Married To An Old Billionaire, In Love With His Son

Eve’s POVContent (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“Helen!” I hollered her name as soon as I entered the house.

“Hi Helen” Liam said to her sheepishly then he climbed the stairs.

“Helen!” I exclaimed again but this time around, giving her hug.

“I’m happy for you Eve” She said.

“I guess Robert has told you about it”

“Yeah! Oh My God! Managing director? How much is your salary and how did you do it Eve?” She asked.

“Oh, not managing director. Something happened Helen but to cut the long story short, I’m working for Liam as his secretary” I told her.

“Oh My God, isn’t that amazing? I feel you are so lucky Eve” She said.

“Lucky? No Helen, don’t use that word.” I corrected her as I climbed the staircase to go to my room but she followed me behind.

“So what happened next?”

“Work of course”

“I also heard Mr Maya got you a new phone”

“Well… I’m sorry I didn’t let you know I had none” I told her as we entered into my room. It was neat and arranged. This wasn’t the way I left it this morning.

“Funny you, I figured out” She laughed.

“Did you tidy up my room?” I asked her.

“No. Madam Theresa did”

“Oh Madam Theresa” I repeated after her as I sat on the bed and took off my shoes.

“And that reminds me, you also lied to Madam Theresa”

“Uhhnn I didn’t”

“Why did you say I no longer work here and you have taken over?”

“No I didn’t ”

“But she was surprised and happy to see me today”

“You didn’t tell her you no longer stay here, so she made her own assumptions and you know i could not bring myself to tell her the truth” I explained to her.

“Well I already did, I told her everything”

“Why Helen?” I queried her.

“Because Madam Theresa is a mother, she’s the elderly woman we need in our lives in every circumstances”

“But I’m over it now, I mean I can handle myself now. I don’t think I need to keep on saying it to people.. It’s unheard of”

“No dear, Madam Theresa is literally my mother, she can be yours if you permit her to. I tell madam Theresa almost everything that happens in my daily life” She emphasised the word ‘everything’.

“She’s also aware of what happened between Mr Maya and I”

“Probably that’s why she assumed that you left the house”

” Oh exactly. Madam Theresa is such a beloved ”

“Okay if you say so” I said, heading to bathroom; “So what did she say when you told her a young girl at your age is now a wife to Mr Maya? I know it’s no new response to the one I got from you, Liam and Mark”

“Well, she didn’t blame you”

“Is that all?”

“Yeah and an advice I’m gonna tell you or you wait to hear from her yourself”

“I’ll be right back Helen” I rushed into the bathroom to have quickly refreshen up myself because I was so tired and exhausted.., dressed into some simple mufty then I returned to meet her.

“Is Mr Maya back?” I asked her.

“No he is not around. You are just asking after him” She said.

“That shows that i don’t care about him or sees him as my hubby… Like ewww” I made an irritating look.

“I really mean it when I said I’m gonna a abscord as soon as I’m back on track” I added and she smiled.

“I love your determination Eve. Some other young girls out there do not feel the disgust you are feeling ”

“In quote, some other girls not me” We smiled.

“Guess what Eve?”

“What’s that?”

“But I told you to guess”

“Tell me already, I can’t think of anything right now”

“I have come to stay Eve” She announced.

“What?” I jumped up..”Why? How? I mean what changed your mind?”

“Well Mr Maya called me this morning, I didn’t agree immediately, in fact he’ll be so surprised when he sees me here; I informed Madam Theresa and she supported me. I personally do not think Mr Maya would try shit with me again.. I still have the proofs that I can use against him remember?” She reminded me and I nodded attentively.

“It’s six. Time to cook dinner” Helen said after glancing at the wall clock.

“I don’t know why I cannot resist joining you in the kitchen; it has become part of me.. I mean the kitchen duty. That’s why Mr Maya told you to come back and stay here. Where’s your room?” I asked her?

“Beside yours” She replied and I weened..”Oh My God, We’ll become besties”

“Including Robert” She heard me.

“I’m so glad I met nice people ever since I arrived here. Everyone, I got acquainted with have been so good to me except Mr Liam, the one who brought me here… He is only faking to be good” I told Helen and she gave a short laugh.

“You know what Eve, fake to be a dummy also but make sure you know what you are doing ” She said..”Let’s go to the kitchen” She added holding my hands and we walked out of my room… only to see Liam jogging down the staircase.

“What about Liam? You didn’t mention his name as part of the people that haven’t been good to you” Helen remembered.

“Shhiii, he will hear you” I shushed her.

“Oh but…” She wanted to say something but I placed my middle finger on her lips.

“Okay..” She said..

We saw Liam sitting on the couch in the living room, pressing and smiling at his phone.

“Is Mark not around?” I asked Helen but Liam heard me and replied me.

“No he is. I wondered where that dude went to” He said without turning to look at me.

“What’s going on here? Helen whispered into my ears.

” Kitchen ” I nudged her into the kitchen and closed the door.

“Now tell me what’s going on?” Helen asked again.

“What do you mean, what’s going on?” I asked her.

“Don’t pretend as if you do not understand” She rolled her eyes. “Liam is warm”

“You should ask him why he is” I told her.

“Really Eve?” She stood at an akimbo angle and I gleamed.

“Seriously I don’t know why he is like that. That is why I included him as part of those people I met since I came here and has been good to me”

“What? Go straight to the point, don’t beat around the bush. Liam is not like that” Helen said.

“Okay, remember I told you that Liam loathe me after our first encounter” She looked at me, she was really expecting me to go straight to the point but I guess I have to explain in details because I also don’t know what got into the hot tempered Liam, he suddenly changed towards me.

“I don’t really know Helen, he still overreacted in a bad way to me this morning but he suddenly changed while we were on our way back home” I told her.

