Chapter 011

Lily

“I came for answers,” I said in a flat tone, my father's expression hardened, I could tell that he was already irritated and I had not yet said what I wanted.

“What nonsense are you talking about now,” he said dismissively. In the past, his tone would make me flinch and apologize profusely for wasting his time, but not today.

“Three years ago,” I began, each word deliberate, “ I was told that I could never have children, that I was infertile and had a zero chance.” I stared at them instinctively, then I saw it, a flicker passed between them, but they masked it again.

My heart thudded in my chest as I continued, “ but now,” my voice was tight in my throat, I was struggling despite how controlled I tried to be, “ I've found out that it wasn't true, the diagnosis was all fake.”

They stared at me blankly, as if I wasn't supposed to figure out what was being hidden.

“If I remember correctly, I was with you,” I pointed to Clara,” she glared back at me, “ you're the one who recommended the doctor,” I felt dizzy, I could barely stand, my feet felt cold, my blood ran stingy through my veins. “Why would you do this, I mean haven't you taken enough already?”

Clara's laugh rang in the air, I froze for a moment, this witch was very audacious, but laughing right now, I wanted to jump and beat the shit out of her.

“Oh, you poor thing,” she said almost amused, as she shook her head, “ you actually came all this way for that?”

My stomach dropped, they were not even denying it, they seemed so proud of their sins being read to them. My father leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees as he looked at me with cold eyes like I was something beneath him. Then he opened his mouth.

“Yes,” he said flatly, “ we did it.” His words hit me like a hedge hammer, I wasn't expecting him to be working with them. What did I ever do to deserve a blind father.

“Wh…what?” I asked in a choked voice just to make sure I heard that right.

Clara wore that cruel smile, “ what, didn't you want to know? Now you have your answers, it isn't so hard to arrange a fake diagnosis when your pockets are full.”

My breath hitched for a moment, how cruel could these people do, it's like it was their duty to make me miserable in this life.

“You..” my voice cracked before I could stop it, “you made me believe that I was..”

“Infertile?” My dad cut me off in a bored tone. “Yes…we did and?”

I narrowed my eyes. “But why, what did I ever do to you?”

Clara's eyes gleamed, “because you were in the way.”

“ What do you mean?”

“ You think you could just have a good life, a rich husband, the Thompson name, infact your sister said she liked your husband, she couldn't eat because of it, we had to do something.”

Are these people serious, so they went through all this so that Vivian could have Nolan. I let out a laugh. “Is that the same thing that you did?” I asked Clara.

She gave me a bloody stare. “How dare you?”

“How dare I? I'm just laying out the facts for you. Did the world run out of men, or is it that you just love being mistresses?”

Clara wanted to stand up, but Patrick held her.

“ You ruined my life.”

Clara rolled her eyes, “ oh please, if your husband left you that easily, maybe there wasn't much to ruin.”

Maybe she was right on that part, Nolan didn't really love me, I wonder why I did wrong, one day he just snapped then began acting so distant towards me.

Clara's phone rang and she excused herself to pick it. My father turned his gaze towards the television. “ If there's nothing else, please leave my house,” he said, his eyes never leaving the TV.

I was about to protest but I chose not to, I already had my answers, but that did not lift the weight off my shoulders like I had expected. I turned around and walked towards the door, each footstep heavy. I twisted the door knob when my phone rang. It was a call from the hospital.

I answered it almost immediately, my heart hammered in my chest, I wasn't prepared for another bad news, “hello ma'am, we are calling to inform you that your mother has woken up.”

I stayed silent for a second. Something stirred inside me, relief washed through me. Some good news finally. “I'll be right there,” I said hurriedly before hanging up. I saw light at the end of the tunnel, she was finally awake, tears of joy filled my eyes.

I walked out of the villa, and hailed a taxi. “To the Thompson corp hospital,” I instructed the driver. He nodded then pulled off.