NICOLE“Welcome Mr and Mrs Bale, nice to have you here today, we have a few samples ready for you to see” the manager of the prestigious House of bling was welcoming us into one of their stores”Chris and I had just signed the marriage certificate this morning as well as our agreement, but his lawyer advised that we have a proper marriage ceremony to make it look more legit especially now that his mom is in the pictureSo we are here to shop for our wedding rings, Chris had earlier called the manager of ice gallery on our way here but I suggested that ice gallery weren’t exactly the first choice for diamond rings, even though he was surprised how I knew anything about diamond stores, he still called them to inform the manager of our arrival.House of Bling is the go to honestly, they have the best jade and diamond rings, that's where I and Mason got our wedding ringsThe thought of Mason makes my blood boil, that traitor, and as if on cue I see the devil and his advocate the moment we
CHRISIt’s only been a couple of weeks since I met Bella and somehow she’s managed to do something to really piss off my biggest business rivals First she puts the man down for wanting to get engaged so soon to his dead wife’s PA and then she physically assaults the PA in questionShe is a handful but I find it very attractive, her sharp tongue and wit are just something else, good thing Ben got the notification when he didIf the video had spread further, we wouldn’t have been able to contain it, Bella literally spilled their private information to the world and I didn’t want her in the public light as a troublemaker and that cost me 2 million pounds, paid to the blog who had posted the video on their page to take it downMom was another trouble entirely, she’s been probing about my relationship with Bella, she’s called her a gold digger so many times now, after she left my office that day, she actually had paid Barrister Antonio a visit.Everyone is in on making sure mom doesn’t fi
CHRISBella had texted me earlier to meet her at Fish Harbor for lunch if I wasn’t too busy. I declined earlier but something just made me change my mind.I hadn’t seen her since breakfast and frankly i missed her company a little, I think she’s slowly growing on me, she has this vibe that just makes you want to be with her all the timeBen came over to the house and we were going over some papers and our final presentation for the Rico Food deal so I made him tag along to the restaurant.I enter and see Bella munching down on her food with Charlotte sitting opposite her.I heard Charlotte when she came over to the house earlier but I never thought she would be her shopping partner today.You know it’s actually surprising that someone as charming and charismatic as Bella has no friends whatsoever or hasn’t mentioned anyAs we are walking towards them, I suddenly notice Bella raise her wine glass at someone, looking straight ahead, giving a slight nod and a smirk on her faceI look in
CHRIS It’s finally our wedding day and standing at the altar right now, looking down the aisle and seeing all these people and press gathered gives me mixed feelings On one hand, I’m pretty uncomfortable, if it wasn’t for mom, I wouldn’t have to go through this, on the other hand, I was glad this day had come and now I can put it behind meBella would make a great wife for any man, that I’m sure of but in our case, we are just in business, she’s just here for the money, fame and status that I offer in exchange for the facade she’s helping me put up for the next two years and I must say I am quite surprised at how fast and how well she’s adapted to life as a Billionaire’s wifeShe’s even managed to convince mom of our relationship as the two of them have been spending some time together plus breakfast and dinner now have a lighter atmosphere but I cannot be so sure, my mom is a very smart woman and she may just be getting close to Bella to play Trojan horse.The wedding hall is beaut
NICOLE*FLASHBACK*“Sure Ma I’ll follow you to church” I said forcing a fake smile when Mrs Bale asked after I woke up to her standing over me and her son in bed“Stop it with the Ma stuff, you can call me mom or Tracy, afterall I’m going to be your mother in law” She said and exited the room Chris stood there looking in bewilderment not understanding what just happened, he rolled his eyes at the door as if his mom was still standing there before saying to me“I don’t trust her, be careful, remember she must believe it’s a love marriage” “Don’t worry, I can handle myself” I say to him and kiss him before getting out of bed to get ready for church that sunday Chris offered to go with us but his mom declined accusing him of not wanting her to spend some time with me, in her own words he was a block between her and her precious daughter in-law bondingThe church service was actually great, I enjoyed the songs and hymns from the choir and the preacher gave a very good sermon on forgiven
CHRISIt’s been almost a week now since Bella was kidnapped and the police haven’t been able to find any meaningful lead to helping this caseChester on the other hand was able to track her ring but it was dumped down the London bridge as that is what the satellite tracker shows as it’s location.I hired a team of professionals divers at Chester’s request to find her, thinking maybe they dumped her in the River Thames but they didn’t find anybody and they couldn’t find the ring eitherI don’t know what else to do but to be hopeful now, I miss her chatter and her witty remarks, I didn’t know I had become so attached to her presence until now“Chris, she’ll be found, the police are doing everything they can, you need to stop sulking” mom says as she enters Bella’s room where I’m sitting on her bed“I’m not sulking, I have things under control” I say to mom trying to sound confident “You don’t fool me Chris, your poker face isn’t poker enough, you’re literally sitting in her room on a M
CHAPTER 16NICOLELeon was the guy who burnt my dress, the other guy is called Arrow but I’m sure that’s not even their real names“I’m not hungry please, I just want to leave here” I say clutching my legs between my armsThey have stopped putting me in latches now and my hands and legs are free but I know better than to do anything silly, the windows were also off limits.I keep thinking about the words of that woman, that she was going to kill me and that she was going to be the last person I see, but why are they still keeping me alive? Why did they call Chris then to say they’ll be in touch if they were going to kill meWas that woman a part of their crime ring or are they just muscles for hire? I’ll have to find out for myself “Eat up, don’t be stupid and don’t make me repeat it again” Scar broke me out of my thoughts shooting me a menacing glareI grab the bowl of ramen noodles and pork chops and I start to eat, he sits on the iron chair and lights up a cigarette and starts smo
CHAPTER 17CHRISWhat do you want, Amelia? I say the moment she steps into my office“You’re not even going to offer me a seat?” She asks, sitting down anyway “How have you been? I missed you” she says trying to put her hands on mine but I take my hands from the table“Have you been drinking so much?” she asks looking at the almost empty bottle of whiskey on the table“You haven’t answered my question” I remind her“Nothing, I just came to see you, I heard what happened” she says standing up and coming over to my side of the table“I know I’m the last person you want to see or talk to right now but we both know I care about you Chris, I did then and I still do now” she says resting her hand on my shoulder I take her hand off and point to the seat, she returns back to sit down “Thanks for your concern Amelia, I’m doing great, none of this is your business” I tell her“Is it really not? Three years ago you told me you weren’t ready for marriage and then out of the blue you’re getting