Chapter 32The atmosphere tensed at her words. Her heart skipped, jumping out of her throat. The fire in her eyes suddenly dimmed. Patricia fidgeted with her hands, squeezing and un-squeezing. Fuck! What did she just say? She didn't mean to say it out loud. Daniel's gaze met hers. His thought concealed under the neutrality of his face. Patricia would have paid a dollar to know his thought. Apparently, Daniel thought she was being cheap. She could hear it in the soft way his neutral, cold eyes held hers. "Is that some kind of a joke?" He lowered his voice, almost doubting his hearing ability. Patricia bit her bottom lips, her heart twinge in regret. "No." She denied. Swallowed down nothing, sultrily holding his gaze. "I can't seem to get you out of my mind. You are deep rooted in it. All I want is a one night stand." This must be the joke of a century. Daniel thought. Damn! Was the bitchy lady begging him for a night stand? "Wow! This is incredible!" Daniel spatted laughing hear
Chapter 33It's been fourteen days since the accident. Fourteen days since Graham threatened Daniel. Fourteen days since Daniel began snubbing Patricia as though she didn't exist. Fourteen days of constantly mobbing in silent over Daniel's nonchalant, cold attitude over Patricia. It's been a peaceful fourteen days of no melodrama. But Graham cold shoulder was beginning to be a bother to Daniel who had a strong conviction of Graham formulating a secret plot. Slowly descending the stairs, two at a time. Daniel clicked the cuff of his shirt. Adjusted his tie and dragged his shirt down. His long pant fitted his derriere, the shirt clung to his masculine anatomy. His black hair was styled and gelled giving him a model, sexy look. Two steps from reaching the living room, his phone rang noisily in his pocket. With his brow creased, Daniel pulled it out with a frown. "Hello.""Daniel. I have got some news. Concerning the bastard who shot you days ago. The bastard is no other than James Ch
Chapter 34The astonished look on Daniel's face was no longer amusing. His stoic face frightened Patricia who swallowed an invisible lump, speculating on her actions. Daniel's face contorted in disgust. His nose scrunched up. "I can see that you are clearly becoming insane." He sneered glaring murderously at her. "Let me have the keys!" Patricia pulled the keys out of her bosom which she transfered from the apron. She held it up as it dangled on the air. Her face unfaltering by the dead glare directed her way. Something was certain, if look could killed, she would be six feet beneath the earth. But hell, his glare had no effect on her. "Your keys will be yours if..." She drawled slowly, as she rose and turned in slow circles. "I believe this is yours," Daniel took a step to get his keys but Patricia snatched it from his reach. "But you can't get it till you give me my allowances!" Gosh! What sort of a mess was this? What sort of a bitchy bitch did he get as a wife. Daniel fumed,
Chapter 35Daniel tried hard to control the murdering desire. His eyes landed on the laptop, some feet away. Hands balled in a fist, Daniel turned the laptop to himself. Punched in some code which was linked to the Cctv camera. Instantly, the video loaded, revealing a figure dressed in all black with a black mask. From the figure's body language, Daniel was certain, it was someone who knew his way round his office. Either that, or someone have been giving him a tour. The figure avoided the camera as though aware of the camera's location.Daniel watched keenly as the figure ransacked everywhere, broke every valuable things. Not satisfied, Daniel booted off his laptop. He picked up the telephone, punched some numbers. "Hello, this is Sheriff Ken, what is the emergency?""This is Daniel Graham. There had been a break into my office with a dead threat. I would love you to come have a look. I don't know if getting a finger print at this current stage will be valuable, considering, I do n
Chapter 36The cops arrived earlier than expected, displaying professionalism as they carried out their task. Questions were tossed to some of the staffs whom they cops assumed was eligible to have seen the intruder. All furnitures were dusted for fingerprint. True to Daniel's assumption, the fingerprint was tainted and wasn't sure of guaranteeing an authentic result. Daniel watched keenly with a bored look. Just as predicted, nothing was found. No means of tracking the bastard. No evidence. No left trailed. By the time Daniel left his office, he was nothing but a walking corpse lost in the shadow of his thought. Opening his car, he slipped in, snatched his phone from the back seat just as he slammed the door shut. His head rested on the steering wheel. Damn it. Everything was beginning to pissed him off. His phone rang besides him. "Hello Dad!""You are alright?" Daniel heaved, trying hard to comport himself. "Yeah. Why did you called? You are going to carry out your threat?" "S
Chapter 37Patricia's heart melted instantly. She stared adoringly at Daniel. The world came to an abrupt end, leaving those two behind. The soft way he stared at her with his heart in his mouth sent butterflies to her stomach. If only this was real. Patricia thought."Yes. You have my heart. Please don't break it!" Patricia played along. Her gaze focused entirely on Daniel, not giving a fuck about the crowd. The press media Surrounded them. "It's Daniel Graham. CEO of Glassy enterprise." The press men screamed excitedly drawing the attention of others who quickly flashed their camera to capture the emotional moments. It was surely going to make an headline in the next two hours. Each press media team rushed to upload the news first to gained traffic on their magazine and newspaper. Daniel smirked. Satisfied, he wrapped his arms possessively around Patricia's waist as he led her gently to a room away from the waiting room. With his left hand, he knocked softly on the metal door.
