THE BILLIONAIRE CRIPPLED WIFE

chapter 33&34

🌹THE BILLIONAIRE'S CRIPPLED 🌹

🥀WIFE🥀

{Love In Contract…}

Chapter 33💎34

🥀A BROKEN PROMISE🥀

6 YEARS AGO: UNKNOWN AREA>

A taxi stopped right in front of an uncompleted building and Ophelia got down from it, instantly the taxi drove away.

The weather was dark and Ophelia looked around in puzzlement. She was dressed in a grey trouser and black tank top only as she smiled brightly in excitement while expecting someone.

“Why would he be at a place like this?”. She mumbled as brought out her phone to phone Richard.

Not till she saw him coming out of the uncompleted building before her, for some reason his knuckles had few traces of blood, but he rubbed it off with a napkin which he instantly threw away the moment he saw Ophelia.

He was dressed in all black, with a black jacket, face cap and and a smile came on her face as her eyes lit up then she pocketed her phone back and she ran to hug him.

“You're back. I missed you so much!”. Ophelia smiled into the hug and Richard wrapped his arms around her waist to pull her more closer, while he buried his face in her neck and placed a kiss on it.

“I think I'm the only one who couldn't breathe during the two months I spent away from you”. He muttered and Ophelia let out a short smile, as she hugged him more.

“No I was more suffocated without you”. Ophelia muttered.

“Then why did you go out with Reece?”. Richard's voice came this time cold as his breath slapped her collar bone so that she blinked at his sudden change of tone.

Then Richard broke the hug to cup one of her cheeks into his palm.

“I left for just two months, with you in mind but you went out with someone else? Is that fair?”. He asked as he lightly stroked her cheek, while his bright brown eyes that were suddenly darker pierced into her pretty blue eyes and Ophelia shook her head slowly.

“No. He helped me with a project and in return he offered to buy me lunch. I accepted to eat with as a kind gesture. I thought it would be unfair if I refused”. Ophelia mumbled and Richard nodded as he pressed a little black button into her soft hands and Ophelia gazed puzzly at him.

Then he held her two shoulders and made her turn completely to the uncompleted building before them.

“Then he sexually assaulted you in public. But I guess you won't tell me that if I don’t ask right?”. Richard muttered beside her as his gaze darkened and Ophelia turned to him in shock.

“How did you know? Did you put a trail on me?”. Ophelia asked in disbelief, but no reply came from Richard who stood glaring daggers at the building.

“He already apologized and I think the school also gave him a punishment…

“Press the button in your hand”. Richard muttered, cutting her off and Ophelia turned to the button with her and pressed it gently, but instantly the building before exploded wildly and Ophelia fell to the ground in shock as she stared with widened eyes at the burning building before them.

“It exploded? H..How?”. She stuttered in shock as she glanced at Richard who glanced back at her.

“Are you hungry? Should we go eat out or you want to order food instead?”. He asked unbothered.

“How could you be so composed when I just blew up a…

Ophelia paused when loud cries began coming from inside the burning building and her eyes widened more.

“Someone's in there! Dex someone's in there!”. Ophelia cried, getting up and standing behind Richard, who still looked expressionless as Ophelia held his hand tightly to find comfort and used his other hand, to warmly cover their already intertwined palms.

Soon the cries became louder and more recognizable that Ophelia glanced at Richard again and he gave her a raised eyebrow.

“Dex, It sounds like Reece's voice”. Ophelia muttered frightfully as she glanced at the building again.

“Yes. It is”. Richard replied and Ophelia turned to him in shock.

“I just blew up the building with him inside!”. Ophelia added in horror and Richard moved closer to wipe the little tears off her eyes, his expression as cold as ever.

Reece was soon becoming faint and almost disappearing also and Ophelia shook, crying more as she noticed that.

She made to run into the building but Richard pulled her back and she turned to him with a glare.

“It's intentional right? You made me press the button knowing fully well he was in there. You just turned me into a murderer!!”. Ophelia shouted loudly in tears and Richard pulled her into a hug instead, and she cried into his arms while he brought out his phone to call the ambulance.

“There's a fire on dome's street right across house number 78”. Richard muttered the moment someone picked the call, then he hung up.

“Now you're not a murderer, Helia. We've called an ambulance to save him. If he can hold up before the ambulance arrives then it's luck, but if he can't, we have nothing to do with it. We've done our best”. Richard explained in a hush whisper as he stroked Ophelia with his bloody hands and Ophelia only cried more into his chest as she stared at the burning building before them.

Richard then removed his jacket and wore it on her, then he swept her off her feet into his arms and carried her straight to his packed car at the opposite road.

