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" Are you crying?", he asked her with a frown on his face , angrily he stood up, ' forget it I don't want to force myself on her , the fun is ruined ' he mumbled to himself. putting on his shirt and walking towards the door.This place is where you will live in the future and you are not allowed to leave without my permission" in case you will bring shame to my family. Bam! The door shut behind him after his departure , leaving a cry mess behind......In a vip lounge of a popular bar ." You wanna know the best way to take revenge on a woman ? , then you should destroy everything she has, make her your toy and torture her every day, give her a shred of fake hope to keep her alive, while suffering her every minute."" Come to think of it , you don't love Rose at all. I thought you were just kidding when you promised to marry her , but why are you so serious about it now ? you married that woman just to take revenge on her ? Fred, Liam's best friend asked." I always see Rose as my little sister, but since I promised granny Dawkins that I will marry her granddaughter I should keep it right?" Liam explained and sipped his drink." Yes, you always keep your promises and I admire you for that , but speaking from experience, a mature guy like you tends to fall in love with a sweet girl just like Chloe Adams! "Fred chipped in ." Humph ! , unless I am going out of my mind ", Liam added nonchalantly." By the way, your brother is coming back right? ,I remember he used to like Rose very much ",.----------Chloe woke up to the sound of her ringing tone on the nightstand beside her, she stretched languidly on the king-size bed and opened her eyes clumsily to scrutinize her surroundings.The day's events replayed in her memory like a movie. She picked up the phone and swiped the answer button." Hello , Daisy" she spoke into the phone" Hello, Chloe I can't believe you didn't tell me you got married! I learned it from someone, you and Rose are both good friends. How could you do this to her ? " she hammered on the phone." Sorry , Daisy. It's more than what meets the eye. I promise to make it up to you , ok? "she pleaded." Let's see today at our usual spot "" No, Daisy maybe another time because I have to pick up someone at the airport and it's about time too "" It's alright, I will lend you my car , I heard you were stripped of everything by Liam" she asked worriedly.Sigh ! " You will lend me your car? , when did you buy one ``. But the call ended in her ear. She hissed and dropped the phone on the bed .' When did she buy a car ? Nevermind she's willing to lend it to me anyways "Chloe could not understand why Liam made their marriage public, since it was a contract marriage. I thought you wanted to save some face?Why the sudden change? " she thought out loud , she remembered vividly that only she , Liam and the priest were the only people present in that huge hall. Or were there cameras hidden there by him ? Or perhaps a paparazzi snuck in and took pictures? No ! The last one is impossible, no press dares take pictures of Liam Reigns without his permission. Unless he planted the cameras himself, but why ? , she kept asking herself. Remembering she has a pickup to do she shrugged off those thoughts from her mind . Maybe in the future the answers will present itself but not now, with that thought she went out of the house for the pickup.The airport was bustling with noises of people checking in at the terminal , Chloe parked her car and waited at the entrance of the airport for Liam's brother's arrival. A group of fangirls rushed past her, almost knocking her down with their numbers,whispering and giggling to themselves. Dusting herself , Chloe couldn't help but remember when she was still an actress how her fans come out in their numbers to welcome her whenever she comes back after shooting a movie outside the country, now those days are gone . She couldn't help but wonder when she would reclaim her lost glory." Sigh! Who knows the celebrity that came back to the country to attract this large number of fans, especially girls. Maybe the celebrity is a male , but who might it be ? ". Chloe wondered , shaking the thought out of her head she concentrated on the reason that brought her to the airport in the first place. Chloe saw two high school girls with a cardboard sign that says ' Welcome home Blaze Reigns " ,
Blaze Reigns was still signing autographs with a fake smile plastering on his lips, as much as he wants to rebuke the fan girls he has to keep up with the facade to save face and maintain his place in the eyes of the media as the city girl's heartthrob.He was always on the verge of losing his cool when he noticed a gorgeous lady making her way towards him with measured steps,her long hair dancing in the wind and her dark shades covering her eyes that he presumed would be as beautiful as her." Wait a minute I recognize that face from somewhere" Blaze muttered to himself shaking his head a bit .Chloe walked through the crowd with her dark shade on concealing her face from the crowd, fortunately for her the crowd gave way for her to work through, " maybe my aura of fame is still intact " she thought. After her successful breakthrough she came to stand beside Blaze who was obviously staring daggers at her but she turned a blind eye to it." Hello, am Joanna Gaines, Blaze manager and han
