Chapter 7
...Saul...
I had been told that keith was on her way and would make it to the wedding and honestly, l was happy, at least she was okay and was going to be present at the wedding like I promised my sister.
In the morning, everyone had been busy with the wedding preparation and I wasn't an exception.
The church was full with a big crowd, family friends and business partners and not to forget the paparazzi,Has I entered the church to go to the altar, l couldn't help being a little sad, l had honestly never thought of being married my whole life, the only thing I wanted was to make more money and have different types of women taking turns in warming my bed,
Not that l wasn't going to do that anyway, but after today, i would be considered a married man, this wedding was a live broadcast and was probably going to air on many media platforms, l would be considered a married man to the whole world.I dragged myself out of my thoughts when music started playing indicating the bride was about to enter the church, l eyed Sophie and father in the front roll, father had a priceless smile on his face, one would think he was even the one getting married.
My eyes shifted to the empty sit next to Sophie's, Keith's sit, l was forced to look at my wrist watch wondering why she wasn't here yet, was she okay?I slapped myself mentally for having such thoughts, she was fine and was on her way, worrying about a woman who was probably married sure was creepy.
Brenda and with her daughter Ella following behind walked into the church, she was happy as she had a big smile on her face, l felt the urge to roll my eyes as i noticed she wasn't wearing a white wedding dress but a purple one,
Except from me marrying a woman the same age as my mother, l still had to have a purple wedding, was that even normal?
Speaking of mother, she was siting on my left with a sad expression on her face, l remembered how she had told me not to listen to my father about thisBut not only did l listen to my father, l did personally want to become the new CEO and if it met marrying an old woman who was sure to die anytime soon, then i was okay with that.Brenda finally reached the altar while the little devil Ella and her brother went to sit.
Soon the priest began the marriage process, everything was going smoothly though i wasn't really paying attention to what was happening until i heard a loud cry, it sounded like it was a baby crying,Almost immediately, Brenda and l turned to look at where the sound was coming from, Everyone in the church was looking at her including the camera men.
I saw her and honestly, it felt like the first time, her dark beautiful complexion stood out, l immediately noticed she had gotten a bit of weight though just in the right places, her heart shaped face was still perfect, and her black natural hair was longer than before, a smile formed on my face as i realised she was nervous,
Damn, she was beautiful and the dress she was wearing was just perfect for her, i didn't know i would feel this excited seeing her after four years, my eyes then drifted to the child she was holding in her hands,
I felt my heart stop beating when i saw his face"No way" l whispered more to myself, when she neared the front roll where her sit was, everyone seemed to notice what i saw, Mom was the first to walk towards her,
She stood in front of her looking at Max with waterly eyes, in situations like these, l didn't know what to do or how to react,"It cant be" was the only thing i could say to myself
Sophie also stood up from her sit going to stand in front of her best friend, she too couldn't stop looking at the little boy in her arms,
"Is this max, your son?" I heard Sophie ask,
"Yes" Keith answered with a nervous smile
"Saul, do you know this woman?" My father spook for the first his voice sounding angry, for a minute, l didnt know how to respond
"Whats happening here, this is soo damn embarrassing, in case you all forgot we are live on the cameras" l heard brenda say beside me
By now, the whole church was full of whispers from the crowd.
Suddenly my father walked to where i was and hit me in the face causing me to fall due to the impact he put in it, it was the first time he had laid his hands on me and honestly it took me by surprise"You have a child you haven't told us about and you dare invite your prostitute to the wedding?" He yelled
"Dad, l did...." I received another blow before l could respond
"You have a child and you didn't think it was important to tell me?" He asked angrily,
I had seen Dad angry but never this angry with me which made me feel a little disappointed, l had disappointed him."Dad, he didn't know, we all didn't know" Sophie said standing in front of Dad trying to calm him down which was easy for her since she was his favourite Among the two of us.
"I don't know what you are talking about but i think you have everything mixed up, Max isn't Saul's son" I heard keith say
"Just shut up!" Sophie said to her Surprising, she seemed clueless
"I think I have endured enough embarrassment for today, Am calling off this stupid wedding" Brenda yelled loud enough to be heard by everyone in the church,
Dad started to beg her not to do anything she would regret but Brenda acted as if she did not hear him, she stormed out of the church crying bitterly, yep playing the betrayed brideBy now, the crowd had started to walk up front to see what was going on while others followed the bride outside to hear from her
"Wow, what a great way to stop a billionaire's wedding" l heard Maria my step mom say with a grin on her face, l bet she was enjoying all this drama
"Everyone, to the Madison Mansion now" Dad yelled as he walked towards the exit door furious with two of his guards following behind
I called my most trusted guards Bruno and Neo and told them to handle the crowd while we all left using the back door.
