THE BILLIONAIRE CRIPPLED WIFE

chapter 19&20

🌹THE BILLIONAIRE'S CRIPPLED 🌹

🥀WIFE🥀

{Love In Contract…}

CHAPTER 19💎20

🥀MURDER ATTEMPT🥀

Ophelia wheeled herself to the mansion gate, where two security men stood guard, they glanced at her as she tried to peep out the laced gate.

“Do you need anything ma'am?”. One of the guards asked.

“Are you expecting someone?”. The other asked and Ophelia nodded.

“Yes, I am—that's him. Open the gates!”. Ophelia said pointing at the gates and the men clicked on a button at the side of the gate, which made the gates automatically open.

And instantly a middle aged man with a black briefcase walked in, and he smiled seeing Ophelia.

“Miss Ophelia. So you live here now?”. The doctor said and Ophelia looked around as she took his hand.

“Let's go talk somewhere safe”. She said as she led him away and the gatemen exchanged glances.

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“So you just want me to check your legs?”. Doc Jones said as he bent on his knees before Ophelia and began pressing her legs to see if there would be any reaction.

They were both at the side of the mansion that led to the garden.

“I went to a hospital a few days back, but they did nothing helpful. All they told me is that I might develop leg cancer if I keep forcing treatment on my leg”. Ophelia said and Doc Jones frowned.

“What kind of lie is that?!”. He asked as he used his hand to hit Ophelia's legs very hard this time and for a minute he saw one of her legs shake and her eyes widened.

“It just moved!”. She said pointing at that particular leg.

“Of Course it did. Your leg isn't that damaged to make you crippled for a whole month, two weeks was enough for recovery and after that, you would begin to walk on your own with no support or wheelchair. Even though you might not walk fast, but you would at least be able to move slowly to exercise your leg before it gets better”. Doc Jones said and Ophelia's eyes widened.

“You said two weeks was enough to make me start walking again? But the doctor that treated me during the accident said–he said I would never be able to walk again. Even where I went for a checkup said the same thing. I've been crippled for almost three weeks now and my leg's shown zero improvement!”. Ophelia said not understanding what was happening and the doctor blinked puzzly as he checked her legs again.

“But your bones are healing, there's nothing broken in here. How come two hospitals gave you the same diagnosis?”. The doctor asked in puzzlement as he checked again and Ophelia only covered her face with her both palms.

She still didn't understand anything.

“Wow! It seems you find my nurses quack that you had to get a better doctor!!”. Angela said as she approached Ophelia.

She was dressed in a white long wide leg trouser, and then a black silky singlet with black heels and matching black bags and shades.

“What's it, first lady? You are not impressed by my nurse's diagnosis? You really think you will be able to walk?”. Angela asked with a little mocking smile and Ophelia threw her a glare.

“Your nurses? Wait--So it was your hospital I went to”. Ophelia asked in shock.

“Yes. Do you want another check up right now and right here?!”. Angela said in a loud voice this time and some servants had begun gathering them.

“Ma'am I don't know how your quack of a nurse did her test but these legs are perfectly fine! They could have healed long ago if someone hadn't slowed everything down!!”. Doc Jones said as he let go of Ophelia's legs.

“And who is that someone?”. A voice suddenly said as he appeared beside Angela who smirked at Ophelia and Ophelia glared at them both.

“Of course I don't know. But Miss Ophelia, if your new family members are these people then certainly don't mean well for you”. The doctor said getting up only to be met with Richard and Angela's glare and his eyes instantly widened.

“Mr Diamond and Doc Angela”. The doctor called in a low voice and Angela moved closer to him with a quack.

“You just defamed not just me but my entire hospital! I'll speak to your head doctor and have you submit your medical license”. Angela spat harshly and Jones instantly went on his knees In plea.

“Please at least for us being in the same profession, just forgive me! You see, I've known Miss Ophelia for a long time. I was scared she might fall into depression if I told her she would never walk again, that's why I lied! The truth is her two legs are beyond damage!! Her legs are never going to see the light of dawn again! She'll surely die crippled I'm sure of that!!”. The doctor said and Angela smiled at his statement.

“I'll spare you this once. Now leave and never show your face to any of us again”. Angela said and instantly Doc Jones picked up his briefcase and ran away.

The moment the doctor left, Ophelia only glanced at Richard who stared at her.

“You took me to your girlfriend's hospital for a check up? It's no wonder the reports were so messy”. Ophelia said and Angela scoffed.

While Richard moved closer to her.

“Let's go talk somewhere away from everyone's eyes—

“I'm going nowhere! You'll have to answer me here you worthless asshole!! Why the f**k am I still crippled?! Isn't it too shameless on your path?! How dare you and this b*tch over here gang up on me?!!!”. Ophelia screamed loudly and Richard threw her a glare.

