iar! I had excla

er and her medicines. She had many questions to answer because a strange

a? I hated the nam

r I did not know when I kicked

Tessa! I sai

"You know we can plan our escape; we

be compelled to listen to a man I do no

s anything I need to know about the drama that played out, now is the best tim

unt Norah started, "If only you had list

le-like-looking bastard; who the hell does he think he is

aunt called

of a man, and if you won't tell me why, then we are not leaving here," I said. My eyes dart

ll you to. This battle is far bigger than you; you are not ready f

t man?" I asked again

usband,"

band?" I

not proposed to or married me yet; we intend to do that when he returns in a few months; at least that is the only union I recognis

se much, just so you could easily run without having any emotional attachments, till I saved enough money t

s wife," she

m I his

Lorenzo had come to fetch you when you turned eighteen. He showed me the contracts and agreements. There was no way I cou

eared, he sold me off to co

ame to Tessa-to buy us time to plan your escape-but this monster is back in

ht for us,"

n't; he is t

en like him," I started. "So in a nutshell, tha

nt nod quietly

had for my dad for being a coward, or if it was my mother's death caused by the very proud bastard w

I said. My eyes were bloodshot r

eep by my bedside tonight, my child," I heard m

I will be fine; I just need to process what you have just shared

*

rly enough; the events from yesterday had repeatedly played in my head, and I wished I could shake it off, but it lingered. Wha

before leaving for the office. I did not want to wa

re not at their duty posts. I entered the premises and noticed everybody was gathered in

zo, your new boss," Mr Jenkins said. "Extend to hi

t is he doing here?

Mr Jenkins call out upon si

id Don Lore

you are yet to find your feet around here as you started working here several months ago

I resign, at the top of

e a little girl in a candle store. I hated the show of extra reverence. Don Lorenzo must thin

is attention on me made me uncomfortable. "I wo

ed, I heard him say,

rry?" I

Tessa, I would like Tessa

d the building. I will join you both later, M

he way to my offi

y, quietly. A

front of my work colleagues; I h

office, "Shut the do

nd whipping this bastard across the face, bu

ou doing th

ing

e stupid birthday gift, and now showing up as the new

his man. He was driving me crazy, and every single thing about him

e feisty!" He said, get

ow up out of nowhere to constitute a nuisance." I sp

s to see where my beautiful wife wo

not you

work for peanuts," he continued

ghts flipped through my mind-kick him where

aid, his voice descending into a raspy, lowered tone. "Yo

und my waist while his left softly caressed my neck. I felt a sudden

. Lorenzo," I said, trying

king my earlobe, his grip firm enough to hold me

said, stepping on one of

pain and wished I had

n to laughing. He laughed so h

"Keep at it, but it still won't change th

y heart is racing at this point. Ho

e-month notice in advance or be met with legal actions for breach of contrac

way from me even

if you will be so kind as to put an end to all these gam

the discussion. I arranged myself and straightened my skirt before heading out