One Night With The Billionaire

For the rest of the day, none said a word to the other. But they wondered why Arianna was not charged with a punishment like the rest of them.

If she hadn’t slept with the woman’s husband, she probably wouldn’t have come to cause a fuss. But now, the CEO let her go unscratched.

They saw how the woman went on her knees to plead with the CEO to change the punishment or lighten it, but he simply strode away as if he didn’t know someone was on her knees pleading with him.

When the closing time approached, Arianna sent a text “I’m having dinner with the Senator’s family”. Thank goodness, she told Jace where she was heading otherwise he would have wondered if Daisy and Lily were saying the same thing about having gone to be with Ethan during the lunch time.

“Go home, change and I’ll go with you” Jace texted back. He knew a lot of people would want to spy on Arianna when she leaves the office.

Rosalinda’s health seemed to depreciate. She went to the hospital and the doctor told her she’s hypertensive. A pregnancy induced hypertension.

She needs to spend some time resting. On no account should she allow herself to be stressed up, emotionally or physically. She would be placed under observation and if it doesn’t get better, she would be confined to bed rest for a month.

Her pregnancy is fast growing into its second trimester. She needs to be healthy and eat well so that the foetus can develop properly.

When Rosalinda arrived home, she met her mother Pricillia and the latter ordered her to sit down. They needed to talk.

Rosa nodded and sat down. Pricillia glared at her from her head to her toes and sighed softly.

“I have waited for you to tell me with your mouth that you are pregnant. But since you refused to say a word about it, I am asking you who the man was that get you pregnant!” Pricillia demanded.

Rosalinda was quiet. She knew her mom had known. If she didn’t know before, in her heart she agreed after the kind of meal her Mom now prepares.

She would prepare a soft meal for her and always add a little chilli aside. She gives her only freshly prepared juice and less spicy food.

She would eat and be fine. But still, she wouldn’t say anything to her mother. But now that she asked, her lips were heavy, she couldn’t call the name of that rascal as her baby’s father.

“I am a woman and more than that, I am a mother, Rosalinda. If I am not a mother to anyone else, at least, I am a mother to you, Rosa.

How can you get pregnant and hide it away from me? Why would you be suffering alone and not let me into your fears and worries? We can do it together, Rosalinda.

But I am not happy with the fact that you are pregnant outside wedlock. You know how I struggled in life to raise you and your brother. After your dad left us, we were alone. We’ve been alone all these many years.

We only have each other, Rosa. Why would you be so careless enough to be pregnant for a man without being married, why Rosalinda, why?” Pricillia asked, sniffing.

Rosalinda sniffled. Her eyes were red again. How can she tell her mom about everything she’s facing?. Chase insults, ridicule and rejection. She’s all alone with her baby.

“I’m sorry Mom. I was stupid to have allowed myself to be pregnant”Rosalinda answered and started sobbing. Chase’s words were ringing like a bell in her memory.

“Who is the father of your baby?” Pricillia asked. What mattered to her most is how much did the father of Rosa’s baby love her. If he really loves her, he would be a loving father to the baby and his mother.

“I don’t know, Mom” Rosalinda blurted and started sobbing aloud. She couldn’t hide her emotions and cried like a baby.

“What do you mean you don’t know, were you raped by unknown man? You are not a child Rosa, so just tell me who the father of your baby is?” Pricillia urged her more.

“He denied it. He said he doesn’t want the child and he doesn’t love me either” Rosa replied.

Derick Delmark arrived at Adrian’s place. He held an envelope in his hands. Every information that Adrian needs, to find his daughter was all there.

“I promised you to find your daughter, and I did. First thing tomorrow, I am leaving” Adrian declared, sinking into the sofa.

Adrian Delmark glared at the brown envelope on his desk. Every information he needed to know was in there. He picked it up quickly and brought out the pictures.

But the servants suddenly interrupted him “Sir, you have a call from the Prime minister. He wants to talk with you” She said and Adrian nodded, standing up and going downstairs.

Richard arrived home. He walked over from his side of the apartment and missed his dad. His Mom had pleaded with him to come over to the house for dinner, she had invited her friend Arianna as well.

He agreed and came. He found his Mom in the kitchen supervising the meal and told him his friend would be around any moment. He asked where his father was and his mom said in his study.

He decided to have a bath and changed into other clothes. When he did, he went to check on his dad in his study but he wasn’t there.

He caught sight of the pictures and went closer “Arianna’s pictures?” Richard mumbled. What are they doing with his dad? He asked himself quietly and picked them up, glancing at them one after the other.

He smiled and placed them down. Arianna is a beautiful woman indeed. He’s really glad that she’s with Jace Hudson now. His worries about her seemed reduced.

He wanted to step out but he suddenly paused. Why the sudden ease he felt when he saw the pictures? Why had he always been worried about her in the past? What are her pictures doing on dad’s desk? Can she be the daughter that dad had?

“Tell me Jace, what have you found out?” Arianna asked, leaning on Jace’s torso. She glared up at him, caressing his beard.

“Tell me first, what you found out at Ned Jason’s place?” Jace asked. He caressed her hair and kissed her temple. He liked it the way she left her hair poured over her shoulders.

Long, dark and well treated. It smelled good and he definitely would have been moved into intimacy with her, if they were at home.

“Nothing except that my mom wouldn’t say who he was. The only thing I am waiting for is to meet my dad someday and meet that wife of his. He left my Mom because of the woman he married.

I will hate that woman so much that she would be afraid of me. But if she’s dead like my Mom is, I will let it go. Maybe she and my Mom would remain friends in yonder land or not..” Arianna said in fury.

Jace smiled. A surprise awaits Arianna and she doesn’t know yet. Richard’s mother is the woman. Can she really hate her after all that Richard had done for her?

“Well, my men found a lot of Adrian in Z-City. A few Delmark in the city as well. But the only Adrian Delmark they found was…” Jace was saying when Suddenly he paused as Arianna’s phone chirped.

Arianna made eye contact with him before answering “Richard, how have you been?” Arianna asked, smiling as she glared up at Jace’s face.

“Hi Arianna. Mom told me you are coming for dinner” Richard asked, feeling agitated. He was suddenly feeling restless after he left his dad’s study.

“Yes, in fact we just drove in” Arianna replied and Richard said okay. He hung up and became restless.

“Richard sounded nervous on the phone. He wants to know if we are indeed coming over for dinner” Arianna informed.

“Oh!” Jace Hudson sounded surprised. But in the real sense, he was not. He hopes he hasn’t found out the same thing he knows about Senator Adrian and Arianna’s relationship?NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.