Ch. 71..75: The Wife I Never Met chapter 71-75
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At this time Dexter was at the Wilson’s home reporting back to the mayor who was already furious about the outcome.
” what do you mean they are married, that’s impossible Maggie would never accept that girl. You didn’t do enough, I’ll give you one more chance to prove yourself right but if you fail again… That will be the end of you.”
He then dismissed Dexter so that he could have some time to think.
As Dexter left the mansions, he was gritting his teeth in anger. Unfortunately for him he could not express his feelings in front of Wilson but had to fulfill all his requests.
Initially he wanted nothing to do with Ciara because of how fast she had moved on with her life. For someone who had never wanted to have s*x with him before they got married but immediately threw herself at Liam when they separated, to him a woman like that is loose and of course looked at her as a wolf in sheep skin. So with that he knew that he would never be with a woman like that, but now that he found out that Ciara was actually married to Liam, something sparked within him.
‘ was I wrong about her all along.’
He thought the possibility of them faking the marriage was high but for the mere fact that a man like Liam was smitten over Ciara, he too wanted a piece of that cake.
Maybe putting up with Wilson’s demands for a while isn’t a bad thing after all. Now that he was doing it for himself he reflected on what he had done wrong on their previous encounter so that he could change his approach the next time they meet.
With renewed strength, he dialed a string of numbers and soon his call was connected and instructed the person on the other end of the call to report to him when ever Ciara is out.
He thought maybe there might be a chance for him to explore the woman he left days before their wedding day. Although he was in a relationship with Ciara’s cousin Boity this didn’t stop him for going for what he wanted.
He then got in to his car and drove straight to his house which he was now sharing with Boity. Ever since Wilson started threatening them with a video of them in their most intimate state Boity spent most of her ti
time in Dexter’s home. Although she was stressed out about someone finding out about the video, she was even more scared of Dexter potential falling in love with Ciara through the process which was why she kept tabs on him.
When Dexter got home, he walked in to Boity who was pacing up and down seemingly agitated by something.
” Did you find her? How did it go? I hope you didn’t do what you are not supposed to do with her, I know that you guys were once a couple.”
Her questioning annoyed Dexter in a way and made him wish he did not return back home.
” You and I both know that I’m doing all of this for us, this will help me as much as it will help you. But if you want I can stop and let’s see how you will deal with the Williams on your case. I on the other hand can always fix my reputation with just a few moves. “
He then looked at Boity as if asking her to make a choice at that moment.
” fine fine, I will learn to trust that you do not have feelings for her and that you are only doing this because we have no other choice. ” she said all of this while her hands were curled in to fists then hugged Dexter as if she had forgotten about the accusations she made just now , like always she blamed Ciara for everything that was happening to her.
‘ if you think you can have my man Ciara forget about it, I’ll make sure that no man will want you. Even that Liam guy you are claiming to be with will abandon you.’ she thought to herself as she was hugging Dexter hiding all her emotions and corrupted thoughts she was having.
Dexter pushed her a little, he looked like he was irked by her presence but soon soften his face.
” I’m hungry, is there anything I can eat?”
“of course I will go check with the house maid if there’s anything ready that you can have.”
She immediately spun her heels around and headed to the kitchen, while Dexter slouch on the couch while massaging his temples. Ever since the drama started, he found it hard to enjoy Boity’s presence and sometimes dreads coming home for he knew that he would find her there. He wished he could dump her, the same way he did with Ciara almost a year ago, but right now is not the time to do that. He decided that he would cut all ties with Boity as soon as this current problem is resolved.
At the same time at the Jones group headquarters, Liam had returned to his desk as he continued with his work while Ciara was admiring the views outside through the floor to ceiling glass windows.
“You know I also need to get started with my work, I have about 2 scripts that I have to be done with before the end of this season and also write up a proposal for them to be turned in to a short drama series or movie..”
“do you need me to help you with that?. “
His question got Ciara cracking up with laughter as she thought how a business tycoon like Liam could help her with her scripts. Besides the copyright issue she just couldn’t picture him seriously coming up with a nice romantic story when he himself seemed to be failing at that department. She thought how could a serious man like him write about chocolates and strawberries when all he could relate to was only business, hence the reason he was this successful with his businesses.
” woooh, Liam wait a minute, are you telling me that your imagination can go that far. I don’t mean to be rude but babe, as sweet as you are, you are hardly ever romantic so how would you be able to help me with that.”
