Abigail's POV
I looked around my surroundings with my mouth and eyes wide open. I was baffled as to what I was seeing.
“Umm…wh-where are we?” I asked scanning everywhere bewildered.
“Welcome home Young lady, this is where you will be staying,” he said, smiling genuinely.
H-home? Is this really where I’ll be staying? Just how much money does this man have?
What was in front of me didn’t look like an ordinary house. I have only seen this kind of house in TV shows. You know the kind they show in movies where billionaires live, that's what my eyes are seeing.
He stopped at the front of a metal door and pressed something on the wall and after some seconds, the door opened. I was speechless for a moment. An elevator? In a house like this? I get that the house is huge and everything else, but it was just like a 3-story mansion. Was an elevator really necessary?
“This is your room,” The old man said, bringing me out of my thoughts.
Here I was, going to meet my unknown husband. My body was tense, my palms wet, and shaky.
“The young master wants me to let you know that he will be back really late, so don’t wait for him,” he said as I was about to open the door. My nerves relaxed a little after hearing that.
The room was really different from the living room. This room looked warm and spacious. It is even bigger than my entire house. I walked around the room and observed it.
After I unpacked my things and arranged them, I went to the bathroom to take a shower.
“This stupid thing! Why won’t you just work?” I whisper-yelled, frustrated that the shower wouldn’t turn on after several trials.
Just wasted 30min trying to open one tap. They should have just used a tap that was easier to open.
After freshening up, I went to bed. The bed was so warm and cozy; I had never slept in a bed this comfortable, and it also smelled nice. I was thinking of what this new life awaited me when I drifted off to sleep.
At about 2 am, I was feeling pressed and got up to use the bathroom. My eyes were still very much closed as I was still sleepy, so I bumped into a wall. I was so tired and sleepy, so I decided to rest my head a little before continuing my journey to the bathroom.
I thought I was imagining things, but the wall smelt like the bed and it was moving. I placed my hands on the wall to stop it from moving only then I realized that the wall didn’t feel like a wall. I detached myself from the wall by taking two steps back and then opened my eyes.
“Ahhh!” I screamed, frightened by what or rather who was in front of me. I slowly looked up only to meet the gaze of the most handsome-looking man I’d ever seen.
I felt my ears starting to heat up. The sleep cleared my face. But I stopped for a second to think about what a man was doing in my house, and only then I remembered that this wasn’t my house; it was my husband’s house. I looked at the handsome young man standing in front of me, “could this be my husband?” I asked myself.
“You must be Abigail,” he said, looking at me rather amazed by my actions.
“Y-yes, I’m…I’m Abigail”, I stuttered. “Excuse me,” I said and rushed inside the bathroom, my heart racing. My cheeks were flushed, and my ears were hot. I never thought my husband would be this handsome. Everything about him screamed perfection.
“No. What has come over you? You should be worried or scared. You don’t know what this man will do to you. You don’t even know his name,” I lectured my reflection in the mirror. I came out of the bathroom and saw him lying on the sofa beside the bed.
“Be ready, we will be going to the marriage registry by 11 am tomorrow to register our marriage.” He said without even looking at me.
Eric's POV
I stared at the lady my parents forced me to marry waiting for her to notice me, but it seemed like she had not seen me yet. As she got closer, I saw her face clearly, her eyes were closed. She got closer to me and bumped into me.
She rested her head on my chest for quite some time, and then I felt her hands on my breasts. She moved away from me and screamed in fright when she saw me. It seems as though she never expected me to be here.
"You must be Abigail," I said, trying to break the silence.
"Y...yes, I'm...I'm Abigail, she stuttered".
She mumbled something something else and rushed into the bathroom. I released a deep breath I never thought I was holding and went to put on my clothes. I don't know why but I was going to lie on the bed but decided against it. It didn't seem right to sleep on the bed with her since we barely knew each other, so I lay on the sofa.
When she came out of the bathroom, I told her to prepare to leave tomorrow for the marriage registry. Only God knows why I agreed to this. I’m already having second thoughts. I don’t know her from anywhere. Even though she looks cute and all, and I’m a bit…tiny bit attracted to her, I still don’t know her.
I was thinking too much. If my parents picked her for me, then she must be a good person. It’s not like I planned on getting married to anyone or even falling in love. I’ll just try to make this marriage work.
Abigail's POV
"How was your night?" he asked as I entered the kitchen
“Umm...it was okay,” I replied, not saying anything else. I’m not one to hold a conversation.