I didn't know what was happening right now but l couldn't stop my heart from beating rapidly as the cold realisation hit meI had a son, Keith's son was my very own blood.Chapter 8....Keith....I was now in a car with Sophie's mother, she was looking at max with so much love in her eyes that i felt scared"Can I hold him?" She asked with a hopefull expression"Yes, though he is very hungry" I said awarkardly as l handed Max to her"Stop the car at the nearest cafe!" I heard her say to the drive who answered a yes respectfully"You really are an angel, you saved the day" she said looking at me which left me more confused."I don't understand" l said as I watched her smile at Max who smiled back at her"Tell me, whats your name, and whats his name?" She said her eyes never leaving Max"My name's keith and that's my son, Max" I responded, Sophie had told me a lot of unpleasant things about her mother but looking at her right now, I could sense she was peharps a good woman"Who named him Max?" She asked"I did" I answered almost immediately"Not bad, l actually like the name" she said, I could only force myself to smile,Why was she soo interested in max?
Chapter 9...Keith...Saul stopped the car and stared at me as if daring me to lie to Max"This is Saul, honey, aunt Sophie's brother" l saidI swear l saw a bit of hurt in his eyes but it only lasted for a few seconds."Max, look at me" he said and Max stared at him"Am your father okay, call me Daddy, this is mummy and am your Daddy " he said trying to make him understand what he was sayingI didn't know if l should laugh at the scene in front of me or simply cry, l never thought Saul would accept Max this easily as his son"You are Dad?, does that mean you are gonna marry Mummy like aunt Betty is married to Dad?" Max asked innocently, this time, i couldn't resist the urge to laugh"No honey, he is not going to marry me but he is your Daddy, your real Daddy" l answered, I didn't miss the smile Saul now had on his face"Daddy" Max called both Saul and l became emotional at his words, l never thought this day would come and now it was here, my son had finally met his real father,The
Chapter 10...Keith...I woke up and turned to the other side of bed to see if Max was still sleeping,I was filled with panic when I found myself alone in the room,"Max!" I called as I got out of bed in heist searching the bathroom and closet,I then rushed out of the room still calling his name, I searched all the rooms but couldnt find him,Max never wondered off alone, I couldnt help thinking what if he was in some sort of trouble, he surely wouldnt have vanished out of nowhere,I went to my room and got my phone and was about to call Sofia but then, I heard a car pull up, I peeped out the window and found it was Saul, he was holding max in his hands.I finally felt relieved knowing he was okay but then, I was furious, I went downstaires to met Saul."You are awake?" He asked as he entered the main door"Where did you take my son, How dare you go anywhere with him without informing me first?" I asked as I grabbed Max from him"You where sleeping and I didn't want to disturb you
Chapter 11....Sofia..."What is your condition?, you know we are ready to do anything for your forgiveness" Saul Said,"I want you both to promise me you will never get close again, not even once", Saul and Keith exchanged looks,"Of course, as I said that was a one time mistake" Saul immediately replied"Yeah, it will never happen again, I promise" Keith replied too,Except Dad, these where my two most favorite people, I loved them both, keith was a reserved person, someone i could consider a good person, while I love my brother, I couldn't say the same for him, he wasn't good for her, I tried to make her see this four years ago when she told me she had a crush on him,I felt it my duty to protect my best friend from getting hurt from my own brother, I would never let that happen"Fine, if you break your promise, next time I wont be soo forgiving" I told them, before today, I thought Saul disliked Keith but now I knew that wasn't the case since they had slept together behind my bac
Chapter 12....Saul....The next morning, I wake up at my usual time which was 4am and headed to my gym room,Just before I got into the room, I heard some movements, I was immediately alert, Keith had plainly told me she was going to take my son away weather I liked it or not and I didnt take her words lightly,I went into the gym and started working out, about 5am, I heard more movements and peeped out the window and their was Keith holding Max, Sophie was with them holding their bag, she gave Keith her car keys and put the bag in the car, she hugged Keith and kissed the sleeping Max,I couldnt believe even Sophie was in on this, I closed the curtains and continued with my work out.After about an hour, I went back to my room and took a shower, I made a cup of coffee and went to Sophie's room,"Wake up, am going to Dad's" I said knocking on her door,A sleeping Sofia opened the door for me"Why this early?" She asked"I want to talk to him about the DNA test, Max is too young to be
Chapter 13 ....Keith.... The bastard was staring at me shamelessly, after the trouble he had made me pass through today, I decided I hated Saul. Of course I should have known he wasn't going to let go easily, he is a billionaire for heavens sake, all he had to do was make a few calls and I was banned from leaving the country, The worst part was he wanted custody for my son, I knew I didnt have enough money to hire good lawyers, fighting with him was just a losing battle, for now, I had to play nice until we agreed I could take Max back home with me. "Keith Dear, what is it that you do exactly?" His mom asked driving me out of my thoughts "I am an artist actually, after max was born, I couldnt manage taking care of him and going to my professional work so I just focused on my paintings" I explained as I continued to wash the fruits "Would you find showing me some pictures of your paintings?" She asked, I got my phone from my pocket and showed her some of the best work i had, I a
