"...You should have taught your daughter to close her legs and not…"Chase was saying when Jace slammed his fist on the desk. "Enough Chase Hudson!" Jace thundered. Jace was so furious as he stared at his brother. What kind of a man says that to a woman he's had sex with? Doesn't Chase have a sense of piety? And to know that this woman sitting next to him is the grandmother of his unborn child. How can he talk so arrogantly to a woman who he would forever share a relationship with, because of his baby? "What brother! Why are you telling me it's enough? Her daughter trapped me with the pregnancy. She deliberately wanted to be my woman, forcing herself on me. I don't love her. I only slept with her or better still, she slept with me. If her momma had taught her not to be pregnant for a man who doesn't love her, she probably would bear that in mind. I paid her for her services. I don't owe her anything. She is my bedmate and sex partner and it ends after each ses
Rosalinda was shocked seeing her mom that way. Her facial expression wasn't looking good at all. Had she gone to see Chase despite her insistence that she shouldn't go? "Mom, did you go to meet Chase?" Rosalinda asked and Pricillia looked away, her eyes welled up with tears. She cannot waved Chase's words off her memory. The unpleasant names he called her daughter, she cannot forget it. And she cannot tell Rosalinda what he said as well, it will break her down the more. Nor can she forget in a hurry that Chase told her she didn't raise her daughter well. She didn't teach her not to be pregnant for a man that doesn't love her. Rosalinda's eyes went moist. Her mother had gone to meet the asshole. She can imagine what the rascal said to her mother. "You were right. I shouldn't have gone to meet him. That man is not human at all. He should never have been the one who will be the father of my grandchild. I wished this never happened" Pricillia said and sniffl
Elisa Jason went missing. Ned Jason and his wife Emily were searching the entire City,but couldn't find her. They had been to the police station and the police detectives assured them of a thorough search. Elisa was just recovering from the vandalisation that Larry Keyamo had caused her entire reproductive system. And she suddenly went missing. "This is likely Larry Keyamo's doing. He had kidnapped our daughter" Emily bellowed, sobbing and restless. "Maybe or maybe not, I can't really say until there is concrete evidence to drive us to that conclusion. But whatever it is, I can be scared of losing my daughter" Ned helplessly replied. "No one will do this to Elisa if not that bastard, Keyamo's eldest son. This is his handwriting. He said he would deal with us until we pay his money back" Emily stuttered. "It is you that is owning him. It is you that have plunged this family into this misery. You are such a terrible mother, Emily. I just hope he is not
Henry Hudson countenance twitched. He stared at his eldest son as he glared at his brother with a killing intent. It's a terrible thing for a charming handsome man of his age to lack the ability to perform well. Amelia's eyes went teary. No wonder he stayed away from women all his life. Besides his late fiance Clara, she didn't know Jace with any other woman. Then Eli. How was he able to make Eli? Was it simply by chance? Did nature give him a slim opportunity to be a father? "Jace, is Chase saying the truth?" Amelia asked, her eyes moist. Her eldest and favourite son. He can't possibly be having such a challenge and he wouldn't share it with them. Arianna cheeks flushed with redness. She was blushing. How can Amelia believe Chase's words? Utterances he made to change the subject at hand and turned the spotlight on Jace. "Of course not. How can you believe the words of this idiot?" Jace rebuffed. "He won't say the truth now because he doesn't want you to disc
Arianna took over the steering and drove. Jace just sat by the copilot seat, he didn't say a word from the moment Arianna got Eli and went to the car. Arianna had to coax him to let her handle the Steering. He reluctantly gave her the car key and took the seat next to hers. Eli was quiet. He doesn't know why his dad wouldn't let him have dinner with his grandparents. It also seemed as if his dad wasn't feeling happy. It was if Jace could read mind, he glanced at Eli from the rear mirror and said "Sorry Eli, something came up. Do you still want to have dinner or go back home?" "Let's go home today, daddy. And tomorrow, you'll take me out" Eli answered. Jace nodded and stayed relaxed. When they eventually arrived home, Jace got Eli from the car to the dinning. He sat down there, ensuring he had his dinner before asking his nanny to look after him for the rest of the night. "Daddy" Eli called just as Jace stood up to go. He turned and glared at his son with a
