As Jason wanted to go inside after successfully disengaging himself from Rebecca's cloying presence, he saw Alfred come in. He was expecting to see Nancy walk in behind him but she didn't.Jason stopped. He had to speak to Nancy. He changed direction and went outside.Phoebe saw him leave and followed him, and was just in time to see Jason drag Nancy into the garden.She was furious and wanted to go back in because she felt that they had gone there to have an intimate moment together but on second thoughts, she decided to follow them and see what they were really up to.'Nancy, I thought that you were different from the rest but you just proved me wrong'.'What are you talking about?' she asked surprised.'What am I talking about? Have you added pretense to the list if your vices now? Vices that I never knew existed till tonight'.'Jason, you are not making sense. What have I done?''What have you done? You kissed Alfred passionately. That's what. Can you deny that?'Nancy understood
Alfred had wanted to leave and had told his parents that he wished to take his leave and had got their permission.As he walked towards the door, he saw Nancy leaving as well and felt that luck was upon him.'Are you leaving as well?' he asked Nancy.'Yes I am. I am so exhausted. I can barely keep my eyes open'.'I was already on my way home, can I give you a lift home?''I do not want to be a bother. I can call a cab'.'You will not be bothering me. It will be my pleasure', he said taking her arms and not broaching any argument.'But what if you are not going my way?' Nancy asked.'Then I shall take you home first before going to my house. Now no more arguments', he said smiling at her.Nancy smiled back and they walked into his car and Jason saw all this and hit his fist on the wall, drawing blood.He felt a hand on his shoulders. He turned around gently, taking the time to school his features.'Let her be Jason. She was never yours to start with. She is pregnant with another man's
Jason felt that if he could not bear her touch, then how was he going to be able to spend the night with her?Maybe if he had taken some other lady, the case would have been different.'Where do you stay exactly?' he asked with the intention of taking her there and being on his way home.'You would rather we stayed at my place?' she asked.'Is there a problem?''No. Not at all. Anywhere is paradise provided I am there with you'.Jason could not help but burst into laughter.'What is so funny?''You. I was married to you and you never appreciated me but now you claim that even hell would be paradise if I were there with you? And you do not find it funny? Especially now that ironically, I do not wish to be with you'.'And why is that? Am I no longer beautiful?''I am surprised that you should ask. It is because I do not want you! How do you suppose I'd want to be with someone who hurt me badly. Someone who betrayed me without a second thought?''That is all in the past. I am a changed
When Nancy could not find anything to hit Jason with, she gave him a resounding slap.Jason was taken aback and looked murderously at her but she was past caring.'Do you think that I am like your women? You do not even know how to make the right choices in your relationships' She shouted in anger.Even in his fury, Jason had to agree with her. Look at the mess he had made of his life and of things and he did not know how he would fix it especially since his sister seemed not to be seeing his side of things.'Yes, I know that. And you are one of the wrong choices I have made. I thought you were different but you are just like the rest of them!''I am nothing like your women. You think you are wise but a mere woman is already taking you for a ride and you can do nothing about it'.'Ehat are you talking about? What woman and what ride?''Foolish man. Phoebe is foisting another man's child on you and you're filled with joy thinking that you are about to become a father. How many times wi
Nancy wept and wept till she fell asleep from exhaustion.She realised that she did not have supporters.Mrs. Potts that would have been her witness was not really there when she heard it. They would have asked her if she heard it with her own ears and she would have said truthfully that Nancy had told it to her as soon as she came out of her quarters.Which still boils down to having concrete evidence.And she did not want to involve her except if absolutely necessary because she did not want her to get into trouble with the owners of the house on her account.She was really exhausted. She had stressed herself much more than she had realised.The next day, she could not get up early and even if she could, she would not have gone into the mansion because she knew the recriminations that would be thrown at her. It surprised her though that Jason did not believe her. He would rather believe Phoebe than her? It showed how deeply the feelings he claimed to have for her ran.She had not wa
After that, Jason had slept fitfully, bothered by alot of things.He did not know how to face Vera, though that was little compared to other things he had to think about.He did not know if he should take Nancy's advice and have another DNA test conducted elsewhere so that he would not need to insult Dr. Manuel at least until he confirmed that the first test had been doctored.His sister would not agree to that, she would feel that it was an insult to Phoebe's womanhood and indeed to all women in general.He also did not know what to make of Nancy.He would have sworn that she loved him but with the recent developments, he just could not believe that she actually cared about him and it was killing him slowly.The next day, very early as he heard movements, he knew instantly that Vera was preparing to leave.He went into her room after knocking and being invited in.'Vera, could you forgive me for how I acted last night? Tell me how I can make it up to you and if it is within my powers
