TOXIC ATTRACTION

TOXIC ATTRACTION EPISODE THIRTY ONE

This evening was going to get interesting because maybe, just maybe I was going to hear some truth from Richard himself and not what my father confessed or what Mark had confirmed when I spoke to him about my father, his father and Jesse.

I took a seat and i could see the worry on Richard's face..when I got married to Richard he told me he was not in love with ma and he didn't even have money to pull the big wedding that we had..he said everything was my father's idea and my father even paid for the wedding expenses. Everything was contradicting itself because when Richard's family and i met in the hotel where the fight broke, it turned out that i was a gold digger and statements like i was bought and my father sold me like some furniture came up. Those were Diana's own words. I was in the dark and i couldn't put two plus two together and maybe Rebekah was going to shed some light. Why was she at Richard's place and why was she having a child with her. Was he the father of the child, had Richard been married before?..

Rebekah sat with her child on the seat opposite me and by the way Richard was looking at him, i could tell that if he was capable of grabbing her by the arm and throwing her out he would..it seemed like he was afraid she would say something that i wasn't supposed to know.

Rebekah: i don't know where to start but o was actually here a few minutes before you walked in..i was thrown out.

I looked at Richard surprised that he would do that to a woman and a kid and especially at night. He didn't respond to her accusations.

Rebekah: you must be the new girlfriend?.

Me: wife actually. I'm his wife and you are?.

Rebekah: something he left in the past. I met Richard in a club. We had a few drinks, one thing led to another and boom! We have a baby together.

Richard: you know that's not the truth.

Me: which part, the club, the drinking or the s*x?.

Rebekah: i don't know a man who ever had a one night stand then accepted that the child in question was his.

Me: interesting. I never thought you were really active out there and besides you don't look like the type of guy to attend a club.

Richard: what exactly do you want from me, of all the men you have slept with in the club, why choose me to father your baby?.

Rebekah: it wasn't a matter of choosing. I don't want my baby to grow up without his father. I'm sorry I'm saying this Infront of your wife but does she know who you really are?.

I looked at Richard then at her. This conversation seemed like it had more hidden to it than just the baby thing.

Me: if you are certain that the kid is Richard's then Richard and i will talk about it. I am willing to take the baby and take care of him. We will cloth him, feed him take him to school and do what any pare t out there would do.

Rebekah: no. You can't take my baby from me.

Richard: I'm afraid that's the only way it goes. You leave the baby with us or you walk out that door and never show your face here again. She is my wife and she has the final say.

Rebekah let out a sarcastic laugh and we both looked at her. She checked her phone after it beeped and announced that her uber was waiting outside. That came as a surprise to both of us and for a moment ot occured to me that she only wanted me to know that she existed and was about to make my life a nightmare.

She got up, picked her bag and carried her baby then left the house after giving Richard a stare that I could not interpret.

Robert got home very late in the night and found the doors locked. He tried to call Cleopatra but her phone was not going through. He banged on the gate several times but even though Cleopatra could hear her, she did not bother to open for him.

Robert thought of going back to his mansion but he could not at that time of the night because his car did not have enough fuel to get him to that place. He got in the backseat of his car and lay there hoping the morning would come so that he could teach Cleopatra a lesson. Cleopatra was in bed, she cried that night because she saw history repeating itself. The days Robert used to come home that late were the days he was cheating on her only that she never got to find out who it was. She found lipstick and powder on his shirts then at times it was strands of hair leave alone a woman's perfume. She tried following him around to catch them red handed but robert was extra careful. The several times Cleopatra brought the issue up she was beaten up and was told never to ask or accuse him of something she didn't have proof of. When Cleopatra brought up the perfume, powder and lipstick, he told her that he associated with a lot of women and on one or two occasions he would hug women which was a form of greetings and Cleopatra had to settle for that. She had no choice but to assume Robert was indeed telling him the truth even though deep down she knew the truth. She didn't want to loose him, not for Robina's sake. Not that he was a committed parent but she didn't want Robina to hate her father.

Diana and Mark lay in bed after the undressing and caressing ended them up in his bedroom. She lay on his chest and listened to his heartbeat while he closed his eyes and all he could see in his face Robina. He wondered what he would do if Robina showed up that late or early in the morning. Why did he even set her free to ve able to come over anytime she felt like..

He made a long sigh and she raised her face to look at him. He still has his eyes closed but his arm was wrapped around her.

Diana: are you thinking about her?..

Mark: no. I'm thinking about how I've got unfinished presentation yet i have a meeting with some investors tomorrow.

Diana: a cement company does presentations too?