The next day, Arianna made up her mind to get the job completed. She was done with the painting and design. On her part, the contest was a done deal. She was busy at work when two new designers were brought into her office and introduced. Arianna welcomes them to Hudson's holding and tells them she wishes them a great time working together. Few days later, the day for the contest came. The incumbent Prime minister was there and to honour him, the two important dignitaries were there. Senator Adrian Delmark and his co aspirant Abby Santiago were invited. Though both are aiming for the same position, they shook hands when they met. There has been a long standing grudge between the two of them. But for once in many years, they exchanged smiles. But none can tell if the smile of the other was from his heart. When the name of each representative was displayed on the screen, Adrian Delmark was excited when he saw his daughter's name there. Richard was also th
"Richard," Jace called and coughed slightly "She's my woman" he declared. "She's my sister,Jace," Richard chimed, pulling away and kissing Arianna's temple. "That's why I'm trying hard to tolerate the extreme body closeness" Jace mumbled, chuckling loudly. "Jace, don't be jealous" Arianna cautioned and glanced at her father. The latter was wearing a broad smile. She pouted her lips and looked away. "I'll be waiting for your approval before the contest is over. I want it public that you are my daughter" Adrian Delmark declared and added "I have full faith in you that you will emerge the overall winner tonight" "We are intelligent in our family, sister. And I know you will bring home the glory and the trophy" Richard declared, kissing her temple again. "You don't have to worry about that. My girl is a match to nobody else. She has her eyes on the trophy and she'll get it, she'll bring it home and make us all proud" Jace Hudson declared. Arianna's eyes
The words echoed in the ears of Arianna. She was dazed and confused, she glared at Chase and he stared back at her in helplessness. "Yes, that's it" she heard a loud yell coming from the back. Everyone was nodding their heads in affirmation to the decision taken. Arianna was dazed. There's no way her work can be a plagiarised one. She did it herself. She didn't pay someone to do it. It's her hard work and she's going to prove it to everyone. "No!" Arianna declared and stood up. She faced the organisers and said "you can't just decide on who has plagiarised the other's work by simply judging it by who submitted first" she rebuffed. There was a sudden quietness that resounded in the entire auditorium. Her words suddenly made sense. That contestant number 7 submitted her work first doesn't mean she's the real owner of it. "Your judgement is weak in the limbs" Arianna declared glaring at the organisers. "Did contestant number 7 design the draft in your presence an
When the couple alighted, Chase held Rosalinda's hand, intertwining his fingers ders with hers. They drew closer, and a few securities walked over to their boss. When Chase walked over he turned and glared at the securities in hostility "the next time you opened that gate to some unwanted guests, your job in this house is ended!" He thundered. "We are not unwanted guests Mr Hudson. We are law enforcement agencies with a search warrant…" One of the police officers was saying when Chase snapped at him. "If you have a search warrant, do you also have a gate pass?" He asked, his usual arrogant personality taking over the calmness he portrayed at the orphanage. For a few seconds, none could say a word until the man next to Amanda Smith introduced himself "I am Barr. Clifford,Miss Amanda Smith's lawyer" he said, dissipating the awkwardness in the air. "We have a search warrant from the head office to search your mansion for Miss Bella Smith, a girl you adopted fr
How dare he say she needs the advice the most when he was the one who hurt her and rejected the baby? How can he refer to himself as Bella's father after ordering her to have an abortion back then. If she had gone ahead, she would have flushed Bella away. Now, he brought his face before her and said he is Bella's father? She's not afraid of him anymore. What she wants is her daughter and nothing else. "Amanda, I know that you are hurt. I also know that I made you hurt. But please, I'm begging you let's talk about our daughter please" Chase pleaded. "Yes, Miss Amanda. Just give him a chance and talk to him. This mother is pleading with you as a mother, listen to Chase" Rosalinda coaxed. "I don't have anything to talk to him about. You wanted me to have an abortion back then. You paid for it and told me not to come before you again. And I didn't, I never came to find you ever again. And today you call yourself my daughter's father? How is that possible?