At breakfast, Phoebe was exceptionally sweet. Jason found her sweetness cloying and it irritated him but he had to suffer her in silence because of his sister.Sally was not helping matters at all. She was supporting Phoebe blindly and he loved his sister so much that he did not want to hurt her feelings. She was the only family he had.'I know you had a visitor last night. Has she left already?' Phoebe asked.'What visitor? If you were referring to Nancy, did you not see when she left?''I am not referring to that lying bitch!' Phoebe said with a lot of Venom. 'I am talking about the sweet thing that came for you last night', she concluded with feigned sweetness.'Mind your tongue. Nancy is not a bitch and as for the lying part, we shall see about that and are you spying on me now?' Jason asked angry with Phoebe.'And what would you mean by that? I mean about seeing if Nancy is lying or not. Of course, she is lying and like I said Phoebe will not undergo any other test to prove her
Rodney was going through the papers when he came across the column talking about the Campbell Enterprises.Campbell Enterprises at it Again, was the headline and it read:'Billionaire Jason Campbell has done it again. Not only did he hold the traditional end of year party in appreciation to his staff for their untiring and relentless efforts through out the year, he also organized a charity event for the underprivileged children where food and Christmas gifts was given to every child present.We need more of such Philanthropists.Asking what gave him the idea, he gave the credit to one of his employee, Nancy Jones and he was seen dancing with Nancy many times diluting the event. Is this a budding romance or is it just a boss appreciating an employee? When asked if he was in a relationship with her, he refused to comment. We shall find out with time and let you know'.Rodney saw the pictures but concentrated more on the one where Jason was dancing with a very becoming Nancy.She was in
Josephine was already six and a big girl. She helped in taking care of her siblings.Yes, Nancy gave both to a set of twins. Both boys not long after Josephine came back home and they were three years old and terrorizes them in the house. Thank goodness for their elder sister who try to keep them in line.Nancy had thought that she would stay a bit longer before allowing herself to get pregnant again but since she and Jason could hardly keep their hands of each other, she soon found that she was pregnant again and had just given birth to a beautiful girl.'Get ready for another set of twins', Jason joked one day and Nancy threw a pillow playfully at him.'You think it is easy carrying them in the womb for nine months and then the ordeal at the hospital to get them out?'Jason hugged her lovingly. 'I know all that and I shall forever be indebted to you. I never thought I could be this happy. You have brought untold joy into my life and I can assure you that I am very grateful''You hav
Mattias took her to the new venue praying that he would still be in the men's trusted books.Like he had foretold, the security was tighter.But raising his hands and asking the ma'am to do the same, they were able to get within some inches of the place.'Comrades', Mattias calked cheerfully. 'I am the ma'am came back from prison where we had gone to see the boss and he had ordered that the little girl be sent back to her parents and that was why we came here to get her. I didn't know that she was to come with me, she was supposed to have stayed at home while I brought the girl to her but she has trust issues because she has not had dealings with us before. She does not know that there is loyalty amongst thieves'.But if that is the case why did you give us the prompt to vacate the place immediately?''The reason is because I was shocked that she had followed me to this place but she is our boss' wife afterall and it's her prerogative. If not for the fact that it will be somewhat risk
As soon as Mattias came out from the prison, Rodney's wife followed him. She was cunning and made sure he did not realise that he was followed.She followed him to a place where she was sure they were keeping Josephine.As soon as he entered, she sneeked in after him and then she saw the girl and those guarding her.'Mattias, who is this woman with you?'Mattias looked back only to find the boss' wife behind him. How had she followed him without him being aware of it? He felt that the boss was going to do away with him because considering what the woman had in mind for the little girl, the boss would never forgive him for such a skip and would haunt him down to the lowest of the underworld to get him and extract his pound of flesh from him.'Ma'am, what is the problem? If you needed something, you could have asked me for it and I would have supplied it''Mattias, who is she?''She is the boss' wife'.'Welcome ma'am, we didn't know that the boss would send you to such a place as this'.
