Tangled love

CHAPTER 5

Lydia gritted her teeth in annoyance walking away to her room. She entered her room and began pacing around worriedly.

"That b***h, what does she want with my fiancee?" She questioned angrily.

"Thank goodness that Mr Richard did not see that earring on her ear. I remembered borrowing her the earring that night just to look good. I've got him in my arms so I am not going to meet him go. I must destroy her if she is going to be an obstruction." She concluded in her mind as she began to calm down. She stood before the mirror twirling round and round admiring her body.

Richard does not believe that Lydia was the one whom he slept with. He has no evidence to defend that fact and concluded that by all means, he will find that evidence. He requested for the footage of that night but was informed that someone cleared it already. He left there but not without threatening them to provide the footage for him. He needed an evidence to back his points up. His phone chimed loud. A message entered his phone. He groaned drowsily when he saw the sender. His father! He was reminded of the visit he is to pay with his fiancee. He took up his phone to contact Lydia.

"Mr Richard? Is this really you calling me?" Lydia sounded excited over the phone on hearing Richard's voice. Richard scoffed irritated.

"No time for familiarity. I am going to pick you up in the next one hour. Get prepared, you are meeting my father." He stated before ending the call. Lydia jumped from the bed very excited. He wants her to meet his father? A very good sign that he is interested in her she concluded. She hurried off to her mother's room.

"Mother, Mr Richard called me."

"Really? What did he say?"

"He said I should prepare to meet his father. He is coming to pick me in the next one hour."

"Oh my goodness. That's good. Follow me, let's dress you up. You must look presentable." Her mother gushed as she pulled her along. Clara on the other hand just came back from her job hunting only to meet mother and daughter running happily to the dressing room. She sighed as she walked tiredly to her room.

Today's job hunt was a success for her. She submitted her cv to Brameld Company Ltd vouching for the post of assistant. They told her that they would get back to her. Before she knew it, her eyes closed surrending to nature.

As promised, Richard came to pick Lydia heading to his father's house. Lydia kept taking endlessly disturbing Richard's peace. He flared up when she touched his arm.

"Don't touch me woman."

"What do you mean by that? I am your fiancee so you can not tell me not to touch you." At this point, Richard brought the car to a halt in the middle of the road. Removing his hand from the wheel before holding her hand jerking her to himself.

"You know what? I don't trust you, neither do I believe you. I know it was not you I slept with that night and I promise you that I will get to the root of this. And if I find you guilty, you won't like yourself." Richard blurted out angrily. Lydia no doubt was scared.

"W...what do you mean. You took my chastity so you should take responsibilities for me." Lydia said trying her best to cover her fear which was very evident.

"I see you are hell bent. Let's wait till then." He concluded before driving off. He has second thoughts of returning her to her house but the thought of his mother won't allow him to do so. Lydia felt heat inside the car whose air conditioner was switched on.

She was still so shocked at how Richard found out. This realization made her fasten her attack on Clara. Roughly, they got to his father house. Mr Blackwood was so happy to meet with Lydia and they connected so well making Richard more suspicious of Lydia.

Do they have something together? His thoughts swirled.

"It's so nice to meet you young lady. I need you to tell your father that we need to meet as soon as possible. Richard should get married." He said as Lydia beamed.

"Father, I'm not getting married anytime soon. It's so early."

"I won't argue with you."

"It's time for you to fulfill your promise."

"Oh, what promise?" Mr Blackwood asked sarcastically acting innocent. Richard gritted his teeth with the urge of pouncing on his father. But he with held though.

"My mother."

"That's true. I will send you an address, that is where she is."

"We will like to leave now." He said before dashing off to his car with Lydia chasing after him.

Richard successfully dropped Lydia in her home before going to Blum psychatric hospital, the address his dad sent to him. He easily located the ward where his mother was admitted. Tears gathered around his eyes when he saw his lovely mother. It's been a year. He felt so sad when he saw her talking to herself with chains holding her down to the bed.

"Mother..." He whispered in tears. Flora ear perked at that voice. She looked at the young man.

"S...son?" Richard ran to hug his mother whose hands were ready to comfort him. He realized something, his mother becomes normal each time she sees him and this is the main reason why his father does not want him to meet her so that she will not spill what is not supposed to be spilled.

The truth!. Mother and son held each other tenderly.

"Mum, I'm sorry that I did not come to visit you. It's father that..."

"I totally understand my son. But there is one thing you have to know. I need to tell you this because if you leave now, I know your father, he will transfer me from here."

"Why would he transfer you?, why would he do that?"

"Because he knows that I know his deep down secret." Richard cursed slightly feeling an unknown rage and anger towards his father.

"What secret mum, I'm all ears."

"Your father killed your sister."

"What?" Richard responded in shock with his eyes wide open. His sister? He had one?