Chapter 38Daniel felt his body paralyzed by shocked. Hell! Not again. He thought feeling terrible for never discovering this terrible story before meeting a doctor. The thought of always calling Patricia a bitch haunted him instantly. Indeed, being bitchy was a camouflaged to the things, pains and mortification she had passed through. Right there, Daniel felt awful and wished to reset the past in her favour. Doctor Meyer shook his head empathetically. He felt a twinge of regret for making Patricia recount the horrific incident which was better left unsaid. He chastised himself. "Of course, I felt my world crumpled. I was terrified." She choked back a sob, her gaze focused on her feet as she recounted the incident. "The little dignity I had left was literally destroyed. I wished, I had died at the spot." Patricia stopped to swallowed the big lump on her throat. Daniel patted her shoulder, offering his comfort. He wished he could do more than consoled. Pulling out a white handkerch
Chapter 39Meyer smiled reassuring. "The power of surrogacy can never be underestimated." The smiled reached Meyer's eyes as he looked from Daniel who held Patricia's hands to Patricia who had hope on him. Her entire focus was on him. Her eyeballs gazed questioningly at him. Daniel fixed a cool gazed on him. Scrutinizing for any sign of lies. Satisfied, he let out a slow smile which warmed his face and lighten his universe. "There is a solution to this," Meyer began conversationally as he held their gazes. "Surrogacy is of two type. Traditional and Gestational surrogacy. In your case, we will do a traditional surrogacy." "May I please know what a traditional surrogacy is and the difference between the two surrogacy?" Daniel asked interrupting Meyer's statement."My bad," he slammed a hand on his temple, as he slowly removed the stethoscope hung around his neck. He un-knotted two button from his shirt. "I had assumed you knew what a surrogacy was. But, I will explain starting from t
Chapter 55Daniel unconsciously gasped. His heart palpitated as anger took control of his mortality. Fury blazed from his eyes, with his fist clenched. Fuck the bastard! He needed to put an end to this insanity! The motherfucker perturbing their peace needed to be caught and heavily charged for assault and infringement of privacy. "I need more details," Daniel coldly urged. His eyes scanned the garage for any suspicious movement and intruder. Satisfied with the result, his gaze drifted back to Mark, who remained stoic in his postured. "The bastard this time sent a bitch I had a fling with." Mark admitted, his pride wounded. His gaze fixed on Daniel, he knew his thought. Obviously, the 'I told you to cut off with this loose women, see where it landed you' expression was what he expected to see, but he was wrong. "The lady had access to my home."This wasn't a time to cast blame, but a time to conjure a solution and ways to reprehend the bastard responsible for harassing and more. "I a
Chapter 54Surely, his eyes were deceiving him. Daniel speculated. Kate stiffened at her spot. Oh god! She clutched her heart, trying to stop it from accelerating. How in the hell did that happen? She blinked repeatedly, unsure of how to handle the situation. Breath in! Breath out. No one would know what transpired. Her subconscious mind warned. Exactly, there was no way in hell for Graham or Mark to know she was caught having a nefarious intention with Kim. Kate could vowed Daniel didn't know what transpired on that fateful night. He had only caught a glimpse of her, nothing to warrant any suspicious attitude bestowed towards her. "Hi, it's nice meeting you." She smiled, extending her soft palm for a friendly handshake. He knew what game she was playing by the partial twitch in her eyes. The light smile that didn't touch her hazel eyes. The swift way her body quickly relaxed with a faux composure that needed a little questioningly. Surely, Kate thought Daniel was either dumb or d
Chapter 53Abort? Patricia's ears itched as she drew closer. Her eyes glittered brightly. Definitely, something was wrong with Daniel. Patricia concluded with certainty. Hot tears flowed freely and silently down her cheeks as she gazed at him. His heart shattered at Patricia's tears. He had not meant to sound harsh but the action of his brutality couldn't be revoke at that point. It was too late. The twinge of regret further fueled his guilt. Swallowing back the lump in his throat, Daniel tried reaching out to Patricia. His last vow felt like an empty promise as he gazed into Patricia's face, watching helplessly as she sobbed."Look, I didn't mean to say that. I mean, I am glad that you are pregnant for me." Hell! Was he glad? Granting Graham's wish felt like a huge feat but here he was thinking of aborting. What in hell name propelled him to blurt out such outrageous statement? There knowledge of Patricia's betrayal. The knowledge of Patricia's identity. That was the force behind h
Chapter 52Daniel stopped dead on his track. His ears twitched at her words. His eyes unconsciously glanced at the wall clock - two thirty am. A sigh escaped his buccal cavity. Damn it! All reservation and composure seemed to have vanished into the silent night at that moment."Are you seriously serious?" Daniel turned back to Patricia with a blanched look accompanied by a concealed hatred. "Yeah." Patricia fluttered her eyelashes as she pouted, unconsciously caressing her little baby bump. "It's not really my fault. It's the baby's fault. She seemed to love food like her father." She winked teasingly. Daniel felt his heart raced at her statement. His lips arched to have a taste of her despite his hatred. Daniel's eyes travelled down her body covered with the silky night dress that was transparent and offered a lot to one's imagination. If not for the information he received, Daniel was certain he wouldn't have hesitated in tearing off Patricia's cloth, feasting first on her pink ni
