CHAPTER 67: THEY ARE GETTING ENGAGED.
The whole media blasted after a series of pictures were posted online about Evelyn and the famous son of the Theophilus family after Vincent’s party. What made this especially special was that the Theophilus family’s private life was kept private just like any other rich family in the Country so just a slit opening in their family wall was enough for the media lizards and gossipers to slip in.
There were lots of comments as to what was happening and why it was happening. Tweets and retweets were made about the issue and somehow the whole thing made Evelyn an oppressor and Erica, the victim.
The news that Raphael had also given birth to a son and Evelyn being the mother spread around the city like fire.
“I can’t believe this, is she dating both the sons of Micheal Theophilus?… It’s disgusting how some women insult the race of womanhood with their actions…Erica is a poor soul who just wants to get married to a good man, how dare that b*tch try to come in between them?… I have always had the hope that the two of them might get engaged, that must be why the silly Evelyn must be back just to win the young Raphael…What the f*ck are these people writing?” Kira yelled as she threw her phone on the couch and slumped against the chair beside Evelyn who was hiding her face with the pillow.
Evelyn had seen the pictures and was scared after viewing a few comments online. That wasn’t exactly what happened. She had seen Vegas that day and tried to avoid him but she somehow got into the mix-up and she was not even aware that it was a plan to ruin her.
“Why am I getting the attention and the hate all of a sudden? I mean, they don’t even know the tale…they don’t know what might have happened in the past between us. They are just making things up by themselves.” Evelyn sobbed.
Kira sighed. It’s been a while since Evelyn had a tear shed for anyone or anything. She was quite sensitive and delicate, what the hell was Raphael doing about this? As far as she understood, the media would stop at nothing to ruin her. This might somehow give Evelyn a hard time and ruin the new job that she was starting to benefit from.
If something was to go wrong, especially if it starts getting close to Tom, she might lose it.
“That’s the media, Evie. You just need to relax, okay? Stay clear of social media and don’t try to prove anything. Maybe you should give Raphael the time to sort things out…”
“And that’s the problem, Kira…that’s the problem. He isn’t telling me anything. When the first talk happened about a secret relationship between Erica and Raphael, he told me that he was going to find a quick solution to it but he is yet to work on the issue and now this has started.”
“Maybe he is working on something underneath. You just need to be careful, okay? Since he wants you to trust him then do so. My advice to you is to stay clear of social media for now and don’t try proving anything because it will only suck you deep in. I hope you understand.” Kira advised.
“Yes, I do.” She nodded affirmatively.
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Savage entered Raphael’s office with immediacy and showed him the reports and calls she had been receiving from the public. Raphael who was still trying to find a solution to his problem suddenly felt like going into a coma. What was this again? Another ordeal and challenges to face?
“These are rumors that state your affair with Evelyn and Erica being the victim. The whole thing somehow points at Evelyn being at fault and whoever formulated the story to suit the public is an expert, sir. This could affect Evelyn’s work seeing as she was once your assistant in the company.” Savage reported.
Raphael read the whole thing and stood up. He grabbed his car keys and headed out of the office in a fit of rage. Others watched him leave with curiosity in their eyes while others tried to picture what could happen next.
He entered his car and zoomed out of the company, heading towards a place he knew that his father and Vegas were. He was sure that they were behind all of these. What else did they want after seizing his right? He called Evelyn and just her broken voice made him melt in anger. He was the reason for her tears now, he spoke words of reassurance to her before ending the call.
After driving into the place of the meeting, he dashed in and goodness so willing, Vegas was the first person he saw. He grabbed him by the collar and punched him. Those around gasped and tried getting in but it seemed Raphael had gotten stronger because they were not able to hold him.
For each word he spoke, a punch landed on Vegas’s nose, cheeks, and entire face.
“How dare you lay a hand on my woman? Are you satisfied with making me your slave? Why must you and your father interfere in my life all the goddamn time? Are you happy seeing me like this? You have the love of my father, there is the reassurance that you will inherit all his properties so why are you getting on my nerves? I will kill you today. There is no part in the contract that says I can’t kill you…I will be satisfied to see my mark on your devilish face, you impotent son of the devil!”
Vegas tried fighting against this brutality he was facing but he couldn’t win against Raphael. After a while, Raphael pulled away from Vegas, leaving him swollen as blood rushed out of his nostrils. By the time Micheal came out, he was more than shocked. Vegas was lying on the floor with blood all over his face and shirt.
He was as well as scared when he saw the look on Raphael’s face but he knew that he had to be rational as he was in the public and many people were already alive to watch them.
“Ambulance…rush him to the hospital.” He ordered and Vegas was rushed into a car before driving away. Micheal walked closer to Raphael and whispered.
“You have just stepped on the tiger’s tail, now get ready to be bitten.” He said this and was escorted into his car.
Raphael was breathing in and out heavily. He ran his hand through his hair and also left the area. The people started talking and posted videos tagging them with different topics and titles to suit their audience.
Micheal didn’t want things to end that way. Since Raphael was being stubborn, he wasn’t going to give him space to breathe. Instead, he was going to throw a huge burden on him to lift.
“Take me to the broadcast station. This issue needs to be addressed as soon as possible.” He ordered the driver.
“Yes, sir.”
The driver switched the route and headed toward the station. The manager waited in front of the gate after seeing the videos online. He somehow perceived that Micheal was going to be here and his intuition was right. Micheal’s car was driven in and the man’s face was as stern as a commander in Chief’s look.
“Welcome, sir.”
“I would like to make a few announcements to stop these annoying pests from interfering in my family,” Micheal said as they walked in.
“Of course, sir. The stage is set up for you, sir.”
Many people bowed to greet and stayed at a place to watch what was going to happen.
Michael was invited afterward to speak and he didn’t waste time.
“Hello to the public, I am sure that many people know me and for those who don’t, my name is Micheal Theophilus…the owner of Theo group of industries. There have been a lot of rumors spreading fast about my two sons and I am here to clarify the case. Having fights between family members is normal and what happened this afternoon is what I mean. My younger son has been involved in a rumor of dating two women at the same time and also being a father.
This is true. He is a father but we were not aware until recently when Erica was introduced to him as his future wife. This Evelyn of a person suddenly appeared out of nowhere to claim Raphael as the father of her son. They met three years ago when she offered herself as a one-night stand to a rich son and my son had already forgotten about it until a few weeks ago when things started spinning out of control.
She got into the middle of my two sons and created a rift. Out of frustration, my son said words that he shouldn’t have in anger. She is a home destroyer and I would like to use this moment to announce the engagement of Erica and my son. Their party will be held soon and I hope that the public will be aware of it very soon. If there is anything more, I will let you all know. Thank you.”
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Kira turned off the phone and exhaled heavily. She looked at Evelyn who was already sleeping. This was bad, it was very bad.
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Erica smiled at Shaft after they finished watching the broadcast.
“Good job.” Shaft praised.
“I don’t like taking things too slowly.” She replied proudly.