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The Business of Love: Our Contract Marriage CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT
Drea clutched her phone tightly as she devised a way to walk into Alan’s mansion and help Ashley without any suspicions.“Ohh my goodness, what kind of problem is this?” She groaned, picking up her car keys and rushing out of the house.She walked towards the front door and muttered prayers, hoping the door would be open and she wouldn't have to knock.“He would be at home by this time, I need to be careful,” She said, she didn't get many queries from the bodyguards because she was known here but if Alan saw her here by this time it would raise questions.Tiptoeing to the front door, she clicked the doorknob, shutting her eyes tightly and hoping it would open. “Ohh my goodness, it opened” She squealed before pushing the door lightly to avoid any noise and she walked into the house slowly.Clicking the door closed, she turned and saw Ashley lying lifeless in the corner close to the wall. Holding her mouth tightly to avoid screaming, she rushed towards her.“Ashley, Ashley” She whisper
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“Thank you for spending the day with me, it means a lot” Ashley declared, hugging Drea who smiled in return.“Take care of yourself and my unborn godson” She whispered, breaking from the hug.“What makes you think it's a boy?” Ashley asked, scrunching her eyebrows.Shrugging “Well, only a boy can be this stubborn” She chuckled.After seeing Drea off she walked back inside to meet the lonely house, she was already getting tired of being a housewife.Ring ring “Who could it be?” She groaned walking towards her phone which was lying on the couch.“Good evening mo…” “Ashley, is that how you treat your mother?” Her mom yelled over the phone while Ashley pulled the phone from her ears.“Mom, I can explain” She began to talk.“Ashley how can you forget your mother?, it's been a long you called or even visited me that's very wrong of you” Her mom chided her.Rubbing her forehead, she sighed “Mom I don't even have an excuse for that, I am sorry”Being pregnant and preoccupied with how to keep
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“Are you okay?” Alan asked, patting her back softly.“Yes, water please” She mumbled, causing Alan to head to the fridge to get a bottle of water.After cleaning herself up, she and Alan headed back to the dining room where her Mom was waiting for her.Folding her hands “Ashley you are pregnant” Her Mom announced glancing at her while Alan who was supporting Ashley tightened his grip on her making her whimper.Freeing herself from his hold “Mom what are you saying? I am not pregnant” She laughed nervously, glancing at Alan whose jaw was tightened.“How many times have you experienced this?” She asked, shooting her a quizzical look.“I…I” “A couple of times, I thought she was under the weather” Alan interrupted, eyeing Ashley.Chuckling “Young couples don't know anything, your wife is pregnant. I am having a grandchild” Her Mom exclaimed excitedly unbeknownst to her that one figure in the room was boiling in anger while the other figure was frightened to death.“Mom I can't be pregnant
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After Alan left Ashley’s room, she sat still in that corner crying profusely. She had expected this outcome from him but she refused to acknowledge that he would act this way.Ring RingAshley stirred turning towards the other side and continued sleeping but the ringing tone became much louder waking her from her sleep.Stretching, she searched for her phone using the direction of the sound, clutching her phone she sat up to answer it.“Hello,” She replied groggily, groaning silently in pain because of the stiffness of her body.“Thank goodness you picked up, I have called you over twenty-fives times and if you didn't pick up this one time I was going to storm into that house,” Drea said sharply.“I was sleeping, I didn't even know my phone rang,” She said sluggishly, yawning.“What happened Ashley? you don't sound good” Drea asked, concern laced in her tone.Ashley chuckled sadly “Well, everything happened. He knows now, "she said.“How did he find out?” She probed further.“I should
