Desperate times calls for Desperate Measures was a phrase Janelle fully got to understand when financial challenges forced her to get into a contract Marriage with a stranger she never saw coming. Janelle Hughes was a very Ambitious Investigative journalist willing and determined to get to the highest level of her job, while still living her very soft life, but obviously life had more in store for her when her father’s business begins to decline rapidly, with a bedridden mother due for urgent Surgery and an heavily broken heart from being betrayed by her fiancé and bestfriend, She was left no choice than to get married on contract to the delectable Adil Carter. From pretending to be a couple to managing their own secrets, will their hearts play by the rule?! Or will they find out that Love has a way of rewriting contracts?! This is the chronicles of a Contract Marriage, an heartwarming tale of love, tears and laughter and the unpredictable turns that Life and Marriage can take.
View MoreJanelle.Next morning, I stirred awake with a small groan, immediately the ray of light hit my eyes, I winced and turned away from it, I slowly sat up on the bed and turned to my side, a big bouquet of flower lay by my side with a note right beside it.-Good Morning Sunshine, You’re absolutely Beautiful. I have taken care of Tehilla, take your time and get ready, I’ll see you at the party in the evening,- The note read, it was an handwritten note and I blushed shamelessly as I read it, “I love you too,” I whispered as I picked up the flower and smelled it, it was freshly picked and it smelt like the earth, I love this man and I’m unapologetic about it. This evening was the anniversary and launching event Adil has been planning all these months and I needed to be there to support him, it’s the least I can do for him, but first I needed to go to work and sort out some things.I gently hopped off the bed and put on my flip flops, just as soon as I got up, my phone began to ring on t
Janelle.Minutes Later …“She’s awake, she held my hands, she answered my greetings,” Adil moved closer to me and gathered me in his hands in a shoulder hug, he patted my shoulders slowly as we stared at the hospital door, the doctor had requested that I leave the room so she’s checked on and moved to a regular room.Dad rushed into the hallway, Adil slowly let go of me as he approached us and looked into my eyes.“What did they say?!” He whispered, I slowly moved closer to him and he placed his hands on my shoulder,“S-s-she woke up,” I stuttered, before he could reply , the door slowly went open and the doctor stepped out, all three of us turned and rushed towards him immediately, “Calm down, she’s alright and ready to see you all,” he said, we exhaled in relief and without wasting time, after he told us everything we needed to do, Adil and I proceeded into the room and dad went with him hurriedly.Tears streamed down from my face as I rushed into the room towards mom, her lips st
Janelle.Police station. 7:15pm I stepped out from my car and slammed the door shut, the entrance of the police station was already filled with crowds of both pressmen and onlookers.The doors of the Station opened, I paused in my tracks as they wheeled his body out covered completely in a white cloth, my heart sunk in my chest as I watched the progress I made settle back into dust, I pushed through the crowd immediately and tried to make my way inside the station.Immediately the pressmen saw me they rushed towards me trying to get words but I pushed my way through ignoring ever one of them, I got into the station and slammed the door shut, Bella was already inside waiting for me.“I was about to check the CCTV cameras,” She said as soon as she saw me and without breaking my stride, we walked briskly together towards the control room, immediately we got into the room, the guy in charge got up and bowed to us in greeting.“Show us the cameras in cell number eleven and all the hall w
Adil.4:30pm …“Thank you,” Janelle muttered as I pulled the door open and she stepped out, just as soon as I closed the door behind her, another car zoomed into the compound and parked closed up behind us.We both exchanged glances as the headlight went off and we slowly turned back to look at the car, the driver side slowly went open and Enzo stepped out, i stepped up immediately,I turned to Janelle and she looked equally as surprised to see him, I already decided to not meddle in whatever annoying friendship they might have, I trust Janelle enough to that but that still die t mean that I want to see them together.He slowly slammed the door shut behind him, tucked his hands into his pocket and walked up to us.“Hi Janelle,” he muttered, I scoffed raising the corner of his lips irritatingly, the audacity of this guy! If he wanted to see Janelle, he could have done that, but no he chose to come into my house to talk to my wife!I felt Janelle’s grip on my wrist and I slowly turned t
