ARS LAT

in the world and today, they're hos

e chose to hold his grand celebration with

their hospital was chosen to accompany him to administer free health care services to the poor children. They would do

and the Sandersons are looking to have them inve

that kept Talia Grey busier t

ehind her and grimaced in exhaustion, that his car zoomed into the co

down on her wristw

o!" sh

ty at the orpha

eyes closed. She counted in her head. At exactly the num

ce croaked in murmur, she

urings. She d

repeated immediatel

gulped. The slow blink of his eyes was an indication he'd heard her, but he

e'd grab a little rest before he returns after being tossed ar

out again, all in ten minutes. She'd li

kfully, it was ready just in time as she heard his door unlock. Step after step, she counted

learnt in her five

e to his meal

finitely out of his sight. She stood behind him, leani

ey family. She was only 23 when she was offered on a p

r eyes wer

n - 29years old

only son to the Sanderson fa

o be here, but what

y's kindness for adopting her

tered counting and working with time in this family. Everyone had a way and time of doing

e was done eating but the moment she grabbed the pla

y?" He raised the glass

IT

ght. A day surprisingly could not pass withou

just as Julian laid down his

cked in with her figure, she staggered bac

a large living room, kitchen, bedroom, closet, bathroom, even a little storage area. And right in their own compartment,

He shut his eyes and opened them again, staring down at her as she

her across the room like a bag of sack after gripping tightly onto her neck...hi

st to be nice but why can'

hat fell. She has suffered so long to be stronger now, but maybe there are people that just can't hold their tears and she's one of them. Her tears flowed

dy grew hot with pain. She'd gotten a good beating the night before, a stinging slap from her mother in

r lips in immediately,

ugh her tears disobeyed and disgraced her resolve, Talia wouldnt crack a scream. The pain was excruciating. It wasn't just the pain on

her forward to kneel before him. He yanked downward, causing her face to tilt upw

s tongue ran over his lower lip into a sm

voice whispered

powerful family in the world...the least you can do is contribute wifey! Why cant you understand that?" His grip tigh

your sisters needed my help with alot of things. I wasn't idle. I was

my family for

ke, her tears flowing profusely, but he wasn

hated her very existence and she'd been given to him on

the chunk of hair he held...her pain tripled

ead profusely i

hey've become human, neglecting the owner tha

ove her head, hot tears blurred her vision. This time she consented to the tears that flowed... Her

stn't, but we're going to fix this.... A

ulled the blouse over her head. Talia wasn't stupid to react. She just sat there in her skirt and bra, b

and to the skirt's end. She didn't know what t

ith it like a dog and she followed on all fours, into t

family never approved of, but Julian was quick to turn it into his next sour

growled and as though that wasn't enough.....he grabbed the AC's remot

ubbed her hands over her eyes, an attempt to get rid of the blur the t

d but her screa

, she felt a million arrows

half her problems had been solved. She didn't want any part to this marriage bu

ingle suitcase containing the little she took with her.. Talia had never stepped out without their permission. She thought she had

ct Julian. She'd tried to get him to atleast pity her if he wouldn't love her, but as da

ul...or he'd just tip her over the balcony to her death...but she knew the second option? He'd never do tha

t each other, her eyes resting on the art she created. She could see the difference. The little sketchings she made in secret at h

her stool, running to the door,

Julian! I

ocked and she ju

en amazed by her work but never showed it. He gave a fainty nod drawing

ed her body, taking in each and every curve. His memb

fore her, Talia seemed to cower into herse

up her spine due to the cold. Those fingertips stopping just abo

.Julian was never nice anywhere...