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“A..lan, you are back” Ashley trembled, disengaging herself from Sean's hug.“So now it's my friend you want to seduce, what do you want from him? his property?” Alan asked with disdain on his face, while Ashley bowed her head in embarrassment.“Alan that's enough, what are you insinuating?” Sean asked, glancing hard at him.“You should stay out of this, she is a sly” Alan warned.“She is not a sly and she is pregnant with your child, how can you starve her?” Sean asked disappointment etched on his face.“Ohh, she told you that I am not feeding her, well for the record I didn't ask her to get pregnant so I can't be feeding her and that thing” Alan yelled.“Alan!!” Sean bellowed furiously.“What? Has she seduced you? Do you suddenly fall in love with her? Shelly would be heartbroken..” A punch from Sean interrupted his words while Ashley gasped.“I can't believe what you are saying, Ashley is like a sister to me and all you could do is stand here and accuse her of seducing me. Alan, yo
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“Ashley, why are you crying?” Her mother asked, looking worried.“Babe, what’s wrong?” Alan asked Ashley, pulling her into a hug.Whispering he said “If you say anything to your mother you will hate me” This made Ashley tremble.Breaking from the hug Alan smiled saying “ She has become very emotional since she became pregnant” Alan's mom smiled and said “ It is normal to be emotional when you are pregnant, it comes with the hormones” Wiping her tears and smiling “ I don't know it happens most times” Ashley pouted.Ashley's mom scanned her for a while. She knew that there was something wrong with her daughter but she could not pinpoint what it was.“I will speak to her later,” Ashley's mom thought.“Mom, what's all these you both brought with you?” Ashley pointed, disrupting her mother's thoughts.“Oh we brought food and some baby clothes,” Her mom said“Mom, we don't know the gender of the baby yet,” Ashley smiled.“Yes, they are unisex clothes,” Her mother said, bringing out the b
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Ashley quickly hid the food in her closet and rushed to the bathroom to brush her teeth before heading to the door to open it.“What took you so long?” Alan asked, scanning her with suspicion.“I…I was sleeping, I didn't know” She faltered.“It's only sleep that you can do. My room is dirty and I need it to be cleaned right now” Alan indicated.“I.. Okay” She nodded.“Wait what's that?” Alan asked, looking behind her.“W..what,” She asked, trembling. Alan shoved her aside and walked into her room, Ashley shut her eyes tightly praying he didn't find anything.“What is this doing here?” He asked, pointing at the bottle of water that she forgot to hide.“I..I, this is the water from yesterday. I am only taking a few sips so I don't run out of it” She spoke hurriedly clutching her dress tightly.Alan held her gaze for a while “I am waiting in my room don't be clumsy” He warned and walked off.Ashley released her breath shedding tears of victory “Thank God he didn't notice anything” She mu
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“G..good evening” Ashley stuttered while Alan shot her a quizzical look.“Good evening sir”“Why was she leaving your room?” He asked his brows, forming a thin line.“Ohh, I had a sore leg and she offered to massage them for me” Ashley lied, smiling while the worker nodded in affirmation.“Sore leg, why?” “The pregnancy usually comes with a sore leg” Ashley laughed nervously.“Mmm,” He hummed not wanting to hear about the pregnancy and headed to his room.“Welcome back” Ashley half yelled.“Phew, that was close” Ashley tapped her chest.“I will see you tomorrow, don't forget the plan” The worker reminded her.“Yes sure”*********Ashley woke up earlier than usual, she was on a mission today and she hoped it would be a successful one.Pacing around “I hope he doesn't catch me” She bit into her fingers.Ashley stood in front of Alan’s door, the bar soap hidden inside her clothes, holding her breath she knocked on the door but heard no response.She pushed it slowly and walked in “No on