Janelle….Next day, Sunday 6:30am ."Good evening, viewers. Shocking developments in the high-profile case of the rampant syndicate operation, Business Tycoon- Jeremy Max has been arrested in connection with the murder of his own brother, John Max.”“The arrest comes after weeks of intense investigation into the circumstances surrounding John Max untimely death." "The details of the alleged motive remain undisclosed at this time, but sources close to the investigation suggests that Jeremy Max and the death of his brother has a very strong role to play in the chaotic activities of the syndicate.”“This is Timothy Peters reporting live for Central News Network, reporting live from ocean depths”The cameras then shifted to the Video of Jeremy Max handcuffed and taken out of his house very early this morning, Abigail agreed to stand as a witness and I did not waste anytime contacting Diane and the right authorities, the evidences were too precise and concrete, they swung into action im
12:30pm Janelle.“She’s fine,” Adil whispered behind me, I slowly lifted up my hands from her face and slowly turned to look at Adil, “How are you so relaxed,” I muttered turning to him, he gently took my hands in his and pulled me up, I relunctantly stood up and he wrapped his hands around my waist and pulled me closer into him, “Honey, you heard the doctor it’s nothing serious, just cough and cold,” He muttered, I slowly turned to look at her where she lay on the bed, she seemed fine, her temperature had dropped to normal but she still looked weak.“I’m just worried,” I muttered, he gently cupped my face in his hands and turned me to face him, “Relax, this is not her first fever,” he muttered, I exhaled deeply and just as I was about speak, my phone began to ring in my pocket, I gently pulled it out and he slowly let go of me, I nodded slowly and walked away towards the entrance,“Hi, Bella” I muttered and placed my phone in my ear,“What’s up?! I’ve been expecting your call al
JanelleLater that evening..“How did finding your mother’s maid go?!” I asked Adil is I pulled the chair in front of the vanity mirror and took my seat, I gently unwrapped the towel from my head and plugged in my hair driver,“I’ll help you,” Adil muttered as he hopped off the bed and walked to me, he took the hair dryer from me and began to dry my hair massaging my scalp slowly in the process, my eyes went shut and I enjoyed his hands on my scalp.“Hmm, I love you baby,” I muttered slurry as he dried my hair.“Apparently Becky did not just have her contact info for no reason, when we got there, her neighbors told us that she just moved before day break,” my eyes flung open and I slowly turned and looked up at him,“Oh my God,” I whispered, “Do you need me to help?!” I asked, he shook his head and continued drying my hair, I exhaled deeply and turned back to look into the mirror.“You already have a lot on your plate, besides I have a private investigator helping out already,” he sa
Janelle.“Hey look at what I found,” Bella said to me as she walked into my office, I slowly looked up at her and took the tablet she stretched out to me.I took the laptop from her and stared into it, “That’s the shell company Alyssa told us about that John invested into,” she said and I nodded slowly already seeing the correlation,“I also found it as one of the shell company under Jeremy Max, he uses it to keep money but it doesn’t actually exist,” she said, “There’s a probability that he killed his brother because of this,” she said, I slowly looked up at her be handed back her tablet to her.“We have to confirm this,” I said and she nodded slowly, I slowly leaned Into my chair and looked across the table into her eyes,“We’ll do what we were supposed to do at first, he died of poisoning right?! I’ll speak to every maid that worked in his house,” I said, her eyes went wide as she pulled the chair in front of her out and took her seat.“It was a big house, how do you intend to m
Adil.“So how is work going?! Everything under control?! anniversary event is in two days,” Grandpa asked, I slowly looked up at him and nodded slowly while still cutting on my steak.“Everything is in place,” I replied shortly, just as I was about to say something, Becky interrupted me,“Did you hear of your grand son’s plan for the anniversary?! I just knew after he ran away from home, nothing much could come from him,” she said her voice coming out soft and smooth with a small sigh, my head snapped towards her immediately, the veins in my neck becoming visible, she sure knows how to irk the hell out of me,“How I chose to run my management shouldn’t bother you,” I snorted in replied, she scoffed as she gently stabbed her steak and raised it to her mouth chewing gently, she picked up her glass of water, drank from it and slowly turned to me.“Where were you when I was doing everything?! Frolicking around and making babies, and now that everything is in place, you want to ruin it wit
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