“Suit yourself then”. Richard muttered before walking into the mansion and Ophelia glared after him.

“You’re a failure!! A loose vagabond that’s what you are!! You deserve nothing but hell for all you’ve put me through!!”. Ophelia shouted after him in anger till he was out of sight.

While Angela balled her fist.

“What's the noise over here about?! Mad lady, do you know the whole mansion can literally hear your wails?!! Just because you're crippled and now living a miserable life must you try to ruin our own lives as well?!!”. Mrs Diamond shouted as she stormed towards the scene with her husband and Gaston.

And Angela walked towards her.

“Mother, I don't understand why she hates me. She's the real wife, I'm just the thing that is always shown to the public in place of the real wife! I have never even slept in this mansion for once! But she always finds reason to gaslight me!! I regret ever trying to help her!!”. Angela sneered loudly and Ophelia frowned at her.

“Explain elaborately Angela, I don't get you”. Mrs Diamond requested as she glared at Ophelia.

“You all know I'm the family doctor. I treat everyone and now that she's married to Richard, I'm also in charge of her treatment. Just few days back Richard had brought this ungrateful b*tch to my hospital for a check up, she wanted to know if she could walk again! And I gave her a very accurate report. My nurse let her know that if she forces treatment on her legs then she might develop leg cancer! If I wanted to be wicked I would have ignored the report and told her to continue treating her legs right? But because I know it wouldn't be good for Richard's reputation if he loses a wife just a few weeks after marriage, I told her the truth! Now she summoned another doctor out of distrust in me and they both ganged up to defame me! They called me and my nurses quack for telling her the truth!!”. Angela explained and mumbles from the maids filled everywhere.

“I still don't get why Sir Richard had to marry this crippled lady, she's the worst thing that ever happened to him”

“Gosh, My hate for her keeps growing”

“She's seems jealous of lady Angela”

“You ungrateful thing!!”. Mrs Diamond shouted as she stormed to slap Ophelia but Ophelia pushed her away and she staggered backwards, which made everyone gasp.

“You just pushed me?! Do I look like your mate?!!---

“Do I look like a pushover?!! I've had enough of your shenanigans, old lady!! Your son and his girlfriend clearly ganged up on me! They both made me believe a fake report!! I should have been on my feet a week back, but here I am still stuck in a wheelchair because I married a devil!!”. Ophelia shouted almost in tears and Angela glared at her.

“Is that enough reason to push mother?! You deserve to be locked up in a mental assailant, you failure!!”. Angela spat and Mrs Diamond stormed towards Ophelia and slapped her hard.

“That's for pushing me away, you spoiled something”. Mrs Diamond spat then she slapped Ophelia again and pushed both her and her wheelchair to the ground.

“That's for accusing my son of infidelity!!! You're the problem! Not him!!”. Mrs Diamond said almost kicking Ophelia on the ground when her son and husband pulled her back and her husband threw Angela a stern glare.

“And what are you doing here?”. Mr Diamond asked and Angela adjusted her hair.

“My Richie invited me to have dinner with his family tonight”. She and Mrs Diamond took her hand.

“Dinner is still till 8, let's do some catching up before dinner time”. Mrs Diamond said panting real hard as she glared at Ophelia one last time before taking Angela away.

And everyone soon dispersed also, though Gaston had offered to help Ophelia up but she pushed him away, so he left her alone.

She was the only one at the garden but she didn't know, not till she saw a familiar figure dressed in all black with a nose mask standing just a few miles away from her and her eyes widened as she recognized him as the one who sent her texts during the company's 80th anniversary.

She instantly shifted back in fright and then the figure lifted up a strong wooden sign.

*You ran out of your room at the night of the event just because I said I was coming to play with you*

The huge sign said and Ophelia began looking around for any servants in sight.

“Anybody around? Help!!”. She called frightfully and she could hear the cripple laughter from the masked man as he raised up another sign.

*Since you postponed our play date last night, let's play now*

The sign said and Ophelia shook her head instantly.

“No! Leave me alone!! What do you want from me?!!!”. She screamed and the masked man began approaching her which made her shift back more.

“No!! No stay away from me!!”. Ophelia yelled but he was already closer as he raised up his huge signboard to her head.

“Just a hit on your head! And we can play together okay?!!”. Ophelia heard the man say as he laughed creepily while he raised the huge sign board and almost hit it right on Ophelia's head, as she looked away in fright with her eyes shut.

But instead of a bang on her head, a thud on the ground was heard instead, everywhere became quiet and she opened her eyes slowly only to find a broad figure standing right in front of her, with his back turned on hers.

