Getting to the gate of their new condo, the cars stopped and waited for the guards to open the gate while checking who they were. The gate guards frowned as he saw the pot-bellied man in the back seat of one of the cars and he immediately stopped them. One of the guards came out from the other car to explain the situation to the gate guards. He still had a frown on his face when he let them go. He had doubts but what could he do? He couldn't possibly harass the pot-bellied person who these guards said was Madeline, their boss’s wife. What if the man turned out to be her? Besides, these guards were the most trustworthy men in the organization. They would do such things. Soon, the car got to the parking space and Madeline gathered her things before getting off the car and heading to the house. She couldn’t wait to slump on her bed and get the hell out of these clothes that were bringing her massive heat and discomfort. If it wasn’t for those paparazzi, she would not have been going thr
The way the stranger looked, Elias could clearly jsee that it was a man. And it wasn't a young man. He could clearly see the outline of his pot belly and his suitcase which was typical of both a businessman and a thief. Who knows if the suitcase belongs to him. Slowly, he walked to the back of the man as he could see him bringing out his phone light, perhaps to steal more or to turn on the light since he knew that no one was in the room. Immediately, he turned on the light and placed the knife at the throat of the presumed thief who shrieked at his intrusion. Now knowing that it was Madeline all along made him frown. She could have just said that it was her the moment she entered into the room or could have pulled these clothes off before she came home. “Yes it's me. You could have asked nicely instead of placing the knife on my throat. I was almost scared to death,” Madeline grumbled. “You're the dumb one here. Why didn't you pull these damn clothes of yours before coming into the
“Don't you know why I'm in this disguise?” Madeline asked in disbelief. With his sense, he should have already guessed what the issue was right? That she was trying her best to avoid those paparazzi. She thought that he must have guessed why she has dressed this way already. “Why?”Madeline rolled her eyes. “It's so obvious. I'm trying to avoid those paparazzi who are stationed at the front of my restaurant.” Silence followed after her statement. It was as if Elias was shocked by this finding. It was so obvious that he wondered why he guess the reason why she was in this disguise. Though maybe it might be because he didn’t expect her to do something this sensible. When she had told him that she would take care of the situation herself, he had doubted her competence and even went as far as to tell himself that she wouldn’t be able to do anything. What would the daughter of a rich businessman do in times like this? It’s not as if she has experience with things like this. He was expe
Elias sighed. He really hates repeating his words twice especially when the other person wasn't paying attention to him. He really hates being ignored. He was asking her a question but she didn’t answer and when he looked at her face, she was staring into space with an unknown thought on her mind. Now she was asking if he had been talking to her and wanted him to repeat his words. “I told you am not,” Elias said breaking his gaze with her, and started walking to the walk-in closet but was blocked by her. She spread her both arms in front of him impeding him from going further and making him look at her. She stared at him with her big round eyes that were asking for answers from him. She looked cute and tempting with such gaze on him. Her natural lips were pouting toward him and his Adam's apple bobbed up and down while still staring at her alluring face. Even with no makeup on, she looked too beautiful to be real. Swallowing, he resisted the urge to take those lips in his and kiss h
His head moved low. Dangerously close to her head and lips and his gaze followed her eyes only to find her looking at his chiseled chest and he chuckled. Such a cute bunny. Next time, she would learn to pay attention to the dress of someone. To think that she didn’t even know that he had been shuttless the whole time while talking to her was really funny. Hadn’t her eyes trailed to his body at all? She should learn to pay attention to things.“I...I don’t want to listen to whatever you were saying anymore. Let me go,” Madeline cried. He laughed loudly. Obviously, he was having fun and feeding on her distress. He was really enjoying the show that played out in front of him. He would make her beg to let her go. “No, I won’t. You didn’t also let me leave earlier right? Know that you brought this upon yourself.”“I didn’t. It was all your fault, to begin with. Who wouldn’t forgive a person even after the person apologized.”“But the person never got angry in the first place, did he? So
“What are you going to do tomorrow if those paparazzi remain? Are you also going to disguise again?” She suddenly heard Elias’s voice asking just as she got into the bed to have her beauty sleep. She was so exhausted from the day’s activity that she couldn’t help but sleep early today. Seem Elias also wants the same. It’s a good thing that she had dinner at the office before leaving. She wasn’t sure that she would have the strength to leave the room to go eat dinner today. Everything just seems tiring to her. Right. Elias just asked a question. What did he say? Oh.. he asked how she was going to avoid those paparazzi tomorrow if they were still camping at her restaurant. Frankly speaking, she didn’t want to think about this. Even the Bible clearly stated not to think about tomorrow because tomorrow would take care of itself. She would have loved to follow that saying. She just wanted to hurl her mind away from the problems at hand and think something else but since he asked, she coul
