HER INHERITANCE - The Ink Well Prompt #48

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It was a romantic dinner with the candles and all. Carl worked so much for this moment. He has been waiting for this day all his life. He made sure that all the arrangements were perfect.
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He was finally going to propose to her. He was so nervous and his heart was filled with so many thoughts. One of these many thoughts was if Maya would accept his proposal or turn him down.

Carl and Maya met in an unlikely situation 3 months ago, and since then, they've been in a relationship. Carl had to save Maya from drowning and ever since, Maya feels indebted to him for saving her life. It didn't take her long to fall madly in love with him because of his looks and charms.

There isn't anyway she would reject his proposal if he eventually proposes to her, she thought to herself. She has been waiting for him to propose for a long time now and when he invited her for the dinner, she hoped he'd finally propose to her, and fortunately for her, that was his plan.
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It was a beautiful moment as the music from the stereo filled the air. Carl seeing that Maya was already carried away with the moment, decided it was the right time to propose to her. He knelt down before her and then asked her that very question every lady would love to hear from her man;

"Maya, will you marry me?"

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Maya couldn't hold back her joy as she accepted his proposal immediately without thinking about it. It was a special moment for them as they both hugged and kissed each other. They couldn't let go of each other as they hugged themselves continuously, even as they danced romantically to the beautiful music from the stereo.

Maya was so happy that her dream finally came to reality. Her joy knew no bound as she immediately decided to call her dad and share the good news with him. Mr White was so happy that he had to invite Carl for lunch the next day, so they could start planing the marriage.

They all discussed the marriage the following day over lunch and a date was fixed. It was just as if everything was done in a rush, however Maya wasn't bothered about it because her mind was only occupied with the feeling of spending the rest of her life with the love of her life.
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The marriage was done in a grand style with so many people around to witness their love. Everyone who attended sure had a story to tell. It was Maya's happiest moment, and she would sure do anything to make that moment live forever in her heart. Carl and Maya left for their honeymoon afterwards.

Maya had the best night of her life with Carl, not knowing that would be her last night with him. She woke up not finding him by her side. She searched the whole apartment but couldn't find him. Her heart was racing heavily not until she found him outside by the cliff. She ran to him and hugged him, telling him not to ever leave her alone. He promised he'd never do that, but just then, he pushed her off the cliff.
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It happens to be that Mr White wasn't actually Maya's biological father but Carl's biological father. Maya's biological father was very rich and respected around the city. He had so many people working for him, but out of all these people, he trusted Mr White the most and so, on his deathbed, he entrusted all his wealth to Mr White in the presence of a barrister, and made him promise to transfer all the wealth back to Maya when she turns 20.

Mr White wanted Maya's inheritance all to himself and so, he sent his son Carl far away, so Maya wouldn't get to know him. He wanted Carl to marry Maya, so he could get hold of her inheritance. It was a well-thought-out plan which started with Carl saving Maya's life. The plan was almost successful had it been Maya didn't decide to give all her inheritance to charity after the barrister told her about everything about her inheritance.

Mr White thought that after the marriage, even if he transfers Maya's inheritance to her, she would give it to her husband since he is the man, but that wasn't the case. So, when Mr White heard about Maya's plans of giving all her inheritance to charity, he became so angry that he had no other option than to tell Carl to kill Maya, so he wouldn't have to transfer everything to her anymore.

I worked for her father all my life he said, and what did I get in return? Absolutely nothing… He had the guts to tell me to look after his daughter till she is matured enough to inherit his wealth.

That shouldn't be her inheritance, it's mine. I gave him my life, and yet he left me with nothing. This is we will have to kill her. We will have to take her out-of-the-way, so we could have everything to ourselves. I can't sit and watch her give all my hard work to charity.

Since it has all been a plan all this time, Carl never really loved Maya, and so, he didn't hesitate in carrying out his father's order. That's why he had to throw her off the cliff, hoping she would die from the fall.Fortunately for Maya, she survived the fall even though she was badly wounded. It took her a month to heal completely from both the physical and emotional wounds.