"Good. Breakfast will be ready in a few," he said pulling out plates and serving what he prepared.
“So, what do you know about me?” my soon-to-be legal husband asked.
“I shook my head in response, feeling awkward.
“Nothing? Nothing at all? Not even my name?” I nodded my head again in response.
“Okay. My name is Eric and I’m 28 years of age,” he said, putting the rest of his toast in his mouth. When he was done eating, he stood up to wash his dishes.
“Won’t you ask me any question?” I asked as he stood up.
“I already know what I need to know about you, so there’s no need to ask,” he replied.
“Pfft,” he could have said it nicer. I finished my breakfast and got ready to go to the court.
“Wait at the entrance for me. I need to make a phone call,” Eric said to me dialing a number.
I did as I was told but bumped into someone.
“Watch it bitch. You can’t afford my dress if you ruin it,” the lady yelled
I looked up to apologize but saw someone unexpected. “You?”
What in the world is she doing here? My heart raced in fear at the sight of the person before me.
Abigail’s POV “Well, well, well, look who we have here,” she said, mockingly “H-hey Abygale,” I greeted, trying not to sound scared. “Oh, I see you remember me, my pathetic shadow. How has life been for you without having any of my achievements to feed on? Oh…I know. It must have been so bad that you have to come to court to settle your debts.” she mocked. “Look Abygale, I have no time and energy for any problem. Just go your way and let me be,” I said to her, not in the mood for any of her bullying. “I see you’ve grown wings, Abigail Williams,” she seethed, stepping on my toes. “But luckily for you, I don’t have time to deal with a worthless garbage shadow like you,” she said walking off. I heaved a sigh of relief. That wasn’t so bad. I just have to make sure I never see her again. I hate her so much. Abygale Willows, my worst nightmare. We attended college together and I was known as her shadow. There was nothing I could do to get rid of her. Worse of all, our names are simi
ERIC’S POV I finished what I was doing in the office and decided to go to sleep. I was going to sleep in the room next to my room, but I didn’t want her to feel that I hated her and was avoiding her, so I decided to sleep on the couch where I slept last night. Yes, the original plan was to sleep on the couch but for some unknown reason, when I got into the room, that plan left my mind as I went straight to lay on the bed. I didn’t know why I was doing that; I guess I missed my bed or I just wanted to stay close to her...as if the couch wasn't close enough. I realized that wasn’t really a good thing. She quickly sprang up from the bed. “What are you doing?” she asked. “Trying to sleep,” I replied. Though I couldn’t see her face as the lights were out, I could tell she was uncomfortable and that was the last thing I wanted her to feel. “I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable. I’ll move to the couch.” I said getting up from the bed. “You’re not making me uncomforta
Erics POV “Umm…which JS company is that?” I asked as I thought there might be another JS company except the one I knew. But she cleared my confusion and made it clear that the company she works at is the one I know. “And you said you work as the secretary to the boss, right?” I asked, and she nodded her head in response. “Which boss is it you work for?” I asked again with anticipation. I don’t know what she is going to say but I did hope it was what I wanted to hear. “I work for the CEO.” As she said that, a small smile crept to my face. I didn’t know exactly why, but I was happy...very happy. “It’s quite surprising right?” She asked, bringing me out of my thoughts. ” I also wasn’t expecting that position as I applied for a position in the HR department. But I couldn’t reject the position as it was a miracle, I got hired in the first place,” She said smiling.“So how is your boss?” I asked her, wanting to know what she thinks about her boss. “Well, I haven’t met him since I sta
Eric’s POV “S…s…so you’re The Eric Jones?” I nodded my head to answer her “And there isn't another Eric Jones, right?” she asked with nervousness and embarrassment written all over her face. “Right…at least not any that I know of” I replied to her as she nodded her head looking anywhere but my face. ABIGAIL’S POV “This is it! I’m the most stupid girl on earth. How could I have missed that? I even told him to his face that he might be relatives with himself. Ahhh” I groaned and facepalmed in frustration. He’s going to fire me” I cried, banging my head on the wall remembering how I told him I only chose this career path because of money. I was still wallowing in embarrassment and fear when the ringing phone brought me back to reality. I quickly picked up the phone, but before I could speak, he asked me to come to his office. ERIC’S POV “Come to my office,” I told her through the phone. I don’t know why but I felt like seeing her again when it hadn’t even been up to an hour s
Eric’s POVI took a closer look at the picture only to see that the person in the picture was just a carbon copy of Abigail, well except for the stature, and eye, everything else was the same.I was confused, I recognized the woman in this picture as my aunt, and my mum’s best friend who was late. It’s no wonder why I felt that I had seen Abigail previously.But how is this possible? I was still trying to figure out what was going on when I heard my parents walk in.“Mom, Dad, what’s this? Why does Abigail look exactly like my aunt? What in the world is going on?” I asked them before they could even say anything.“Eric! What are you doing here?” Mum asked, surprised to see me.
