CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND _ TWOMaria ran upstairs with Henry following swiftly behind her. She began packing up her things. "Maria, please don't leave. Don't do this to us. You know you have to give us another chance, right?" Maria ignored Henry and continued packing up. He walked up to her and hugged her from behind. He tightened her hands in between his, and she tried to free herself, but of course, he was stronger than she was. "Maria, please. I would die if you ever leave me.""What will you have me do then? Tell me. What do you expect me to do?"Her voice cracked. It was pale and weak. She sounded as though she was going to cry. "You can't give up on us like this. Okay, you know what? Let's leave together," Henry suggested. "What? What about your son?" Maria asked.She wiped her face. Henry let go of her hand, and she walked up to the bed and sat on it. She sighed softly and raised her head to look at Henry, who was still standing where she left him. His hands were placed on
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND _ THREEMaria and Henry continued walking down the stairs but got startled when they saw Clifford and Faith seated on the couch with Mercy and her mom. "What is going on here?" Henry asked. Faith rushed to Maria and hugged her tightly. She began sobbing silently while hugging her daughter. Maria softened as well and began to sob. The rest of the parents stood up to their feet to watch the unfolding drama in front of them."I am sorry, Mom. I know, I know I promised never to leave you but the pressure was too much. I didn't want to marry Fred, I didn't want to go to florida. I wanted to stay somewhere safe. I wanted a place their was love. I never told you this mom, Fred hits me. He would turn me into a punching bag in florida, and their wouldn't be a single soul I would report to. I couldn't stop myself from running away mom, he would definitely kill me if I married him."Faith hugged Maria even more tightly and patted her hair. "I love you so much, honey,"
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND _ FOURClifford removed his phone from his pocket and texted an unknown number. "Close your eyes for five minutes, " he told them and walked over to the door.He returned with two men, twin kids, and two lawyers. Mary stood up to her feet, screaming at the top of her voice while she rushed to the man who held twin kids by his side. She hugged him passionately and sobbed in his arms. Henry stood up with his eyes and mouth wide open. "Dad," he called out. Fredrick opened his arms wide to receive his son. Henry walked into his father's arms and hugged him warmly. "I am so sorry, dad."Henry's voice sounded as though he was going to cry. "It was my fault that we ended up this way. I should have let you choose your life and your wife.""No, father. Every disappointment is a blessing. You helped me find true love when I thought what I shared with Mary was true love.""Okay, can we do something fun and forget all of these ever happened?" Maria asked. "Not bef
CHAPTER ONE Maria walks out of her lawyers office, she bangs the door on her way out, and walks straight to the gate. She had been looking for this Henry guy for the past three days but haven't been able to find him.She was tired, the whole issue was frustrating her. Maria's silver shoe glittered as she walked under the sun straight to the blue lamborhini she had packed outside that matched her extravagant blue dress. She wore a silver chain and wrist watch to match her blue dress. Maria was known to wear matching dress that would match with her car. As she walked to her car, the people present in the office bowed in front of her greeting her. She ignored them completely and walked straight to her car.She wore a long face as she drove to the address her lawyer just gave her. She would look at herself in the front mirror and would admire her beauty. She isn't just beautiful, she is slender, has cute ash eyes, a pointed nose, and a very beautifully curved lips.She cross checked th
CHAPTER TWOMaria got home devastated. "Clara", she called in a loud tone. "Yes ma", Clara replied as she rushed to the well furnished sitting room to take Maria's hand bag. "You are welcome ma", she greeted Maria."After dropping my bag, prepare me a very chilled orange juice, I need to calm my system down", Maria ordered Clara before leaving for her room.Clara walked ahead of her and dropped her bag in her room, she walked out of the room towards the kitchen to prepare her cold orange juice. After preparing the juice, she added a few pieces of ice in it before leaving for Maria's room.On her way to Maria's room, she heard a knock on the door and decided to attend to the visitor first. She walked towards the door and opened it to find Sylvia, Maria's friend standing outside the door."Where is Maria?" Silvia asked."She is in her room, come with me", Clara replied and took Sylvia to Maria's room. She handed the glass of juice to Maria and made to leave but Maria stopped her."Get
CHAPTER THREE"Henry, I don't know if you have issues with your brian, I'm sorry for using the word. But you obviously don't sound okay. I don't know you, the only time we met was four years ago, and we both patted ways after signing the marriage contract", Maria said."How come I don't remember any of that?" Henry asked Maria."Because you were more drunk than I was. You probably don't remember things you do after getting drunk, as for me I do, and I still don't understand why you keep saying I'm your wife, the mother of your son. I don't know you", Maria insisted."Maria I'm so sorry that we had issues, that had probably led to your running away and pretending not to know me, but I'm sorry. I'm ready to make things right. You know, when you left me, I had thought I would die, and had barely survived till today. I can't loose you the second time", Henry pleaded going on his knees."I'm not pretending Henry, can't you see it? I don't know you", Maria said soberly. She was almost moved
CHAPTER FOURMaria and Sylvia couldn't believe their eyes. Fred and his parents were back, and were having dinner with Maria's parents. She knew she was done for because since Fred was back, he would insist that they got married as soon as possible and she definitely wasn't comfortable with the idea, because she haven't divorced Henry yet.Sylvia and Maria walked up to the table, Maria's legs and hands were wobbling. She took her seat beside Fred and forced a smile. He also smiled and patted her cheek."How have you been Maria?" Fred's dad asked her."I have been well sir, thank you", she replied. "How are you preparing for the wedding? Hope everything is set because I would like you both to get married as soon as possible", Maria's father asked."Ye_ yes father", she replied.Maria worshipped her parents, and her in-laws. She worshipped even Fred himself, and even though she was pampered and got whatever she wanted she dared not say no to their commands. She knew getting married to
CHAPTER FIVEHenry had seen all that had transpired between Fred and Maria. So it was Fred she was getting married to? The son of the millionaire? The popular business tycoon? No wonder she was now rich and was pretending not to know him. No wonder she didn't want to come home.So she enjoyed being maltreated by this arrogant fool, than coming back to her family who loved and cherished her so much.He walked up to Maria and helped her up. "Thank you", she muttered.She lowered her face to the ground, and refused to look up. "Let's go", Henry saidnpulling her gently outside the mall."Where to?" She asked in a very low tone, her voice almost didn't come out and her face was still buried on the floor."Take a break away from all of these", he replied. The both of them walked out of the mall together, he held her hands tightly in his as they walked out. He made her sit in his car and drove her to his house.She was hesitant at first to go in, but when he insisted she decided to do so.