you instead. How can I get married to a stranger just because he saved my life?" she asked since to her the man was not been reasonable."I saved your life, can't that be enough reason to want you to also save my life?""But you aren't dying, are you?" she asked curiously since she could tell that the man was so fit and couldn't be suffering from any terminal disease."How would you know if you won't accept my offer?" he asked as he wondered why the woman was still refusing his offer.He looked at himself through his phone's screen wondering whether he wasn't good-looking anymore. Even if his asking her to marry him was just a joke, he thought that any woman would have thrived to hear such a proposal from him since he neither lacked the physical appearance nor money. Seeing the woman still refusing, something ignited in him making him doubt himself and want to do anything to tie the woman with him since he could tell that she wasn't materialistic even if she just lost everything she had. No one would understand the power struggle between people in rich families more than him."My answer is still no," she answered firmly, making the atmosphere between them become suddenly cold.They stared at each other's eyes as if they were competing who would be able to maintain the stare even after a while longer."Why?" he asked in a whisper and even though Rhiannon was far, she still heard him as the room was so silent and they were the only ones present."Cause I don't even know you. What if you have bad intentions?" she asked him.The world had just taught her a lesson and there was no way she was going to make the same mistake twice. Falling in love was currently out of the question to her. All she wanted was to make those who tried to kill her face the music."I have no bad intentions. Do you think that if I wanted to hurt or kill you, I would have saved you yesterday?" he asked her. "Who knows? Maybe you were watching me from a distance as you waited for me to approach you so that you would have the best opportunities to harm me," she said coldly since to her nothing is impossible and people weren't trustworthy.He looked at her in disbelief and his face turned into seriousness since he couldn't blame her. Anyone would be like her after facing whatever she just faced."Do you think I am that stupid? Following you? Where would I get that time? And if I was. They had locked you in the house and set it on fire, if I wanted to harm you, I would have done everything possible to avoid you from running away if I was observing you," he said angrily cause the woman was getting on his words.Hearing his explanations, Rhiannon had to admit that what he said was true but that did not mean that she was still convinced that they should get married."Can't you just say yes? Did you say that you will do anything I ask for just to repay the kindness?" he asked as he stared at her."I don't even know your name. How can I say yes to your request?" she asked but inside, she was trembling cause she knew that the man had a point. If I don't repay the kindness then what will happen if one day I am in danger and he is the only one present to help me? Will he help me? Even she could never help such a person who never returns kindness and keeps her promises."Have you ever heard of something called, marriage first, love later?" he asked with no emotion since he felt that if he fell in love with the woman, he might be crazy. He didn't even have time for relationships since he was always busy."Why are you asking for this in return? It's a very difficult thing to do, why can't you ask for any other thing apart from that?" she asked curiously."Cause I need a wife," he said with no room for negotiation.Gritting her teeth, she asked angrily, " Do I have another choice?""No," he said coldly. There was no way that he was going to let her go when he needed a wife urgently."Fine," she said as she turned around."Good, first get rest so that you may recover then we will go to the courthouse tomorrow and you will bring all your documents," he said as he closed his laptop and later put it in a bag that was beside him."Uhm, about that, can you please arrange a new phone for me? I will pay you back. I just need to call back home to get my stuff," she explained since she didn't want to be misunderstood."My secretary will bring it later. I will be leaving for now I will be back to check on you as I will you some dinner," he said softly."Okay," she replied immediately since she couldn't wait for him to leave her alone."And don't think of running away as you will regret it if you do," he said in a serious tone as his eyes were looking at her coldly.Rolling her eyes, she couldn't believe the man but she couldn't deny the fact that that thought had appeared in her mind. After all, who ever wants to get married to a total stranger? Not knowing his family, occupation, however, or even a name?"I heard you well, sir," she said sarcastically, making the man raise his eyebrows at her.When the guy left, Rhiannon took the remote and started searching for favorable shows to watch as she waited for the phone. Getting bored of the shows since they weren't interesting to her, she soon fell asleep."Ma'am," she heard someone calling out and she forced herself to open her eyes."What?" she asked as she recognized the man as the person who had previously left with the doctor."This is for you. It is a new cellphone with a new line for now maybe you will replace your line when you get your ID later," he said as he handed her the branded white paper bag."Thank you but there is no need for that now. You may leave," she told him as she looked at the things which were bought for her.Taking the phone and switching it on, she didn't install various apps first but dialed the number that she had memorized since she was a child.After a couple of rings, the phone was picked up."Hello," a cracking voice said on the other side."It's me," she said."Rhiannon, is that you?" the person from the other side said in disbelief."Nanny, it's me," Rhiannon said with a smile and her eyes were so calm."How, didn't you die in the fire?" Mary asked."I managed to escape," she said and her eyes turned cold making the atmosphere in the room so terrifying."How? How did you? The fire...." Mary wanted to ask but she couldn't finish her words because just the thought itself made her start crying again."They wanted to kill me. Don't tell anyone that I am alive yet," she said in a cold voice.On the other side, when Mary had a terrifying tone, she was shocked to the core. It reminded her of Rhiannon's mother when she was angry. Nonetheless, this was the first time she had the young lady talk in such a tone making her know that her young mistress was so mad this turn. She knew what kind of bloodline ran in Rhiannon's body and what they were capable of doing when they were mad. After all, she was still the one who had taken care of the young mistr