The next morning, Madeline woke up early more energetically and with a wide smile on her face. She couldn't help but want the say to get started so her fun could also start. She just can't wait to get this all done with. She needs to get those pests who call themselves paparazzi out of the gate of her restaurant. They were driving away her potential customers who were scared to be in the limelight. They didn't want to be caught by the camera and become the limelight of the week. The news about Anny is now the trending news and it would stay for perhaps a week or month or even months. That's how big news trends in the city. They stay long until another news covers it up. If there isn't any good news to cover it up, it simply stays at it is as the #1 trending. The first thing Madeline did was run into the toilet to start her day of cleanliness and clean her body from every night's sweat or dirt. The new shampoo that Elias bought was really so nice for her hair and it smelled so good th
After Elias was gone, Madeline picked up her things and walked out of the room to the living room. There she saw Tina sitting, already waiting for her to come. She had called her some minutiae back and asked her to come so they could go together. The plan she had in her mind won’t be fit for just her alone. “Good morning, Madeline,” Tina greeted, standing up from the couch. Madeline smiled at her and hugged her. “Good morning. You’re quite early though. I’ll be right back,” she said before striding out of the house to where the guards were. She saw three guards who were familiar to her resting their backs on one of the cars and conversing. She quickly walked to them. Thank goodness she was familiar with them and they kind of talked freely. She has gotten used to their presence every time. Both the shadow guards and the visible ones. “Hey, good morning,” she greeted. They quickly stopped conversing and stood upright as they saw her. She was giving them a wide comforting smile and t
She searched Elias’s eyes for truth but found nothing. She doesn't know if to believe him or not. “Is she alright, doctor?” Elias asked. “Ahh, yes. Everything is fine.” The doctors decided to leave the couple alone and walked out of the hospital room. “Stop crying okay? Adalyn is alright.”“I'll stop crying.”“I'll bring her to you, hmm? Don't cry anymore.”He cleaned her tears before getting off the bed and walking to the other side of the room where little Adalyn lay with her eyes closed. She was obviously asleep. He carried her carefully in his arms and brought her to Madeline who readied her hands to carry her baby as tears of joy filled her eyes. “You’ll fall sick if you keep crying like this sweetheart.” Before she could take the baby from him, he retracted his hands. “Elias, give me my baby,” she whined. She was so eager to carry her baby in her arms knowing that she was fine and everything would return to normal. “Not until you stop crying. Clean your tears and I'll give
They all stopped at the realization that a cliff was right behind Anny and one step from her and she would be gone along with the little baby girl in her arms. Madeline almost fainted at the sight in front of her. She could feel her tears flowing freely and her eyes closing on her. If Genevieve wasn't holding her right now, she would have dropped on her knees as her legs were weak. “Anny please, don't do this,” she begged. Anny swallowed. Behind her was a cliff. She might die if she makes one wrong move. The thing is that, whether she gives them the can't or not, she was going to die. If she gives them the baby, Elias surely won't let her be. He was going to make her life a living hell for daring to kidnap his half day old baby. If she didn't give them the baby, she was also going to die as her feet were at the end of the cliff. One move and she was gone. She wasn't going to die alone. If at all she does here, this baby was dying before her. They must feel pain for their baby and re
“If you move any further, then I won't hesitate to shoot you,” Elias warned. He watched as the woman stood still as he pointed his gun at her while moving slowly closer to her. Abruptly, she turned the situation around and placed her hands on the child's neck while staring at Elias causing his eyes to widen. “Move any further and I will not hesitate to kill you daughter,” she warned. The child was crying very loudly by now and Elias stopped at her warning. Abby laughed at that. Now he would know who was the boss here. She was holding his crying daughter and that made her the one with the upper hand. Any move of his now, she was going to throw the baby to a side and while their focus was on the baby, she would run away. At least to save herself.“Who are you and what do you want?” Elias asked. “I guess you can’t recognize me. Look deeply. Stare at me for minutes and you would know who I am. I was really so close to you guys. Look, come on.”Elias’s mouth fell open as he did as she
