Twisted Fate

Is anything the matter? Did he say what he shouldn’t have said? He didn’t know a thing about Rosa except that she is Ella’s friend and she lived in the same Mansion with Sarah, Ella’s mother.

He immediately regretted asking the question. He meant no harm and he didn’t mean to make her feel uncomfortable.

“Em.. mm” Greg Wilson stuttered. He wanted to say he was sorry if he made her uncomfortable with his question but he couldn’t find the words, it seemed choked in his throat.

“Can we leave now?” Rosa asked. She was finally able to compose herself. She does not want anyone to remind her of her past.

The only thing that came as a result of that last was Rubby. He is all she had and he is the most important thing she’s got.

“Yeah, sure” Greg replied and turned on the ignition.

In the basement of the Anderson Mansion, Lisa was having her meal. She has remained in hiding since she escaped from the prison.

Her brother had told her to lie low until the news of her disappearance no longer tickles the ear.

Jerome had connived with one of the prison officers who secretly let Lisa out when no one was watching.

And immediately she escaped, Jerome had kept her hidden under the basement. No one except the both of them knows about her staying in the basement.

“You shouldn’t have listened to dad. Now you have to stay hidden here until I am able to get you out of the country” Jerome instructed.

“You should have just let me stay there for one month. I still need to be free to get back to Alex for humiliating me.

And that bitch who made me serve a jail term. They all would pay for what they had done to me.

This is not about doing what father wants, but about my revenge. This is my desire now and not father’s” Lisa replied, gnashing in fury.

“Just shut the hell up. You should be thinking of how you should live a better life and not conceiving how to execute your stupid revenge” Jerome snapped at her.All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.

Lisa eyed him and hissed between gritted teeth. Jerome now talks to her as if they are now mates. She’s still the eldest after all.

” Mum is home from the rehabilitation centre. It was you and dad’s fault that she ended up in rehab.

She was trying to cover up for dad. But this time, I am trying to protect you. I don’t have the ability to suffer like mum did, protecting dad..” Jerome cautioned his sister.

“Just ensure I find my way out of this place. That’s all that mattered right now” Lisa snared and pushed her dish aside.

Greg tried to meet Rosa several other times. Sometimes he comes for Ruby and takes him out, sometimes he takes the mother and son pair for dinner.

But Rosa never disclosed anything about her past to him. In fact she was trying to avoid Greg now.

On one of such evenings when Greg came to drop them both, she asked Rubby to get in, she would join him soon.

Greg kissed Rubby’s temple and said good night. When he had gone in, Rosa’s smile disappeared.

“I really appreciate your love towards my son Rubby. And I want to equally say a big thank you for the times we had spent together.

But please Greg, stay away from us henceforth. I don’t want you anywhere around my son and I.

Don’t think that I am rude or detest you, it’s nothing like that. I just want my son and I to live our lives privately like before, I don’t want interference” she declared.

Before Greg could process her words, she mumbled a goodnight and went in. Before he would ask her any question, she was gone.

Greg just stood and watched the retreating back view of Rosa. Did she just ask him to stay away from her and her son?

He hadn’t done anything to deserve this treatment. He had ensured Ruby and herself have great times whenever they are together.

He had never trespassed in any way. What kind of a woman was this Rosa? Has she had a terrible experience with men in the past?

But he didn’t ask her out. He only likes her son, that’s all. He had never glanced at her with any ulterior motive.

He shook his head. If that’s what she wants, then he would let her have that privacy that she requested for.

He as a lawyer knows better than anyone that he should let people be entitled to their opinions and privacy.

Alex now takes Ella along with him to meetings and conferences whenever she doesn’t have academic work piled up.

They spend their time together more often and they get more acquainted with each other better than before.

“Grandfather asked after you and said it’s been a while” Alex told Ella. His grandfather had sent his regards to her.

“My bad. I should go to see them one of these days” Ella blamed herself. His family loves her.

Besides his sister Alice, she hadn’t really been talking to anyone for a long time. And even his sister, they chat more often than phone calls.

“Why haven’t you been using the car that grandfather gave you?” Alex asked again, glancing at her briefly and concentrating on the steering wheel.

They had gone out for dinner together and Alex had discharged his chauffeur. He was the one who drove and Ella was seated right beside him in the copilot seat.

“I don’t want to appear like a gold digger” Ella replied simply and looked out through the windows.

His grandfather gifted her a car and his grandma gave her a box of jewelleries. He didn’t appear too excited that his family loved her and gave her gifts worth millions of dollars.

“How can you say so Wifey. Grandfather gave it to you. It belongs to you and no one can take it away from you except you give it out yourself” Alex explained.

“Your looks weren’t good that day and I felt you are not happy that I have it” Ella replied.

“Hahahaha” Alex laughed out loud. He glanced at Ella and the latter smiled. The guy is interesting to be with.

When he smiles or laughs, he looks extremely attractive and charming. If she could, she would advise him to smile more often than having his usual expressionless face.

“How can you say that about your husband? Look, how many cars can I ride in at a time? Just one.

There are cars in the garage that I haven’t used. Those fleets of cars would soon be sent back to the various companies and other ones brought to replace them.

Why then should I feel uncomfortable that grandfather gifted you just a car? Common, shake that idea off” he persuaded and subconsciously stretched his hand and caressed her hair.

The air in the car suddenly seemed to be hot. She shivered at Alex’s hand touching her hair and she cannot imagine the kind of shock or could she say current that ran through her spine.

Suddenly, Alex realised the person beside him was not any of those women in the past but Ella Smith.

Like a reflex action, he wanted to remove his hand but it was too late as Ella…