chapter 24

At the fox mansion .....

(Sierra POV )...

Mom dad I am back I call out excitedly ...I ran into the living room and saw no one ..mi wanted to surprise them with my return ,...

I went directly to their office and opened the door without knocking knowing that it will catch attention to them all ....

The door opened and I  saw them looking at me with a surprised expression ...Sierra, my darling girl my father called out , with a big smile and walked out if his seat to me and gave me a big bear hug ...what a surprise he tells me and I just look at him shyly and avert my gaze at the floor ...then I heard my mom my dear " you look so beautiful ," I blushed and just looked away and then hugged her tightly ....

I miss my family, my subconscious tells me and I agreed instantly ....

my goodness I miss you all so much I tell them and they asked me when did you arrive , it's a bit of a surprise to us all ...you could have called us to take you from the airport my parents told me ...

Ahh mom, dad it's nothing really I wanted to surprise you ...hmm darling I missed you alot so much princess my dad says to me ...me more .. I told them and soon I was on the chair  sitting with them in the office and we talked about how my life went when I was abroad studying and all my experiences...

But then I remembered someone ...my sister ...Goodness how did I even forget about her ....Rosetta ....and my eyes widened with the thoughts of that ...

  I cut them off my parents when we were talking and asked them excitedly ...ma where is Rosetta ?..I miss her So much !!!..I tell her ...I expected to see  a smile in her face but then I saw her frown ...

 Why?...my subconscious asked me ...how would I know I replied ...

i was snapped out of my attention when I heard dad said Sierra dear you need to go and have a rest we will talk later ...

okay he tells me and I just responded with a nod ...

I looked at them again and noticed that they were hiding something but I  didn't think much and left the office to my room .....

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Louis POV .....

It's been a long time since I went out with someone , I tell Emily who was walking pass with me at the end of nowhere ..me too she tells me ,...I saw her blush and at that sight I was so proud of myself making her happy  when we hang out together. ..It's been two days since we started going out and I feel my vibe and in a good mood . Alot if things have been on popping out on my head every day with the thought of her hanging around with me ..." I feel happy and so confident for the first time in my life with this beautiful lady beside me ..."

   Soon she asked me , so where are you from .. " I am from England I tell her " ..hmm she hums while nodding her head which I thought that it was cute. " but you don't have the accent , she tells me , while I can hide it well my lady " I replied with a british accent taht mad she giggle, " it's cute " she tells me and I smiled

"tell me about yourself I tell her "

  She let out a heavy sigh and  a sad face which I didn't understand why buy didn't fail to acknowledge it , then I heard she isn't comfortable telling you about he personal staffs dumb ass " my subconscious mocked me and my eyes were wide as an owl " it's fine Emily if you don't want to tell me about yourself I tell her warmly with a smile I didn't want to make her uncomfortable ." She just nods slyly and looks at me with a smile which really didn't reach her cheeks ."

" way to ruin the day ... my mind mocked but I ignored ...." I am determined to make her happy and cheer her up "

We walked on a store silently and she stopped when she saw something that attracted her attention , She looked at it and then looked at me with a smile and told me , " let's go in .." I just nodded and went to the store..

I want to buy you a gift she tells me while I was grinning like a fool ..I stopped breathing in a moment and couldn't believe my ears and for how I was wrapped on her pinky little fingers I followed her like a lost mad dog ....

   She stopped and then she said I am not good at fashion nor do I have enough money so I will just buy something too small. She told me with apologetic eyes....

it's fine I told her fast and ushered her to choose what she wanted to buy for me , " heck I was drooling ..." Soon she came back with a small bear attached with a drum on it ...on the front side it said "YOU ARE SPECIAL ..."

"I will take anything which comes from this young woman standing infront of me " my inner me tells me with a shrug.

I looked at her in her eyes and as excited  I was I hugged her and she hugged me back and that was one of the best warm days of my life ....

 If feeling loved could give you this experience then I am going to be selfish and keep her with me  , my subconscious tells me and I instantly agreed ....

   I  moved out of the hug and saw her cheeks red and I just chuckled ..."thank you I tell he while she nods her head smiling "

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Emily POV ......

We walked out of the shop  and I didn't know that we were holding hands ,...my mind asks me ...Emily what are you two?" Friends" I said in my mind while i kept on ignoring the Sparks , the feelings and all , I wonder if he feels the same I sighed .....

you are such a nutcracker my subconscious tells me ...huh!!..I said ..." bitch  he fucking likes you see he wouldn't have tried to approach you from the start if he didn't and I just nod with that thought ..." I wish he told me that he likes me " I tell myself ..

   Soon I heard him say I have a confession ..." I became nervous and excited at the same time ."

I was curious and we went on a nearby brench and sat with the cool breeze blowing ....

   I didn't believe what I heard him say and he took away my breath instantly and I knew he wasn't lying. I saw how sincere , respectful and all that a generous person would be in his eyes ...

  he said , " At first when I saw you at the beach ,I instantly had a crush on you he tells me while I look at my fingers blushing throughly "

 "  I don't know what this is and how my feelings are ...but I just know one thing Emily that I like you  so much that no words can describe how my heart feels for you" ..he tells me ...

