LOVING THE REJECTED BILLIONAIRE

We drive in through our gate, Andy’s mansion, our home. I regret leaving the way did, but I won’t beat myself over it. I did what I thought was best, Andy came for me as I wished, and now, we have a battle to fight together so that we can eventually settle down in peace. A murderer to deal with.

He gets the door for me, and I step out with Angel in my arms. Poor kid! She is still asleep.

Andy was serious when he said we would pick Angel up at seven. We left the hotel at 3 a. m, had a three hours drive to the city, and another forty drive to Rita’s place. The clock is now ticking quarter past seven.

Oops! She is awake!

“Hey, baby?” I greet her when she opens her eyes, putting her down and combing her hair with my fingers.

She pulls me for a hug, and I engulf her tight. She really missed me as I did. Andy is standing a distance, admiring us – his two babies.

“Next time you leave, Mommy, could you take me and daddy with you?” She says when we pull away.

Ooh, isn’t my baby cute!

“I promise you, princess, that mommy will never leave you behind again.”She plants a kiss on my cheek, and after whispering “I love you” to my ear, she runs off into her father’s arms.

“How’s my princess?” Andy asks as he showers her with kisses, while I grab my suitcase and lead the way inside.

Flashback

Before we left the hotel.

Andy: “Here is the plan. Maria should not get even a slight idea that we are suspecting her. Now more than ever, you need to challenge her. You need to let her see just how much you are willing to prove that you are better than her. That way we will buy some time to complete our investigation. Nonetheless, don’t let your guards down. Be extra careful and know where to stop pushing her. We don’t her plans, and we can’t underestimate her.”Me: Okay, Andy.

End of flashback

“Ooh, the family is back? Did you take them on a vacation, cousin? Or was it for the honeymoon that you didn’t get to enjoy?” The witch speaks.

Isn’t it so early for her to be all spruced up, and coated with make-up? As if any embellishment can hide the depravity in her.

And I bet she relished having this mansion all to herself for those three nights? Well, I am back, and this, this is my territory.

“They are my family, Maria. I can take them whenever I want.” I respond calmly, the rules of this game clear in my head.

“Enjoy, as long as you can. We both know that you don’t stand a chance against me anyways.””Correction. I didn’t, back then. But now I do.” I mutter.

“You are so dumb, dear cousin. Let me enlighten you a little. If you…””Take Angel upstairs, Andy. She doesn’t need to witness all this.””I don’t want to leave you with her, mommy. What if she hurts you again?” Angel mumbles, and the bitch rolls her eyes.

“Mommy will be fine, baby. Go on. Go with daddy. I will call you soon for breakfast, okay?”She nods her head scantily. She doesn’t want to leave, but Andy strolls upstairs with her anyways. Her eyes don’t leave me until they disappear into her room.

“If you continue putting up those tough and bold character traits that don’t suit you, Tania, they will be the first ones to suffer – the family you are stealing from me.” She says, and I look her in the eyes.

“Admit it. You are dying of envy because neither Andy nor your daughter wants anything to do with you. You are trash, Maria. You don’t deserve them. You don’t deserve to be here.””But I have all the rights, and I will stay as long as I want to.””Doing what exactly, huh? What is it that you want?” I challenge, and she smirks?

“You don’t understand anything, and because I don’t have the time to explain anything to you, I will just show you, Tania. Whatever happens, don’t say I didn’t warn you.””Dare me, Maria! That way I can also show you just how much I am willing to fight for what’s mine. I will beat you in your own game, Maria, and I will crash you into ashes.”She stares at me with dismay, her eyes scanning mine as if looking for something. I don’t blink. I don’t shudder. I keep my cool.

“You have become such an asshole. You will regret this, trust me.””I am not afraid of you, bitch! I am no longer the gullible wimp that you walked over every time before. If you and Damian couldn’t break me before, you won’t succeed even this time.””I don’t need anybody to help me break you. I am wondering, though, what’s giving you this courage to act like a wild cat?””Love, Maria, and the fact that I am sick and tired of having to lose to you every time.””Love, huh?”Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

“Why? Aah, I get it. You don’t know what it means to love.””Enjoy that stupid love as long as it will last, because I, Maria Rodgers, will make sure you don’t enjoy it for long. See you.””Where are you going?” I ask as she begins swaying her hips and walking out.

She turns to me, at the same time that Andy is descending the stairs with an envelope in his hand.

“Why? Am I your puppet to ask for your permission to go anywhere? In any case, we are co-owners of this house. You are Adrian’s girlfriend, and I am his wife and the mother of his kid. That gives me the right to do anything I damn please around here. Come to think of it, I have more rights than you, don’t you agree?””I don’t think so.” Andy roars from behind me. “I don’t know whether you were drunk when you signed these documents, but I would like you to go through them and tell me if you still think you have any right to even show your face to me and your daughter.”Whoa!

That got her curious. Not any less than me. She catwalks forwards, and snatches the envelope from Andy.

She takes out a bunch of papers and starts going through them one by one.

I would love to know what is written in those papers that have made her grow wrinkles in a minute. Her face is pale suddenly.

“What the fuck is this?” She yells at Andy.

“The proof that you sold my daughter to me when you left! If you read the last clause before your last signature on the last page, it clearly stipulates that you gave up all the rights of your child the moment you signed this document and that you have no right whatsoever to even go near her.”Shoot!

Ever heard of being thunderstruck? I don’t think she will ever recover from this shock.

“This is not… This can’t be true.” Her lips are trembling as she speaks.

“That is just a copy. You have the right to take it to your lawyer and confirm its authenticity. While at it, if you still feel the need to contest it, feel free to file a petition.” Andy answers, calmly.

“Why are you doing this to me?”

“I am doing nothing to you, Maria. You did this to yourself. You sold your very own daughter to me because you were so fed up with us. All you wanted was to leave our lives under whatever circumstances.””And you took advantage of that! You are a filthy jerk!””How did I do that? Did I ask you not to read the document? Did I false you to sign it? No, right?””You will pay dearly for this, I swear! The time will come when you will need to prove your love for your darling precious princess, Andy. You just don’t know how much I will be waiting for that time, Adrian Ashton.”With that, she walks away wearing a dangerous smirk, not forgetting the document. I guess she is taking it to her lawyer? There is just no limit for this witch!

“What did she mean by that?” I turn to Andy who is as shocked as I am.

“No idea, but we have to keep watch on Angel. Never at any given time should we leave her alone.””Sure.”

I hate her smart ass and hard balls! Why does she seem to always have a way to strike? This seems like a scheme. A well planned scheme.

Why would Andy need to prove his love for Angel? Even the devil can’t doubt his love for his daughter.

This sounds like a parable! A parable we need to figure out before she strikes.