“Fine. We agree to your request." King caught my attention.
"King," Kingston's mother said trying to stop her son.“Good then. Then we will hold the two weddings together." Kingston's grandmother says standing up.Watching King's grandmother leave, I grab King's hand taking him out of the house while the nanny follows us with our son. Dragging him to the car, I stop looking around to make sure no one is present before I speak.“This isn't what I signed up for. I said I was going to marry you. I even agreed to do it on the same day as your brother. But I won't live in the same house as him. I can't do it.” I said sternly.“Of course, I am not going to allow us to live here for long. I only agreed to my grandmother's request so she will let us married. Once we are married, we will live here for a few months and then leave.” King said making me sigh.I didn't have a choice right now. Since I had signed the contract, there was no turning back. Although I hated the idea of having to stay under the same roof as Princeton, it was a good opportunity to make him pay for everything he had done to me in the past. I could use his brother.“Fine. But we must have a bigger room. And my son must stay with us. I cannot dare to leave him alone with anyone from your family. His feeding, his dressing, everything must be done by the nanny that you hired. I won't let them near him." I declared.“Our son.” He said.“What?”“He is our son. That's how you must address him or they will find out that something is off.” King explained.“Fine. Our son. Are you happy? Let's go home now.” I said rolling my eyes as I entered the car.The upcoming weeks become even more stressful than before. I had to juggle between my classes, our son, and my upcoming wedding which wasn't easy. Although King’s mother continues to favoritism towards Prince's future wife, she still remembers to ask me what I want. I had always wanted a simple wedding. It had been my dream wedding when I was dating Prince. But now was different. I wanted a large-scale wedding. One that would make every jealous of me.“I want this, this and that. All of them.” I said handing over my magazine to the wedding planner before I turned around to leave.“ What do you think you're doing? Making decisions without considering others? That's so like you. You're used to being selfish, aren't you?” Kingston's mother asked.“I have to go back home. My baby is all alone and I-”“So what? Are you proud of it? Sleeping with your ex-boyfriend's twin brother, getting pregnant, you think it's something to brag about, right? You shameless woman.” Kingston's mother said.Clenching my hand into a fist, I do my best to retrain myself from slapping her hand across the face. Just a little more. Once I was married to King, I won't have to endure any of his mother's insults again. She won't be able to bully me again.“I will be going now. As I've said, I need to return to my family."Leaving the store with tears in my eyes, I stand on the side of the road trying to catch a cab back home.“Lexie. Lexie, are you okay? Did something happen?" King asked running across the road to meet me.“It's nothing,” I reply trying to leave the front of the store but King refuses.“Did she do something to you? She did. I will go and talk to her." King said trying to enter the store but I stopped him.“ Don't do anything that will ruin the wedding. Let's go home.” I said staring at him deeply to make him understand.Taking my hand, King reluctantly leads me back to the car. He wasn't the type of person to succumb to his mother's bullying and I knew it. This time, he had to control himself so that our plans could succeed.“What else do you want?" I asked him on our way back home.“What do you mean?" King asked looking at me for a second."What other goals do you have for avoiding your arranged marriage? Don't you have other ambitions? Like taking away the company from your brother? Now that we are getting married, it's obvious that your mother is going to withdraw her support from you. Prince is not going to leave you alone either. He is going to come after you. Set you up. He will do everything in his power to get his revenge on you." I said staring at him.My words seem to have a huge effect on King as he quickly finds a spot to park the car before looking at me. My intentions were obvious. I didn't have any interest in money or assets. All I wanted to was make their lives a living hell like they had done to mine.“ I understand what you are saying. I have also thought about these things before you said them. But I want to tell you. You must not lose yourself. The reason I am marrying you is because you are different. If you become just like them, there is no appeal to you any longer.” King said briefly before looking away.Our ride back home becomes silent as I think about what King had said. Arriving at the house, King opens his door leaving before I can even talk to him. He didn't want me to take revenge on his family.“Where is my son?" I asked looking at the nanny as she walked out to greet us.“He is already asleep. I've already fed him so you don't have to worry about anything.” The nanny said making me nod my head before entering inside..Heading upstairs to my room, I close the door quietly so I don't wake him up. Right now, he was my reason for staying. My reason to get revenge. Of course Kingston wouldn't understand the pain I had gone through before. Now they wanted to do the same thing to me again. I wasn't going to let them.