Chapter 14....Sofia...2pm, I was at the madison mansion with Maria.We had just come back from shopping, I continued to look at my wrist watch thinking time wasn't moving quick enough today,"Are you sure you dont have plans?" Maria asked"No, I don't" I said which was probably the third time she asked me this today"You know you can tell me anything right, do you have a date?" No offense, I loved Maria and we got along pretty well but she did like snooping in things that didn't involve her"Nice try, Dad is at the office?" I asked trying to change the topic."At this rate, I can't even know where your father is sweety" she replied.Sometimes, I wondered if Maria at all loved my father, she is way younger than him and is Saul's agement and didn't seem to care where he was or what he was doing most of the time.All of us had been against Dad remarrying, especially such a young woman but then Dad does whatever he wants"The black baby mama, when is she going back home?" She asked"Her
Chapter 15....SAUL...I left my mom home with max and headed back to the office, as much as I wanted to spend more time with max once he woke up, I had a press conference,I needed to clear up the news online because I didn't want to involve my son in this drama anymore.The reporters had already filled up the front entrance of the company when I arrived, Felix my Secretary met me just as I got out of my car with my guards behind,I went upfront and began to talk"Am here to answer some of the questions everyone is dying to find out. Yes my wedding was called off because Of the little misunderstanding that had happened, I also want to make it clear that my baby mama had not come to stop the wedding, she was invited and had only come a bit late, yes that boy she was carrying is my son and the heir to the Madisons" I announced"Mr Madison, since your wedding was called off, are you planning to marry your baby mama?" One of the reporters asked"She and I only share a child together, we
Chapter 144...Last chapter...KEITHI woke up late today, not that I could blame myself though, I was already heavily pregnant.Today was the day finally, the day I had been waiting for the past few months, now that it was here,I couldn't think of a time I was more happier than now, I was marrying the love of life, the father of son and the baby in my stomach,All this still felt like a dream, I had never thought I would live to see this day come,"Here" I turned to the door only to realize Sofia and Risa where standing there"How is the new bride in town doing?" Risa asked"Horrible, am so anxious and I feel like this baby just wants to come out" I complained"Well, he still has a month until he comes so he better hang in there" sofia laughed"Your brother is just impossible, we should have waited until I give birth I wanted" Saul had insisted that the baby should be born when we were already married,I couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed with the way the baby bump was big,
Chapter 143 ...Keith... Saul, Rose, Risa and I had gotten to the private jet with Saul driving, Rose had thought Sofia since she was just recently married, Sofia had refused but we all insisted that she remained. We reached in the afternoon and immediately rushed to the hospital, Max was still laying the same position I had left him in, I touched his cold fingers before I turned to Gorge and Lisa "How is he?" I asked, "In the same condition, where is his father, I feel like we are wasting time" "He is talking with the Doctor" Rose replied "Rose, Risa, this is Gorge and Lisa," I then turned to gorge and Risa "This is Saul's mom and my young sister Risa", Rose went to max's side holding his hand "My little boy, how long has he been like this?" She asked "Almost a week now" she shook her head as she began to cry "Am so sorry Keith" I hugged her in comfort "There is no way you would have known, I begged and pleaded with Mr Madison to let Saul come here but he refused" I s
Chapter 142...AUTHOR'S NARRATIVE..."Surprise!" Maria yelled practically looking like a mad woman"What are you doing here looking like that?" Mr Madison asked with a grinFor someone who had a gun pointed at him, he didn't look scared in the slightest"Get into your car slowly and start driving" she said now standing just an itch from him,Mr Madison got into the car with Maria, she gave him the directions on where to go,When they arrived there which was her house, she led him upstairs to her room,She had asked all the maids to leave before going to the church, she had actually planned on killing him there and then but decided against it.She tied Mr Madison on the bed and surprising enough, he didnt put up any fight, maybe it was because he knew he had come to his end."My Dear beautiful wife, tell me why you didn't just kill me at the church, you didnt have to go through all the trouble of bringing me all the way to your dirty little nest" Mr Madison said with a smirk on his fac
