ARSENIO'S POV After I woke up from what looked like a long and uncomfortable nap, I looked around and saw my mother resting her head beside the bed.I cleared my throat softly as she raised her head.“A..Arsenio!! Oh goodness you are awa….”"Bring your voice down please…where are the others??" I asked.I so badly wanted to see my Clara as my body arched for her.“Clara is currently in her room and Irene should be in her room too..are you okay?? Do you need something??" My mother asked.“I want to officially ask Clara to marry me." I bit out.“What??" My mother asked with a confused expression on her face.“I am tired of playing this hide and seek games with her…I want Clara to be mine forever but for me to do that, I have to clear any unnecessary obstacles from my way and that includes Elijah.” I said."Arsenio, can't you just make peace with your brother…please.” "He is not my fucking brother!!" “Arsenio, in whatever you do, remember that Elijah is still your brother...I birthed y
CLARA'S POV "Who are you??” Arsenio asked as my smile instantly dropped.“I..I.. don't understand..your question…what do you mean who am I??” I asked in confusion."Mother, who is this??” Arsenio asked ma'am Adaline as my heart rate suddenly increased in pace."She's your woman Arsenio…don't you know Clara??" “No I don't know any Clara…my woman?? The only woman in my life was Monalisa so I don't remember this one.” Arsenio said as it instantly felt like my strength was being drained out of my body.“Arsenio, if this is a joke, please it's too expensive and I don't like it…please stop.” I said.“Mother, I am starving… feels like I haven't eaten anything in ten years.” Arsenio said as he ignored me.I stood there dumbfounded and confused as I had no idea what to do or how to react to the latest development from Arsenio.Arsenio avoided me like a plague in the house and I couldn't help but cry to ma'am Irene and Adaline.I was pregnant and the last thing I needed was the kind of stress
CLARA'S POV “You didn't know?? You are three months pregnant dear." "What?? I am what??” I asked as I gazed intensely at the doctor with a confused and shocked expression on my face. "You are three months pregnant ma'am…congratulations.” The doctor said with a smile on her face. I removed my gaze from the doctor and fixed it on ma'am Irene who had the same shocked expression on her face. “Clara?? You are going to be a mother…again.” She said as tears gathered in her eyes. "I will leave you both now…please get some rest ma'am." The doctor said as she left. "Ma'am Irene, the doctor was joking right??” I asked. "No dear…unless you are trying to say you weren't sexually active a few months ago.” Ma'am Irene said as I suddenly remembered the car sex between Arsenio and I. "Shit!!!”I exclaimed as ma'am Irene Chuckled. “I am guessing with that word that came out of your mouth, you were sexually active with Arsenio in the US.” "It was just once.” I said. "Well, just once and we
CLARA'S POV It's been one whole week and Arsenio has not woken up from a coma.It's quite unfortunate that Sergio was the one who died in surgery and although I still bore that hatred for him after what he did to me years ago, that didn't mean I wanted him to die.Ma'am Irene has been the one with me in the hospital and I couldn't tell ma'am Adaline of what has happened to her son knowing fully well it was caused by her other son.Days slowly slipped into two months and Arsenio looked like a shadow of himself.Whenever his mother called, I just told her Arsenio was on a business trip but I was sure by now she would be suspecting something was wrong.“Have you eaten dear??" Ma'am Irene asked as she walked into the room where I sat down beside Arsenio.“No ma'am…I will eat later…not really hungry.” I said."You have to eat something dear..it's been two days and what has been in your stomach is only water.”"I can't eat properly when Arsenio has been in a vegetative state for two months
CLARA'S POV “What have you done??!!!" I screamed at Julius.“I am sorry Clara..I was helpless." “You are coming with me right now!!" I said as I grabbed Julius's hand and pulled him away.We headed straight to see ma'am Irene as she could be the only one capable of helping but I still didn't stop trying to reach Arsenio but I couldn't.As soon as we arrived,I stormed into the house like someone who was being chased by a ghost.“Clara, what's the problem??" She asked as she saw the kind of state I was in.“Ma'am, I think Arsenio is in danger." I said as tears gathered my eyes.“Danger??? What do you mean???!!" I carefully explained everything that had happened to her but I didn't get the reaction I was expecting.“Okay, this is not the first time this is happening…let's try to get through to him…I am sure he is safe.” She said in a weirdly relaxing manner.“Why are you so relaxed ma'am?? This could be an emergency!!" “All the years I've been working for Arsenio, I've always trained
CLARA'S POV “Arsenio!!! We need to find Julius now!!!!!" I screamed out as I ran back inside the house."What happened to him??” Arsenio asked casually."The way he spoke with me on the phone,I think he's about to do something terrible to himself!!! Arsenio, please do something!!” I continued screaming."Will you stop screaming, woman??!! That is not going to help matters at all..and besides how do you know he is in trouble??”"Are you going to fucking help me or not??”Arsenio kept mute as he picked up his phone and dialed Sergio's number.“I don't want his fucking help!!" I bit out angrily.“Do you want to find Julius or not??" Arsenio asked as he raised his eyebrows.He knew quite alright that he got me exactly where he wanted me to be and I was totally helpless.“Fuck you and fuck him too!!" I said as I stormed away.I could hear his soft chuckle as he spoke to Sergio to find the location of Julius.I went to the mini bar in the house and poured myself some whiskey."You know you