Closing the door to the fridge after taking out a bottle of water, Adam internally rolled his eyes when he sighted Tessie standing at the entrance of the kitchen.
He acted like he didn’t see her, and just focused on the bottled water in his hand.
“11:39 pm. So who were you with, tonight? Natasha, Lucia, Cynthia, Sera or Alicia.” Tessie mocked with her arms folded as she leaned against the wall by the entrance.
Adam gulped down the water from the bottle.
“I bet it was Diane! Where did you guys fuck? In the car, club restroom, your office or in the middle of the road.”
Adam finished the water and tossed the bottle in a nearby bin. He was about to exit the kitchen but Tessie had blocked the way. She was standing in front of him with her arms folded.
“Get the fuck out of the way!” Adam said with gritted teeth, trying to stay calm.
“And what if I don’t? You will tie me up and fuck the shit out of me?”
Within a twinkle of an eye, Adam reached for Tessie’s hand and pushed her out of the way, approaching the staircase that led to his bedroom.
Tessie was tiny and with someone as powerful as Adam, he didn’t find it difficult to clear her out of the road.
“You egoistic bastard! Who gave you the right to touch me with your filthy hands?” Tessie yelled, walking behind him.
“I’ve never met anyone who’s as shameless as you are. You cheat on your wife, you have no ounce of respect for me, You’re the shittest father ever and yet you’re so fucking proud! Who would have thought the world’s most admirable Adam Sleeves would turn out to be a douchebag and a fucking manwhore?`”
Adam was just a few steps away from the staircase when he stopped in his tracks and turned around to face his so-called legally wedded wife.
Tessie swallowed painfully upon seeing Adam’s facial expression.
“One more word from you, I promise that you’re going to regret ever knowing me,” Adam said with so much venom and hatred in his voice but that didn’t stop Tessie from responding to him.
“Regret ever knowing you? Oh, please, I already did a long time ago. And don’t think I’ll ever give in to those mere threats. NEVER!!!”
“Don’t push me to my limits, Woman!” Adam warned, pointing a finger at Tessie.
“Fuck you, Adam Sleeves!!! In fact, I would prefer you lay a hand on me so I can sue your ass and make sure you spend the rest of your existence in jail.”
“You aren’t worth my time!” Adam mumbled, glaring at her. Then he made a u-turn, proceeding to his bedroom, ignoring all of Tessie’s outbursts.
Once Adam got to where could be termed his ‘safe haven’, he made sure he locked the door, then proceeded to undress, after which he took a shower.
Getting all dried and dressed up for the night, He reached for his cellphone on the nightstand and got into bed.
Adam spent a short while on his phone replying to messages and going over a few emails after which he decided to call it a night.
Hardly had Adam closed his eyes when a loud cry came through. With a frown on his face, he sat up. The cry was continuous and that prompted him to get up from the bed.
Stepping out of his room, Adam went straight to where the loud cry was coming from which was just a couple of steps away. Opening the door, he saw his seven-month-old daughter in her crib, crying her eyes out. His four years old son stood beside the crib, pointing one of his younger sister’s toys to her, hoping to calm the little girl but it wasn’t working.
Shutting the door behind him, Adam approached them with fast steps.
“Hi buddy,” He ruffled his son’s hair before reaching for his daughter in the crib.
“Fuck!” He cursed silently when he felt her temperature.
“It’s okay, darling.” He whispered as he gently placed her on his chest.
“But Martha should be here!” Adam mumbled, referring to his children’s nanny.
“Martha is no more!” Calvin, Adam’s four year old whispered.
Adam frowned, “What do you mean?”
“Wait, do not tell me that your mother sent her packing?” Adam said in disbelief.
“Martha was about to give us food when she got into a fight with Mommy. Mommy hit her and told her to leave the house.”
“Oh, God!” Adam mumbled as he ran his free fingers through his slightly wet hair. He held his daughter well with the other hand.
“But you’ve had dinner already haven’t you?” He asked, hopefully.
Calvin shook his head.
“Tessie didn’t give you food?” He asked in shock.
Calvin shook his head again.
“She sent me to my room after hitting Martha.”
“Later, I got so hungry so I went to the kitchen to take some cookies for me and Anna. I didn’t mean to take it Daddy but I was too hungry.” The little boy said with remorse in his eyes.
“It’s okay, buddy. Come let me get you something to eat.” He connected his hand with Calvin’s own and led him out of the room with Anna in his arms. The little girl had calmed down a little but he could still hear her soft sniffle.
On getting to the kitchen, Adam placed a now calmed Anna on her high chair, then he helped Calvin sit on the stool.
Adam couldn’t be more grateful that his son requested cereal because that was literally one of the few things he knew how to make.
While Calvin dug in, He went ahead to make Anna’s formula. He waited a while for the milk to be warm, then he took the little girl out of her high chair and fed her. He didn’t care that his children were eating at almost midnight. It was better than them going to bed on an empty stomach.
Once done, Adam cleaned both kids up, then burped Anna.
“I’ll have to take your sister to the hospital tomorrow. I think she’s coming up with a fever.” Adam mumbled, feeling the temperature on Anna’s forehead with his palm.
Calvin nodded. “But we don’t have a nanny anymore! Who’s going to look after us?”
Adam sighed internally. “Don’t worry, I’ll figure something out.”
Turning off the kitchen lights, Adam exited the kitchen with his children. He had no idea why but instead of taking them to their various rooms, He took both Anna and Calvin to his room.
Little Anna who was in his arms still had a little temperature and that prompted him to pick up his phone. He was sceptical about her pediatrician picking up the call at past midnight but he still wanted to make an attempt.