Abbi’s POVI woke up the next morning with a throbbing headache. I slowly opened my eyes and was met with an unfamiliar environment. I quickly sprung out of bed taking a look at my environment to figure out where I was.After a short while, memories of the last few days flashed in my head. I immediately let out a sigh of relief. I still am not used to this place. I went back to bed and closed my eyes to relax my head when I sprung out of bed again.“Oh, my goodness!! Today is Tuesday, I’m supposed to be at work. It seems Eric has left which definitely means I’m late. Why didn’t he wake me? Ahhh, I’m gonna be in the bad book of Mr. Charles.” I set my clothes for work and grabbed a towel to go shower.As I enter
Abbi's POV I woke up the next morning with a throbbing headache. I slowly opened my eyes and was met with an unfamiliar environment. I quickly sprung out of bed taking a look at my environment to figure out where I was. After a short while, memories of the last few days flashed in my head. I immediately let out a sigh of relief. I still am not used to this place. I went back to bed and closed my eyes to relax my head when I sprung out of bed again. "Oh, my goodness!! Today is Tuesday, I'm supposed to be at work. It seems Eric has left which definitely means I'm late. Why didn't he wake me? Ahhh, I'm gonna be in the bad book of Mr. Charles." I set my clothes for work and grabbed a towel to go shower.
Eric's POV I was trying to get the pizza out of her hand but accidentally leaned on her causing her to lose her balance on the chair with me above her. My lips were on hers and it felt so good. "Y-yo-your h-hands." I heard her say, bringing me out of my thoughts and realizing where my hands had been the whole time. I was so busy thinking about my lips on hers without realizing I had my hands on her breasts. "O-oh...I-I'm sorry...I didn't mean to." I said and tried to stand up but I didn't know what came over me so I 'Accidentally' fell again before I fully stood up. My lips were on hers again and I couldn't help the way I was feeling. When I saw that she didn't make any sort of movement, I began kissing her. I kissed her for a while trying to get an entrance in
Eric’s POV“W-why isn’t she crying? why isn’t she breathing?” she asked, her voice laced with fear. “Why the hell is my baby not breathing? Eric, she’s not breathing,” Abbi said wailing. “What do you mean she’s not breathing?” I took Claribel from her hand and tried waking her up but no response. We quickly rushed her to the hospital.Abbi held on to me for comfort, fearing for the worst as the doctors attended to our daughter. The doctor approached us after what felt like an eternity, with an unreadable expression. “No…no,” she whispered shaking her head defiantly after looking into the doctor's eyes, waiting for the heartbreaking news. “We managed to save her,” said the doctor, surprising both of us. “But she’s still in a critical condition. She has been starved for a week which has greatly weakened her immune system and other organs, therefore her development may be slower than normal. However, we’re monitoring her recovery and she should be fine by the month's end.”We were sti
Abbi’s POVI have been waiting nervously in the van. I didn’t want to wait there and do nothing to get my baby back. Once she noticed the guy in the van wasn’t paying attention to me but on the footage of the drone he was flying following that monster I grew up with, I sneaked out of the Van. Making my way carefully into the park, I saw Andras. I was filled with rage and hate towards the man I once called dad. I immediately charged towards him without thinking, holding him by his collar. “Where is my daughter? Where did you keep my baby?” I yelled, gripping him tightly and pulling him by his collar.“Oh Abigail my dear daughter, I see you found me. ..But it was foolish of you to come here on your own.” He sneered, noticing no one was with me. Fear crept into me as I remembered all he put me through while growing up. He’s so evil that he’ll not even think twice about doing the same to my baby.“Now you’ll have to die with your pathetic baby.” “Where the hell is my child, what did
Eric's POV Everyone had their attention on her now. “I know where he is. I know where he kept my baby.” Abbi cried. “There is an underground basement in that park. It is hidden behind…” She closed her eyes, trying to remember the location of the basement. “It’s right behind the weird-looking large oak tree that is beside the restroom on the left corner of the park…Oh God, my baby…Eric…that place has no proper ventilation. Our baby…” She shivered in fear as she sobbed. I quickly held her in my arms. “Nothing is going to happen to Claribel, my love. She'll be just fine,” I whispered to her.“I have informed James. We have to head to the station to plan how to raid the place tomorrow,” Mark said.“Let me come with you,” Abbi said before we could leave.“No, my love, you’re not going anywhere. You’re going to stay here while I go with Mark.” I said seriously.“But I'm the one who knows that place the best,” she argued.“And I'm sure Mark and Damien's men can find the place easily with
