PAID

Chapter 18–Scared

 Jade's POV:

All those weeks away from Ella didn't settle well with me. I have never felt so attached to someone like this, not even mother. Ella makes me feel something that I haven't felt before. I just can't wait to conclude this business deal and fly back home. 

I have been thinking if she could move in with me. My apartment is very big and lonely for one person. 'You seemed to love the silence' my inner voice said. Having a company wouldn't be a bad idea at all.

We'll talk about it after dinner at my parent's place. 

The flight back to Nigeria was quite tiring. My driver was waiting to drive me home for a quick change before I head for the dinner that was arranged for this evening.

The speed with which she ran to hug me confirmed my feelings are mutual. The dress she was wearing brought a long list of intentions I had for both of us this evening. 

The split second I used to access her when she was close enough before she hugged me, made me realise she looked so pale and the dress made her breast look a little bit bigger than I remember before leaving. 

The fragrance from her perfume washed every thought In my head except thoughts of only her. Just as I was about to tell her how much I had missed her and how I fast-tracked all my business meeting to get here on time, she fainted. 

Never for once in my life have I ever panicked this bad. I called for an ambulance with the speed of lightning. I couldn't stop pacing and barking out orders until I heard the emergency siren.

They carried her into the van and drove her to the nearest hospital. No matter how fast they were, it looked way too slow to me. 

She must have loosed a screw from my head literally because I was going nuts for everything that concerned her.

After what seemed like an eternity, the doctor who is a good friend of mine called me into his office to speak with me. The statement "Congratulation, your girlfriend is four months pregnant " hit like the impact of a bullet to the head.

It was so surprising and shocking at the same time because I never noticed any pregnancy changes not even one. "Are you sure about what you just said?"

"Yes very sure. Let's not forget this is my area of speciality and I have been doing this for over ten years now. Some pregnancies aren't obvious, sometimes even the person carrying it might not know."

In the space of a second, a thousand thoughts were flying through my mind. Who was the father of the child, how long has she known, was she hiding it from me, was she sleeping with other people because we constantly used protection. This and many other thoughts were going through my mind that I didn't even hear the remaining things he was saying. I stood up from my chair and walked briskly straight into her room. How else can one satisfy a woman?

All I could think of was all the good things I had done for her and if for once I had wronged her. Well except the part when I am being so possessive. Does that even count? Every woman wants her man to be possessive about her.

Good thing she was awake when I got to her room. I was a crazy lover for a man and I hated it. If I had followed my promise to myself after what happened with Rose then by now one of those many women will be rolling out of my bed.

Not caring about her present situation due to how bad she hurt him, I spat out the questions like venom. 

"You are pregnant? for how long have you known and who is the father? I am familiar with this look." 

Act surprised and then start an emotional display to make one feel sorry for you. Oh please, this is not a Hollywood scene. This is real life. A slap brought me out of my thoughts and immediately she reminded me of that one time, our first night together when I wasn't thinking straight when it was my emotions that was controlling my body. 

I could never be the father. It was a one-time thing. 'How can you forget the one that also happened in the shower? Mr one time thing. You are just too scared for baby responsibilities' My inner voice said.

I just stood speechless after that bitter truth I just processed and then I noticed the blood dripping from her hand. The needle for the drip must have shifted accidentally when she forcefully tried to stand up.

I pressed the emergency button immediately seeing she wasn't ready to see me let alone hear what I was saying. I walked out of her room with the once precious necklace she used to admire in my hand. I was so angry with the person Rose had turned me into.

I'll give her time to cool off and come back to sort our relationship out. That's if we still have one. If I could keep and sustain a whole empire for years, why was a relationship this difficult to maintain? 

I just need a lot of rest right now and mothers advice.