Not wanting to believe his eyes, he asked,
“What are you doing here Sylvia?”.
” I came to pay you a visit since morning and since you were not around, I decided to make you a delicious meal”, she spoke out with a smile.
Duke opening his eyes in surprise asked Sylvia if she had to job to do or she did not have alive, but she walked closer to him, and with her lips moving closer to his ear she said,
“I know you want me Duke so stop being uptight”.
Duke starting at her and the opportunity he has right in front of him, wished that she had presented herself during one of those days when he was still obsessed over having a male heir from any woman, but now his heart had come to be beating again for a simple girl.
Turning his back, he walked out on Sylvia heading to his room for a shower and Sylvia was angry but later calmed down herself as she knew that he was going to be for him alone.
Walking majestically into the kitchen, she continued with her orders on the maid on what to do and warned her not to tell anyone that she is not the person who had made the food.
Sylvia was a double face lady with a dark intention, ready to do anything just to keep Duke and she was so confident that her plans will forge eventually.
Bethany was done with Glenn and going out of her room, she went into the kitchen, inquiring from Bryan whether he had eaten but his answer was negative.
Bryan carried Glenn and they both were playing while Rachel joined Bethany in the kitchen, as she wandered up and down looking for what to do.
“Do you want something Rachel?”, Bethany asked after noticing that she had been roaming in every corner of the kitchen.
She answered back saying that she just wanted to help her with what she was cooking. Letting out a smile, Bethany gave an account of what was in the fridge and the carrots that could be chopped up together with the green beans.
Rachel was delighted to know that, she could help with something no matter how small it is.
With a grateful mood, she went closer to Bethany and showed appreciation for having them stay in her house and for treating them so nicely.
Her words, made tears flow down Bethany’s eyes as she left the eggplant that she was cleaning and hugged her tight and said,
” You and Glenn are going to stay here for as long as it will take and also when Eva is discharged, she will join you both here till she gets back on her feet”.
Rachel was happy to hear that and smiled with so much happiness, so Bethany asked her to chop those ingredients faster because she could wat a full cow out of hunger.
Mrs. Marvin was at the deception, when she decided to go check on Eva and how she was filling, walking through the hallway that leads to Eva’s ward, she could be noticed a man wearing black looking at Eva through the door, and when she called out to know who he was, he ran away.
Raising her voice that later attracted the nurses and other patients that ran to her, she explained what she had just seen and she was told that they were going to get to the bottom of it.
She was breathing in and out so heavily out of fear and she went closer to the door to check on Eva, asking herself what a strange man like him was doing in the hospital.
Scenting the sweet aroma that was coming out of the kitchen, Bryan shouted from the living room,
“It smells good my chef”, and Rachel burst out laughing as she heard the words from Bryan’s mouth.
” Do not mind him, if given the chance he will eat us up”, Bethany spoke out as she asked Bryan to help her set the table.
Bryan listening to what his sister had said, walked up behind her and frightening her, she almost had a heart attack.
Raising her voice and promising her brother that she was going to deal with him, brought about so much laughter as little Glenn was loving how Bryan was being playful. The plates were set on the table and the dish was later brought with some boiled white rice and eggplant sauce with grilled chicken.
The aroma was all over the house and Bryan could not help but put his hand in the dish, trying to pick out the particles of chicken. Rachel who had seen him, called out to Bethany, as she broadcasted what Bryan was committing.
Bethany, giving her brother a long gaze, told him that he will not eat any food if he touches anything on the table again.
Brian trying his best to maintain his hands, left the table and went to get Glenn to come to sit down while they wait for food to be served. Bethany was done bringing the remaining things to form the kitchen and they say down to have their meal.
Glenn was very happy with the food as she was clapping her hands and smiling out showing off her teeth. Bethany served everyone and they began to eat while she was feeding Glenn and making sure that she was full before she could concentrate on her plate.
Enjoying their meal, someone was knocking at the door. Hesitating as they all were on the table, Bethany told everyone to keep eating while she goes to get the door.
Walking through the living room to get the door, she extended her hand to unlock the door epithet, and to her greatest shock by whom she was catching a glimpse of, Bethany screamed out in joy that her voice made the others who were on the table rush to see what was happening to her and what she had seen.