******************“Are you going to be like this till we get married? Or should we call the wedding off?" I asked looking at Kingston the next day at the dinning table.He had been ignoring me all day. Although I wasn't affected by the fact that he was ignoring me, I needed to know where he stood with his decision. I wasn't changing my mind so he needed to tell me clearly.“Do you want to call off the wedding?" Kingston asked looking at me intensely.“You were.… You have been ignoring me all day. I want us to be on the same page. Although we are not in love with each other, we shouldn't be enemies either.” I said.“I can never hate you." King said softly. Getting up from his seat, King walks around in front of me for a bit before running his hand through his hair. " You know I can never hate you. I was disappointed.”“If it was you, won't you want revenge? Won't you want to take revenge on them too? Your mother, you don't know how badly she treated me. You were out of the country so you don't know the horrible things she did to me. Your grandmother? She poured a whole bucket of cold water on me because I… I gave her food.” I said tearfully.“ Lexie, it was in the past. Prince didn't take care of you. He allowed them to hurt you but I won't do that. I am not asking you to forgive them. I just hope that you don't become like them. Don't lose your innocence because you're becoming my wife.” King said softly as he held my hand making me sob.He was definitely different from his brother. Even though they were just alike, he was a better man.“I've already decided. I will take the company from Prince. Not because I want to get revenge or harm him, but because he isn't the right person to take over. After I take over the company, I will leave some of my shares for you and your son. So don't hold any resentment in your heart." King said making me nod my head.Few days later, the wedding day finally arrived. Waking up due to the sound of someone knocking on my door, I check on my baby before opening the door. The wedding planner arrives bringing in a lot of staff and things that was supposedly going to be used for my wedding. Glancing around, I search for King but I don't see him.“He isn't allowed to see you before the wedding ceremony. In order not to jinx it.” The wedding planner says making me nod my head.“ Can I get some food at least? I haven't eaten anything since yesterday because I was busy at the libra-”“ Your mother-in-law said you can't eat anything before the wedding too. Your stomach will bloated and then, the dress might not look good on you." The wedding planner said interrupting me.“Bloated? If I don't eat, I might faint from the dizziness. Even a slice of bread will be okay. Something so that I can also feed my baby." I said trying to convince her but she wasn't giving in.“ I am sorry, ma'am. Don't worry because your son has already been fed. He is asleep." The wedding planner said making me rush to my son's crib.Checking that he is alive, I stare at her clenching my hand. My beloved mother-in-law had planned everything.“I will go and take a shower now. Nanny, make sure no one comes near my son during the wedding.” I said glaring at the wedding planner before I walk away.Coming out of the bathroom a few minutes later, I sit down quietly so I have my hair and makeup done. Kingston's mother had not yet come to see me so it only meant that she was busy with Prince's wife. It was better that she didn't come. “ What are you doing here? We need all the hands we can get for the main bride ” Kingston's mother says as she enters inside making me close my eyes. My prayer had not worked. “I was going to go there immediately I was done wi-" " I said leave this place! Is she more important than the main bride? Don't you want your job anymore?” Kingston's mother shouted driving away all the people that had been helping me get ready. Getting up from my chair, I slap my hands continuously as I turn around to face her. We were alone now. “I guess you must feel happy with yourself, don't you? You think this will stop me from marrying Kingston? You will have to do better." I said watching as she walked up to me. “You're a snake. As long as I am here, don't even t
“Lexie! Alexa!” A voice called out to me while I was in the garden. Turning around, I roll my eyes as I see Prince running up to meet me. We were now at the reception so everyone was inside. Although I had bend inside for most of the night, I had come out wanting to get some fresh air. “What do you want?” I asked folding my arms as I looked at him. “Do we still need to be like this? We are now in-laws." Prince said making me burst out laughing. “Cut the act and tell me what exactly you want. You didn't want me to marry your brother but now you want us to act as if we are friends? Sorry but I don't know how to pretend to others. Especially not for as long as you did." I said. " I didn't mean to betray you. I know that you cannot forgive me for cheating on you. It's just that everything happened so suddenly. I had intended to forget about it but, Victoria was already pregnant. Mother brought her-”“Why are you telling me all these things now? If you want me to forgive you, I won't.
