Chapter 29: Nemesis colliding (iii)
Aria found Joan calm and lovely, but with her own extroverted personality she initiated conversations, they discussed about few things since it was their first time meeting.
Throughout the time Maxson was with Scott, Joan and Aria had been conversing. When it was 7pm, Aria thought of leaving.
"Okay, I'll be leaving now. Please send my regards to my brother when he gets back". Aria hugged her and bid farewell.
"Okay sis, bye". Joan replied shyly.
Aria smiled and walked out of the house, she could see Joan was a very shy person, she wondered if this was the kind of girl her brother loves, she was so surprised and decided to gist her mum about it.
She walked into her car and drove out of the compound. Few minutes after she left, Maxson drove in, he had missed Joan within the few minutes he had left home.
"How are you? I'm so sorry for coming late. I should have come back earlier to keep your company". He apologized and sat down beside her.
"It fine, someone actually came to keep my company when you were gone". She said smiling.
"Huh? No one can come into my house because of the security structure, so who was that?". He asked, wondering who could have been able to come in.
Smiles...."it was your sister". Joan said while she stood up to pour him some water.
"You mean Aria?". He looked at her surprisingly. "Yes, or do you have another younger sister?". She asked laughing at him. "Hmm, no, I was just surprised she didn't call me before coming here. She is used to calling me before visiting". He said laughing also.
"That spoilt brat". He said, referring to Aria. "She's a sweet girl, is she the last born of your family?". She asked curiously.
"Yes, she is. We are three from our parents, my elder brother, I and her. Then we have a cousin, you won't like to meet him though". Maxson drank the water Joan had given him.
"Alright, that seems cool actually". She replied.
"I'll be back, I want to freshen up, you can go over the telephone to call the butler if you are hungry. Ohh, I am hungry actually". He rubbed his stomach about to leave.
"So you have a butler, why didn't I see him?". She asked. "Actually, I have one butler and few servants, they have their own separate quarters. I had sent them away since morning, I told them they should leave for now, whenever they are done with their works here they always go back to their quarters". He explained.
"Okay then, you can go". She said.
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Scott couldn't reply Flora's message immediately, he saw it and called his men to keep alerting him if there is any trouble around his wife. He had positioned some men monitoring and protecting his wife.
Few minutes past 7 in the night, Scott phoned his wife to pick her up so they could go home together. He had called her to ask about where she was, she told him she was at Farinto Cafe and bar with Beauty.
On getting there, Scott met Roy about to pick up Beauty, she was already drunk and speaking gibberish. "I hate you even though I don't hate you". Beauty said shouting at Roy.
"Hey babe, just keep shut". Roy smiled as he was carrying her on his back with the aid of Flora. "A gentleman indeed!". Scott teased Roy as he came in.
"Ohhh, I could also see a gentleman picking up his wife also". He smiled and left.
"Shall we?". Scott said to Flora. "Sure". She smiled and was about walking to the front. Suddenly, she was picked up in a princess style.
"Yahhh, Scott you don't need to do this, drop me down huh". She pleaded hiding her face in his chest.
"I don't see anything bad in carrying my queen this way, or have you gotten yourself another king?". He asked playfully.
"Huh? What are you talking about Mr S?". She laughed in his arm. "Mr S? When did I become that?". He wondered smiling.
"Beauty actually named you that". Flora lifted up her head to see his expression.
"So you and your friend have been busy giving me names". He smiled and pinched her cheek as he put her into the car.
"Ouch". Flora laughed.
As they were on their way home, Scott talked to Flora about Royce. "When last have you heard from Royce?". He asked her suddenly.
"Huh? It been long, since I left home". She said as her expression changed. "How do you see his character?". He asked again. "Why these questions? Did he do anything wrong to you?". She faced him panicky.
"He trespassed". Scott sounded coldly. "Maxson's friend was bullied by him, he is the director of the restaurant she worked at". He added.
"Ohh, okay. So what are you planning to do?". She asked calmly, she knew Royce's personality, he inherited it from his wicked mother, birds of the same feather.
