"You know the person?", Mike asked, wondering what was going on."Umm... yes," Angela replied. "He's umm... just forget about it. It's not relevant now."But Mike cleared his throat, clearly indicating that he was not going to forget about it so easily. "Excuse me," he said, addressing both women, "you invited me to handle this case and that is what I will do to the best of my limited ability, but it will be no easy task to achieve the goal if you women keep any information concerning this case or those involved in it to yourselves. You'd only be tying my hands.""Well," Angela shrugged, "I don't see how this relates to the case, but if you must know, that gentleman was once our CEO.""Oh, I see," Mike nodded thoughtfully, waiting for her to volunteer more information, but instead, she kept her lips sealed. It was Mara who spoke."I'm not sure but I... I think the new CEO is the one backing Mel to do all these things to Leo.""Interesting. By the way, who is this Mel to you?""Hasn't
Later that day, in the early evening, Mara grabbed little Leo again and made the journey to the police station."You again? Is there a problem?", the officer at the front desk asked."No. I came to see my boyfriend," Mara replied."Sorry, it's late. You'll have to come back tomorrow. He's had enough visits for the day. His lawyer had also come to see him not too long ago.""Oh okay. What about food? Can I...""Don't worry," the officer assured her. "He's well fed here. If you have an important message, we can pass it along.""Ummm... not really. Just... just send him my love. And say that Leo misses him too. And we'll love to have him back home very soon. And Angela has promised that everything will be okay. And...""Oh, don’t worry. That’s alright. I’m sure he’ll understand,” the officer nodded with a prim smile.Mara got the message immediately and said goodbye to her and turned around to go home.***The next day, Mara woke up from bed as early as possible and rushed into the kitch
It didn't take much for Mara to be admitted into the prison, but she had to wait for over an hour since it was not yet time for inmates to see visitors. Luckily, little Leo was asleep, so there was no fear of getting distracted by the riots of a hungry young boss. She sat there, watching keenly as each inmate was brought out and shown to the table they were to sit. Virtually all of them recognised their visitors instantly and the result was a happy, or in some cases, a rapturous greeting. This only made Mara long for a family of her own. Yes, she had her two Leos, but it wasn't official yet. She had no ring on her finger yet and she had no idea if he would be happy with the fact that she was continually referring to him as her boyfriend. She couldn't help but wonder what he would do if he knew. Would he laugh It off, be surprised, or would he ask her to stop it? But no matter what, she had made up her mind to talk to him about them the moment he got out of prison. She was tired of wa
When Mara got back home, she had hardly stepped past the doorway when she got a call. She put little Leo who was now awake down on the couch and grabbed her phone. Looking at the screen, she found that it was Angela calling. Good. She had wanted to call her too at the very first opportunity."Morning boss," she said into the phone as she tapped 'Answer'."Morning Mara. How are you? How's the little man? How are things with um... your boyfriend?"Mara smiled at her obvious confusion and indecision. It would certainly take her some time to get used to thinking of their ex-CEO as her boyfriend."All fine. Everything’s okay. Thank you, boss.""It's nothing. Will you come to work on Monday?"Mara didn't even think before answering. "No. They say Leo will be released on Monday.""Oh okay. That's fine. See you on Tuesday then? Or do you want the entire week off for cuddling and other private matters?""I have no idea what you mean, boss," Mara lied, unable to keep smiles off her face. She re
The next day, Mara woke up as early as she could and went straight to see how the little man was doing. Fortunately, he was still asleep. She felt relieved as she tiptoed out of the nursery. His being awake would put serious pressure on her and she didn't want that. Her next destination was the kitchen. The first thing she did there was to prepare little Leo's breakfast just in case he woke up sooner. After that, she went straight to making her own food, but there was a little dilemma. Should she make some to take to Leo too? Would the guard agree to help like he had done the previous day? Or would she need to bribe him today to make it worth his while? Wouldn't he be offended by such a bribe? With all these thoughts running through her head, Mara had no idea what to do. If given the slightest chance, she would take food to Leo three times a day and even spoon-feed him too like he had done for her when Mel hit her. In fact, she wanted to reciprocate all the sweet gestures she had rec
Several minutes after her dear Leo had gone away with the guard, Mara still sat there staring into space with a big and happy smile on her face as she daydreamed on how beautiful and charming their marriage would be. She wouldn't mind having a few more children if he wanted them and she would try to make sure that they spend every evening of their lives together, playing, laughing and telling naughty stories to each other. She wanted a married life that her father and stepmother never had, and for her children, she wanted a childhood that she never had and she had no doubt in her mind that Leo was the perfect man with whom she would make it all happen and she the perfect woman that Leo needed to make it happen for himself too.Eventually, it wasn't the guards but the waking up of little Leo that reminded Mara that she needed to go back home. But despite all that had happened and all she had in her mind, she still didn't forget to put the food she had brought under the table for Leo. N
The threshold of the house seemed to have a special ability to wake little Leo. Just like the previous day, the moment she stepped past the threshold, little Leo woke up."Welcome back to the world of the wakeful, little boss," Mara greeted him with a kiss as she unstrapped him and lay him down on his back on the couch. "Let me go prepare food, okay?"But he was more concerned with rubbing his eyes and stretching his legs. She left him and went straight to the kitchen. Lunch should be ready before he would begin his protest. She brought out the utensils for the preparation of his meal and after ensuring that they were clean, she reached into the cupboard to grab the ingredients for his food, but lo and behold, there was virtually nothing left."Oh my God," Mara gasped. What would she do now? Little Leo would not accept anything less than his food. Oh, how she wished Leo was around. This was one of those times she needed him by her side. Ugh! She put the things aside and walked quietly
Mara was stunned. Her shock was so great that her jaw went slack and her mouth was wide open. But she quickly recovered herself and shut her mouth up. What on Earth was wrong with the man? Did he have amnesia or dementia or something worse that had affected his memory? She blinked her eyes to see if he would vanish, but he was still there. Obviously, he was not a figment of her imagination. Then how on Earth could he ask such a crazy question?"You turned your back on me and abandoned me. What else was I supposed to do?", Mara questioned, looking straight into his eyes. Now, it was his turn to be confused."What... I don't understand what you mean. I never turned my back on you, Mara. Never. And I never thought of abandoning you. Not even once. Why would I do such a thing?"Mara wanted to laugh, but the laughter just wouldn't come out. This was one hell of a comedy show. It was so funny that she could not find it funny."Look, papa," she said with all seriousness, "if you changed your