SAPPHIRE’S POV.Daniel turned around, picked up the cloth lying on his bed, and walked to the closet.I stood in my position as he walked away.Did he not hear what I said to him?This was a huge discovery and anyone would almost go crazy at it.He did not even give any expression and I walked to the closet with him.Shortly, he came out and bored his eyes on me. “You were saying something?”“You did not hear what I said?” I frowned.It took everything in me to tell him that but he did not hear?Right now, I was wondering if I should just walk away or repeat my words to him.It would be doing me good if I repeated them, else I would just keep living in fear of when the truth would come out.When he did not answer me, I pressed my lips together and bowed my head gently.The wave of nervousness that hit me was greater than none and I was starting to feel scared.Should I just run away?This man was looking at me, waiting for me to say whatever I wanted to say but that was scaring me mor
DANIEL’S POV.I don't know what was more exciting. This woman finally telling me the truth or my reaction to everything she said.It was taking everything in me to not pull her into a tight hug for finally coming clean to me.It made me feel better that she was finally going to be and act like herself without bothering about what anyone would think of her.I know how hard it was for her to act like her sister. I know how pained she might get whenever people call her that name instead of her name.Doing this… was the best decision she could ever make, and I was sure that the peace that came with it was second to none.I watched the tears that dripped down her face as she shook her head in disbelief after I told her that.I wondered how she was feeling at the moment.What she thought was secret… was actually no secret.“How… how could you?” She stammered and I pulled my brows together.“How could I?”Was she going to get mad that I did not tell her that I knew about it? That should not b
SAPPHIRE’S POV.It’s been a while since I heard someone call my name and this brought tears to my eyes. Aside from my parents and Hilda, I have literally not heard anyone call my name.It was always Emerald.I know that I should be happy about how this turned out to be. No, I was happy.Yet, I could not stop feeling ridiculed by the man.His connections and how he found out about everything and set things right according to him were so crazy that I could not help but wonder how anyone could have such influence.I had married him in Emerald’s name but seeing my name on the marriage certificate made me scold myself for underestimating him.“You are my wife.”“I am responsible for you.”“Sapphire.”These words that he said to me literally made me want to rush into the huge man's embrace.I wanted to tell him ‘thank you.’I wanted to thank him for giving me a chance to come clean.Despite the fact that I hated that he knew about this and kept it to himself, I still appreciated that he did
AUTHOR’S POV.Daniel stood by the chair in the dining room and dropped the glass of hot coffee in his hand. “Is she not coming?” He turned around and asked the maid who he had asked to go check on the woman.“Her door is locked from inside, so I could not enter, sir,” she answered with a bow.Daniel glanced at the wristwatch on his wrist and breathed out. It was almost time for him to leave and the woman was nowhere in sight.Maybe she had chosen to not work anymore.Since the Saturday night they had had that issue, the woman had been avoiding him like he was a plague.That was her forte after all. Running from issues instead of facing them was something she was good at and he decided to not overstep his boundaries too.He picked up the glass cup and drank the remaining coffee in it before he picked up his phone that was lying on the table.As he walked out of the dining table, he halted abruptly as he watched the woman that appeared in his sight.Daniel took in his lower lips as he s
AUTHOR’S POV.Sapphire smacked her tongue as she heard Daniel say and she shook her head.Was the word my wife really necessary right now?“W… we are sorry, sir. I did not know she was your wife,” the receptionist said and they all bowed.“You did not?”“Come on,” Sapphire raised her head and nudged him gently.Everyone was watching already and it was starting to get uncomfortable.On the other hand, Daniel did not even look bothered.He curled his hand around her waist and dipped the other in his pocket.“That is why I wanted you to come with me. You like stressing yourself, don’t you, sweetheart?”“It’s enough,” she frowned through gritted teeth.“I hope something like this will never happen again. Be glad I am in a good mood, else I would have fired all of you.”“I’m sorry, sir.”Daniel turned around gently, his hand not moving from Sapphire’s waist as they walked away together.“Do you love showing off so much?” Sapphire asked him.Daniel shook his head and glanced at her. “Showin
SAPPHIRE’S POV.Back at the elevator, before it stopped, Lucian had asked me.“So, are you settling for Emerald or Sapphire? I noticed that you looked uncomfortable when I called you that in front of the workers at home.”“Will people not talk?” I asked, not looking at him.Of course, I worried more about what people would say than how I was feeling.“Talk about what?”“Everyone thinks that you married Emerald, what if they start assuming things because the name got changed.”“When will you stop worrying about what people think of you? That shit would only hold you down, nothing more.”“You don’t have to worry about that. Just settle with one and I will take care of the rest. I promise.”Deep down, his words assured me.Promising that he would take care of it even though I didn’t know how he was going to take care of it made me feel so much relieved and I nodded my head.“Again, let’s keep our personal life away from work, please,” I added and at that moment, the elevator dinged open.
SAPPHIRE’S POV.“All that pride for a job she gets through her husband’s connection?”I pressed my lips together as I stood beside the door to the coffee room and listened to their conversation.It was the third day I was working here and these people did not fail to show to me that they were not pleased with me.Apart from the fake evident bows they give to me each time they come to my table or when I walk past them, I knew they were not pleased with me as I heard their murmurs.“Tina, can you stop being bitter? That woman does not even look like she has our time or anything,” an older woman said.“Who cares if she does not? It does not change the fact that she stole my man!”Oh my God, how many women are obsessed with Daniel?“Come on, Christiana, what kind of hatred is in your heart? Are you so bitter that the boss bagged a pretty woman?”“Do you see how she looks at me? She looks at me with so much contempt in her eyes! “Mr. Preston is not in his seat, would you check back later,”
DANIEL’S POV.I curled my fist in a tight ball as I watched the two of them laugh so hard through the window.I wonder what they were discussing that made Sapphire laugh so hard.Tsh. She would not even laugh that way with me. I was returning from the meeting I had outside the company and now I was definitely regretting telling the woman to stay back.Since it was just a one-time meeting, I told her to stay back and because I wanted her to rest.Since she has started working as my secretary, I bet she must be feeling exhausted already as I kept having meetings back to back and she was always present at them.Yet, the woman did not complain, she carried out the work excellently that I had to wonder if she had worked as a secretary before.The previous day totally blew me out. I was in a meeting with a rival, and things were not going as planned. After the meeting ended, I decided to wait to have lunch, since we were in a restaurant after all.“Why don’t you elevate yours then?” She sa