After finding out the truth about Mr White and Carl, Maya decided to report the case to the necessary authorities so she could get back what's rightfully hers (HER INHERITANCE). She also swore to exact her revenge on both Mr White and Carl no matter what it takes.

This is my entry for the The Ink Well Prompt #48. Click HERE to be a part of it.

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Maya must really have been waiting for so long for this time to come for the proposal to come and finally she had the moment.

I am happy for her. I admire the creativity you add to this write-up story

If only she knew what was waiting for her, I believe she wouldn't have agreed to marry him.

Thanks so much for you comment

Oh my! What a turn out of the story, and here I was smiling and feeling happy for Maya getting married to such a sweet person... Carl was just a plan all along.

I'm glad Maya was able to survive from the wicked plan and got her Inheritance that is rightfully hers from beginning.

Well written, you never stop to amaze me... Keep it up 😊

Carl was just a means to the end for Mr White. Their thought out plan was beautifully executed. Thank goodness they didn't succeed in killing Maya.

I'm glad you loved the story.. I'm blushing.. Thanks for your compliment.. I appreciate you now and always

You are welcome 😊🙈

Sonis there going to be a sequel to the story based on next week's prompt?

I feel like this could be an outline in order to create a book. Then we would get so much more emotionally invested at the "cliffhanger." When I read that, I was like-woah!

😂 😂 😂... I actually thought of doing a sequel from the story of last week but decided not to since the community don't accept that.. However, last week Carl saved sam from drowning. I used Carl here but changed the female character to Maya but the same incident occurred...

I'm glad you loved it

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This is just much sad to read. I pitied the newlyweds. For Mr white is an animal in humans coating and deserves to be punished for his selfishness. He never wanted anything good for his son but himself alone.
This happens in reality.
Nice write up brother.

Mr White is so selfish even though he was boasting about the reasons why he had to do what he did. He believes that he deserved the inheritance since he'd sacrificed his life working for Maya's father.

Things like this happen in real life.. We just have to be very careful as to who we trust.

Woah what a twist, here I was smiling sheepishly till he pushed her off the cliff. I'm usually used to you writing love stories, so you surprised me on this one.

Mr White is very selfish and has turned his own son Carl into a robot for his own command. Nice work.

😂 😂 😂 😂.. I knew nobody would see this coming.. Everyone would think they lived happily ever after their marriage with Carl inheriting Maya's wealth but the reverse was the case.

Exactly! Carl because a machine that was controlled by his father just for his own selfish gain...

Thanks for your comment..

Excellent work.as a work with an unexpected ending.Admirations!☺️

Now that was an unexpected twist. Good one!

Thanks so much... I know most people won't see this coming..

Nice story, this will be very good for movie. I feel bad for Maya, Carl failed as a man for listening to his dad's evil plan despite Maya's love for him. Lesson learnt.

You are right.. But Carl was like a machine, always listening and doing whatever his father ask him to do. He should have considered Maya's love for him and spared her..

Thanks for your comment

Hi @davidbright. This is overall a good story, with a well thought-out plot. However, The Ink Well will not be curating this one due to the brutal treatment of the woman. We ask that you review our community rules at the top of The Ink Well community page and avoid story themes about violence and abuse of women in the future. Thank you.

I know the rules about violence against women, but I thought throwing her off the cliff wasn't that bad a treatment since it I was trying to point out something.. Thanks for pointing that out. I appreciate

Hi @davidbright, please be sure to add your link to a comment on the prompt post: https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-prompt-48-see-this-post-for-prompt-and-rules. Thank you.

Thanks so much, I'll do just that.

A macabre planning.... @davidbright

The twist in the story surprised me:
Maya, illusioned and in love, marries without knowing that her husband will be her executioner.

He never thought about her until she almost died. She comes to her senses and claims her inheritance. I imagine she would put it to good use, besides donating to charity.

I'm glad you understood this plot perfectly.. Thanks for your comment... I hope she'd also put her inheritance to good use...but isn't donating to charity a good use of her inheritance?