Maya
"What's this? Why did you bring her here?" Reggie's ex-girlfriend, Angelica stared into his eyes."You're the one being difficult. You know how much I love and wanna be with you so bad… Maya, means absolutely nothing to me, she's not even my kind of woman.... You are, I promise to end this if only you promise to end your marriage with my father."Reggie touched her soft cheeks as he let out his worries. Apparently, he was trying to lure her so, she could leave his father and they would get back together since they were lovers until his father got married to her."C'mon Reggie, you know it's you I love. Your father means nothing to me." Angelica tried to explain.Reggie turned and fixed his gaze on her lovely eyes. "Then why did you get married to him after a week of introducing the both of you? Is it because of his money?" He held her hands but Angelica kept mute for a second. Then he realized the reason for her silence."It is then, you left our relationship of four years to get married to my dad, all because of money?" Reggie asked, perplexed.She bit her lower lip and tried to reassure him. "Of course not." She turned to look elsewhere as she was feeling all guilty already."Then why is it difficult for you to leave him and come with me?""Is that the reason you brought that slum girl to the guest house?" Angelica removed her hands from his grip."I'm not just bringing her in, we are getting married, tomorrow." Reggie stared, motionless."Tomorrow? When did you two even meet? Are you trying to get me jealous?" She asked in disbelief, her plans weren't going as she expected. He was supposed to wait a little more."Why should you care? You got married to my Dad first, right?" Reggie reluctantly took a step back."No Reggie, I'm still here, right? Just give me a few months. I'll divorce your father and we will both be free to get married, Reggie." That was her plan, she was there for his father's money.He stared at his father's ring on her hand and felt almost dead. How could she hurt him this way? He heaved a deep sigh and raised his head at her. "I'm not a child Angelica. It's now or never, you have till the end of today to choose between me and my father. Your decision depends, it's either you leave my father and come with me or I push through with the wedding." Reggie turned to leave but she stop him.She couldn't afford to lose him. She loved him so much. His father was way too wealthy to resist."So you wanna get married to that low life from the slums?" Angelica sobbed, hoping he would have pity on her and not push through with the wedding. She was going to lose her senses if he does."Well, I will, if you still insist on this marriage with my Dad." Reggie said with a note of finality, hoping she would have a change of mind. at least for the sake of their love for each other."But you know how much I love you?" Her voice became seductive.He noticed her body language and smiled."Then prove it." Reggie pulled her close and planted a kiss on her lips.He kissed and grabbed her ass while Angelica pressed her body against his. She had waited for this moment all day but her husband seemed to be keeping a close look at her. She suddenly opened her eyes and realized they were both outside.She quickly pushed him away from her body."Reggie, stop… we are outside." She whispered."So? I'm kissing the woman after my heart." He pulled her close to himself.She reluctantly pulled away. "Yeah, but I'm married."Reggie raised a brow. "Wow, you had to remind me that you're now my stepmother.""No Reggie, it's just…" She couldn't finish her statement. He left her and went into his car.~~~~~~Reggie's driver stopped at a bridal store and we both walked out."What are we doing here?" I asked, confused. I have never been to sure a place before."Getting you a wedding dress," Reggie answered and greeted the attendant."Good day sir, welcome to Bridal Secrets. How can we help you?" The attendant asked with a broad smile."We wanna get a wedding gown. It's really urgent, you see... our wedding is tomorrow, so give her the most expensive gown here." Reggie explained, and my mind was blown. I had no idea about marriage and how to be a wife. My grandparents would kill me once they found out."Oh, congratulations, sir -This way ma'am." She pointed, but I was still in shock."One second please," i said and turned my gaze to Reggie. "Wedding? We just met. And you haven't proposed yet. What if she asks for my wedding ring?" I whispered into his ear."Yes, wedding - Ring? you don't have to worry about that. Lastly, she's he," He whispered back, and I turned to the person who was attending to us, he had a really long hairs, I thought..."Really? He looks like a woman." I said, but Reggie just chuckled and instructed me to follow him.I got my dress and other bridal stuff and we both went back to his guest house.We got down from his car and walked into the guest house. Reggie, the man I love most, kept teasing me and making me laugh."Maya, you don't seem to take this off, do you?" He placed his hands on my necklace."No love, according to my foster grandparents, my relatives, either my mum or dad, gave this to me," I explained.Reggie kept kissing and tickling me. I laughed so hard I didn't notice the lady standing in front of us.She was Angelica, Reggie's stepmother. She looks more like his sister to me. She's such a gorgeous woman, no woman comes close, her dresses were top-notch and also smells really nice too. I wish I could smell as good as she does. She gives me this weird look whenever she sees me close to Reggie."You should wear something nicer next time. This is a guest house, not a clown's hideout," Angelica said to me with a fake smile.I couldn't help but look at my slippers and clothes. That was harsh, but she's right."Angelica, that's enough." Reggie defended.Angelica frowned, "C'mon Reggie, I'm saying the truth. look at her hair!" She stared at my looks with disgust written all over her.