"Mum, why do you have your signature on a surrogacy contract?" Ruth asked and Mrs Brown jumped out of the bed"What are you talking about?" she asked avoiding her gaze"Mum," she called and sat on the edge of the bed looking at the back of her mother's head"I recently found out, Chantel has been lying to us. When the unexpected happened and you and your dad's account miraculously ran out of money, we all tried to raise money for your care because you were both in the hospital," she narrated and her mother listened silently but with her back facing her"Chantel helped me with getting employment at the restaurant where I work now and she found for herself a job as a house help at Mrs Hayford's home," she continued "Guess what I found out?" she asked her mother"She is not a house help and the apartment had not opened vacancy in a long while now. I asked Chantel and she lied to me. Meanwhile, I have seen her heartily chatting with her supposed new employer Mrs Hayford," she narrated"So
"I am sorry. I could not handle parting from you. I discovered later I was having twins. I could have given one child out but I was scared of getting arrested for breach of contract and my husband didn't know," she explained crying "Wow!" Ruth sat holding her head in her hand ignoring her mother as she pleaded for her forgiveness."So Mrs Hayford, our landlady is my real mother by blood?" she asked Mrs Brown turning slightly to look at her"Yes but I didn't know she was our landlady until the day she visited our home," she replied "Wait, so you didn't know?" Ruth asked surprised and she shook her head in a no"Wow! Wow!" Ruth repeated standing up to her feet."Ruth it doesn't change anything. You are still my beautiful girl," she said dragging herself to the edge is the bed"Mum, it changes everything. You may have carried us for nine months and raised us as your own but we are not your children," Ruth said sternly but her eyes were filled with tears'I am so sorry my sweety," she p
Ruth found out the truth about her birth from Mrs Brown and she became upset with her for taking her away from her true parents. She left home and ended up in her usual hideout, the motel unaware Mrs Brown had followed her out.In the motel, she found the rest of the story but she was forced to stay in the motel because of the rain. Mrs Brown was out in the rain, standing In front of someone's shop to shield herself from the rain while back in Nick's apartment, he was in bed with Katherine. It rained all through the night till the early hours of Sunday morning. She opened her eyes and stared at the window. She got up from the bed and sat briefly on the bed with her feet on the ground and her head resting in her palms. "Gosh, my head," she complained to herself She got up and went to the washroom, took a shower and put on the clothes she was wearing the previous day. She exited the motel and hailed a taxi back to Nick's apartment. Upon arriving and recalling what she had walked int
Ruth packed things she felt they will need and she could carry and she put them into a bag and close it. She looked at Nick's card and dropped it on the table with a note. And exited the apartment with her mother. At the gate, she hailed a taxi and went to her motel with her mother. "I know I don't have the right to call you daughter because of what I did but it will be too expensive to leave her. Why don't we go back to the place my friend gave us?" she suggested Ruth stood there for a while and thought about what Mrs Brown just said "We will go there tomorrow. For now, let me get you something to eat," she said and ordered some food. The The food arrived a few minutes after and they both ate. She could tell from Mrs Brown's face she wanted to ask something but she kept mute. Ruth was also not in the mood to talk after what happened in Nick's room. They ate their food in silence and Ruth step out asking her mother not to go anywhere. She asked her to call her if she needs anythi
"If she is, then our debt is paid," she repeated the words in deep thought.She arrived at their apartment and went straight to the bedroom, ignoring her mother who was sitting in the living room, waiting for her.Mrs Brown got up with the help of her walking aid and also entered the bedroom. She found Ruth lying on the bed still in her work clothes. She sighed and drew closer to her and also sat on the bed after shutting the door."How did it go with Mrs Hayford?" she asked and Ruth opened her eyes and lay on her back staring at the roof"Not too good. There was something about her statement which made me feel she was behind our misfortune," she replied Mrs Brown lowered her head and breathed heavily making Ruth turn to look at her"You remember the day we were leaving the apartment and I rather ended up in the hospital?" she asked "Yes, what about it?" Ruth asked "My fall on the stairs and the loosing of my tongue was no accident," she said and Ruth quickly sat up on the bed"Mrs
'They will not know what hit them," Mrs Hayford acknowledged with a smile.At the drinking bar, Nick had had his fill. Half drunk, he sat behind the wheel and started driving towards home.Back in Nick's apartment, Katherine was happy to learn Ruth and her mother left. "This is nice. Now I can have Nick to myself. She said and she searched her closet for a sexy nightgown to wear. She found a blue nightgown, with a flare at the end. The length was up to her thigh and it had a low back cut. Looking in the mirror one more time to admire herself, she let loose her blonde her and exited her room wearing a robe. She entered Nick's bedroom and lay in bed waiting for him. "What are you doing in my bed," came Nick's deep voiceKatherine open her eyes and scanned her environment."It's morning already?" she asked looking at the morning light shining into the room"No, it's dawn," Nick replied sarcastically "I said what are you doing in my bed?" he questioned again sounding furious "I was
"Mum, Aunty Cassandra," she called out and entered the bedroom and froze "I am not sure what happened but I found her like this?" Cassandra reported holding a wet tower in hand Ruth got closer and felt Mrs Brown's forehead and she had a fever. She blamed herself for her condition as she concluded acting code towards her may have triggered this. "I have some money with me, let's take her to the hospital," Ruth said and called an ambulance. She had a fever and was also unconscious. Ruth got into the ambulance with her mother and Cassandra followed them to the hospital in a taxi. She sat on the side and watched as the paramedics attended to her. They soon arrived a the hospital and her mother was put on a stretcher and quickly pushed into the emergency room. Ruth waited patiently for information on what was happening to her mother. She had already lost her father. She is all that she has left in the world. Chantel has found her family. They may have grown up together born of the
At another place in Los Angeles, Gustave was on a call with someone "Get me everything you find about that night. Something doesn't look right," he said before ending the call Back at Nick's apartment, he has just arrived home from work and as usual Katherine came to greet him but for some unexplainable reason, her presence was infuriating him. He walked past her ignoring her greetings and went straight to the office. Katherine followed him and knocked gently on the door wondering what was wrong with him. She knocked and entered the office without waiting for a reply and found Nick sitting behind his desk holding a piece of paper in his hand. "Everything alright?" she asked with concern and Nick lifted her gaze to look at her above the paper he was holding this face with a frown "I don't recall asking you to come inside," he said in a deep voice with traces of anger "I have reason to be concerned. You have been acting strange these past few days," she pointed out "Katherine, you