"What are you waiting for? I don't have all the day to spend with you," Octavius said, making Rhiannon raise her head and look at him."Why are you waiting for me? Just go and do your work. I am going home," she said as she started walking."Are you sure? Do you want them to know that you are still alive?" he asked, making her stop then turned around."You! How do you know?" she asked as she thought she had hidden everything from everyone."What? Do you think that you have a secret?" he asked as he rolled his eyes. "Of course, I know my wife's name and I heard the news. It isn't so hard to put two and two together, is it?""Aaaargh, I think that you are so clever. Fine, take me to your house. We will buy a house later since we are married and we have to buy a new house to represent our new life," she said as Octavius looked at her.He didn't know how to explain what he felt but his heart warmed upon hearing her words. Although he was marrying her just to avoid being nagged by his gran
"Look, everyone is staring at us. If you continue making a scene, aren't you afraid that there might be someone who knows you and will inform them that you are still alive?" he asked making her shut up.She glared at him before turning around.This action made the driver speechless as he had never seen his master tolerating anyone the way he had tolerated Rhiannon."Take us home," Octavius said coldly when he noticed the driver's eyes on Rhiannon.He didn't want anyone to look at his belongings. The mere thought of everyone witnessing how beautiful Rhiannon was made him angry but he knew better than talking about it.The drive was so quiet as none of them spoke to each other.From time to time, Octavius would look at Rhiannon to see what she was doing but he only ended up annoyed that she didn't care about him.He couldn't understand why he was feeling that way, he tried himself to seem as if he didn't care about her but he found his eyes shifting to her once more.The car got in the
“Now that you know, do you want to divorce me?” Octaviu asked as he looked at the little girl in front of him.He had thought that she was mature enough when he first saw her ugly face which was full of heavy makeup and looked hilarious but now staring at her fair white face which seemed flawless, he knew that he was wrong.Not to mention her age which he saw when submitting their certificates in the registrar's office.Rhiannon looked at her with watery big eyes as she blinked innocently.“I have already married you or do you want me to become a divorcee at such a young age?” she asked in a soft tone making Octavious speechless while the driver was shocked by her boldness.“If Mrs Rodriguez wants to be a divorcee, I don’t think Mr Rodriguez can refuse,” Octavius answered making Rhiannon speechless.Why doesn’t he follow the rules? She wondered as she glared at him before averting her eyes.Octavius saw her behavior and didn’t say anything.To him, she was just his wife by name but he
“Morning,” Rhiannon said when she saw Octavius seated in the living room.Octavius looked at his watch and then at her before nodding and continuing to work on the laptop.Rhiannon frowned when she saw his reaction. She wanted to complain but when she remembered that they weren’t familiar with each other although they were married, she closed her mouth and walked towards the kitchen.“Good morning Uncle Alfred,” she said when she saw the man.“Morning young mistress, kindly sit down and I will serve you with your breakfast in a few,” Alfred said as he looked at her.“No need. I can see that you are busy. I will make my breakfast,” Rhiannon said as she walked towards the coffee maker.“No. I am been paid to serve you and the young master thus please allow me to do my job,” he insisted.Hearing this, Rhiannon stopped what she was doing and looked at the man since his words reminded her of her nanny.“Okay. Please prepare a glass of passion juice and a chicken sandwich for me. I think the
“Miss Clark, congratulations on becoming the president of our company,” One of the shareholders said with a smile as he looked at Kaylee.“What’s there to congratulate her? If it wasn’t for the fact that Rhiannon died, she would never have become the president. After all, she neither had enough shares nor is she talented at Rhiannon,” a woman said in a mocking tone.When everyone heard her, they remained silent, even the others who intended to congratulate Kaylee and form a good friendship with her to benefit when she took over.Kaylee’s eyes were filled with hatred as she looked at the woman when the room was filled with silence. She wondered why people were still talking about Rhiannon even after her death.“Sorry. I know that I am not as talented as my sister. I am looking forward to learning more from you so that we move to a higher level,” Kaylee said in a low yet pitiful tone.Many men and women admired her for her words and they didn’t compare her with Rhiannon. Some just rolle
The more she walked at the front, Kaylee took steps backward.“Why was my dear sister running away when she saw me?” Rhiannon asked with a smile on her face but her eyes were cold.“You! Aren’t you dead?” Kaylee asked full of fear.“What? Does my sister want me dead so badly so that she can take away my shares and my fiancée?” Rhiannon asked her making the latter speechless.“Rhiannon, is that how you are talking to your younger sister?” her father rebuked her.Rhiannon’s eyes finally left Kaylee and looked at her beloved father.“Father, you guys couldn’t wait till you buried ‘me’ before you gave the company to Kaylee?” Rhiannon asked with a pained look on her face.“But aren’t you fine?” Her father retorted.“Well, how don’t you know that I am not a ghost?” Rhiannon asked causing Kaylee to scream.“So, you are dead and you still appear in front of me? Why do you hate me so much?” Kaylee asked in a loud voice making everyone present speechless at her foolishness.“Is it the person wh
Rhiannon narrowed her eyes as she looked at the lawyer who lowered his head after he met her gaze out of fear and instinct to survive.“Is that so? Then why was Kaylee taking over the office?” Rhiannon asked in an innocent yet curious tone.“That’s her not you. Your mother is the one who put that rule there while Kaylee’s mother never did,” the lawyer answered immediately.“Well, thank you so reminding me that my mother only gave birth to me and that Kaylee isn’t my sister. I almost forgot since she has lived with us for many years,” Rhiannon said innocently but it was enough to make everyone apart from her family and the lawyer laugh.“Rhiannon!” her father shouted in anger as he tried to slap her.Rhiannon held his wrist on time managing g to escape the ruth and pain.“I am sorry but I can’t allow you to slap me in front of people! I am so beautiful that I can’t manage to make my face disfigured,” Rhiannon answered slowly and her tongue carried some fear in them making everyone’s m