Chloe's face blanched white when four men stepped out from each of the cars, making them eight in number. She hid behind Blaze's back . For the eight men to circle them" Long time no see Blaze Reigns," came the one with a husky voice whose cheeks had a large scary scar that trailed from from his left eye down to his lips,from his voice one can tell easily he's the leader of the gang." How long has it been, two days? It seems you guys miss me a lot to be chasing me round the whole world, scorpion " Blaze replied nonchalantly , his face squeezed with a frown when he felt someone pulling his skin so rough as if she wants to separate his skin from his body Chloe's face turned darker when she heard Blaze's sarcastic comments, she couldn't help but pinch him really hard on his arms while hiding behind his back . As if to remind him they were outnumbered and it's not the right time to be cracking jokes. Scorpion chuckled lightly " we can't help it Blaze,we have our orders to bring you in
Back at the Reigns mansion, Chloe who was still standing after apologizing to Liam for endangering his brother's life rubbed her foot against the other . it's been thirty minutes after she tendered her apologies but Liam is yet to give her a reply and her legs are beginning to ache her badly. After much contemplating she decided to apologize further, maybe her earlier apologies weren't accepted. " Mr Liam , I'm deeply sorry for endangering your brothers life , I will be more careful in the future"Chloe said and bowed her head to show how sorry she was." There won't be—" Liam trailed off when her phone rang . Grin ! Grin!! Grin !!! Chloe fished out her phone from her pocket and answered the call." Hello "" Hello, am I speaking with Chloe Adams ?"" Yes '" There's a man at our bar with the name Chester Adams he is owning us $ 470,000 he told us to call you to clear up his debt "" 470,000 what ? " Where do I get the money from, as a matter of fact I don't have it" she replied hon
Chloe was excited when she heard the manager of the imperial club tell 'her you are hired' she couldn't believe her ears , she thanked the manager profusely and walked out with one of the waitresses that was supposed to show her around and brief her on her duties." I still can't believe they will hire someone at such short notice, I must say you're a lucky one" Anita said to Chloe." What can I say I am indeed lucky " Chloe replied knowing deep down that Daisy's brother Harry put in a good word for her." Let's go to the changing room ,so you can change into your uniform for the day " she said and led the way to the changing room for Chloe to follow suit. Displeasure showed visibly on Chloe's face when she saw the waitress uniform she was going to wear , she didn't hesitate to voice it out ." What in the heavens name is this ? " " What ?" Anita asked confused " This cloth is too revealing for me to wear am supposed to be a waitress not a stripper" " Oh the cloth?You know this is
In the vvip room 1 of imperial clubFred Meyer, with his leg crossed and a lighted cigarette in hand with dense smoke emitting from the cigarette, opposite him, also sat Liam Reigns of the Reigns conglomerate and his leg crossed over the other . For some days now, since the news of Rose's death Liam has been busy looking for clues to prove that Rose is still alive but all his hopes crashed when they found Rose's favorite Gold necklace in the crash . For the first time in his life Liam felt inferior because he couldn't fulfill the promise he made to a dying woman on her sick bed to marry and take care of his daughter. " Loosen up man , you've avenged Rose by trapping her killer in a loveless marriage" Fred chided his friend whose face was unreadable at the moment.Chloe walked into the room and announced her presence with smiles " your wine is here sir " " Look your wine is here cheer up " Chloe's smile faltered suddenly when her eyes fell on Liam whose eye's were closed
Chloe stirred in her sleep when she felt the morning sun shone on her face. She frowned in her sleep and turned, covering herself with the duvet . The large velvet curtains were pulled open again , and the morning sun streamed in full capacity . But she still didn't want to wake up . The confused maid scratched her hair awkwardly. She had thought Chloe would wake up after she pulled the curtains but she didn't. It occurred to her that her madam was really tired . She didn't know how else to wake her up without incurring her wrath thereby losing her job. On one hand she had to carry out Sir Liam's orders and on the other hand she didn't want to interrupt Madam's sleep.***** I stood at the altar with smiles,my dreams finally coming true , Liam was smiling at me as he said his vows , His eyes harbored so much love and warmth . I turned and saw my family and friends. Their faces were full of smiles. Rose stood beside me as my bridesmaid. In the front row of the hall sat my mother and
