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The sequence of events had taken its toll on Dentella and she wanted to rest in her bedroom alone fo her, it seemed that a series of misfortunes had come her way, and she struggled to deal with them one by
one.
“Congratulations, Ella. Are you happy that he is now yours?” Edwin referred to her mat ringe with Marcus Madrigal.
“I am speechless, Godfather,” she answered with the truth, and Edwin just smiled. Then, he glanced at her
new husband.
“Take care of Ella, Marcus. I wish that you will be happily ever after he said before he hid goodbye to
everyone.
“Edwin, wait!” Paloma rushed to Edwin before he could leave, and thanked him for coming on such short notice,
“No worries, Paloma, but I have to leave now,” he said.
“Are you sure you are not coming with us on a trip?” she asked, and Edwin shook his head. Then, he left.
“Ma, what were you talking about? A trip? Going where?” Daniella asked Paloma.
“To Sumilon Island. It was planned two weeks ago, and we have to leave now,” Paloma replied.
“As in right now?” Daniella asked in disbelief because she just got married!
“Yes! Mmmm, Patty, tell everyone we are leaving in fifteen minutes,” Paloma ordered and Patty hurried up. “Ella, you just got married, and you are also pregnant. So, you stay here with Marcus while I treat everyone for a vacation!”
“You…you will leave me? With him?” Daniella couldn’t believe what Paloma had said. How could she blindly trust Marcus? He could be a killer or a robber who just waited for the correct timing when to
strike.
“Why not? You’re a married couple now!” Paloma said before she went to her bedroom and got her
things for the trip.
She realized why her father adored Paloma so much. The woman was feisty, smart, and had a mind on her own. “Wait, where’s the antidote?” She asked when Paloma was back with her backpar! go. She almost forgot about it after what happened.
“There’s no antidote, sorry,” Paloma answered and turned her back from her.
ready to
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“You lied to us? How dare you? Ma!” She shouted at the woman out of her frustration. When she looked at Marcus, his face had lost its color and he was probably scared of dying. Well, who wouldn’t?
“There’s no poison, Ella. It’s just a sleeping pill, and the amount was too little. Look at him, he’s just drowsy!” She said and swayed her hips away from them.
“I enjoyed the show, Dani,” Marcus said when they were alone in the big house. He should have realized it sooner, but in fairness to Dani, her acting was good, and she got it from Paloma. Both of the women played him a fool and he succumbed to it for the second time!
“What do you mean? That I wanted to marry you? My God, you’re a lunatic to assume that!” How dare he accuse her of acting just to get married. “Let’s wait for the marriage to be registered then we can annul it,” she suggested and went towards the kitchen to grab something to bite.
“Why not ask that man to tear the documents?” he suggested.
“Do you think he will let that happen?”
“Then, how long should I wait? This is clearly troublesome! I shouldn’t have come here to check if you got pregnant or not,” he complained.
“Right, you shouldn’t have come here, Marcus. Now, look what happened. This is all
your fault!”
“I will call Samuel. I am sure he can help us,” she said, when his drowsiness faded but Marcus couldn’t
find his phone when it was just in his pocket before the wedding.
He walked towards the telephone to call on Samuel but when he picked up the receiver, it had no dial tone. Fuck, he cursed. Was he going to be a prisoner in her house? He couldn’t allow that. Over his dead
body!
Marcus strolled towards the main door but it was bolted from the outside. Actually, not just the door but the windows too. Everything was locked from the outside when he scanned the entire place. He was frustrated when he couldn’t find any opening to get out of Daniella’s place, and from her life.
“Will you please sit down?” Daniella was surprised to see him in the kitchen but instead of talking to him, she chose to ignore the man, but his constant pacing made her dizzy.
“Tell me, Dani, is there a secret passage in the basement, perhaps that would let me get out of this place!” Marcus asked her when his brain failed to give him an answer.
“Just wait for a day or two when they come home from the trip,” she said calmly and stuffed her mouth with the watermelon salad that she made. “If you’re hungry, have a seat.” She invited him. If you’re not hungry, then go upstairs, please. You may choose from the guest rooms there.” She informed him.
She wanted him to sleep in their guestroom? Wow, she was really something! She forced herself on him. and now she didn’t want him in her room. “Thank you for your hospitality, Mrs. Madrigal. However, you
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can’t make me sleep in one of your guestrooms. I am your husband now, so it’s just right that we will be sleeping in one room.” He couldn’t trust Daniella yet, and who knew it was on her little brain again? He should keep her close!
“How sweet. But no, you can’t sleep in my room!” Was he nuts? Daniella almost fell from her chair when he suggested sleeping in the room she was in.
“The hell I can’t! Now that we are married, I will claim what is mine!” His voice thundered in the entire kitchen and it almost scared Daniella. Just almost, because she came at him with a killer look.
“Like what?” she asked.
“Wedding night. That’s the least you can do for ruining my life, Dani.” He was calm as a sea without a
storm when he said those words.
Daniella raised her eyebrows and glared at him. “You must be crazy.” Well, if he wanted to die earlier,
then he was welcome to join her tonight.
“I must be, and it’s because of you….wench!” Marcus answered.
Daniella assumed that Marcus was just bluffing but when nighttime came, he used his force to get inside her bedroom. From her lying position, she could see him sitting comfortably on the couch while watching a TV show. The light was dimmed so he wouldn’t be able to tell that she was staring.
All of a sudden, he took off his clothes right in front of her eyes and she was shocked. Although something had already happened between them in HK, she didn’t pay any particular attention to his body and the
situation was different now.
Was he going to use her like how she used him in HK? Was he going to exact his revenge against her? Oh no, she said and covered herself with the comforter.
When he caught her staring, Marcus decided to give her a show and stripped off the remaining of his clothing. The woman who dared to use her tricks to get him on the bed covered herself with a comforter,
and Marcus chuckled at her reaction. He walked towards Daniella to tease her even more.
“I’ll just take a shower, would you like to join me?” he invited her.
“No, thank you,” she refused.
“Alright. By the way, can you get me a towel, dear wife?”
Her nostrils flared when the man enjoyed teasing her with his nudity. “Just get it yourself, please. I’m too tired to get up,” she lied.
“Hmmm, I am thinking that maybe I will just take a shower later and sleep now.” He said and tried to lie down beside Daniella.
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As fast as she could, Daniella got up from the bed and went towards the cabinet to get a clean towel for
him. “Here,” she threw the towel to him.
Marcus cackled on his way to the bathroom. Ahh, things just got better and more interesting with Daniella. Who would have expected that she was too innocent and cute? “Come on, Dani. Join me,” For the second time, he asked her to join him in the shower before he went inside the bathroom.
“Thanks but no thanks. Actually, I only take a bath once a week, and sometimes, it’s once a month. I don’t
really like to wash, you know,” she answered. Well, it was the man who started first.
Did he want war? He’ll get war!
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