AMAKA'S POVEthan walked into the living room with me, and Aunt Ann welcomed him with a bright smile as he greeted her, "Good evening, Ma.""Welcome, sir. How was your day today at work?" She asked him, to which he replied, "It was fine. I came to see Amaka, and she invited me over for dinner."Ethan looked at me, but I moved over to the dining chair to sit down."That's fine. You are welcome," Aunt Ann was friendly with Ethan, but I didn't say anything as I ushered my son to have his seat.Jason was looking at Ethan, but he was silent.The dining table fell into silence while I served around the vegetable soup and semovita that I had prepared."Do you eat this kind of food?" I asked Ethan as I reached his chair and served the small plate of soup garnished with meat and dried fish, then I served his semovita too."Why not? I will gladly eat whatever you prepared," he replied with a smile."That's fine," I told him and moved over to the kitchen to get him a bowl of water. Once I got ba
AMAKA'S POVI looked back at Aunt Ann, wondering if Ethan had bribed her to speak to me. Most especially these days, she wouldn't stop discussing marriage-related topics with me."Aunt, I already told you that I am not interested in Ethan in that way. I have to focus on my life, build it, and not get carried away by a man who is so full of deceit. Ethan and I are only friends with no strings attached," I clarified to Aunt Ann as she went to sit on the couch beside Jason. She sighed..."It's fine. I also couldn't accept loving another man again after what Maureen's father did to me. But I want you to give love a second chance. You are still young to remain single for the rest of your life," Aunt Ann said, and I sighed."It's alright, Aunt. I will consider it, but not now. Good night then. Jason, come on, let's go in and sleep," I said, moving over to the couch to carry Jason, but he refused, still wanting to watch his movie."Let him be. I will bring him back to your room after he has
Joseph's POVThe following Saturday, my mother arrives at my home and asked me, "Joseph, where is Amaka's home address? I have to go and see my grandson today!""Mom," I looked at her in surprise as she came with her car. She wore a blue dress and black sandals."Mom, good morning," I greeted her, not knowing what I would explain to her. I knew that I had seen Amaka in that new house that was five buildings away from mine, but I didn't want to tell my mother that was where Amaka now lives. What if she moves out? Because that was part of the reason I had not approached her since the last time I saw her and tried to plead with her.Amaka shut me out, and I assumed that if I approached her again, she would suspect I live around this estate and pack out."Mom, I do not know her house address. Just give me some time to sort things with Amaka. I am begging you and Dad," I pleaded, and my mother refused."No way. You either give me the home address today, or you get kicked out of the company
Amaka's POV"I am Hannah Ericsson. You can call me Mrs. Hannah," Joseph's mother said to me, and I replied, "Okay, Ma."She presented her phone to me to input my number, and I accepted it, even though it was not what I wanted. I did, and gave her my contact."When will you be free for us to go and do the DNA test? How about tomorrow?" She asked me, and I nodded. "Yes, tomorrow will be fine, because Jason is now a student.""Alright. That's a wonderful name that you gave him. Take care, Jason," she waved at him, and he smiled and waved back, going into the house."Take care of yourself. I have to go now," Mrs. Hannah turned to leave, and I looked away from her as she went back to meet Joseph.I looked away from Joseph, not ready to say hi to him. As I walked back to the house to pack my remaining belongings.We had up to like 15 bags of our clothes, shoes, and other things we used at home.Once I was done carrying all my loads from inside the room to the car,I bid goodbye to Mrs. Ann
Amaka's POV:After Jason and I finished our dinner, we went back to our new room to sleep.The next morning, I woke to the sound of my phone ringing.Lazily, I got out of bed to pick it up because I didn't want the call to wake my son."Hello, who is this?" I asked groggily."Amaka! It's me, Maureen! Mom told me that you moved out yesterday. Why didn't you tell me before you packed?" Maureen asked, and I sighed, understanding that she didn't want her mother to be alone."Maureen, I already explained to you that I just needed a place of my own. I appreciate you and your mother's help, but when I told your mother I wanted her to move out with me, she refused," I calmly explained to Maureen, and the call went silent for a while."That's fine. I just called to check how you are doing and how Jason is too." She didn't sound happy, and I understood."We're fine. I will be going for a medical checkup today, and I’ll stop by your place," I told her, still seated on the bed."Checkup for what?
