She handed me a handkerchief, and I wiped my face. Val moved to the kitchen, let me fix you something to eat. I sat quietly sobbing. âIf you need more juice feel free to get it,âVal said from the kitchen.I went to join her in the kitchen. âYou donât need to grab your juice and go sit somewhere in the sitting room,âValerie said to me. I shaked my head, âstaying here with you will make me feel better , I donât want to sit alone there. Let me join you here,âI insisted.Valerie stood akimbo, âYou are sure you want to do this?â. I nodded, âYes, I am sure. Am okay helping out in the kitchen hereâ. Valerie moved closer to me, she rubbed my back,âYou have always been strong, I know itâ. I smiled and start washing the used plates.We made spaghetti, chicken stew, and chopped hotdog. Valerie chuckled,âI didnât ask because I know your favoriteâ. I laughed. We packed the food to the diner table. She removed three plates. I was curious, âWho else is in the house with us?â.I asked because itâs ju
âNo, let her continue. I want to hear it allâ,I insisted. Val looked at Brown, âBrown, she is ready to hear it. Let us spill it outâ.Brown and Val moved closer to me, they held my two hands. Brown started, âWe held about your fatherâs demiseâ. I blinked with my eyes consecutively. Trying to conceal the tears that are about to find its way out of my eyelids and down to my cheeks.He exhaled and continued, âWe were all sad about the news. Till, mom received a message from the high society women association. Where your stepmom also belongsâ.I twitched my mouth, I am waiting for the worst, my secret has been played on the big screen to them. My breath increased. I gnashed my teeth. Val signaled to Brown to continue. Brown monitored my expression and continued, âThe message in the high society womenâs group was that your stepmother Mrs Helen Jerkin was soliciting for help to pay the familyâs debtâ.Yes!, that sounds like I have been hit with a bomb, I have been blown to pieces. I lost my
The thought that the whole world is about to hear about my surrogacy. I had to think of something real quick to prevent the secret from leaking.I cleared my throat, âYou all know how proud my stepmother is, can we just leave her and concentrate on the cooking?â. Val shakes her head, âLetâs hear how she got so influential to clear the huge debt in five daysâ.Brown added, âYes, letâs hear about itâ. I scratched my hair, âI donât really think itâs necessary. Letâs get a job. I need to earn my own moneyâ. I was looking for all ways to distract them from listening to the interview.Brown twitched his mouth, âSpeaking of that, a lady is pregnant and had to resign this week. You can resume by the end of this week. So, you work with her and fully resume by next weekâ.I giggled, âThank you Val, Thank you Brown, you both are helping me find my new life. I appreciateâ. I hugged them one after the other.My few minutes of joy disappeared when I heard Brown talk about the interview. Brown state
The action shook Laila, she froze for a second. She didnât understand why Michael reacted that way. âAre you alright sir?âshe asked. Michael was panting and he raised his face like a zombie towards Laila.He roars,âWhen I fix this I will answer that questionâ. His voice sounds thicker. Laila felt like melting away. She doesnât like to witness his anger.Laila bows slightly,âCan I go back to my seat now sirâ. Michael eyed her, âdid you see her with anyone there?â. The question he asked has been answered earlier and there is a repetition of it.Laila exhaled and repeated her answer, âShe works there, she was not waiting for anyoneâ. Michael nods severally, biting his lower lips. âOk, thank you. You can leave. Go back to your postâ.He paced around the office, he didn't want to call Doctor Mason. He hasnât been in support of me leaving their care. It was Denzel that backed up Michael for me to leave because of Roxana.He scratched his table with his fingers. He had to do something real q
Helen closed her eyes, cracking her brain trying to guess what Denzel was calling her for. âThe debt has been paid what else could it be with these rich folksâ. Helen couldnât guess right the reason for the call.âBest bet is I pick up to hear what he has to sayâHelen said to herself. The phone stopped ringing. She felt a leap of joy in her. Her joy disappeared soon.Denzel rings her phone again. She rolled her eyes and picked up. âHello sir, I was doing something when you called. Hope no problem?â.Denzel went straight to the reason he called. âWhere is the girl?. Well, thatâs not necessary. Tell her to get her things packed, we are moving her away till she gives us a grandchildâ.Helenâs eyes pry everywhere. She has no answer to my whereabouts. She hid under the next statement Denzel said. Helen scoffs,âWill tell her to start packing up right awayâ.âBetter, Michael will call her. He's picking her up tonightâDenzel said. Helen nods, âWill get her readyâ. Denzel chuckled, âit will be
Helen shivers as she reads the message. âWhat has Wendy got us into?âGrace cried. Helen fidget till the phone fell off her hand. Grace picked her mother's phone up,âMommy, your phone fellâ.Helen started sobbing, âI should have kept her home. I should have not allowed her to run awayâ. All her words were filled with regrets. Grace screamed at her, âshe wasnât in bondage here. She only wants to leaveâ.Helen yells back, âThen she can leave and not put me into trouble. Where do I get to see such a huge amount to pay backâ. Grace felt sorry for screaming at her mother. She did all to protect her and not to lose the house.All Helen had done was in support of her child. Grace pat her motherâs back, âWe will find her when the day breaksâ. Helen wiped her face, âAre you sure?. Do you know where she can be?â.Grace nods, âYes, we will go to the same Brown and Val restaurant to wait on herâ. That is a hopeful word. Helen stopped crying. She moved to her room, Grace followed her.Grace said, â
