Promise from me to you

Claire gets worried and she walks around the house in the living room and Andrew drove in and he gets down from his car and he ran inside the living room and he saw Claire restless and Claire saw her and she ran to her.

“ I couldn’t hear you clearly. What were you saying on the phone?” He ask and Claire eyes was already filled with tears and she looked into Andrew’s eyes.

“ Chantel is gone but don’t worry, I ask the bodyguards to search for her bring her back” she says and Andrew is worried because he cant afford to lose his kids.

“ Why would she wants to run away from the house?” He ask staring at Claire.

“ I don’t know baby but I think maybe she notice that we are only interested in her children” she says and Andrew yells.

“ Noooooo…. I can’t let her take my kids away, I will make sure I find way to look for her and this time around, when she put to bed, we will have to silence her finale, since she does not want peace” he says and Claire wonders what he meant by silencing her.

“ How do you mean? Are you trying to says, we should kill her after she put to bed?” She ask and Andrew nods his head.

“ Yes baby” he says and Claire did not agree to that.

“ I do not want to have anybody’s blood in my hand baby, we can just give her money and send her away or threaten her never to come back, I am sure she wouldn’t try it because she is poor and she has no one” she says and the bodyguards came back and Claire and Andrew could not see them come back with Chantel.

“ What happened, where Chantel? Why didn’t you come back with her?” He ask and Claire yells at them to speak up.

“ We are sorry sir but we lost tract with her” he says and Andrew yells.

“ What!?? How could you lost tract with her? You know what, I want you to look for her and bring her back to the house as soon as possible” he says and he yells at them to get out from his sight and they left and Claire wake to couch and she has seat and cry and Andrew walks cooed to her and he calm her down.

“ I thought we were going to have children but Chantel spoiled the chance for me, she wants to make me barren, she wants the whole world to laugh at me” she says and Andrew hold her hand.

“ I will never let that happen baby, I will make sure I teach a lesson for maki g you she’d tears, she will be pushed for what she did, she would be found because she has no where to go, i will make sure we found her at all cost, it’s a promise from me to you” he says and he hugs Claire tight and her cellphone rings and she brings out her cellphone from her pant pocket and she stare at the call ID and it’s her mum calling and she pick up the call.

“ Hello mum!” She says and she couldn’t control emotions and her mum notice that she crying.

“ Dear! Are you alright?” Her mum ask because she could hear her voice that she crying.

“ Not at all mum, I just need you by my side to console me right now” she says and mum wonders what could be the problem or maybe she lost her pregnancy because she lied to her mum that she lost her pregnancy.

“ Alright dear, I will board a flight to California right now” her mum says and she is already worried.

“ Are you sure you can still making to California. Mum I don’t want to bother you to much because I am sure you must be stressed after your office work and I know how the Washington traffic can be stressful” she says.

“ You should not worry dear, I will be in my way.” Her mum says and she ends the call and she orders for a ticket to California.

“ My mum will be coming today, I told her to stay but sue insisted that she will come today” she says and Andrew looks on.

Henry drove to his big mansion and they both get down from the car and they walks into the living room and Henry drop his briefcase.

“ Welcome to my house” he says and Chantel looks around the house.

“ You have a very beautiful house” she says and Henry smile.

“ Thank you” he says and he called his maid and he introduced them to Chantel and he introduced Chantel to them and he told them to show Chantel to her room and Chantel went with them, the maid showed Chantel to her room and the maid help Henry with his briefcase and Henry walks upstairs to Chantel’s room and he knocked.

“ Can I come in?” He ask and Chantel answered him “yes” he opens the door and he enters.

“ Why would you ask me for my permission before entering the room? This is your house” she says and Henry walks closer to her and he hold her hand.

“ Make yourself comfortable, because I gave you a shelter does not mean that I can badge into your room anytime I like so whenever I want to come in, I will have to knock” he says and Chanel smiles.

“ Alright, you want to treat me as your guest” she says and she laugh.

“ No, I am treating you as my friend I use to know long time ago” he says and Chantel looks into his eyes and she regret that she is already pregnant and Henry might never be interested in her again.

“ What are you thinking about?” He ask and Chantel remove her hand from his and she walks to the other side closer to the window.

“ Nothing, I am fine” she says and she is already Shedding tears.

“ I know what you are thinking about” he says and Chante stare at him and she walks closer to him.

“ I know you are thinking about this invisible man that got you pregnant but this is a promise from me to you. I will always protect you and always be by your side, I will make sure you get justice, I will take care of you and your unborn children” he says and Chantel get emotional and sue bush him.

“ Thank you” she says and she could hold her emotions.

It’s already 9pm in the evening and a car drove into the Smith compound and Claire peep from the window and she saw the driver bringing out a suitcase from the boot of the car and she saw her mum coming down from the car and she ran to outside to embrace her mum.

“ Mum! I have missed you so much” she says and he mum hugs her tight.

“ I miss you so much too dear” her mum says and she walks her mum into the living room and the maids take her mum’s suitcase to the guest room and her mum notice that she is not pregnant.

“ I thought as much when you do emotional on the phone” she says and Claire wonders why her mum said so.

“ How do you mean mum?” She ask and her mum point at her belly and she put her head down because she could remember lying to her mum that she was pregnant.

