"Thank you for not misunderstanding her; you are a stranger and I know that I shouldn't have shared her personal matters with you, but you are a woman, you understand her better than I can understand," Maxwell said. "I'm not used to begging people, but please don't terminate the contract with her; she was very happy and honoured to make your dress," Maxwell said, he realised that he can do anything for Meliss. Pathy handed the phone back to Maxwell, frowning. "Why would I terminate the contract? I came here to check on Mellisa after such a terrible sex tape was released; I wanted to hear Mellisa's side of the story before the media gets to know about her being the one making my wedding dress," Pathy said. "Oh! I didn't know," Maxwell said. "Can you call her for me? I need to talk to Mellisa," Pathy said."You can take a seat," Maxwell said, gesturing to her to sit on the couch. "I will be right back. Don't talk to a woman who I know will definitely come here and feed you with lies,
Reaching the sitting room, Melissa and Maxwell found Pathy waiting for them. Pathy quickly rose from the couch when her eyes fell on the two of them. Maxwell, seeing the tension between the two, spoke up, trying to ease the situation. "Mellisa, please don't vent your anger on her. I have to go out for some work, but hopefully by the time I come back, you will be done talking." With that, Maxwell left the house, leaving Pathy and Melissa alone.Mellisa walked to the couch and sat down with Pathy following her. She nervously bit her lip, not wanting to meet Pathy's gaze. "I'm sorry for venting on you earlier," she said softly. "I was too angry to think properly. I didn't mean to be so rude." Pathy smiled in understanding. "I understand," she said. "I'm sorry for everything that happened to you. We may not be best friends, but I want to help you clear your name of these accusations. You don't have to suffer in silence. There are women out there who are suffering and I want you to make a
Jason and his team were ready to depart, but not before Jason expressed his gratitude to. Pathy. "Thank you Mrs Pathy for entrusting me with this work, I'm truly honoured," he said with a smile. Pathy nodded in approval. "I knew you would handle things properly and not give Mellisa a hard time. I'll be depositing my payment in your company account.""Thank you Ma'am," Jason replied. He then turned to Mellisa and said, "Please be well, Ms Mellisa." With that, Jason and his team took their leave.Pathy turned to Melissa with a concerned expression. "Mellisa, are you okay?" she asked.Melissa sighed heavily. "I don't know," she said. "I know Zick is planning something big to get me back, and I'm really worried about my babies now."Pathy gave her a small smile. "You don't have to be scared of that monster," she said reassuringly. "He won't do anything stupid for now, at least. I'm not sure what will happen later, but you need to stay strong to face men like him."Melissa felt her stoma
Maxwell pulled away from the hug, looking at Mellisa with a questioning gaze. "You mean that you want to give me a chance to be your husband?" he asked, unable to believe his eyes and ears. The last time he had checked, Mellisa had wanted nothing to do with him. What had changed her mind so quickly? He could only wonder.Mellisa felt a thickness in her throat, signalling the onset of tears. "I've been lonely my whole life," she said, her voice trembling. "I know Michelle has been by my side, but it couldn't fill the void in my life. I never experienced the love of my mother or my father. I thought marriage would end the loneliness, but it only made it worse. I just want to experience being loved and wanted by someone, to let go of the past and move on with my life, to be happy. That's all I want." Tears streamed down her face as she finished speaking.Maxwell opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. It felt as if his words had gotten stuck in his throat. He swallowed hard bef
Maxwell descended the stairs and found Shina, Michelle, and Linda in the sitting room, watching a movie. "Hello, guys," Maxwell said, taking a seat next to Linda. "Hi, Maxwell," Michelle replied. "Hi, Daddy!" Tina and Linda said in unison. Michelle couldn't contain her curiosity. "So, did Melissa agree to give your relationship a chance?" "Yes, Daddy. Are we expecting a white wedding anytime soon?" Shina added, her eyes twinkling with excitement. Linda shook her head in disbelief. "Daddy, these two are really crazy. They're so interested in you and Melissa these days. I think you should start preparing for Shina's wedding." "Linda, if you're bored, don't try to infect us with your boredom," Tina said cheerfully."Go to your room and do your homework, you'll feel better," Michelle suggested.Maxwell could only hold back his laughter, watching the scene in front of him without saying anything. Linda pouted her lips. "Daddy, they've become so close that they're always leaving me
Mellisa felt her skin heat up and her heart race as Maxwell's arms held her close. His voice was husky with emotion as he murmured, "Tell me Mellisa, don't you want me to hold you like this?" She was completely taken aback by the feelings that were coursing through her. She had never been this close to a man before and was at a loss for words. "I-I don't know what to say...I'm not used to all these things," she replied honestly.Maxwell gently cupped her shoulder and turned her to face him. He looked into her eyes and asked, "Mellisa, I know that you are new to these things, but tell me honestly, what do you feel when I'm closer to you?" He moved closer, closing the gap between them.Mellisa's heart was pounding against her chest so hard it felt like it was going to burst out. Her knees weakened beneath her as the closeness between her and Maxwell intensified. She wanted to tell him the truth, that she loved it when he was this close, but she couldn't bring herself to embarrass herse
Mellisa rolled her eyes at Maxwell's overconfidence. "How can you be so sure that you can get me to agree to be your girlfriend??" she scoffed. "Even if you can lift the mountain, I will never be a girlfriend of such a parvet like you."Maxwell lifted his eyebrows, amusement on his face. "Are you challenging me Mellisa?" he asked."Well, you can take it however you want, but you can never make me your girlfriend because I will not agree," Mellisa replied with a challenging tone."Okay then, I will get you to agree to be my girlfriend within a week and if I fail, you can punish me however you want. But if I succeed, I will punish you however I want," Maxwell suggested.Mellisa smirked. "Well, I know that I'm not going to lose, so the challenge is accepted," she declared."Okay then, we shall see who is going to win and who is going to lose the challenge." Maxwell said amused. Before Melissa could say anything, the maid arrived in the sitting room. "Ma'am, Sir, the dinner is ready," th
"What's your plan to kick Mellisa out?" Shina's voice boomed through the room. Tina's attention was drawn to the stairs where Shina was descending. She had just come to checked if Mellisa and Maxwell had gone to bed. That's when she overheard Tina's plan to evict Mellisa.Tina chuckled sarcastically as Shina approached her, "What if I told you, what will I do huh?"Shina shot Tina a cold glare, "There are a lot of things I can do to you, Tina. If Mellisa gets hurt because of you, mark my words, you'll regret the day you were born. You may be crazy, but I'm crazier than you. You don't know what I'm capable of. If you have the guts, try me and you'll find out."Shina left the room, leaving Tina astonished. But she was not going to go back on her plan because of Shina. ……… "Melissa, let's get to know each other," Maxwell said softly, rubbing Melissa's hair as her head rested on his chest.Melissa could feel butterflies fluttering in her stomach and her heart pounding. What was happenin