She lost her parents and two year later she was forced to run away with her cousin. She returned and was sold into marriage the day she returns. She made sure her uncle wouldn't be living off her. The papers were sign and she went off to live her new life yet what she expected from this new life was not what she received. Pain and suffering, humiliation and heartbreak, from her husband. Will she be able truly find happiness? But it seems she had forgotten about the man who gave her a ride back home the day her contract marriage began. A new home and all but that was shattered by the one person she thought should love her...
Lihat lebih banyakThe car drives calmly among another car no more than 17 feet in front. The lonely road with just two cars, the wind roar in the night like an hungry animal. “Do I really have to drive to this place, with both of you?” Jhonia asked?
“Yes, this is really important and you're turning.. Huh? It's past midnight you already did. Happy birthday, sweetie.” Her mother said, smiling at her.
Her body turned into her seat. She smiled once again before turning away from her daughter Jhonia, return the smile at her mother then look out the window. The darkness of lonely trees moving quickly.
"There's a big surprise waiting for you, my Jhoni-ni. You can see Charles, he's your favourite cousin is he not?" Her father asked?
The moment becomes silent and awkward. Jhonia decided to ignore her parents. She didn't seem to care about her birthday at all! “Dad? Can we turn around?” Jhonia asked?
"Why?" Her father asks with curiosity.
“I suddenly don't like the ide”
Jhonia was cut off by the sudden hit from another car suddenly from behind their car. Her father began speeding up away from the car that is now trying to catch up with them.
“They found us.” Her mother said, in a panicking tone of voice.
"We will lose them." Her father said.
“Mom, what's happening?” Jhonia asks? Sounding scared.
“Sweetie mom and dad got into trouble with some very bad people.” Her mother tries to explain briefly.
The car was hit again and harder than before. “Mom, what did you do?” Jhonia asks? In tears, her voice trembled.
“We are really po”
The was hit again cutting her off! She quickly tries to remove something from the dashboard. She pulled it to herself then hand it to Jhonia.
“A book?” Jhonia asked? Sounding angry while crying.
“Keep it with you at all times, open it and read it when you're ready. But not now, right now you need to strap yourself in your seat. Quickly.” Her mother said, shouting at her.
Jhonia watch dropped! A gift of her 17 birthday from her mother, she reached down for it when !Bang! She quickly grabs the watch and pulled back and strapped her seatbelt.
In that second she noticed a hole in the head of her father's car seat! Her mother screaming. She looked back and saw the bullet hole in the back of the car window.
The car is hit again much harder and the next thing she knew... Was that the car was flipping. Things seem to move in slow motion for her as she couldn't believe her eyes.
She held tight to her watch and the book her mother gives to her. Her tears finally left her eyes. She closed her eyes to pretend it's just a dream.
She woke up in the hospital the next day with her uncle Bryane by her side. The look in his eyes was a rather disappointed one, though his face seems relieved she's awake.
The doctor came in and checked on her. "She fine, luckily. It's a miracle that you are alive, Jhonia." The doctor said. As he patted her arm then began walking away..
“Where is my mom?” Jhonia inquire? She knew very well her pretended dream is not a dream but her mother should be alive... At least. The doctor stopped and turned to her.
"...We sorry. Ms. Smith, we lost both your parents before and on the way to the hospital." The doctor said and she closed her eyes taking a deep breath.
"You will stay with me, Dana and Dave." Her uncle Bryane said. Dana and Dave are his wife and son.
Jhonia nodded and turned away from him. Suddenly she turned around and asked for the doctor. “Uncle, can you please go and get the doctor for me?” She asked of him? He nods and gets up then walked towards the door leaving!
Jhonia tries to sit up but felt a little cramp in her left arm, which, she used to hold the book tight and close to her chest. Regardless she forces herself to sit up. The doctor and her uncle return.
“Doctor, could we speak?.. Alone?” She asked looking at her uncle.
"Yes, of course." Bryane said and leave.
“I was withholding a notebook!” Jhonia said after her uncle left the room. The doctor nods.
"Yes, they're inside the drawer next to you! Also, Ms. Smith?.. The police will be here soon... To take your statement." The doctor said to her.
“Okay, thanks, doctor?” She said, asking his name.
"Doctor is just fine. Rest." He responded to her.
Jhonia nodded, afterward the doctor left! Jhonia pulled the drawer out and retrieve her mother and father's journal along with her watch. She heard footsteps coming and quickly pushed the book beneath her leg.
