Chapter 22Spark made his own conclusion from what he was witnessing that the girl in front of him couldn't be Charlie. "Is she possessed?"Audrey was full of rage now. How could someone dare to scare her with a toy snake? "I ask again, who the hell did this?"As she raged looking at the faces of each and everyone there, she spotted Marlie.As usual, she ran to drag her by the hair but this time it was Spark that stood in between her and Marlie.Though Chad didn't make a move he questioned Audrey why she was trying to vent her anger on Charlie (Marlie)"Am sure she is the one that did that!" Audrey said with a confident tone. She knew no one dared to plot against her, not her family and definitely not the servants. But Charlie is bad news to her and she is the only one to have such a motive? Yeah, sure she was indeed the only one."Why would I have such a motive?" Marlie asked looking all innocent.But that was not what they were talking about, that was not the point."Then what's the

Chapter 24Marlie brushed it off not wanting to answer. She knew deep down she had no feelings for Chad. If she was in that house, it was to take revenge and nothing more."Stop it now and listen to my plan will you?" Marlie said."What do you have up on your sleeves?" Mark asked Marlie. Though he was well aware of Marlie's revenge, he wasn't expecting her to hurt herself in the process."I won't support you hurting yourself because of revenge, so let's get that straight. Mark continued firmly on his decision."I'm not a kid so stop annoying me !" Marlie said getting up from the bed and continued... "I want you to tell him my condition is one to be worried about. Inform him I shouldn't be stressed in any way if not my condition will be critical." Marlie instructed Mark."What do you seek with that?" Mark couldn't help but probe.Marlie smirked. She is just following the initial plan to get Chad on her side first, but as to why, lies in her hands."Just wait and see." She said mischievo

Chapter 26Chad couldn't get any response from Marlie.The room fell into silence. Turning around, Chad wanted to probe the reason for her silence. However, Marlie had concealed herself beneath the covers, seething with annoyance. She knew that uttering a single word would result in cursing Chad, which would reveal her real being. The mistrust ensuing was already palpable."I would pretend I didn't hear you say that." She whispered in between her gritted teeth.Nevertheless, in her mind, Marlie cursed him. How dare he bring about her past in front of her? "Are you already asleep?" Chad inquired, receiving no reply from Marlie. She remained hidden beneath the sheets, eventually drifting off to sleep, shielded by the warmth of the quilt.Chad waited for a while and when he didn't get any reply, he left the room quietly. ******Upon awakening from her sleep, Marlie discovered Chad's absence. The empty space on the bed indicated that he hadn't slept there. It was good. She didn't want

After tightly embracing the diary, Marlie proceeded to cautiously open it and found the first page boldly proclaiming::: {"Today, I am overcome with joy as I have married the man of my dreams. I am confident that this union will bring me everlasting happiness alongside Chad. Marlie, dear little sis, I will prove you wrong about Chad. My love for him knows no bounds and I know he loves me too."}Disgruntled by these words, Marlie angrily shut the diary, exclaiming in frustration... "Oh, so you claimed to be happy, didn't you? Sure, I bet you were thrilled!" Her frustration was palpable. Charlie had wanted to prove her doubts about Chad's affection for her wrong. Well, maybe, that was the beginning of their marriage and Charlie had high expectations. Curiosity got the best of Marlie, compelling her to move forward and uncover whether Charlie succeeded in her mission. She turned to the next page, which revealed:::{"On our wedding night, I found myself all alone but I wasn't angry n

A devilish smirk crossed his face... "Tell your lips to stop begging me to kiss them all the time. Though I wouldn't mind to indulge it for once." He whispered, his warm and sweet breath fanning her face, making her immobilized and sending tingles inside her pants. Marlie's eyes popped up in shock and her breath grew heavier, a mixture of anger and unexplained emotions were rampaging inside her.To make matters worse, Chad pulled her closer, bringing their faces near. What the hell? What annoyed her most was the fact that she couldn't even move away even if she wanted to. Her body and senses were betraying her at this moment with Chad's close proximity.Chad felt at ease with their closeness, as he always had whenever he held Marlie close in the past years. He had never held Charlie in that way before. Surprisingly, he was somehow loving this proximity between them now. It didn't feel as bad as he had always thought.From Chad's expression, Marlie could decipher his intentions, and sh