The Zanders empire sextuplets
Aretha's POV
Chapter 4
Two months later
Never in a billion years, would I have thought that I'd get to come to this kind of a place, but I was desperate, and desperate situations needed desperate actions.
" Good day, I said walking over to the gigantic gate that towered above me.
" This is a restricted area young lady, what do you want," an old lad asked." Obstructing my view of the house.
" I'm here to see Mr Zanders," I said to him.
" Do you have an appointment, he asked back looking at me suspiciously.
" Yes I do, I'm the scholarship student, the one who beat him in Chess, at the school board, he asked me to come over to meet him, I said gulping nervously.
The entirety of what I said was a lie, a partial lie, I wasn't invited, but I knew my words, and coming to meet a person like this without proper identification was by sheer hope.
I had to lie.
He scanned his eyes through me before letting me into the other side of the gate, the chauffeur will be here to take you, he said and retired back under the shade while I stood still unsure of what to do next.
The chauffeur arrived with probably the most beautiful car I'd ever seen, but I knew, this was probably the least of the fleet of cars he had. I got into the car not after the glares of the chauffeur swept over me repeatedly.
I said no words as he drove on, rubbing my palms together in fear of what I was about to face.
How do I even go about it, how do I tell the richest man in New York that I was pregnant for him?
It seemed incredible but I knew what it was, I'd never had sex with anyone until that night and the thought of it had me smacking myself in the head with regrets.
"I should have just left him to suffer on the floor," I muttered to myself.
After what seemed like an eternity, the car came to a halt in front of the House, on a normal day, I was supposed to stand in awe, mouth agape at how beautiful and intricate the designs were, not that wasn't what I was here for, I had other important things to chase.
" Impotent!" I heard a scream from outside the door to the room and I felt my feet regressing.
However, the chauffeur stared at me and motioned for me to go in first.
I gulped in once again and did as he said, ringing the doorbell until it opened automatically by itself.
I saw in his expressions the most beautifully devilish expressions I'd ever seen.
His eyes were fuming with disbelief and a sheet of paper was crumpled in his hands beyond recognition.
I was only hoping he'd recognize me, not from school but from the incident between us.
" Get out, she said and I grew my eyes in shock, the chauffeur walked to me, about to grab my hands when Mr Zanders said again.
" Everyone except for her, he said again and my hands were dropped immediately with everyone else leaving the large sitting room.
" You're the girl from the school right, the chess girl, he said, and I nodded tentatively, I'm also the girl from---," I kept mute unable or go anymore.
Shame crept into my inside and I felt myself repulsed at the thought of what had transpired.
" I'm the girl from the hotel, some weeks ago,' I said peeping from my bowed head, the expressions on his face.
" It was as though he had forgotten about my existence with the way he looked at me until he finally spoke.
"Ah, you're the nightstand girl," he said throwing my sanity into a bile of disgust.
" I'm not a nightstand girl," I refuted but he paid no further attention to my words.
" Name your price young Lady," he said bringing out the phone from his pocket.
" I'm not here for your money Mr Zanders, I'm here for another reason, I said watching him not take a single glance away from the screen of the phone in his hands.
" I'm a busy man young lady, name your price or I'll have my guards kick you out of this place this instant," he said and I felt the tension in the room begin to rise.
I kept quiet still waiting for him to look up from his phone and see the sincerity in my eyes before I told him the truth.
" Young lady," he growled with anger, shaking me to my core, my steps faltered and I almost landed on my butt.
' I'm pregnant, I'm pregnant for you Mr Zanders," I screamed into the walls of the house.
His gaze was torn off from the phone in his hands and for once he stared at me and began walking closer to me.
I felt impertinent danger closing in but it was too late, I needed his presence even if it was just once, or else I'd be an orphan by tomorrow, not that I already wasn't, but completely without any family.
The glare in his eyes was enough to send one to the pits of hell and I was afraid, afraid of what he'd do to me, afraid of the fact that if he did anything, I had no one to come looking for me, and I stepped backward until my back touched the wall.
