THE BILLIONAIRE’S PERFECT MATE

Five years passed, with both Sophia and Edward living a good and happy life, alongside their 5 years old son. Edward still hadn’t recovered his memories and they seemed not to be coming back anytime soon. Both Allison and Daniel kept on looking for their other son, Richard, but they couldn’t get a hold of his whereabout. Allison was becoming worried as Edward and Sophia had become quite close since the accident that happened 6 years ago, making her worried that her efforts to make everything that belonged to Daniel, hers and Richard’s would go to waste. She noticed Sophia had forgotten about Richard and had focus only Edward. She also got to know that, Sophia had been trying her possible best, to make Edward climb up the ladder to the top. Sophia didn’t really care about Richard’s disappearance, as she was more than satisfied to have Edward and their son by her side. Their son, Austin, looked so much like Edward, which got both Allison and Daniel thinking, as to how Richard’s son, could look so much like Edward. They all knew Sophia was impregnated by Richard and not Edward, the fact which Edward wasn’t aware of, as he had lost his memory. Both Allison and Daniel concluded that, the resemblance could be as a result of Richard and Edward being siblings.

Sophia’s mother, Stephanie, who knew her daughter had a miscarriage six years back, wondered how she could have given birth to a child who looked exactly like Edward. Edward still wasn’t aware of the fact that he and Richard were siblings, as his father had pleaded with Allison to keep the truth from him, so as not to be a threat to his health and trigger his memory. Everything was gong perfectly well for everyone but that changed on the 5th birthday anniversary of Austin. The unexpected happened that day and that day, served as the turning point in lives of so many people, especially Edward.

Austin was his grandfather’s favorite as Daniel loved him so much. Due to the love he had for Austin, Daniel decided to throw a banquet in celebration of his grandson’s 5th birthday, in his huge mansion. Every important personalities graced the event, including the Oswell family. The celebration was going on smoothly and both the mother and father of the celebrant, dressed elegantly. Clinton Oswell, hadn’t set his eyes on Edward since the day of his father’s company collaboration with the Lions. He had since that day, held a grudge against Edward for humiliating him and snatching the woman he loved away from him. He heard what happened to Ellie and how both she and her child passed away during childbirth, which made him devastated. He was in doubt truly in love with Ellie. He held his glass of wine as he stood in a corner of the event hall and watched as Edward and Sophia engaged in a Public Display of Affection. He couldn’t believe the scene he was seeing in front of him, as he was finding it hard to believe a man who had publicly announced his love for a woman he claimed he loved, would be there in front of him, head over heels in love with another woman. He had seen Edward and Sophia on the news so many times, gracing events, barely a month after Ellie died, which showed he was not even affected by the death of Ellie and their child. This got him angry and he clenched his fist. When he couldn’t stand the sight of them anymore, he moved in the direction of where Sophia and Edward were.

“Seems like you two are having a couple’s time together” Clinton said, interrupting the special moment the couple were having together. Upon setting her eyes on Clinton, Sophia became uneasy. She knew Clinton held a grudge against her and he might go ahead and spill the beans. She decided to stop him from doing so and confronted him.

“Yes, we are. Since you have ascertained the fact, will you please leave us alone?” Sophia said in a stern and rude voice.

“Chill babe. Yes, we are. But have we met before?” Edward, who had noticed how harsh Sophia was to the unknown man standing in front of him said, now facing Clinton.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Have we met before? Now you are pretending you do not know me after abandoning the woman you claimed you loved and her child?” Clinton said, almost yelling and getting irate. Upon hearing this, Sophia became worried, as the truth she had been hiding close to six years, was about getting exposed.

“What nonsense are you talking about? Shut the crap up, Clinton and get the hell out of here” Sophia said, yelling at Clinton and which was gradually getting the attention of the attendees at the party.

“Abandoned the woman I loved? What does he mean by that?” Edward thought, upon Clinton’s revelation.

“What do you mean by abandoning the woman I loved and her child?” Edward, who was getting confused and interested in what Clinton said asked, wanting to know what he meant by that statement.

“Babe, just ignore him. You do not have to listen to any of these. Let’s get out of here” Sophia, who had become overwhelmed with fear said, facing Edward and trying to convince him to ignore Clinton and stay away from him.

“What is going on? Why is Sophia trying to shut him up? Is there something she is hiding from me?” Edward kept on thinking in his head, getting more confused.

“No, babe. He needs to clarify what he has just said. I need to understand what he meant by that” Edward, who was getting more confused by Sophia’s reaction, said calmly.

“Since you are pretending to have forgotten what happened six years ago, then I am fucking going to remind you!!!!! Six years ago, you ………” Clinton said, yelling but before he could finish his statement, a hand held him from behind, cutting him short of his statement. It was Natalia.

“Behave yourself. You won’t like being the headline on tomorrow’s news “, Natalia whispered into Clinton’s ear.

“Hello, Mr. Edward”. Natalia, who had noticed Clinton was about creating a scene, butted in, as all eyes were fixed on them.

“Hello, Mrs. Oswell. Thank you for granting our invitation and for gracing the event” Edward, who had met Natalia for quite a number of times, due to the two companies collaboration said, showing his gratitude.

“You are welcome. Oh, didn’t know you and my son have met already. This is my son, Clinton. He has not been around for quite a while and he just came back few weeks ago, hence, the reason you haven’t met him before” Natalia said, trying to create a friendly and relaxed environment.

“Oh, Mr. Oswell. I didn’t know you are the one. I am Edward Lion and this is my wife, Sophia Lion. It’s nice meeting you and I hope you feel the same” Edward said, stretching his hand forth to shake Clinton, who ignored his extended hand and angrily walked away.

“Just ignore him, Mr. Lion. He has quite a temper. If you will excuse me, I need to catch up with him” Natalia said, before excusing herself. As soon as she left, Edward thought about the manner Clinton had accused him and which made him feel uneasy.

“Have I met with him before?” Edward asked Sophia, whose gaze was on him.

“Who?” Sophia queried, pretending not to know who Edward was referring to.

“The guy that just left. I mean Clinton. The way he looked at me, it feels like as if we both had a bad encounter before and he has a grudge against me. And what’s up with the abandoning of a woman I claimed I love?” Edward, who was now facing Sophia asked, searching her face for answers.

“You both have never met before and just like his mother said, he has been away for quite a while, even before we signed the collaboration with their company. As for you betraying the woman you claimed you loved, I think he is just spilling nonsense. I am your wife and you have never betrayed me before. Unless you have another woman aside from me, do you?” Sophia asked, with a suspicious look on her face, trying to drift Edward’s attention away from his suspicion.

“No, I don’t and I never will. You are the only woman I love and will always love” Edward said, smiling at Sophia. In no time, the two held each other’s hands, looking at each other with love and affection, while smiling at the same time. The party continued and it was time to cut the cake. The birthday boy was standing in front of his cake, holding the knife and was ready to cut the cake alongside his parents. Just as he was about to cut the cake, the door to the event hall flung open and then, the least expected person walked in.

“Stop!!! It won’t be nice cutting the cake without the celebrant’s uncle being in attendance. Don’t you think so?” the man who had walked in elegantly said, yelling at the top of his voice, which drawn the attention of everyone to him. Allison, Daniel and Sophia were shocked to see who was standing at the entrance, as he was the least person, they had expected to appear after six years of disappearing into the thin air.