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“Drake why?” She cried as she glanced behind him to see Bryer smiling mischievously at her.“You were making it difficult for me, I had to do it the hard way” His ignorance was embedded in his words.“Listen, whatever it is you want is with me. Please let my mother go” She pleaded softly.“Stop crying, you are making me look evil,” He said, stepping closer to her.“And your mother, I can't let her go. She is going to help me reach my goal” He chuckled.“What do you want?” She asked“You, it's simple” He smiled.“Me? Drake, you cannot want me. I..I am married to someone” She stuttered, trying to find her tears.He laughed horrendously, saying “You mean a contract marriage?, still you are going to get a divorce,” He said.“I can't,” She insisted.“We shall see” He chuckled and walked off.Bryer walked closer to her “If I can't have him, you won't either” She whispered and left.************Today marks the third day Ashley and her mother have been kidnapped. Alan didn't relent in lookin
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“What do you mean by Ashley is missing?” Alan asked, standing up abruptly, frightening those he was in a meeting with.“I can't explain this, please come to X-shopping mall quickly,” She said and ended the call.“I have an emergency that requires my attention, we have to reschedule,” He said and hurried out of the conference room while his secretary tailed behind him with all his files.In less than thirty minutes his car pulled up at the parking space of the shopping mall as he rushed into it, he met Drea seated at the corner.“What's going on here?” He asked with a frown on his face.“Ashley is missing,” She said, looking terrified.***********Ashley woke up in her mother’s house and it was obvious that the person who took her was passing a message to her.She stood up and went in search of her mother.“Mom, Mom?” She called out, after successfully looking for her but couldn't find her. She remembered that she had left Drea at the shopping mall, she was about to call her when she
The Business of Love: Our Contract Marriage CHAPTER NINETY-NINE
“What does this mean?” Alan asked, a frown etched on his face."Exactly what it means, boss, it is evident that Bryer is employed by someone who desires your wife," Rex stated, averting his eyes from Ashley."But from the looks of things, she is now working against the man because this person clearly does not want to harm her, but rather wants her," Rex concluded.“I am trying to understand what this means. Someone wants me, for what reason?” She flared her hands, perplexed."We do not know yet; we need to find that person," Rex stated."Alan, say something." Ashley glanced at him; he had been quiet since the revelation."I am at a loss for words, and I am also confused. Someone wants you, but we have no idea why." He expressed his frustration by pinching his nose."What do you think we should do next?" Sean asked Rex."I will try to track the number, and I will closely monitor Bryer. We might get to the end of this soon” Rex suggested.“We don't have much time, please immediately” A
The Business of Love: Our Contract Marriage CHAPTER NINETY-EIGHT
Alan, Ashley, Sean, and Rex sat in his study while Alan glanced at Rex with an expectant look, Sean glared at him while Ashley was left to grapple with the somewhat tense atmosphere in the space.“Are we going to sit here in silence forever?” She asked, rolling her eyes and breaking the silence.“I was able to plant the chip in her phone” He broke the storm while the rest exhaled.“How were you able to achieve that?” Alan asked.“Sorry to say this but I can't believe you dated that loose girl” He paused and studied Alan who was wiping an invisible sweat off his face.“Well, I attempted to spike her drink but she wasn't up for a drink, so I had sex with her to achieve my mission” He explained.“Gross” Sean commented with a disgusted face while Rex eyed him.“Gross, you should have gotten the job done” Rex mimicked, glaring at him.“Hope you protected yourself? She sleeps with a lot of men,” Alan asked“I did,” He nodded.“Good, so any information from the phone yet?” Ashley asked.“I h
The Business of Love: Our Contract Marriage CHAPTER NINETY-SEVEN
“He is not your son,” Ashley declared, looking surprised.“That boy is a splitting image of you,” She added.“I am speechless, if she knows that this child isn't mine why did she return after all these years?” Alan asked, still staring at the paper.“To separate us, I feel she has a hand in what happened to me and if this is the truth then it means that we let her have her way,” Ashley said looking perplexed.“This is something we need to figure out as soon as possible,” He said.“How do you feel about this result?” Ashley asked, holding his gaze.“We were beginning to bond, I mean you loved him too. I feel betrayed but what do we do?” He asked.“Let's adopt him, maybe just maybe Bryer isn't his mother too” Ashley skimmed through her hair reclining on the sofa.“This is a lot, we need to investigate the truth,” Alan said.“How?” “Rex will do the job, he is my private informant and investigator” Alan explained to Ashley.The next day, Rex came to the mansion. Alan, Ashley, and Sean we
