She was in a big luxurious room, decorated with beautiful flowers and modern design. There were three girls around her, one was doing her hair, the other was applying her make up and the last one was doing her manicure. There was a very beautiful golden wedding dress in front of her. She kept on admiring it, it was really beautiful.
There was a knock on the door and a man's face popped in. It was her father.
"Are you ready yet my princess, we are almost late, or have you changed your mind?"
She laughed at the joke, "do you want me to change my mind dad? I don't mind living with you for the rest of my life."
" My baby is now all grown up, I cannot keep holding her back . Hurry up now, your soon-to-be husband must not wait for long." He then left to give her time for the final touches.
It was now time to put on the gown. The girls helped her with it, she looked elegant. So beautiful like a princess. She walked carefully and joined her dad. He held her hand and smiled. It was time to make an entrance.
"Anne, baby wake up. Are you asleep?"
She was waken up by someone calling her. She looked around, where was she?
"Anne..."
It was her father's voice, bringing her to reality. She jumped up, "dad, are you okay, how are you feeling?" She did not wait for any answer as she jumped and hugged him tight.
" It's your hug that will choke me to death, not the accident," he joked. She eased her grip and both laughed together. He was finally awake. She pressed the button on the wall and few minutes later a nurse walked in.
"My dad is awake."
The nurse moved forward and started examining him.
"His condition has improved, however, we still have to monitor him for some few more days and make sure he is totally fine before allowing him to leave. she then left after promising to come again after a few hours.
It was now time to break the news, she couldn't keep on pretending that all was good. How was she going to tell him. She didn't have the courage yet she needed to. Sage looked at his daughter and realized something was wrong.
" Are you okay? Is everything fine?"
"Dad, there's something I need to tell you, I cannot tell you all about it now but when the time is right, I Will explain everything." "What is bothering my princess so much?" "I got married today dad, it's a little complicated but I promise to tell you all about it when the time comes." "What! Are you insane, get married when your father is dying in the hospital?" This was too much, what had she done? Was it because of him? Had he brought this on her? "Dad, I'm sorry about all this. Please don't get mad, it's not good for your health." He could not believe what had happened, but he knew he could not change her mind now. He could at least know the man who had married her daughter in his absence. " Who is he?" He tried to calm down. "His name is Luke Maxwell, the CEO of Blue Eagle. He is a good man dad, you will love him once you get to know him." She did not want to stress her father anymore so she decided to ease things a little. If her father learns
She turned and looked at her parents with pleading eyes, " please mum and dad, let me stay with brother Luke for a while." " If you promise to be good, you can stay for a month with your brother." They loved her too much to deny her anything. She jumped and hugged him again then thanked her parents and hugged them. "I'm really hungry, let's eat first then I can go and pack my stuff." She couldn't hide the excitement. They all settled down and soon dinner was served. " Mum, there was someone you wanted me to meet, who was it?" Luke asked. "She left in a hurry before you arrived. She said something urgent came up. Son, you will love her when you two meet. I have made a reservation at White Jade restaurant tomorrow evening for your first date." "Mum, we talked about this already, I can't keep on going on dates with girls you like, I can only marry someone I love. Stop forcing me to do this to please you. Besides, I have a wife." "You have what? How comes you have a wife and we don't
Luke left his office early, he headed directly to the hospital. He was going to meet Anne's father. He had also promised Luna to take her to the movies. Being a Friday, he also wanted to get some rest from the busy week he had. He went straight to Sage's room. Anne was folding a bedsheet while her father was busy reading the newspaper. They stopped what they were doing and showed him a place to seat. Few minutes later, Anne excused herself to give them time to speak. " I don't know how you have convinced my daughter to marry you, but I want to be assured that she's in good hands. I don't want anyone to take advantage of my daughter. How can I be sure that she's safe with a total stranger?" " Sir, I can never take advantage of your daughter. Even though you don't know me, I promise to take care of her.." For some reasons, Luke felt the need to reassure him. He felt at peace talking to Sage. He knew he could trust this man. Sage too trusted him. He was also gratefu
Luke was woken up by a bright light coming through the window. He looked at his watch, it was already eight in the morning. He looked at Megan sleeping peacefully beside him, he had not felt so happy for a long time. He leaned and kissed her forehead. She woke up and pulled him into a hug. She had really missed him. When she left, she swore never to return but as the time passed, she healed and move on. When the company she worked for sent her here, she was hesitant at first not knowing how he will react, but she decided to come. "Where have you been? I looked for you in the whole city, I thought I'll never see you again." He wanted to know where she run to. " I got an offer to work abroad, our company was just starting, I thought it was a great idea, so I left. I'll be going back in two weeks time." "So soon?" He asked "Yeah, I still have a lot to do at work." He did not know what to say
In the morning, Anne took a taxi to Lindon apartments. She was taken to the ones she had chosen. After carefully inspecting them, she chose one and paid for it. She then spent the whole morning furnishing and decorating it. She made sure everything was well prepared before going back home. She explained everything to her father and he agreed to move out to their new home. Things had been working well. She spent less time regretting on the contract and was glad her father was well now. "" Luke's" Luke woke up and decided to go check on Megan. He wore a t-shirt and shorts. He drove to the restaurant and headed to her room. When he opened the door, his eyes fell on scattered clothes on the floor. He then froze where he was, was he in the right room? There was a couple on the bed, so much engrossed they could not even hear him. "Ahem," he coughed. Startled, the couple looked up. It w
"Hello, this is Anne. Are you okay Mr. Maxwell?" She couldn't connect what he was saying to her. I shouldn't have come back from where? Maybe he wasn't calling me. The phone disconnected, he had already hung up. She wondered what might have happened to him but decided not to worry about it. She was packing their belonging to move out to the new apartment. There was a picture in one of the small boxes she had hidden. This box contained her private and valuable items. Each item had a memory that she cherished. She took out the picture and looked at it for a long time. It was her mother. She wondered how it felt to have a mother and how it would have been if she was still around. She was still thinking about her mother when her phone rang. She looked at the screen and it was Luke's number again. What does he want this time? She wondered. She picked up the phone and pressed the receive button. "Hello, is this sister-in-law? I
It had been eight hours in the same room without talking to each other. Megan thought it was over now. How could I have forgotten to lock the door? She was now afraid of losing everything she had worked for for the last two years. How could she explain that invasion earlier by Luke? Why didn't he call? She looked at the man lying next to her, how will she explain who Luke was? She remembered how two years ago things had changed between them when his mother rejected her without giving her any chance to prove herself and her love for Luke. Things had turned bitter forcing her to move to another city where she knew no one and had nothing to call her own. She had wondered along the streets and in companies in search for a job and a place to live until she met Jason Wynne, the CEO of STARWOOD TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Jason who listened to her story was compassionate and kind and offered her a job and accommodation. He also gave her some money to help her get settled. A year later he fell in l
"wow!!, what's that smell? Mmmh..." He traced the smell, pointing with his nose to the dinning table. The table was set with four serving dishes and two tureens. "Did Luna prepare all this, I thought she did not know how to cook." He wondered. The food smelled delicious and he could tell the cook was an expert. He opened each dish. He could not wait any longer. He sat down and served himself. He started eating enjoying the taste of the food and taking time to allow his tongue to absorb the taste fully. He had not eaten something so delicious in a long time. "Having a great time?" He turned to see Luna looking at him. "Haha, just enjoying the meal. Since when do you know how to cook? This meal is delicious, have you been attending cooking lessons?" " I would love to learn in future but today someone else prepared the food." She sat down without waiting for the next question and served herself. "Who cooked?" He asked curiously. "Sister-in-law di