Breaking The Ice
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NICHOLAS DENVER
Someone in this city of Maxil claims to be the father of my child.
When I saw the man with Ms. Hope outside the company, I thought it was just a regular troublemaker looking for her attention.
I mean, Ms. Hope is a very pretty woman, and she oozes class. So far, I am the only person who knows her real identity that she has been hiding.
That explains how she could afford the apartment on my estate. I get it now.
But why would someone come and claim my child? As a matter of fact, how did the person know about that night when I had Ms. Hope at her uncle's event?
If only I had known at the time what that man was telling Ms. Hope I would have apprehended him.
Now I have to look for him and I know nothing about him except his physical looks.
Claiming to be a r****t is one thing, and then claiming someone else's child is another.
If I get that man, he won't like me at all.
I am sure he must have heard one or two rumors about me already. From the way he ran away when he saw me, he must know what I am capable of.
This is getting very complicated and disturbing and I must confess that I think it is time to tell Ms. Hope about me and how I am connected to her.
For crying out loud, my child is at stake.
Ms. Hope does not deserve any of this.
She's a fragile lady. Her father was the top-notch businessman in the city and Hope Ventures used to be number one.
Speaking of Hope Ventures being number one.
Hope Ventures is no longer at the top of the food chain. Since Lazarus Hope became the President, the numbers allocated to Hope Ventures have skyrocketed all the way down.
What could be the reason?
Lazarus Hope is not supposed to be the person in charge of Hope Ventures. As a matter of fact, the heir to Hope Ventures ought to be Ms. Hope, so why is she not even in the picture at all?
Okay, what is going on?
I glanced at Ms. Hope while she is working, and I notice that she is glowing more than before. It has to be the effect of the baby in her womb.
My baby.
Okay, back to the matter at hand, there are a lot of issues I have to talk about with Ms. Hope in order to save her and our baby, so I have to be brave.
What would I do now?
How would I break the news of me being the mystery man of that night, especially after that nincompoop had come to make matters worse for me?
I planned to take it easy and make Ms. Hope comfortable around me before I tell her the news, but at this point, I have to rush it. If not, it would become worse than it is.
I want to suggest that she goes out on a light date with me, but I know that she will decline and say that she has to take care of her pregnant self, so that option is a big no.
I wonder what her obsession is with this pregnancy?
She is not so far gone, she can handle a date or two, it's quite annoying that she will turn every invitation down and blame it on her pregnancy.
Well, at least it is my baby, so I can agree with her.
I'm thinking hard about what to do.
''Ms. Hope I'm taking you home after work today. I plan to leave as soon as it is 5 PM.''I tell her and she nods.
She always nods, agreeing with nearly everything I tell her to do except on rare occasions.
I plan on spending time with her at her home and informing her about the fated night little by little.
Soon enough, the time is 5 PM, and I can see that she is as ready as I am to leave.
Marcus is waiting in the car as soon as we step out of my private elevator, and both of us get in.
The ride is quiet, but comfortable because Ms. Hope is used to being around me now.
She no longer feels awkward around me, and I think that is a huge step in my favor.
When we got to her apartment, Ms. Hope climbs out of the car and turns around to say goodbye to me, but she is shocked to see that I have also come down from the car.
''I want to spend some time with you, if you are being followed by that numskull that came at you earlier today, he will definitely change his mind when he sees me.'' I told a big lie.
I am about to be the biggest numskull in her life.
''Thank you.'' Ms. Hope is getting used to me being nice to her, so she does not display any signs of surprise or anything.
She just lets me in.
While I am behind her, following her to her apartment, I turn around to look at Marcus, and I feel his tension on my behalf.
It's about to go down.
I took a small tour of Ms. Hope's apartment for a while, bringing up small talk here and there and making her laugh, hoping to get her comfortable with me before I break the ice.
''Elizei!'' I called her by her first name, and she was a little bit shocked because she knows that when I call her like that, it is because I am about to get serious.
''Yes President Denver.'' She refused to call me Nicholas this time, and I know it was deliberate because we are in her house, and it is already looking a little bit intimate.
I stared at her with my tongue-tied for a while before I let the words roll out of my mouth.
''I am the father of your child.''
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