Dinner would have been more interesting with her father but her striking heavy face caught his attention and he leaned towards her.“What happened to your face?” He held her chin and screwed up his brow, “Did anyone hit you? Talk to me.”Still hesitant, Shan had vowed not to reveal anything to her father; she had made up her mind to stick to Coleman, get married to him despite the abuse and then accomplish her secret agenda.“She clenched her jaw.“I fell. If not for one of the servants it would have been more severe. I guess I need to cut down on alcohol.” She hoped he believed those lies. She wasn’t good at telling lies but she had to learn it.“How many times have I warned you to stop drinking?” He tossed his head, “Coleman is not going to fancy it if he sees it and you don’t need to give him wrong impression,” He rubbed her arm, “Remember you must be his wife…”She sniffed, still recalling Coleman’s large palms locating her chin. It was a hard pill to swallow but she did with a ha

“This is the height of it,” Ella intoned in her mind as she drove back home, “Annabel did this to me. God, no, I must avenge this.” She tossed her head in utter disdain and sped home. “I will teach her the different versions of pain,” she clenched her jaw and gnashed her teeth.When she got home, she was welcomed by the loud whimpering of her twin babies who were under the care of the nannies. She had come to adore the twins so much that she couldn’t wait to give them the best in life.She had hired the nannies to ensure she had time for a career she wanted to build in fashion. Also since she was staying on her own now, she needed to have time to repel George.The other time she bickered with George, he had told her she couldn’t make it without him and she vowed to prove him wrong. Since her father had threatened to take his life if she should divorce George, she decided to rent an apartment where she could stay and look after her babies.“While watching the nannies tend to the babie

“The twins are anemic and must get urgent blood transfusion,” the doctor narrated to panicky Ella who had not been herself since they got down to the hospital.“What could be the reason for it? And are they going to survive?” her railing voice echoed in tears as she struggled to blink. “Talk to me doctor,” her impatience groaned.“They are, but it all falls on you,” the doctor replied. “However, I got a bad news…”“What!” her gaze widened as she sat up.“The twins are not universal blood recipients. They are A Positive and can only get blood from A-positive, A-negative O-positive and negative. The blood we have here doesn’t match with theirs so you may have to provide it.”Ella sprang to her feet. “What the fuck. Check my blood and see if I can donate to them.” She stretched out her hands. “Do it now!”The doctor signaled at her to calm down and he took samples of her blood and did a prompt test. After a few minutes he was out tossing his head in disappointment, “I am sorry, ma’am. Yo

While they exchanged smiles at the door, a Lamborghini screeched into the compound and halted.They swung their stare at the intruder, wondering what he was up to; George in particular hadn’t seen such a man before. He was casually dressed, all smiles with an amiable contagious stare.Once he alighted, he walked majestically to George and bowed. “Mr. George Powell I guess.”George hesitated; he had always been security conscious , especially when people barge into him to strike recognition. Tossing his head, he affirmed to it and the stranger handed him the key to the car.“Ethan Arthur gives you this.” The key still swinging in the air, George couldn’t believe what was playing right now.He was with Ethan all day and they never spoke of any car gift; he had always known Ethan as a surprise giver but he never expected this.When he thought the man was done. He bowed slightly and took the key. But that wasn’t all, the man pushed his hand into his jacket and took out a sizeable paper.“

Ethan and Annabel lay under the duvet sweating and gasping profusely. Annabel smacked her lips and drifted her fluffy head on his broad chest.Ethan switched his lips with hers. “You are the sweetest woman I have ever met.”Eyes locking, she snorted and forced a wistful smile at her beholder. Silence hung over her as she etched a smile of appreciation.“Father keeps pestering me about making babies,” Ethan sat up and she covered her nakedness with the thick duvet, “And I told him to give us some break. I believe soon you will get pregnant and give me my choice children.”She blinked nervously and sat up to meet his gaze. Ethan locked his fingers with hers, and told her how much he believed in her and the cute babies she would make.She swallowed hard, her secret churning her mind, making her more restless. “Perhaps you shouldn’t have told him I was pregnant in the first place. Promises create so much expectation and curiosity.”He stroked her chin. “I know. I needed to tell him that s