"I would take legal procedure on him, he is also into fraud and assaulting of young ladies". He explained.
"You can go on then". Flora said briefly, she knew Scott wanted her to express her feelings to him, he wanted her to reveal her past to him.
Her past had been a wound she had been hiding to herself, the only person who knew about her pain was Beauty. Scott's expectation was for her to open up about her past as husband and wife, he wanted her to rely and confide in him.
"You can't know about me if you are also being secretive with me". She said looking outside the car, the breeze blew from different angles. The painful memories flooded her head again, she knew life had been impartial to everyone in some ways.
Scott after hearing what she said kept quiet. He knew she wanted him to also open up to her. Both of them had been hiding their pain for a long time, they had never resume to open up to anyone. But since they are now married, is there a chance for them to go on like this?
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Presch was lost in thought about the bad news she had gotten from the doctor. The doctor had told her that the pills she had been taking had affected some of her reproductive organs, which is likely difficult for her to have another pregnancy.
She sighed! She had planned to have about 3 babies with Broe when they marry, why is life going against her in all ways. Another important thing is that, this pregnancy she is carrying must be a male that would inherit all of Broe's inheritance.
If the child turned out to be a female, she is doomed for, his mother would throw her out and marry another lady for her son. She began to pace around the room, biting her nails and shedding tears.
"My mother had destroyed my life, she was the one who gave her the pill, she even made her use it excessively". She said to herself as she regreted.
The door of her room was locked. While she was angry and lost in thought, she heard a knock from the door.
"Knock, knock, knock". Cylene held a tray in her hand. "It's me, open the door". She shouted for her to hear.
"Okay". Presch quickly wiped her tears and tidied up herself. She didn't even noticed that the pregnancy test wasn't in her bag anymore. "What took you so long to open the door?". Cylene asked as she drop the food on her bed.
"Nothing mum, I was resting when you knocked". She lied. "Alright, you need to drink this chicken soup I brought. It will help you nourish your body and that of the baby". She said smiling.
"Congratulations my darling". She added. "Thanks mum". Presch smiled back too.
"Have you told him about it?". Cylene drew out a wooden carved chair and sat down. "Not yet, I will tell him when he comes".
"Is he still coming tonight?". She asked. "No, I just saw his text that he won't be able to make it tonight anymore. He said he would be coming here tomorrow morning to pick me up so we could spend time together". She explained.
"Okay, that's better. Make sure to inform him then, I am really happy for you baby. I'll leave you to eat and rest". She stood up returning the wooden carved chair.
As Cylene went downstairs to the living room, she met Royce coming in drunk, she knew he was the one because she had been hearing some noise from Presch's room.
She walked into her room, leaving Royce to help himself.
In the morning.....
Cylene went into Royce room, she went to talk to her only son to sit up and act like a man. "Do you think you are still a child? Why do you want to spend your life wasting it? Huh?". She complained.
"Flora is now married to a very wealthy man, she can gain power and come to trample on us, how do we save ourselves then?". She asked him feeling annoyed.
"Mum, I am sorry, I'll change". Royce apologized.
"Do you think I don't care about you like the way I cared for your sister? We need to gain wealth and power also, we shouldn't allow that bitch of a girl to come bully us". As she was talking, Presch was at the door listening to everything her mother had said.
"Mum, what you are saying, is it true?". She asked slowly as she walked into Royce's room.
"Yes my baby, I planned on informing you later because of your condition".
"Condition? Is my sister pregnant?. Royce asked excitedly. "Yes, you brat". Cylene answered and smiled.
"Do you want to know who she is married to?" Cylene asked.
Presch and Royce moved closer to her, they were curious to know who this man was. "Silver Scott of the Silver Group". She echoed.
The two siblings gasped in fear and bewilderment as they heard the name. "Mum! And you've been looking at us?". Presch said crying.
They knew how brutal and unkind Silver Scott was, they wondered how Flora could climb into such a powerful man's bed. Presch could remember how Scott had defended Flora and acknowledged her as his wife at the mall on that day, she could see he really liked her so much.