Amaka's POV:"So, what did you agree to do? What did you tell Joseph's mother? Although I know that Joseph is my friend, but he isn’t honest about his feelings. So I cannot vouch for you to be with him. Instead of pleading for you to accept him, I should be pleading for my own chances with you," Ethan said, to which I laughed aloud."I already told you that I don't have any interest in getting into another relationship. After Joseph's betrayal and my parents disowning me, I find it difficult to love another man. I am only doing this DNA test to show Joseph and his family that my son is truly their grandson and not because I lied to Joseph. I don’t care about him or what he thinks anymore.""It's alright. I understand. It's okay. Once you are through with the test, you can give me a call. I would like for us to meet," Ethan proposed, but I recalled that I had promised Maureen I would go visit her."I am sorry. Not today, because I want to go see my girlfriend. She got married and think
Joseph's POV:I drove ahead to the hospital on the island as it was the one my parents used to visit. Sitting in the car with Amaka behind me, I drove towards the hospital building. Her scent seemed to envelop my nostrils. I know that she is angry with me because of her child. She is angry because I denied that I knew her. I denied that she was my girlfriend and that we had an affair. Seeing my son too, I don't know how to feel or how to connect with him. As he grew up with Amaka, I knew that he shared a strong bond with her, and that was why she could hear him out and go with me to the hospital.I kept my gaze focused on the road as I pondered the outcome of our hospital visit. If I am not the father of her child, then I wouldn’t have to feel so guilty. But I recalled that I was the one who had deflowered her."Mm," I mumbled, driving for a while, and I heard the little boy ask her, "Mom, is the hospital far?""Yes. We will soon get there," Amaka replied as she looked at me and
Joseph's POV:As we walked out of the hospital building, my father spoke to me, "Joseph, your mother and I are going home. You should come home this evening for us to discuss. Failure to do so, you wouldn't like my actions."I met my father's gaze as he spoke to me in a cold voice. "Alright, father. I will be home tonight," I replied calmly, and my mother looked at me and at Amaka, who was standing aside with Jason."Joseph, we can only pray for this child to be yours. We have missed him dearly, and he resembles you. You should try to make up with her, okay?""Mom, it's easier said than done. She has a new life, and I don't want to meddle with it," I replied, though I knew that I wasn't being honest. I wanted Amaka, but seeing the way that she loathed me and doesn't want to meet my gaze, I cannot force her to be with me."Do not say that. You are not married to any other woman, and I wouldn't allow you to marry anyone else either except your child's mother," Mom said in a stern voic
Amaka's POV "Can we get going, please?" Joseph asked me, and I peered at his face and replied, "Alright."I took out my phone and contacted the Uber driver, and I apologized to him. "Hello, sir. I won't be able to go with you again. As I already cancelled the trip. Can I make a refund to you?""It's alright, Madam. You don't have to worry about the payment," the Uber driver said. I marched to get into the back seat of Joseph's car.I saw Joseph smiling, but I rolled my eyes and looked away."Mommy," Jason smiled at me from the front passenger seat, as he was happy to be sitting in the front seat beside Joseph.The car was filled with Joseph's cologne, and I sat in a tight corner, trying to do some breathing exercises to distract my nose from his intoxicating scent."Can you unlock the car windows?" I asked Joseph, after seeing that the car was an automatic."Anything for you," Joseph replied with a calm voice, but I didn't bother to correct him, since he had unlocked the car windows.
Amaka's POV:As I woke up in my room, I sighed and got out of my bed as I made preparations for my son and me to visit Joseph's mother.If it wasn't that I had made the promise that I would visit them, I would have canceled it because Jason was not feeling well.I went to have my bath in the bathroom, and as I got out, I donned a blue top and black trousers, and also a black pair of shoes. Then I moved over to the mirror to do my makeup.I saw that I had a little acne due to the stress that comes with working. I didn't apply makeup, so I made use of my tinted lip gloss and went to my son's room to check on him.Jason was still asleep on the bed, and I recalled how I had gone to Joseph's house to bring him back.Sighing, I gently went to wake my son and to assist him with his bath.His body temperature was back to normal, and he had eaten well the night before.Helping Jason to undress, I prepared a warm bath for him and took him into the bathroom to wash up.A few minutes later, Jason
Joseph's POV."Wow! That was a rude way to speak to us!" Danna yelled, but Amaka didn't glance back as she walked away with Jason in her arms, who waved goodbye to me."It's fine, sister. She is just angry with me," I looked back at Danna and her friend and smiled."Why is she still being cold to you? I honestly do not like how she is behaving rudely. And I honestly think that you should move on and forget about her and her son," Danna said, taking me by surprise, and I laughed and looked at her."I cannot believe that you are saying this to me, Danna. Weren't you the one who was clamoring for me to marry Amaka and unite with my son? And now, you're telling me that I should forget about them?" I queried my sister, and she sighed."I was. But she is still cold to all of us and even you. So it's a waste. Anyway, meet my friend, Clara Martin. She is Jason's class teacher in school," Danna introduced me to her friend, who smiled."It's nice to meet you, Ms. Martin," I told her, and she gr
