Her energy changed when she saw me. She stared at my little baby bump for a few seconds. She hissed softly and faced Michelle. âMy pretty Roxana, how are you, my dear?â. Roxana, who was smiling and waiting to receive Michelle and Denzel suddenly went cold.She tried to hide it but the change in her energy was visible. âMrs Carter, I am very well thank youâ. They hugged themselves. âAnd you look so good in the viral proposal videoâDenzel complimented. âThank you sirâshe hugged him.I came close to them. âHello everyoneâI bow slightly. âHello Wendy, how are you feeling?âMichelle asked. âI am good thanks Madamâ. I sat. âMy boy is ready to become a man,âDenzel chuckled. Michael laughed as he hugged his father, âYes daddy, itâs time to take the bold step like you did years agoâ.Roxana had taken the seat opposite me. She frowned at me but was flashing her ring to my face for me to see itâs a diamond that was encrusted on it. I wanted to greet her but the way she looked at me. Made me withd
I sat in my grace. Looking at them. It was in the moment.I knew Doctor Mason had done good for me. He has inherited a lovely space in my mind that I will never forget. He calmed the beast for me.No family member gets involved in the fight between them. Michael poured some fruits in it and gave it to me. I collected it with a smile, âthank youâ. He held Roxana by the hand. âI am sorry everyone. I will be back soonâ. He walked while dragging her behind.He didnât take her to the car to zoom off to the house. He took her to the main house. In the sitting room, he sat her down. âRosie, do not push me over the head this time. Do not,âhe warned her. Roxana nods, âSo, you are taking sides. You are making her feel she owns youâ.He drop her hand in anger, and paced up and down the room for a few minutes. His palm was on his forehead. âI am trying to be calm with you. Do not push me Rosie. Do notâhe yelled. It was so loud we could hear it faintly in the garden.Michelle scoffed, âHe is becomi
The time Michael called last was past one. Ann had prepared lunch after the call, and it was getting close to dinner time. He still had not called. Itâs past five in the evening. Roxana lost all her hopes.Her energy went back to zero, she became lonely despite being with her friend. Michael didnât call her. He only wanted to know if she had gotten home.Since the case of me being photographed and attached to him. He was trying to thread softly and avoid anything that will tarnish his image or make him get arraigned in court of law.âAnn, I am losing itâ. Roxana said with a heavy heart. She can not imagine the wedding plan being cancelled. She canât stand it. The news will go more viral and the shame from seeing another woman with him can ruin her.All her life revolves around him. âThere is an atom of truth in what Michael said. If he doesnât have a child his lineage might go into extinctionâ. Ann sat on the couch with her folded legs, she rested her head on her chin and was looking
The voice sent a signal of happiness to her whole body, she blushed hard. She bit her lower lips before replying. âHello Rosie, are you there?â.Roxana finally opened her mouth to answer, âMikky, my love, I am hereâ. She waited to hear his response. âI have called your friend to know if you have gotten homeâ.She was still caught in the awe of excitement hearing his voice. She changed her voice to sound more sexy and more feminine. âYes, she told me about meâ. Ann fell on the couch reacting to what her friend said. âAre you at home or with your friend?â.Michael asked.She feels Michael is still worshiping her. âI just got to Annâs placeâ. âOk, take care of yourself. I Want to know if you got home safe. Glad you didâMichae said. âOkâRoxana replied. âByeâhe ends the call.That was not what she expected. If it was before he did have to send a chauffeur to bring her back to Lawrence Court. He just aborted the call and didnât say more.Amazed, Ann raised her head from the couch. âHe ends t
She stepped out of the house into the garage. She ignited the car engine. The gatekeeper was sleeping in. She unlocked the gate herself and drove off to Lawrence court. As she drove into the street in the middle of the night.Her hands begin to shake behind the wheels. She was scared anything might happen to her. No one knew she was on the road at that time. She parked somewhere beside the road and texted Ann. Her fingers were trembling. She made errors twice before getting it right.âMichael didnât come home. I am on my way to the Lawrence court to meet him thereâ. She dropped her phone as soon as the message was delivered to Ann. She didn't turn off the carâs engine as she parked beside the road.Immediately, she sent the message. She continued her journey to the Lawrence Court. As she drove her eyes were looking at every direction in fear. Her palms became cold. After some minutes of driving, she saw a car parked at the side of the road. Two men were at the back of the car pulling
Roxana exhaled, âSo, I will be here. Michaelâs fiancÃĐe will stand here till day breaks or whatâShe fumes. The security guard tries to calm Roxana, âMiss, try to understand me. The particular house you are going to belongs to the owner of this whole Courtâ.âWhich is my father in-law to beâ. She interrupts the security guard proving her stand. The security guard was also defending his job. He doesnât want to lose his job. He continued to explain and give reasons to Roxana.âMiss, the house you are going to, the inhabitant is an old man. As you know the sole aim behind this whole placeâ. Roxana cuts in, âFor the old people to restâ.The security guard moved close to Roxana, âMiss, I can see you really understand the code. So, it shouldnât be a cause for alarm or debate between us. You canât get access inside the estateâ.Roxanaâs patient was wearing off, she couldnât drive ahead because the other gates were still locked. She came out of the car and stood beside her car, with her back r
