Signed For His Hate

a's

text message from my dad that would

o the house as soon as you c

ingly innocent message held. It looked like a mundane text from

een him much. He was always busy with one trip or another and often cancelled on our plans to a

d him go from the boisterous and funny young man that he was to an old sad man in a matter of months. My

't have maids back then. As a result of all my effort to help my dad, I was slipping back in school, my grades depleted so bad my teacher had to call my dad in. That was when he

e have been inseparable ever since. It was me and my dad against the world. So it was no surpri

always c

on the door. I was hit by a wave of shock when I saw t

o

glint in his eyes whenever he saw me but this man's face was sunke

d's smile never vanished from his face as I took in

nths ago? Four? What happened to

, opening his arms. I went in. He had lost s

nd com

dad?" I finally aske

her?" he scolded, flicking his in

dad?" I asked as we we

ncerity of that statement, he looke

or long, not when it ca

was small and weak, I was af

couldn't keep it from me any longer, he said

ve ca

on both side of my cheeks, leaving me almost deaf. I saw his lips moving but I cou

urred my vision began trickling down my face in small

ing me back and forth. He shouldn't be the one

voiding me? I managed to ask

u, I didn't want to see you hurt and I w

ore to think that he wen

g have y

ong

d. You didn't have to do th

or you to cry, l don't want you feeling sorry for me because I'm happy. I have lived

und like you're already giving up

ere today." A strange look crossed his face as he b

y but took solace in the fact that no news, no

erything I do for you, is done out of love

didn't like the was

our marriage" h

n shock. Surely I di

ha

rst Isla" he said softly.

shouted louder this ti

ed shouting immediately

're joking" I took his

an't leave you alone in this world, knowing there's no one, no fami

I'm gone and you will never have to worry about money because he's from a wealthy home. You have to see that I'm doing this to tak

was the worse news of the two but how was I supposed to deal with the latter. He made plans to take care of m

What on earth made you think I'd w

happy to see that you're being taken care of. I would never marry you off to a stranger or someone I don't

ts to marry someone he's never met" I asked, get

Aldridge. I don't think you've me

hit t