Joseph's POV.As we arrived at the house, I rang the doorbell, and Lady Tope pulled the huge black door open and gasped, "Wow! Boss, is he your son?""Yes, he is my little boy. He lives down the street with his mother in this estate," I told Lady Tope with a smile, and she waved at my son, telling him, "Hello.""Good afternoon, Ma," Jason politely greeted her, and Lady Tope waved at him and asked him, "What's your name?""Jason.""It's nice to meet you, Jason," Lady Tope said, and my son shook hands with her. I smiled and asked him, "Do you want to tour the house?""Mmm," Jason smiled and nodded."Yes, Dad. Where is your own room? Do you sleep in this big house alone? It's big like Uncle Ethan's house," Jason said, and I froze."What? Did Amaka take you to Uncle Ethan's house?" I squatted to meet my son's height and asked him."Yeah. My mom says that Uncle Ethan wants to be my new daddy. But I don't know if that's possible," Jason said, and I sighed with relief. As I hadn't thought th
Amaka's POV."How is your son doing now?" Simon asked, as I had already updated him earlier that I was not going to the company.It was past 5 pm in the evening, and I guessed Simon had taken permission to come and see me."He is fine. Thank you for coming," I greeted Simon, smiling, and he said, "We are friends. So what do you expect."Simon's eyes shifted to look at Ethan, who was peering at him, and he greeted Ethan, "Good evening, sir.""Welcome," Ethan mumbled."I have to go and check on my son. You shouldn't have stressed about coming to see us," came my calm response to Simon, and he grinned."I cannot help it. I just wanted to see your lovely face," Simon teased, and Ethan scowled. "Amaka, I should get going now. Take care.""Alright," I told Ethan, and watched him walk out of my residence as he packed his car outside my house."Are you both dating?" Simon asked after Mr. Ethan left."That shouldn't be your concern," I told Simon, and he sighed."Alright. I just came to check
Amaka's POV: "Ugh," I grimaced and rolled my eyes at Joseph's happy voice of waving goodbye to my son. As I got into the gate, I was surprised to come across Janet Moore. "Oh, good afternoon, Ms. Moore. Didn't you go to your shop today?" I asked her with a look of surprise, and she grinned. "I did. I came home to get some food. As I don't like to eat out, and the food I had was already cold," Janet said, donning a yellow top and black skirt. And I told her about taking Jason to the hospital. "Oh, I hope he is fine now?" Janet asked me with concern, and I nodded. "Yes, he is., aright. Take care," I waved goodbye to Janet as my son and I went back into my house. My mind filled with numerous thoughts on why Joseph was acting like a caring father. I swiftly waved the thought and went in. As I entered the living room, I set Jason down on the mattress and have him eat his meal. The jollof rice and fried chicken food that Joseph had bought for us, smelled so delicious, and I could fee
Amaka's POV:At the doctor's office, Dr. Steven smiled and offered for Jason and me to have a seat. As he recommended that my son perform some series of tests.We had to wait for the test results to arrive. However, when we got back into the doctor's office, after returning from the lab where my son went to do some malaria test.Dr. Steven, in a white lab coat and black trousers, smiled and told me, "Mrs. Richard, your son is having only malaria, and that is a result of the mosquito bite."As Doctor Steven relayed that to me, I looked at the door that pushed open, and Joseph came in. But I didn't spare him a glance at all. What caught my attention was the female nurse smiling at Joseph. As Dr. Steven in charge asked her, "Who is he? Nurse Tina?""Oh, Doctor Steven. This is Mr. Ericson, the child's father," she pointed to my son with a smile, and Dr. Steven looked at Joseph and told him, "You are welcome, sir. Please have a seat. As we are just meeting for the first time since your chi
Joseph's POV.I looked at the middle-aged man who came to meet me and to find out what was happening. As I knew that it was prohibited for anyone to be creating noise or nuisance in an estate."Good morning, Sir. I am here to see my wife and my son," I told him, and his eyes widened in surprise."Oh, is the new tenant your wife, sir? That's fine. Only that I thought you both were quarreling," the man said, but I told him, "No. We are just having a little misunderstanding as we don't live together.""Alright. Have you both settled it? Or do you want me to help you and communicate with your woman? You seem familiar to me like the CEO of JE Global?" The man asked, and my eyes widened in shock."Actually, I am," I introduced myself to the man, and he offered me a handshake."I am Richard Kingsley. I had worked with your father and now controlling my own affiliate company," he said, as we exchanged a handshake.However, Amaka came out just as I replied, "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Kingsley
Joseph's POV.I had already made up my mind that I was not going to disturb Amaka again. I had tried to win her back, to apologize to her, and for us to reconcile as a couple. But she doesn't want me, and I cannot force myself on her.However, after I finished having my bath and dressing up, even though I was still on temporary suspension at the company, I had to work on some projects on my computer. My father didn't want me in the company, but I understood his annoyance. It wasn't my fault that Amaka went to have my child on her own, especially when I had told her to take care of it.As I was about to leave my room, dressed in a blue polo shirt and blue jeans, paired with black leather slippers, my phone rang. I went to answer it and saw it was a call from Danna, my sister. I wanted to ignore her call, but a part of me decided to find out why she was phoning me so early in the day. Shouldn't she be at work at the school where she teaches?I picked up Danna's call and moved to my sitt