Billionaire's Admirable Bride

It had been six months since Olima Adams lost her parents, and she had been living with her stepmother and stepsister since then. Her stepmother had turned her into a maid and withdrawn her from furthering her education. Seventeen years ago, Mr. Leo Adams married Mrs. Zoe Elliott, and she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl with sparkling brown eyes named Olima Adams. However, after Olima was born, Mrs. Zoe experienced complications. Mrs. Zoe cried that she wanted to give her husband more children, but he assured her that his love for her would not change. Two years later, Mr. Leo spoke to his wife about his intention to marry a second wife who could bear him a son, since Olima was a girl. He wanted a son to continue his name and inherit his properties. Mrs. Zoe was worried about another woman coming into her matrimonial home and turning her husband's heart against her. She spoke to her best friend, Gina Edwards, about marrying her husband. Gina and Zoe had been childhood best friends. They attended the same college and grew up in the same town. Mrs. Zoe, a light-skinned 25-year-old woman, asked her best friend Gina Edwards to agree to marry Mr. Leo. She begged, "Please, Gina, can you accept and marry my husband? He needs a son to take over his properties and bear his name." Gina Edwards, also a 25-year-old light-skinned woman, wasted no time in accepting the proposal to marry Mr. Leo Adams. Mrs. Gina had been secretly jealous of Mrs. Zoe's marriage, even though they were childhood best friends. She told Mrs. Zoe, "Yes, I will marry Mr. Leo." Unbeknownst to Mrs. Zoe, Gina was jealous of her marriage and secretly admired Mr. Leo when she visited Mrs. Zoe's home to see Olima. After Mr. Leo married Mrs. Gina, she moved into the white villa to live with them. However, Mrs. Gina changed on the first day of her arrival. Mrs. Gina told Mr. Leo to send Mrs. Zoe away from the master bedroom, claiming she was the new wife and could give Mr. Leo more children since Mrs. Zoe was unable to. At that time, Olima was only two years old when her father officially married Mrs. Gina. Mr. Leo was annoyed by Mrs. Gina's sudden change in attitude and told her, "How dare you move into my mansion today and quarrel with your best friend? I thought you and Zoe were best friends. Do you think I married you because I love you? If Zoe hadn't spoken to me about you, do you think I would want you? Get ready to sign the divorce papers tomorrow and leave my house! Olima is still my daughter, and she will inherit all my properties, even if she grows up and marries, changing her surname. Olima will always be my daughter." Mrs. Gina frowned, realizing that Mr. Leo truly loved Mrs. Zoe more than she had thought. She switched back to being the good friend she was before to Mrs. Zoe, kneeling and begging Mrs. Zoe to plead with their husband not to divorce her. Mrs. Zoe, a kind woman, knew it was her fault for asking Mrs. Gina to marry Mr. Leo. She finally spoke to Mr. Leo on Mrs. Gina's behalf, begging him not to send Mrs. Gina away after marrying her. Mr. Leo calmed down and accepted Mrs. Gina to continue living with them, but he moved her to a separate bedroom and warned her not to cause any more quarrels. Otherwise, he wouldn't hesitate to throw her out. Mrs. Gina realized she couldn't claim Mr. Leo as she had thought. Instead, Mr. Leo distanced himself from her. Mrs. Gina stayed in the new room given to her, but Mr. Leo ruined her wedding night by not touching her and refusing to see her. Days turned into weeks, and unable to bear the shame of being called a barren woman, Mrs. Gina went to Mrs. Zoe's bedroom one day and pleaded with her to ask Mr. Leo to perform his conjugal rights with her. Mrs. Zoe knew it was her fault for fearing another woman would turn her husband's heart against her, so she agreed to speak to Mr. Leo that night. When Mr. Leo arrived that night, after dinner, Mrs. Zoe refused to let him touch her and sent him to Mrs. Gina's bedroom. She told him, "You cannot continue to avoid Mrs. Gina in this house. Please go to her room and perform your conjugal rights with her." Mr. Leo saw the pain in Mrs. Zoe's eyes, knowing her words didn't match her heart, but he finally went to Mrs. Gina's bedroom and made love to her that night. Mrs. Zoe cried alone in her bed and eventually drifted to sleep, knowing there was nothing she could do. After that