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Alan left the room and headed to his study, pouring himself a glass of whisky he downed it at a go.The words Ashley said to him taunted him greatly, he was also hurt. At first, he didn't want the child but he had come to love him and now they lost their baby. His biggest fear was Ashley leaving him and he hoped it would never get to that extent, so he drank a few more glasses hoping they would take the pain he was feeling away.Groaning, Alan woke up with a sore back. He slept on the couch of his study, which was expected.“I should head to the gym” He mumbled, finding his way to the gym.Ashley woke up a little bit late, she had cried herself to sleep. Losing a child before you could even see him was very painful.“I shouldn't have spoken to him like that” She mumbled, recollecting all the words she used on him. She felt bad knowing that ever since she came here Alan has been very loving and caring to her.“I should stop mourning and put my household in order,” She said with renewe
The Business of Love: Our Contract Marriage CHAPTER NINETY-FIVE
Alan was looking after Ashley when he got a call, he stepped outside to answer it to not disturb Ashley who was sleeping.“Look after her, the nurse will be here shortly for her injection” He instructed the bodyguards as he stepped out.Returning, he found out that they weren't in their post, rushing into the ward room he saw Ashley grasping for her life. He immediately called for an emergency and she was rushed into the theatre.“What's going on?” Sean asked as he rushed towards Alan.“I don't know, I went to answer a call and I asked the bodyguards to look after her. I came back to meet their absence and Ashley fighting for her life” He spoke hurriedly, frustration written on his face.The theatre door opened as the doctor walked out “Is everything okay?” Alan asked panicking while the doctor bent his head slightly.“Speak to me, what’s going on with my wife?” Alan yelled, pissed at the doctor's silence while Sean patted his back.“Your wife is in a very complicated state and for h
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Alan ran out of his office as he dialed Sean’s number.“Sean, something has happened to Ashley, we need to track her,” He said, running to his car.“Alan, calm down. Where are you?” He asked, getting his car keys.“I am about to leave the office, she said she was going to get the cake. We need to hurry up” He replied and ended the call.They were on their way when an unknown number called saying that Ashley and the driver had been rushed to the hospital so they headed there.“My wife was rushed here a while ago, please where is the ward?” Alan asked, trying to comport himself.“The pregnant lady and the other man?” She asked.“Yes” “This way Sir” The nurse led him to the top floor.When Alan got there, they were already in the theater so he had to make all the necessary payments and wait outside. In a while everyone was already there “Mom, I am scared” Alan cried as his mother hugged him.“She will be fine,” She assured him.Drea sat with Ashley’s mom trying to console her, her quiet
The Business of Love: Our Contract Marriage CHAPTER NINETY-THREE
Drake had flown into New York a few days ago for business, Alan sent his driver to the airport to pick him up and take him to his hotel.Now, all the family were seated over dinner chatting happily and totally forgetting the obstacle among them.“Ohh dear, it's been so many years since I last saw you” Ashley’s mom smiled, patting his cheek.“Yes Aunty, I was just little when we left. How have you been?” He smiled, asking.“I am fine my child, thank you so much for looking after Ashley when she was in Los Angeles” She smiled, thanking him.“Aunty, it's nothing. She is like a sister to me” Drake said, feeling shy for being in the spotlight.Even Alan’s mom thanked him immensely for taking care of Ashley, after dinner, Ashley walked to the balcony with Drake.“I saw a new face and a little boy that looks like Alan. Who are they?” He asked, trying to quench his curiosity.Sighing “That’s Bryer; Alan’s ex-girlfriend and the little boy is his alleged son,” Ashley said.“How are you coping w
