Fernandez stood for a while watching the stranger from his office, after a few minutes he called his secretary"Send him in" he had his two hands in his pants. Fernandez had a look of displeasure displaying on his face as the stranger walked into his office. He extended his hand for a shake, however, Fernandez threw him a look of disdain"Who are you and what do you want?" Fernandez asked with a stern voice and the man quickly withdrew his handHe then tried to sit "I haven't asked you to sit, I only asked who the heck you are and what are you doing in my company" Fernandez asked with gritted teethHis face turned red as the man kept mute and just looked at Fernandez with an annoying smirk"Listen Mr, if you don't have anything important, please get yourself out of here before I call security"Hmm-hmm" he cleared his throat and pulled out a chair to sit when Fernandez slapped the table and he was startled"You must think I'm as jobless as you are," Fernandez said and quickly scoop
Amelia arrived at the hospital and went straight to the receptionist, an elderly-looking woman"Good evening, please I'm here to see a doctor" she said wincing"Are you alright?" she asked "Mmm-hmmm" Amelia nodded and forced a smile "Are you sure?" she asked again looking more concerned"Yes ma'am, please can I see the doctor?" Amelia managed to say"Do you have an appointment with the doctor?" she asked"No, I just wanted to see him because it's very urgent," she said"Um, which doctor are you here to see by the way?" she asked without taking her eyes off Amelia"Doctor Steve" she answered"Hmmm, I'm sorry lady, but Doctor Steve has closed for the day. His shift ended fifteen minutes ago. Maybe you should call him" she suggested"No ma'am I can't call him," Amelia said frantically. She leaned towards the lady "Please ma'am I'm pregnant, I went to the bathroom earlier on and I found out that I was spotting" she explained"Uh, I see. Would you want to talk to another doctor?" she ask
"Is that what you want to do Amelia? Because if you ask me I think it's a very good idea for you to give them up for adoption. Someone might be willing to adopt them. They might even pay you handsomely if you decide not won't to keep them" he said hoping that Amelia would agree to give up the kids. Amelia was dazed, she didn't understand why Doctor Harrison would suggest that to her. "Can you hear me Amelia?" doctor Harrison asked as he snapped his fingers to get Amelia's attention. Amelia sceptically looked at him "Yes doctor, I heard you loud and clear. However, I will not give my kids up for adoption. If I have to work round the clock to take care of them I would gladly do it rather than leave them in the hands of strangers who would enslave my kids" she started"Oh, I see, but don't you think it will be wise for you to give them to families who can raise them properly, give them all that they require? I mean, you and I know that there's no way you can single-handedly raise
Amelia just stood without saying anything. Her brain was communicating to her but her lips were too numb to part ways to produce a sound. She blinked several times not knowing whether to tell the truth or trying to act ignorant. She kept stuttering until Rosa shook her"Answer me, Amelia, are you pregnant" she asked again, this time her voice was louder than the first time.Amelia scanned around to be sure no one was listening to their conversation. She looked down at her fingers as she nibbled them"Can you please bring down your voice?" she said nervously to Rosa who was stunned and angry at the same time."Tell me the truth Amelia or I will raise my voice even higher" Rosa threatened.Amelia sniffled and wiped her sweaty palms on her dress. She tried to reach Rosa, however, she stepped backwards"I'm listening, Amelia, speak now" she commanded. "Oh Rosa," Amelia whimpered, "I'm so sorry for lying to you all this while. I was afraid you might judge me, you might distance yourself
Amelia stood impatiently waiting to hear from Rosa. After about fifteen minutes without Rosa in sight, she decided to walk into the building to Mr Rasmus' office. As she approached his office, she heard Mr Rasmus' voice and her heart raced. "I can't keep having her here. Amelia has been a good staff, hard-working, dedicated and committed, no doubt. However, her recent sense of laxity is messing things up and I can't put up with that. Such an attitude is bad for business.Why would she leave the company without any form of notification whatsoever? "Sir, she said you were in a meeting with a client and she didn't want to interrupt your meeting. She had to leave because it was very urgent. Matter of fact, it was life-threatening"Rosa tried to convince Mr Rasmus to give Amelia another chance considering her last record with the company. However, Mr Rasmus' mind was made up. "I'm sorry Rosa, I can't grant your request this time. I want Amelia gone not because she can't do better if
The next morning Amelia woke up to see Rosa already dressed for work. "I've prepared breakfast, ensure you eat before you leave," she said turning her back against AmeliaAmelia couldn't respond because Rosa was still very angry with her. "If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me," she said, moving close to the mirror to brush her hair."Good morning Rosa" Amelia greeted Rosa ignored her greeting as she continued brushing her hair. "Rosa… um… can we talk?" Amelia asked expecting Amelia to respond instead she intensified the brushing"Rosa please talk to me. You've been quiet towards me ever since we got back yesterday. I know you are very upset with me but please let me explain to you. It's not completely what you think" Amelia said, yet Rosa did not utter a word. "Rosa… " Amelia called again but was cut short by Rosa"I don't want to talk to you, can't you see Amelia? Don't push it okay" Rosa snapped and continued brushing her hair with so much intensity backing Amelia.
Chapter 43Ricky turned on his car ignition and looked through his rear mirror. His heart raced faster as he saw Fernandez pulling out of the car lotHe watched as he drove out and heaved a sigh, he shook his head and mumbled "Whatever has come over him in the last few days is something I can't deal with"He pulled out of the lot and sped off. Ricky suddenly caught up with Feranadez, however, he stopped some metres away from Fernandez as he watched him get out of his car and walk into a mini-mall. "What are you going to do there?" Ricky asked as he watched FernandezAfter a few minutes, he came out of the mall with a gift bag, got into his car and drove off. Ricky decided to tail him to find out where he was going to and who he was going to present the gift to. Fernandez kept stepping on the accelerator while Ricky maintained a distance between them in order not to be found out. Fernandez got to the front of a gate and honked. The security man came out and after a few conversation
Fernandez drove with the thought of everything Lucia said to him. He reminisced on his past with Lucia and chuckled"She has changed a lot. The ugly, skinny and big-eyeballed Lucia has changed to an attractive lady" he said to himself, with a pleasing smile Fernandez got to his parent's house and got out of his car. He was stunned to see his father's missing car and the police patrol car in the compound. He called one of the security guards"What's going on here? Why is the police car here?" he asked"Sir, Diaz was trying to sell your father's car to a car dealer. When he was asked to provide the code to unlock some of the car features, he couldn't The buyers suspected that he had stolen the car and they secretly alerted the police. The police got there and found him in the same car your father had reported to be missing" he narrated and Fernandez tapped his shoulder before going inside. "Good evening Dad, good evening Mum" he greeted as he walked into the sitting room. "Good ev