Fake Marriage, Real Baby

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down at her. The look on her face was of a rabb

e like a good girl. Okay, Bunny?” I breathed into her hair, my body

ut the smell of her strawberry blonde hair was more distracting. Ho

hair was parked in a neat bun, framing a small, heart-shaped face. Her ha

with long, straight limbs more fitting for a ballerina at

were perfection, nicely rounded, perky and j

ductress, a

shifted in her gaze. She wrenched herself free my grip,

sement. Feisty much? I like the

m going to work, and there's

na walked out the door, her shoulders back and her head

t?" I said to myself. "She thinks sh

let it go. For now. Thi

And right now, I only cared about what she could do for me, what she could give

ew who she belonged to, keep her in check, make her submit to me and then, she

o do these because all eyes was already on that land. And on me. Regina was my golden tick

her think she's got the upper hand. But I'll be waiting, watching.

n the screen. ‘Spider’ He was my henchman who did all the killings and d

oo softhearted to do

. I could hear some wails in the backg

,” Spider’s deep voice filled my ears, “

ch and the corners of my mouth twitched slightly, “And if he doesn’t talk after that, cut off

s,

e of red. Sean Anderson was one of the many nosy detectives messing with me

at land to me when he was alive no matter how much I offered him. It was as if he k

including their dna, fingerprints. With it, I would be able to bring anyone down

d connectivity and reliable access to global networks for free. And it also had an advanced serve

t found it hard to support a good cause. I had to get rid of him. I framed him for one

he land was never in his name to begin with. He tricked me.

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port company that was just a front to cover my illegal business dealings. And h

never been questioned by the law. But a few detectives had been snooping around me nowadays and

father’s older brother. It was as though somebody had texted him that I was coming. He was in

even a maroon tie around his neck with a shiny platinum pin with a winki

me. He and I weren’t even on good terms, one of the reason he didn’t a

gaze, I gathered that th

rt. “Good morning.” I unlocked my o

t something I wanted to discuss in the hall.

le Phil said wi

told me he was also after the “project land”

the visitor’s seat. “How can I help you?”

this visit

groaned, like it was a torture to pre

He said it like it was a huge problem he’d like to re

ple from visiting or lingering. The s

along the slacks—a delay tactic. He looked around, his lips p

did, she was

land smile. “Y

rious. “I know why you got married to Regina. And I know

rea

mmed the bright g

use, just know I’ll get my han

ed his feet, probably hoping and I’d say something. I maintained my bland

entirely too

ered letting it go to voice ma

es

done, sir!” cam

you put a tail on my wife. Ha