It was an abandoned area, so no CCTV, streetlights or even electricity. It was a road set to be developed in the coming months.

Ophelia who was now seated like a depressed person in one of the front seats with Richard noticed all these too as she glanced tiredly at Richard who started the car engine.

‘He had all these thought out, before making me press the button. He never planned for Reece's survival, he just wanted me not to feel guilty that's why he called the ambulance’. She thought as she glanced at Richard who glanced back at her, and pushed her head gently to rest on her seat, then he leaned closer, adjusted his jacket more securely on her, and placed a soft kiss on her lips.

“Close your eyes and sleep. Everything will be over once you wake up”. Richard muttered, breaking the kiss as he stroked her pretty lips with his thumbs, while his eyes stared in adoration at her and slowly Ophelia closed her eyes.

“What really happened when you went to meet your Dad? You're different now”. Ophelia sniffled as she finally drifted into sleep and a lone tear then fell slowly from her right eye.

Richard only sat watching her, with content written deep in his eyes.

‘Spending two months with him only made me realize, you're the only one I have in this world Helia. And I'll make sure, nothing and no one ever drives us apart. It’s a do or die deal now my Vanilla'. Richard thought as he brought his palm to wipe off the tears from her eyes, before taking the steering wheel and driving out of the vicinity.

“Gosh we need to do something about the servants in this house. All of them are devilish. This b*tch just implicated me!”. Gaston spat angrily as he watched through his room window how everyone in the household gathered at the pool.

The chairman had called a meeting after Angela's body had been taken away by an ambulance.

Mrs Diamond was already on the ground crying and cursing whoever hurt her darling daughter-in-law.

Suddenly a knock came on the door and Gaston's anxious gaze turned there in shock, that the chairman already sent someone to get him.

“First Sir. Please open up”. Vanessa whipsred from outside and Gaston rushed to open the door for her and she instantly came in and locked the door from inside before smiling at him and he twitched his eyes in anger.

“Why did you come here right away after committing murder?! And why are you acting like killing someone isn't a big deal?!”. Gaston shouted and Vanessa blinked.

“But you told me to get rid of her…

“You could have just pushed her into the pool without hitting her like a bloodthirsty b*tech!, or maybe gave her strong sleeping pills on the day of the wedding. Stuffs like that but you went far!!”. Gaston shouted and Vanessa frowned.

“Then you should have been specific. Well the deed has been done, we can't turn the hands of time…

“Get out. You can't stay here after doing something so cruel…

“But…but I need your help to wipe out the CCTV footage. If I get caught it won't be good for the both of us”. Vanessa said and Gaston's gaze on her darkened as he grabbed her arm tight and winced painfully.

“Why should I be worried when you killed her alone? Wait…you're not going to snitch on me right?”. Gaston questioned darkly and Vanessa shook her head and dragged her out of his room to throw her out.

“Forget I ever mentioned anything special between us. I don't like you, of course you have an attractive body, but I love simple minded girls that I can control. Not witches like you or the one who just died, so don’t you dare fantasize anything between us, if you love your life. I've already wiped out all CCTV footage from the time you killed Angela till now. So go and sin no more”. Gaston spat as he slammed his door close, locked it before leaving for the family meeting and Vanessa only stared after him with widened eyes.

“He used me. He used me to kill lady Angela so he could remain single. Does this mean that even after killing her, I'll still remain a maid for the rest of my life?”. Vanessa muttered in shock.

“Vanessa? What are you doing here? Come with us to the poolside before the chairman gets angry!”. Some servants who were passing by spoke as they dragged Vanessa along.

“I'm done with everything concerning this mansion. This whole household is just so f**king complicated”. Pascal muttered as he walked out of his room still in his sleeping wear.

He even has his eyes mask on, which he raised up to his blonde hair, he was on a blue furry flip flops and his bright blue eyes and pink lips twitched into a frown as he stood at the door step, staring at the commotion of running maids.

He made to take one step forward when suddenly someone rammed into him from behind and they both began falling to the ground together.

But Pascal was quick to stop himself from falling, but the person who bumped into him was still falling and he instantly grabbed her by her wrist and pulled her up and subconsciously her chest bumped into his and their eyes locked.

“Aren't you going to move away?”. Pascal finally spoke to the maid and Vanessa's eyes flickered in realization as she pulled away from him and bowed.

“I'm so sorry…

She wasn't done speaking when Pascal already walked away and she stared after him, while touching her chest.

“My heart beated faster than usual”. Vanessa mumbled as she felt her chest.