Adam was almost giving up when she eventually answered. He heaved a sigh of relief and explained the reason for his urgent call. The doctor told him what to do and he proceeded to do just that after he ended the call.
“You want to come with me while I give your sister a bath?” Adam asked his son who nodded immediately and they all proceeded to Anna’s room. He gave her a lukewarm bath, dried and wore a lightweight cloth for her as compared to the heavyweight clothing she was putting on. He went over to where her medications were and gave her the particular vitamin prescribed by the doctor.
Once done, they all went back to his room. Feeling Anna’s temperature, Adam was relieved to know it had gone down a little. He could see that his little girl was feeling sleepy so he rocked her to bed.
Once She was fast asleep, Adam gently placed her in the middle of his king-sized bed. He covered her body with a light blanket he took from her room earlier.
Adam saw Calvin place a soft kiss on her cheek and that made him smile. “You love her, don’t you?”
Calvin nodded. “I love her very much and I hate to see her cry.”
With a sad smile on Adam’s face, he ruffled his Son’s hair.
“You need a haircut, buddy.”
“Martha said so before mommy sent her away.” He mumbled.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take you to get it done.”
“Really?” Calvin said, with a smile tugging at his lips.
“Yeah!” Adam chuckled at his Son’s reaction. He was always so busy that he didn’t have the time to do a lot of things with them so he could guess why Calvin was surprised about wanting to take him for a haircut.
“Can you watch your sister for a while? I need to go see your Mother. I’ll be right back.”
Calvin nodded.
Adam kissed his Son’s forehead before helping himself down from the bed and out of the room.
In a couple of seconds, Adam got to Tessie’s door, then barged in.
Tessie’s room was the biggest and most beautiful in the house since it was the masters’ bedroom. At some point, Adam had to move out of there for his peace of mind. He converted one of the guest rooms to his own.Entering Tessie’s room, Adam saw her lying comfortably on her bed, watching a movie on her Macbook.“What the hell are you doing here?” Tessie asked, pausing the movie the moment She sighted Adam who was a few steps away from her bed.“What sort of useless figure are you? Would you tell me you didn’t hear our daughter when she was crying her lungs out?”
Adam Sleeves opened his eyes at exactly 6:10 am. No matter how late he slept, he was used to waking up early. Looking to his left-hand side, he saw that Anna and Calvin were still fast asleep. He felt Anna’s forehead with his palm and instantly heaved a sigh of relief when he didn’t feel any temperature. His plan was to take her to the hospital today if the temperature persisted but now that She was okay, going to the hospital was off their to-do list.Gently getting up from the bed, Adam reached for his laptop, cellphone and made his way over to the sofa on the other side of the room. Once settled, he spent the first forty minutes going through his emails and replying to them, after which he started searching for reliable agencies for nannies. Not finding anything impressive, He picked up his phone and dialed Oliver who picked up after
“Hi, Jess.” He greeted his best friend’s wife.“Hi, best man!” Jessica’s teasing voice came through, making Adam smile. He was the best man during her wedding with his best friend, Oliver, so that has been his nickname since then.“Hope you’re good?”“Yeah, thanks. Ollie told me about you needing a nanny. Fortunately, I got one for you.”“Thank you so much, Jess,” Adam said immediately.
Even though the last time he saw her was when they were teenagers, heaven knew he couldn’t go wrong with her identity. The petite teenager he was very fond of had grown into a beautiful woman. Normal height, her then skinny body was now replaced with well-defined curves which were evident from her knee-length dress. She still maintained her dark wavy hair and even though it’s been years, her face still remained the same, except for the fact that she looked even more beautiful.“Kara????!!!” Adam whispered, not believing the fact that the face that has haunted him in his sleep for over ten years was now looking him back in the eye.“Good evening, Sir, I’m here to see Mr Sleeves.” She said in a professional tone, soun
Heaving a long sigh, Adam exited Calvin’s room and proceeded to his own bedroom. He took out his phone from his pocket and decided to call Oliver. He needed someone to talk to before he went crazy.Oliver picked up immediately as if expecting his best friend’s call. “Hi, Mate,”“Ollie,” Adam said, then sighed, not even knowing how to begin the conversation.“You sound troubled. What’s going on?” Oliver asked, getting worried.“The nanny Jessica got for us arrived some minutes ago.&rdquo
“Good evening, Boss.” The deep voice came through from the other end.“Hugh, I have a job for you and I need you to get me answers as soon as you can.”“Sure, boss. Anything for you.”“Remember the investigation you carried out on Katherine Gold years ago that you couldn’t come up with anything?”“Yes, I do.”“I think I know why you or anyone else couldn’t find anything o
Adam felt Helen freeze under him because She was taken aback by his actions but Adam couldn’t care less. She was not giving him any entrance so he did what he had to. He used his left hand to hold her hands still over her head and then grabbed her ass with his right hand.Helen unconsciously gave him the entrance he needed as She let out a small yelp. Adam wasted no time in kissing her. A little forced but passionate one. The moment he noticed Helen fighting him, to get out of his hold, he let go of her. Helen wasted no time in hitting him hard across his face. Her face flushed and her chest rising and falling.Adam could have avoided being hit by her but he let Helen have her way. He was finally getting a reaction out of her which was wha
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON“So, that’s all I’m faced with. You all should tell me what to do because I don’t know how much longer I can keep calm.” Adam said, massaging his temple with his left hand. He was seated on a couch across from Oliver and his wife, Jessica.“I honestly had no idea She was related to you, Adam. I’m so sorry.” Jessica’s remorse voice came through.“You’ve got nothing to be sorry for, Jess. I think I should be thanking you instead. You have no fucking idea how far I went in searching for her. It was as if She disappeared from the face of the earth. I couldn’t