That was when Theresa Mo let Aunt Lulu go. The latter used her index finger to wipe the tears off Theresa’s eyes. She was gentle with her like a mother to a beloved daughter.
“That’s my name Lanre but only a few know me by that name” she answered flippantly and moved to the back of Theresa’s ear, a strand of her that seemed to wander to her face.
Next she cupped Theresa’s face and smiled amidst moist eyes ” I haven’t stopped thinking about you Theresa dear. But I had to stay true to my promise to your mother”
Theresa Mo felt special again. Aunt Lulu had always treated her like a baby and she still has that tender affection towards her despite the fact that she had become a grown up.
Lanre stood speechless. His nanny has a name that he doesn’t know? As if that is not a surprise on its own, she knew Theresa’s mother?
He glanced at Rosa and the latter gave a shrug. Junxie Li is sitting calm with his tumbler on his left hand.
He was looking unbothered and listened to the words of Theresa Mo and the woman she referred to as Aunt Lulu.
” Nanny, if there’s anything I need to know, please I want to hear it” Lanre asked, still looking confused at the level of familiarity between his nanny and Theresa.
Nanny suddenly paused and squinted. How did Lanre and Theresa Mo meet and know each other? She’s Carried away by the excitement of seeing her goddaughter Theresa that she hadn’t analyzed yet.
” How did you both meet?” The nanny asked, looking from Theresa Mo to Lanre. They probably haven’t been attracted by the scent of blood, right?
” Lanre is my friend. He is nice to me and my kids” Theresa Mo answered simply. She seemed to have calmed her emotions.
Nanny sighed audibly. She looked from Lanre to Theresa Mo and vice versa. Perhaps, it’s time she let them know who they really are to each other.
Only she knows this truth about them. Lanre and Theresa are twins who were separated at birth. No one else except her knows that truth.
” Looks like it’s time I reveal the truth. I can’t keep it bottled up in my heart any longer” Nanny said and walked past Theresa to stand before Lanre.
” What truth Nanny?” Lanre asked full of curiosity. The truth that she was christened as Lulu but lied to him and his foster parents that her name is Rebecca?
Nanny looked at Rosa and then Junxie Li.
She squinted, isn’t this the eldest master of the Li’s family? Is he friends with Theresa and Lanre?
” I want the three of us to be alone,” Nanny requested calmly. She didn’t sound disrespectful and hence Rosa and Junxie were not offended.
Lanre waved his hand in the air ” Rosa is my girlfriend and you know that already” Lanre said and turned to glance at the quietly sitting Junxie Li and said ” This is President Li, Theresa’s fiance. We are in safe hands here” Lanre declared.
Rosa can’t sell him off and Junxie definitely can’t hurt Theresa.
She could say what she wanted to say without fear of having the secret leaked.
Nanny looked at Theresa Mo and the latter gave a slight nod. She approves of what Lanre said.
Nanny shrugged and asked that they all sit. Lanre nods his head and gestured with his hand that Theresa Mo sits down.
Theresa sat down beside her fiance and Lanre beside Rosa. Nanny sat at a strategic place where she could see both Lanre and Theresa’s faces.
“Everything you know about me is all fake Lanre. My name, my job as a professional nanny and my identity. There’s only one thing that is true about me to you and that is my love for you..” Nanny began.
That evening, Rita’s brother Alfred had gone to the hotel to accompany his boss to a meeting for a business alliance.
When he stepped in, the first person he saw was Julia. The latter did not know him.
He only knew Rita had a younger brother but had only met him once in the evening and couldn’t remember what his face looked like.
He squinted. That fellow is his sister’s husband, his brother-in-law to be precise. What was he doing in a hotel with a woman?
But before going into the room, Julia had asked that they have dinner in the restaurant before retiring to their room.
He didn’t know someone was watching him. He was eating with Xixi and they were being romantic about it.
Alfred was unhappy with the way Julia was with another woman. He should be with his sister and not another woman.
He was cheating. Did Rita even know her husband is unfaithful to her? Since they were married, he had never seen them together.
Whenever he sees his sister, she’s always alone. He suspected that everything was not fine but didn’t expect it to be something like this.
Not wanting to miss out on any of Julia and his mistress’ escapades, he took a few pictures from a corner of Julia and his mistress.
Still lingering, he had to see how it was going to end. Will the evening end with Julia leaving with her or going into the hotel with the woman?
He had asked that his boss excuse him. He just received a call that his mother was critically ill and she’s in the hospital. Alfred lied.
The unsuspecting boss excused him and waited for the client with his assistant.
But Alfred waited until the two lovers were done eating and Julia hugged Xixi’s waist as they took the elevator to go to their room.
Alfred had seen enough. He had video them secretly and took a few pictures. He left the hotel and headed home.
His mother would be home already and possibly his sister would be home with her. He felt bad that Julia cheated on his sister.
When Alfred arrived home, he was happy to see his mother again. He hugged her and crossed his hand around her shoulders.
Alfred is taller than his mother and sister. His mother looked up at him and touched his chin saying he looked chubbier than he was before she travelled.
Monica had her two kids as a single mother. She never got married but worked hard to meet the needs of her kids. Rita was the eldest and Alfred was two years younger than Rita.
At her age, Monica was still a brand ambassador of a cosmetics product. She travelled from country to country and sometimes ended up staying for months before returning back home.
She’s average in height, with a beautiful face that makes her look like a woman in her late twenties or early thirties.
She was preparing dinner in the kitchen with Rita when Alfred came in. It was a happy time together with the family of three.
Monica said Rita was married and hoped very soon, Alfred will bring a beautiful woman to her as her daughter in-law. She can’t wait to have plenty of grandchildren.
Rita smiled and touched her belly. Her baby should be four months old in the belly now. She’s counting months on her fingertips.
Soon it will come and fill them all with excitement. She hoped that Julia would let her have access to the baby then.
But Alfred didn’t smile. He suddenly chuckled and glanced at his sister. Coincidentally, Rita suddenly frowned when the thought of Julia taking her baby from her rings in her mind.
Alfred saw her and knew she’s not in a happy marriage. Perhaps Julia was maltreating and sleeping around simply because he is rich and from a high class family.
He doesn’t wish to have a home like Rita’s. He wants to be happy with his woman and raise great kids.
” How’s your hubby Rita?” Monica asked her daughter.