“Of course it would be silly. The fifth Sir, really is the handsomest after cold sir Richard. Every maid has fallen for him on their first day. Too bad he seems to be too focused on Irene. That cutie Irene has two brothers wrapped in her palms. I feel she won't remain a maid forever”. One of the girls Vanessa was walking with spoke and Vanessa turned to her.

“Sorry for pushing you though. But look on the bright side, you fell in love with an unreachable prince charming!”. Another maid said and the others giggled as they walked away and Vanessa only stared at them.

“Irene. That little thing from earlier who seems to be the Chairman's favorite?”. Vanessa mumbled and then her gaze caught Irene who was walking with Gerald as they made their pool also.

Gerald who was in his nightwear had a huge frown on, his hair was scattered as he wrapped his arms, while Irene pulled him along by dragging the hem of his shirt.

“I think something bad really happened! Walk fast, let's go see”. Irene hurried as she dragged Gerald more and he rolled eyes as he pushed her to the side before walking away and Irene ran after him.

Vanessa balled her fist as she watched them.

“Well she seems closer to the second boss. As long as she stays far away from Sir Pascal, she'll be safe”. Vanessa muttered before she also left.

“It's all in the past. We weren't mentally stable to raise a baby in the first place! You know that yourself Richard! You can't entirely blame Gerald for what happened!!”. Ophelia said and Richard gripped her cheeks tight with one hand as he glared at her.

“Wasn't my permission before the abortion necessary? How can you actually say that without batting an eyelid Helia? How?!!”. Richard lashed out and Ophelia pushed him away from her.

“I'm not that hurt because I know too well it was best for the child! And even now…I would still make the same decision of abortion If I'm to get pregnant for you again!”. Ophelia muttered and Richard's gaze on her darkened as he grabbed her neck tight , and she began gasping for breath.

“Great. You just proved to me that killing Gerald was never a wrong decision. Once he's gone, I'll fully focus on you and trust me Helia, you'll lose more than just your legs”. Richard muttered spitefully before letting go of her roughly and she fell straight to the ground with widened teary eyes.

Then glaring at her one last time, Richard began walking away but Ophelia instantly held one of his legs.

“No…I'm sorry. I never should have said I said. I was just angry. I would never willingly hurt a child, not even in my dreams. Richard please, just vent all your anger on me. I was the one who cheated, Gerald didn't want to accept! I begged him to!! Please I don't want another person to die because of me again, I'll feel more horrible than I already am!”. Ophelia pleaded tearfully and Richard turned to her with a glare.

“But you felt relieved aborting the child weren't you? You can beg for everyone's life but your own child right”. Richard questioned darkly and Ophelia quickly shook her head.

“I just spoke out of anger! I would never do that. Please just spare Gerald this once, give him the antidote please, I promise I'll go anywhere you want me to…Africa or Europe…anywhere!! I'll go!!”. Ophelia pleaded tearfully and Richard only scoffed as he bent to her level to wipe off her tears from her face.

“Go to bed. It's already past 1 in the morning, you need sleep after your countless cries and pleas”. Richard uttered before walking back into the house and Ophelia stared after him in tears.

Richard walked into his room and instantly slammed the door shut as he stood glaring at nothing in particular.

‘Am I that awful towards her that she despised having a child with me?’. He thought as he sat on the bed.

But when the familiar Vanilla scent from the light pink duvet met his nostrils, he laid completely on the bed with his harsh gaze facing the ceiling as his brain went back to the past.

FLASHBACK: 6 YEARS AGO>

“If you want us to sleep in the same room, then I'll be picking the duvet!!”. Ophelia smiled as she ransacked the whole wardrobe in search of the duvet of her choice.

Richard only stood behind her, picking up whatever she threw to the floor.

“I found it!”. Ophelia had beamed as she turned to face him with a pink duvet in her hand and he frowned.

“It's pink”. He said as he walked to take it from her but she hid it behind herself.

“And I want it!”. She giggled as she ran to the bed and began laying the duvet on it and Richard only sighed deeply.

“Now we have a colorful bed to sleep on!”. Ophelia gushed jumping on the bed after applying the pink duvet and Richard laid beside her, as he watched with admiration how she rolled around on the bed, almost pushing him off.

Then she finally stopped as she smiled lightly facing the ceiling while Richard's gaze was on her as he took her hand into his and kissed it and she chuckled, her gaze still on the ceiling.

“I knew you would still forget what happened a week back. You’re so playful”. Richard muttered and the smile on Ophelia's face faded as she turned to him.