Liam’s expression did not change as he still focused on reading whatever it was that was showing on his computer screen. He then lifted up his head and looked at Ciara.
” Well if you didn’t know, we also have a media company with screenwriters and novelists, they can help you with your research if you want.”
“oooh!”
‘ so that’s what he meant’. Ciara thought to herself as she let out an awkward laugh while she buried her face in her palms.
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” Hey you know me, i dont like to be handed things on a silver plate but want to work for everything that I get. So Mr that mean from now on you will be seeing less of me.”
Liam got up from his chair and walked up to Ciara who was still standing by the windows. Once he got there, he wrapped his hand around her waist and hugged her from behind.
” And why won’t you be coming here less frequently if I may ask?. “
While asking that question Liam kept biting gently on Ciara’s neck which aroused her a little and clouded her her rationality as she mumbled back trying to come up with the perfect reason but all she came up with was.
” Well uhm, I need to work on the scripts… Mmm but I guess we could just… I can just bring my laptop here.”
Her words caused Liam to be elated, during these few days he learned that there was nothing he wanted more than spending his time with his wife. He felt the need to be there at all times so that he could protect her against any harm but mostly to be able to spend some quality time with his wife.
” perfect so now that this Matter has been settled, I can get back to work.”
” Hey hey you tricked me, you seduced me so that I let my guard down and when that happened you took advantage of my vulnerability. Ohw Liam I thought so highly of you. I’m out of here.”
When she came to a realization that she had been tricked in to doing something she never had the intention of doing, Ciara got annoyed and shouted at Liam before storming out of the office room and left. She did not have to use a taxi back to her company to get her car as they had driven it to the Jones group headquarters, she was able to use it going back home.
When she arrived at their seaside villa instead of diving staight to her work she decided to take a nap first. Although it was meant to be an hour nap but by the time she woke up she notice that it was almost time for Liam to come back from work .
“crap!!”
She wasn’t pleased with herself, she had wanted to cook for him as it had been a while since they enjoyed her cooking. ‘ at least he wouldn’t starve to death even if she didn’t wake up to prepare something for him.’
She knew that Ms Nicky probably had already got that sorted out as she always does.
She went in to the bathroom to take a shower, January was thee hottest month of the year and one would sweat through out the day, hence they needed to shower twice or three times a day lest they find themselves sticky and stinking of sweat.
When Liam came back from work, he didn’t know how to carry himself. Both him and Ciara had never had a conflict before but how she stormed out of the office earlier that day got him worried.
He was never a person who cared about anyone’s feelings unless it concerned his family, all he cared about was making business deals and not the person who get injured along the way. This time though he was willing to apologize to Ciara even though I saw nothing wrong with his behavior. Ciara is his wife and could hold, k**s and be as intimate as he wish. He saw nothing wrong.
“Young master, dinner is ready. Mrs Jones is in her bedroom would you like to go up or should I call her down for you.”
Ms Nicky was the one to welcome him in as he came back from work.
“you can call her down if she hasn’t eaten.”
After washing his hands, Liam took out his blazer then loosened his neck tie and sat down in the dining room ready for his dinner, with his eyes stealing glances at the staircase. Soon Ciara came down, looking beautiful in her black satin pajamas he had bought when they went shopping with Azzy the other day.
” Hey, you are back!”
Her voice was as welcoming as always, and this took Liam by surprise. ‘wasn’t she angry at me earlier, which was why she stormed out of my office like that, so why is she acting all normal now.’
Ciara noticed his worries and laughed a little before she continued speaking.
“Owh come on, I’m not that petty. Did you really think I would get angry over such a trivial thing? I was just tired and wanted to rest without disturbing you from doing your work or attending your meetings.”
After hearing that Liam raised one of his eyebrows and looked carefully at his wife trying to figure out if she was telling the truth or tricking him, but he still couldn’t find any signs indicating that Ciara was on to something.
” are you sure because the last I checked there is a break room in my office which you could’ve used if you needed to rest?. “
” woooh come on I had forgotten about that and why would I lie?”
As she was now near the table and was about to sit down Liam grabbed her hand and pulled her toward himself and gave her a tight hug taking in her beautiful scent.
“You worried me there sweetheart. Don’t do that again.”
Ciara smiled and returned the hug before responding to him.