Mark: a cement company is a company like any other. We have people who want to invest with our company and we also have people who want us to build a cement factory in their countries. You have to do a presentation the proposals and then wait.

Diana: and here i was thinking that s C.E.O job is so easy..

Mark: its not.. you have to be the brain behind everything that happens in that company. Everyone comes to you with problems and when you are overwhelmed, you call for a board meeting to pick on people's brains and come up with something worth investing in.

Diana: i bet your father is really proud wherever he is. You are doing so well you know, when the news broke that your father died, there were alot of rumors that it was only going to be a matter of time before the company collapsed. You proved them wrong..

Mark: o don't know about ny father being proud of me but with the company i knew i had to give it my best.

Diana: I'm proud of you.

He opened his eyes and looked at her then tried to get up but she pressed him down.

Diana: it feels really good just laying here and taking to you. Can I have a few more of your time?.

Mark: yeah.

He said as he kissed her on the forehead and tightened his grip on her. She was happy about falling asleep in his arms. That was all she needed. She smiled yo herself then closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep.

Rebekah left and now it was just me and Richard. The delivery guy had brought the food just when Rebekah was stepping out but after the conversation, no one was in the mood to eat anything. We stared at the food on the table waiting for either of us to break the ice on the baby thing. How could he not tell me that he had gotten another woman pregnant?..

Richard: i know you have a lot of questions but I'd rather you ask than stare at me like that.

I took a deep breath then dropped my fork and sat back.

Me: who are you really?.

Richard: i don't know what you mean by that question.

Me: i studied psychology and right now i can tell there is alot in that head of yours. Rebekah, i know she didn't say everything she needed to say, so are you going to tell me the truth or are you going to wait for me to find out on my own?.

Richard: Rebekah was a one night stand. The baby is not mine, she thinks am rich and she only want to put that on me.

Me: good, that brings me to something else i want you to clarify.

Richard: ask.

Me: between my father and your mother or you, whoever.. who paid for our wedding expenses?.

He hesitated to answer that and i knew there was a lie that had been told somewhere.

Me: it was your mother right, or was it you?.. my father never paid for the wedding did he?.

Richard: no he did not.

Me: then why did you lie to me?.

Richard: I don't know, maybe it's because i wanted you to fall in love with Richard the cashless cripple and not the son of the renowned millionaire.

Me: so your father was a millionaire, that's why Diana called me a gold digger.

Richard: you are not.

Me: you said you were never in love with me, what changed, why do you badly want me to stay when you can easily give me a divorce and let us live our lives the way we should.

Richard: because i grew fond of you and for a minute i thought i found someone who finally saw me for who I was.

Me: meaning there is more to who you are?..

Richard: no. My company went bankrupt when my father died .alot of our stuff were auctioned and we are currently living on cash my father stashed in his offshore account.

Me: can i ask you something?.

Richard: yes,

Me: my father, what type of a man is he?.

Richard: you can't ask me that.

Me: why not, didn't you strike a deal with him concerning me and didn't he work for your father? You told me he said he would take care of our every need, why?..

Richard: i don't know..your father felt indebted to us. He owes my family money and i couldn't stop him from paying it however he pleased.

Me: no. I know my father from my own perspective i want go know him from yours. Do you think he is a dangerous man?.

Richard: I can't answer that.

Me: because you know the truth. Your father and mine were running illegal businesses, trafficking girls and selling them to rich white people as wives or slaves?.

Richard: how did you know that?.

Me: we are married right, i believe more family secrets are yet to come out. I'm not a kid Richard and i know i stayed calm when your family and my father made deals but as your wife, I need to know every single thing that contributed to this marriage.

Richard: then what, you Walk out again and screw whoever you feel like screwing?.

I looked at him and out eyes met. The fact that i could be seeing someone else still disturbed him. I liked the idea of him feeling threatened and the fact that he was afraid to loose me. Davis was monied, handsome and quite charming. For any girl, it would take nothing to fall for a guy like that.

Me: you can think whatever you want Richard, after all, I see you have been really active going to clubs and making babies. You don't really need me here do you? And why are you begging in the streets when your father kept money in the offshore accounts?.

He didn't respond to that. Richard tried to keep calm but he knew for a fact that i was going to be his biggest nightmare, that is he didn't consider divorcing me because now i was there to stay and unearth all the dirty dealings between our families..

Richard: i think I'm done being interrogated and I'm off to bed..

He rolled his wheelchair away and went to the bedroom. When he got there i heard something like punches and a hissing sound like he was hurt. I got up from my seat, rushed the bedroom and when i got there, his fist was bleeding.. he had punched the wall so hard that bloodstains left a mark on it.