The security at Aunty’s house is very tight, but once the guards see that I’m the one in the car with Jeff, they immediately let us in through the gates of the large estate, the relief on their faces clearly apparent. I feel a pang of guilt, knowing that the guards, especially the ones at Carol’s house must have gotten hell for letting me go out without protection.I’m ready for a fight if it comes to that, though. I’m not a child, neither am I a prisoner, and I can go wherever I want to go without needing permission from anyone or needing to be followed around like someone who doesn’t know her left from her right.“Good morning, ma’am. We were all worried sick when you didn’t come back last night. Mr. Charles sent people out to look for you, but we couldn’t find you anywhere.”“It’s alright, Jim. I went out with my friends last night, and somehow lost my phone, which is why I couldn’t call anyone and why you guys couldn’t reach me. Anyway, I left my car at the hotel where I spent the

JESSICAFrom that day henceforth, Charles began to avoid me, or at least, avoid being with me alone. At first, it was a little funny, but as days passed, it began to get annoying. He’s now working in one of the top hospitals in the city, but he did not tell me this news himself. I heard it from Aunty.He still frequents Aunty’s house, but not as much as he used to, and even when he does, he goes straight to the nursery to play with Ava, or if he wants to take her to the park, he would inform the nanny beforehand that he was going to do so, and then he would take and return her without seeing me.On the occasions when our parts happen to cross, he would greet me with his gaze averted, ask me how I am, and would then be on his way. All the camaraderie that we once shared is now gone, which sucks a lot because that means we’re not having sex anymore too. However, it’s not just the sex I miss, but the man himself and everything about him. I'm in love with him, but it sucks that he clearly

CHARLESThings between Jessica and I get much better after we profess our love to each other. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my life. I have a beautiful girlfriend, who I’m planning to ask to marry me, as I see no point in waiting, and I have a very cute daughter, whom I love to death.Now that Jessica and I are official, I’m thinking about asking her to move in with me as I once did. After all, nowadays, she spends a lot of time in my house and has even helped me with the design and so many other things, so on one of the nights when she’s sleeping over, I decide to ask her about it.“So … I’ve been meaning to tell you something,” Jessica speaks first, beating me to it. We’re lying in bed in my bedroom at my house, after a fun-filled day.“I’ve decided to move back to my former house.”“Excuse me? Why would you want to do that?” I ask incredulously.“Well, I was once a top model in this country, before all that happened, happened. Anyway, I’ve been looking to get back into the ent

JESSICAWithout anyone telling me, I already know that it is Veronica who leaked the news of our wedding to the press. It just makes sense, after all, she’s the only stranger who was present at the wedding, and as foolish as I was, I had told her that Charles and I were going on a honeymoon, along with our daughter. I have forgotten just how talkative she can be, otherwise, I wouldn’t have told her about it. One call to her proves me correct.“Veronica, did you tell anyone about the wedding?” I asked her, unable to mask the anger in my voice.“Of course not! But of course, my husband knew about it. There’s no way that I would travel and leave the kids with him without telling him where I’m going. You need not worry, though. He definitely won’t tell anyone about it. You know Leo is the quiet type. Oh … and I took some videos, which you knew very well that I took, because you saw me taking them, and even posed for them. I wanted to upload the videos to my story, but I remembered that yo

What was this condition, I hear you ask? Well, the condition was that Sebastian had to enter into a contract marriage with a woman of Mr. James’s choice for a year and six months at least. That has to be the most ridiculous thing that anyone has heard, but instead of scoffing at such a ridiculous offer, Sebastian grabbed it with both hands.Enter, Carol. At first, Carol’s bubblier, livelier, and more beautiful younger sister, Victoria, (I had her killed, because Jessica befriended her, so she knew about me) was the bride who was hand-picked by Mr. James for his dear Sebastian. Donald, their father, and Mr. James had been friends back in the day. Apparently, the old fool felt that with Victoria’s beauty and liveliness, she will be able to bring Sebastian out of his funk.Little did he bargain for the fact that Carol would manage to talk her younger sister out of marrying a total stranger, which is what Sebastian was to both girls. The result of this was that Victoria absconded on the v