At the other side of the city , in a huge mansion , two pairs of well polished leather shoes walked in the beautifully lit hallway . After a few more steps,the two pairs of shoes arrived at a double mahogany teakwood door. Magnificent texts were engraved with bright gold letters into the wood, along with spread out patterns which adorned the door. After a few knocks the two pairs walked inside the room. A figure was seen standing at the window , two of his hands rested on the window sill , the moonlight shone in the dark night his mohawk hair danced with the wind . His broad shoulder blocking the moonlight from gaining access into the dark room and bathing it with its bright beautiful light.The shirt he was putting on made from Italian fabric did not do any justice to his well toned muscles. Sensing a presence in the room Rivero turned to see his right hand man Klaus , clad in a dark blue tuxedo, a black tie , two shiny pair of black leather shoes to match, on his right wrist wa
Rose stood still , arms crossed and face devoid of any emotion. She was surprised at the act unfolding before her . Gwen sure knows how to play the victim and she wasn't expecting any less from her this time around . Rose's mind raced as she anticipated Marcello's reaction , he had never trusted her so it is useless to explain. It's not like she cared anyways.With Gwen's fabricated story it was certain he’d side with her. Not like she has high expectations of him. Marcello frowned in disbelief as he looked back at Rose. He had been noticing the sudden change in her behaviour. He could still hear the crisp sound of the slap she gave him the day before when he gave her the script he intended for her to memorise for the interview.He wasn't expecting those tiny fingers to have much impact.She even had the guts to tore the papers, rejecting it out rightly. But he had his ways to make her concede . He didn't come all this way to watch her
“ I found out that the assassin was his right hand man Klaus .”“ What the.. Klaus Sandoval?”“ Yeah ““ The same Klaus that approached Chloe to keep tabs on you ? ““ You've got that right “ “ You've got to be kidding me ? ““ I sent him free to show him I have nothing against Rivero and I gave him the location of Stacy Luke ( Rivero’s mother ) to back my claim.But seeing as he’s still bent on ruining everything around me was when I knew that whoever was misleading him is really up to no good.And it broke my promise for the first time, so I began my investigations. At first , I wasn't getting any leads till three years ago . I found out that the orphanage Chloe was sent to was owned by the Stefanis and the foundation running the affairs of the orphanage was handled by their daughter Gwen Stefani . The Stefanis are not really that wealthy until after they acquired the orphanage , then things turned around for good and they became wealthy overnight.I'm yet to put the pieces toge
“ I found out that the assassin was his right hand man Klaus .”“ What the.. Klaus Sandoval?”“ Yeah ““ The same Klaus that approached Chloe to keep tabs on you ? ““ You've got that right “ “ You've got to be kidding me ? ““ I sent him free to show him I have nothing against Rivero and I gave him the location of Stacy Luke ( Rivero’s mother ) to back my claim.But seeing as he’s still bent on ruining everything around me was when I knew that whoever was misleading him is really up to no good.And it broke my promise for the first time, so I began my investigations. At first , I wasn't getting any leads till three years ago . I found out that the orphanage Chloe was sent to was owned by the Stefanis and the foundation running the affairs of the orphanage was handled by their daughter Gwen Stefani . The Stefanis are not really that wealthy until after they acquired the orphanage , then things turned around for good and they became wealthy overnight.I'm yet to put the pieces toge
“ Really ? “ It was Liam's turn to be bewildered and his tone says it all.Blaze merely let out a laugh , for Liam to scoff with a roll of his eyes ,to the surprise of Blaze.Things are starting off well for him and this is the sign of it.Blaze smiled , inwardly praising himself for being able to lighten up the mood .Drawing his attention back to the glass he held , shaking his hands slowly he watched as the liquid danced like it’s experiencing a storm, a complete picture of how he's feeling inside .Bringing the glass to his mouth he gulped the whole liquid ,the burning feeling from his tongue down to his throat and into his stomach , giving him a satisfying feeling.And that's just what he needed at the moment .“ You know I thought I was doing the right thing keeping my real identity from Chloe . I found out about the orphanage where she was kept before she was adopted by Chester the same day Rose resurfaced making me wonder why ? But all I could tell was that he did that to d