“Well Reece survived and you promised not to do it again remember?”. She mumbled and Richard pulled her closer into him and they both snuggled into each other's arms on the bed.

“Yes I did. But I'll never have mercy on anyone who poses a threat to our relationship. Not even you”. He muttered deeply and Ophelia gave him a puzzled look, she was about to say something when the doorbell rang.

“I'll get it”. Richard said as he got down from the bed and walked to answer the door.

Ophelia, who was just on a singlet and short, threw on a brown hoodie before joining him.

And then Richard opened the door only for him to see his brothers standing right in front of him with straight faces and he gave them raised eyebrows.

“Don't give us that look. We also don't want to be here. But Dad and grandpa insisted we check on you”. Gaston had hissed as he pushed Richard out of the way and walked in with sixteen years old Pascal who was still in his highschool uniform.

Gerald, who had been smoking all through, threw his cigarettes to the ground and stepped on it before walking in and Richard shut the door close and turned to them only to find them staring weirdly at Ophelia.

“Hi”. Ophelia waved awkwardly and only Pascal waved back with a smile.

“You look like me!”. Pascal said with a smile as he pointed at their similar blonde hair and blue eyes and Gaston rolled eyes as he smacked his head.

“Relay grandfather's message and leave”. Richard said to them and Gerald rolled eyes as he went to sit on one of the sofas in the living room.

Then Gaston stepped forward and pulled Richard to the side.

“Dude, are you sure you're safe to be around people? You might just blow up and kill someone! Listen to your elders and go to rehab”. Gaston whispered to Richard, who frowned at his statement.

“How many times will I tell you f**kers. I'm not mad. I know fully well what I'm doing, I don't make mistakes. If I kill someone then it's in my right mind, not a sign of madness”. Richard spat back at Gaston who gazed at him in disbelief and Richard grabbed him by the collar shocking everyone and Ophelia went closer to see what was going on.

“The mad one in our family, Is the one you call ‘father’ focus on him and leave me the f**k alone”. Richard sneered harshly as he pushed Gaston away and he staggered backwards while glaring at Richard.

“Again with that statement! Well we've done our best! If not that grandfather calls you the brain of the family you think we would care about your state of mind?! Just go die for all we care!”. Gaston sneered at Richard and then he turned to Ophelia.

“You're a pretty girl. A gorgeous beauty at that, it'll be stupid of you not to learn from today's event and run for your life. This asshole here has a psychotic condition, just avoid him if…

Gaston wasn't done speaking when Richard punched him hard on the face and he fell straight to the ground.

“Who the f**k do you think you are to tell her to leave me?!”. Richard shouted angrily as he pounced on Gaston on the floor and began plastering his face with multiple punches and Gaston instantly returned his, soon a big fight ensued between them.

“Dex!”. Ophelia called as she and Pascal tried separating the two, while Gerald only laid on the sofa using a pen to write something into a sheet of paper.

Finally Ophelia was able to pull Richard away from Gaston, as their faces now had bruises and their lips were both bursted, though Gaston's injuries looked more fatal.

Ophelia seeing the bruises on Richard's face threw Gaston a glare.

“And you wonder why he never comes home. With an older brother like you, one would prefer to be without a single family member! All you did was gaslight all through! If you have nothing else to do here, then just leave!”. Ophelia sneered loudly and Gaston scoffed at her before glancing at her.

“Nice girlfriend you've got, but will she have your back forever? It surely won't last, I give you two just a few months and then like everyone else, she'll start avoiding your crazy self! Brain of the family, my foot!!”. Gaston spat before storming out of the place without even closing the door behind him and Pascal waved at Ophelia before leaving also.

Gerald also got up from the sofa and dropped the sheet he wrote into and the pen on the center table in the living room.

“My number's in there. Call me if you need help little bro, I've been to rehab a whole lot of time, so it won't be hard locating the best one for you once you start acting up again”. Gerald said to Richard who glared at him, then he waved at Ophelia before walking out the door and everywhere became quiet.

“Why do they keep calling you mad…?

Ophelia wasn't done speaking when Richard pulled her into a warm hug as he buried his face into her neck.

Then he broke the hug to cup her cheeks into his palms.

“Promise me that no matter what, you won't leave me like everyone else”. Richard muttered as he gazed deep into her eyes.

“I promise. I'll always stay with you no matter what Dex”. Ophelia replied and Richard smiled as he crashed his lips on hers, kissing her affectionately.

FLASHBACK ENDS>

“Lies. You broke your promise. You never stayed with me like you had promised. You’re the reason I turned this way Helia”. Richard muttered as he gazed lonely at the ceiling…