MEL I pulled up in the driveway, a smile adorning my lips. After Miranda's wedding, she had gifted me her car before she traveled briefly with her husband for their honeymoon. Once she got back and I stopped working as her bodyguard, she kept her word and became good friends with me, treating me as her best friend. With my wedding coming up tomorrow, all my loved ones were very happy and I was the happiest. I had just gotten a surprise text from my fiance, Jude who asked me to meet him in our new apartment. According to our agreement, he had taken out some money from our company and gotten an apartment for us. We were going to move in together after the wedding and live happily ever after. I had taken time to doll myself up, something I rarely did even though it was one of my areas of expertise. I realized the front door had been left unlocked and smiled, "Jude must have a wonderful surprise for me." There were red flower petals on the floor with an arrow leading to wha
MEL I charged toward Jude who was pointing a sharp knife at me and kicked his hand. The knife fell off his hand and he staggered backward, pushing Riley who was standing behind him to the ground. I jumped on him, pushing him to the ground as well. Anger rippled through me as I sat on his body and threw punches at his face without mercy. Riley got up and climbed on the bed. She jumped off of it and opened the door to run outside. However, I let go of Jude whose mouth had started bleeding, and ran after her. I caught her just before she got to the exit door and pulled her back by her hair. Pinning her against the wall, I slapped both sides of her face repeatedly until it turned completely red. Tears streamed down her face as she cried, "Please stop, I'm sorry." However, my anger had gotten the better of me and her apology only served to infuriate me further. I pushed her to the ground, just as I had done to Jude, and sat on her body, throwing punches at her as I asked, "Who
MELI sat up and stared at the man whom I was sure I had never met before, "You brought me to the hospital?" He nodded, "Yes I did. How do you feel?"I recalled how Jude had confessed that my company now belonged to him and Riley, and sighed, "I am not okay, but I will be.""Would you like to get revenge against the people who hurt you?" He asked and my brows furrowed in surprise."How do you know that I was hurt by other people?" I asked suspiciously."Relax," he told me. He picked up my bag and phone from the table and handed them to me.Additionally, he gave me his card and said, "I know who Jude is and I have a deep-seated grudge against his family. If you are interested in getting revenge against him, give me a call.You can dig into my background if you wish. However, remember that our interests are aligned. All I want is to deal with Jude and his family and if you want the same, I'll be happy to partner up with you."As the man walked out of the room, I stared at the name on h
MEL"Did you just ask me to marry you?" I asked Simon as I tried to get off the bed."Don't go getting all worked up now," he replied, getting to his feet. "I'll keep my distance if it makes you uncomfortable but we can both come to an agreement."Seeing that he had gotten off the bed, I folded my arms, stared at him, and scoffed, "Do you think I'm a fool? What does marrying you have to do with getting revenge on Jude and Riley?""Jude's mother is my sister and that means he is my nephew," he stated and once again, my eyes widened in surprise.In all the years I dated Jude, he never once told me he had an uncle. He made me believe his mother was an only child, greatly loved by his grandfather.The information I had received about Simon did not show that he had a sibling, so I became even more suspicious."You're Jude's uncle?" I asked, my suspicion obvious.He sighed, "I know how this seems, but unless you dig deeper, you won't find any connection between us. At the very least, you ca
Miranda lay on the bed with her husband beside her, rubbing and kissing her exposed belly, and earning childish giggles from her. "I want a little princess; beautiful and feisty just like you." He told her. Miranda shook her head, "I disagree. I want a little prince who looks like you. After all, we already have a Princess." Hazel smiled, "We can have more than one Princess, my love." Miranda's phone beside her, beeped and seeing that it was a call from Mel, she said, "It's a call from Mel. Please excuse me." "Hello soon-to-be latest bride," Miranda beamed when she answered the call. Mel who was still at the hospital sighed, "I'm afraid what I want to tell you is a not so pleasant news." "What happened?" Miranda became worried as she knew that if Mel was calling her so late to speak about a problem, then it was something serious. "Do you remember my cousin, Riley?" Mel asked. "The one whose father betrayed my father." "How can I forget?" Miranda asked. "She is the one dying o
After getting off the phone with Miranda, Mel went back online and read more of the comments bashing Jude and Riley.Despite all that she was going through, she found herself smiling as she went through most of the insults thrown at them.She finally called Simon and said, "Good morning, my about-to-be husband."Simon chuckled, "Why does that sound funny? Meanwhile, how are you feeling today?""Better than I did yesterday," Mel replied. "At the very least, I would not have to get married with a bandage around my head. The wedding will happen at two, by the way.""I am aware," Simon responded. "Should I book a hotel for you where you can get ready?""That would not be necessary," Mel told him. "I'd like to get ready at home. I'm sure it would make my parents happy.""Okay, then, I will pick you up from the hospital," Simon told her before their call ended.At this time, Riley and her parents showed up at Mel's father's house with six men."Tear this house apart," Riley's father ordered
Seeing the look on Mel's face, Simon winked at her, before turning his attention back to her father. Mel's father smiled, "Your words are very reassuring, Mr. Simon and it makes me happy.""Please, just call me Simon," Simon replied with a smile on his face.Mel's father squeezed her hand and said, "I'm sorry I believed the words of my enemies and let it almost ruin your special day. I should've called you first and confirmed everything. He said something about you beating up Riley and came with men who turned our house upside down."Mel felt even more upset. Knowing that her father would get more worried if he found out she indeed beat up Riley, she bit her lip. "It's a lie, Dad. Do not believe anything those people say to you. They are all liars. Will you be able to make it to my wedding? It's okay if you can't come.""I wouldn't miss it for the world." Her father replied.Turning to his wife, he said, "Please call the doctor, so he can discharge me."Mel's mom nodded and patted he
Mel stared at Jude with a confused expression on her face as she wondered if he had become mentally unstable. How could he think that she would take him back after catching him red-handed in bed with Riley?As if that was not enough, he had struck her on the head with a rod and even called the police on her.Thinking about it again, she got upset and raised one of her legs, pulling her hand away from his hold as she kicked his belly, causing him to fall on his back.He groaned in pain, cursing her in his heart but yet, he could not forget the words his mom had spoken to him."Did you forget what you said last night?" Mel asked him. "You and Riley have been dating for years behind my back and suddenly you can't live without me? What a joke!"Jude got up and wiped his back, "I am so sorry, Mel. I hate myself so much for what I did to you. All this time, I never realized your importance in my heart. I thought I didn't love you so much.However, after everything ended between us last nigh