Talking about her dirty little secrets....it was the reason she set Diana up and got her into exile.
Anamika's expression fell when she heard Diana's words, of course, she didn't want her secrets exposed."You???" Anamika got infuriated and gave Diana a heavy slap"Bam!"The loud smack left every military officer posted by astounded.She dares slap the four star general? The incredible four star general?"Serves her right!" Eddy sneered from where she was standing, behind.Diana didn't even clutched at her cheeks. Anamika's slap was like a tap to her. She has endured way worst pains before she became the legendary General Laura.John and his siblings got enraged on the sight of what had just happened.."Someone dares slap their mother? In their presence?" At that moment, the entrance door swung open, everyone quickly averted their gaze towards the direction, it was the five star general and his adjutant general."Salute!" The military officers around quickly saluted immediately he walked out, all standing at an attention..even the three little Rugrats saluted when they saw his barge attached to his uniform.Diana who was at a lower rank compared to the five star general was on the verge of saluting when she trailed off. Completely stunned that she forgot what she ought to do while saluting.General Derrick stood tall and straight, he was handsome beyond comprehension with his athletic build, and he carried with him, a military nobility."What appears to be the matter?" His deep, cold voice rang out, with his narrowed eyes locked onto Diana.Since Diana was on normal civilian clothing and appeared normal, General Derrick didn't think she was the four star general. Maybe the cleaner he requested for.The expression on Anamika's face changed the instant she saw Derrick. The arrogance and authoritarianism disappeared all of a sudden as she walked over to General Derrick like someone whose right was infringed upon."Sweetheart... Thanks for coming. It was all her. She dares talk back at me, I'd have forgiven her if it was just that. She and her little Rugrats insulted me!"Glancing down at the little Rugrats Anamika was referring to, he saw three of them. Two identical looking boys and an exquisitely beautiful sweet looking girl. They all appeared to be five to six years old to him.Meanwhile, Diana on the other hand was trying to fathom how and why her kids managed to have an absolute striking similitude and resemblance to the five star general.General Derrick couldn't help but ignore Anamika's pretentious acts and focus more on the three little Rugrats. How come the boys look exactly like him? He scrunched up his brows, "These kids!""Sir, are you going to stick with your arrogant girlfriend? She just gave me a slap!" Diana managed to stumble the words out.General Derrick raised his head to meets Diana's sharp gaze."Who are you? And how did you get here?" He asked in a deep, rumbling voice.Before Diana could respond, he cut her off with another question."Are these your kids?" He pressed on Diana, eyeing her intently as he couldn't believe how someone's else kids could have a striking similitude and resemblance to him. On the heels of that, they had same amber eyes as him.Diana's faculty of speech and thoughts could no longer cooperate, it had all gone haywire under General Derricks burning gaze."Which question does she answer first?"The wheels in her mind turned furiously before she finally answered, "Yes, they're are my kids.... And I'm gene- " she was not done talking when Jared, her adjutant general walked in and did the simultaneous military salute. Evidently, he was saluting two persons of higher rank than him. Who was the other person other than General Derrick?Meantime, Eddy and her daughter, Anamika just confirmed from Diana's mouth that indeed, the kids were Diana's children."It must have been a miracle for a barren chick go give birth to triplets at once... Then again, something odd was in the air. How come General Derrick has some similitude with her kids?" The similitude was clearly evident. One didn't need a paternity test to discern the kids and general Derrick could have some relationship.../COULD/."At ease!" Diana eased Jared, as General Derrick thought about why Jared would do the simultaneous military salute when himself was the only one of higher rank present there.Immediately Diana eased him, comprehension dawned on Derrick." She is probably the four star general? How come she is not wearing her uniforms?"Even Eddy and Anamika were both flabbergasted, why would Diana ease someone wearing the adjutant general badge? Is she of higher rank than him? And he even responded when clearly a bloody civilian eased him. Anamika didn't dwell on that, she turned to General Derrick and Catching him as he studied Diana's face, Anamika silently gnashed her teeth in horror.I hope he doesn't remember her! No way am I going to let that happen. She put her arms around Generals Derrick arm, forming a loop and with her pretentious pitiful looks she said, ", I'm sorry darling. I slapped her out of impulsiveness. But, how can a small brat and his mother who are obviously bloody civilians insult the five star generals fiancé?"Just then a female military officer walked in and did the same simultaneous military salute, this time around, General Derrick eased her, ignoring Anamika's explanation."General Laura, I have made arrangements for you and your kids. You can get in now!" The military officer reported, bowing slightly in a form of respect to Diana."General Laura? Did she just refer to Diana as general Laura?Who would have expected Diana to be the incredible general Laura? I'm in hot soup, how could I have raised my hands against a four star general?Anamika's expression turned completely downright, as blood drained away from her face.She remembers assuming Diana's shoe in order to be the five star generals fiancé. Diana was definitely the one who ended up in his room, and not her... Does that explains why the kids has a striking resemblance with him?Not only that, how come Diana is the legendary General Laura?"I'm sorry about any inconvenience Anamika caused you. You can get in now. You're welcome general Laura!" General Derrick spoke apologetically, frowning at Anamika as comprehension dawned on him."What? What are you going to do about the slap that I received from her? Forgive her? " Diana demanded, her voice was stern, indicating seriousness.Derrick discerned the seriousness in her tone and quickly responded."What do you wish I do to her?" He inquired."Two things to pick from one ....." Diana began in a satisfactory tone."Either she gets down on her kneels and apologize or engage in pimp punishment under this hot sun for five hours. I guess, the former is preferable!" Diana smirked with authority.General Derrick could only obey, so, he turned to Anamika and yelled, " You heard her! Apologize!"Anamika got startled, "Sweetheart, I, " Anamika stretched her hand out, hoping to wrap it around General Derricks arm. However, he retracted away and turned to her in grim annoyed expressi
