I remained in the restroom ten minutes longer until a loud knock heightened my anxiety."Stephanie are you alright? You've been in there long enough" Hailey said from outside.I adjusted my gown and stepped "I'm fine mother,just needed to-""It's okay" she said as she pulled me back to where I don't want to go.The silver stilettos were still there.She sat me down on the couch."Wear them now.Before Edward gets her you'll still need to take a sole photo"I took the heels with trembling hands.The diamond stone on it glittered on my white legs and it was beautiful but I cannot walk with this!I grabbed the second one and the moment I slipped it in, my ankles began to hurt.Mother gave me a hand"C'mon let me help you"I gave her my hand and she helped me stand on my feet but my legs wobbled that instant.She wanted to let go but I held onto her"Are you alright?"I smiled "Of course mom.It's just that...af-after the accident the doctor adviced me not to wear stilettos for a while""Ste

"No I won't!" I screamed back "I will never let that happen! I will reveal the truth to mother if you and Stephanie do not let me go!" He said nothing but kept emptying the content of the bottle."When I first saw you in the video," I sniffed "I thought you were a good man..and stupid me! I wished to be yours!""I didn't know you were this shameless and despicable! I curse that day!"He lazily tilted his head towards me.I took a step back."I will fulfill your wish.Shouldn't you be happy that a peasant like you is going to get married to me?""I'd choose being a peasant ten thousand times over marrying you! That's how much I hate you Edward Collins!" I yelled"I'm not also a good man." he turned to me "Everyone knows that and I'm just about to show you how foolish and fierce I can be"He'd finished the content of the bottle.I walked away from him in fear."Would you undress yourself or.." he stretched his hand "..you want some help?"I leaned against the door,tears dropping from my

Just then Stephanie's phone rang.It was Edward but a surprised look registered on her face.She stood up from her wheelchair and locked the door once Diego was out.Why is Edward calling her? Weird..All the three years of their marriage,she didn't think she'd ever received a call from Edward.It means something is wrong.She picked."Edward?" she spoke firstSilence.And then.."Stephanie" he called gently,which was unusual "Get your ass down here to my villa and come explain to me how this woman is still a virgin!"He ended the call shortly after.Stephanie threw her phone onto the couch.She knew that it wouldn't take time before Edward fore himself on Diana but to think that woman is still a virgin!"Ugh! Seriously Diana!" she screamed out.Never in her life did she think any woman living here in Chicago would still be a virgin.She should have known considering how innocent that little bird looked and now she felt like Diana had ruined everything! Because Edward is not into virgi

I came out of the bathroom an hour later and met Edward sprawled on the bed.He was fast asleep and he looked so...I sighed in my heart as I lowered myself on the other side of the bed.I still felt really afraid.What if he wakes up at night and try to hurt me again?But I had no choice.There isn't a couch in the room,just the large king sized bed.I laid down properly thinking of the moment he'd threatened to kill Jake.It was like my blood pressure shot up because it was then I realized that the two might clash considering that Jake was now into technologies.I know Jake would never stop looking for me and I also know that if he eventually finds out the truth he'd come and try to take me away.Knowing Edward,he would surely take action and fulfil his threat.Each day that passes the fear in me keeps increasing.Something huge might happen soon;something disastrous.I closed my eyes and opened it again.I prayed silently that if anything should happen, neither Edward,his parents,Jak

I can't define the silence that followed after that.Even in the car on the way back to the mansion he closed his eyes and never said a word.I wanted to ask but I also didn't want to piss him off the more so I kept quiet and focused on the road.But all of a sudden the car stopped moving.This was when he shut his eyes open.The driver said they were out of fuel and he quickly apologized before leaving to get fuel.Seconds turned to minutes and the driver was nowhere to be found.Edward was buried in his deep thoughts with eyes closed.I couldn't bear the heat and the tension in the car so I stepped out and he didn't even notice.No sooner had I stepped out did a bunch of reporters come to crowd me.Shit.I'd forgotten for a while that I was Stephanie."Ma'am what do you have to say concerning the sudden fall of your husband?" one of them said"Mrs Collins what would your husband do?"My mind was in a haze as they kept pointing their annoying microphones at my lips.I didn't even kn