💜💜Love &
Crosses🍁🍁
🍭[When LOVE 🌷 Bec@m£ BITTERED]🍭
GENRE: r0m@nç£
WARNING❌ DO NOT COPY OR REPOST THIS NOVEL WITHOUT THE AUTHOR’S PERMISSION.
Written By: DAMMIE CROWN
Chapter 12
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The Next Day in Lawyer James house..
“Good morning dad. Morning mum.” Cindy greeted happily beaming in smile.
“Happy engagement my love.” Mrs Veronica smiled too.
“Happy engagement my dear.” Lawyer James said.
“Thank you. I’m happy. Thanks a ton. It’s been you all the ways. I love you both.” Cindy said while they smiled watching their daughter.
“I love you more.” Mrs Veronica said.
“Thanks mummy.”
“Eat your food or you’d be late.” Lawyer James said.
Mrs Veronica quic-kly dished everyone’s food.
“I don’t feel like eating heavy food this morning mum. I’d go with just bre-ad and milk.” Cindy said going into the kitchen.
“But why? You better start eating well Cindy. You nee-d to start looking okay and more beautiful since you’re engaged.” Mrs Veronica said at her.
“Woman…my clients are waiting. Serve this thing.” Lawyer James said.
“Sorry…it’s about your daughter now” she said.
“Will you f0rç£ her to eat rice when she don’t want to?” He asked eating his food alre-ady.
Cindy c@m£ out of the kitchen holding a green tray that contains bre-ad and milk.
She sat down opposite her dad and started eating too.
“Cindy, learn how to eat good food other than this bre-ad and milk you always take in the morning.” Mrs Veronica said.
“Don’t worry mum, I always eat good food at work during the lunch.” She said munching on the bre-ad…
“Honey, I’d be going to work today to check on my workers.” Mrs Veronica said.
“It’s a good idea. How is bakery building going?” Lawyer James asked drinking some water.
“The last time I went there, they told me it’d be completed in a month’s time. So, I will br@nch there again today. They would have completed it.” Mrs Veronica said eating her food too.
“I see…who’s gonna drive you around?” He asked smiling a little.
“myself of course.”
“Mum…are you sure you are perfect?”Cindy bu-tt in.
“Yes my dear. Don’t panic…your mum is now a professional driver.” Mrs Veronica boasted happily.
“I’m off to work. Dad…I love you
Mum, thanks for the meal. Drive safely mummy.” she said as she took her bag.
“Alright dear.” They both replied.
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Phil!pwalked to his office with his secretary behind him.
“What’s my schedule today?” he asked taking his seat.
“I’ve s£nt everything to your mail sir. But you have a board meeting with DCM Group Of Companies in the next one hour.” she said.
“Alright thank you.” He said switching on his system.
His secretary bowed and left.
He sighed lightly and took out his phone from his pocket. He dialed Cindy’s number.
📞hello.
📲good morning brother Phili-p
📞how are you?
📲i’m good sir. Thank you.
📞are you at work?
📲yes.
📞when do you normally close from work?
📲let me say 6pm
📞can you spare me some minutes after work?
📲is there any problem?
📞no. I just want to discuss some things with you as a friend we are.
📲oh…okay. Where are we meeting?
📞my house.
📲huh? No. Let’s just meet in a restaurant or any public place.
📞why? You don’t trust me?
📲we just bec@m£ friends, so…trust isn’t something that would just grow anyhow.
📞trust me, nothing’s gonna happen.
📲alright no problem.
📞thank you.
📲yeah. Bye.
📞Bye.
The call ended and he smiled happily.
He called Thomas and informed him.
📲take it slow. Don’t let us rush anything so that she won’t suspect any foul pla-y.
📞no problem.
He sighed loudly and rest his head.
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Alice walked gently into the doctor’s office and sat down.
“Good morning Mrs Bas-sey”
“morning doctor.”
“I’m here for the IVF”
“Oh okay.” The doctor called a nurse on the telephone on her table.
The nurse entered and greeted.
“Nurse Mimi plea-se take Mrs Bas-sey to the lab. And do the necessary things for the in vitro fertilization processes.” The doctor said.
“Yes doctor. This way ma.” Nurse Mimi said.
“By the way Mrs Bas-sey, when is your husband coming for his own donation?” The doctor asked.
“Tomorrow.” She said.
“Alright.”
Alice walked out with the nurse.
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Later in the day…
Thomas was seen at some distance to a hospital in his car.
He dialed someone’s number and placed the phone on his left ear.
📞hello
📲Thomas
📞i’m around the hospital.
📲Where exactly?
📞around the bookshop.
📲alright. I’m coming
The call ended.
Ten minutes later…
“Thomas” Mimi greeted.
“Mimi” Thomas answered.
She opened the car door and sat down closing it back..
“How are you?”
“I’m fine. I’m doing something in the hospital. What do you wanna see me for?”
“I nee-d your help.” Thomas said.
“What is it?”..
“A friend of mine wanna help his wife get pregnant throu-gh IVF. But his wife don’t wanna let him go this extreme. But plea-se, you’d do everything in his house.” Thomas explained.