He looked around to confirm. The waitress saw his prying eyes. She scoffed, âYou didnât trust my words. Continue to search. She isnât here. Will get your order across nowâ.Michael raised his hand, âNo, no need for it. I will come back laterâ. The waitress sighed , âOkay byeâ. Micheal stood up and moved to the exit. He walked past Helen and Grace.The two were still running their eyes everywhere to get a hold of my appearance. Michael walked out and sat in his car. Denzelâs call came through, Michael stared at his phone for a few minutes.He doesnât know what to say to his dad. He hit his car steering continuously. Finally, he summoned the courage to answer it. âHello Dadâ. Denzel's voice was sharp, âMichael, is she sitting in the car with you now?â.Michael exhaled, âNo Dad, was told she isnât at work todayâ. All hope Denzel had fallen apart at that announcement. He hissed, âMichelle must not hear this. This is bad newsâ.Michael shakes his head, âThis is getting intense, I didnât si
âJust one week ultimatumâMichael said and drove away. Helen heaved a sigh of relief. Grace got to Helen before Michaelâs car could leave the parking lots.If he had waited forty seconds more. He would have seen Grace with Helen. It would have been Helenâs worst nightmare.Grace could see when she was approaching that Helen was standing close to a car and the car drove off. âMommy, who is that?. And what just happened here?âGrace questioned.Helen fixed her gaze on Michaelâs car ensuring he had left. âWhich question do you want me to answer first?âShe asked. Grace rolled her eyes, âanyone you find comfortableâ.Helen exhaled, âLetâs go back to the restaurant to sit and discuss. I donât want to lose any chances of seeing Wendyâ. Michael and Helen kept trying to reach me. The drugs Val gave me have begun to work. I placed my phone on silent to enable me to get enough rest.Helen and Grace walked back to the restaurant silently. They sat close to the window. Helen starts looking around,
I looked at Val, my heart suddenly ceased to work. My breath increased. âMa, I donât understand you?âI managed to utter. Helen laughed hysterically, âThis company has been dead for long, did you know how it resurrected?â. Val was shaking her head left and right as she listened to the conversation.âI donât know how it came to be but I know the company belongs to my late father and I am a part of the beneficiaryâ,I said with some confidence although I am sad and heartbroken. âWhen your father was alive the company has you as a beneficiary. But after that it died. So, during the re-establishing you werenât present to contribute to itâHelen lashed out.I raised an eyebrow. Her facts were not corresponding. It was a fact with no genuine talk in it. I tried to defend myself. âI wasnât reached out to. I had no idea all this was going on. I would have contributed to itâI said.âAll I know is that I and Grace has toiled to re-establish and return the factories glory. Do not come back to claim
Michael exhaled, he was shocked with the question Roxana asked her. He never thought she could remember that particular name. âIt is you, I called you that as the new affection name I gave youâ.That was a plain lie Roxana knew. She pretends she was okay with it. âI will think about it. Itâs strange you never called me that sinceâ,She said. The nurses started coming in. Michael was expected to leave till the visiting hour.âI will return at the visiting hour. Take your fruits and supplements to heal up quickâMichael said and left. He went home to bath and get ready for work.As expected, Helen and Grace gets ready for the day. Grace has nowhere to go she has been suspended. However, she didnât tell her mother. Grace drove her to her workplace. âGrace, we are here get down from the car and enter thereâ,Helen says. âOh, sorry MaâShe smiled and alighted from the car.She watched her motherâs car leave and she called Charles. She obviously canât enter the company she has been suspended fo
He gnawed his teeth. âLetâs go to Brentford hospitalâhe ordered his chauffeur. As they drove to the hospital he stopped at a fruit stand. Ordered his chauffeur to get many fruits for Roxana. At a pharmacy he ordered his chauffeur to get some supplements for Roxana as well.He was hoping she forgives him and does not leak the truth to anyone. Unknown to him she has told Ann about it. Ann didnât plan to leak it but to mark out a great plan for whoever he was cheating on that made him beat her up.He entered the hospital and saw Miranda at the waiting room. âMrs Briggs, how are you?âHe asked and hugged her. âMichael, I am okay. And leads from the police?â,she inquired. They disengage the hugs. âMrs Briggs, calm your nerves. I am serious about it. It will be good. I just want my Rosie to get well first,âMichael said.He was trying to calm Mrs Briggs by laying emphasis on Roxanaâs well-being. âCan we go inside now?âHe asked. âNo, the visiting hour is in the next five minutes,âShe said, che
He yelled and pointed in their direction, âWhat is this supposed to mean?. Is this a love garden or a working place?. Who does this romantic show off while at work?â. Everyone around shivered. Michaelâs voice echoed loud around the building.Charles and Grace stood up in fears. Charles has known his boss to be strict man who is feared around. Grace hasnât seen this side of him till that moment. She looked around to see if it was reality.Michael has never been so harsh on her. He just got her a beautiful bracelet the previous day. What could have gone wrong just yesterday to the next day?. She was confused. Other members of the staff stood facing downwards. They donât want to share eye contact with him. Michaelâs breath increased and his face was red while his eyes were splitting fire.âMr Wellington, is this how you head your department?. Playing and showing off affections while at work?âMichael screamed. Mr Wellington could not reply.No one dare replies Michael whenever his angry.
