The Billionaire's Secret Lover

Chapter 5

“Hiya! Big sis” He calls happily into the phone.

I laugh happily”Hiya! Back little bro. How are you?”.

“I’m good sis. And you?”

“I’m good too”

“Are you sure?. It looks like you’ve been crying”

Leave it to my little brother to worry about me” Sure. why did you think otherwise”

“Is it Michael?” He asked, I was shocked, how did he know?. I never told anyone about him.

“Shane, how did you know?”

“I guess so too. I’ve seen you cry yourself to bed every night after reading that letter. I might be seven but I’m not stupid” He said sounding angry.

I couldn’t stop the tears that fell from my eyes, I cried loudly into the phone as my brother tried to comfort getting angrier the more

“Did you see him?” He asked me after I had quieted down?

“Yes. But he’s engaged to someone else”

“What?“Shane shouted causing mom to ask him what’s wrong. “Nothing mom” He replies to her.

“That son of a b***h” He swore loudly.

“Did you tell anyone?” I ask him as I ignore that he swore.

“No. He should better treat you right or else?” He said and hung up. I smile, he’s always acting like an adult. I shrug that between Michael and him. I don’t care.

I walk back home, my heart light now that have spoken to Shane about it. I miss Lily so much, she’s the only person that would know what to do in such a situation.

“Why don’t you fight for him after all you’re still in love with him, “My subconscious said getting tired of these cat and dog games we are playing.

“That’s easier said than done. And what should I do about Debbie?”

“Who cares about Debbie?” She counters back, probably not understanding me anymore, even I don’t understand myself.

“All is fair in love and war, baby girl!” She continues, I wish I was brave like her. I wish she was me and I her. She has a feisty personality that I admire about her.

“Okay, accepted that all is fair in love and war. But Michael doesn’t love me, I can see it in his eyes and the way he treated Debbie today”.

She retreated to the back of my mind, not knowing what to say anymore. While I walk home with a heavy heart.

When I got home, I check on Debbie at her apartment but she was not yet back.

“Did they go to his house?. Or maybe they went to his parents?. Or maybe they are having s*x right now in his room with lighted candles since you said he loves her” My subconscious said, she’s back now to taunt me.

I ignore her as I walk with a heavy heart to my apartment. I didn’t even bother to cook or eat, I went straight to bed as I kick and turn trying badly to sleep but it just wouldn’t come.

I took out the letter Michael left for me and read it over and over again as the tears keep flowing. I finally went to bed with the letter in my hand and tears in my eyes…...

5. Michael

I zoom off, I don’t trust myself to stay another moment in her presence. I will probably end up begging her to forgive me. I can’t describe how happy I am that she’s still a virgin for me.

I love her so much. I glance at the side mirror and saw her walking slowly with tears in her eyes. My heart clenched, as I look closely to see her going to the park. I will give anything to see her smile.

“Is she the one?“Debbie asked as she watches me glance at the side mirror over and over again.

“Is she who?” I ask, I pretended not to understand her as I schooled my facial expression back to neutral.

“Is she Nina?. The one you love” She repeated the question, a little bit skeptical of my answer.

“Deborah, there’s probably a million women in the world with that name, that doesn’t mean that any woman that bears Nina is the one I love” I arch my eyebrows at her frowning.

“That does not answer the question, Michael. Stop playing smart” She huff and glare at me.

“What question?” I ask again feigning ignorance as I turn toward the route to her parent’s house.

“Michael Thompson?” She shouted getting frustrated.

I sigh ” No she’s not the one” She searches my face for any sign that I’m lying, when she couldn’t find anything, she smiles as I park the car in front of her house.

“Thank you,” She said getting down from the car, she turns to me before entering” Call me when you get home and my regards to Daniel and Diane,” She said and walk into the house. Her bubbly spirit now back when she heard Nina is not the person I love.

I reverse the car back to the route of the park and speed up. I want to get to her in time before she does something to herself, I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if anything should happen to her.

I got to the park and search around for her. I found her sitting on a nearby bench and was on call. I wind down my car window to see her. Her black hair was pulled back and bound in the middle. Her dress was wrinkled. Her back was turned to me, so I couldn’t make up her facial expression, but she looks tired and sad.

“Yes Aurora” I call impatiently into the phone cos she wouldn’t stop calling.

“Your mom has been trying to get hold of you sir, but you won’t pick the call. She said to find out what time you’ll be available for dinner tonight”

“Cancel the dinner plan with my mom but tell her I’ll be home tonight”

“But sir…...........?“She said a little bit skeptical.

