ENDLESS TEARS
Endless Tears - Episode 10
Subtle: I just wanna make you Smile again
Genres: Billionaire, Deceit
Tags: Deceit,love, jealousy,hatred, marriage
Written by Adeola Nissi
(THE FINAL OPINION)
Before they uttered their unspoken questions, I asked quickly.
“What would you like to drink? I do believe we have anything you
need” I knew nothing about what I was saying but I said it anyways.
Corper – no, Alex. It would take a little practice, changing the
name, I noticed mentally. He seemed to grumble something but I
missed it. I swallowed slightly, as I placed a great smile on my face,
pretending to be unaware of the tension.
Alex‟s mother glared at me. “I want nothing, thanks” she said
sternly.
“Oh, I would have something. Could you get me a fruit wine
please dear” the Senator said, inciting the glare of his wife. I smile
victoriously. I had no idea what a fruit wine was but I surely would
not disappoint him.
“Just a minute sir” with that, I floated out of the sitting room,
with my bag of clothes left on the floor, at the middle of the sitting
room.
I smiled as I glanced back and saw the silent state with which
the sitting room seemed to be in. The girlfriend of Alex seemed to
have gone as rigid as a pillar of salt as she tried to make sense of the
situation. I smiled to myself. Well, if I would leave, I might as well
make my exit a memorable one.
Immediately I entered the kitchen, I saw Tina and Tola staring
at me in shock. Tina‟s expression was more of bewilderment and Tola
expressed her undiluted irritation.
“What did you just do there?” Tina asked in shock. They had
obviously been eavesdropping.
Tola snarled. “What she has just done is clear. She has revealed
her true nature, behaving like the nuisance that she obviously is by
disrespecting her boss. Get prepared to get sacked. Frankly, I can‟t
wait for that to happen” she said with disgust.
I fixed her with a firm glare before turning to smile at Tina. This
was not the time to banter words with a fool, I told myself. “Tina
dear, could you do me the favor of showing me where you keep fruit
wines? The Senator requested for it and I would like to serve him
myself.” I said in a pleading tone.
Tola laughed hysterically but I ignored her. “See this little fool.
The wines are there at the bar in the sitting room. You have no
business here little novice” she said.
My blood drained as I heard her. OH no! I had just spoiled the
fun. If the wines were there, I could bet that glasses would be there as
well, so what would I say I came into the kitchen for?
Inspiration hit me at once and I went to the cabinet and
grabbed two glass cups.
“Madam! That is not a wine cup” Tola said again.
I ignored her and rinsed the cups, placing them on the tray.
Tina looked confused but, bless her soul, she decided to help me by
explaining where, in the bar, I would get a fruit wine. I thanked her
and carried the tray back into the sitting room. The room was as
silent as I left it and I smiled internally again. I was having so much
fun at their expense.
As I dropped the tray on a side table, moving it to them, I
quickly explained. “Please make do with these glasses sir. I fear the
glasses at the bar might be a little unclean, and it might not go well
with your system” I was saying arrant nonsense, I knew, but I
pretended to mean what I said. “I would just get the wine” I walked
to the bar, remembering Tina‟s descriptions. I picked the first cherry
wine I saw and walked back to them. Opening the wine seemed like
a really difficult task since I had never opened one before. I stared at "Let me open that. Your fingers might be a little tender for this"
he said with a smile and I heard Alex mutter something that sounded
like a really terrible curse. As the senator took the bottle from my
hands, I realized instantly that he was actually a likeable man. There
was no disputing the fact that Alex got his looks squarely from his
father. Although elderly, the man looked exceptional, and coming
from me since I am terribly picky, i would say he is exceedingly
handsome. He looked so breathtakingly masculine in the dark brown
suit he had on and I could imagine several young girls falling for
him. Looking at him, I wondered just how handsome he would have
been in his youth, if he could be this compelling at 50. When I stared
at Alex, I knew exactly what he would have been like at that age.
Alex was more handsome than he had the right to be. Who would
imagine that someone with the behaviour I recently noticed in him
would be as handsome as he is? No wonder women were swimming
all over him, just to gain his attention. Unfortunately, I happened to
fall into his trap.
The senator popped the bottle, snapping me out of my
thoughts. He was about to fill the cups when I hastily collected it. I
would show them the good daughter-in-law they would miss before
I leave, I told myself. "Let me do it sir, I am sure you would love the
taste of this cherry wine" I murmured and his eyes flashed with
something i could not place. I risked a glance at his wife who was
practically my mother-in-law. She had an uncertain look on her face,
like she had not decided whether or not to accept what was going on.
I filled her glass with a smile. "Mummy, I am sure you might want to
reconsider your desire for a drink. You must have had a long day"
I stood with a satisfied look on my face.
"Can someone tell me what the hell this maid is doing? Who is
she?" The lady's patience seemed to have snapped. She really is
saucy, I thought. I am sure she had not even greeted the Senator and
his wife. How can Alex marry this one?
it like a work of art until the senator came to my rescue again.
The senator frowned. "Which maid?" He asked in total surprise.
For the first time, he noticed the dress I was putting on and a sharp
shock went through him. His wife shifted on her seat uncomfortably.
I laughed slightly and was about to talk when Alex cut in,
talking for the first time since his parents' arrival. "Don't you dare
open your mouth" he yelled with deadly warning.
I glared at him. "You can't do anything to me Alex" his stunned
expression registered when he noticed that I used his name. For the
first time! I smiled and turned to the senator. "Sir. I was made to
resume the duties of a maid, the very day I got married to your son"
"What?" The senator bellowed
"Married?" The girl yelled. I wish I could remember her name,
but frankly, I keep forgetting. She turned to Alex, who was glaring at
me, making me squirm a bit. He looked uncomfortable and I guessed
his girlfriend, or fiancée was the cause. "What sort of shit is this
Alex?" She screamed.