Her uncle came through the door as she was putting on her watch. "You leave in about two hours... What do you say ready to go home, kiddo?" He asked?
Jhonia mind rushes back to his disappointed look in the eyes. She smiled a bit! “No, not really! Maybe, I should have died with mom and dad.” Jhonia said, looking at her watch.
He sat down on the bed next to her! "Why do you want to die? Will, it makes your parents happy? No, it won't... They must have told you, why they pack you up and were bringing you to us?" Bryane asked? He wasn't sure what she knew so asking was best!
“Hmm.” Jhonia response. She slides herself down further on the bed, laying back. “Doctor said, I should rest,” Jhonia said.
She then turned to lay down on her side facing the door, as the book was at that side of the bed! Jhonia recalled her mother's words before she lost consciousness. “Jhonia, don't trust anyone.” Her eyes peaked with tears she then closed her eyes to release her tears.
"Rest up kiddo. I will pick you up after your discharged time." He said, getting up from the bed and leave.
Jhonia closed her eyes tighter and sigh. “I can't forget to not trust anyone, I won't sleep. He will steal the book from me, and it's all I have. I must stay up at all times. I can't trust anyone.” Jhonia said, to herself!
Later that day her uncle's son Dave came instead to collect her from the hospital! “Where is uncle Bryane?” She asked? As she and Dave was walking out of the hospital!
"He is busy. How are you?" He asked? As they walked out and over to the car. He opened the car trunk and throw a duffle bag inside.
“What is that?” She asked! She stopped at the car trunk, her cousin had already walked and getting into the car after slamming the car trunk closed.
"It's your clothes, the cops brought it from your parents' car." He responded.
And at that very moment, Jhonia remembers that! That same bag was by her hospital bed all along. She looked up at her cousin and fake her smile at him. The bag was there long before the cops came. She is being lied to and her mother's words weren't just out of protection.
Her mother knew something, something her dad didn't! Whatever this something is her mother was protecting her from it but fate had other plans it seem. She got in the car and they leave.
Kyhe was yet to get his question out as it was forgotten about with other things. The following day Jhonia decided to go by the office knowing Kyhe would not be there until noon.“Hi Jhonia-”“We need to talk!”She stared at Josephine, who lost her smile in an instant with Jhonia’s tone of voice.Jhonia made her way to the conference room where she took a seat at the head of the table. The CEO’s seat only Josephine sits there when having a small meeting with her team. Jhonia on the other hand sat there and that was surprising for Josephine.“I have known you for a long time, Josie, but I never expected this. I know you’re so well, so I’m going to ask you to tell me. Yesterday I asked you to come with me to the after party for whoever won the contract. You refused because you had someone to do dirty work, or did you have something else more important to do?”Josephine kept silent because she kne
Nearce was not happy that Sky received the contract, but he was too calm about it in Kaylia's eyes. While to others he is a businessman who accepts that his company was not chosen. Even with a smile on his face he congratulated Kyhe for his hard work and great achievement.He left the building, but he did not leave the location. Time passed and people were leaving. He was notified of the after party at another location. He thought Jhonia would be there and so he decided to go.Later that evening.Jhonia and the girls met up, they were all celebrating how good she is becoming more and more beautiful. She smiles now that she has Kyhe in her life.“That reminds me, I haven’t seen Kuwain in a while. It’s like he disappears.” Jhonia spoke of Kuwain for she hadn’t seen him and that she never asked to know why.“That’s because he is being the CEO of High View. Apparently, Mr. Knight had him brought in disguise for his cousi
Hours later.Alshane had taken the seat between Nearce and Kyhe, to signify he would be the one handling the contract. Mrs. Maniak didn’t want to show herself just yet for it would upset Jhonia.She would not want to see Kyhe walk away from what she would be asking of him, so it would be best to lay low until the public side of the contracts were signed by both parties.“Why is it like this thought?” Kaylia asked, referring to Nearce, but his eyes were stuck on Jhonia the whole time he heard not a word Kaylia spoke out.Jhonia, who was walking around and doing the necessary things needed on their hand, she was now finished with and began looking for Kyhe who should be seated but was not there.“Looking for me, my love?” His words startled her, she twirls around into his arms.“Please, be careful and be sure not to hurt yourself. I have finished with the other stuff. So, can now come and take your seat next to me where
