Chapter 123
For you Lisa nothing is too much. I’ll do absolutely anything for you just to see you and the kids smile” Daniel said and Lisa felt her heart soften. Daniel was the best person she’s ever seen. There’s no one like him, Lisa thought as she smiled at him.
“You should eat breakfast. You don’t want to be late for work” Daniel said jolting her out of her thoughts. She smiled at him before sitting on the chair.
“Kids, let’s get going. You don’t want to be late for school” Daniel said as he untied the apron dropping it on the dining chair.
“Yes, uncle,” the kids said as they stood up. They walked towards their mommy Lisa and kissed her on her cheeks one after the other.
They walked towards Isabella and kissed her on her cheeks one after the other.
“Get well soon. Love you” they whispered into her ear as they kissed her cheeks. Isabella felt her heart leap in joy.
“Love you guys forever” she whispered to them and they smiled at each other.
“Love you mommy” they yelled as they ran out of the house.
“Mommy loves you all,” Lisa yelled as she chuckled.
“These children never stop to amaze me,” Lisa thought as she smiled.
“I’ll drop by the restaurant later after picking them up from school. Take care of yourself and isabella” Daniel said and kissed Lisa on her lips lightly. He walked towards Isabella and pecked her cheeks.
“Uncle don’t forget what you promised me,” Isabella said
“I won’t, I promise” Daniel smiled at her
” And what did you promise her?” Lisa asked
“That’s our little secret. Sorry, I can’t tell you” Daniel laughed before walking out of the house.
“Whatever!! ” Lisa rolled her eyes.
After Lisa was done eating she carried Isabella as they went to the restaurant in her car.
The car screeched to half in front of the restaurant. Lisa alighted the car and carried Isabella in her arms.
“Mommy, can I sit at one of the tables here? I promise I won’t make any noise. I’ll just sit and mind my business ” Isabella said as her mom carried her inside the restaurant. She didn’t want to sit inside her mom’s office because she felt it was too boring.
At least when she sits outside she will be able to see people coming inside the restaurant.
“Fine then. If you need anything just tell one of the waiters to alert me alright” Lisa said as she helped her sit on one of the chairs.
“Yes mommy,” Isabella said and Lisa kissed her on her cheeks before walking away.
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Meanwhile, Alfred is seen in a black car looking outside the window. He had just arrived in Singapore not quite long and the cab man had come to pick him up, taking him to the hotel he was to lodge before the day of the party, which was a few days from now.
Just then he heard his phone ring. He checked the caller’s ID and saw it was Mr. Luke Adams. He was the head of the funding party and the host. The rest of the CEOs were just supporters.
“I just got to town. I’m on my way to the hotel ” Alfred said as he answered the phone call.
“You might want to take a look at the restaurant. Tell me if it fits in. I know you have good taste when it comes to places, I’m sure if you like it others will. Just help me check it ” Mr. Luke said and Alfred sighed. Is this man for real, he had picked a restaurant for the party and he still wants him to check it out, he thought.
“Sure, once I get to the hotel I’ll drop by there and take a look,” Alfred said.
“Thank you very much, Mr. Alfred, ” Mr luke said
“Yeah, and what is the name of the restaurant again?” Alfred asked
“The Bella’s,” Mr. Luke said before ending the call.
“Do you know where Bella’s restaurant is located?” Alfred asked the driver.
“Oh, you mean the most popular restaurant here in town. Who doesn’t know it ” the driver said and he laughed? Alfred shot him a deadly glare.
“I asked a simple question. Do you know it, yes or no?” Alfred said in his cold tone and the smile on the driver’s face vanished instantly.
“Yes I do,” the driver said as a cold shiver ran down his spine. He swallowed hard as he peeped at Alfred’s face. His expression was so cold and the driver wondered if the man in his car had ever laughed in his life.
“You’ll take me there once I drop my baggage at the hotel,” Alfred said
“Yes sir,” the driver said
After the driver had dropped his baggage at the hotel, he drove him to the restaurant. The car screeched to a halt in front of the restaurant and Alfred Alighted the car.
He stood in front of the restaurant as he put his hands in his pocket staring at the name boldly written at the top “The Bella’s”.
He stood scrutinizing the whole area. He saw different cars entering the compound of the restaurant and at the same time cars were leaving too. There were a lot of people here, the restaurant is really popular and big, he thought as he walked inside.
Immediately, he walked inside and was welcomed by the sweet aroma of food. For the first time in how many years he felt so hungry. He looked around and saw everyone was busy eating and the waiter was attending to others. The place was full and everywhere occupied.
The tables were almost occupied. He sighed softly looking for a place to sit and just then he caught a glimpse of an empty table at the back.
“Finally” he muttered as he walked towards the table and sat down on the chair.
“Whoever owns this place is a genius,” Alfred thought as he stared around just then he felt a little hand touch him.
He turned and to his surprise, he saw a little kid sitting beside him holding a new paper in her hands.
She was so little that he did not notice she was sitting there until she touched him. He then wondered what a beautiful little girl would be doing here, sitting all alone with a newspaper in her hands.
“Is she here alone?” Alfred thought and chucked. This town never seems to amaze me, Alfred thought as he chuckled.
“What’s funny sir?” the little girl’s voice jolted him out of his thoughts.
“Nothing, I was just surprised to see you sitting all alone. Where are your parents and why are you all alone here?” Alfred asked
“Oh, my mom? She’s busy with work and as you can see she owns this place ” Isabella said as she dropped the newspaper on the table. Alfred was a little bit shocked. This means this is one of the quadruplets.
“You’re one of the quadruplets then. Where are the others?” Alfred asked
“Oh, you mean my sisters? They’ve gone to school” Isabella said, staring at Alfred with a strange look on her face.
“And why are you not in school?” Alfred asked
“I broke my leg, ” Isabella said as she kept on staring at Alfred. Alfred who noticed the child staring at him strangely raised his eyebrows.
“What? Is there something on my face?” Alfred asked and Isabella scoffed.
“Yes. You have the same eyes as me and my sisters. I’m just surprised. Well, I’m Isabella” Isabella said as she brought forth her little hands for a handshake.
TBC