Chapter 6. Sonya's suspicions

"Amanda, where's Alan? Why does Alana go to school alone?" asked William, his boss's ex-wife, who no longer wanted to be called madam because she was no longer Henry's wife.

 

"Alan has a fever, so he doesn't go to school," Amanda replied. Willy, I'm not ready to tell Henry about all this," Amanda said while turning to the little girl lying down.

 

"I will only say something to the boss once I get your approval. You relax; I'll take care of everything. You'll be fine."

 

William was willing to do anything for the good of the people his boss loved. Although later hated by Henry.

 

"But I need some clarification. Where else would I find that much money to pay the hospital bills? I refused Henry's help because I was afraid he knew everything."

 

Amanda was downcast. She had no choice but to refuse the help she needed so that Henry wouldn't discover Alana's identity.

 

"You take it easy, Amanda. I've taken care of Alana's administration. You take good care of Alana and Alan."

 

Amanda straightened her head, then turned to the man looking after her. "Thank you very much, Willy. I've inconvenienced you again."

 

"Henry's boss paid for everything, but you can rest easy. Your secret will remain intact. No matter how your relationship you should still thank him."

 

William wanted Amanda to remain kind to her ex-husband. He didn't want Amanda to antagonize the father of her children even though there was no denying that Henry had hurt Amanda.

 

"Yes." Amanda immediately sent a message to her ex-husband.

 

A message notification popped up on Henry's phone. His eyes rounded as he got the message from his ex-wife.

 

"Thank you for helping me pay off Alana's medical bills. The hospital said nothing, but I'm sure it was you." Henry read the message from his ex-wife while smiling to himself.

 

She still has my cell phone number, Henry said to himself.

 

The man looked happy, like a teenager in love. He reminisced about his time with Amanda. However, a second later, he realized Sonya was waiting for him at the office.

 

Henry rushed to the office after changing his bloodstained clothes. Arriving at the office, Henry went straight to his room to meet Sonya. He opened the door to the room slowly. 

"Good afternoon, Sonya," Henry greeted the woman sitting on the sofa in his office.

 

"What took you so long?" protested Sonya as Henry arrived after an hour of calling.

 

"I went home to shower because my clothes are full of the blood of the little girl I hit," Henry replied, and Sonya nodded in agreement.

 

Henry sat in his work chair while Sonya sat on the sofa near her fiancé's desk.

 

Henry pretended to be busy with his work because he didn't like talking much with Sonya.

 

"Why are you busy by yourself?" Sonya was annoyed that she had waited so long for Henry to tell her about what had happened. "How's the kid doing? Did her parents sue you?"

 

Sonya was curious about what had happened to her fiancé, but he seemed relaxed despite his recent misfortune, which made Sonya suspicious.

 

"She's safe but still has to," Henry replied without looking at Sonya.

 

"You're not lying, are you?" Sonya got up, approached Henry, and sat in the chair before her fiancé's desk. "You don't look like you're in a bad way."

 

"William admitted to hitting the girl," Henry replied casually, "if I did and the parents didn't accept it and went to the police, it would ruin the company."

 

Henry looked briefly at Sonya, then returned to the files he was studying.

 

Henry lied to keep his fiancée from asking too many questions about Alana. Especially if she knew that the girl he had run over was Amanda's daughter, his ex-wife.

 

"You're smart, honey. A boss's hands shouldn't get dirty. Just let William take care of everything. As a subordinate, he must obey whatever you say." Sonya praised Henry for passing the blame to the assistant.

 

"Tell me, what brings you here?" asked Henry, "I can't keep you company for too long."

 

"Henry, why don't you ever be nice to me?" Sonya pouted. She had engaged Henry a few months ago, but he never acted like a future husband.

 

"I have a lot of work," Henry replied, "I don't have much time because there is a new project that will start next month, and I will be busier."

 

Fortunately, there was a new project he could use as an excuse. Even though the project had already started a few months ago, at least he didn't lie about it.

 

"Alright, you just work. I want to be with my boyfriend. I'll wait for you until you work." Sonya sat while watching Henry, who was busy with his files.

 

"As you wish," Henry said curtly.

 

Henry focused on his work without caring about his fiancée's whereabouts. However, when his cell phone rang, Henry stared at the screen smiling, which annoyed Sonya.

 

"Why are you smiling to yourself?" Sonya was suspicious of Henry.

 

"It's okay; I was just laughing at William. He got scolded by the girl's parents, but in the end, the mother apologized because Willy gave her a lot of money."

 

Henry had to lie. There was no way he could say that his ex-wife texted him.

 

"He said he was busy. He didn't even have time to look at his future wife, but he could reply to the assistant's unimportant message."

 

Henry exhaled slowly. "What do you want to talk about?" Henry looked at the clock in his hand. "I'll make some time for you."

 

Henry finally relented. He could never argue with a woman like Sonya, so he pretended to be nice so Sonya wouldn't suspect him again.

 

Sonya enthusiastically told him about her experience. She spoke at length, but Henry did not respond, which made Sonya angry.

 

Henry was busy with his cell phone, smiling every time he looked at it. However, when Sonya told him about herself, Henry didn't care.

 

The woman became very upset and angry with Henry. She also snatched the cell phone from her fiancé's hand, which made Henry furious.

 

"You are so disrespectful, Sonya." Henry stood up and stared at the sexy woman sitting in front of him. "Remember Sonya! I didn't accept this arranged marriage because I like you, but this is our parents' will."

 

'You'll see, I'll bring you to your knees before me,' Sonya thought.