Clara would also love to see the cameras.Selene began to feel the heat and uncomfortable. She wished her mum was here. Now she might open her mouth and begin to confess.But Annie was not shaken. She had never been involved in anything and it became a failure. Beforehand, when she was leaving, she knew that Alex was not an ordinary personality so she made sure to deal with the camera room.“Show us then,” Alex went through his phone but something wasn't right. Something was faulty. He then walked up to the room. Shortly after, he came down again.His expression wasn't bright so Clara knew something was wrong.“It was dealt with,” Alex pronounced to his mum.Selene’s heart calmed and she began crying all over. “He is really trying to deny me. He told me to come as usual as Clara wasn’t home and I did. Ma, please believe me. I know it’s my fault but it’s not entirely my fault, your son is at fault too.”Mrs. Peters had surely heard enough. “Enough.” She told Selene and she stopped ta
“Mum!” Alex screamed. It was true that Alex had been betrayed but he never wanted his mum to make decisions for him. Whatever happened was left for the both of them to sort out. If all of these were for him to marry Annie, he would never do that. What he and Clara have was not a real marriage so it didn't matter. “Son, I am afraid you do not have a say in this matter.” Mrs. Peters told her son. “Ma, I don't know who took this photo but this couldn't be used as evidence.” Clara tried to explain. That doesn't mean she was sleeping with Henry, I mean, she wasn't sleeping with him. “Slut, keep shut. Are you more concerned with who took the photo? Does your husband know that you have a job, Does he?” Annie cut her in. Alex then turned to Clara when Annie was saying all that but she began to shake her head. If she knew this would happen soon, she would have told him all this. Now, she doesn't even have an excuse. Elizabeth also had her plans. The reason for calling Clara to bring any
“She is not leaving, Mum,” Alex said.Mrs. Peters’s indications wrinkled. They had just celebrated their victory and they were going to start this again?“But Alex, remember that she cheated on you. This will bring shame to the Peters'. Think about your family.” Annie softly said to him, trying to remind him that Clara isn’t who he thinks.“Alex, this is true. This woman has failed you and betrayed you. Why do you still want to keep her by your side?”The more Alex kept listening to them, the more provoked he might become and might be tempted to chase her out. They were right and he can only come up with another strategy. There was no way he could tell them that the marriage was a contract one.“Mum, Annie can still stay here, okay? At least until I properly divorce Clara that is when she can leave.”Mrs. Peters kept mute and thought about it for a while. It wasn't that bad if that was what he wanted to do, so he agreed.In Alex’s mind, he would make sure to investigate this matter.
Clara slightly nodded her head. There was no way she could say no to Alex’s request.“Do you have anything to say?” Alex urged her.Clara didn't know which angle he was coming from. Did he mean he wanted to know what really happened or should she go ahead and apologise to him?“You were meeting Henry?” He began since she didn't know how to start.“Honestly, I wanted to tell you…” Clara tried to narrate to him.“You also worked for him?”She could feel the disappointment in his eyes but he should at least let her talk.“I am being extorted, I needed money, they kept extorting me.”“I gave you money.” Alex shot.“I know but they weren't enough. They kept asking for more.”“Did you tell me?” he asked again.Then Clara kept mute, she held her breath. She Knew Alex was telling the truth. She never told him but that was because she didn't want to bother him. He already gave her enough.“I am sorry.” Clara finally said. At first, she thought her reasons were valid but looking at it now, it's
Clara was in her room wondering what it was Elizabeth and Selene had to expose about Annie.She decided to stretch her ears and listen to every conversation they were going to have.“Sit,” Annie ordered them with a hateful look.Selene wanted to react but Elizabeth tapped her thigh and sat, making Selene sit also.“Why were you denying us access to see you?” Elizabeth asked. She wanted to handle this matter by herself.“Why do you people want to see me? We have got everything sorted out, so why?” Annie thought she could use her position to frighten them but Elizabeth wasn't intimidated at all.“Are you asking us why we want to see you? We helped you get to this place but Clara is still in this house.” “It's not my fault okay, Alex said he would divorce her before she would move out but she is also as good as irrelevant,” Annie explained, seeing how Elizabeth wasn't intimidated by her, made her now Intimidated by Elizabeth’s courage.“So what should we do then?”Being smart, Annie kne
When Alex came home that day, he didn't bother calling Clara to eat. He didn't even care about who was at the dining table with him.Though Annie was still in the house, she was able to act like the credit union and would still be disturbing Clara to pay up the money before they would publish a story on that.After thinking for a while, Clara knew she had no other option than to go to Alex for the money.“Hi.” She greeted him.“Hi.”But the response didn't affect her. She had prepared her mind for it and didn't expect him to still call her Sweet.A lot of things ran through Alex’s mind. Did she want to tell him about Henry or what?Then he asked her to proceed and say whatever she wanted to say.“Those people who are extorting from me are still disturbing me. I don't have any means of giving them the amount of money they require.”While she narrated it to him, she couldn't look at his face. So as she was talking, Alex had stood up and left but she continued to talk thinking he was aro
“Selene,” Henry called out.He had no idea why Selene had fainted. He didn’t even touch her so he didn’t know why she should faint.Elizabeth then came out and revived her. Opening her eyes and meeting the gaze of Henry made her want to faint the second time but it wasn't possible.“What’s happening here?” Elizabeth urged Henry immediately.Seeing how Selene acted at first, she thought it was a minor case but for her to faint due to shock, it must be something very serious.“Ms. Selene, are you sure you would love your mother to be here while we talk about everything?”Selene didn't know what Henry knew and why he referred to their situation as everything but she didn't let her mum stay. “Mum, could you please excuse us?”Elizabeth looked her at daughter before getting up. However, as a smart woman, she vowed to eavesdrop on the conversation.“Years ago, when you came to my office and made me dismiss your sister, what were your intentions?”All those things were passed, so what was H
Clara stood motionless looking at Mrs. Peters. If it was before, Alex would have defended her but right now, there was no such thing.“Ma, I do not love Alex for money.” Clara tried to defend herself, at least, to save her dignity.“Did I hear you say Love? There is no such thing as Love Clara. I am trying to say you married him for money and not love him for money. You were never in love with him.”Trying to mince words to Mrs. Peters was something that wasn't going to yield to anything so Clara didn't bother anymore.“How much do you need?” Alex asked her.Clara looked around. How could Alex be asking her for the amount in front of Mrs. Peters? It was a huge sum and mentioning it here would make everything she said be true.But she didn't have a choice. He was looking at her curiously. He wasn't even figuring out anything like that and she was the only one thinking it through.So sharply, she calculated all it would cost her to settle the credit union and also Elizabeth. A hundred a