Inside the five star generals mansion, General Laura's apartment specifically...........Diana and her triplets were busy settling in....Tomorrow was going to be a long day for Diana.... She would be supervising the medical officers as they help and treat the injured soldiers. Some of the soldiers were severely injured and would be undergoing amputations. On the heels of that, Diana is required to train the newly promoted junior officers as their strength would be needed for the next battle.Right then, the thoughts of Four star general Manu sprang into Diana's faculty and her eager curiosity intensified,Why would a powerful reputable general betray his own city? I can't believe it was just because he lost the five star general position to Derrick.Right then, a knock came on her door."Kpo kpo kpo""Come in," she said.In a jiffy, Jared let himself unobtrusively into the large room and saluted. The three little Rugrats were busy on their individual laptops while Diana was arrangin
"Don't worry brother! I'm still working on it", Anamika assured. The next instant she questioned cutting Harvey out with what he was about saying, "We have till month end to make the payment right?" She needed to be sure."Yes!" Harvey answered.Anamika had to sigh, she felt a need to in order to calm her heart slamming against her ribcage.“Alright, Take care...” Harvey clicked off, amid shouts from two lady's in the background,The second voice on the other end of the phone sounded familiar, though not immediately identifiable.Anamika twirled the phone cord nervously around her finger. “okay! That's definitely Juliete jones! His wife!"After the phone hung up, Anamika heaved another long sigh. She had bigger plan mapped out and if it eventually works out well, the three hundred million dollar would be just a chicken feed!She was planning on getting into the military contract marriage with General Derrick, the five star general either by hook or by crook !As one of the families wh
As they walked in, Derrick was somewhat scared his mum would bring the conversation he is trying to avoid up again, as her steely voice reverberated in his mind."You'll have to find and protect the nanny's daughter for eternity, starting with marriage. The brave nanny from many years ago, who died protecting you!" Soon, They arrived in a main hall. And Mrs Charity, the wife of the late Otumba, Derrick's father walked over to a throne in the centre with a kind of saunter as if she hadn't a care in the world, While Derrick promptly sat on a seat near by.Meanwhile, guilt was soaring through Mrs Charity as she thought about the brave nanny who had died after sustaining twenty bullets from some unknown gunmen, who had stormed the Otumba's resident one fateful day.They were Otumba's enemies army. Being a god of war, he had many enemies and on that fateful day, he went out on a patrol with his men and an hour time, some unknown gunmen stormed his residence, killing every security guards
At the five star general mansion...Chioma held her dolls in her arms and leaned closer to her mum who was prepared to go out, and get familiarized with the new basement that she is been deployed to.Afterall, the base was huge and one could get lost in it, if care is not taken in a short time."Mummy... Our sixth birthday is next week". Chioma reminded and raised her head to Diana, her face was a Canva of freckles as usual, and her eyes wide with a child's innocence."Yes, I know.. how could I forget my children's birthday? You all are the best thing that ever happened to me!" Diana responded sweetly, with her eyes sparkling with curiosity why Chioma suddenly reminded her."We know you didn't forget. We just want a special gift from you that day!" John spoke on behalf of his siblings as he got closer to Diana and Chioma who were seated on a couch.James on the other hand was behind him, with his face devoid of it's usual playfulness, replaced by a solemn expression. When Diana noti
Meantime,Anamika on the other hand was restless when the thoughts of Diana probed into her mind.She was seated close to her sleeping mum on the bed, but was completely absent minded. Then her phone chirped with a message, she dug her hands into her pocket and unearthed the phone. She quickly navigated to the message centre and saw the message from her secret lover, and it read,"Diana's children are illegitimate, no one knows their father!".Diana was stunned that she clenched her fist anxiously. She had told her secret lover to find out about Diana's children father, providing him with the necessary details to do so.The kids sure has a resemblance with the five star general and about six years old. Anamika suddenly became sensitive especially while trying to discern and connect the dots.She was now feeling like it was a necessary prerequisite to be aware of everything about Diana now! Aside being the four star general and a mother to triplets? What else?Deep down,she could not
At the balcony.. seated on a couch, John's finger were typing on a laptops keyboards furiously and speedily, the next moment he provided a lines of codes. "You did it big bro!" James' said in excitement and shared a look with his sister. They could sense each other's excitement. "It's time to get excited ...." John said, stretching his fingers forward, the next moment, the laptop screen blinked and then returned to normal.To his left, his sister, Chioma sat close to him, staring at the laptops display screen and to his right, seated James staring attentively on the display screen.They had managed to find out their mum's real name, "Diana!" The first clue was from the drama Anamika and her mum played. Anamika even called her Diana and Barren Chick..However, the three little rascals knew their mum's name as Laura... Why would someone call her Diana? On top of that, they knew their mum was from this city and probably had one or two grudges with Anamika and her mum..a reason she refu
Once James and Chioma saw their mother approaching, they dropped into acting and frowned deeply. Diana was surprised that their mood didn't lit up even when they saw and heard her calling them."Indeed... They're angry at me. They'd never been angry at me to this extent!" Diana thought and hummed.When Diana reached, the first thing she observed was the absence of John,"Where is your brother?" She immediately asked,"He went to pee-" Chioma responded with her frown and then rested her head on James' lap.Diana's facial expression changed, even though she was standing before her kids, it felt like her relationship with them was completely severed and crippled. The affinity they used to have was practically not there anymore.She walked over to the two and sat close to them, the kids averted their gaze away from her emotionally filled sharp stare.Before Diana could open her mouth to say what she intended to, John came and called out, "James! Chioma! Let's go play hide and seek!" Once