"Would you like to hear my reply?" His voice shot daggers at her, making her heart beat louder... Louder and louder...

"Who do you love more? Me or Daisy?" She stuttered waiting for his reply as a beep from a phone distracted the tension moment.

"Answer that yourself, it'll be more easier than asking me verbally." He walked past her, checking the incoming messages on his phone.

"Your grandfather knows about the contract marriage, I tailed him, now that's how I found out." He read the message and sucked his teeth, spitting out some liquid in his mouth.

"Are you okay? You seem bothered. Is it about your company? Tell me already. I'm pretty sure I can be of help." She strutted towards him, buttoning his shirt and dusting the hair particles on his collar.

"Hmm.. Do you know what? You make me confused, why the heck are you keeping cool when you know that I don't reciprocate your feelings sometimes?" He asked, palming her cheek and suddenly dropped it, gritting his teeth.

"What the heck am I doing right now? That's why I said I'm confused about the feelings for you." He muttered under his breath, making sure she didn't hear a word.

"Can you stop acting out? You love me.. No? That's three simple words. I know you're madly and crazily obsessed with me but since you can't say it.. I can wait a million years to hear your reply. For now, go sort the things that made you pissed off."

She pecked his lips, making his eyes widen.

"Are you shocked? You ordered me to strip two days ago, what's wrong with you?" She hit his chest playfully and strode to her room.

"Have a rethink about this okay.. Actually there's nothing to think about, let's do this." He muttered to himself and walked to her with the main purpose of capturing her hands.

"Did you have your reply already? Go! Go! I don't want to hear it, what if you say something that will break my heart you won't be able to fix it anyway." She nodded quickly and took a step, striding but he held her arm this time.

"What's wrong? I know you'll choose Daisy so just shut your mouth till I change your mindset. Don't worry you won't know when you'll fall really deep for me." She winked.

"I should shut up? Don't you know you're bleeding from your nose, why are you so careless?" His cold eyes pierced through her Iris like an arrow.

"What are you talking about? I'm.. I'm.. oh god.. I feel some red liquid in my nose." She stuttered after wiping her nose, seeing the stains on her palm and fainted.

"Hey! Hey! You're really burning up." He carried her into his arms and strode out fast into his car.

"Hold on wifey.. I'm gonna get you to the hospital to get treated." He breathed out, starting the car immediately.

"What the hell is that? Wifey? Gosh! I'm truly going insane.. I too need a thorough medical checkup." He breathed out, drumming his fingers on the car wheel as his eyes remained fixed on the red light in a pole and when the light turned green, he zoomed off.

"Ma'am were you sleeping? You need to get up.. You've reached your destination." A cab man waved his hands at the back seat though his eyes were fixed on the car wiper.

"Okay, take this." Lily stretched her hands to him and the cab man joyfully collected his cool cash.

She quickly came out of the car as her sparkling heels clicked on the floor, making a funny sound.

"Are you home? Is anyone home?" She knocked on the door repeatedly but got no answer.

"Maybe Granny isn't at home.. I missed her so much." Lily breathed out softly and flagged another cab, going home.

"You're back.. Do you know how long I waited in your room just to see your pretty face?" Matthew flattered, wrapping his hands around her waist and she giggled.

"Talking about someone who didn't call for a whole week." She pouted and he pecked her lips a little.

"I was damn busy that's why I couldn't call LOML.. Love of my life." He buried his face on her shoulders, hugging her from behind.

"Your new slangs right? Tch.. We're getting married soon and I'll be fully yours." Lily bit her lip shyly as he raised her jaw with the tip of his finger.

"Sure, we'll live together forever." He smiled and captured her lips but she resisted.

"Let's be pure till our wedding night, okay?" She said and strode to the bathroom, taking her clothes off.

"What are you doing? At least attend to your visitor." Matthew chuckled.

"I'm in the shower and you're no visitor okay? You're mine." She echoed through the door as Matthew's phone started ringing.

"Is that my phone? Pick it up and answer.. maybe my troublesome cousin is calling." Lily said, thinking her phone rang.

"Your phone wasn't ringing, it was mine.. Have you forgotten we had same matching ringing tone the first time we made a promise to each other.." Mat said, swiping green on his phone.

"Hey, do you think I wouldn't find you? We are stuck together alright, got that." The masculine voice yelled, making Matthew burst into a fit of laughter.

"Were you stalking me? I won't ever leave you for her, we're gays I know that." Mat said and quickly swiped red, breathing in relief.

"Who were you talking to? Your business partner..?" Lily strutted out of the bathroom, her towel hung on her, covering her body.

"Y.. yeah, business partner." Mat lied, itching his backhead worriedly.

"Why did you stammer? I trust you okay or aren't you sure of.." She asked slowly.

"That's the truth." He cut her off with a long kiss as their breath fanned their face, kissing her really hard.

"That's enough." She took a deep breath and released air down her stomach.

Her phone beeped as she read the message and her eyes widened in fear.

"What's wrong?" He stuttered.

"A message just popped in and it says Bella's in the hospital receiving treatment.. I'm fucking scared that she has to battle this on her own."

"Sorry, who's Bella? That name sounds familiar." Matthew asked.