“Are you sure that’s all”

“I’m serious..”

“It’s weird though, Liam seemed happy and different today”

“Do you think it’s because of his girlfriend?”

“Who’s that?”

“Clara, you don’t know Clara?”

“Oh of course I do, are they still together? I thought he moved with someone else in college””

“Well he met with Clara today and ever since then, his attitude changed towards me”

“Whao I don’t know what to say..” Helen said dishing out the foodstuffs we are gonna cook with.. And I joined her in unwrapping and sorting out some of them.

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Writer’s POV

“What’s going on? what’s happening?” Liam looked at his phone, switching from one app to another, looks like he was waiting for someone’s call.

“Should I call her?” He asked himself

Liam’s POV

“No… She promised she will call me as soon as she’s less busy” I gleamed.. remembering our outing today, we met again after four good months.. and she really look so different and more beautiful.

I stared at her pictures on my phone, and recalling the good memories we had together, how far we’ve come, I remembered how I asked her out quickly before she left for college. Actually, we both planned to attend the same college but it was already late when she decided to change her college due to some reasons I tried to understand. Now where she attends  is very far from mine.

That was how our long distance relationship started but I’m used to it now. As far as we trust each other, which we do. I think we are good to go.

But nowadays she is always busy.

I yawned and checked if there is at least any message from her but there was none.

My heart was racing really fast, I needed to hear her voice again, and then I’ll set an outstanding date tomorrow, get her flowers and some precious lovely gifts that women loves.

I smiled as imagined the expensive date in my head.

Just then, the aroma of whatever Helen and Eve were cooking pass through my nose and gingered the spirit of hunger in me.

I continued admiring Clara’s pictures.

“Since she’s more beautiful now; I need to get her recent picture and we might even take some pictures together tomorrow”, I said..

The entrance door suddenly opened and Mark walked in..

“When did you arrive? I didn’t hear the engine of your car. didn’t you drive home?” I asked him.

“I didn’t drive, I flew” Mark said sarcastically and I gave him a silly look.

“Didn’t you say you would be at home throughout busy doing your one man’s business stuff?” I sat upright and asked him.

“That was the plan until she changed it”

“Who is that?”

“Who else? If not Jasmine, she’s such an extrovert. She forced me to go out with her today” Mark said, feeling stressed out.

While here I am; forcing interactions between Clara and I. She wasn’t like this before.

“I’m glad your girlfriend is killing that introverted spirit that is in you” I told him and stretched his hand weariedly.

“What about you? Were you able to reach through Clara?” He asked me.

Oh! I told him last night, that Clara and I haven’t communicated since I arrived, that’s why he is concerned right now.

“Uhmm.. We actually did, we even hangedout today” I told him happily.

“Awwn… Look at you, you’re smiling excessively”

I touched my cheek, I didn’t know I was smiling.

“Clara has really changed, I’m happy we met again… i’m very happy Mark” I told him and he showed me his thumbs up.

“But….” I sighed and glared at my phone again.

“But what?”

“We have not spoken since we departed today” I told him.

“It’s nothing, just call her then”

“I would have done that, but.. but she said I shouldn’t call her until she calls first. She is yet to tell me what is taking all her time ”

“Maybe she forgot to call you back or something is wrong… It’s evening time; she can’t be busy with anything right now”

“Do you think she forgot to call me?” I asked him, feeling a bit downcasted.

“Yeah, what if she actually did. You know what Liam, call her now and just say you want to check up on her” Mark advise me.

“Uhmmn” I bit my finger.

“C’mon. Call her” He repeated.

I stood up and tried to put on a smile.

“I will” I said and dailed Clara’s number.. it began to ring.. I grinned, waiting for her to pick up the phone but she didn’t, it stopped ringing.

“She didn’t pick my call Mark, maybe she is really busy” I told Mark.

“Call her again” He urged, I sighed and dailed her contact again, it rang and I waited for it to stop ringing again but Clara picked the call this time.

~  “Hello love” I smiled, revealing my teeth.

~”Hey Liam” She responded, sounding definitely not alright.

~”What’s wrong with you dear?” I asked her.

~” I told you not to call me until I do”

~”Yeah but I just wanted to check up on you dear” I told her but she didn’t say anything. I checked my phone to see if the call was still connected, it was.

~”I’m thinking we could go on a date tomorrow, do you remember our popular private location? We could meet there, oh! my bad! I would pick you tomorrow. Babe, make me drop dead as soon as I sight you..” I rushed my words yet still trying to be a romantic and loving boyfriend.

~”Uhm… Liam” She mentioned my name.

~”We didn’t have the time to spill out the lot of things we want to say to ourselves. Clara, we need to get back to the way we used to be…” She interrupted me by calling out my name.

~”Liam”

I heard her sigh heavily.

~”Liam I’m getting married very soon” She said.

I chuckled and asked her;

~”Do you want us to get married very soon?”

~”Gosh, No Liam. I… I am getting married next month” She said.

~”What?” I exclaimed as the curve I formed with lips reverse to form a straight line.

~”I’m sorry Liam. It’s been a while I got fed up of our relationship, I couldn’t tell you. I moved on already and the guy is ready to start a family with me. It’s time for you to also move on  Liam, I’m sorry” With that, she hung the call.

~”Clara!” I screamed her name, my phone slid from my hand and fell to the ground..

“What is it Liam?” Mark asked me.

“Noooo” I screamed and flung myself on the floor.

“What’s that?” Eve and Helen rushed out of the kitchen.

Even Robert rushed inside because of the way I screamed.

I couldn’t control myself, tears began to roll out my eyes profusely… And the only words that was coming out of my mouth was; “No Clara… why? don’t do this to me Clara. Nooo”

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