The imposter ran with all her might away from the hospital when she saw that she was found out and Elias’s guards were coming after her. She ran with all strength in her. If she passed the road, they were going to get hold of her. Worst, the road was kind of secluded that day and cabs were not passing through the road. How was she going to get away from the guards who were almost getting to her? Her legs took her into the bush and she clutched the head of the baby to her chest and ran into the bush that has thick trees and roughy. Her feet moved quickly as she was desperate to get away from the men on her trail. “This damn baby. I should just strangle it to death,” she muttered as she kept on running. “But if I do, I’ll remain broke and won’t make any money. But with this baby, I’ll make a lot of money and pay for my plastic surgery.”Suddenly, she stopped and pulled her wig and face mask that was making her uncomfortable and her eyes hardened. The lady’s head was bald with no inch
“Okay, that's good. Talk to him and call me later.”Elias finished his call and slipped his phone into his pocket before walking back into the hospital room. His eyes scanned the room for the nurse who just came in and he frowned. Where the hell was she? The tray she brought in was there lying on the side of the bed and the nurse was not in the room. These nurses these days were surely lazy. Feeling something off in the room, his footstep accelerated as he walked to the baby’s crib and his eyes widened in shock. “Goodness! Fuck.”He immediately opened the door of the room and asked. “Did the nurse come out?” “No boss, is something wrong?”“Fuck! The baby is missing.” Their eyes widened as they heard what the boss said and immediately, they ran to the room and one of the guards called for backup. “Search every nook and cranny of the room.” Sweat broke out on Elias’s skin as he ran his hands through his hair. How exactly did this happen under his watch? There was no way that he cou
“Adalyn Johan,” the grandfather muttered. The focus of the family was solely on the baby that they didn't notice when Madeline fell asleep after watching them banter about her baby. “Grandfather already fell in love with the baby, I'm sure in years, Adalyn would be running around him.”“That's true. See how carefully he is carrying her.”“Adalyn is so cute that father can't help but love her.”“Grandfather is now a great-grandfather.”The people in the room remarked on the care with which the grandfather held the little girl. He held her like a trophy. A special trophy. He resisted the urge to thank the mother of the baby for giving them such a cute bundle of joy. Adalyn Johan was a bundle of joy that brought the whole family together and ended the animosity between them. Her birth was a blessing. He made a mental note to thank the mother of the baby after this ends. He was going to thank her and ask for forgiveness for his wrongdoings. The baby passed from the grandfather to Elias’
“Date of birth, November 16, 2022. 4:18 pm,” the doctor declared. “Wahhhhhhh, the baby’s cries were the only noise in the room as the nurses cleaned him a little before placing the baby on the chest of the new mother who patted her back and bend her head to stare at her before turning to look at Elias who was smiling at her. Their eyes gave many expressions as they smiled at each other while staring at the baby who had stopped crying. Elias stared at the baby on Madeline’s chest and his heart filled with indescribable emotions. Their princess was here. Their own baby. The baby who they were going to give all their love and affection to. Their very own firstborn. The nurses came to Madeline’s side and took the baby from her to go wash and dress him up. “You did well, sweetheart,” Elias whispered into her ears and cleaned the drop of sweat from her forehead before. He could see that she was tired but still wanted to hold her baby and feed her before succumbing to darkness. “Our bab
“Isn’t it time yet? It’s been hours already,” Madeline cried as she rolled her hips on the big pregnancy ball that helps with childbirth. It’s been a month already and her water broke some hours back when she was sleeping. Elias was the one who noticed it and asked her so they rushed to the hospital. But here they were, fourteen hours already in the hospital but the doctor was still saying that it wasn’t time for her to start labor yet and she still has to wait for a few more contractions. She has been having contractions for fourteen hours now and the doctor still tells her that. The cramps and pains were making her almost go crazy. “Just some more contractions ma’am. It’s not yet time,” the attending nurse answered. Few more? That was what they have been saying for hours now. And this stubborn baby refuses to start coming out. Just as she was about to lash out at the nurse, she saw Elias coming towards her with a can of water in his hands. “Here, have some sweetheart,” he opened
“Want me to show you the gift I got for you?” Elias asked, walking Madeline out of the house, her eyes tied with a white cloth. Their guests were gone already and just the two of them in the condo. Elias held her hands and guided her steps as she couldn't see. “Where are you taking me?”“You'll see.”He guided her to the open garden at the back of the house and stopped. “Ready to see your gift?” “Stop wasting time already and show me the gift.” Her curiosity was top-notch right now and she so much wanted to see what exactly he got her that was different from the others that he had to bring her somewhere apart from inside the house to display. She was so curious to see what it was. “Okay then, are you sure you're ready?”“Elias... I am. Open my eyes already.”“If you say so.” His hands moved to her eyes and removed the white cloth. “That's your gift.”Her eyes widened as she stood frozen on the spot and stared at her gift. Goodness. This was what Elias got? Her mouth opened agape