Chapter 51Clock tickling away in the far side of the room. Patricia stirred, still soundly asleep. Her hands searched for him. Her eyes shut opened, alarmed. She sat upright, pulling the duvet up, Patricia glanced at the wall clock. It was still two am. Where could he be? She speculated, stepping a feet out of the bed to check on him. As though on cue, he sighed alerting Patricia of his presence. Trailing the direction of the voice, Patricia followed till it led her directly to the couch. A figure sprawled on the couch with a pillow beneath him. Patricia stared at him. Her hands moved gently over his cheeks, caressing him softly. His eyes shut opened at her touch. The coldness that met her gaze paralysed her heart. "Hi.." Patricia muttered cooly. "I didn't see you on the bed so I was wondering where you were but then I caught you. What happened? Why are you here and not on the bed?" Daniel's mind flicked back to the details he received. Patricia was Melissa's murderer daughter. B
Chapter 50Daniel blinked rapidly. His body tensed. His eyes widened as it remained fixed on the name, Patricia Henry. Hell! Was it what he was thinking? Gosh! It better not be. He wasn't sure if he could stemmed the hatred and hurt boiling from the depth of his stomach. Unaware of the quick changed in Daniel, Patricia moved away from him. "I will just arranged my things back." She began replacing the cloth in the closet. "I can't believe we are making this work. I mean you have always hated me right from the onset and now we are not just married. We will be expecting our first baby." Folding the silk gown into the box, Patricia gazed up. "What should we call her if it's a girl?" Daniel remained quiet. Assimilating the news he just received. His body still tensed with an incredulous expression as his heart failed to come in term with the message. His phone was still on his left hand as he kept staring into space. "Hey Hubby!" Patricia called, displeased by his silence. She threw a p
Chapter 49Patricia's world crumpled right before her eyes. She had not expected this from him. How did it happened? What about her? What become her fate? Patricia should never have fallen for him. She should never have entertained pleasure when on duty and now the repercussion of her actions was glaring right back at her. Damn it! The confidence she felt earlier dissolved like a candle wax. Determined to conceal her emotions, Patricia fixed her gaze on him oblivious to the fact that he wasn't through with his confession. Her cool composure, faux to his keen eyes. "Over the days and weeks that I met her, she has become my world. I do not want to hurt her because I love the bitchy lady so much that it hurt right here," Daniel clutched to his heart. "I can't afford to let her go."The passionate way he laid out his heart forced tears to welled up in Patricia's eyes. The unrequited love hurt. It hurt her heart dearly. Listening as the man she loved confesses his feelings for another la
Chapter 48The ringing of the door jolted Patricia from her reverie, thirty minute after Daniel's departure. Different thought clouded her mind as she gazed from the wall clock to the door. Her face contorted in disapproval. Her blanch eyes calculated the distance between the door and the couch she was seated. The laziness that descended upon her had everything to do with her illness and nothing to do with simple etiquette. Sighing, Patricia pushed her tired body forward, slowly making her way to unbolt the door. A figure stood by the door, dressed in a black pant and a yellow shirt with a black cover-shoe. A lab coat laid fittingly on his shirt. A stethoscope hung proudly around his neck. His cologne filled her nostrils.Patricia unconsciously shut her eyes as she inhaled deeply his cologne.Smiling at her action, "Hello, I am Doctor Richard, your husband's Doctor. I got a call to run some test on you." Patricia snapped her eyes opened at his words. She knew he was a doctor but had
Chapter 47Holy cow! Daniel stepped back as though back slapped. He unconsciously perceived himself. The smell of Eau de filled his nostrils. He sighed. There must be something wrong with Patricia. He concluded. It wasn't funny neither was it normal. "Since you don't want me around. I reckon, it's a call to be excused."Patricia frowned, gently rising on her feet. She wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Yeah. Go away lest I puke out my intestine. Please call the doctor for me. I might die any moment from now." Watching his receding figure, Patricia sighed. She stared at her reflection on the mirror. "Ah!" She shrieked. "I look so horrible. How do I intend making Daniel fall for me when I look like a lunatic straight out from a psychiatric hospital." Her face gloomed as image of Janie flashed into her mind. Daniel would never love someone like her. Janie was his spec. His type. The sophisticated lady he loved dating. Janie was tall, beautiful with a sexy body. The dream and wishes of eve