“Well if you say so, I’ll make up to you. Since I wasn’t able to cook for you tonight, how about I bring you lunch tomorrow? Maybe I can also bring my laptop with me, who knows, I might just spend the entire day at your company. Hihihi how cool is that. “
” As long as you are with me, why would I mind. Besides who would say no to your cooking, especially when it’s the best I’ve ever had. “
OK Liam exaggerated a little there, a guy like him had tried all sorts of gourmet food from famous chefs, so how could her food made by a self taught individual be the best he had ever tried. Even so his words melted Ciara’s heart as she sat back on her chair and enjoyed her meal it was also the same for Liam.
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They ate their meal quietly enjoying the company of each other. Once they were done Ms Nicky came in and cleared the table.
” You can’t just lazy around otherwise you will get fat, you always in bed. Let’s take a walk for a bit.”
“Hey who said I lazy around, my hand and brain are always working. Being an auther is hard work you know.”
Although she said that to defend herself, deep down she knew that she often lazied around. Even when she was working she would sit on the couch for hours creating her stories munching on some junk food, and sometimes she would do that while in bed.
She really did need to look out for her health,. She didn’t even debate with Liam or decline his suggestion for she knew, she needed it.
” wait here, I’ll go put on my walking shoes.”
She was very quick as she soon walked down wearing a long puffer jacket to hide her pajamas and also had her walking shoes on. When she noticed Liam looking at her with conflicted eyes she spoked up.
” Hey it’s getting late, we need to get going or else it will get a lot windy out there.”
” come”.
Liam pulled her in his arms and stepped outside with Ciara by his side. They walked all the way to their private beach, with the moon and stars illuminating above them as they walk on the sand.
They admired the views for a short while, looking at the furious waves of the ocean, the trees dancing to the music of the wind. As they embraced each other for warmth they surely did enjoy the nature that surrounded them.
Soon the wind grew stronger and they had to return back home and prepared for the following day.
The Next morning when Ciara woke up she noticed that there was no one near her, she slowly rose up and went to take her first shower of the day and went down stairs for breakfast, her dishes were already nicely placed on the dining table as Ms Nicky was not there.
After she was done with her meal she returned back to her room and started working on her script. Although she had only written romantic novels, this script was a mixture of romance and action which was quite challenging for her. Even so, she soldiered up and tried her best to be creative, she was so engrossed in her writing that shut out everything around her.
In a five star restaurant, slightly outside the city there was a man sitting in a private room, deep in his thoughts, and has been swirling his coffee with the teaspoon in his hands for the longest time. The coffee itself had probably gone cold by now. That person was none other than Wilson himself, he was waiting for Liam to arrive. This morning he had received an invite from the latter, but did not say what the meeting was about.
What worried him right now was whether Liam was furious about his actions and was about to retaliate or was it business related.
Soon the door opened and a beautiful woody scent filled the room as Liam stepped in. His presence was commanding and his mood was dull, he didn’t look friendly at all. One look at him and you’ll know that he meant business and didn’t have the time to mess around.
“Mayor Wilson.”
Wilson stood up to show respect even though he too didn’t know why he did that, he viewed Liam as a son, and could be his son in law so he felt that Liam should be the one to pay some respect to him. But maybe because of Liam’s commanding aura he felt suppressed and ended up being the one to show respect to this younger generation.
Liam on the other hand only nodded and sat himself down, he didn’t even bother to order something for him as he did not intend to stay that long in the restaurant, besides this wasn’t a friendly meeting after all. Without beating around the bush, Liam went straight to the point.
” You know I recently found out that you are related to Ciara Williams, is that true.?”
Wilson’s body tensed up immediately when he heard Liam’s question. If he wasn’t aware before, now he knew very well what the meeting was going to be about.
‘ isn’t he just fooling around with that girl? Why is he now going out of his way to confront me about her issues?’ Wilson thought to himself. Although he was worried that his plan might not work and that he could have angered Liam he played along and replied Liam.
“Well yes we are related, I’m afraid I’ll have to warn you though. She is not the woman for you, she was disowned by her biological parents, ditched by her fiance only a few days before they were supposed to get married. There has also been rumors that she is morally corrupt. So if you are asking because you want to be with her, just forget about it, she’s certainly not good for you. “
Liam had been looking straight in to Wilson’s eyes all this time, he saw for himself how the man In front of him was deceiving. At least by now he had already knew the truth about his wife’s life experiences. With a serious look on his face and one of his eyebrows raised up he shot his second question.
