He looked at me pitifully. âThe situation that brought you here is just a terrible one. I will help you as much as I canâhe promised. I donât really believe him.he might change his mind in a few minutes. He opened the door. âCome inside," he urged the nurse. Olivia was still standing outside.The nurse came in with a bag. Doctor Mason ran a blood test on me. He tested it and it came out positive. I was truly pregnant. He ran another text on me. It says I am three weeks pregnant. âNow is not the time for stress.I will tell them also. Have you started living here?â.I nodded, âYes, I moved in yesternightâ. âOk, avoid their wrath, especially Michelle and Michael. Avoid their wrath at all cause. And you will be fineâ.Doctor Mason had been with the family for a very long time. He knows their ways of life. âThey are all ruthless,âhe added. âOk thanks sir.I will be carefulâI said.Doctor Masonâs words scared me more.he said they are ruthless. They displayed two deadly attitudes in my sight
I went to the bathroom to check my cheeks. It was red and swollen. âYou will be fine. Itâs a matter of time,âI told myself. The pain has reduced a bit but I still have to take drugs. Doctor Mason gave me some pain relief which wonât affect the baby.I fell on the bed and stared at the ceiling. No one was coming to save me. Val was the only one I could speak to, to be calm. Michael has my phone with him. I opened the rules booklet for the house. There were many rules. âWow, it even has sectionsâ. Some rules have divided sections.On the first page were rules to the sitting room and diner table. Whoever gets to the sitting room first decides what channel to watch. Business news must be watched in the morning and night. No phone is allowed at the diner till the diner is over. No eating after the forty minutes the diner has started. âFunny eating is even timed,âI chuckled.I was reading the rules to be familiar with the house and to avoid getting into troubles with them. Same time, readin
They became startled, Grace held her motherâs hand. Helen used one hand to signal to her daughter not to make any sound, âRemain silentâ. Ethan keeps hitting and banging the door.The other members of the house were awake by the actions of Ethan. Jacquelyn knew it was her husband throwing tantrums. Liberty knew it was Ethan. Itâs not his first time doing things like that when he's drunk.Libertyâs husband,Roman, came in ten minutes earlier than Ethan. The noise woke everyone in the house.the whole household were used to Ethan being a mess except for Helen and Grace. They were the only ones who were scared in their rooms. And maintained silence.Jacquelyn woke from her sleep and approached the door. The whole house was awake by then. Jacquelyn opened the door and moved close to her husband. âItâs late, why the noise?âShe queries him. Ethan was still drunk and speaking gibberish, âI own this house. You lock the door and keep me outside.I have been knocking and my key isnât opening itâ.
Grace saw him and screamed. Ethan had slightly cut Helen in the arm. She pushed him backwards heavily. Ethan hit his head on the floor and passed out. Everyone heard the scream in their rooms.They rushed towards its direction. Liberty was the first to get inside the room. She saw Helen bleeding from the hand. And Grace shivering at a spot. She didnât notice Ethan was on the floor. She became scared at the level of the blood. Helen is wasting. Help! help!!She cried out. Her husband joined the room. Jacquelyn ran inside also, she was the first to notice her husband on the floor.âMy husband is deadâ,she screamed. She dragged her husbandâs body to herself. Helen looked at the direction. âOh, I didnât kill him. He stabbed me,âHelen said. Grace could not understand. Roman was so scared he called the emergency number 911.âHello, someone is dying here. He is not breathing anymoreâRoman trembles. âWhat happened?. Give your address for a dispatchâThe receiver said. âOk, dispatch is on the
The noise scared Roxana. She looked out of the car window, âBaby, but this is your grandfatherâs house. Lawrence houseâ. She was perplexed as the reason Michael reacted that way. It was harsh.The chauffeur reversed the car and headed to Lawrence court expansion. âYou scared me MichaelâRoxana uttered. She could see the tension all over Michael when the chauffeur drove to his grandfatherâs house.He had to find an excuse for Roxana not to insist on going back. âRosie baby, itâs not so deepâ. Roxana nods her head, âBut the screams were deep and harshâ.Michael exhaled, âBaby, see from this angle. I am getting married soon to you. And my chauffeur is still driving me straight to my grandfatherâs house. He is trying to say. I am not man enoughâ. He lied.Roxana reasoned about it and found the fact interesting. She feels itâs a good fact. âYou are never going to be a grandfather or parentâs toy foreverâ. Michael continued, âI want to be your baby forever. As for him, I will deal with him l
Helen was heavy hearted as she journeyed to see Joanna, Jacquelyn hasnât been home since the incident. She was still in the hospital with her husband. Liberty is helping to take care of them all.Grace knew her mother was worried. She placed her hand on her motherâs lap. âI am sure we will be fine soonâ. Helen didn't say anything, she only nodded. She had so much hope in the house that even when I dropped out of school.She was still sending money for the house upkeep. She never believed she could outlive poverty. She used her opportunity the way she saw it. Draining my late father and not learning how to add to his struggles.She was still nodding as she looked out of the carâs window. Grace could tell her mother had long thoughts in her. She was looking at her with pity. âMommy, trust my words. We will be fineâGrace assures her mother.They got to the front gate of Cotton world. âWe are here. You both can alightâ. Helen and her daughter got down from different doors. Helen looked up
âHow did this happen?. Who did this to you?âJoanna questioned. All what was happening in the house was not known to Joanna and Judge because they stayed away.Helen scoffed, âLet me explain all in detailâ. Joanna yelled,, âWhy is no one telling me about all these that is going onâ. Joanna stood up and started pacing around the house. Helen did well for every member of her family when she got married to my father.Generously, she extends her good life to her family. The little education and fashion training Johanna had. Helenâs money was part of the money she used in attaining her goals.Helen stood to calm her down, âStay relax Johanna, my Jo. Donât get too angry. I am fixing it all. And all will soon be fixedâ. Joanna was panting. She sat with Helen gently. Helen advanced with her narration, âTo clear the debt, I have to go back home. In my husbandâs house. A rich man needed someone to be his grandsonâs surrogate motherâ.Joanna left her mouth agape. She was just sitting and listening
Michael stayed behind Roxana. They entered the house. Roxana walked in elegantly like a model. She passed through the main building looking around. âStill as beautiful as always,âShe said.She could see the family from afar, it was five minutes for the breakfast to start. âHello to every beautiful soul hereâshe greeted. I lifted my head when I heard a strange voice.She is tall and beautiful. She looks expensive. Itâs obvious she is wealthy. Her presence intimidated me. But I heard myself not to have a low self esteem around her.I see the reason Michael chose her. She is beautiful, hardworking and wealthy. If not, Michael wouldnât always allow her to go on business trips all the time. He did have picked someone else to marry. âPretty Rosie,âMichelle hugged her. âWow, Roxana dearâMichael hugged her. âRoxana welcomeâLawrence shakes hands with her.She didnât greet me, but I said âhelloâ and smiled. She didnât reply to my greetings. I guess she knows I was the surrogate lady. She looked
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.