He widened his eyes. Ann must have heard what he said. He instantly changed the discussion. âI am sorry for allowing you to go home by yourself. I should have driven you homeâ.Roxana was confused about what he said. She was about to retreat when she saw Ann approaching. She kept mute and didnât argue with him. âOkay, itâs fineâshe hissed.Ann has been a close friend to Roxana for a long time. She knows much of her attitude and body languages. She didnât argue with Michael or challenged him to repeat what he just said.She only tried to send him a message pretentiously. âMichael, use your connection and power to find the culprit. Because if you donât, I will find it out myselfâShe said.Michael exhaled, âI will for sureâ. The project at work was done so Laila had to call her boss. Michael excused himself from the ward to take Lailaâs call. âHello sir, the robot has completed 99.9percent. Itâs okay to be launchedâ. This is great news for Michael and his household.The launch of the rob
Her mother rushed towards her daughter screaming, âHelp! Help!!,Help!!!â. Immediately, two house helpers ran to the spot and helped Roxana up. Her mother got close to her daughter. Her heart stopped for a few minutes.âWhat could have happened to her?â. âWho could have attacked herâ. âThere are bruises and marks all over her bodyâ. And signs of teeth bites. It was a scary scene to watch for the mother over her child. She cried as she inspected the marks and bruises. Roxanaâs eyes remained closed, she wasnât moving or breathing.The mother tried to revive her daughter but she couldnât. She called the emergency number. For some help to come over and help her. They were taking too long. She canât keep watching her daughter lay motionlessly like that.With the help of the house helpers. She was able to carry her in the car. She was crying as they carried her. She couldnât wait for the arrival of the emergency services. She drove her daughter to a nearby hospital.The manner at which she d
âOk sir,âThe chauffeur replied. He didnât know the actual car his boss was pointing at. He only drove off towards the outside. Michael didnât raise his head. He was still dialing Roxanaâs phone number.The chauffeur was still looking around but didnât know where he was actually driving to. And who exactly he was chasing. Roxanaâs number went through and she picked the phone. âHello Michael, what is wrong?â. âRosie, I am sorry, I have been so busy I havenât eaten since. Where are you?âMichael said.âHmm, ok, if that is it. I am at work packing up to leaveâRoxana replied. âOkay, wait. I will be there soonâHe uttered. Michael ends the call.âDrive to Roxanaâs store. Donât chase the car anymore. Tomorrow is another day for thatâHe uttered. Thatâs a sign of relief for the chauffeur because he was only driving and not chasing after any car.If Michael had not mentioned about going to Roxanaâs office it would have been a difficult day for the chauffeur as Michale would get angry if he didn't
Shockingly, she shut the door behind her and ran out. Michael saw her, Grace didnât. She only heard someone banged the door. Laila went back to her seat looking stunned. She never knew they had gone so deep with their relationship.She sat for a few minutes trying to get a clearer picture of what she saw in her head. âWhat did I just see?â. âHow can her boss be having romance at work in his office?â. âWhat if she wasnât in the seat and Roxana stormed the office?â. âIs her boss really having a double affair after proposing publicly to Roxana?â. Those were the questions going on in Lailaâs head.She just couldnât fathom what exactly happened. She stared at the bare floor. âI donât think he can have time for me now, I should visit the cafeteria to have lunchâ. She left her table in the cafeteria. She was only wondering if he had broke up with Roxana to be so bold to smooch Grace in the office.âWho is that?âGrace queried. âRelax, I donât care who was there. I love you, honeypot, and that
Suddenly, Grace jumps on her mother. âWe got it mommyâshe said jubilating. Helen held her daughter tight not to fall. âReally, you got the whole wages for my workers?âHelen said laughing happily. Grace came down to her motherâs body.She was so happy, seeing the way her mother was reacting to the money they got. She felt so proud of herself. She was able to bring a smile to her motherâs face. They are about to forever bounce into luxuries and say goodbye to debt and brokenness forever.Grace has always known luxuries all her life. The one time she experienced brokenness was not immediately after my father died. It was after that. When her mother mismanaged the wealth he left behind. âCome on inside, you deserve the best treatment my darling. You are making me so proudâHelen laughed.They walked inside holding each otherâs hands giggling. It was one of the best nights for them. Settling on the couch, Grace brought out her phone to send the money to her mother. âSent,âshe said, smiling.