“ I know the way you were emotional on the phone, it’s means you lost your pregnancy but you shouldn’t worry, I am sure you get pregnant again” her mum says and Andrew walks into the living room and she embrace Claire mum.

“ How are you doing Andrew?” She ask and Andrew smiled and replied he is fine.

“ I am sorry for the lost of your baby” Claire’s mum says and Andrew and Claire stare at each other.

“ Ehmm.. it’s fine but I guess, I will leave you both to speak. I will be upstairs in the room” he says and he kiss Claire on the forehead and he left them both.

“ Dear! Listen to me, you do not need to worry to much because you will be fine because this is not end of the world” her mum says and Claire’s eyes was filled with tears.

“ Mum! I have a confession to make” she says and her mum wonders what is it she wants to confess and they both walk to the couch and have their seat.

“ What is it you want to confess to me?” Her mum ask and she hold her mum’s hand.

“ I lied ti you mum that I was pregnant but the truth is that I was never pregnant” she says and her mum dropped her hands.

“ What do you mean?” Her mum ask and Claire could not looks at her mum in the face.

“ Some months ago, the doctor confirmed to me and Andrew that I am barren and I can try the children of my own so I was so angry and frustrated so Andrew and I decided to drug our personal maid Chantel so he could have sec with her and she will not know what happened and some weeks later, the confirmed that she was and I was so happy that I would become a mother and some a the doctor discovered that she was having twins and Andre and I were very happy but now she is no where to be found, she wants the world to make fun of me, she wants everyone to know my secret that I am barren after I and Andrew have a job and a shelter because she is an orphan and have no one” she says and she cried.

“ You did all of this and you didn’t Carried me along? If you had tell me about all this, I would have found someone else for you that will not disappoint you. Now she does not even know who the father of her children is. Poor girl” her mum says mad Claire at her.

“ What is your plan now? What are you going to do?” Her mum ask and Claire thought of if that stepsister Chantel was still in the family she would been helpful.

“ Only of you didn’t chase Chantel away, she would have been useful to me and she will never think of running away like my maid did” she says.

“ I did this for your own good Claire. I had to chase her away so that she will not have share in your father’s properties, I was scared because when I sent you Canada to study your dad was showing her a lot of love and I was scared she might win your dad’s heart that is why I decided to move to Washington with our dad so that she will never know about our whereabouts” her mum says and then she remembered that Claire’s maid is also Chantel.

“ What is your maid’s name again?” Her mum ask.

“ I know what you are thinking mum, she is not the same Chantel we know. Why won’t I recognize my own stepsister even though I hate her” Claire says.

“ You went to Canada when you were ten and it’s possible you don’t recognize her again because it’s been a very long while” her mum says and Claire also think about it.

“ You said that, she is an orphan?” Her mum ask and Claire nods her head yes.

“ Yes mum” she replied.

“ Do you have a clear picture of her?” Her mum ask and Claire remembered that she kept a selfie they took together when they found out she was pregnant.

“ Yes mum, I was a picture of her. Give me some minutes” she says and she search for the picture on her cellphone and she found it and she show to her mum.

“ Have a look mum” she says and her mum recognize her well because she was already a teen when she chase her away and mum stood up and stare at her.

“ It’s Chantel your stepsister” her mum says and Claire got shocked.

“ What? What have I done? This could lose me to loose my husband” she says and her mum told her to have seat and they both seated.

“ How do you mean?” Her mum ask.

“ Andrew needs this children badly and he will never let them go and if he found out that Chantel is my stepsister, I don’t know what might happen, I can’t afford to lose Andrew just as I lost Henry in her hand years back and I am very happy that she will never lay her eyes on Henry again” she says in anger.

“ Forget about Henry about Henry and focus on Andrew. Remember you are married and Andrew is also powerful and rich. Henry is now your past. I heard that Henry is back to the country and he came looking for us but I told him that Chantel left the house and I told I am now in Washington”her mum says and Claire still one to meet with Henry.

“ Do you have Henry’s contacts mum? Why didn’t you tell me since all this whole mum?” She ask.

“ I do not have his contact and I know if I had told you then you will be distracted from your marriage you been building” her mum says.

“ Henry and I are just childhood friend and it’s not bad idea if I see him once again” she says.

“ It’s a bad idea because if you meet him something might happen between the two of you because you still have feeling for him” her mum says.

“ It’s not bad if I know how feel on bed even though it’s once” she says and he mum hit her hard on the face.

“ I did not raise you that way, you are married and you should respect your home. I thought you do not want to lose your husband to stepsister, I thought you love ” her mum says.

“ I love m’y husband I can’t never lose him to that stupid Chantel” she says.

“ Then work on how to find her and kill her so those kids can be yours. Remember the same blood runs inside of you and Chantel so it’s not bad if your turns Chantel’s children to yours” her mum says and Claire tho is out it and sue smiles.

“ You are right mum, but I do not have any idea where she is” she says.

“ You should worry that is why I am here with you, I will make sure we find her, she will still be within California, she can’t cater for herself so tell how will she cater for the kids, I always have my way to do thing, I will find her that is promise from me to you Claire. Anything to make you happy” her mum says and she hugs her mum.

“ Thank you mum” she says.

“ Don’t mention dear, you are my daughter and I will do anything for you” her mum says.

“ How is dad doing?” She ask.

“ He has been busy with work, he is fine” she says and she is already plain her head how to know Chantels whereabouts.