Eric’s POVIt’s been one week since Abbi gave birth. One week since our daughter was kidnapped and one week since we found out that Andras, her long-forgotten dad, was behind the kidnapping. Abbi has barely eaten and barely spoken to anyone. She just sleeps, wakes, and cry. I'm glad that she still speaks sometimes and she did not run insane. Everyone took turns in visiting and trying to encourage her.Lau canceled her show, Tessa flew back from Texas with her husband, and Lisa always came to her everyday. With Mark and James' help, we were able to find out that Andras was in a huge debt and he probably found out Abbi is living well through our wedding pictures that circulated on the internet two months ago. He has been following her up until the hospital. He had gambled away all the money he got from giving Abbi away. Which surprised me because it’s been just two years, not even that yet and he was given two hundred million dollars.They have been trying to track him down for the
Abbi's POVI'm gonna kill you today Eric!” I said, limping gracefully and carefully around the house, with my baby bump chasing Eric who turned my face into an artwork of a three-year-old.“I'm sorry my love,” he laughed.“No, you're not. I'm going to deal with you once I get my hands on you,” I said, still trying to catch him.After a good while of running after him, I sat down and began to cry.“You know I'm going out to dinner soon with Lau and Tess, and you turned my face into an art museum,” she sobbed.“I'm sorry my love,” He said, coming close to her. “I didn't mean to hurt you. Please don't cry,” he said, trying to coo me. I know just how to get him.Before he knew what was happening, I held him tight and poured the cup of cold water beside me on him.“Gotcha!” I laughed victoriously. Eric just stood there looking at me amusingly. “Now I have to clean this off my face before time catches up with me” I smiled standing up. “Be careful love, you don’t want to slip” he said, hol
Abbi's POV "And why not? It's not like we're going to a party." I was annoyed at what was happening. “You just can’t wear that. If you want to see Eric, you won’t wear that. Go change” she insisted. I can't understand why she’s doing this, why everyone is hiding something from me. I reluctantly went to change my dress. “Just pick something for me to wear. I’m tired of changing. I just want to see Eric now,” I complained after trying on more than three outfits already. After dressing up in the outfit she picked, she ushered me out of the house into her car, driving me to my husband, I just hoped he was alright. We arrived at our supposed destination. I was already
Abbi's POVIt's been almost two years since I got married to him and I'm pregnant. I couldn't believe it. I'm carrying a human being inside my belly. I robbed my belly smiling.Just then, Eric came in with the things I asked him to buy. "Hey love, I'm back." He said dropping what he bought in my front. I eagerly picked it up and opened the bag only for my smile to drop."This isn't what I want." I cried."I wanted the strawberry flavor of the drink. You bought me cinnamon rolls but I wanted coconut bread. I also wanted the spicy chicken but you bought the mild one." I complained in tears."I'm sorry my love. I'm really sorry. Please don't cry, I don't like it when you cry. I'll go get you exactly what you want." He said, maki
Abbi's POVI'm sure everyone heard that voice. It held so much anger in it and it... sounded like Eric's. No one was talking anymore. All the murmurs stopped. And I guess everyone's attention was on the person who spoke.My head was hurting too bad for me to turn and see who it was even though my heart, mind, soul, and body knew who it was."Girlllll... your husband is here to save the day." Lisa squealed in my ear before helping me fully stand.In a few seconds, he was standing next to me and his cologne wrapped around me. It's been only a day but goodness, I missed him badly."You dare raise your hands on my woman? What gave you that right?" He questioned, looking into the depth of her soul with anger. I've neve
Abbi's POVI was about to say something but stopped when I saw pictures of myself on all five screens in the lobby. These were not just pictures of me. The pictures were of me forcing myself on Eric which I could not understand because I could swear with my life that this scene had never transpired between us.It wasn't until I saw one of me kissing him while he was asleep I understood what was going on and who was behind it.Abygale. That freaking devil.How could she go this far? She even went as far as editing so many photos in just one night. I should have expected this from her, i should have known better.I was getting a lot of hate glares from the girls while older women sent me the ' you should be