“I’m here now. Say what you want and leave my mansion,” Elias said. “You're not letting me in? Such disrespect to your father. You are going to make me stand outside your mansion,” Dimitri nagged. Elias scoffed as Dimitri led him to his car and rest his back on the front door. He stared hard at his son as if any moment from now, he would wedge a world war. He used his eyes to communicate with him, passing his message clearly. “Oh please, dad. I know what you are doing,” Elias complained.“You know, then speak quickly. I have a woman waiting for me at home.”“What!”“You heard me. I said I have a woman waiting for me at home. Don't look at me that way. I know I'm not too old to fuck a woman. She’s my chick”“Seriously dad! Did you bring a woman home? You shouldn't have done that,” Elias hollered angrily. He clenched his fist in anger ready to hit his father with his fist if he doesn't start speaking. “Speak dad. Who's that woman you brought home,” he roared.“Calm down and stop yell
Elias burst into a fit of mocking laughter and the breeze made his long black hair fly around his face. “So I am too. A father who can’t hear from his son before doing something rash. Don't tell me you think those men could cause harm to me. I know you sent them to cause me harm so there's no use denying it.“You knew u sent them but yet you killed them. Those are my loyal dogs. You are a traitor. First is getting married to that Crayon girl and then killing my loyal dogs. Don't tell me that there are more betrayals to come,” Dimitri lamented. “I have never betrayed you, dad and I never will. You know that. You are the betrayer here. Don't forget you sent some stick to harm me.” “That's because you got married to our enemy's daughter. I wanted to make you open your damn eyes.”“And what if they had killed me, huh? You would have buried me happily.”Dimitri laughed loudly and his laughter filled their surrounding. Elias frowned. He didn't say anything funny so why was his dad laughin
The next day which was a Friday, Madeline woke up late and quickly flung the blanket off her body to get off the bed. She stared at the bedside clock and saw it was already 8:30. How come she slept that long? She tried to recall what happened the previous day and when she did, her hands flew to her mouth in shock. She remembered Elias came home late with blood on his body. Wait! He said it wasn’t blood right? He said it was a newly launched tea in a restaurant and she also thought of bringing that tea to her restaurant too. Well, if he said it was just tea, then it’s tea. She doesn’t want to stress her mental health and think overboard. “Ahh, my head. It’s pounding,” she complained, resting her back on the headboard and pressing her temples with her forefingers. A headache was coming and she knew that. Her eyes were heavy and the whole room was spinning. She had work today and she has to go do them instead of lagging and letting the headache drag her back. As soon as she decided to
“Y-you. Why are you wearing those clothes?” Madeline asked in confusion. No, that wasn’t supposed to be the question. The question was supposed to be why he was dressed so formally like a knight in his golden mask. Yes, he said the occasion was formal but she didn't expect him to dress properly while she dressed like someone going on a stroll. She was going with him, right? This was wrong. How was she going to go with him dressed like this? It wasn't supposed to be so. If he wanted her to go casual then he should go casual too. “What do you mean? What's wrong with what I'm wearing?” Elias frowned as he looked at himself from up to down not seeing anything wrong with his clothing. He was wearing a black formal suit with a gold chain at the side of the pocket. He was dressed perfectly for the occasion. Then why was she looking at him in confusion? He was sure nothing was wrong with his clothes. “Are we really going like this? Do you want to embarrass yourself on the occasion? Because
“Take us to the best women's new collections.”“This way sir,” the employee led and they followed behind her. They followed her to a door which she opened wide and stepped inside. What welcomed them was a shining blue light from inside the large room. Madeline was in awe as she stared at the clothes inside the room. Her mouth flew open in shock. These were clothes she saw on the internet and the price of them didn't let her dream of owning any of them. Although she owns one of the biggest restaurants in the city and fancies these clothes, she couldn't use her hard-earned money to buy them. It would surely dig a hole in her bank account. Just like every other young woman in the city, she also fancy these clothes and wished she could own one of them but when it comes to the price, their dream was only just a dream after all. Madeline obediently followed Elias and wondered why he brought her here.‘I wonder why we are here. Is he going to buy one of these clothes for me?’ she thought.
After wearing the long flowery yellow gown, Madeline stretched her hands backward and try to tie the corset together, but her hands couldn’t reach it. She called for the employee and she immediately came in and helped her with the corset. She stared at herself in the mirror and gasped. The gown fitted her perfectly and hugged her in the right places and further defined her curves. “Oh goodness. I can’t believe this is me,” she exclaimed, staring at herself from up to down. How on earth was she going to wear this dress to an occasion of one day? What if she gets kidnapped or worse killed just so they could get this dress worth 2 million dollars? That was ridiculous but it has happened to people many times. Madeline’s thoughts were so naive but it wasn’t her fault. She didn’t know the man she was going with was a don and he and the people close to him are untouchable. She didn’t know the kind of man she got married to. Heavens help her so that she would be able to come out a
‘This mansion is so beautiful’ Madeline thought as their car entered a mansion and stopped in front of it. The mansion screamed riches and gold that she couldn't stop staring at. “Where is this place?” She asked Elias. “The Johan family mansion. It's the birthday party of my grandfather,” she heard him reply and a gasp left her mouth in shock. The Johan family mansion? The birthday party of his grandfather? Didn't he see it as something to inform her about before bringing her here? He should have at least given her a hint. This was her first time in this mansion and the first time she was going to see a member of his family apart from the brat, Claire. She didn't even bring a gift for the old man who was celebrating his birthday. “W-what? Why didn't you tell me this before? I would have prepared myself.”“How would you have prepared yourself?”“This is my first time meeting your family. I would have a least gotten a gift for your grandfather,” she replied and heard him chuckle. “W
“Hello grandfather, I'm Madeline. Happy 80th birthday,” Madeline greeted with a warm smile on her lips and her head bowed a little while greeting, in respect of the old man. The man glared at Elias for a while before turning back to Madeline and giving her an obviously fake smile, which didn't reach his eyes. “Thank you, Miss Crayon.”“Sorry I didn’t bring a gift for you, grandfather,” she apologized, feeling guilty for not bringing a gift to the old man’s birthday party. It didn’t seem right for a person like her. Grandfather Johan laughed for a while before replying to her. “It’s okay. Even my own grandson didn’t bring me a gift so why would I expect one from an outsider?”Old man Johan said that and walked away from their sight, back to his friends. ‘He’s weird,’ Madeline thought. Truly he was weird. He didn’t even bother to welcome her well and he seemed angry after Elias’s introduction. Did she do something wrong? That was the question lacing in her brain ever since they start
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