night, Mrs. Gina wanted Mr. Leo to be with her every night, but Mr. Leo refused, telling her, "I cannot be with you every night. One night is enough to get you pregnant." Mrs. Gina was annoyed, and after Mr. Leo left for work that day, she quarreled with Mrs. Zoe, calling her a wicked woman. She accused Mrs. Zoe of being a bad friend and depriving Mr. Leo of loving her too. Mrs. Zoe informed Mr. Leo about the quarrel when he arrived, and Mr. Leo was annoyed. He brought divorce papers home the following day, ordering Mrs. Gina to sign them and leave his house. But Mrs. Gina refused, telling Mr. Leo, "I am pregnant." Mr. Leo knew he couldn't send Mrs. Gina away with his child growing in her womb, so he allowed her to continue living with them. After eight months, Mrs. Gina gave birth to a baby girl, and Mr. Leo's hope was shattered as he had expected a boy. Mrs. Gina was happy to be a mother and named her daughter "Mia Adams." Mrs. Gina hoped Mr. Leo would be with her again and get her pregnant, but Mr. Leo avoided her, sending her to live in the guesthouse. Time flew by, and 14 years later, Mr. Leo still hadn't been with Mrs. Gina again. Mrs. Gina knew she couldn't cheat on Mr. Leo to get pregnant and give him another man's child. So she made up her mind to kill Mr. Leo and his wife and seize all of Mr. Leo's wealth and oil company for herself. Mrs. Gina was tired of seeing Mr. Leo and Mrs. Zoe acting lovingly, as Mr. Leo avoided her and never accepted any gifts from her. With each passing day, Mrs. Gina yearned for Mr. Leo's love, knowing he would never love her. She arranged for a truck driver to ram into Mr. Leo and Mrs. Zoe's car. She knew they were going to Lemon Hill High School for Olima and Mia's graduation ceremony. Mrs. Gina attended the graduation ceremony alone, taking several photos with her daughter, while Olima waited in vain for her parents to arrive. Later in the evening, when Olima got home, she was shocked to learn of her parents' absence. She cried, knowing her stepmother hated her the most. She wanted to leave the house but had nowhere to go. Olima patiently waited for her uncles to arrive. When they did, they were more interested in asking Mrs. Gina about the oil company and other documents and the mansion. Three months after the burial ceremony, Mrs. Gina wasted no time in having her in-laws arrested. She accused them of killing Mr. Leo and his wife to claim all of Mr. Leo's wealth. Mr. Leo's two brothers had to sign an agreement never to disturb Mrs. Gina again, and they left, never to return. No one asked about Olima again, and Mrs. Gina moved into the main mansion from which Mr. Leo had previously chased her away. She threw out all of Mrs. Zoe's belongings. She burned them outside, unable to stand seeing all the beautiful portraits and images of her late best friend on the living room walls. She replaced the empty walls with her own photos, leaving Mr. Leo's images on the wall. Mrs. Gina fired the two housemaids, including the cook, and turned Olima into her housemaid. She told Olima, "I think you saw how your late father treated me and Mia when he was alive. Well, there is no money for you to further your education. So you will have to remain as my maid, to help take care of this house that your parents left behind. We cannot sell it to sponsor you through school. That would be mean of you to sell the only property we live in when we haven't seen the will or acquired another house..." Olima couldn't do anything as her stepmother withdrew her from her tutorial classes and turned her into a maid. She was forced to learn how to cook, wash the dirty dishes, and wake up very early in the morning to tidy up the house. Similarly, Olima had to take care of the garden, her mother's farm, and trim the flowers too. She cried, but her tears weren't enough to resolve the issue. She watched Mia resume going to school, even as her stepmother had already told her there was no money for her to resume. Mrs. Gina later invited the family lawyer to learn about the late Mr. Leo's will. When the lawyer arrived, he told Mrs. Gina that the will could not be changed. The will stated that the oil company left behind by Mr. Leo Adams should be given to Olima Adams, but only when Olima turned 24 years old. Mrs. Gina became annoyed and sent the lawyer away, thinking of how she could turn the oil company and all other companies that belonged to the late Mr. Leo Adams into her own.