Chapter 05

"ROSIE'S P.O.V" [XAVIER'S MOTHER]

"Steel's fashion Company, Skyscraper, floor 568".

"Madame Felisha loves the dresses we sold to her, I believe she said it was astonishing in french" My secretary, Clover Bridges said, bleeding my ears for the hundredth time today.

"She loves the dress", "He loves the dress", am getting too old for this, I stirred my already cold coffee, paying little attention to what clover kept on blabbering about.

Don't get me wrong, I am the city's most famous fashion designer, the diva herself, who owns this master company and the proud mother of the city's most eligible Billionaire, Xavier Steel.

Sometimes it's nice to admire yourself for your brilliance, it feels good, everyone worships me, except for the fact that am not a very proud mother.

I have no grandson, no heir that will inherit all this riches after me and that son of mine, Xavier, pass on. I could feel my heart boiling, my lips let out a frown.

All Xavier ever cares about is that wretched Camille, that seems to glue him with her dirty tricks. Thinking about her alone, makes my heart feel like murdering her, I hate her and seeing her with my only son makes me go nuts.

Who does she thinks she is, she wants to be my daughter in-law. My brain screamed, as I stirred the coffee harder. I would never let that happen, women like her chase rich men like Xavier only for money and nothing else.

I can see right through that devious girl, my son is blinded. I drop the spoon on the desk, pushing the coffee aside, I feel so reckless.

"Madam, are you alright?" Clover said, finally noticing my reactions, I look at her in the eyes, I would be glad to make even a person like her my daughter in-law, anyone but that rotten Camille.

I would stop at nothing to separate that wretch from my son. My eyes going back to my secretary, I cleared my throat.

"We are done for today, you make leave now and tell the others they are dismissed too" In a commanding tone I spoke to Clover, commands brings respect and as the city's most richest mother, everyone deserves to respect and worship me.

I watch Clover nod her head, before leaving the office, I get up too and walk out as well. A stressful day deserves a spa back at the mansion.

Walking out, the paparazzi are over me, taking so many pictures, but I don't mind, after all they want to admire the most successful female in the city, Rosie Steel, me. I smiled, but the smile fades away from my face as soon as my driver arrives at the mansion.

Empty, with only me and Xavier living in this huge place, I want to hear the screams of little children playing around, children who would grow up to become as successful as we both are. My lips frowned as I shaked my head in annoyance.

"How was your day Madame" One of the house workers asked me, bleeding my ears as soon as I step in. I ignored her words, before turning back to her.

"Where's my son?" Strictly I spoke arching one of my eyebrows, I watch her shiver. She's afraid, Good.

"He.. he's gone to the office" She stammered.

He's in the office, late at night? I arched my eyebrows, but all I do is send the worker away. Moving a step forward, I folded my arms.

It's has been happening for over a week now, Xavier's strange moody behavior, staying late in his company office, all this is frustrating and it makes me worried, am the mother after all.

He rarely says Camille's name too, not that that's not an excellent change, but his behavior puts me on the edge.

Taking another step forward, I climb up the ever so luxurious stairs of gold, before standing in front of Xavier's room door, contemplating whether or not I should go in.

Going into his room has been on my mind for a really long time, cause I can get a hint of what's with the funny behavior that's happening.

Even though am strict and the worst nightmare to some people, but still, I do love my son and as a mother you sometimes have to defile privacy and do what must be done, even if Xavier himself forbids me to do this.

I flicks the door and it opens.

His room so dark, it makes my heart twist the more, something is definitely wrong. I do what comes first to my mind and search through his drawers, but all I see is files and papers everywhere.

Nothing strange and I feel offended, defeated.

I turned, but just when am about to leave, I heard a sound, turning back I traced where it came from, opening one of the drawers. The sound came from the phone again, it was his.

Leaving his phone at home deserted just like this at the mansion, proves the fact that something's off. More sounds comes from the phone, he was dumb enough not to put the phone in silent, he probably didn't care.

I stare at the phone screen again, tempted to check it out, It felt as if something bad is going to happen to me if I did, but my son safety matters more to me.

My eyes looking down at the phone screen, it was a text for an unknown number, the contact not even saved, it makes me more curious.

I look at the phone screen, the words blur, I can't make out what the text said. I squinted my eyes and only make out the first line...

"Baby...

Immediately I see that word, only one person comes to my mind. My soul darkens and i could feel a frown forming on my lower lips.

A call comes in...

"Thank God you picked the call" I hear the voice, I feel like smashing the phone on the floor, it's that wretch, Camille, but I grit my teeth to stop myself from ending the call.

She, calling Xavier through an unknown number, only means he had blocked her contact. My lips forming into a deadly grin, this is my chance to end all this.

"Are you still there?..." She said, but I don't reply. With every word she spoke, I felt like breaking all her bones.

"Meet me, let's talk" I hear her voice again, before she called out the hotel's address, I carefully memorized it all.

"I.. I'll be waiting for you" She said those shameless lines, before disconnecting the call. As soon as the call ends, I smash the phone on the tiled floor, letting out all my burning anger.

Breath in, Breath out, I move the strands of hair away from my face, before curving my lips into a smile.

Enough was Enough, I have had enough of this hag, now it's finally time to send her away from Xavier's life for good, forever.

"Downhill Desires" I repeated the hotel name one last time, before walking to the next room to get ready.

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"AUDREY'S P.O.V"

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"Congratulations, you are a week pregnant" The nurse said, before been summoned by the doctor to another room.

Dead silence...

Broken, I watch Iris stagger back, holding her chest.

"No!" Her lips whispered out, but it was loud for me to hear. Her leg lowering down, she falls to the floor helpless, broken, done and I lose my mind.

Everything is all because of Camille, my teeth gritting, my blood boiled.

While she's God's no where, having a wonderful life, Iris is here in pieces. I look at Iris again and I could feel tears gathering round my eyes, she's been through so many shitty things, I can't to see her this is way.

I walk out of the hospital room boiling and took my phone out, dialing the god forsaken number.

Long beeps, before the wretch picks the call...

"Happy, are you happy now!" I yelled out on the phone, but I hear a scoff as the reply on the other end.

"Who gave you my number" Camille spat out, but I don't fucking care.

"How dare you call me you low class, do you have a death wish, I got better things to do" She said again, and I feel like holding her neck, taking all the life within her, but I can't do that.

My mind flash back to Iris, more teardrops fell from my eyelids.

"You have ruin my friend's life" I spat out.

"What on earth, are you..."

"Iris is pregnant, because of the god forsaken thing you made her do, she's pregnant, I yelled out boiling

"Are you happy with yourself" I yelled, but she disconnects the call, she dare hanged up the phone.

"God damnit!" I toss my phone away, feeling my head lose control.