THE BILLIONAIRE’S PERFECT MATE

“How is Edward doing now? Is he showing any sign of improvement?” Stephanie asked, with her legs crossed, while taking a sip out of her coffee.

“He is still in coma, but the doctor said he might hopefully wake up soon” Ellie responded, caring less about Edward’s condition.

“I know it’s hard on you seeing him in such a condition he is in. It must be so disheartening for you” Stephanie said with pity, sympathizing with her daughter.

“Disheartening? No, it isn’t. Everything is working in my favor, and this is a golden opportunity I need to make use of judiciously” Sophia responded, beaming with joy. This surprised her mother, as she had thought seeing Edward in such a condition, would break her heart.

“You are happy he is in such condition? I thought you love him?” Stephanie asked, surprised by the happiness that was evident in her daughter’s eyes.

“Love? Because I have been fighting to have him all to myself, you think I love him? No, I do not. I am only fighting for my interest. Now that I am not sure of my stand with my father, the only thing I can do is to cling onto my wealthy husband and never let go of him. I do not want to have a taste of poverty. Now that Ellie is out of the way and there is a possibility that Edward may suffer a memory loss, all I have to do is to make him believe we are still happily married and that I am the woman he has fallen in love with. He may not believe it at first, but once I tell him about our baby, he wouldn’t have any other choice than to believe me. And then, we will live happily ever after,” Ellie responded, with a vicious look on her face. That look of hers frightened her mother, and she wondered to what extent she would go to get what she wanted.

“What baby are you talking about? You and I know you had a miscarriage, so which baby are you going to give birth to?” Her mother asked, getting confused.

“Like you said, we both know and not everyone knows. He and his family still believe the baby is growing up well in my belly. I just have to play along with their belief. As for how to get the baby, I have a plan up my sleeve already” Sophia said, with confidence.

“Let’s say Edward doesn’t remember, what about his family? They already know the child isn’t Edwards. Do you think they will change their mind on getting you two divorced?” Stephanie queried.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Well, they will have no other option than to accept me. At least, I am still carrying their bloodline, even if it doesn’t belongs to Edward” Sophia said, rolling her eyes.

“Their bloodline? What do you mean by that?” Stephanie asked, getting more interested and confused by the conversation.

“Well, Richard is Daniel’s second son,” Sophia dropped the bomb.

“What? Is this for real?” Stephanie asked in disbelief, with her eyes wide opened.

“Yes, it is” Sophia confirmed.

“Nevertheless, I believe you should cut off any sort of entanglement with the family so you wouldn’t get hurt. Why don’t you let go of all this? Just go ahead with your divorce with Edward and leave the family alone. We can match you up with another wealthy man or what do you think?” Stephanie said in a pleading voice, trying to make her daughter reason with her.

“Proceed with the divorce? Find another wealthy man to link me up with? What if I divorce Edward and dad makes it known to the whole world that I am not his daughter before I find another rich guy? What will happen then?” Sophia queried, getting irate. Her mother didn’t know the response to give to her question and instead, she kept quiet, not knowing what to say.

“You do not have an answer to that? If not for your promiscuous way, this wouldn’t be happening to me. I wouldn’t be scared of being a pauper anytime soon. And why are you pretending to be a saint suddenly? Have you forgotten what you did to keep dad all to yourself? Have you forgotten how you burnt that woman and her daughter to death right in front of my eyes 10 years ago? I can remember your words clearly that day. You told me to watch and learn from you, as a woman needs to take away any obstacle in order keep her man. Now that I am following your step, why are you making me feel like I am the bad person here? You did worse than I am doing right now. At least, I didn’t kill her, I just sent her to prison for the crime she didn’t commit!!!! You know what, as you had advised me, I will make sure to take away any obstacle that hinders me from achieving my dream, even if that obstacle is you, my mum. If you won’t support me, then do not step in my way” Sophia yelled at her mother, with a stern look on her face, before making a way out of her parents’ mansion.

Stephanie was stunned at her daughter’s outburst. She had never seen her behaved like that before. She knew she was desperate about making Edward hers, and she had thought that was because she loved him, not knowing she had another ulterior motive behind that. She realized her daughter had gone wild than she had imagined. She also realized Sophia was finding a way to save herself, if peradventure the unexpected happened without her considering how to save she, her mother. Knowing she was all alone and she had to find a way to save herself too, she picked up her mobile phone, and put a call through to the investigator, who was in charge of finding her husband’s other child.

Two months went by with Ellie still in the prison, watching as her belly grew. The only reason she was still alive, was for the sake of the child growing up in her belly. She isolated herself and wouldn’t mingle with other inmates in the prison. She kept on hoping everyday that Edward would come for her and their child. She believed he would never forsake her and his child and with that believe, she kept on hanging in, waiting for her savior in shining Armor to arrive. Sophia on the other hand, kept on disguising and deceiving the Lion’s family that she was still pregnant. She wore her pregnancy prosthetic everyday and kept on frequenting the hospital for her antenatal. One day while at home, Sophia’s phone rung.

“Hello, what’s the problem?” Sophia asked the caller, upon picking the call.

“Mr. Edward is awake” Jack responded, from the receiving end. Upon hearing this, Sophia smiled, knowing that her plan, was beginning to align.