Annalise's POV
"Why can't you both just believe me that I treated a man who was sick?" I asked with a frown."Let's agree you treated a man who was sick all by yourself. Why didn't we see anyone when we came in?" Mother asked as she tried not to chuckle.I pouted, I did treat someone. I somehow slept off staring at the handsome man who was lying next to me. I don't know if I slept off but the next time I woke up, it was Grandma's call.When I asked about the man, they kept asking who I was talking about. When I woke up, I couldn't find the handsome man beside me any longer. He was gone, and his wheelchair was gone too."He left before I woke up," I responded."But you also said he was crippled, right? How is it that he saw himself out without any help from you? I didn't help him nor did you?" Grandma asked Mother who shook her head also, she was laughing. They don't believe me.I've been trying to convince them since last night but they don't believe me. I had even shown them the herbs I had made. Grandma had asked what herbs I had used, and when I told her she sighed, shaking her head in pity.I know he didn't die. He must have left after waking up."I swear I had helped a man, I swear," I continued trying to convince them when we heard the sound of cars.We all stared at one another as where we were was a reserved area. No one came here other than we three and we were complete here. So who was coming?It was when we saw the number of cars that were stopping in front of our small hut that Grandma quickly said,"Hide,"We all rushed inside the house making sure to close the windows and doors. Through the window, I counted the number of cars that had come to a halt in front of our small house."Six of them!" I whispered. And the six of them were all black!What the hell?!? I mentally screamed.The doors to the cars opened and men in black suits and black glasses stepped out. They were shiny from top to bottom, well dressed but looked like those assassins from the movies.Were they here to kill us?One of them went to the car in the middle and opened it. The first thing we saw was the black expensive shoe that touched the ground. Mother gasped when the man finally stepped out. Both I and grandma turned to her,"Do you know him?" We whispered simultaneously and Mother nodded."Who?" Grandma asked before I could. We kept waiting for Mother to reply but she didn't. Instead, she kept staring at the man."Vivian, who is he? Do we have to run?" Grandma asked again but Mother's gaze remained outside staring at the man with wide eyes."Mom?" I called when we noticed the man was close. Grandma was already making her way to the back door when Mother muttered,"That's George Donald, Annalise's father," She wheezed in her trance.Grandma froze and so did I. My what?'I had a father?' I mentally asked and almost slapped myself when I realized the question I had asked myself. I used to ask my mother about my father when I was little, but she always told me I was fine without him so I stopped asking even though I wanted to know"I told you he would come searching for you one day," Grandma said with a wide smile. What's going on? I wondered. I knew nothing but they didn't seem to be scared anymore. Instead, Grandma was already on her way to the door.There was a knock on the door and I snapped my eyes at the door. He was knocking. My father was knockingGrandma immediately opened,"Welcome George, we've been waiting for you?""Where is she?" He asked. His voice was desperate and demanding at the same time.Grandma gave way for him to come in and he did. I was standing very close to my mother, she was staring right back at him as he walked over to where we stood.The man looked at me with curiosity and suddenly, a low gasp escaped from his mouth as if a realization just dawned on him."Vivian, we had a child together?" He asked. His eyes were staring at me but he was speaking to mother. My father didn't know I was born?"Well… umm, we did," I heard mother say after clearing her throat. He didn't care what she said, instead, he continued to look at me. He was staring exceptionally at me."Did you or did you not treat a crippled man yesterday?" He asked and my eyes widened. How did he know? Was he the crippled man?"I… I… did," I replied and his face broke into a wide smile,"My daughter. The daughter of my youth!""Henry!" He called and a man in a black suit rushed to his side."Master!""Make the call. She is the one. She is my daughter. I want the ball to be the talk of the town and far beyond. Tomorrow, I am going to announce my daughter's existence to the world"Annalise's POV“I refuse,” we all heard the cold voice from behind me and I veered around to see Mother’s sharp eyes staring at the man said to be my father.Mother hardly gets angry, she is a carefree woman and hardly has issues with anyone, if she is refusing the man, then it is mainly for a good reason. But this man before us happens to be powerful and wealthy. Could she be able to fight if the men decide to really reply to her?I turned to look at the man whose eyes were no longer holding warmth. The temperature had suddenly dropped in the room making me gulp. Without being told that the man was wealthy, one would be able to guess because of how he carried himself. He waved his hand at the man who stood a few steps behind him and the man left, rooting out his phone from his pocket.The room was quiet until I heard the door closed. The man asked,“What right do you have to refuse?” his words were empty, without emotions like one more wrong word from mother could cost her a lot. I d
Annalise's POV. Immediately the door clicked shut, mother dropped on my tiny bed and facepalmed herself, a loud sigh escaping her mouth. I creased my brow as I observed her for the fewest seconds before I gently moved sluggishly towards her and took my seat. "Mother, you need to calm down." I mused, my hand on her shoulder.I was in a total state of stupefaction and disarray, I was supposed to be the angry one here. I have the right to question and get incensed at her because she knew who my father was and didn't bother to tell me, however, I know that getting angry would only worsen the whole situation. I needed to keep calm and reason with my mother, she was looking disturbed. Extremely disturbed and that's very unlike my mother. Mother is the calmest soul I've ever met, what could trouble her so much? I heard her sniff and I felt some sort of apprehension in me, "Mother, deep breath, just calm down, worrying so much won't solve this problem, I don't even know what is going on,