The both of them stared at each other in shock. Chase remembered the dream. Everything played fresh in his memory and he was afraid of the rest of the dream becoming a reality. Amanda Smith glared at him. She was thinking about him without knowing he was standing next to her. What is going on here? She remembered the past. How she was involved with Chase and became pregnant. How he urged and persuaded her for an abortion. He transferred a large sum of money into her account and told her not to come before him again or return someday with some damn baby to blackmail him. He is a Hudson. A billionaire and has power. But she's a nobody. She had to hide away and carried her baby in her belly and gave birth to her without his knowledge. She doesn't have the ability or the name to fight him. Now, after a few years she met with him again. But she hopes he's not the man who adopted her daughter? From the words of the matron, she hopes her daughter hasn't found h
Chase kept his gaze on her confused facial expression. He chuckled softly and said "No. She's my daughter by adoption. And now, the orphanage wants to see me along with her" Rosalinda shook her head in disapproval. She'd always thought she's his daughter for real, that is, by blood connection. And she didn't bother asking him about the girl's Mom. And the resemblance, how come about it then? She takes after Chase 50% in appearance. Her eyes looked a lot like Eli and his dad. "But Bella looks like you and your family…" Rosalinda interjected. This is unbelievable. If Chase hadn't told her himself, she wouldn't have believed it if someone else told her. "It's a coincidence. We're not related by blood" Chase replied, smiling. Somehow the girl looks like the Hudson's. That's one other reason he insisted he would adopt her. She would fit perfectly into the family. "Are you sure none of your ex…"Rosalinda trailed off. It's enough. If Chase said she's his daughter by
The matron nodded and smiled. The only kid in the orphanage that goes by the name Bella was the one adopted a few months ago. "Can we get the information about your daughter and the legal documentation you signed? Amanda smiled and brought out all the necessary documents and placed them before the matron. After glancing over it and comparing it with the copies in the orphanage. She realised that it's her daughter indeed that has been given off in adoption. "We waited for you for many years. Other parents returned to get their kids and many were adopted except Bella…"the matron trailed off. They couldn't reach her. She changed her address and her contacts were forever switched off. Since there was no information about her, they couldn't inform her that her daughter had been adopted. "I'm sorry about that ma'am. Life was unfair to me so I decided to go away for a few years. But I'm back now. I have a job and I've returned to fetch my daughter" Amanda Smith
Jace couldn't curtail the excitement surging in him. Arianna is pregnant again, it only means he's eventually going to be a father again. "Thank you" Jace chimed. He smiled broadly. Richard smiled too. He can't wait for the day when he will also receive such good news as an expectant father. "Watch her diet Jace, if you can. Especially the intake of alcohol is not good for the baby" Richard advised. "Yeah, sure" Jace nodded. He glanced at the direction where the ladies went and felt like going after her and hugging her affectionately. She's carrying his child, Eli will have his request granted in a couple of months. They had hardly finished the party when Jace had Arianna come upstairs. There's a kind of excitement in him that she hasn't seen before. He almost was going to spoon-feed her. This deep expression of love, she doesn't know what she'd done to deserve it. Anyways she accompanied him. "You'll have to do a test. I bought five different brands
Her heartbeat almost skipped. She stood gazing at the two people she least expected to come and see her. Is she dreaming or hallucinating? She blinked her eyes and opened them again, but they remained at the same spot, smiling broadly at her. She turned and glanced at Chase,the latter shrugged. Chase went to see them, is that why she didn't wake up to find him next to her? She swallowed hard and wanted to say something but her words choked in her throat. Chase has impressed her over and over with his ability to reconcile people together. "Congratulations baby" Pricillia Black was the first to make an utterance. She opened her arms and walked towards Rosalinda. The latter mumbled "mummy" and her eyes went cloudy with tears. She got into her mom's arms and hugged her. Her tears gave way and for some seconds, they both couldn't say anything but remained in each other's arms. "Mummy,I missed you," Rosalinda confessed. She sniffled and swallowed hard. Her mom's t
"... I'm sorry . I know I have been stupid in the past. I trespassed. I bruised your ego and I said demeaning words to you, but I sincerely apologise to you and I seek nothing but your forgiveness. Even if you don't want to forgive me, for your daughter's sake, forgive me. Rosalinda is broken and unhappy. For the rest of yesterday, she's sobbing secretly. Do you want your daughter to be unhappy? No mother or brother ever wishes so for their daughter and sister. I humbly request you to forgive me for her sake. Rosalinda loves me a lot. She hadn't stop loving me for once. I fell in love with her after she miscarried my baby. I swear that I regretted my actions. I tried to apologise, but you both didn't give me a chance. I am a different person now. I love your daughter more than anything else in this world. Please give us your blessings, dear mother inlaw…" Chase pleaded. Pricillia Black was speechless. She doesn't know if she's to be angry or just walk away. Bu
She had been unexceptionally quiet all the way from the registry. After her encounter with her family, her excitement went down and she had only been forcing herself to appear happy. But Chase wouldn't forfeit the pleasure of his wedding night simply because the bride wasn't looking cheerful. He has to take his conjugal right. Rosalinda was not giving him the expected cooperation. She wasn't in the slightest mood or interested to consummate her wedding. If Chase can just spare her that night. Before the next day, she would have been able to put her emotions together and willingly give herself to him. And she cannot tell Chase about it. And the latter refused to interpret the attitude she was giving him. Chase just doesn't want to understand at all. "What's happening Rosa? Don't you want me to make love to you?" Chase asked, feeling annoyed already. He had to undress her and despite that, she was stiffening her body. He suspected that she doesn't want to cons