Chapter 34CALLUM'S POVClara walked into my office and gave me a shocking behavior. So wise of her to think that she could decide what I want. She even turned down what I asked her to do telling me she can't.That's funny, I see she gets so bossy by the day. I know where this is coming from, and I need to stop that ego. I packed up the files that I was arranging and put them in their place. I needed to, pay a visit to Kennedy's company.I took out my phone and made some calls from the office. I instructed my assistant to make a space available because I knew someone was about to take over that position.*****When I got to the company Kennedy was busy with his files. He noticed my presence but did not stop what he was doing.“Hey man.” I greeted and sat on the chair.He looked up and stopped whatever he was doing.“Good morning boss.” He answered drawing his chair forward.I will assume he did not see me properly the first time.“You must be very busy with work.” I grinned.“Yes, as
Chapter 35CLARA'S POV“Get me my bag.” I shouted at my child to hurry.Kelvin did, and I quickly grabbed the bag from him. I wanted to leave and get a cab, so I could leave for work. I was not ready to explain anything to Kennedy this time again.“Mommy aren't we going to school?” Alex rushed out and asked me.I froze immediately, I could not even say a word. The question got me hanging.“Yes mm that is true. We haven't gone to school for the past one week, why?” Kelvin cuts in.“I… I have to…" I stammered thinking of what to tell the children.“Mommy has to set some things up before you go back to school.” Flora walked in interrupting me.I breathe in relief as someone has helped me tell my children that I had to something to do. They were so persistent about them going to school, of course I want my children to go to school, but I had to gather for their fees.“Yes, aunty Flora is right, I had some things to set up so that you will go to a better school.” I forced a smile.I spread
Chapter 36CLARA'S POV“Fired?” I shouted in disbelief.“Yes fired.” Kennedy answered.“I have not done anything. Ohhh.” I quickly remembered that I have coming to work late, and I think that is why he has decided to act this time.“I am Sorry I always come late. Please I promise it would never be like that again.” I apologize getting out of my chair.Kennedy smirked. I do not know why he was smiling, but he kept smiling.“It not about you coming late Clara, this order ea from the boss.” He said.I paused looking up and thinking about what he said. Boss? What other boss are we talking about here when he is the boss?“I do not get you sir” I laughed fearfully.“Callum instructed us to take that position away from you.” He said.My heart sank, I felt a sudden cold on my body. I was finished and had nothing to do. Was he considerate at all?Does he know that I needed this work for children?I bit my lower lip in anger. I wanted to just shout, scream, do anything right now. What was wrong
Chapter 37CLARA'S POVI was outside the house trying to make it neat. The children came out of a car and ran to me, I was shocked that they are back by this time. They are supposed to still be in school, but they are back.How is that possible? Could it be they have done something in school?“Mommy.” They shouted while running to my arms.“Hey buddies, how are you?” I received them warmly and hugged them tight.I noticed the car was looking unfamiliar, and It did not look like someone I know. The door car opened, and it was the principal of the school.“Oh my God. She is here.” I whispered to myself.She walked up to me. She was not really smiling, but I still had to keep a bright face.“Miss Clara.” She called out.“Should I call you Miss or Mrs.?” She spread her arms.“Miss.” I chuckled.I was expecting her to smile too but this time she frowned. It was so obvious that she was not happy.“Miss Clara are these children supposed to be in school?” She pointed at the kids.“Y–yes.” I s
Chapter 38CLARA'S POVI had no choice but to call Flora for help. I had no dime on me, and I needed to give Alex and Kelvin something to eat.Flora got into the house looking so worried and concerned.“What has been going on?” She asked, rushing to get Alex up.He was not looking so sound. He was shivering and talking so weak. He was hungry and needed to eat.The last food I had in the house was what I gave them in the morning. I did not have much and that was all I had.“Nothing serious, I just need your help.” I answered.“Nothing serious and Alex is lying down this way?” She pointed at Alex who was rolling on the couch.“Trust me it's just hunger.” I smiled.“Well, if you say so, then I will prepare something for us to eat.” She said pulling off her jacket.“Thank you so much Flora.” I knelt down.“What are you doing?” She jacked me up.“Don't ever try this. The children are watching.” She whispered.“Well, it is better they know who is helping the family than to think it is thei
CLARA'S POVI began my journey of looking for a job opportunity, the bar that I had been staring at for long was what I wanted to try out.I took a deep breath and walked towards the door. I opened the door slowly and went inside. There were lots of people in the bar, I tried to escape every eye and went to meet the person at the counter.When I got there. I could feel my stomach already grumbling.“Hi, good evening.” I greeted with a smile.“Good evening ma'am, what do we offer you?” The person at the counter asked.“Actually I don't want to take anything.” I smiled.“So what then.” He asked confused.“I…I need to…I need to see the owner of this place.” I asked so low.“What for?” He spread his arm.“Am I restricted from seeing the owner of this place?” I asked opening my hands.“No, but for now, he is unavaila....” He paused and looked at the person who came in.“Ohh he is here.” He pointed at a man behind me.I turned to see a huge, muscular man walking towards my direction. I was
Chapter 40CALLUM'S POV“Since you threw me out of my job. I have come for one here.” She said.I looked at her when she made this sentence. I was supposed to get angry, but I preserved that anger because I had other ways to punish her.“What if I tell you that there is no vacancy for you?” I smirked while turning my chair.“Then I'll know I just have to die.” She replied stretching her hands.“You would not die, at least not in such a cheap way.” I said.“So…" She rolled her eyes.I do not understand the attitude she was putting on, but I was about to bring that down. Let me assume she was doing all this because she hasn't seen the other side of me yet.I may be the most feared, but she hasn't had a reason to be afraid of me just like everyone else.“You are going to get the job, but first you have to do as I said.” I snapped my fingers.“Please don't tell me it is about staying with you?” She grumbled.“I was not interested in what you were feeling. I just want you to do as I say.”