~~Later that evening, I went back home to tell my grandparents the news that their lovely Maya would be getting married tomorrow."What!" My grandparents yelled at the same time."What? Is it bad?" I pushed my wedding stuff for my grandma to see."Honey, you just met him three days ago, you can't possibly get married just like that." My grandpa objected. He didn't buy the idea."Hun, the dress is really pretty. And it smells good too." My Grandma smiled. I think she supports me."You know how much I love Reggie right? I can't live without him in my life, he has been here twice, I thought you guys accepted our love." I tried to convince my grandpa."Did he ask you to marry him?" He said with a straight face."Uh…" I didn't know what to say, Reggie didn't say it to me but I'm sure he loves me."He did, that's why we are getting married right?" I lied."Then where's your ring?" My grandpa stared at my empty fingers but I quickly hid them."C'mon Grandpa, tomorrow is the wedding. He will give it to me tomorrow. Who knows maybe he ran out of money." Yeah, that's how naïve I was."Maya, this gray hair isn't on my head for nothing. I know Reggie, isn't he the CEO of his father's company? I'm sure if he surely loves you, your fingers wouldn't be empty." He insisted."I'm not stopping you from getting married. I just wanna make sure his intentions are pure. If it is, then you can push through with the wedding."And with that, I walked to my room and couldn't sleep, I kept thinking about how my wedding was going to be.The next morning I was awakened by my grandma."Honey, your driver is here, and some other people." She tried to pull me out of my bed."Has Grandpa approved my wedding with Reggie yet?" I asked with a worried look."Yes, honey." My grandpa said from behind and I was extremely excited. I hugged him and got prepared. My makeup was done and my hair was perfectly set.I got into the car with my grandparents and we were all taken to the church.I walked in and met the priest and a few people. I stood beside the priest and waited patiently for Reggie.Minutes turned to hours but still Reggie wasn't here yet. I got tired of standing so, my grandma brought a seat for me.I sat down and stared at the door entrance, hoping for the love of my life to come be my husband. I just want to be his wife so bad.It got to three hours and Reggie still wasn't here. Tears rolled down my cheeks as the guest started leaving and the priest kept complaining."If he doesn't show up in the next ten minutes, then there would be no wedding. I have an appointment at noon. Your fiance is supposed to be here at 9 a.m.""Grandma, I'm going to die if Reggie doesn't show up." I cried."Shhhh, don't say that honey." My grandma tried to comfort me."Five more minutes!" The priest packed his Bibles and other stuff into his bag.The tears in my eyes disappeared the moment Reggie walked in and got close to me. "So sorry I am late," He bowed his head slowly at my grandparents. "-Hey, have you been crying? I'm here now." He hugged me…"Shall we begin?" The priest said, and we both stood in our right positions.He asked me the right questions, which I answered respectfully. But when it got to Reggie's turn, he wasn't responding. "Reggie, I ask again. Do you take Maya Lawrence, as your lawfully wedded wife? In sickness and in health, till death do you path?" I swallowed the lump in my throat as Reggie still didn't give the priest a response. I turned to my grandparents and then to him. I stretched my legs to get his attention, but he still didn't say a word. My body trembled and my heart ached. Why is he taking forever to say yes? Was he having second thoughts?Or maybe he doesn't love me well enough to get married to me.In Reggie's mind; He wasn't sure if he should be getting married to someone he has no fee
"You're outside… and this should be done behind closed doors." Angelica said the moment she got in front of us. She was green with jealousy. Her intention of making a fool of me earlier didn't work. Without sparing her a glance Reggie said. "We are married, Angelica… it's what couples do."He pulled me even closer and kissed me more passionately. He was ready to make her jealous by all means. She couldn't help but look away. She might explode if she continues to watch us kiss. "This is a party, for crying out loud." Her brows furrowed. She tried to hold back the urge of stopping us from doing that in front of her. I paused and turned to her with my arms over my chest. "The same party is our marriage celebration, so you don't have a point.""Wow… Angelica, my wife said you don't have a point." Reggie laughed and raised his hand for a high five.We gave each other a high five and then, I turned to Angelica with a smirk. "This isn't over yet." And with that, Angelica made her way out
