It was evening in Shark Hills town. A white school bus pulled to a stop in front of M.L. Mall, and a young boy dressed in a white and black school uniform, carrying a black school bag on his back, got out of the white bus. He wore black shoes and white stockings, and he sprinted ahead into the shopping mall."Mom!" Oliver Luis, a handsome five-year-old boy, exclaimed as he entered the mall. The mall was crowded with many patrons, but the little boy knew how to gain his mother's attention.Standing there and attending to some customers, Miranda excused herself and hugged her handsome son who ran up to meet her.Gradually, he was becoming the center of attention, more like his father. Oliver was dark-skinned, and some young women couldn't stop admiring him and imagining their daughters with him, for a potential future marriage."How was your day at school?" Miranda asked her handsome son in her arms, smiling at him. His deep blue eyes were twinkling, and his smile was so bright on his a
Miranda went into her office with Larry and her son, Oliver, as she walked up to her computer desk to pack up her black handbag."Mom, I saw a lady recording me with her phone," Oliver said, feeling uncomfortable as he remembered seeing a woman recording him earlier."When was that?" Miranda asked as she switched off her computer."Not too long ago, before we entered here," Oliver said, clearly disliking the idea of someone recording him.Miranda frowned and replied, "Maybe she was just using her phone. I wonder why she would record you?""Okay, Mom," Oliver decided to drop the topic and went to pack up his school bag and lunch box.Standing in the office with Miranda and her son, Larry smiled at the mother-son duo and said, "So Miranda, when will you be accompanying me to meet my family? We've discussed this before, but you haven't agreed yet."Miranda sighed as she finished packing her phone and car keys into her handbag. Now that she owned three fleets of cars, she was a successful
Derrick Luis arrived home late, fatigued, and he hadn't expected to see his mother waiting for him in the living room."Evening, mother," he greeted Lady Loretta, who smiled at him."Welcome home, Derrick. How was the company launch today? It has always been your father's dream to have his branch office in the local town's central district," Lady Loretta said. Though she was becoming older, she still had a retentive memory, recalling her late husband's wishes from a few years back."It was great, mom, and the area has developed quite a bit," Derrick said, remembering how busy and noisy the local town was, compared to the organized and quiet city center where the Luis Corporation headquarters was situated."That's fine. I've already had my dinner, as you know I don't eat late. I need to retire to my room and rest," Lady Loretta said as she carefully rose from her seat on the living couch.Derrick, looking stressed, didn't want to bother his mother with the topic of her considering his
When Miranda arrived home with her son, she drove into the compound and parked. Also, she thought to discuss with her son about having him accept Larry Harrison as his father.As she got out of the car, the security man at her home welcomed her once more, saying, "Welcome home, Madam.""Thank you," Miranda replied with a smile on her face. She went and assisted her son in getting out of the car before she locked up the car door properly.Emily Kingston, who was now living with Miranda, was on holiday from school, so she still stayed back at home with Miranda, whom she had adopted as her elder sister, instead of going home to her mother, Lady Blessing Kingston's house."Welcome, sis. Oliver," Emily greeted Miranda and her son as they had become acquainted."Thank you," Miranda replied, as she gave the bag she was holding to Emily to return it to the kitchen. She saw her son not wanting to greet Emily, and it reminded her of Derrick's behavior of ignoring his maids previously at the Lui
Miranda couldn't lie to Larry, she told him, "I love you, and I don't have anything to do with my baby daddy again. He's not in love with me, neither did he wish to see me again. Back then, he paid me off never to show up in his life again, and I was left with no other option than to leave the city. So you shouldn't worry about him."Breathing out in relief, Larry said, "That's fine. I'm glad that he ended things with you. Coincidentally, if we see him again, we will pay him off and maybe ask him to sign a co-parenting agreement with you.""Okay, but I do not wish to see him again. He was an aloof and arrogant man, and I don't want him to influence my son's life.""Do not worry, you have me with you, okay. And I promise to be a good father for Oliver," Larry said.Just then, Miranda's room door unlocked, and Oliver entered the room. He had changed his clothes shortly after having his bath by himself, and he was wearing a white Pyjamas."Mom, dinner is ready," Oliver informed Miranda,
Friday arrived in a twinkling, and Derrick Luis prepared to leave for his company's local branch office at the town centre. He woke up in his bedroom and got dressed in a purple shirt and black suit. As he made his way downstairs, he discovered that the hacker had informed him that Miranda's chat messages were encrypted and couldn't be read.Derrick sighed and picked up his briefcase, ready to leave the house. He noticed that his mother was not in the living room, and a maid greeted him, saying, "Good morning, sir.""Morning, where is my mother? Is she awake?" Derrick asked the maid. She nod her head and replied, "Yes, sir. But Mother is not feeling too well today."Derrick frowned. He had already made arrangements to go to the local town, even though he didn't like it. He was doing it because it was his father's wish, and after visiting the rural areas, it wasn't as bad as he had imagined."That's fine. I will go see her now," Derrick said, heading to his mother's room. She was clear
It was Saturday morning, and Miranda woke up in her room with a slight headache. Her phone rang from beside her bed on the bedside drawer where she kept it. She reached for her phone and swiftly answered the incoming call."Hello, Babe," she said, her voice sounding sweet and soft as she had just woken up from her deep slumber."How are you doing this morning, babe?" came Larry's calm response. He was at home in his father's house in the local town where his paternal parents reside, and he wanted to introduce Miranda to them. It was a highly anticipated day for him, although he was nervous. Larry knew that Miranda had no family, and he wanted to make his intention to marry her known to his family."I'm fine, just feeling a bit nervous and cold," Miranda said, not wanting to leave the house as it was the weekend, a day she had planned to rest.Larry was a little displeased by Miranda's excuse, as he knew that she was trying to avoid seeing his family. She didn't like visiting his famil
Oliver smiled sweetly when he saw his mother go into the bathroom to prepare his bath. He heard Larry's words about him, and while he didn't dislike Uncle Larry, he didn't want him as his father figure.In Oliver's mind, he believed that Uncle Larry was only pretending to like him now, before he married Miranda. He worried that once Larry married Miranda, he would take his mother's love away from him or make his life difficult.Oliver had seen other happy families during his school graduation, and he wanted a complete family too. He wanted to reach out to his father, even if it was just once, and be a part of his life.Oliver sat up on his bed, and Miranda came out of the bathroom to help him out of his pajamas. She didn't even ask if he could bathe himself, knowing that he had claimed to be sick. Miranda had to bathe her son like he was a toddler, and then she carried him out, wrapped him in a white towel, and helped him select his casual home wear.Later, they went to the dining tab