Chapter 41CLARA'S POVI had looked around and found out that I had no choice but to meet Callum. Everywhere was shut down and that was the only way. Getting into that office was a problem I wonder how I would live with him. For every word he said and for every shout, I could feel the fear running through my spine.I shivered several times in fear. I hated to be afraid of him. Why was I even afraid?Even when I tried several times to act like I could beat him. He would just use his breath to make me weak.After I had fearfully walked out of the office, I went back to the house.On my way back home I kept having different feelings about the whole going to stay with him and work for him. I really wanted a way out, but I was stuck there.I had signed a fucking deal, and now I can't get out of it. What a mess.I got to the house and the first person who welcomed me was a woman I got something from at a nearby shop.“Hey…" I struggled to say.“I have come for my money?” She stretched out
Chapter 87CALLUM'S POVAfter I got the news that the children were mine I couldn't help but be happy. I was mad at Clara that she had to keep such things away from me. I don't know what reason she was trying to say but I let her be.Clara and Flora had left the house to get some of the things they claimed were important while I stayed with the children. I kept looking at them and watching them speak and play.Being around children was cool, that is something I had no time to do. It would be fun if the children were your own. I know the feeling I'm getting now, I don't know how I am supposed to announce that I am a father."You know that I cannot stop you but you have to make your decision." One told the other.They sounded so brilliant and so cool. I loved this, not the rascal ones.I was busy but their conversation made me want to hop in."So children, what are you all talking about?" I tried hard to keep a calm voice."We're playing a hide and seek game." One of them answered."Wow
Chapter 86DAMON'S POVI got to have Clara in my arms again when I brought her in and promised to get her children'. I know that no one was going to take the children apart from Leah. She was the one that was determined to do whatever she wanted.When Clara came to me crying I knew I had won and she would be mind now. It was a matter of time, Callum would be alone."I'll get them and make sure I bring them to you." I assured her.I may not know how that was going to work but I was definitely going to get them.Clara felt safe that moment and that was what I wanted. I did all I could do to make sure that she got her children back. I know the pay back for this was for her to be with me. I stayed days trying to figure out how to meet Leah.She was so unreachable, I tried to call her phone and it didn't go through. The location was out of sight.I really don't see why she had to hide, she knows how I want to be with Clara.After all my efforts, I got to find out that Callum had found the
Chapter 85CALLUM'S POVI was still in the room thinking about what I was going to do with the treat that my dad just gave to me. He was so serious this time. I know that he wasn't joking.Damon wouldn't get that information from no one else apart from my Dad. He was looking for a way to put confusion in the gathering and that was exactly what he did.My whole life I've been fighting for this contract but this time I could not let Clara go. Leah was not the woman I would want to spend a minute with.When I chose Clara over Leah, I knew that something was going to happen . Leah or my dad would do crazy things and I was prepared for it.I would not be surprised if Fred calls me and tells me that the company has been taken down.My father was never to be trusted as he was capable of doing terrible things. Just like his son, Damon. Both of them had the same thing in common.They both wanted the same thing and now that they can't get it. There's a high probability that they would look for
Chapter 84FLORAS POVThere was no way I would hide such a thing from Clara. How was I supposed to tell her what was happening?I searched everywhere for Kelvin and Alex and this time there were nowhere to be found.I had no option but to call Clara. She appeared here in less than an hour. Clara was already breaking down, she was panting and rushed over to me."What happened?" She asked.I stutter. I don't even know where to start explaining from, Clara didn't give me a chance to think she kept holding my clothes and shouting for me to give her an answer."You have to calm down, Clara. You have to listen to me." I tried to speak to her.I know how much effort I'll need to put into making Clara listen to me."You want me to call down and my children are being kidnapped. You don't even know who." She shouted."I can explain what happened." I held her hands."Explaining won't bring back my children. I need you to tell me where my children went." She exclaimed."They were out here. We we
