Turning ️

Ryan was busy cleaning the centre table in the living room when Alicia emerged from her bedroom. He was in an apron and could be seen sweating profusely despite the full blast of the air conditioner.

Alicia frowned her face when she saw him in the living room

“Where is my sister?'' She asked angrily

‘‘Oh you mean my wife, she has…''

‘‘Don't you ever ever regard her as your wife'' Alicia cut him short even before he could complete his response

‘‘I'm sorry ma'am, your sister has gone out with her friends.” Ryan hung his head low and mumbled.

Now, are you done cooking lunch?" Alicia asked, still angry.

“It will be ready in a few minutes, I will serve it as soon as it's ready," Ryan replied in a shaky voice, wiping a drip of sweat off his forehead with his thumb.

“Better hurry up," Alicia said arrogantly as she climbed the stairs back to her bedroom.

Ryan stared at her back view and wondered when he was going to get out of this mess. He doesn’t even know his origin.

…….

Ryan was a contract son in law for the Williams. He didn't know much about himself. He grew up in the house of Williams. All he knew about himself as he was told is that he was from an orphanage after they saw him near the beach when he was a few months old. He had been living all his life in the mansion of the Williams

As a contracted son in law for the family, he was married to Adriana, the last born of the family and the apple of her father's eye.

Nobody knew why Mr Edward Williams, the father of Adriana, did that.

Nobody knew the answer, and Mr Edward had passed on, so Ryan remained in the house.

The mother of the siblings had little or no say in the affairs in the house as she was old and was always in her room.

…..

He snapped out of his thoughts and left the living room to the kitchen to check the food he was cooking.

Just when he was about to enter the kitchen, he heard a car honk. He immediately recognized the car to be that of

Geraldine, Adriana's sister.

He hurriedly took the remote for the gate and headed out.

He pressed the remote on reaching the compound, and the gate opened automatically. The black land cruiser drove in and parked in the garage.

Ryan hurried to go help her with her bag. She signalled him rudely, not to dare.

He went back inside to continue with his chores.

After he was done cooking, he served the food in the dining room and went back to the kitchen to eat his own food.

Although he was legally a member of the family, the William sisters banned him from using the dining room. According to them, he was a cheap orphaned son in law who was not even worthy to step foot in the family garden and less of their dining room.