Richard was dressed in a black shirt and trouser as he glared at the masked man whom he just kicked to the ground.

The masked man grunted in pain as he stared at Richard with fear in his eyes.

He then got up and began running away, but Richard soon caught up with him, as he grabbed his neck from behind and began twisting it real hard.

“Please, you know I'm just following orders”. The masked man muttered as he felt the back of his neck breaking.

“I should let you go, so you can come terrorize her another day right?”. Richard whispered huskily into the masked man's ear and the masked man shook his head.

“No, I dare not”. The masked man said, but Richard only let out a faint scoff and what followed was the cruel sound of a broken neck and instantly the masked man fell from Richard's grip straight to the ground.

Ophelia just sat on the ground watching, with fright.

Richard then walked to the place where the masked man had earlier stood and picked up a gallon of petrol and matches the masked man had prepared to use on Ophelia.

He then walked back to the masked man's unconscious body and with the petrol he set the masked man's body on fire. He even burnt the sign board with him and soon a huge fire engulfed the whole body.

Ophelia just sat watching with widened eyes, she would have been the one set ablaze if Richard was a minute late.

Richard then noticed the masked man's phone on the ground beside the fire, he picked it up and found out the last call he made was to a saved number named ‘Boss’.

Richard instantly texted the number

*JOB DONE*

Then he threw the phone into the fire to burn with the owner.

Irene smiled as she came out of the toilet only to meet Gerald who just walked into the room and he blinked puzzly seeing her in it.

“What are you doing here?”. He asked as he walked around to see if she stole anything.

“The chairman said my work starts immediately so I just came to wash the toilet since the other servants were doing the same”. Irene said and Gerald gave her one last suspicious glance before going to sit on the bed as he brought out his phone to press.

“Now that I realize you have a very beautiful room!!”. Irene complimented as she jumped on the bed beside Gerald who paused pressing his phone to assimilate what she just did.

“Even your walls are beautiful!! You'll be ordering another set of wine tomorrow right? I can't wait to start drinking them! And a little alcohol too, thank God I'm an adult now!!”. Irene smiled cutely as she rolled playfully on the bed and Gerald got up to give her a puzzled look.

“Hey!”. He called in the calmest but yet deadliest way ever.

“Yes! Boss baby!!”. Irene replied with a wink as she continued rolling on the bed and Gerald's eyes widened.

“Boss baby?! Get the f**k off my bed you bent shrimp!!”. Gerald shouted loudly and Irene frightfully got up, as she stared innocently at him.

“You don't like the nickname I gave you. How about, Hot second, since you're the second boss?”. Irene asked so harmlessly that Gerald only broke in an angry scoffed as he threw her a glare.

“Now I know your problem. That old man has spoiled you too much. As long as you remain my maid! Don't ever think of coming into this room without my permission!! And aside from cleaning you shouldn't touch any other thing. Now leave before I lose my patience!!”. Gerald shouted and Irene jolted in fright as she began leaving with a pout.

“You didn't even say thank you for cleaning your toilet. And did you know there wasn't any detergent for me to wash the toilet? Thank goodness I searched around and found some really fake detergent soap in your closet”. Irene mumbled as she walked away and Gerald glared after her, then suddenly his eyes widened.

“Wait!! Come back here!”. Gerald called back and Irene giggled as she ran to stand right in front of him.

“What closet?”. Gerald asked with a scattered mind hoping it wasn't what he was thinking.

And Irene smiled as she pointed at the one right next to his bed and Gerald's eyes widened more as he ran towards there in search of something.

“What are you looking for? You won't find the soap again, I used the whole twelve packet. But don't worry the soaps were fake anyways, it wasn't even foaming, so I just added a few liquids I found in the other closet and it foamed a little but not too much. You need to learn to buy real soaps”. Irene said and Gerald glanced at her in shock.

“You used both the stuff I just got after three years of making reservations?!!!”. Gerald shouted loudly and Irene shifted back.

“But you need a neat toilet!--

“Shut your mouth up!!!”. Gerald shouted as he stormed towards her and Irene ran outside the room.

“Get back here you goat!!”. Gerald shouted as he stormed out of the room also.

The moment Irene ran out of the room, she saw Pascal just coming out of his room and she instantly ran to hide behind him.

“He wants to kill me again! I don't even know my offense!!”. Irene screamed loudly and Pascal blinked puzzly.

“Where the hell is that b*tch?!!”. Gerald shouted as he came out of the room and the whole family including Angela came out of their various parts of the house to see what was going on.

Gerald soon spotted Irene behind Pascal and he pointed at Pascal.

“If you know what's good for you! Send that b*tch back to me, we have a score to settle, because I might explode any minute from now!!”. Gerald shouted.