He stood beside her with a pained expression. "I can explain"
he said, pleading.
She hissed and picked her bag. "Explain to the dogs" she said
and marched out of the sitting room and I was surprised her feet did
not drill holes into the tiled floor. Alex pursued her until he got to the
slammed door and the Senator's voice rang out.
"Bring yourself here this minute Alex and explain the trash I
just heard"
If eyes could kill, I was pretty sure i should be dead already. I
swallowed heavily as I thought I might have gone too far in my little
melodramatic displays. Alex seemed to be boiling with rage as he
marched to the place I was standing, seizing me by the shoulder.
“Are you crazy woman?” he roared. “Was I not clear enough when I
told you expressly to shut your stinking mouth? Do you have any
idea as to the tenacity of what your stupidity has just caused?”
“Alex” the Senator bellowed. “How dare you constitute a
nuisance of yourself in my presence? And when in the history of your
life have you seen me rough handle your mother the way you are
doing currently? Let go of her this instant” the Senator was on his
feet in anger. I had trouble determining whose anger seemed greater
as they both glared; Alex glared at me, the senator glared at Alex. The
equation became balanced when the senator‟s wife turned to glare at
her husband.
“Mark, you should be in support of your son instead of
scolding him because of this piece of trash here. I don‟t blame Alex
for treating her like a maid, she certainly looks like one.”
“Will you shut up woman” he barked at her as he faced her.
“Do I blame Alex? I wonder what devil transformed him into this,
and I would wager that the devil looks very much like you” she
gasped and her face turned red. Alex‟s fingers dug into my shoulder
painfully. I had definitely done everything wrongly, I thought
sternly. As much as I disliked my evil looking mother-in-law, I did
not want everyone to get insulted because of me. I opened my mouth
to speak but before I could jump in, the senator proceeded. “Why do
I have the strange feeling that the whole „maid‟ thing was your idea?”
he glared at her.
“Are you insulting my mum because of this thing dad?” Alex
rasped and his anger seemed to have increased several degrees.
“This „thing‟ is the woman you impregnated, and as long as
you remain my son, you would have to accept her. If you don‟t love
her, learn to.” He said with a dead serious look on his face.
“I am a grown up man dad. As much as I respect you as my
father, you cannot teach me how to run my family. I am capable of
doing whatever I damn well please in my own home, irrespective of
your opinions. You know me well enough to know that I don‟t take orders from anyone” he took his hands off me and stood taller, like
an immovable pillar. I knew without a doubt that he was dead
serious. I could not imagine anyone making Alex do what he did not
want to do. Even though he was coerced into marrying me, I
wondered how he had been pressured into the messy arrangement.
The Senator smiled dangerously, making my heart skip in fear
as I anticipated what he was about to say. Alex was so much like his
dad in so many ways, I noted, as they faced each other. I wondered
within splits of seconds why Alex took everything from his dad,
except his dad's character; although the charming character had been
evident in the village. It was probably just deceptive pretense, with
the sole aim of getting into my pants, I thought. My thoughts came
back to the sitting room when the Senator paced gently, circling Alex
and I.
“You, my son, are probably the most stubborn man on earth, I
agree, but you should know that every stubborn man has a father. If I
remember correctly, Amara‟s father threatened to disown her if she
did not get married to you.” My heart raced as my eyes widened at
the direction his words were going.
“Sir” I called, pleading.
“Be quiet, Amara, I am talking to my son” he scolded and my
lips slammed shut.
He continued. “I would not threaten to disown you, because,
apparently, you are my only child. However, the child in Amara‟s
womb in most definitely my grandchild and I would not have you
subjecting her into unpleasant duties. If you refuse to treat Amara,
your wife, with the respect she deserves, I would withdraw you from
your position as the head of „The Bellos Crow‟”
“What?” Alex gasped out as the words sank in. I was pretty
sure I was as pale as a plain sheet. What have I done?
“You can‟t be serious honey?” The senator‟s wife said in horror. “You can‟t do that dad; I have spent several years of my life
serving the company. You surely would not take it from me now.”
He gasped out. I vaguely wondered how that was even possible since
he just finished his service but that was the least of my worries.
“I can, and I will do just that Alex. Not only that, you would no
longer be a member of the board at Belzinc. I say what I mean Alex,
you know that”
“Oh my God” I gasped. “There is no need for all these sir. It is
really not necessary. Please don‟t fight your family on my behalf sir, I
am sure I can‟t bear that” I choked slightly at the thought. I had
definitely done everything wrong. “As you can all see” I pointed to
the sack of clothes on the floor. “I was about to leave this house. I can‟t possibly stay in this house. I assure you that I was not pressured
into that decision. Being a maid was a good thing because it kept me busy; I really am not used to having people do things for me. I am a village girl. Please don‟t withdraw the company from him or
anything for that matter. I have caused too many problems and it
would be good if I just leave
The senator smiled. “Like Alex rightly said, I can‟t run his
family for him.” He turned to Alex. “Son, the mother of my unborn grandchild wants to leave your house; it is for the both of you to decide. You either find a way to make her stay, or let her leave. Chris has been eyeing your position for years, I am sure he has the
managerial abilities I look out for” he said with silent threats which nonetheless were loud enough for the deaf to hear.
He turned to his wife and said sternly. “I believe we should be heading home. We have a lot to talk about” he murmured. For the first time, the senator‟s wife seemed agitated. They both swept out of
the sitting room and within seconds, I was stunned to find myself alone with the man who was supposed to be my husband.
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