❤️ The social
Phobic billionaire ?
(Alone in his world ….)
Written by Ibrahim Gift
Chapter 24
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“What happened Nevaeh? Why are you like this?”, Heaven asked as she quickly rushed to her sister who was in a bad state.
From how she sounded on the phone, she had been crying for a long time.
“Tell me what happened? Is it about Rowan?”, Heaven asked and she shook her head.
“Harry…. He broke up with me and he said we should end everything because he dated me just to hurt Rowan.”, She explained.
“What? He said that?”
“Heaven…. He looked so serious saying it, he was even apologizing for making me fall for him. He — he lied to me, he deceived me. This must be how Rowan felt when he found the truth, I deserve this, don’t I?”
“Don’t say that, you didn’t mean for things to end up this way. I also didn’t mean to lie to him but it happened that way.”
“But I really love Harry, at first I thought I was attracted to him because I just wanted to forget Rowan but I was wrong. I know that it was wrong being with him but I was happy and safe with him.”, She said and heaven just comforted her.
She has nothing to say, she just have to comfort her sister.
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#Three weeks after
Mr James and Mrs Janice were finally getting married but before that, Mr James went to meet Rowan but he still wouldn’t talk to him at all.
Me James knew that he was being foolish by asking him to attend his wedding but it has always being Rowan’s wish to see James getting married.
“Everyone will understand if you choose not to attend the wedding but please do attend it. It has always been your wish to see Mr James getting married, please do attend the wedding.”, Heaven said as she placed the food she brings as usual and the invitation card.
“Why do you still bring food even when you know that it will always end up in the trash?”, He asked suddenly.
“It doesn’t matter to me, I just want you to know that I still care about you so much and I truly love you.”, She replied.
“You know that it is not you I love right?”
“I know but I won’t give up, I will only give up when I am convinced that you are happy with Nevaeh and you are able to make her forget harry.”, She replied.
“Forget harry?”
“She and Harry are no longer together, so if you are able to make her happy like harry, I will give up on you but if she still keeps thinking of him, then I won’t give up.”, She answered and Rowan said nothing.
“I will still come in the evening to give you food.”, She said and left.
“Am I in a love triangle with harry? I love Nevaeh but she loves harry?”, He muttered confused.
He went to where heaven placed his food and walked towards the trash and was about to dispose it but he just stopped.
He made attempt to dispose it again but stopped and angrily placed it on the table and left for his room.
Afterwards, his doctor came to visit him.
“Haven’t you found any cure yet? How long do I have to wait till a cure is found? I am tired of waiting.”, Rowan complained to him
“You have the cure but you are the one not embracing it.”, The doctor said.
“What are you talking about?”
“I’m talking about those people that you spent your time with.”
“If you are just here to talk about them then you just leave, I want to be healed medically so that it won’t come back.”, He replied.
“Rowan it is not everything that has to be healed medically, some people gets healed mentally, what some just need is to face their fear, to rafe their past or to even get someone that will love and protect them.”
“Your sickness came back because they betrayed you, they hurt your feelings so you thought that you don’t have any reason to be okay, you feel like no one is waiting for you to be okay.”, The doctor said.
“Why would I not want to be okay just because of them? I have been looking for a cure since many years ago.”, He defended himself.
“You didn’t get better until those people came because you finally felt loved.”, The doctor replied.
“I doubt if you will get better if you don’t accept them back and go back to how things were.”
“But they lied to me, why should I give them a second chance?”
“Did you bother to ask why they chose to lie to you? During the time you spent with them, did they ever do anything to hurt you or did they ever make you sad?”
“I have known you for so many years and I have never felt so much happiness in your voice until the day you called to inform me that you were already okay.”, The doctor said.
“Are you even a doctor? Why are you preaching to me? What’s with the motivational speech?”, Rowan complained.
“Let go of your anger and tell me what happens after that.”, The doctor advised.
“I have to go now, patients are waiting for me in the hospital.”, He said.
“As a doctor, we don’t have to only treat patients physically but mentally and emotionally too, you just made me a motivational speaker.”, He said happily.
“Motivational speaker my foot!”, Rowan frowned
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#James & Janice wedding
Everyone kept checking around to see if there is any sign of Rowan but no one saw him.
“Do you think Mr Rowan will come?”, Ruby asked.
“I just hope he comes.”, Janice replied.
“But if he doesn’t then i will honestly understand him and take it as a punishment.”, James said.
“This wouldn’t have happened if i didn’t involve you all in my lies.”, Nevaeh said.
“Don’t blame yourself Nevaeh.”, heaven said.
“We hid the chairman’s plan to remove Mr Rowan from the company, so don’t blame yourself. let’s just think of how to make him forgive us.”, Leon said.
“Mr James i am sorry to ask you this now but have you heard from Harry? He doesn’t answer my calls and i haven’t seen him on the news.”, Nevaeh asked.
“Has Mr Harry gone out of the country already?”, Leon wondered.
“I’m sorry but i haven’t heard from him, i haven’t being to work lately because I took a leave because of the wedding.”, he replied and Leon wondered if he should tell Nevaeh what Harry told him but he remembered that Harry told him not to tell anyone.
Leon looked around for Harry but he ended up seeing Rowan around a corner watching them.
When their eyes met, the person quickly ran towards the door.
“Excuse me! I need to make a call.”, Leon said as he quickly walked towards the direction the person went to.
“Mr Rowan?”, he called because he wasn’t sure if he was the one or the person that just looks like him.
“Mr Rowan please wait.”, he said running towards him but he already entered his car.
“Mr Rowan I know that you are the one, please open the door.”, he said tearing up as he hit his window glass since he couldn’t see him because it was tinted.
Rowan started the car and started driving out but he stopped midway seeing how Leon was crying.
“I have to let go of my anger.”, he repeated and reversed the car.
When he got to where Leon was, he wind down the car window and turned to his direction.
“Mr Rowan it’s you!!!”, he said not knowing if he should start smile or continue crying.
“You are crying?”, Rowan asked.
“I thought you were really going to leave, thank you for coming to the wedding. Mr James and Mrs Janice will be very happy to see you here and Nevaeh, heaven and Ruby too.”, he said wiping his tears.
“I can’t enter the hall.”, Rowan said.
“Why? Do you want to surprise everyone?”, He asked and Rowan just said nothing.
“Leo…. Mr Rowan?”, Ruby called surprised seeing Rowan with Leon.
Before anything else, Ruby ran to inform the rest.
“I can’t enter the hall but tell everyone that they can come to house later on to celebrate.”, he said to Leon.
“Thank you Mr Rowan, thank you.”, Leon said happily and Rowan drove off.
“Your advice better be a good one doctor Ryan.”, Rowan murmured.
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