Annalise's POVHere I am, seated in a luxurious car heading to a place I do not know. Looking out the window, I could tell that my life had made a great turn because it would never be the same again. Not when my father is a world-known doctor who is a multi-billionaire. When I agreed to follow him, I did that because I wanted to get to know him. See why mother isn't so happy with the arrangements. They had treated me like a princess the minute I stepped out of the house with my bag. One of the men of black had immediately come to take my bag from me. Another one helped me with the door These treatments were foreign to me especially after getting married to Benson. Others would think as Mrs Benson I was enjoying the luxury of a rich husband but they were so wrong because I was worse than a church rat. They treated me like dirt, and my mother-in-law didn't want to see me at all. She insulted me in the presence of my so-called husband and he did nothing about it. Although I hated the
Annalise's POV. "What are we doing here?" The question left my parted mouth as my eyes scanned the seemingly endless villa in front of me. Is this heaven? "Welcome to our little home, darling." Father's voice rang in my head and my jaw dropped.Home? Little?Seriously, what's this wealthy people's definition of a little?Turning towards him, I asked, "Is this your home, for real?" He smiled and extended his hand towards me. With a deep breath, I placed my hand on him and he began to lead the way towards the house. My eyes were darting from one place to the other and I can't help but wish to stay a little longer and ravish this moment. This is too captivating, I've only seen such buildings on television, and now... My father owns one, one that's way better than any I've ever seen. Suddenly, my step slowed when I noticed some people lined up in two rows; they were both men and women and they were finely dressed. "Don't be nervous, mom must have arranged this little welcome for yo
Annalise's POV."Yes Naana, like what the fuck is going on? I had left the hospital thinking that you have an important announcement to make and you... Gosh! C'mon, this is just insane!" Another yelled and I subconsciously took some steps backward, I just wanna run home as fast as my legs could carry me right now.Seeing all these reminds me of my ex-husband's home, the way I was treated there was the same way I'm being downgraded here. It seems like everyone is out to get me in this world. "Will you all shut up!" Grandma snapped and I flinched due to the gravity of her command.Grandmas are sweet... Yeah but why does this one sound like those action grannies in Chinese movies?"I'm so sorry, mothers-in-law, the kids are just lost. You know how the workload at the hospital is tight, they're all just wondering why you would call them home urgently." A young woman expressed calmly and my eyes squinted, I don't know but I felt like she was faking her apologies."Whatever..." Grandma mut
Although the house, no, the mansion was so big that I was sure that twenty people could live in there, no one would notice because of how spacious and large it was. Yet, I was suffocating like I was in a closed place. Can I really remain here? Can I live with them?I stood in the middle of the room one of the maids took me to, I kept staring at the large place, it was so big, bigger than I and Benson's room. This was my father's house, so it was my house as well, but was it really my house? From what happened back there downstairs, I could tell that they weren't interested in wanting to know me or have anything to do with me. Was that why Mother didn't want me to come with Father in the first place?"Ma'am, would you need anything else?" The voice of the maid pulled me out of my reverie. I blinked and smiled at her, "No, that would be all. Thank you very much," She made a small bow before leaving the room, I watched her keenly as she walked away. I didn't even know why I was star
The sound of the door woke me up, I heard a call from outside, "Hello ma'am, it's morning. You need to wake up," I yawned before struggling to get up from the bed. This bed is just so soft and comfy, I don't want to wake up or get up, I just want to be here all day! "I'm up, I'm up," I said as I yawned.I had slept all through, even when the maids came to call me for dinner, I had refused to get up. I don't know if it was because of the long trip to the house or if it was because of how soft the bed was but I slept off and didn't go down for dinner last night"Ma'am, you're late for your ball," the maid's words made me jump from the bed. My eyes scanned the room for the wall clock and when I saw the time, I almost cried. It was 9 am! Why did I sleep till this time?!? I rushed towards the door and opened the door for the now impatient maid, "I'm really sorry," I apologized to the maid who instead bowed her head, apologizing as well. We ended up apologizing to each other. "I'll go
Annalise's POV. "Come, love, we need to get you ready for your ball, you have no idea how excited I am right now, your coming is just something that has brought immense joy into my life." Grandma proclaimed immediately she saw me heading down the stairs and despite the anxiety bubbling inside my every cell, I smiled seeing that glow on her face. I was still worried about something no one seemed to be bothered about, especially my grandma and my father, they were both so focused on the ball and everything that they were not considering my worries. What if I am not truly the gifted one? What if everything that happened was just a big coincidence? Would my father still accept me if it turns out that I am not gifted? Those questions whirled in my mind and the way everything was happening so fast was giving me a good reason to escape from all these and meditate. "Girl, seriously, don't you have any other clothes apart from the rag you're wearing?" One of the women standing beside my