“is that so?”
” yes it’s a fact, even that actress Laura can tell you the same thing. That’s not the point though, you are in tented to marry my daughter, stop asking about other women when my child is saving herself for you.”
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Hearing this Liam let out a sarcastic smile. Even though he smiled, Wilson did not, not even for a second, did he think that Liam smiled because he had got the point and would now focus on his daughter, instead that smile caused him to shiver right throughout his body.
” what makes you think that there will ever be a thing between your daughter and me?”
“Fine, Fine, I know that you both are almost strangers but we had an agreement with your mother and you are going to marry my daughter.”
Liam stood up as he still maintained eye contact with Wilson. He than shook his head and immediately returned to his serious expression.
” Funny you say that, because the last time I checked my mom had no problem with my wife who is peacefully sleeping on my bed right now… I’m warning you Wilson stay away from my woman or else you will regret it.”
He did not even waste a second waiting for Wilson’s response as he immediately spun his heels and left the restaurant as soon as he Finnished his sentence.
He then got in to his car and headed straight to his office.
Wilson on the other hand was left with cold sweat flowing down his spine as he recalled Liam’s words and the seriousness in his voice as he gave out his warning. He had never thought that Liam was serious about Ciara and to think that he had already married her was really shocking to Wilson.
When Dexter told him that both Ciara and Liam was married he thought that it was all but a lie. He just could not believe that a man as powerful as Liam would go for a woman like Ciara.
Wilson was now furious at the realization of the reality, he wanted his benefits from the Jones family and believed that with Liam as his son in law, his career and social status would be boosted a lot.
Liam though, had messed with his plans by marrying Ciara so he wanted to teach him a lesson. Since he could never touch Liam as in front of him he was nothing but like a fly and could be smashed easily, his next target to vent his frustration was Ciara. He still believed that he could drive a wedge between the two. With just a like a little push, Ciara would be so depressed and have no time for her husband’s needs, and that’s where he would step in.
Wilson lifted up his coffee mug and took a sip of his now cold coffee before spitting it out.
” arg to hell with the warning.”
Back at the seaside villa Ciara who had spent her entire morning creating her new story, got up to stretch her legs a little, she made herself a snack and decided to walk down the beach front, she was hoping to get some inspiration from the scenery that surrounded her.
As she walked and watched the ocean and palm trees, she tried to imagine or picture a scene on her story that would fit well in this area, but felt that, the spot was only perfect for a romantic scene.
She sighed in frustration as she kicked the soil beneath her feet and decided to return home. As she entered her house she found that Ms Nicky had already prepared a meal for her.
Even though she had planned to take her work elsewhere, where she would get some inspiration for her action scene, she thought it would be rude of her to just leave without eating when Ms Nicky had worked so hard to prepare that meal.
Once she was done she changed her clothes to very simple, faded and unbranded clothes and headed out. She got someone to drive her to the nearest station and took a train to the nearest slums where she could witness everything first hand.
When the train reached her intended stop, she got off and walked around blending in well with everyone from that place. As she passed all those dilapidated buildings, she noticed that there was a group of men just opposite the road who were gambling and it looked like one of the men had lost the game as he started fighting the others, the argument escalated so fast that the man had taken out a gun and was now pointing it to the ones he was gambling with. Little did he know that the others also had guns with them and were now also pointing theirs at him, it was 5 versus 1 face to face.
As the men challenged each other, people on the street started running fearing for their lives, all ran except for one, Ciara.
Just when they thought that there would be a massacre, a police siren was heard from a far approaching them. Just like that all the men ran for their freedom.
Now that there wasn’t a show for Ciara to watch, she came out of her hiding corner and started walking again passing women wearing clothes that could barely cover their assets, and had an ‘I don’t care attitude.’ she walked passed them and continued with her trip down the road where she saw a group of armed men entering a small shop, she assumed that they were there to rob that shop as she soon heard screams coming from that shop. She chose not to linger lest she witnessed something incriminating, which can put her life in danger.
She soon came to a very quiet small road and now she could clearly feel that there was something or someone following her, it was a strong presence , so she turned her head to see the person following her but didn’t see anyone.
She walked even faster till she was on the other side of the road where it was a lot more busy with people walking up and down. She then relaxed a little, she spotted a small old looking coffee shop and decided to go in and write everything for her story while it was still fresh on her mind. Just before she entered the coffee shop she turned her head to the side and saw a man in black quickly hiding behind a pillar.
