THE HIDDEN LOVE - CHAPTER 11&12
Mehrabel was heart broken and sad, tears streamed down her cheeks as she was staring at jude <how could he say such a thing to her , she was always there to listen to him, she has always covered up for him when his father’s business was liquidating. She even provided her design drafts to him at no expense to him. Although she never gave him money, she always pleaded with her dad to help him out. But now, this same man is being cold towards her. She was heartbroken and sad and didn’t even have the appetite to explain anymore. Looking at jude, she saw that his eyes were devoid of warmth and could feel a chilly intent emanating from him.
It was like he had been waiting for this day. She bowed her head and let tears flow freely.
Jude scoffed coldly, he didn’t even care and didn’t want to care. At that moment mehrabel was trying hard to gather herself emotionally then her two aunts came in from the gate, sylvester’s eyelid dilated and then contracted <what were they doing here > he thought.
Aunt chioma and aunt nnenna approached sylvester and greeted him “Brother in law, we were told that you needed to settle a case of unfiliality, considering how this spoilt brat has made you loose stock counts, we are here to make sure that she gets her punishment”
Aunt chioma said in the most harsh tone that someone who is an aunt would not use.
Mehrabel heard this but she has lost the appetite to respond to it, she didn’t need to be told that wh@??ver that is happening now was well cooked by Stephanie and was being served hot to her. Aunt Chioma and aunt nnenna, the wives of her father’s brothers. Her uncles always wanted to take over her father’s business and they would stop at nothing to remove obstacles when they see an opportunity.
Andrew who had been looking at mehrabel was now tired and decided to speak up for her.
“aunt chioma, don’t you think you should be more focused on being kids for uncle Joe?” Andrew asked sarcastically “and aunt nnenna, why aren’t you made the woman chairman for people who do not mind their business?” Andrew asked Aunt nnenna sarcastically.
Aunt chioma’s face fell, even for five years of marriage with Joshua her husband, she has not yet conceived. Andrew has hit her on her sore point,” it was like her tongue has been tied and her brains has shut out as she couldn’t come up with a reasonable excuse.
Nnenna was so angry that she replied Andrew” you little brat, what do you know? Your bratty sister has committed something outrageous that goes against your dad’s business, reputation and dignity. The 17 Yr old Andrew smirked “you are speaking about my dad’s business like it belongs to you and uncle Samuel, I wonder what is your business in my dad’s refinery” Andrew said hooking her up. Nnenna didn’t know what to say, it is true that she had eyes in sylvester’s refinery and wanted her husband to get hold of it but sylvester was too serious with his business that he no one a chance to plot against him.
Stephanie seeing that Andrew has managed to turn everything around was so angry, a small boy rendered two grown women speechless, she was so mad that she wanted to rip his organs apart. She gestured to jude to do something but before jude could say a word. An angry voice came up saying…………..
“I think my family’s business and problem has nothing to do with you chioma and nnenna, if you have no other reason to come here I suggest to leave immediately” sykvester said coldly
Rejoice and Stephanie looked angrily at Andrew <so this little rat could talk, it would be you next > Stephanie thought with baring anger.
Nnenna glared at Andrew and scoffed and left with chioma whose head has been down the whole time. Nnenna assured herself that sooner or later, her husband will acquire sylvil’s refineries and take sykvester out and by then she wouldn’t have oo listen to this man. Nnenna and chioma gave Stephanie one last look before leaving. Mehrabel was still on the ground and her eyes were now on jude, she wished to see a tinge of emotion, but when she saw none she was so disappointed.
She looked at her brother and saw love, concern and anxiousness and she smiled<at least someone cared for her >
She looked at her step mother who was hidden in a corner as well as Stephanie and Rejoice, all she could see was unprecedented hatred, jealousy and anger, she just smirked. She looked at little Victoria and saw confusion and tears, she also smiled at the innocent being. She was emotionally exhausted as she stood up and looked at her dad who was staring at her with mixed emotion. She finally opened her mouth to speak “dad, you could choose to believe them or believe me but please I don’t want to be a drop out and I also know that you don’t want that for me too. Please help to fund my education, I beg of you” Mehrabel said
Sylvester’s eyelid drooped and he was so disappointed <she was not explaining, is she admitting to sleeping with a stranger not minding if it will affect his reputation and their family? > he thought. Stephanie knew that if jude didn’t say anything now, her step dad would agree to fund her education at most and she does not want that, she wants to ruin Mehrabel.
Jude understood and spoke up “Mehrabel if I knew you were thus impatient, I wouldn’t have asked for a date. I could remember you asked for segz but I refused thinking you were just playing and I also remember telling you to wait till marriage, were you too impatient that you invited a man this time? ” jude lied as he questioned.
Mehrabel was shocked to the core as well as sykvester who was now confused as he didn’t know what kind of daughter he had been raising. Andrew didn’t believe him instead he h@??d jude to the core.
Stephanie smirked and chimed in wanting to escalate the matter…….
TBC….