THE CEO’S VENDETTA

“I had no idea that he was facing that challenge because of me” Claire defended.

“How would you know, gold digger ” she accused.

I don’t want to say this to your face but, there is no way you would marry my son.

You brought chaos to his life right from a young age, Alex suffered from Insomnia and I helplessly watched my little boy struggle for years. She cried.

“Now you appear from nowhere and you are claiming love? she questioned.

Claire just stared in to the plain air.

Mrs Reynolds sniffed and said,”as though it was not enough, you brought another problem to our company. Who do you think you are, you can just come in and do anything you like? she questioned.

I will not repeat myself, get out of my son’s house before I come back. she reminded.

Claire slowly got up, looked at Mrs Reynolds for a few seconds and walked away from the room cleaning her eyes with the back of her palm.

Alex was walking by the lobby and he noticed Claire cleaning her eyes with her palm while Claire didn’t get a glimpse that he was standing and watching her.

Babe, is everything alright? He asked as he approached her.

Everything is fine, she replied cleaning her face with the tip of her blouse and moving towards her room.

What did Mom say? Did she shout at you? he kept asking sorts of questions simultaneously while walking behind her. She was moving very fast and sniffing at the same time.

Even a young child will know that something is wrong without the need explain to him or her

Alex knew Claire is hiding something from him, but he just could not wrap a finger around it.

“Claire ! Claire !! Claire !!!” He called her sounding serious, this made her to pause and turn back slowly.

Her eyes calling for more tears, Alex could right now deduce that something is wrong, very sure that his mom said or do something to her.

Talk to me, keeping me in this suspense will not solve anything, he tried his best to sound firm and soft at the same time.

But no matter what his mom said, Alex believe he will be able to talk to his wife as he is still her boss and her lover, so she would be able to listen to him

She took a deep breath and sniffed, paused and said “Everything is good Alex, but I have to leave today”.

What do you mean by you have to leave today ? You claim that all is well then why are you leaving today? Leave to where ? He questioned

I haven’t asked you to go yet. Is there anything I did you did not like? If my mom really crossed you we talk it out,… Leaving is out of it.” He asked do many questions, saying so many things because he his fully aware of his situation also he is fully aware that Claire has no where to go, she previously sold her home and sent her family members abroad for her mom’s treatment.

I cannot let you go anywhere, I said as I held her hand full of clothes. She had brought down her box and she is stuffing her clothes into her box already.

She looked at me, and close her eyes fighting back the tears welling up in her eyes.

Then she said, Your mom asked me to leave, please do not tell her I told you about it. I wasn’t going to tell you, but you are driving me crazy with your questions. she said going towards the shoe rack, she picked up few of her shoes and returned to the bed side.

I felt stabbed on my chest at the mention of ‘your mom’, How could she? She acted as though everything was good, and she suddenly turned her back. Accusing you? as though it wasn’t enough sending you away? I shouted.

But Claire, please do not go anywhere, I pleaded moving closer. “Stay with me, please. I have been able to sleep well since you moved in, don’t do this please.

Claire’s POV)

I moved away as Alex drew closer, I was brainstorming, I don’t have any where to go at the moment. Grace is not in town, I had not informed Mrs Miller earlier she is a housewife and a mother.

Courtesy demands that you give prior information to people when you want to visit, moreso her home is quite far from the company’s location.

As he came closer, I moved backwards until I brushed my heels against the wall, I knew I had to stop.

Please don’t listen to my mom, she is not the owner of this house. She doesn’t have a say here. He explained as he searched my eyes for “yes, I will stay back”.

Trust me, I won’t compromise…

I was not taught to disobey my elder, and I was taught to leave when I am not needed anywhere. Moreso, I don’t want to cause any more pain or separation to the family that has suffered for years as Mrs Reynolds claimed.

” I am not yet married to you so I can not claim any grounds yet, I will have to go”. I demanded as I work out of the room. Although, part of me still lingered.

Alex was still bent on having me stay back.

He tried to hide his anger as much as possible but I knew he was boiling inside. “You don’t have a place to go Claire do you?” he asked.

I stood here, stared at him and shifted my gaze to a nearby flower vase, still quiet.

“Claire, I have a house down the company’s street . Will you stay there for a while.” he offered

I smiled at the sound of the offer “Do I have a choice, a house to myself once again? I thoughtCcontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“What if your mom get to know about it? that wouldn’t be nice” I asked.