Ciara threw everything she had eaten in a vomit into the toilet. She groaned and moaned as she threw up, wishing that she would stop throwing up. Ciara knew that she was reacting this way because of the baby. After a few seconds, she came out of the bathroom.“You have ruined lunch for me,” Samuel Fury said coldly the moment Ciara stepped into the hotel room. They have practically been living like enemies since they arrived; barely talking to each other, and only coming close to each other to take a video call from Mary. Samuel looks irritated and disgusted.Ciara did not mean to ruin lunch for anyone, but as their food was served and she took a few spoons, she did not even know when her stomach turned and she threw up, right on the same table that they were having lunch. She had to scurry into the bathroom and empty her stomach after that.“It is certainly going to be the last time you and I are ever eating on a table until this sham of a marriage is over,” Samuel declared.Unknown t
Ciara stayed aloof in a corner in the cell, not bothering anyone. She knew how the inmates could be, so she tried as much as possible to avoid their troubles, but one thing with being there is that you do not need to avoid their troubles before they find yours.Two inmates walked menacingly over to Ciara.They were both burly like men and it was very obvious that they were bullies. Ciara remembers them from the last time she was in here, but for the life of her, she could not tell what their names were anymore. Actually, when she left prison, she did a mental wiping off of the inmates, because she desperately wanted to be away from that life.“Ciara Summers,” one of them mocked.Ciara looked down at her hands and feet in her curled up position, and she realized that they were shaking. Ciara was scared out of her mind already, and even if it was just one of them, she still would not have been able to face them.“You will look up when we call you,” the other one grabbed Ciara by her hai
Linda arrived at the Fury’s mansion fully dressed with high heels, makeup and an expensive outfit. She ensured that she dressed her best, because she believed that the old lady would be impressed by Linda’s fashion sense and class. Linda knew and understood the minds of wealthy people and how they worked, and she knew that this would be one of the easiest ways to get through to her.Linda wasn’t a fan of the older people. In fact, they made her skin crawl, but she would do anything to win Samuel’s mother’s heart, because once the woman is able to declare her love and acceptance for Linda, Samuel would have no choice than to marry her finally, because somewhere inside Linda’s heart, she just had the feeling that something could happen that would make Samuel not marry her eventually. Granted, they did have a hold on him, but even that is not a strong hold, because everything might go wrong, and Linda could not afford it to.Linda was let into the mansion after she told their security th
Samuel could not move any faster, and as soon as they stepped into the hospital, he took hold of Ciara’s hands. According to Mary, they must always appear married and in love. Newly wedded couple must not be perceived otherwise.“Welcome, Mr. Samuel,” the nurse said, but Samuel was hardly listening to her.“How is my mother?” Samuel asked as he barged into Mary’s room. She laid there almost lifeless, the beeping sounds of the machines placed on her filling the room. Samuel halted, his resolve breaking. Ciara also stood beside him as they stared at Mary together. She seemed dead already, and Ciara could feel the fear in Samuel. She had never seen him like that, and he seemed like a man too cruel and ruthless to have such compassion and affection.Samuel looked at his mother and his heart pounded heavily. He felt like his heart was about to drop to his stomach, and even though he already been told that she had just a month to live, he could not harbor the thought of losing her, especia
“What baby were you talking about in your sleep?” Samuel demanded.Ciara did not see that coming. She hadn’t even thought that she had said anything when she was battling with the bad dream. It had felt so real and true that it scared the life out of her, and for the fact that Samuel did not ask her any questions after he woke her up made her believe that she had dreamt silently. Now she understood why he had been giving her some weird and suspicious looks since then.“Answer me!” Samuel tried not to scream. They were still in Aunt Mary’s ward, and he wouldn’t want to wake her up. Samuel moved closer to her in a menacing manner again, making Ciara shiver a little. She was still trying to get a hold of herself, as everything that is happening seems to be happening really fast and she was yet to get a grip of herself. “You like to evade questions, don’t you?” Samuel said gruffly. He was really getting pissed off, and Ciara doubted that he would be able to hold it in any longer than nec
Ruby and Linda both stood in their living room, unable to sit down with ease. Everything seems to be escalating beyond their control.“I was just a step away from entering her ward when the doctor announced the arrival of Samuel and that wretch,” Linda sulked. The whole scene kept playing in her head, making her angrier. “I hated the fact that she had to be referred to as Samuel’s wife, and not me.”“You have to be patient, Linda.” Ruby tried to calm Linda down even though, last thing she was experiencing herself was calmness.“But what are we to do? All our plans seem to be falling in our faces,” Linda whined.She wasn’t lying, and Ruby agreed with her. “Ciara seems to be getting away with everything, and we cannot let that happen,” she said and turned to Linda. “Are you sure none of them saw you?” She asked.“I made sure of that. You ought to trust me on things like these by now,” Linda said. She did not like that her skills of maneuvering her way through situations are being questi
On the ride back to the luxury apartment, the car was eerily quiet. Samuel said nothing to Ciara, and neither did Ciara, and in order to distract herself from feeling uncomfortable, especially with Samuel’s stone-cold face, she decided to look outside the window instead.It was safer to look through the walls of Mexico City and its people walking about freely and going about what they wanted to do, which was contrary to the life that Ciara was trapped in than to continue to see Samuel’s face and live in the fear that he might reach out and strangle her any moment. Ciara was grateful that after Samuel’s conversation with Aunt Mary, he had not bothered to confront her like he would usually do. Ciara had been skeptical about returning to the ward after what she had heard, so she had feigned having a light headache, which had prompted Aunt Mary to urge Samuel to take Ciara home.Ciara had hoped that Samuel would let her drive back to the apartment alone, since she was practically staying
“What agency did you say sent Joel?” Ciara asked Aunt Quinton later after Samuel had left. Luckily for her, he did not stay for as long as five minutes after he was introduced to the new gardener and Ciara got to understand that he followed her to the luxury apartment just so that he could see the new employee. Ciara was very relieved, because Samuel did not stick around to try to force an explanation out of her. Ciara had genuinely hope that she would take a long nap in the soft bed, but something about the young man just kept gnawing at her gut, and she found herself restive and unsafe.The moment she set eyes on him, she had that shivering feeling that she had when she visited Samuel at his penthouse and someone followed her. “Maux Cleaning Services,” Aunt Quinton responded. “They are the best cleaning service in Mexico City,” she further stressed, but still Ciara was not bought.“When did you request for a gardener?” Ciara questioned.“Master Samuel actually did, not me,” she re