I saw a hand aiming towards me. I didnât know I had some energy left in me. My hand was fast enough to slam the door in the face of the oppressor. I was so scared, âWho could have come to my door to do that?â. I sat on the bed with fears all over my mind. My body quivered in fear and I sat, wondering who could want to hurt me.Olivia was done dressing up. She approached the main building to resume her job for the day. Michael heard the noise as I slammed the door. He rushed towards the direction of the noise. Olivia saw his reaction. She ran after him.She thought I had been hurt and she wasnât there. Roxana started banging the door. âYou canât snatch him away from me, you pauper. Open this door now. Michael came out of that room. I am hereâRoxana screamed.Her voice was so loud Lawrence heard the noise in his room. He got out of bed and made his way out of the room. He walked towards the direction of the noise. From the noise and the words, I knew it was Roxana. âSnatch?, who wants to
Impossibility was about to happen. There was a pregnant silence, loads of words were hidden in the silent air we all were breathing in and out at that moment. We all shifted our gaze to Roxana.Her lips were still sealed together not looking like it will open anytime soon. I actually wish Michael found a better fiancÃĐe to become his wife. The bitterness in her towards me was visible to everyone around.How would the child I am carrying cope with her ways? Itâs my child because my eggs were used with Michaelâs sperm. The silence was still unbroken.Michael broke the suppressing silence âIf you donât apologize to her, I doubt if we can continue with the wedding. The child in her is mine. And itâs my biological right to protect the child by all meansâ. âValid factâ,Lawrence said, clapping for Michael.âI am proud of those words. I wish your parents were here to see how much you have become a manâLawrence said. Lawrence's words boost Michaelâs morale. He felt proud of himself. The conditi
The labor pains were too much and unbearable. My water broke, Michael started and didn't know what to do for a few seconds. âSir, letâs take her to the hospitalâ, Olivia said. He carried me breathing hard. âSir, let me help you, is she not heavy?âThe chauffeur said. âNo, she is carrying my child. She is not heavy and I love her,âHe said with a straight face.He carried me to the car himself. He laid me at the back seat, he placed my head on his lap. Olivia sat beside the chauffeur. I was groaning in pain as we headed to the hospital. I was feeling cold and hot at the same time. It got to a stage where I feel like death was waving at me.I held on to Michael's clothes screaming and crying. âI am done forâ. âI want to urinateâ. âThe pain is unbearableâ. I was talking and crying. Michael kept telling me sorry uncountable times till we got to the hospital. I was rushed in for an emergency.I tried birthing the child myself but I couldnât. Michael called his parents to tell them I was in
The attitude pissed off Michael. He was so embarrassed he had to leave the scene. He has never been disgraced in front of his workers like that ever.Roxana stormed after him to his office. Michael was able to walk faster than her to his office. âDonât let her into my officeâHe told Laila. Immediately, Laila stood guard in front of her boss's office. She could hear Roxanaâs voice shouting as she approached the office. âWhere is the loser?. I will give you a few days. Have your count down you will be off hereâShe boasted.As she made her way to his office Laila stopped her. âI am sure, you donât want to get into a fight with me,âshe frowned. âMrs Carter, you can not enter thereâLaila said. She pulled Laila off the road. Laila staggered to regain her balance she ran after her and pulled her back.She slapped Lailaâs face. âHow dare you touch my expensive body with your filthy hands?âShe yelled. Laila held her cheeks as it stings. Michael heard Roxana slap Laila. He came out of his offic
âIf that will please you. I will do it,âMichael replied. He wasnât willing to argue with Roxana. He knows she has always been jealous of me. Roxana smiled, âGoodâ. âYou know I love you so much. And I will do anything for youâMichael said. âI love you too. Letâs get to sleep. We have to be early for the family breakfast tomorrowâ,Roxana said. They went to bed.Michael was thinking of how to go about the request Roxana is asking him. A part of him loves me. He doesnât want me to go far away from the house because of his child. He didnât sleep early that night. âMy grandfatherâs house. Is it the safest and comfortable for her to stay with my child,âHe said to himself.He thought all through the night about how to go about the request. He could hardly sleep. His thought was going wild. He finally got to sleep.They came over for breakfast on Sunday morning as usual. Before breakfast started, Michael announced on the table. âHello everyone, Roxana said she doesnât want Wendy staying in the