Heading back to our room, I can't help but feel angry at what King's mother had done at the breakfast table. Today was just my first day staying in their house but it felt like I was going to have a tough time coming. Suddenly Shawn starts crying in my arms as if he knows I am unhappy. I had heard that children were often affected by their mother's feelings even as babies but I thought it was a lie. "You shouldn't have left like that. Letting my mother know that you are affected by her isn't a good thing. She will keep on bullying you." King said closing the door as he entered. " Do you think I will let her? She is so determined to make things hard for me. The only reason why I am controlling myself is because of you. I don't want to ruin your chance with your grandmother." I said glaring at him as I continued to try and calm Shawn down. But no matter what I did, Shawn didn't stop crying and even increased his volume. I was becoming frustrated but I didn't want to show it since Kin
Just as I had expected, the interior of the company was just as beautiful as the exterior. Everyone bows their heads immediately they see us. Or rather King. Waving his hand at them, Kingston dismisses them allowing us to head to the elevator. “ Please enter, sir.” An employee says standing in front of the elevator we were about to enter. "What about the other employees? Do they have to wait?” I asked looking back as everyone passed by whispering to each other. “Don't worry. The company has many elevators so they can take. Let's go." King said taking my hand as we entered inside. Arriving at his office, Kingston opens the door smiling happily. He seemed excited for some reason to show me his office. “ What? Do you have some surprise or something to show me?" I asked laughing as King dragged me inside. Spotting the nanny standing with our son, I look at Kingston in shock since there is actually nothing much of a surprise in his office. “Kingston!” A girl said turning the chair a
“Dad, Lexie-" " I am not obsessed with anyone. And as you already know, your other son was the indecent one that cheated on his girlfriend and got another girl pregnant.” I said defending myself. “I wasn't talking to you. If I am not talking to you, don't talk. I already know what you are after. You want to use your son to keep a tight hold on Kingston. Too bad that he is soft hearted. Since you are my daughter-in-law, behave yourself. Do you understand?” King's father asked talking to me before leaving.A few minutes later, I head out with Shawn in my hand as I try to leave King's company. I didn't want to stay here for even a second longer after what King's father had told me. Running after me, King blocks my way trying to stop me from leaving. " Lexie, calm down. I will go and talk to him. Don't mind-" King said making me halt in my footsteps. “ Don't bother. From now on, I will be dropping Shawn at a kindergarten or something. It's better than having everyone treat me and my s
After the outburst from Kingston's grandmother, everyone suddenly seemed to start walking on eggshells. That just proved how powerful she was as the elder of the house. While I am standing outside looking at the sky, Prince walks over to me knowing that was the only time he was going to get “I am so sorry for what happened. I didn't know that my wife and King was going to take it the wrong way." Prince said making me shake my head. “ There is no need for you to apologize. In fact I should be thanking you. You're the only one that remembered that I am allergic to shrimp. But you heard your grandmother. You and Kingston should respect yourselves." I said folding my arm. " I don't mind getting along with Kingston. But I am afraid that he might be too possessive. Does he hurt you at all?” Prince asked making me stunned. “ Hurt me? Of course not. He is the father of my child. We are in love, why should he hurt me?” I asked glaring at Prince. It was obvious what he wanted. He wanted to
“No." I said adamantly as I dragged my Aunt's hand trying to get her out of the gate. “ I'm very grateful for everything you have done for me but you cannot stay with me. I won't allow it. If you need some money, I can send you some later." I said pushing out of the gate despite her resistance. Once she's out of the house, I head back to sleep thinking that she would be gone by the time I woke up. To my surprise, I walk down the stairs the next day to see her sitting down in the living room with Kingston's grandmother. Gasping in shock as I walked down, I moved closer to see if I was really sleeping or not. “ Alexa, is it true that you left your Aunt outside all night? What were you thinking?" Kingston's grandmother asked staring at me as if I am the biggest disappointment in the world. “Aunt, I thought you went back. I told you to go back. What are you doing here?" I asked trying to grab her hand once more but my Aunt easily dodges me. " I'm not living. I don't have a place to sta
Heading to work with Princeton, the tension in the car becomes unbearable making me wish we arrive there sooner. Once the car stops, I reach for the door about to open it when Princeton stops me. “ Let me do it." Princeton said reaching for my hand. Staying still as he helps me open the door, I can't help but remember the good old days when we used to be together. Was this another one of his plans? I knew Prince to be very cunning and ambitious at times. He was the type of person who was ready to do anything to get what he wanted. “ This is Alexa. She will be my personal assistant and will be working under me from now on. I hope that all of you can get along. Right now we need all the help. We can get and Alexa is really smart.” Princeton said smiling as he introduced me. He knew exactly what he was doing. Since his grandmother had already warned me about revealing my identity, I couldn't clear things up and reveal that I was just his sister-in-law. But it was okay. Even if I didn