I was on cloud nine to be honest and yea I had a crush on him too I but didn't have time to think about strangers at that time and I thought we will never see each other again but boy was I wrong this time ..." When I wa back home, I sometime councidencly ask myslef if we could meet even if it's by accident and lord answered my prayers this time ."

   I looked at his face and told him thank you ...he looked at me with a big smile on his face and I saw how his palms were sweaty but I am proud of him because I got rare people who cared and liked me ...

I got up from my seat and made him stand up and I hugged him tight and he hugged me tightly too while smiling ....."Is he the right one for me ?..I asked myself ...but only time will tell ..."

  Then I heard him say something that made me wild and  ecstatic...

   please go on a date with me, he tells me and I just look at him with wide eyes ...

Should I?..I asked myself ...?

Emily I know you are debating whether you want to or not but please don't say no ,...we have only two weeks to hangout.  please don't deny I know I am supposed to take things slow but ...he says and I cut him off ...

Should I come? ...I asked him, whispering , looking at his eyes .....and I knew the answer behind those shimmering eyes.

(Tom Thompson POV) ........

Lydia it's been a long time you know since we talked I told my wife who was busy preparing herself to  sleep ....Tom what is there to talk about .she asks me..

   I wanted to know about you , our son and all I tell her ...

Sorry dear , but okay go ahead ...she tells me 

I heard Simon is getting married? yea and he says it's for the best she replied and I nodded because I knew it's for the benefit for all the companies, " I knew my son , he wouldn't get married to settle down even for a hundred years to come , I hope he changes his ways this time in this marriage "

So did you meet the bride's family I ask her ..we will be meeting them this week but I met with the bride she tells me while I just nod ." She is a good young lady and ohh she has a very cute elder sister and they  are so respectful and all to me .."

I had a pick nick with them weeks ago and it was the best .. she tells me ...how did my wife become so infatuated with two strangers ...I asked her smiling ..well I bet you will love them too when you see them especially our to be daughter in law she tells me while heading to bed  and soon she drifts into sleeping ....

  Even though I married Lydia ,my demons still haunt me every night and all because of Elizabeth ...my goodness what's happening my conscious asks and I don't even have the answer for that ....

   I mean I left Elizabeth already and I have had Lydia for more than 25years ..I do keep on regretting but I had no choice in this messy world ..

   Elizabeth was the seed and the roots of my love and Lydia is  my ongoing shoots and leaves with flowers blooming everyday in my heart ..." I kind of regret something in between but I don't know what is it  but still I know I have a family now and that's what all matters ...." Soon I hug my beloved wife and drift to sleep ......

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Miss Elizabeth POV .......

The day when I lost him was the day I have ever regret falling in love ...I didn't really understand what happened which led us to break up and him leaving me pregnant and my parents leaving me homeless more like abandoning me  and Called me a disgrace ...I was so distracted in my internal battle of thoughts of my past that haunts me every second ....

  How I lost my dear Child , how I got my other children even though I didn't want them at first ... " I had a very sick past " But as we all know a " best gift never comes twice " and that's the only way I had to believe in not make a mistake of abortion ...but when I gave birth to my little bundles of joy , my twins (Natalia and James ) ..I knew I had to work hard to protect them and protect myself and aim higher and I am proud to that .I cry myself each and every night as the thoughts of my past which keeps on haunting me but I just pray that my children will never know about this and the reasons they will be terrified or hate me more ...

I don't know anymore ..I sighed heavily .....

Soon my secretary came in snapping me out of my thoughts...Miss Elizabeth you have a meeting after 10 minutes she tells me ...okay I tell her while preparing myself for the board meeting of the new company ending project ...

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Alexander fox  POV .......

Jason, what do you want? I ask my brother who has just come into my office without knocking ...hey Alexander , I am your brother and I deserve to know what you do ..he tells me while I give him a glare...

" Don't be a dumb bitch , I exclaimed and look at him sternly, why do I even have a brother like him? "

I have my own struggles and you man have got yours so stop disturbing me I tell him while closing my files ...what are you hiding? He asks me ..." nothing and non of your busines I tell him with stern eyes " He wanted to say something but my phone rang instantly ...

hey there David I said to the caller ID ignoring my brother .

How have you been man ? he asks me ..cool I tell him ...when is the next cargo coming he asks me while I smiled widely ..

I mocked and told him bro it's here ...you don't get to mock me like that he teased me ..." I know , I know " I tell him ...

I didn't want to tell him anything and so I just told him today that I will send him all the details , then he hung up knowing that we had a third party in between us ....

David is one of my most best buddies I have  ever have and I would like to keep with him that way because we all were more like friends, buddies he was more like my own brother .....

   Jason what do you want i ask him ..." money " he says calmly ...I just shake my head and give him a warning , " this is the first and last time Jason " don't you fucking come to me and tell me about money .

you have that fucking old man on your side so use your ass well on him , I tell him I will write you a cheque ...I kept on wondering how is this person even using the money ." I usually give him a heavy amount without even considering the company business I am  holding ..."

   soon he left like a greedy  fool  who expectedly he is....I sighed and kept on checking my paperworks for the final time before going out  ....

So what do you think should Emily go on a date with  Louis or not?... remember she is about to get married .....and what about our dear Sierra ...what do you think of her ?...is she the best elder sister?...

And miss Elizabeth?...why do you think she has been experiencing and helding pain and guilt each and every day?...