Roxana knew it was Grace Jenkins the cleaner was referring to. For Laila not to talk. She was taking side with her boss. She doesnât want to lose her job. I kept mute for a while.Obviously, Michael is cheating on her with Grace. She got the facts she needed. She doesnât need to prolong issues or look further. Her final finds will be with Michaelâs phone. âItâs fine you all can leave thank youâ,Roxana dismisses the gathering.There was nothing to think about again further. She knows nothing about Michael's job. She was only there as itâs the tradition of the Carter to always make their wives the managing director. She is only good in her make-up field.She rested her back and called Ann as it was the plan between both of them to get rid of all the side ladies when she resumes power and to divorce after a few months.Ann picked up her phone as soon as she saw it was Roxana that was calling her. âHello Mrs Roxana CarterâAnn teased her friend. âAnn, stop being naughty,âRoxana laughed. It
Michael sighed, âOk sir. Thank you sirâ. âGood son, you can take your leave now,âLawrence said. Michael hugged his father and took his leave. He joined Rosie in the sitting room. âWhat happened?. Any problem?âShe inquired. âNo, he was only lecturing me on how to take great care of youâMichael lied.Roxana laughed and they left. They hopped into the waiting car and left for Lawrence court expansion. âWelcome to your humble abode my beautiful RosieâMichael announced. Roxana looked around like it was her first time in the house.âOf course Itâs mineâ,she said proudly. Michael laughed ignorantly at Roxana's words. The manager of soulmate beach reached out to Michael to enable them to publicize the wedding to the public. The wedding videos and pictures had not been heard and kept away from the public.Michael authorized it to be blown out to the public. The very night the videos and pictures were released to the public. It gained ten million views in six hours before the day breaks. The so
Rosie looked at Michael and liked what a liar he is. She kept quiet and didnât say anything. âMrs Carter, I am okay now. Hope you are good?â. Before Michelle could reply it was time for breakfast to start.No one talked about it anymore. They started breakfast as usual. We all ate. After breakfast I know I have no business with them as the gathering specifically was for the marriage discussion.They all move to the garden to have a better discussion about the wedding. âMy outfit will be ready next month with my husband and father inlawâMichelle said proudly. âOurs would be ready next month also. Our guest list is prepared,âMrs Briggs said smiling.Mr Briggs and Denzel left the women to have other discussions somewhere else. Roxana and Michael moved away from their parents also to have their discussions. âRosie, I am really sorry. Next two months. I canât wait for you to be Mrs Carterâ,Michael pleaded.âOk. I have heard. I really canât wait also,âRoxana said. She smiled and pecked him.
Obviously, Grace was ashamed of herself to tell Charles what she had done all in the name of pleasing Michael. âMeans I canât quit my job?âshe asked. âYou canât. Except you want to face jail terms or wait till after the two compulsory yearsâCharles told her.She was caught in the middle of a hard task and doesnât know what to do. She was disappointed in herself and doesnât know how to face Michael and Laila at work.Michael had begun to process how to recover my company back to me and take it away from my step mother and step sister. He heard Helen swear to sue and also Grace saying the same thing. He doesnât want them to win over me.Before we went to beg that night he called the lawyer over to Lawrence court. I was asked to narrate everything and I told the lawyer about how the company was originally for my mother and I.âGet a letter sent to Grace Jenkins tomorrow telling her to stop work on the company and never set foot there else she would be suedâMichael instructed the lawyer.
Everyone went silent. Michael didnât care about how the look Grace gave him. He was only after getting justice for me and to stop Helen threatening me. The lawyers from both sides argue for some minutes. The evidence of Helen pushing me away was shown to the Judge and my medical report after I was taken to the hospital.The judge ruled out a month imprisonment for Helen. The judgement broke her heart. She has never been to a police precinct before talking more of staying there over the night and being charged to court and being imprisoned.She was bittered by the sentence. She screamed in the court, âWendy used her influence to jail meâ. Grace couldnât hold herself together. She burst into tears. Tears ran down her cheeks uncontrollably. She hit deeper into her lower lips. What a terrible day for her.Definitely, one of the worst days of their lives. Helen cried as the cops escorted her to the waiting vehicle to take her to the prison. Grace races to meet up with her mother. She held
âThis could be a misinterpretation. I didnât do anything. She was the one who came to attack me hereâHelen yells as she enters the police van. Her workers looked on. When she got to the police precinct Michael was there. Helen was shocked when she saw him. Her hope was for Michael to support him and be against me but the case was in another view. I was the one winning over her.âMichael, really, this is really happening?âShe threatened. Michael tabled all she did and some of the cops came to the hospital to see me. They even speak with the nurse who directs them to doctor Mason.He shed more light on it which implicates Helen more. With no further ado. She was detained and soon he charged. Michael used his power to ensure she is granted bail. No one called Grace at the office to tell her anything had happened to her mother.She works at her department to continue the creation of another robot. She didnât go to Michaelâs office at all and didnât wait for him by the close of the hour.