Mummy I got you a new husband

SOPHIE’S POV

” What’s happening mum?” Selene inquired as she observed me struggling with the door and i looked away from the door for a second.

” It’s nothing baby, I guess the key is stucked.” I answered as I attempted to open the door again. Miss Lois laughed and her cunny chuckle stole my focus from the door.

“No home, no spouse, how bad can it get ahh?.” She said as she pretended to be sad, as if she felt terrible for me, and after a moment, she burst out laughing. Though hurt, I made an effort to keep my feelings in check.

“Well, my dear, I presume the landlord changed the locks; that is unfortunate.” She added and it dawned on me instantly why the locks looked different.

“Oh,” I exclaimed as I realised what had occurred. I groaned and carefully exited the door, heading to one end of the porch to collect my thoughts.

I could not think of the best approach to handle the situation and now was the worst time for it. I sat on the porch, unsure of what to do.

Selene glanced at me, but I could not say anything because I was perplexed, and Lois did not stop her tantrum as she mocked me.

This was the worst possible moment for all of this to be occuring. My spine tingled at the expression on Selene’s face. She appeared to be really hurt by everything that was going on, and I could not bear to see the expression on her face. I just sat mute as Lois continued to rant. It seemed i lost my voice as i just stared numb at everything going on.

” How miserable could your life be?” Evidently at her breaking point, Selene faced Lois for the first time and broke down in tears as Lois went on.

“Do not talk to my mom that way; it seems like you did not know she has a husband, and we are staying at his house.” She responded and I raised my head to stare at her. I wondered where she got the courage, but she did speak up to defend me from Lois.

I was thrilled that my daughter was able to stand up for me and was able to find my voice to address Lois, Selene was in tears and I could not bare to see that.

“Who said the landlord had replaced the locks? I was just about to move.” I talked in a proud voice, and for a brief while Lois gave me a doubtful glance, but I stuck to my claims.

“How come you appeared locked out of your house when I saw you just now if you were preparing to move?” Lois quiered looking at me suspiciously.

“Well, I guess I could give my husband a call; he would be over here in a minute to fetch my stuff.” I told a lie, but I had to in order to prevent Lois from getting the final laugh. I picked up my phone and pretended to dial a number when I was actually calling no one.

“So we should go to your office instead?” I responded, stealing a quick peek at Lois. I noticed her glance was unwavering and I continued to make the call.

” Alright love. See you soon.” I pretended to hang up the phone and called out for Selene so we could head out. Lois kept her attention locked on us as we exited the flat.

As we left the property, I tried phoning the landlord, but the phone rang continuously with no answer. My phone soon beeped, and it was a message from the landlord.

“I am guessing you couldn’t get into the house. I changed the locks and you can only get the keys when the rent is paid.” I read his message aloud, and Selene’s voice interrupted me.

“Mum, what is it about?” She asked, her face fretting. ” It is nothing my love, let’s go meet your new daddy.” I replied, unsure of how to get in touch with Karl because I did not have his phone number. However, I then remembered that I had snapped a picture of the package he had brought, which had an address and a number on it. Though I was not positive it was his, I had no other option. I scanned through my phone and found the photo.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

” Thank goodness!!!” I exclaimed, elated, because I was confident that the phone number would let me contact Karl, as it appeared to be the only option I had at the time. I thought for a while and I decided on what I was going to do.

I needed to meet with Karl as I already promised Selene and told Lois in confidence that I was leaving to my husband’s house now i didn’t have much of a choice.

I called the number, and it appeared that the cosmos was on my side, as I was given the location to Karl’s workplace. I could not take Selene with me, so I returned to my former workplace and dropped her off in the mall with a coworker. With Selene safe, I left to carry out my plan.

I got some money and went down to the mall, where they sold gorgeous outfits.

“How much is this?” I inquired while looking for the price tag. It was too pricey for me to pay. So I went ahead and purchased a simpler outfit.

I went to the saloon to get my nails and hair done as well as a makeover after picking out the outfit.

“You are all set now!” I gasped as I noticed my stunning appearance in the mirror. In an attempt to avoid being too late to see him, I raced down to the office.

Fortunately, when I got at his office, he was still there, and his secretary immediately called him when she spotted me. She did not inquire whether I had an appointment, which puzzled me, but I was glad she didn’t. A boy was sitting next to her, and I pondered why I did not care enough to be bothered by it.

When he did not answer, she departed to inform him personally in his office, and he requested that I come in.

As I stepped in, Karl stared at me as if he had never seen me before and inquired who I was. I turned to gaze at Max, and he excused himself.

“Well, I suppose if I can trick you, I can fool others as well.” I reacted as I glanced at him, and he instantly recognised who I was. He chucked for a bit before responding.

“You cleaned yourself well; no one knows you are a sad low-life.” Though I was hurt by what he said, I chose not to let it get to me. I did not have a house or a job, so I ignored his comments. I moved up to him and bent over to whisper to him.

“What would you have Mrs. Rutherford do?” I mumbled something into his ears, then walked over and took a seat. He looked amazed at my actions and did not hide it.

“When we last spoke, you said you did not want anything to do with me, so what changed?” He questioned, scowling at me.

” Well, I guess out interest aligned.” I reacted beaming with grins; Karl was angered by my behaviour, but I did not care; I needed this agreement to go through.

” You have the effortery showing your face here. You should leave.” He stood up finally, and I ran up to him and grabbed his hands.

“Do you actually want me to leave?” I said to him as I grabbed his hands, and he yanked my hands away. I needed to do something to get Karl to agree to this marriage, and it appeared that my approach was failing.

“Get out of my office, you impoverished person. I do not want to see you ever again.” Startled, I bolted from the office as he roared. I had run out of alternatives, and I had ruined my prospects with Karl. I decided to play the last card up my sleeves.