Reggie's Pov*TWO MONTH LATER*I was in my office at Smith’s Corporations, when I heard my phone ring. I fished it out of my pocket to answer it."Hey man, what's good?" Brown, my half-brother, greeted me.He is always out of the country. We rarely get to see each other, even though we share the same father. "Do you need something or you've called to mock me again?" I said, fixing my gaze on my laptop. "C'mon bro, are we still about that stuff? Forget it… at least I wasn't the one who spread the rumors about your wife being an illiterate." Brown said mockingly. But I didn't find it funny. "Here We Go Again, listen, She's my wife okay? I love her that way… rumors about her will not change that." I said more to myself than him. "So, you love her now? Since when?" Brown teased. "C'mon man, I'm not in love with her. I love being around her. She lights up my mood. It doesn't mean I'm in love with her. I'm just fond of her, that's all. You know I'm just using her to get back at Angelica
Maya's povReggie walked close and gave his assistant, Arturo, a box[Containing a cellphone and a romantic letter] He whispered, "Give this to Maya," before approaching me."I would keep in touch, I promise." He smiled and kissed my forehead. "But how? Why don't you just take me with you?" I couldn't help but hug him."I gave Arturo something to give you, Wifey. I have to go now. You wouldn't want hubby to miss his flight. right, honey?" Reggie tried to remove my hands from his clothes."No, don't leave me… I beg you." My voice was loud enough to attract people, but I didn't care about their looks.Reggie felt embarrassed by their gaze. He turned and tried to leave."C'mon Maya, this is embarrassing. I thought we talked about this?""Please, I promise not to be a distraction… your leaving would kill me." I cried and hugged him like my life depended on him.The time came for him to get on the plane, as he was the last person.I cried, but it was as if he didn't see my tears... I hugge
The bullet hit me so hard that I fell off the cliff and rolled down the road. A luxury car stopped and noticed me lying on the street. They opened their car door and ran towards me. "Help her. She has lost a lot of blood." A middle-aged man said, and they took me into his car.Upon our arrival at the hospital, they attended to me and the bullet in my hand was removed.And in a few hours, I was awake. I saw a lady sitting close to me.I moved my hand to touch her. She gently raised her head and touched my hair. "She's awake," the woman smiled and turned to the middle-aged man. "Who are you people? And where am I?""We will explain everything the moment we take you home, honey." The woman explained. After that day, they took me to their mansion and treated me like their own.I found out I was already pregnant, but it didn't stop Mr. Aldama and his sister, Miss Esperanza, from caring for me.It was easy to get along with them. Mr Aldama was one of the biggest and strongest men in th
I dropped the professional face and put on a smile then adjusted my glasses.The class door split open, divulging the classic opulent interior one could ever imagine.I caught sight of Aunt Experanza, who stood stoic by the door along with a few employees."Welcome back, Miss Aldama.""Good day, Miss Aldama.""Welcome, president."The warm greetings I received from my employee, then I turned to my Aunt who was obviously happy to see me. "Maya! I mean, Bella!" She gave me a warm hug. it's been forever. And we have a lot of catching ups to do. "This is more than being pretty. You're stunning!" She hugged me again as if I had gone forever."Aw, aunty... You have no idea how bad I missed you - Let's go inside." I smiled as we walked inside together. ~~~~~I got back into business, as the owner of Aldama Group. Being the president of Aldama Group, my position came with a lot of deals, business trips, and tight schedules.It was 12:57 and I had an event to attend.It was a masquerade ball
When I opened my eyes, I saw Reggie holding his hands. It turns out that Reggie had taken the bullet instead.I heard the noise of a few security men as Reggie's hand kept bleeding.I wasn't surprised at what Angelica did. I was shocked at what Reggie did.He had saved me from getting shot by his lover."Reggie!" Angelica knelt down and attempted to help Reggie stand up.But the security officer stopped her from proceeding. "Don't..." She tried to talk but was taken away while Brown stood in front of me… an ambulance was called and Reggie was taken to the hospital.We got out and a group of reporters swarmed over us. "Miss Aldama, can you tell us the reason Mrs. Smith had tried to kill you tonight?""Do you have a history with the CEO of Smith’s corporations? Was that the reason he tried to save your life?""You're the president of Aldama Group. Do you think she tried to kill you out of jealousy?" I wasn't expecting such questions and harassment from these people. So, my bodyguards
Bruno stopped and opened the door of my Bugatti La Voiture Noire. I walked into the building of the popular Smiths corporation.The elevator split open and I walked out heading straight to the boardroom which was on the 10th floor. I got in and gently took my seat. Being the CEO, Reggie sat in front while the rest of us sat not too far from him. His staff did their presentation, and I was quite impressed. Alexia walked in and gave Reggie some files. We exchanged glances and pretended not to know each other.I had instructed Alexia, my best friend, to work as his secretary and to give me all the necessary information I needed to bring his company down.I was stunned at the information she gave me. Reggie's company was the top and best wine brand, not just that, his business was growing as he gave his best to his clients. How was he doing so well when I was in this city? Since he deals with wine, I had an interest in his business. I had to be his partner and also the newest member of