The Mafia's Duplicate Bride

Chapter 4

“Who's she?” Charlene asked, her eyes taking in Jemima, her displeasure greatly displayed on her face.

“Oh meet Jemima a business associate and Jemima meet Charlene,my fiancee.” He introduced as Jemima's mouth hung open. “Oh yeah right__” Jemima stuttered. She'd gotten a call from her friend Bella about seeing Kendrick at the airport.

She'd thought he was picking up a business associate but no it had to be his girlfriend. She growled within her, smiling.

“Actually i tried reaching you but your secretary directed me over here,you don't mind do you?”

“We're going home right now, we'll meet later.” He led Charlene to the car and assisted her into it.

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Charlene felt giddy around Kendrick, her eyes occasionally left his face, lingering somewhere else. She couldn't bring herself to look at him in the eyes knowing fully well she was impersonating her sister.

“Let's hit the gym tomorrow.” Kendrick said, holding my hand,his fingers drawing circles on the back of her palm. “Are you okay? Are you comfortable?” He asked, staring lovingly at her.

“I'm good you really don't need to worry I got the best doctors.” She replied, trying to sound as sassy as Charlene would have sounded. Her phone buzzed and as she swiped the screen, it was her assistant. She still couldn't believe she was living a fake life.

“What are you thinking about? What's eating you up?” He asked.

“I'm still shaken from my accident,I'm really sorry.” She apologized and smiled at him. Just then, his phone buzzed as his smile fell.

He ended the call not bothering to pick up and she found it suspicious. “Who's it?” She asked, looking into his eyes. Charlene's assistant had sworn to secrecy and had filled her in on how to act like her sister around Kendrick.

“It's nothing important.” He replied.

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"Good morning mom." Kendrick greeted, taking his seat as Jerald walked over to stand beside him with a notepad with him. "How was your night?" his mother replied, digging into her breakfast as she munched it down her throat.

"Good. good mom,by the way i tried reaching Charlene but her line wasn't reachable and so i decided to call her mom,turns out she was involved in a ghastly accident. Her car got mangled and she was subjected to bed rest for two weeks I'm hoping to organize a welcome party for her when she gets better, we'll be hitting the gym this morning.

"That'd be nice." she replied, sipping her juice.

"I can help you organize it you know." Becca said, winking at him as she descended the stairs clearly ready for school.

"I'll work with her PA thanks for the offer." he replied, laughing hysterically as she stamped her feet and walked out of the house.

"Did you send the roses? and the note? Again" he asked as Jerald nodded. "I sent tulips again,learnt she loves them more." Jerald replied quietly.

"When did Charlene begin to love tulips? she's more of a Rose addict." His mom asked, trying to get an information from their conversation. "It's nothing mom, it's a business associate and she deserves it for her good work." he replied,wiped his lips and walked out of the house.

~~FIVE HOURS LATER~~

"Good day Mrs Anderson, I'm glad you came the agencies has been on our necks for Charlene's appearance but I managed to suppress them saying she got into an accident." Lucretia, Charlene's PRO said, walking briskly with them till they got to the car.

"You cannot let them know she's no more. Here's Charlotte her twin, she'll be taking her place and her training starts immediately."

"That's good ma'am."

"Do i need to go on a diet? pass through the knife or do any strenuous exercise to fit like my sister?" Charlotte asked as Lucretia chuckled.

“Not now but you may have to.”

“What?”

“Yeah, I'm really sorry.” Lucretia said, walking away as Charlotte turned to face her mother.

“Remember why you're doing this, I'm really sorry baby, I'm sorry.”

~~flashback~~

Go on, tell me."

"Your sister is dead." Victoria calmly said, turning to stare at Thomas for support. He'd always been the best person to talk to Charlotte while she'd taken the role of talking to Charlene. Her heart squeezed in her chest as she realized her daughter was no more. Charlene was dead and there was nothing she could do about it.

"What do you mean my sister is dead? I spoke to her last night and__" she stopped talking, her eyes fixed on both her parents. "You're lying, you're so good at it that__"

"Enough! Charlotte." her father screamed hitting the table as she gasped.

"The union between your sister and Kendrick would have saved us from this debt but now, she's no more and there's nothing we can do than__" Victoria stopped talking as she turned to look at Thomas pleading with him with her eyes.

"Wait, you want me to take my sister's place? is that where you're driving? huh? tell me." she screamed, standing on her feet.

"Calm down Charlotte, calm down," Thomas whispered, trying to hold her as she shook her head, not believing what her parents were saying and what they wanted her to do.

"So you'll be deceiving then or what? then what happens to the real me? tell me!"

"We'll come up with something, for now, go home we'll talk when we get home."

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I've missed you.” He whispered, kissing her lips as she melted in his arms.

“Come on we have a lot to catch on, to my legs are killing me.” She said as he frowned.

“You rarely complain about your shoes, you wear higher__”

“Cut me a slack babe, I had an accident so it's normal for me to complain.” Just then, Jemima walked into the airport, her smile dropping as she registered what was happening.

“Kendrick?” She called as Charlene turned to stare at her.

“Babe, who is she?”

~~flashback ends~~

She sighed, closing her eyes as she recalled what her life felt like before this intrusion. Now that she thought about it, who is Jemima and what did she want?