Rodney, called Mattias and told him what he had decided.Mattias who had not felt very comfortable kidnapping a child was happy that his boss had reached such a noble decision as to give the child back to her parents.He wished though that he had made that decision before the deed was actually done. Taking the child back now was going to take all his wit's because he knew that there were searches everywhere for them. He had barely managed to take the girl out in the first place.'How does she look?' Rodney asked curious for the first time to know how Josephine looked.'I must say that she is going to be a most stunning woman. I pity the men. She will cause alot of heart break. She has dark hair and same colour of eyes as you. Now that I think of it, she looks so much like you'.Rodney smiled. It made him happy that his daughter looked more like him than her mother. It made him burst with male pride and made him more determined to do right by her.They were still talking when his wife
She could not believe what she was hearing and wondered what kind of fish brain the man she had married had.How could he allow someone to know the plan he was making even before he made it? What had given him such confidence ?She had known that Rodney was capable of doing what Nancy had said even without the threat he had made. He had alot of men of questionable behaviour which she was only starting to know since the court case, who were working for him. He could easily ask one of them to do his dirty jobs while he pretended in oven e in prison.'If what you have said is true, then the best place for you to have gone is the Prison. Go there and speak to him. Most probable, your tears would do what nothing else can do. I am a woman and I believe that he is still fascinated with you no matter how he tries to pretend that that isn't so'.'God forbid it!' Nancy said before she realised herself. 'I am really sorry. I forgot myself for a moment'.'For what? You just expressed your emotion
Nancy had been hiding her panic and impatience except for her occasional request to be told of the progress of the search that had been organized for her child.She could bear no more. It was close to a week now since Josephine was abducted. She feared to consider what may have been done to her or what miserable condition she had been kept.She had consoled herself with the belief that her biological father must have given instructions that no one should harm his child but she had no real faith in that assumption.The man was a beast and would not mind doing away with anyone or anything that stood in the way of what he wanted even if that person was his own child.Afterall, he had not wanted this particular child and had gone out of his way to terminate her life, what guarantee did she have that her suffering would touch him on any way?She had not been able to sleep well at night and that she managed to eat was because of the life growing in her She did not want to punish it for the
Jason walked home dejected He knew that he had no evidence that Richmond was behind his daughter's abduction but he knew that he was the brain behind it all. He masterminded the whole operation. All his threat had gone unheeded. He had not even boasted of being responsible because he had come prepared for any contingencies like recording his confessions,boasts and threats but he had been surprisingly in control of his emotions and why not, he must feel in charge nowImagine him congratulating Jason on his wedding to Nancy. 'It had made the papers and news for weeks on end. You have it all now, a wife- a doting wife and a child and soon more children'.It would have flattered him to hear that but it had not brought joy be ause he had also mocked him. 'I hope for this recklessness of yours, Nancy never gives you peace and the marriage that you thought would bring you happiness, let it turn out to bring you misery'.And he was indeed miserable since Josephine had gone missing. Nancy ha
The police did not find anything the previous day and we're going to continue their search of cars that dayVery early that morning, Jason set out to the prison where Rodney was serving term He had been there for about Two years and out of the twenty five years he was given, he was going to be out on parole in the next three years for good behaviour.He had masterminded that because once he had been convicted, there was nothing his wife could do except for him to follow the advice of his lawyer to act well so that he would be paroled.The prison Warden came to tell him that he had a visitor.' Male or female?''Male. What would you want to do with a female in your state?'He wanted to give him a punch on the mouth. Must he have any lascivious intentions towards any female that came to visit him? Couldn't his wife visit? Though not surprising, his wife seemed to have abandoned him. She was already paying him back in kind by having male companions when he was free since revealing her t
The car drive off in high speed. The man considered this the most dangerous job he had ever done and praised himself for coming out of it successful.He had never had to abduct a child before and that too in the presence of her parents.He wouldn't say the parents were careless. How could they have known that their child was not safe in their own premises? The child had wandered out and he had been keeping watch over the house for close to a month now and felt that he knew the grounds. He had not expected to kidnap the girl that day but luck had been with him and it was though his spirit had called out to the girl and the girl had stroll down to his path and he could not believe his luck. He had called her and she had refused to come close to him at first,then he had said he was friends to her dad and mum and where could he find them?She had relaxed then and trusting as the child that she was had pointed towards her mum and dad, while her attention was diverted, He had carried her.