The billionaire's desire

EPISODE 005

Emilia and her Mom had spent the whole day at the hospital and both returned home to make supper. So when they got home Emilia went to take her bath while Mrs Simeon rushed into the kitchen to make supper. Meanwhile, when Thomas called earlier when Emilia and her Mom were still at the hospital, he told Emilia he was stopped by in the evening to have dinner with the family, but Emilia didn't inform her Mom.

While Emilia was bathing, Mrs Simeon was on call with Mr John, telling him how her daughter agreed to his proposal. When Emilia came out of the bathroom, her Mom was almost done with the call but from her tone and smile, she knew she was talking to Mr John.

“Yes sir” Mrs Simeon replied.

There was some silence.

“Okay sir” Mrs Simeon said. She was smiling as joy lit all over her face.

There was another silence.

“Thank you so much Sir, we really do appreciate Sir” She finally said as the call hung up. She then looked at her daughter with smile and joy in her face as she said “He has sent the money”

“Wow, so soon?” Emilia asked.

“So your Dad can now get his treatment” she said with joy all over her face. “Thank you so much love”. She gave her daughter a long hug. She was happy and proud of her daughter for making the decision.

“It's fine Mom, so when is the wedding?” Emilia asked.

“A day after tomorrow” her Mom said, still smiling.

“Ahhh, why the rush?” Emilia asked, wondering why he wanted it so soon. She was scared as to what was Mr John's plan. She wondered if he wanted to marry her just to get at something

“I don't know, but we have to start preparing……” Mrs Simeon said but was interrupted by Thomas who came in. Luckily for them, he didn't eaves drop into their conservation but just walked in casually.

“What are we preparing for?” Thomas asked as he walked in unknowingly with a broad smile on his face.

Both Emilia and her Mom were surprised and faced each other. Mrs Simeon wanted to speak up but Emilia rather shook her head and spoke up.

“Well, Mom was saying we have to start preparing chicken soup for breakfast” Emilia said, awaiting his response as she turned towards Thomas. She was a bit tensed as she didn't intend telling Thomas of her soon to be marriage

“Ohh, Mom, can I join you?” Thomas said.

“Yeah, sure” Mrs Simeon said after being signaled by her daughter not to speak much.

“Alright, so what can I help with?” Thomas asked with a smile on his face.

Mrs Simeon brought out some chicken and stuff for Thomas and her daughter to help out with. Thomas and Mrs Simeon were discussing in the kitchen, while she sat at a distance on the dining chair with some vegetables in her hands. For a while she just gazed at Thomas who kept laughing and her Mom and wondered what Mrs Simeon said that made him laugh, hoping she didn't relay anything about the message to him.

Now the marriage came to her mind and her heart skipped a bit. The wedding was scheduled to be held the day after tomorrow being Saturday at a Catholic church ( St Anthony's) and luckily for her, Thomas was always busy on Saturdays, as he works all day on Saturdays and he wouldn't come looking for her till Sunday.

Emilia, though was bothered, was smiling unknowingly as she thought of how beautiful the wedding would be but still wondered why John wanted it so soon. There in her thought, her mother observed her smiling to herself.

“Emy do you expect those vegetables to develop hands and start cutting themselves or are you there praying for angels to come and help you?” Mrs Simeon said sarcastically.

Thomas laughed. The sound of his laughter was loud and filled the whole house. Emilia heard it and became a bit pissed off.

Though she loved him, his laughter became annoying.

“Why are you laughing? Is it funny?” She asked.

“Ohh, No babe, it's just the way she said that……” he laughed again, “..that angels will….” his hands were folded by the side and his fingers flapping, mimicking a bird.

“Stop it, Nothing is funny” she snapped in angrily.

“Awww, sorry my love” Thomas said.

She said nothing in her vexed state, wondering why Thomas would cajole her in such a manner, but when she looked at him and saw how he smiled back at her, she smiled back and continued cutting the vegetables. In the next 5 minutes, her Mom started cooking and within 20 minutes, it was ready.

They sat down together and had a wonderful meal, enjoying the sweet taste of the chicken soup as its aroma filled the whole house. While eating they had a chip chat, and all through the chat. Emilia's mind was bothered.

“Tom, how was work today?” Mrs Simeon said.

“Mom, must you?” Emilia said looking at her Mom with weird eyes.

“What did I do this time?” Mrs Simeon said again.

“Mom, we are eating, and you know his work was fine already” Emilia snapped.

“It's fine babe” Thomas said to Emilia, then he faced her Mom and continued “Well……..work was fine, and I am grateful to God.”

“So Mom you see?” Emilia said.

“Is okay dear” Thomas in a romantic tone.

“Don't mind her, she thinks I wanna take you from her” Mrs Simeon said.

Thomas and Emilia's Mom laughed for a while. Emilia didn't care and continued drinking her soup. Suddenly her phone rang.

At first her heart skipped as she wondered who would be calling her. When she saw who was calling, she immediately cut the call and continued eating as though nothing happened.

“What's wrong dear?” Thomas asked.

“I don't want to pick up” Emilia said as her heart sank. She was scared but tried every possible means not to show it. It was as though the earth should open up and swallow her.

She cut the call again, her face focused on her food, hoping not to be called upon again by anyone.

“Come on babe, pick up so you'll know who is calling” Thomas insisted, as he wondered what made her refused picking up the call.

“Alright” she agreed as she took up her phone gently and picked.