By the time Vanessa woke up, it was evening time. She looked around the bedroom that she was in. A huge luxuriously designed master bedroom. She jerked up from the bed immediately.
"Where am I?" She asked herself rhetorically as she walked towards the door.Vanessa was scared that she might've been kidnapped by someone. But at the same time she doubted that. A kidnapper wouldn't bring his victim to such a luxurious mansion.She walked stealthily through the hallways of the mansion that seemed utterly familiar to her. Except that some things were changed in it. She finally located the living room. "Where do you think you're going, Miss Sanchez?" She heard a familiar voice speak to her.Vanessa was dumbstruck as she saw who he was. She didn't expect it to be him who brought her here. "Did you save me from those women?" She asked him. Manuel walked down the staircase and he approached her. She was Standing by the door— holding the knob and about to open it."Yes, I did. " He answered briefly. Manuel stood too close to her, making her uncomfortable. "Stand back!" She demanded. He didn't seem to obey her. Manuel took a step further. "And if I don't? What will you do? Hit me?" He asked, and finally moved nearer to her. They were only one inch apart from each other. Vanessa became frightened and without hesitating, she raised her hand up to hit him. Manuel grabbed her wrist quickly. He pressed it tightly, she exclaimed in pain. "Let go of me, Manuel""Is this how you'll pay me for saving you, Vanessa?" He questioned her. She twitched her face in discomfort as he didn't let go of her hand."I didn't beg you to save me, Manuel," she replied sharply at him.Manuel wasn't surprised. He knew Vanessa so well. She would never admit losing to him.Manuel soon let go of her and Adrian walked into the living room holding a tablet. "We need to talk, Nessa," Manuel said to her. "We have nothing to talk about, Manuel Howells. If you don't mind letting me have my luggage. I need to leave" Vanessa requested.Manuel looked at Adrian and he understood his gesture. He brought forth the tablet and showed the ongoing video to Vanessa. She watched it intensely."What's this?" She asked him. She could see clearly that it was a video of her entering a hotel room with an unknown man the previous night. She knew that it was the previous night because that was the dress she had on. But she woke up beside him, how was it possible?She tried to grab the tablet from Adrian but he was quick enough to take it away from her reach."What would the media say if they saw you entering a room with one of your sugar daddies like the internet claimed? Vanessa Sanchez, you're ruined. And I'm interested to help you leave this mess" Manuel proposed. Vanessa was left speechless and she went ahead to sit on the couch and faced him. She breathed deeply before she spoke. "What do you want from me?" She asked him.That was the question Manuel has been waiting for his whole life. He stared at her for a while, observing her reactions before he broke the news to her."Let's get married again," he said. Even Adrian was shocked by his demands. He turned to watch what Vanessa would say. Adrian knew that Vanessa would reject Manuel.He didn't want to see his boss broken again like before."No, Manuel. I won't ever get married to you again no matter what" Vanessa declared and she stood up. She was boiling in anger and felt like slapping him hard across the face. She hated Manuel so much, she couldn't imagine remarrying him. "Can I have my luggage now?" She requested. "Are you sure about your decision, miss Sanchez?" Manuel asked her and she ignored. A maiden pushed out her luggage from the store room and handed it over to her."I've never been sure of anything in my whole life," Vanessa answered him. She was about to leave when she heard her mobile phone ring and she picked it up quickly. It was from the doctor who was in charge of treating her grandma at the hospital."Hello, good evening doctor " she greeted him politely. The man's voice was cold as he replied to her. Apparently, she has been knowing him for her grandma's treatment. Vanessa spent so much on her Grandmother's ailment, that was why she was always broke. She held the phone tightly as she listened to the doctor yell at her. "I'm sorry, doctor George. I'll be at the hospital in ten minutes. Please give me one last chance" she begged him.The doctor ended the phone call abruptly. "Who was that?" Manuel asked her. Vanessa ignored him and she left with her broken luggage bag. It got destroyed from her feud with the angry women earlier.Immediately she closed the door behind her, Manuel turned to Adrian."Investigate that" he ordered.Vanessa arrived at the hospital that night and she was in the doctor's office."Please, Mr. George. You have to give me this month to raise the money. I promise, I'll pay" Vanessa begged him."You have to pay today, or else I have your grandma discharged and her death will be upon you, miss Sanchez" he threatened. Vanessa stood