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 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
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?
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
Arianna was now certain that she was completely drunk. She saw an object in double and her eyes were dizzy. She belched and took the last drop of the alcohol, gulping it down. The club house was noisy and the dancers were having fun. But what mattered to Arianna was completely different. She hadn't come for fun seeking but to forget her misery and heartbreak. She was supposed to be a bride the next morning, walking down the aisle with her heartthrob and best friend for five years. They had anticipated that day to come but in less than twenty four hours, the hope of seeing that day come true was trashed. The memory of what she saw played itself again in her head "...oh my days!...fuck me harder Ethan baby...oh...good...faster...oh...yeah...I love you Ethan…" Arianna shook her head as if by doing so, the memory of it would disappear. She cleaned the tears off her face. Why can't she just forget, she's been in the club house for a few hours now, trying to forget that ugly s
Arianna's smile lost its flavour at Eli's question. She had told him once when he asked her about his daddy. She simply told him that his daddy was in Z-city. But that was a mere distraction she gave him back then. How can she know who his daddy was when she doesn't even know the name of the man she had a one night stand with nor how he looked facially. "Yes baby, hopefully" she replied, forcing a smile on. The next day, Arianna arrived at the airport. From Los Angeles to Z-city, it's a few hours flight. She dragged her luggage with one hand and held her son with the other. Eli's looks attracted, a few smiles and a lot of waves of hand. Some blew him kisses and those close to him took his little hand in theirs. Arianna was long used to this charm that Eli carries wherever he appears. He is cute and adorable though, but Arianna doesn't want to believe that his appearance was capable of taking away the breath of eight out of ten people they come across. Maybe one
Arianna glanced at her boss and the other managers. They all seemed quiet, not able to utter a word. Of course she looked in the direction where the 'powerful Personality' sat and it had become empty. His scary looking bodyguards have also left. She knew she had flopped "I'm sorry sir. I wasn't prepared for your request" Arianna apologised. Without a word, her boss offered her a letter and when she glanced through it, she froze. She has been fired. "Sir, please don't sack me. I really need this job" Arianna pleaded. She has herself and Eli to take care of and this job is her only source of livelihood, the one she looked to in order for Eli to resume school. "The one who ordered your sack has a powerful personality. If you want to have your job back, go and plead with him" her boss replied and walked away. The other managers did the same and Arianna hurriedly went out, she needed to see this 'powerful Personality' and apologise to him. She found him just getting i
Mr Ryan knocked gently and a feminine voice answered from within "yes, come in". They got in and found a lady standing with a few files in her hand. "Hello Sara," Mr Ryan said. "Good morning,Mr Ryan" Sara responded and looked past Mr Ryan to Arianna who stood beside Ryan. "Where is the CEO?" Mr Ryan asked and Sara told him that he just went out after instructing her to get him some files. She's been waiting for him for over twenty minutes already. Ryan nodded and turned to glance at Arianna. "She's Sara, she's the secretary to the CEO. I think you should also wait and get to introduce yourself to him when he gets back" he suggested. Arianna said okay and glanced at Sara with a friendly smile. She's yet to meet all the employees. But meeting Sara was already one of the many employees she will be working side by side with. "I'm Arianna" she introduced herself as soon as Mr Ryan left. "Nice meeting you Arianna" Sara said. The two women waited for another ten minute