Chapter 70
It was noon time and Lisa was all alone at home feeling so tired and bored. Ma’am Lois had gone to the market to buy some things that were needed at home, so she was the only one at home.
She took her phone and called Dina on the video call.
“Hi, Aunt Lisa,” Clara yelled as she answered the video call. She looked so happy to see Lisa.
“Baby Clara, how are you doing?” Lisa smiled at her.
“I’m a fine aunt. How about you? Mom told me you were in the hospital. I was so worried about you. I and mommy prayed for you” Clara said in her tiny voice, Lisa felt her heart meltdown.
“Oh Clara, you’re so sweet. I’m perfectly fine now” Lisa said and Clara giggled happily.
“You didn’t go to school today?” Lisa asked
“No, I had an appointment with the doctor today, everything is set for my surgery. Thank you aunt Lisa” Clara said
“Oh, baby girl. I’m so happy for you” Lisa said
“Clara, how many times have I told you not to touch my phone? There’s not much battery” Lisa heard Dina say as she walked inside the room and took the phone from Clara.
“I only wanted to talk to aunt Lisa” Clara pouted and Dina sighed.
“Okay, but can I have my phone now?” Dina said and Clara gave her the phone.
Lisa smiled as she listened to the conversation between mom and child. She placed her hands on her stomach, she just can’t wait to have this baby. She promised to be the sweetest mom to her child.
“Lisa” Dina waved as she sat on her bed waving to Lisa.
“Hello” They both laughed.
“How are you feeling now?” Dina asked
“Oh!! I’m getting better now. At least better than yesterday ” Lisa said
“That’s great. Seems you’re at home. You didn’t go to work today?” Dina asked
“No!! Daniel asked me to stay at home because it’s not safe for me out there” Lisa said and Dina nodded.
“You know Daniel cares for you very much. Please hold him tight, his kind of men are rare” Dina said and Lisa could see the sad look on her face.
She could still see he misses Charles. She wished things didn’t turn out the way it was. She wished it was the other way round.
“Do you have any idea how he’s doing in prison?” Dina asked and Lisa smiled.
She still cared for him even after everything.
“He’s fine. Daniel paid someone to look after him in prison” Lisa said and she nodded.
“I know what you must be thinking of me now. He’s still the father to my child Lisa” Dina said
“No no, I understand how you feel Lisa. I understand, trust me when I say I understand because I have been through the worst” Lisa smiled and Dina stared at her surprised.
“Worse?” Dina asked
“Yeah,” Lisa said and just then her door burst open revealing ma’am Lois. Oh, it seems she’s back from the market.
“Lisa you have a visitor, ” ma’am Lois said as she entered the room.
“Oh, a visitor? Were you expecting one?” Dina asked from the phone.
“No, I wasn’t. I’ll call you later ” Lisa said and ended the call. She wore her flip-flop and stared at herself in the mirror with her protruding tummy. She wasn’t looking that bad, she thought.
She then walked out of her room, climbing down the stairs to the sitting room when she saw a female figure standing scrutinizing the whole place like she hadn’t seen a beautiful house before.
She bit her lips as she recognized the figure, it was Daniel’s mom. Oh Good lord!!
She paused and then ma’am Lois walked up to her, “I swear I didn’t bring her here. She followed me from the market without me knowing ” ma’am Lois said and Lisa nodded.
“It’s okay, I’ll handle it,” she said
“Wow, such a beautiful house my son got. I never really knew about this house until today. All thanks to ma’am Lois, I met her at the market today” Mrs. Bella said as she turned to Lisa who had no expression on her face.
“I knew my son had bought a house recently but I didn’t know where or how the house looked. You’re the first person he had brought to this house after he bought it and worse he now stays in this house because of you” Mrs. Bella said and Lisa stared at her cluelessly.
Does that mean to say, Daniel had so many houses and he had bought this one recently and he doesn’t stay here but since when I came he started staying here, Lisa thought asking no one in particular.
She then turned to ma’am Lois giving her the look “is it true?” and she nodded.
“Oh yes!! I heard you were poisoned by your boss’ secretary. Oh Goodness, you survived it. I wish you died by the poison so you can be out of my son’s life completely ” Mrs. Bella yelled and Lisa swallowed hard.
“I don’t know what my son saw in you. Because from the look of things there’s nothing special about you or is it the fact that you’re carrying another man’s child? You’re just a whore and nothing more. Your useless mother must be so ashamed of you now, what a pity!!” Mrs. Bella said and Lisa gritted her teeth.
“You know nothing about my mom and mind you she’s not useless and I won’t stand and watch you speak ill of my mom. Even though she’s not here right now, even though she’s dead, I can swear she’s was the best woman and mother in the world, ”Lisa said as her eyes became teary.
She could bear anything in this world but she couldn’t bear the fact that people say things they like about her mom.
Her mom was a fighter, an adviser, she was her everything and her hope even until her last breath, she gave her hope that everything was going to be fine.
Oh, mama!! I miss you so much, Lisa thought.
Mrs. Bella paused for some seconds, she felt cold shivers run down her spine as Lisa said her mom was no more. She almost felt pity for her, Almost…
“You can say whatever you want but I promise you I’ll make sure I get rid of you and your bastard baby,” Mrs. Bella said and Lisa felt her heart break into pieces.
She called her baby a bastard. Her baby was not and will never be a bastard. If not for the fact that her baby father is a monster, she wouldn’t be in all of this mess.
Just then the door burst open revealing Daniel. Oh my goodness, what’s he doing here, Lisa thought. She then turned to ma’am Lois, she knew it was her who called him.
“Mom” Daniel called as he walked in
” Daniel, this girl has been insulting me, speaking Ill words about me and you” Mrs. Bella lied as soon as she saw her son. She sniffed as crocodile tears fell from her eyes.
“God!! Award-winning actress of the year goes to Mrs. Bella” Lisa thought
Daniel paused as he stared at his mom for some seconds then turned to Lisa. He walked toward his mom and held her hands, and they both walked out of the house.
“What do you think you’re doing? I told you that girl insulted me and you’re doing this” Mrs. Bella said
“Mom, can you stop all this drama? Please,” Daniel said and his mom chuckled.
“Drama? When that slut is leaving with you, I’m going to get rid of her by all means” Mrs. Bella yelled
“Mom, if you hurt Lisa, you hurt me. If you love me as your son whatever hatred you have towards Lisa you’ll let them go else you might lose me forever ” Daniel said and with that, he walked away.
“Daniel, Daniel” Mrs. Bella called but Daniel paid a deaf ear to her as he walked inside the house and locked the door.
He walked toward Lisa and hugged her.
“Are you alright?” He asked and Lisa nodded.
“I’m fine”
“I’m sorry about my mom. That’s how she is sometimes but she’s still a nice woman, ”Daniel said and Lisa smiled.
“I understand, she’s only watching out for his son,” Lisa said
“How about Liam? Any news on him?” Lisa asked as they pulled away from the hug.
Lisa crooked her eyebrows as she noticed the sad look on Daniels’s face.
“What happened?” She asked
“Liam was found dead”
“What?? How?” Lisa asked
“I don’t know but I know one thing, whoever is behind this doesn’t want to be caught. He or she is trying to protect themselves ”
TBC