HIDDEN PASSION のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Lillian finished cooking for her father and set the table for him. She hummed and moved her body from side to side. She was listening to Me and love don't get along by Tatiana Manaios in her headset.  The volume was so loud that she did not hear the footsteps of her father as he came into the dining room. She had come to spend the weekend with him, just like the old days. Even though it had been a while since he visited her f

Lillian sashayed from her office and started walking to her mother's. She had summoned her to come over that Wednesday morning. She did not know the reason and that was why she was going there to find out. But it would be nothing other than business. She could always get her mum's intentions through the tone of the voice she used to talk to her and based on that tone, it was going to be all business. She knocked twice

    "Lillian?"  Nathaniel called. He did not want to believe his eyes as he rose to his feet. Nester looked at her boss and gave him the is-she-the-one look which made her boss shake his head slightly. "I will excuse you, sir," she said and went out of the office after acknowledging the visitor.Lillian walked closer to his desk and stood still,waiting to be offered a seat before sitting down. She could not say anything, nor look away from his eyes. How come his face did not change at all? She was sure she didn't change much as well, so what was so difficult in recognizing her? It would have even been better if he ever mentioned that she looked familiar, but he never did. Not even once.

Lillian walked slowly down the stairs in her mother's house and made her way into the kitchen to have her breakfast. It was the day she would be going to Abuja for the business trip, but had refused to go with Nath when he was leaving the previous day. The investors were arriving the following day, anyway. So, she had some hours to herself.Plus, everything concerning where she would be lodging into throughout the days had been sorted by her capable mother.She made herself some pancakes and decided to take some to her mother who was in the living room. "Hi, mum." She offered the plate of pancakes to her and placed the syrup on the table before her. 

Lillian got out of her hotel room after she had made sure that Nathaniel had gone to his room after apologizing to her. She made her way to the room number that Clifford had given to her. It was already very late in the night and she had figured that was the best hour to discuss with the man about helping Nath. And even if she wanted to help Nathaniel, she did not want him to know about it. It would be better if he didn't know.She had knocked a few times before she heard a reply from inside of the room and the door opened to reveal Clifford. "Hello, Mister Clifford. Hope I didn't disturb your sleep," Lillian smiled as she asked. She was also in the bath robe she had brought from home as well.The average old man smiled in return. "I have