There was nowhere else to move to, and a small devilish smirk formed on his face before his hands curled round my neck, in one grasp, he lifted me by my neck upwards.
I was beginning to choke but he wasn't letting go, my eyes were turning red and he seemed to derive joy in the way I looked with life slipping out of me.
" Please Mr Zanders," I cried from his firm hands around my neck.
My strength was failing me and I knew if he didn't let go anytime soon, I'd be dead, I tapped his hands as softly as I could to no avail, my eyes were closing and my breaths were getting shallower, I was pregnant and dying wasn't an option but with the Zanders man, I had no option but to succumb to death.
The Zanders Empire sextupletsChapter 5Aretha's POV My body was thrown across the room and I was sprawled on the ground, tears welled in my eyes and I blinked them back, hoping to stop them from streaming down my face. I wasn't here for tears, I wasn't here to put on a display of pity, I just needed him to claim it lest I'd be out in the streets before daybreak."Get out," he said, but I firmly refused, I shook my head in refusal, still sprawled on the ground." You think you've got the guts to face me right?" Is this a joke or something, get out young lady, before I lose the last bit of diplomacy within me." I cannot leave Mr Zanders, I don't need you to take responsibility for the child, I just need you to show up to my aunt lest I'll be out in the streets by tomorrow," I said coughing choked breaths from my lungs.I couldn't fathom how dangerous the Zanders were but I knew they weren't a small family to deal with, he could take my life in the blink of an eye and no one would be
The Zanders empire sextupletsAretha's POV Chapter 1I sat in the car while the driver drove back to the gates of the mansion, the tears in my eyes were getting uncontrollable until I burst into tears, remembering the scornful words of my Aunt her daughter Raina." You're going to get your life ruined by working in that place," my step, Aunt Ana, said when I brought home my work letter. " You're studying on scholarships and you know and if your grades fall one bit, that's the end of college for you." She said again, blowing air onto her paint-painted fingernails. I'd been hired to work as a hotel receptionist and help, more like an errand girl, but I didn't mind it. I needed to source money for my writing classes and the stipends her husband and she gave to me weren't heading anywhere.Not that they couldn't afford to pay the complete fee for my classes if they wanted to, they just thought it would be more reasonable to squander their money on boujee dates than to sponsor my class
The Zanders Empire sextupletsChapter 2Aretha's POV She glared at me fiercely before turning to Open the drinks on the table .Her neatly done nails towered above the rim of the glass, and it was unethical to do that, I however kept mute, when the owner of the drink, Mr. Zanders said nothing.I watched as she continued pouring the drinks, rubbing her fingers continuously all over the glass.She handed him the first drink taking the other for herself, and taking a sip, carefully watching him do the same. I could have sworn I watched a smile form on her face before she composed it back to a frown. My legs were beginning to ache but I dared not to make a sound, the only chance I could get was if I was asked out of this place." Mr Rhys," what I'm about to discuss with you is very confidential, I don't want a third party listening in on our conversation, she said darting a vicious look at me. " We've signed a confidentiality for....mm," I opened up to say when I was cut off by him. "
The Zanders Empire sextupletsZander's POV Chapter 3I knew something was up when Britney walked into the hotel behind me, she wasn't supposed to and work was over for the day, I however allowed her and watched as she pulled her theatrics, except that I didn't know or ever think that I'd be drugged with aphrodisiac.And it wasn't just aphrodisiac with the way I felt, there were many other strong drugs, that I could only think of in my subconscious where she laid her hands on them.My body weakened in an instant and I felt myself unable to move.I should have listened when the server beside me tried to let me know the red signs blaring in front of me.I could only hope that this server here would find something to do about my situation or go with the other option, which was to deal with the consequences of whatever Britney was up to tonight, which was perhaps, making a tape of us having sex and using that to blackmail me.I sat nimbly, while the server and Britney stared at each other