Chapter 83LEAH'S POV"Clara would stay." Callum announced it.When I heard this sentence, I could not move an inch. I wondered where all my help was going, I really thought that Callum would let Clara go. I hated that he still kept Clara even when she was willing to go.I hated that and tried to hold myself. I didn't want to throw myself at him and rant. I had displayed my love enough to Callum and he doesn't see any reason for me displaying it.I got so upset when I heard that Callum chooses Clara over me. I don't see any excuse for him to choose Clara over me.I was rich, my dad had the best company and he could run that, I was beautiful.Clara was nothing but a piece of shit. I just hated her.I left the house in pain when he made this decision."Fine." I clenched my lips and left the house.It was clear that I was not wanted there for some reasons that I don't know. Clara was the person Callum wanted and Damon wanted Clara to ask well. "Was I a spoon?" I hit my car steering.It
Chapter 82CALLUM'S POVI pushed Clara away and left the wedding venue. What audacity did Damon have to talk to me that way? The fact that he had to fight with me was what blew my mind. I could not imagine telling my friends to come to my wedding and it turns out like this.What was he really talking about? I hope he is ready to finish a fight that he started. I tried the vase that was in front of me. I was not ready to speak to anyone. Enough has happened to me today. I had to send down someone to bring Clara back home. When she got back home, she looked like a kid coming for a wedding. Now my brother is at the wedding to make sure things go wrong.I could feel the boiling Sensation to killing anyone that comes. I wanted to just end Damon's Life. The whole gathering would think that I stole Clara from him, meanwhile he was trying to pick her back because he has seen how good she looks now that she is treated right.If he knew how to treat and accept the things that were happening
Chapter 81FLORA'S POVI took Flora in with the way she was shivering and crying. Clara looked very weak. I have never seen her this week and I don't know what might cause it. "What's happening to you?" I asked her."I...I don't...." She kept stammering.I was thinking too much. I can't see her this way. She was so down, she looked like she had been running away from someone."Speak to me. What's going on?" I asked herClara was unable to talk. I was confused about what to do.The up part of her shirt was torn and it revealed her breast.I took her inside and tried to make her sit. When I was sure that she had sat down I rushed to lock the door.She did not talk so I don't know if anyone was after her. I checked the room and made sure that the children were inside.I don't want them to see their mother like this. Alex would begin to get emotional and Kelvin would ask me questions that I would not answer."What is it Clara?" I brought her close."I don't know what is happening Flora.
Chapter 80CALLUM'S POVClara has been testing my patience and speaking rubbish right from the day she was released from the hospital. When I got a call from the police that they found someone I know, I quickly knew that it would be Clara. She would never learn but try to do it in a better way.Getting to the scene I was already ashamed seeing her lie on the floor like a homeless human. I could not even say a word, I just stood there. It was after some minutes that I ordered the ambulance to arrive and take her to the hospital.When she was brought back from the hospital. The questions I asked and the answers I got were two different things. I didn't even know what to say to her.I left her for the meantime because I was too upset to get rubbish for an answer. Clara was suspended from work after what she had done."First it was a woman. Bringing a woman to my company to tell people that I don't pay her and now she is sleeping on the road." I murmured.What was all these for? If she wa
Chapter 79CLARA'S POVI was done with explaining how I got to the room. Of course there was no cool explanation for that. Callum just kept forcing me to speak and I kept saying that I had nothing to say.It was obvious I had nothing to say. I mean was he expecting me to tell him that Leah took me there? Although he would believe it I say it but Leah has her own way of manipulating Callum to do his will but in a way that will please her.I got to my room praying silently that he does not come back for the trail to make me talk. I had stayed indoors until I heard him leaving the house to work.I was excited but I didn't show it because he might come but once I begin to jump. So, I stayed happy and kept myself cool."Oh Clara you just escaped the last thing that would have put you into trouble." I said to myself and gave myself a sigh of relief.I remembered everything that happened but I was not sure about Leah attacking me. I know I say someone like her, what if that was Becky?I swea