Chapter 141...Author's Narrative..."Look at you honey, you look so beautiful" Mr Crown said wiping a tear off the corner of his eye,I had never never imagined this today to come and now that it was here, he was the most proud of his daughter"Smile a little bit, it will go well with the wedding dress" he said"Are you forcing me to smile too?" She asked"Don't be so hard on me honey, I love you and I only wants best for you" Sara was getting tired of hearing those words, she could not understand how something that made her so unhappy could be what was best for her"I brought you this, it was your mother's, she wore it on her wedding day, she looked as beautiful as you" he said as he put the neck around her neck,"There you go, now the look is complete, your mother would be so proud of you right now" she doubted out though."Let's go, the church ceremony has probably began" he said,He led Sara outside where the bridesmaids who were some people her father hired her,They got into th
Chapter 140...Author's narrative...Finally Gorge answered the call"Hello is this Gorge?" Sofia asked,"Yes it is and who is this?" "My name is Sofia, I am Mr Madison's daughter, I would like to find out if A little boy, max or his mother are there" Sofia asked crossing her fingers"Yes, max is here at the hospital while Keith just got on a plane coming there, are you perhaps her friend, please call Saul, max's father" Gorge said at once"What do you mean Max is in the hospital?" Rose asked"He is supposed to undergo an operation but unfortunately, his mother wasn't a match and the only way to save him is to jabe his father here", Rose, Sofia and Risa was still confused unable to understand what the was going"Gorge please explain everything that is happening there" and so he explained that had happened from the time Keith had come,Sofia finally, hang up the call and dialed Saul's name but his slime wasn't going through,"What should we do mother, Saul is the only way to save Max
Chapter 139...Sofia...The upcoming wedding was everywhere, Saul was getting married, I knew Mom was taking all this well,I had also come to realize that was the reason why Dad took Keith away so that Saul would have no opinion but to go through with the wedding,On the night before the wedding, mom had called me asking me to meet her at her placeI waited for Garvin to be back from work and when he was,I met him at the door hugging him,Despite everything, I was happy for the first time in my life, I had a husband who loved me dearly, our relationship had not been perfect from the start but right now concerning my marriage, I felt like I was living in a fairytale,"Hey honey" Garvin greeted me"Hey my love" I said kissing his cheek"Hello" I said "Are you okay?" He asked immediately noticing my not so not happy mood"Tomorrow is Saul's wedding and none of us are taking it well, mom wants me to meet her at the Condo and I was hoping I could spend the night with her" I said"Of co
Chapter 138...Keith...Things just moved from bad to worse, the Doctors had conducted more tests on Max and discovered he had a kidney failure,The only option for him to live was to have a kidney transplant,"I will do it" I said to the Doctor while we were in his office"Get my kidney, do anything I don't care, I just want my son to be well again" I said, the Doctor looked at me with pity"Okay then, I will arrange for it immediately" I wiped the tears that were of joy and anger from my face"The nurse will come and take you shortly" the Doctor said dismissing me,I went out of the Doctor's office and found Lisa and her husband beside Max's bedside"What did the Doctor say?" Lisa asked, she looked as sad as I was"We are doing a transplant today, he will be fine, he will wake up and be well again" I said either teary eyes,"Am so sorry honey, no mother should ever go through something like this, am really sorry" lisa said as she pulled me in a hug"Don't worry, he will be fine, he
Chapter 137...Author's Narrative...For the past last days, Maria was going more crazy by the minute, she couldn't contain her self,Despite having the company under Joseph's control like she wanted, she still was content,She hated Mr Madison and wanted to see him suffer but why wasn't he suffering?,The company was the most important thing to him and yet even though they had managed to take it away from him, the old man didnt seem bothered,She felt that she needed to do something, what was revenge when the other person didnt feel the same pain they out you through?,She knew she needed to do something else that would hurt him,What could it be, she knew Mr Madison didnt like Saul especially now so even though she would try to harm him in any way, it still wouldn't cause any change but then there was Sofia, his favorite child,She wanted so much to harm her but she couldn't because Sofia was Noe married to her little brother Garvin and they were planning their wedding, she was now
Chapter 136....Saul..."but why?" Sara asked, she looked more angry than I had ever seen her before"Is there a problem my Dear?" Dad asked sounding polite, Sara shook her head and was silent for some seconds"No, I just feel like that is such a short time, I still haven't picked up my wedding dress" she said"That is all sorted, from you, you will go into twin, I already shipped the best dresses ins the world to the shop, all you have to do is go and try them on" Mr Crown answered"So what do you say Saul?" He turned to me"Am okay with this, I mean if anything am happy, I have been telling your daughter that I had my way I would marry her even today" I knew Sara would know I was lying This time around though,The past week we have stayed together was the proof of that"Is that all or do you have any more surprises, I have some dresses to try on as you said and friends to meet up after " Sara said standing up"That is all my Dear, let me walk you out" Mr crown said"Let's go father"