“That will be all, Aurora,” I said and disconnect the call. Suddenly, I heard an ear-piercing scream and quickly look to where Nina was, scared. She was curled up on the ground sobbing loudly and uncontrollably into the phone. It took all of my willpower for me not to go there right then to hug and comfort her. I wonder who she could be talking to on the phone to make her cry.

She spoke a little while longer on the phone. But she sounded calm and OK now. I still couldn’t help but wonder who she spoke with on the phone.

Curiosity got the best of me, immediately she started walking home. I turn to the other side of the road and saw a young boy smoking and looking around for a pocket to pick. I signal to him and he came rushing to me, probably praying that I offer him money.

“I need you to go to that lady over there, collect her phone, check the last call, and return it to her. Can you do it?” I ask him when he has gotten to me.

“Yes, boss. I will do anything as long as there’s money involved” He said as he started walking toward her. He ran into her causing her purse and her phone to fall, he bent down quickly took her phone check and return it to her all in a second, he apologizes to her and she went on her way. I was awed.

“The last call was her mom, boss,” He said smiling and smirking at me.

“Thank you” I handed him his money and an extra”And that’s for a job well done” he smiled and thank me before going on his way.

What could her mom possibly say to her to make her cry? Come to think of it, she never had a mother. She once told me that her mother was late. I follow her closely in my car, keeping some distance between us.

“Hello, John. I need you to find some information about Nina Miller for me” I said to John my chief of security, he’s job is to find any implicating information about my clients that may jeopardize my company.

“Yes sir. I will be on it right away”

“I want every information you can find both in the record and off-record”

“Yes sir” I hung up the call. She has gotten home now and was walking over to Deborah’s apartment probably to check if she’s home. Deborah didn’t tell her that she will be going over to her parents then. She walks back to her block disappointed and sad, she took the elevator to her apartment, she opens the door to her apartment and went in while I stay back in my car a little while just to make sure that she was safe and probably to look at her a little more before going home. Its been long I’ve seen her and I still can’t believe that she was in front of me a while back.

My phone ringing broke me from my thought as I force myself away from her window.

“Yes John, tell me,” I said as soon as I pick the call.

“Yes sir, have gotten all the information you need about Nina Miller,” He said.

“All the information?” I question softly a little bit skeptical, though I trust John to do his job thoroughly this is too soon.

“Yes sir” He repeated confidently.

“Okay. Leave the hardcopy on my desk at the office by tomorrow morning and send me the soft copy by email now”

“Yes sir, will send it now,” He said and I hung up. Thirty minutes later, my phone altered me that I have a message, I open it and was shocked.

Nina’s father remarried three years after she left for school, they have a son who’s seven. Her father is the CEO of Pandora shoes while her stepmom is a baker and CEO of Happy bites confectionary. Her family is doing pretty well for themselves. Even my baby, has made a name for herself in the world of journalism. She’s currently working at Melton’s Media and has won many awards for herself both in school and now.

I smile proudly at the woman she has become. I wish I was there for her all these years but my father warning as always held me back. I can still remember his words vividly like yesterday when I told him I want to marry Nina and not Deborah.

” Marry Deborah Melton, merge the two companies as one and keep your inheritance or Marry Nina Miller, lose your inheritance and your children probably suffer like how I and your mom did before we build the Thompson’s Empire”.

I turn the car around and was about to leave when I saw Deborah getting down from a man’s car, I couldn’t see his face clearly but it looks like they were in a relationship. She went into the house after kissing the man, while he drove off. I couldn’t care less. I always knew she wasn’t faithful to me, that’s one of the reasons why I keep tolling the relationship until now. Now I just need to find evidence of her cheating lifestyle.

“John” I call into the phone, immediately the call connected.

“Yes, sir” He replies.

“I need you to send one of your trusted men to monitor Deborah Melton as from tomorrow”

“Yes, sir”

“I need evidence on who see meet, what she does outside and inside the closed-door”

“Yes, sir”

“That will be all for now, I don’t need you to rush, just find me concrete evidence”

“Yes, sir!. Good night sir” I hung up the call and turn the car back home, I vow never to touch Deborah again. As I drove all the way to my parent’s house, I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of excuse I’m to give my mom for missing dinner. Mrs. Diana Thompson can be strict if she wants to. We were supposed to have a family dinner with my brothers tonight. I can’t wait to meet my brothers.