“And what did she do? I just sent her to you as your personal maid just a few hours back and you're already finding fault in her?!”. The chairman shouted and Gerald turned to him.

“Personal maid or personal trouble! Haven't I suffered enough?! Must you add this little sh!t to my list of problems?!!! I now know why you sent her to me, you were also tired of her right?!!!”. Gerald shouted angrily as he roughed his hair in frustration.

“Dude what did she do?”. Gaston asked.

“Nothing! I just did my job of washing the toilet, with soaps that weren't even foaming and he began shouting!”. Irene uttered loudly and Gerald removed his slippers and threw at her which she dodged.

“You dare call my substance soap?! I'll break you and send you back to the chairman!!”. Gerald threatened.

“No! No! She’s your headache, keep her with you, I’ve already endured her for two years”. The chairman cautioned and Irene frowned at him.

“Wait--so you're mad because she used your powder drugs to wash the toilet?”. Pascal asked.

“Of course!! Not just the powder but the liquid also, this girl made me go broke and thirst in just a few minutes!!”. Gerald shouted and the whole house instantly broke into laughter, with Gaston's voice being the loudest.

While Gerald glared at them with balled fists, Irene looked rather confused.

“I didn't know they were his drugs”. Irene mumbled.

“And you don't have to know. Now tell me what gift do you want? I'll get them for you! You washed the toilet so sparkling clean that I'm so proud!”. The chairman said and Irene's eyes sparked as she came out of hiding.

“Really? You love my hard work that much?!”. She jumped happily.

“Of course the chairman does. I'll add to the stuff he buys so as to encourage you to DO MORE”. Mr Diamond added and Irene smiled as she ran straight to the chairman and Mr Diamond.

Mrs Diamond only rolled eyes at the situation and Angela frowned at Irene.

“Never knew a mere maid could be this pampered”. Angela muttered and Mrs Diamond sighed.

“That's what happens when the chairman thinks every young girl is his late daughter”. Mrs Diamond added and Angela rolled eyes.

‘But he doesn't see me like that’. Angela thought.

Gerald just stood watching in astonishment while Pascal and Gaston laughed mockingly at him.

“I don't understand, I clearly told them, she used a million dollars worth of substance to wash the toilet, what's there to reward her for?! Isn't she supposed to be punished?!!”. Gerald shouted and his brothers giggled at him before leaving.

Suddenly everywhere fell quiet as Richard walked into the hall with Ophelia in his arms, and Angela balled her fists as she watched them.

Mrs Diamond also frowned as they watched Richard walk past them into his room.

And the whole family exchanged puzzled glances.

Richard dropped Ophelia on the bed then he went to get a first aid kit to treat her with.

Ophelia sat with a blank look on her face as she still reminisced about what had happened earlier.

Richard returned back with the kit and sat right next to it on the bed. He was about to take one of her legs to treat when she threw the entire kit to the ground and pushed him away.

“Stay away from me!! You're so despicable”. Ophelia spat harshly and Richard frowned at her.

“Despicable? Why? Because I didn't let you die? Didn't I make it clear that you shouldn't come out of this building alone?!! You even went to the gate to escort a doctor!”. Richard sneered and Ophelia scoffed.

“Don't lie to me I'm not stupid!! I know you're the one who sent that masked man after me! I found out that you didn't want me to walk and all you could do was send someone to kill me?! Have you gotten this bad?!! Why keep a wife you want dead so badly?!!”. Ophelia shouted and Richard's eyes widened.

“You really me that way? You think I would want you dead?”. He asked and Ophelia glared at him.

“Of course you do! You almost strangled me last night didn't you?! And that masked man always appears anytime you and your girlfriend are in this house together!! He wasn't around in the morning, but the moment you arrived with that witch doctor everything changed!!”. Ophelia screamed angrily and Richard glared at her.

“You're going to blame me for your shortcomings? What were you doing in the garden? What were you doing at the gate?!! What part of secret wife don't you understand Helia?!!”. Richard shouted loudly and in anger Ophelia slapped him hard.

And the whole place became quiet, but she slapped him again and Richard in anger grabbed her shoulders tight as he glared at her.

“Will you f**king keep your hands to yourself?!”. He shouted angrily.

“I've been meaning to do that for a while now. Your mother slapped me twice and I thought of returning it! And that's how it'll be till you get her to stop abusing me!! And keep your bullshit to yourself!! I'm done listening to your lies and plots! I'll go wherever I want to, and make myself walk again so I can walk out of this bizarre marriage. And don't worry, I'll make sure no one knows I'm your puppet wife, I'm also ashamed of having you as a husband Richard Dex Diamond!!”. Ophelia spat harshly as she locked her fury gaze with her...