Chloe's words kept ringing in Blaze’s mind like a recording , making him restless.coupled with the recent happenings he couldn't help but see sense in what she said.Truly , Rose’s disappearance wasn't just any minor case but had strings attached to it; her reappearance barely a month when Chloe returned proves it all. As much as he hates to admit that Chloe was right when she said everything points down to that night.The night the Luke’s clan was almost wiped out .‘ If the three powerful clans were gathered together that night then who's likely to be the one that attacked ? ‘ thought Blaze, rubbing his chin absentmindedly. He didn't know much about Liam's family’s past. For all he could tell Liam's mother got married to their father when he was still in high school . And he didn't get to know much about Liam because he never got to see him whenever there’s a family dinner.Typical Liam.When enquired about him by Blaze's father , Liam's mum will wave it away saying he's busy
Ever since the disappearance of Rose, Chloe always pictured the day they will meet again because she has a strong feeling Rose was still alive .Seeing Rose now , she couldn't express the emotion she was feeling. Because the person standing before her wasn't her best friend. Her eyes were empty , they housed no emotions . Like someone who has thrown away all the will to live .She's been hearing about Rose's return but seeing her up close was a different issue altogether.Chloe felt panicked and scared not for herself but for the fact that Rose is no longer who she used to be. She tightly clenched her fist. She was willing to pay any price for her best friend to be back .Rose can choose to slander over and over again if she feels like it and she won't budge if that will make her better . Even if it means giving up her acting career , she owes Rose that much.Seeing Rose with Gwen sends her the wrong message , making her believe that something was definitely off. The red warning sign
Daisy couldn't go with Chloe to the shooting site because of the nature of her job . She was reluctant to part ways with Chloe because of the pandemonium going on , but Chloe reassured her everything would be fine . Daisy left knowing fully well Liam wouldn't sit back and watch harm befell her. She was in a meeting that very afternoon and couldn't tell what's happening outside. After the meeting during the break she got wind of Rose's return, and tried to confirm from Chloe but it couldn't connect the same with her manager's. After much consideration and deliberation she tried to contact Liam , who picked up on the first ring. How he knew she was the one calling was a mystery to her , " Come to Imperial hospital your friend is there. " Came his cold and blunt reply , Daisy didn't wait to dwell on his cold and aloof manners and boarded the next available taxi. She arrived at the hospital and inquired about it , she couldn't get to ask Liam the ward Chloe was in before he ended the
It was past noon when Chloe finished shooting two scenes , now she's already dressed waiting for the next scene to commence. which would be a rainy scene in which she's going to act as a heartbroken woman who had just found out that her husband of three years was cheating on her with her best friend.Today was supposed to be their third anniversary but he stood her up to be with her best friend.Considering this her last shoot for the day , Chloe was already at the designated site waiting for it to rain .Then almost immediately she felt a rain drop on her shoulder , She then sent Hilda to inform the crew members about the coming of the rain. While waiting for them Chloe decided to surf the internet but the trending topics again caught her attention.Clicking on it , it turned out to be Rose's interview with the Star , the leading and biggest broadcasting cooperation in the city .With trembling fingers she played the video .Seated on the red couch was Rose who was stylishly dressed
Chloe's arrival at the shooting site caused a sensation, with Liam's two bodyguards in her front and back , Hilda was beside her , Chloe felt like she's ready to face whatever that comes her way. But the moment she saw the pack of reporters waiting for her through the window, she suddenly developed cold feet anxiety creeping up within her . ' Today's is gonna be a long day ' Chloe thought with a sigh Seeing her car drive into the premises the press immediately circled the car throwing one question after the other.Reporter 1: " Miss Chloe what do you have to say about the return of super star Rose. Do you think your position as an award winning actress is threatened? "" Reporter 2 : What do you think made Miss Rose return and how do you feel about it ? "Reporter 3 : " Miss Chloe it's said you and Miss Rose were the best of friends, what happened to your relationship." The questions kept coming but Chloe didn't budge nor did she care to make a statement.She promised Liam not to