"Shane's wife, okay.. I can't believe you're asking an irrelevant question." She snatched her bag from her wardrobe and left.

In the hospital bed, a young girl could be seen lying on the bed, her face a bit white and her eyes completely closed as Lily rubbed her palm affectionately.

"What were you doing that you bled so much? Was my cousin taunting you with his cold words?" Lily bit her lip and diverted her gaze to Shane. As their eyes met each other, Shane cleared his throat and looked away.

"Do you know the gravity of what you've done? I guess you don't know that's a solid reason you're standing doing absolutely nothing." Lily yelled, her voice struck like thunder as he scoffed sitting down.

"Stop making a scene here, she's gonna be fine anyway." Shane shoved his hands, looking unconcerned.

Few minutes later, a handsome-looking guy walked in, checking her heartbeat and looked at Bella then diverting it to Shane.

"What's the problem with her? She's fine right?" Shane asked coldly.

"Do you stress her too much? I think her brain was overstressed lately." The doctor said as Lily stood angrily.

"Is she gonna be okay? Yes/No.. I need a direct answer." Lily asked, glaring hard at the innocent doctor who bowed his head.

"She'll be fine, you don't have to worry." The guy patted her shoulders and walked past her. Lily looked at Shane and he raised a brow at her.

"What?" He raised his other brow and scoff.

"Egocentric wicked demon." Lily gritted her teeth, rolling her eyes.

"You're just an insect waiting to be crushed by Olivia.. I'm not that sickler you know okay." Olivia bent to her level and slapped her thrice on her cheek as Daisy gasped in shock.

"Are you okay?"

"Hey, are you okay?" Dylan asked as she woke up from her sleep, hugging him tight.

"I was so scared.. Anytime I close my eyes, all I think is crushing Daisy." Olivia stuttered, biting her lips in tears.

"You will overcome it one day, I trust you." Dylan smiled, hugging her as they stayed like statue for over fifteen minutes.

"I won't force Bella.. I think I have a way of bringing down Daisy and her family." She cried in his arms as he breathed out, trying so hard not to cry but he failed woefully.

"Your tears is my tears Olivia and I'll support you anywhere you go." Dylan assured as she helped him wipe his tears.

"You don't have to cry because of me.. I deserve some of the things Katherina and her daughter did to me but my mother didn't do anything wrong.. Her only fault was protecting me but.." She burst into tears.

"She's gone but you have me... I'll protect you forever okay." He brightened his face and smiled at her.

"That's fake.. You know that right? You purposely smile just to make me wipe my tears." She chuckled.

"You laughed haha.. Keep being jovial so you won't get wrinkle okay." Dylan dragged her cheek.

"Hey, let's dig deep about Daisy brother.. maybe he can be her weakness or should I say her main weakness." Olivia chuckled.

"When is mummy coming back? I missed her so much.. Can't I go to the hospital to see her? I'm her family too and she needs me.. No one knows her better than I do." Ryan's face was moody as he said those words but it looked like no one was ready to grant his wish.

"Do you wanna play snake and ladder? I bet you.. it broadens people's mind." Esther cheered him up but he flinched from her touch.

"How dare you touch me? You aren't allowed to touch my skin till you grant my wish, you didn't do anything when I was on my knees." Ryan rolled his eyes as the maid withdrew from her mission.

"Your father.. Our boss ordered us to keep you in this mansion till everything is sorted out." Esther pointed to herself and other maids standing at the back of her whose faces were obviously plastered in fear.

They fear Ryan so much and value their lives so much, they really wanted to grant his wish but...

"You can ask for any other thing but I can't grant what you requested okay." Esther faked a smile, strutting to the kitchen.

"Can you.." Ryan asked, biting his lips like a baby and sniffing, trying to catch the other maids' attention.

"No.. we can't." They chorused and left his room.

"This is just so unbearable and suffocating.. I don't like the sight of them around me." Ryan bit his lip and sighed.

"Mr Shane loves him so much.. I get the chemistry why he agreed to stay with her in the hospital maybe for Ryan's sake." The maids gossiped among themselves.

"Doctor.. Wait I need a thorough medical checkup, I think there's something going wrong in my brain.. Should I say I'm anxious anytime I see them, my system also reacts when they touch me, their face makes me crave for them and it's eating me up, you need to check what's going on in my brain."

"Can you calm down? I don't think something like this needs a medical checking okay... Your instinct? Follow your instinct." The doctor replied Shane, shaking his head sideways.

"Are you sure you're a doctor? You don't understand me, do you? Can you scan me or something, I think my head is about to explode." Shane rapped, cupping his hair.

"What do you need a medical checkup for? I missed you so much Shay." Daisy walked to him and embraced him.

"When did you get here?" He asked, confused as Bella from a corner managed to walk, trying to get water because she was damn thirsty but saw them by chance.

"Just now.." Daisy replied and kissed his lips as Shane wrapped his hands slowly around her and kissed her back.

"Old habits never die hard." Arabella looked at him as Daisy smirked, watching her pale face.

"I'll make sure you pay for stealing my man.. I promise." Bella smirked back as a palm covered her lips from behind and.. her eyes widened...

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