up from her seat and she knelt down in front of him. "What are you doing, miss? Do not kneel to me. You just have to work hard.Besides, I heard that you please old men for money— so you shouldn't be broke " he stated. Vanessa was angry at him for saying such to her but she wasn't in the right position to vent her anger on him.Vanessa soon realized that he looked at her lustfully.She didn't pay any attention to it and she just continued to plead for her grandma's sake. "Stand up, miss Sanchez '' doctor George ordered. This time, his tone was calm. As she didn't want to stand up, he came and stood her up. He helped her towards the seat. "It's alright, I'll help you" he said. The man touched Vanessa in an inappropriate manner. She pushed his hands from her waist but he was already all over her. "What are you doing, Doctor George? Let go of me this instance!"Vanessa demanded. The man gripped her tightly and pinned her to the table. "I heard you do this for a living, why don't you do this to help your grandma?" He questioned her. He tried to kiss her but she pushed him away. Doctor George slapped Vanessa and pushed her on the floor and pounced on her.As he struggled with her, the door of his office suddenly pushed open and Manuel entered. "How dare you touch her you old hag?" He yelled and charged towards the doctor.Manuel punched and beat the doctor while Vanessa tried to stop him. He was so enraged, he almost killed the man with his beatings. "please, stop.. please" Vanessa pleaded with him but he didn't stop. He continued to hit the man until he began to bleed from his nose. Vanessa was frightened that the doctor might die but Manuel didn't care. All he did was to save the woman he loves. Vanessa wanted to check on the doctor, Manuel grabbed and took her away with him."Manuel, how could you do that? You could've killed him!" She yelled at him."Killing him is little compared to what I plan to do to him, Vanessa. No one is permitted to touch you, except me!" He retorted."Why?" She questioned, almost tearing up."Because, you're mine!" He declared, Manuel pulled her closer and kissed her.Vanessa struggled to break the kiss but he seemed to hold her with an iron fist. After he was done, he finally let go. Manuel wanted to speak, only to receive a slap from Vanessa. "How dare you kiss me?" She yelled at him. She wanted to slap him again and he held her. A nurse suddenly appeared in the scene. "The patient in ward 6" she said briefly. She knew who Vanessa was so she had to inform her about the health of her grandma.By the time Vanessa got there, she met her grandma in a critical state. Vanessa broke down instantly, crying. She couldn't stand seeing Nanay suffer so much because of her incompetence."Granny, please stay with me. I promise to get the money today. I'll make sure you don't die, please hang on" she pleaded. Vanessa couldn't control the tears that poured down her eyes. While she was inside the ward lamenting her pains, Manuel was outside watching her. Adrian soon arrived."Have you done what I asked?" He asked Adrian and he responded."Yes, boss. Here are
VANESSAI am standing in front of the civil affairs bureau, clenching tightly onto my purse. I am dressed in a short beautiful white satin wedding dress, with long chiffon hands. Surprisingly, it fit me perfectly, outlining my hourglass shape. An ideal wedding dress, chosen by Manuel. I felt uncomfortable in the dress, not because of anything but it got me wondering how he managed to get my exact size of dress. In the past, Manuel barely showed me any attention or care about me. This is his first time offering to pick my dress. I hadn't planned on accepting to wear what he chose for me, but I had no choice but to accept it. Manuel was persistent, and his threats over me because he had my grandmother made me come here to get married to him again. I looked at the time on my mobile phone, it was thirty minutes past eight a.m., Manuel was late for our wedding again. I wasn't surprised because this is how he normally acts. It made me recall how he missed our engagement party and our wed
VANESSAIt barely took thirty minutes for the marriage registration to be done. From what I noticed, it seems like Manuel has already had everything planned out. Even the time when the registrar arrived. He knew that he wouldn't come by 8 a.m. but 9. And he purposely made me wait for him for one hour. Is he trying to test my patience?The marriage certificate was handed to us and we took a few pictures as evidence. "Here" Manuel handed me a copy of the certificate and he gave one to Adrian to keep for him.I stood up to leave the office, Manuel held and pulled me back."Where do you think you're going, Vanessa?" He questioned me. His cold gaze still bothered me so I tried not to keep eye contact with him."I have to go to the studio. I have a shoot today by 10 a.m. and it's almost time" I explained to him. I didn't allow him to say anything and j just left the office with my certificate in my hands.I was heading outside the office whenManuel suddenly appeared and grabbed me."What