“This isn’t professional Thomas, you know. I can’t do…” She was cut short.
“He’d be giving you 250thousand naira ap@rt from the IVF bills.” Thomas said.
“Really? 250 thousand for me alone?” Mimi asked happily.
“Yes.”
“Consider it done.’ Mimi said.
“Thank you. Your payment would be immediately after you’re done with it.” He said.
“No problem. Gosh! I’m happy. Thank you for this deal.” she said and alighted from the car waving him a goodbye.
He waved at her too and drove away.
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Dammie called George and asked to meet him in a restaurant.
“So, I’m here why do you wanna see me?” George asked looking impatient.
“why are you in hurry? Where are you going?” She asked pissed off.
“Nowhere..just make it snappy.” He said.
“Okay. I nee-d some money.”
“What!” He shouted.
“Are you insane? Why did you shouted? Don’t embarras-s me plea-se.” Dammie said.
“why won’t I shout? Tell me, what are you using money for?” George asked.
“I nee-ded to do my hair. I have to fix my nails. I nee-ded to change my wardrobe too…it’s been long. As well as…”.
“Shut up! Shut up. What are you saying? Do you think I work? How do you even think I live my life?’
” I don’t nee-d to know. All I know is that I nee-d some money. Transfer it to my account within today, tomorrow and the next tomorrow. You knew the amount.” She said.
“Warm my be-d first then I’d s£nd it to you.” George said lvstfully.
“s£nd it first… Then I’d warm your be-d later.” She said and stood up walking out of the restaurant swaying her bu-tts.
George watched her leave and he left also.
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Lunch Time
Samuel was in his office sitting down and resting her head on the seat head rest with his eyes closed thinking..
“Alice…Alice…” Was what he kept muttering.
The door to his office opened all of a sudden ma-king him opened his eyes.
“I’ve been knocking for some minutes now. I almost believe you were not in. What’s up? Why are like this?” Cindy asked immediately she got in and sat down facing Samuel.
“Hey! How are you?’ He said trying to smile.
“It doesn’t answer my question.” Cindy said.
“I’m fine. Nothing is wrong.” Samuel said weakly.
“Alright. Let’s go eat take lunch. I’m driving and bills on me this time.” She said.
“I’m not taking lunch.”
“Why?” She asked puzzled.
“Nothing. I’m fine.”
“Really you are fine.” she said and walked to him.
She leaned in to him, their faces were just an inch to each other. They could feel each other’s breath as they stared at each other’s eyes.
Cindy let out her charming smile.
“Now, tell me again that you are not taking lunch and I’d leave.” She said still smiling sweetly at him.
Samuel didn’t knew when he smiled broadly.
“Gosh! You knew my weakness.” He said pe-cking her cheek.
She quic-kly stood up.
“You’re not allowed to do that anymore. I’m not a kid.” She pouted.
He stood up and moved closer to her…he leaned in closer to her ear, she could feel his breath in her ear…
“I’m still your best male friend…so I’m allowed till eternity.” He said and pe-cked her cheek again.
“St©p.” She smiled moving away from him.
“I just told you the truth” he said behind her as they walked out of his office.
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They got to the fast food restaurant and ordered for what they’d eat and drink.
“Tell me, what’s up?” Cindy asked worriedly.
Samuel sighed as he dropped his fork.
Cindy st©pped eating too as she held his hands in hers on the table and squee-zed it gently.
“Calm down first. We’ve been friends before you got married and even before I met my own b©yfri£nd. So, I don’t think there should be something we should hide from each other. I know and un-derstand perfectly that marital issues are to be settled at home not to be spilled out but I’m your friend. You can always confide in me like always.” Cindy said care written boldly in her voice.
She let go of his hand and folded her hands around her b©dy staring at him.
“Alice…I don’t un-derstand her anymore.” He said simply.
Cindy’s mind immediately went to when she saw her in a h0tel but she decided not to tell him.
“I don’t want to cause any chaos.” She thought.
“It’s well my dear. Give her some time or better still you guys should talk things out. Talk to her and see the outcome. Don’t just keep silent. Silence kills.” Cindy said.
“You got some point there. I will try and do that.”
“Yeah. Now smile.” She said as he smiled wi-dely.
They talked more at length before walking out of the fast food restaurant.
“Cindy I noticed something shining on your left f!nger. What’s it?” He asked as he held her left hand.
Cindy st©pped walking and faced him fully.
“Wow! This is awesome! When was it?” He asked surprised.
“Yesternight” she replied.
“congratulations my darling.” Samuel said and hvgged Cindy ti-ghtly for so long before they dis£ngaged.
Unknown to them, George had saw them and snapped them secretly.
“thank you. Let’s get going.”
“We’re celebr@ting it tonight after work.” He said.
“Sorry…maybe tomorrow. I’m going somewhere today.” she said as they got to the car.
“Ohh…okay then. Tomorrow.” he said and entered the car.
“Yeah.” She said and drove out of the parking lots.
They continued discussing about a lot of things till they got back to the hospital.
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TBC