Yours, Never Again

Victor’s pov

Eloise left angrily after I mentioned her birth mom, that’s strange, the stranger thing is I am thinking Rose is not her birth mom. I used to think that she was Eloise’s stepmom in college after I had dinner with them.

Eloise was cold to her then but when I ate at their place, her attitude was different so I assumed they probably had a mom and daughter fight. I will have one of my investigators do some profiling on her.

I joined the lawyers in the sitting room. Chan dismissed the junior lawyers after I signed the deed.

“I hope you are fine, that woman looked like she was going to kill you when we leave,” Chan said.

“I won’t die,” I joked and we both laughed. “How’s Megan?”

“She with her mom, she has been with her for like a month,”

“Is Faith back permanently?”

“I don’t know man, she doesn’t talk to me about anything else except Megan.”

“She hasn’t still told her parents about Megan?”

“Yeah,”

“She’s getting married soon, aren’t you going to do something about it?”

“Our chemistry is a tragedy,” He massaged his temple. Faith’s family did not support their union. It is up to them to figure out their thing. I know Chan wouldn’t let go.

“What if she stays here with her new husband? What’s going to happen to Megan?”

“We haven’t talked about it. She is going to drop Megan off today, I will bring it up?”

“We have a business trip this week, the deal with the Italian company and all,” I rubbed my temple. “You can ask Eloise to watch her, she won’t be going to work this week, she will be planning our 30th-anniversary ball.”

“Nice, I have to go. I am charging you extra for making my boys wait,”

“I will also charge you for making my wife babysit Megan.”

“You have no say on that, you suggested it.” He laughed. “You don’t have to go on that trip, you can just have me and Anderson go. Stay with your wife, you just got married.”

“I need to clear my head. I won’t change my mind. We will leave when you bring Megan here tomorrow,”

“If you insist,” Chan stood up. “I am running late, I’d see you tomorrow.”

“Yeah,” I saw him off and went straight to my room. Eloise was not in here, my phone beeped. I checked it, the investigator sent Eloise’s profile, her birth mom was dead, and Rose is her stepmom. Shit.

I don’t even know my wife well. To think of it, we never went on dates or anything. We have been through a lot together. I will fix this after my trip.

***

I didn’t talk to Eloise this morning, I was ashamed of myself, for what I said. Chan came early, he handed Megan over to Eloise, I hope she does not get overstressed before we get back.

We will come back a day before the ball, so we are spending a week on this business trip. Eloise has to take etiquette classes on how to address the guest.

Thank goodness she is a writer, she won’t have a problem writing up her speech.

I had the chauffeur come in today because I was taking the family’s private jet, I got into the car then I waited for Chan to come in, this man was taking too much time.

Just then he came out with Eloise, she carried Megan in her arms. She looked so beautiful, she was wearing a blue top with her hair up in the air in a messy bun.

Chan got in the car with me and the chauffeur started the car. He waved goodbye to his daughter, and she and Eloise waved back. If Eloise had not lost the baby, maybe someday she and my baby would have done that to me.

“So what’s up with Faith?” I asked him after his attention was back.

“She said she has a plan, I will just be patient and focus on raising my daughter.”

“Good luck doing that,” He punched me light and rested his back well on the chair. It made me reminisce about when my mom forced me and Eloise to go work together.

“I didn’t get any sleep last night, Megan and her midnight snacking. Faith too.”

“Chill man, Faith stayed at your place?”

“No. I was just thinking of her, you dirty-minded idiot.” He cleared his throat. “Why would she come to my tiny apartment?”

“That was where you made Megan though,”

“Don’t make me smack you.” I could see him blushing.

“You should move into one of the best houses in the public estate. One would think I am not paying you well if they see your house.”

“My tiny apartment holds a lot of memory, I don’t want Megan to lose touch with her. I bought the building, just so you can know.”

“I get it enough with the bragging,” I said to him.

“We are here,” The chauffeur announced. The ride to the airport was short, the usual bubbling roads were usually free in the morning.

We entered the plane, the entire crew was out to greet us. Once we settled the plane took off, this week feels like trouble.

Eloise’s pov

Victor didn’t come to apologize to me, well he doesn’t know that Rose is not my birth mother. I have not seen my parents since I got well, I might just visit them today.

Chan came to drop his adorable daughter with me. That asshole didn’t tell me he was going on a business trip, on a day after we signed our marriage deed.

I stoop him up yesterday, maybe he was just getting back at me. Childish man or maybe he didn’t think much of this marriage since we only signed a deed.

Stop overthinking Eloise, the etiquette teachers will come in soon, the housekeeper gave me my schedule after Victor left. They employed more staff to help prepare for the ball they want me to handle.

I freshened up and I did a zoom conference with the people at Silverberg. The housekeeper brought Megan back to me when I was done.

The etiquette lessons were quite easy, I learned most of what they me in culinary school. I learned everything I was supposed to learn in a week today.

I dismissed the etiquette team and I took Megan along with me to my parent’s place. I took a cab, I really need to get myself a fine-ass car.

Rose and My dad were engrossed with what they were doing, they were seeing a tv show, Love Island. They didn’t notice I was inside already inside.

I sneaked past them then I turned on the light. Rose screamed immediately but my dad kept his cool. I burst into laughter. Megan joined me in laughing, the little girl was as mischievous as I was.

“Eloise, you startled me.” She complained.

“I got you really hard,” I replied to her and I face my dad. “You didn’t even bulge,”

“I saw you when you came, I just played along. You always pull that silly prank.”

“I can never get used to it,” Rose added. “Is that a ring on your finger?”

“Yeah, I got married yesterday.” Their eyes widen at what I said. “This is Megan, my friend’s daughter.”

“You got married and you didn’t invite us to your wedding. You should not hide your wedding silly.” Rose collected Megan from me.

“I didn’t get to walk you down the aisle,” My dad pretended like he was crying.

“Don’t be dramatic, we just signed a marriage deed, we didn’t want things to be loud because of the baby I lost. We might do a wedding during our first-year anniversary.”

“Still.” My dad insisted.

“Let the girl be, she has been through a lot,” Rose interrupted him. “So which of your friends’ daughters is this?”

“Chan, we met on a trip in my final year in college, we met again when the prosecution took me.” I covered my mouth immediately. That wasn’t supposed to come out.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“There is no need to hide it, Eloise, we know already, you hinted to us on your birthday and we found out at the rest at the hospital. David told us what really happened.” He uttered. David is a snitch, I am so going to boil his balls and feed them to him.

This is awkward, I don’t know what to say. “Uh, I am not staying over today. I am preparing the ball the Harts group is holding this weekend. I will send the invitation, it’s a good time to meet my mother-in-law.”

“I hope that ruthless businesswoman isn’t harsh to you?” My dad inquired sounding like he had a grudge against Kate.

“Kate is so nice, maybe you are the ruthless businessman.” He sighed and shook his head.

Megan said she needed to poop then Rose took her to the loo.