Chapter 208
“Ok then. Make yourself feel at home and call me if you need anything” Lisa said and with that, she walked out of the house.
She hopped into her car, ignited the engine, and zoomed off.
Her car came to a halt in front of the restaurant, she alighted the car and just then she saw Dina running towards her, looking as tense as ever.
“Hey, are you alright?” Lisa asked as she walked close to her and hugged her.
“Yeah, I’m okay. How are you feeling? Williams told me Daniel has left to check on Alfred. Any news from them yet?” Dina asked as she pulled away from the hug.
“No, Daniel left this morning so I would be expecting his call by the latest tomorrow morning and I believe Alfred is okay” Lisa smiled and Dina nodded.
“You called me. Is everything alright in the restaurant?” Lisa asked as they both walked inside the restaurant.
“Yeah, yeah. Everything is in place, ” Dina said, looking tense.
“Hey, are you sure you are alright? You look scared and tensed” Lisa said and Dina sighed softly.
She held Lisa’s hand and dragged her inside her office, locking the door behind her.
“What’s wrong Dina?” Lisa asked
“I’m pregnant, ” Dina said and Lisa smiled happily.
“Oh my goodness! I have been feeling so sad but this just made me happy. It made my day. I’m so happy for you Dina, this is great news. You should be happy too. Why are you so worked up? Common we should be celebrating” Lisa said and Dina stared at her without saying a word.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” Lisa asked
“I haven’t told Williams about it,” Dina said and rested her body on the table behind her.
“But why? You should tell him. He would be so happy knowing he’s gonna be a father soon” Lisa said and Dina exhaled deeply.
“I can’t tell him. Williams is not the father” Dina said and Lisa opened her eyes wide in shock.
“What?? Oh my goodness!! Have you been sleeping with someone else? If Williams is not the father then who is?” Lisa asked
“Richard… my ex-husband. Clara’s Dad” Dina said sadly
“The last time I saw Richard, the police took him away, so how come you are pregnant with him? How did it happen?”Lisa asked
“He’s been out of prison for some time and I didn’t know. So he came by my house a month ago when Williams had taken Clara to school.
He forced himself on me and threatened me that if I said it to anyone he would kill me and now I’m pregnant. I’m so scared Lisa. I don’t know what to do” Dina said
“Why didn’t you tell Williams about it,” Lisa said
“Didn’t you hear what I said? I’m scared. He’s gonna hurt Williams and Clara. I don’t know what to do. Richard is very dangerous” Dina said and Lisa sighed softly.
“You should have at least told me when all this started, ” Lisa said
“Lisa, you were occupied during that period with family issues and all. I felt I could take care of things myself but now things are out of hand” Dina said
“What are you going to do now?” Lisa asked
” I don’t know. That’s why I called you here. I need your help, Advice, anything at all to solve this because I think I’m going crazy” Dina said Lisa sighed softly and held Dina’s hands.
“Hey calm down. Alright. Everything is going to be fine. You just have to calm down and take a deep breath.
Firstly, you can’t be so sure the child is Richard, it might be Liam. That’s why you need to do a DNA test to see who the real father is.
And secondly, you should tell Liam about it. The earlier the better. You do not want him finding out from another source. I know how much he loves you. Just tell him all right and listen to what he says.
You can then perform the DNA then we can think of how to get rid of Richard forever ” Lisa said and Dina nodded.
“I’ll try. It’s gonna be difficult but I’ll try” Dina said
“Yeah, tell him everything that happened, you shouldn’t lie or keep any more secrets from him if you value your relationship. Everything is going to be fine” Lisa said and pulled Dina into a hug.
“Thank you very much,” Dina said and Lisa nodded in response.
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It was evening and Lisa had gone home. Immediately she got home she was welcomed by the sight of her mom, The quadruplets, Daisy, and Freya having fun.
They seemed so happy.
“What did I miss?” Lisa asked as she walked inside the house.
“Mommy!” The kids yelled and rushed to hug her.
“Hey sweethearts” Lisa smiled at the kids and then turned to Daisy.
“How are you feeling?” Lisa asked Daisy and she understood what she was talking about. She was asking about the pregnancy.
“I’m okay. I’m glad I have you all by my side as my family” Dina said and Lisa smiled.
“I’ll go upstairs to change my clothes and join you guys,” Lisa said and with that, she climbed upstairs to her room.
Immediately, she got to her room, locked the door and threw her bag on the ground, and sat on the bed.
She took her phone and tried calling Alfred but still his number wasn’t going through.
She’s just so worried about him. She just had a weird feeling that something has gone wrong and she doesn’t know why.
The feeling makes her restless. She just wants to hear from Alfred and make sure he’s okay.
She then decided to call Mr. Luke, he might have heard from him too since he was the last person Alfred had gone to see before he left.
She dialed Mr. Luke’s number.
“Hello, Lisa. How are you?” Mr. Luke spoke from the other side of the phone.
TBC