VANESSA After Adrian dropped me off at the studio, I went inside and directly to my Manager's office. I know that Mr. Adams must be so disappointed in me for arriving late. I thought of excuses to give him as I proceeded inside, I couldn't possibly tell him that I've just gotten married. That might just cause another scandal in the news. No matter what, right now, my marriage to Emmanuel Howells must remain a secret from the entertainment industry. As I went inside the huge video production studio, all eyes were on me, including the actors, directors and props. I know that they all saw the news yesterday and must be curious to ask me about it. I rolled my eyes around, trying to make myself comfortable as I walked past them. "Isn't she the slut?" "Why is she here today?""Vanessa Sanchez has no shame! How could she show her face here?" I heard several whispers flying around about me. I ignored them and continued to walk through the crowd of people. Many of them stopped their ong
VANESSAAfter I've just had a mini brawl with Marina, I left to visit my friend Ciara who lived near my old apartment. Whenever I'm distressed, Ciara is the one who always talks to me and makes me feel better. At this point, I am so confused on what to do. As I boarded a taxi and took a seat on the passenger side, I laid my head, resting it upon the seat in the car as the taxi began to move. I subconsciously gaze outside from the car, my mind is filled with different thoughts.In Just two days, my life changed, taking a worse turn. My career is going down the drain and I've just accepted to be remarried to my Ex-Husband who has cost me so much pain in the past.The thoughts of the whole marriage irked me, and I felt uncomfortable about it.Tonight is our wedding night, did Manuel expect me to show up so that he can have his way with me. A few days ago, if I had known that it was Manuel who was In bed with me, I would've done something about it. Now, it's all too late as he's already
I spent an extra hour with Ciara. I wasn't in any way feeling like going back to the mansion— recalling the fact that it's my wedding night. Soon, Cia returned from the kitchen with the meal she cooked, while I was on my phone. Manuel called me an extra two times but I didn't take the calls. He even sent a text message, asking me to return before it gets dark. The time was only 6 p.m. and the day was still so bright. "Here's yours" Cia said as she dropped the meal on the table. When I sighted the food, I heard my stomach rumble in anticipation. I've just realized that I haven't eaten anything all day, while I was busy trying to fix my life.I instantly took the dish and ate it."It's delicious" I complimented her."I bet you can cook better," Cia said, as a brief smile curved on her lips. We continued to eat until a knock came on the door. For a moment, my blood froze. I turned to Cia and I asked her."Are you expecting anyone?" "Yes, sorry. I ordered some drinks for us" Cia ru
VANESSA "Ahhhh" the man's loud groan sounded, followed by a loud thud which sent him falling to the ground. Instantly, his other companions left me and they attacked Manuel. "Manuel…" I managed to call out his name.Seeing those three men surround and attack him, I did not think that he will be able to defeat them."Go wait for me in the car" Manuel ordered me. As I tried to go there, one of the men rushed and grabbed me.Manuel kicked him hard on his legs. Immediately he let go, I ran quickly towards the car and I got inside. I locked the doors and I watched Manuel fight the hoodlums. Picturing the whole scene, it reminded me of that night when the strange man saved me from getting violated. Manuel's fighting skills were unmatched and so was that mans'. He fought so well that none of those men were able to defeat him. I never thought for once that it was him who saved me that night. To think that the man never introduced himself to me, now I know why he did that.As the fight went
Manuel watched Vanessa leave the room, he didn't like the fact that she acted uncomfortable towards him. However, he knew that she had to get used to it because they are married now. Manuel turned towards the window, it was in the early morning hours. He picked up his mobile phone from the side drawer and he checked for any message notifications. He scrolled the screen of his mobile phone and surfed through the internet briefly.Manuel frowned immediately when he saw an article relating to Vanessa's scandal. He had already asked Adrian to take care of all the news concerning it and to also punish the networks that posted such news about his wife.Manuel instantly dialed Adrian's number and asked him to come to his room for a talk. After that, he stood up and went towards the bathroom. He spent only twenty minutes inside before he came out and when he did, he went to his wardrobe to get dressed in fresh clothes.A knock sounded on the door and Manuel asked the person to come in. As e