The day off the contract signing decision. The place of the event was already picked and announced.It was like a celebrity came tethering with all the news teams and cameras about.Jhonia hesitated to leave Kyhe’s car after seeing the cameras etc. At that moment, Kyhe held her hand with a gentle squeeze. She glances up at him and returns the smile.“I know you’re a bit, because of the cameras but I’m sure it’s fine, trust me.” He said to her with surety that she wouldn’t have to panic or anything of the sort. She sighed softly and proceeded to exit the car.She went towards the entrance of the building with Kyhe a few steps behind. While on his phone he bumped into her and came to notice she was staring instead of continuing towards the building.“What is the matter?” He asked her.“Are you alright?” he asked with concern.“Jhoni-”“I knew it. But for sure I t
“Ugh. I thought it would never stop.” She groaned then said looking down at him.Kyhe glanced up at her. Jhonia wears a brown leather skirt above her knees. A split exposing her thigh, a black top barely hiding her breath. He was drooling over her but seeing her like this made him feel like she has two personalities.“How could you?” he yelled, asking her with a serious face.Jhonia walked closer to him with a smile. Her light touch of make-up makes her face sparkle. His nose was bleeding again.“Not again Kyhe. If you can handle me naked, you-”“So, it was you.” Azerjie said, cutting her off.“Huh?” Kyhe asked in surprise, looking at Azerjie.“I asked her if she was the one making you all glowy happy, but she pretended like it wasn’t her. And it’s not like he can’t handle you naked. It’s because you look different, sex appealing, and he can’t touch beca
“I thought you said revenge wasn’t your thing.” Josephine said to Jhonia, who looked up at her at that instance.“It’s not. At least not for me. Josephine, my friends are now involved. Nearce is going out of his way to make sure their husbands fall. These girls already had a hard life while others are having it easy-”“You too had a hard life Jhonia. You almost died. But how many time does someone need to go at you or how many hurt do you have to go through-”“That’s enough. I expected better from you Josephine. Are you not her friend too? Would you rather she watches you get hurt and fallen apart than help you?”Kyhe intervened between them as he realized what Josephine was doing. Even after Jhonia telling her that she is willing to be revengeful for Nearce is doing this to hurt her by hurting her friends.Jhonia's attention turned to Kyhe when he asked his question. And in that moment, she r
The following day, Jhonia pace her room on the phone while Kyhe was making breakfast for them both.“I don’t understand. Please, tell me what could possibly stop you and your husbands from showing up like I asked.” Furiously she spoke with her friends for the sake of their husband’s company.“We are sorry-”“What I want to hear is what happened, not that you’re sorry. If you don’t want my help, say so. Kyhe waited for you guys.” She cut them off as she didn’t want to apologize but seek what happened.“It’s not like that. Iaw, we do need you; we just can’t be bothered to take a bracelet that doesn’t belong to us. We would rather put it back and receive it because where’s the fun in that, right?” Madiea responded and called her by their nickname for her. She felt something was wrong but when Madiea spoke in code confusing everyone, Jhonia went back in the past. (Ch
“So, do you want to talk about it?” Jhonia looked over at him and asked.Kyhe stared at her like he hadn’t seen her in years. With a smile he walked over and hugged her.“Can you tell me what she meant?” He asked her after hugging her.Jhonia wondered what he was asking about. But she returned the hug hoping he was going to say something, but he didn’t.“What who mean?” She asked him.Kyhe pulled back from the hug and walked over to her couch bed. He took a seat and waited for her to come and sit next to him.“What is up with you? Don’t answer that. I wanted to tell you, I will accept your offer but after the make-up deal is yours. Also, I finally decided how I was going to take down Baco. So, please tell me you did not do away with the paperwork of their contract.” Jhonia asked as she made her first step walking over to him, she then told not to answer. She went on to tell hi
Meanwhile, at Jhonia’s place.“You left me, you fucking left me with no one to turn to and no one to depend on. Even when I had been, being strong for myself and protecting myself! I still needed you. So, why tell me why?” Jhonia cried out telling him what he did to her even though she was strong and protective on her own. She needed him, but he wasn’t there, and she needed to know why.“I shouldn’t have left you; I know. I should have told you; I know. I hurt you; I know. But I had no time to do it, Augu”“Don’t you call me that! I hate you.” Her cold manner surprised him when she spoke, her heart felt pain because of her own sentence, her eyes told him she wished to take it back, but it was already said.“Calmness makes you have full control. Jhonia, why are you lashing out of control like this?” He said to her as he stepped to her and asked her, reaching out for her hand.Nearce
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