Bethany leaped on Carl in happiness as tears came down her eyes, and her heart beating in the excess joy of seeing her old friend once again. Bryan and Rachel rushed to her and Rachel saw that she was on someone while Bryan smiled like an idiot.
Bethany coming down from Carl’s physique, asked when he had returned and how he has been these past few years away from home, but he smiled and touching her hair while taking a glance at her beautiful face, she said,
” I came back just the other day and I have bee here severally yesterday?”, he replied maintaining eye contact with Bethany. Bryan confirmed what he had said from the back, as he told Bethany that Carl had been to the house severally yesterday but she was not back home.
“Come on in”, Bethany asked him inside after seeing him for so long. Walking into the house, she explained to Carl the tragedy that had happened to Eva, raising the question of whether he remembers Eva, but Carls’s mind was not settled on the person.
Bethany had to use a few instances about when they were still in school asking him whether he now remembers the person and Carl caressing his forehead with his right hand, said that, “Eva the scattered girl with the natural endowment from our architect”.
Carl had not changed one bit and his sense of humor was still intact just for some few changes that could be seen on him as a result of turning into a mature man. His response left Bryan and Rachel laughing out themselves as it was very funny for him to only recollect such things about Eva.
With the fun that had just occurred, Bethany had to break it out to him, that she was involved in afore incident that almost led to her losing her life as she was trapped in the burning house, but thank God for his intervention that led to her rescue.
Carl was silent for some moments as his body got weak on the settee with his face sad. Inquiring in which hospital she was sent so as to visit her later, gave birth to Eva turning to the dining areas she showed up Rachel and Glenn as Eva’s Little sisters.
Carl rising to his feet, walked to little Glenn and asked how she was doing, bit Glenn who was not familiar to him, started up with tears in her eyes. Rachel noticed that her sister was not comfortable, told Carl not to worry as she was scared of people she did not know but as this was going on, Bethany, could not understand the chemistry between Glenn and Duke, that she had to cling to him from the very first time that she saw him.
Carl telling Rachel not to worry as he could comprehend the situation got up to his feet and went to sit on the sofa. Bethany inquiring from him whether he wanted to join them in the dining room while going into the kitchen to get his plate.
Carl stopping her as he says that he has already had something to eat, inquired the whereabouts of her mom and she told him that she was at the hospital watching over Eva but that she was taking her meal so as to go to the hospital while she comes back home and has some rest.
Rachel paying attention to Bethany saying that she was going to return to the hospital, asked whether she could follow but Bethany asked her to get some rest with Glenn, but Glenn had started crying as she did not want to stay home.
Calling on Glenn to come to her, she asked her why she was crying out like that, and Glenn said that she wanted to follow her to the hospital as she yearns to see her friend again.
Bethany understanding that Glenn was rehearing to Duke, tried her best to persuade her from not thinking about it but she was bent on seeing him, so Bethany told her that he was not going to be able to come to the hospital, but Glenn cried out even more.
” Bethany, when Glenn has something in mind, she will not stop until she gets it”, Rachel murmured while tidying up the table. Bethany had no choice then but to take Glenn with her to the sanitarium.
Mrs. Marvin was sitting on a bench in the hallway, but she later decided to get up and walk a little. Taking her phone from her bag, she dialed Bethany’s number to narrate what had taken place at the hospital but she was not picking up her phone as it rang on charge in her room and she could not give attention to it ring.
Not being able to reach her daughter, Mrs. Marvin breath in and Duke’s image came to her mind and she exclaimed,
“Why did I not think of him!”, and she dialed his number waiting patiently for him to pick up his call. The first call went through but Duke was too tired to even hear it ring but when the second one came in, he reluctantly pulled himself closer to the little table by his bed while he took out his left hand to get his phone that was on the table.
Catching a glimpse of Mrs. Marvin being the call, he wiped off his face and picking up the call he spoke out,
” Hello, Mrs. Marvin, how are you doing?”, he inquired sitting properly on his bed and wondering what the matter was with her, as her breath was so loud and he could give attention to her struggling to talk.
Duke imploring her to calm down and tell him what the matter was, she narrated what had just gone on and put in that she has been calling Bethany’s phone but she was not taking her calls.