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Since she could not see the face of that man, and would be safe within the walls of that coffee shop, she decided not to stress herself too much and confidently walked inside. She chose a table at the back corner of the shop where it was more quiet and and would not be distracted.
She sat down and ordered a cup of coffee along with a few desserts. She then began with her action section of the story, where she added spices and exaggerated some events. She took all what had happened through the day and made it seem like it was just normal scenes from a high grade action movie. She focused on her work for a while but then remembered that it was not safe for her to be in a place like that when she knew no one from those slums, even if something were to happen to her, no one would come to her rescue.
She called a waiter and asked him to wrap up all her untouched desserts pastry, and then called Liam while waiting for her take out bag.
“What’s up, have you eaten?.”
A manly yet tender voice was heard over the phone as soon as the call was connected.
“Jeah, I’m actually at the coffee shop in the downtown slums. I wanted to check if you are still at the office, maybe we can go home together when you are done with your work.”
The man frowned upon hearing what Ciara had just said, and quickly checked the GPS tracker that he had installed on Ciara’s watch.
” what are you doing there?, that place is very dangerous. Do you know what can happen to you if you bump in to the notorious gangster from that area?” he then paused for a second maybe trying to keep control of his anger, and continued with a now much gentler tone.
” take all your things right now and come back, I’m waiting at the office for you or do you want me to get Larry to come and get you? “
Ciara didn’t understand why Liam was getting so worked up over such a small issue, yes it was a very dangerous area that she was in. But she was perfectly fine right now, isn’t she?.
” No don’t bother Larry over such a small thing I will take a taxi right in front of this coffee shop entrance. No need to worry.”
” I’m not bothering him, it’s his job and I pay a lot for him to do what he does.”
” I understand, but I still think I’ll be fine on my own. I’ll be there in no time. “
After packing her bag, she stood up to go pay for her meal and as she took the take out bag from the server, a commotion erupted from outside the shop.
Ciara wasn’t sure what was happening and was still debating with herself if she should continue and walk out of the shop or it would be safer for her to wait till this whole thing goes down when two women casually walked in the shop as if nothing was happening outside.
“arg who does he think he is, challenging the Dube Brothers in their own territory. If he wants to sell drugs he must find his own space, maybe they would just kill him who knows.”
“You think he’s selling drugs?, you see that very same guy in a black leather jacket and black trousers was following a woman about 2 hours ago.”
” But why would the Dube Brothers find trouble with him if he’s not selling drugs, or maybe that woman he was following is one of theirs…
Ciara could no longer hear what they were saying as they were now far from where she was, but what kept ring in her mind was the fact that the man who was following her earlier could possibly be the same man they are beating up outside.
Pumped by curiosity, Ciara walked out of the café. She was hoping to see the man who who scared her and was following her but was soon horrified by what she saw.
The man was covered in b***d, and looked so weak from the beating, and the Dube brothers didn’t look like they were going to stop anytime soon. One was pointing a gun at the man, while the other was holding him down , maybe it was to prevent him from fighting back or escaping.
Although the man’s face was covered in b***d, Ciara didn’t mistake the person’s identity. Although she didn’t like the man and maybe hated him a little she just couldn’t bring herself to let him die like that, especially in a place where they both weren’t familiar with.
” Hey, I said who are you working for, why are you roaming around in my territory, you even have the nerve to kidnap a woman here. Who is it that you are working for?”
The man spat out b***d from his mouth, he gathered enough strength to speak and with gritted teeth he responded.
” For God sake I don’t work for anyone, I didn’t kidnap anyone.”
” still denying I see, maybe I should just kill you right here and see who collects your dead body.”
As he said that, Dexter closed his eyes and braced himself for death. He just didn’t have any strength left in him to beg for his life or even fight them . Just when he thought all was over, he heard a woman shouting.
” Hey stop it right there, like he said he did nothing wrong and is not a dealer. Just let him go, haven’t you tortured him enough?”
Dexter who was now on the ground wanted to shout at Ciara telling her to go and let him be, he wanted her to save herself as this was a dangerous situation they were in. Sadly he had no strength, and all he could say was,
” Cee No. “
Ciara only looked at him for a split second before focusing her eyes on the man with the gun.
” I said let him go!!”