Duke told her to stay where she is and that he was going to be there in some minutes. He jumped out of his bed and changing his clothes as fast as possible, he picked up his phone to call Henry so as to let him know what had happened.
Trying His friend’s number, he went out of his room with a speed going down the stairs as he asked the maid to tell his mom that he was going out. Sylvia who had gone upstairs to ask him to come to eat had eavesdropped on his conversation decided to follow him to see where he was heading to.
Henry finally answered his call, entering into his car as he was about to go to the hospital and Duke told him what Bethany’s mom had just called to say. With a tine of anger, Henry swore to kill the person that was disturbing Evas life and that of her sisters as he steamed up his car and left.
Henry’s mother who had seen her son’s reaction wondered what he was keeping from her as he had changed for some time now, planning on putting her motherly aptitudes to place, she agreed to find out what Henry was up to.
Bethany went into her room to get her phone and her little bag for the hospital when she noticed that her mom had tried calling her severally. Wondering why the hero had called many times without wanting to think of the worst, she called back but her mother was in the privy and she did not hear her phone ring.
Coming out of her room with so much fright, she told Carl to take her to the hospital at once while she went down and took Glenn In her arms.
“Bethany what is the matter?”, Bryan asked after noticing that his sister was all covered with sweat and she was unnerved. She told him that it was nothing and that she had to go now, kissing Rachel’s forehead, she told her to be good and that she is in good hands with Bryan.
Nodding her head, Rachel smiled at them as they walked out of the door. Carl unlocking the doors of his car, opened the front door for Eva, as she arranged Glenn in the back seat before coming to sit in front.
Carl entered the car and they drove off to the clinic. Extending his hand to hold Bethany’s, Carl asked her to calm down as nothing was going to happen to Eva but Bethany was instead feeling worried for her mom, knowing that she has a halt issue and thinking that she might have had another crisis.
Praying in her heart and wishing for everything to be fine, she whiff in and out closing her eyes and reminding herself of the money she has to raise for her mother’s surgery.
Carl, on the other hand, could not stop glancing at a long-time ally who has become more beautiful than what he was foreseeing.
Turning the wheels of his car, Duke drove to the hospital, and on reaching, he parked the car and rushed in to check on Mrs. Marvin hoping that she was going okay. He could not honestly explain why he was so attached to her, but he was aware of the fact that her simple spirit had won his heart precisely from the first day that he had set his eyes on her.
Catching a glimpse of her sitting on a bench in the reception hall, Dime walked up to her, calling out her name as he sat down beside her. Raising her head, she saw Duke and the relief that followed was unexplainable.
She felt like she had known him for a long time and she has always felt good with him around. Despite the anger and sadness in her daughter’s eyes whenever she looked at her boss which had now turned into affection, she knew that he was a nice person deep down.
” Are you okay Mrs. Marvin?”, Duke raised a question looking at her in the eyes as he told her not to worry and asked how Eva was doing. Mrs. Marvin told him that she was still unconscious but breathing but related how scored she was when she saw the man standing in front of her ward all covered up.
Duke immediately remembered what Rachel had told them and he said that everything was going to be fine. Henry had also arrived and he walked into the reception and glimpsing at Duke and Mrs. Marvin, he went to them.
Comforting her for experiencing such a thing, he thanked her as well for offering to watch over Eva and recommended that she goes home and get some rest while they proceed from there.
Mrs. Marvin feeling so tired, nodded I’m agreement with what Henry had asserted, and looking at Duke she asked him if it was possible for him to go drop her off at her house and Duke was delighted too as he thought of it as an opportunity to see the woman that makes his heartbeat again.
Rising to his feet and extending his hands to help Mrs. Marvin get up as well, Bethany walked in with Carl and turning to the side while catching a glimpse of her mom, she ran to her in happiness as she asked how she was feeling.
She has been worried all through the excursion as she thought that something had happened to her. Kissing her momma and fondling her in her arms, she apologized for not noticing her calls on time and said that she ran to her as soon as she saw them.
Mrs. Marvin, looking at her daughter, smiled and told her that she was doing okay, but it was Eva that was in danger and she recounted everything. Bethany, worried about the situation, asked whether she had told the security about it and the doctor but Mrs. Marvin said that the doctor had stepped out when the incident took place.