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Henry has been avoiding Aria the very moment she introduced Frank to him and somewhat hinted that they were now in a relationship even though he was still nice to her whenever they run into each other every now and then at the parking lot or during the weekend.
Aria couldn't understand his sudden change in attitude but she didn't read much meaning to it either. She has always considered him to be a good friend and that won't change any time soon.
Maybe he has been busy with work at the hospital but even at that, he always found time to hang out with her back when he was working double shift at the same hospital which kind of brought her to the realization that he could be avoiding her on purpose.
That faithful evening, Aria decided to confront Henry about his sudden change in behavior as she patiently waited for him to return from work as usual.
She waited for hours for his return and as soon as she heard his foot steps along the co
*Lunch time with Frank turned out better than she has thought. It was a proposal in disguise. Not a marriage proposal but she got the kind of offer no one has extended to her before.Frank had requested that she accompany him to go see his mom at the Okoji resident at Ikeja.Aria went from being surprised to having a nervous break down within a blink of an eye as she sat there staring at Frank and hoping for it to be a joke but he was dead serious because he seemed to be wearing one of those his facial expression that screamed 'am serious'She didn't know how to react to the news and Frank seem too excited for her to turn him down. Aria wasn't ready and she knew it.Going to meet his mother could be a big deal if not the real deal. She continued to bite down against her lower lips in silent panic as she stared at the couple occupying the next table to their left.They seemed so in love.Was she in love?She took a minute
**Never in Aria's wildest dreams did she imagined she'd be spending the night at the Okoji's resident and on such short notice.No one mentioned she would be sleeping over on her very first day of visitation. At least she would have come prepared and not dressed in an alter necked chiffon with a high waisted skirt.You'd think it was easy to just say no and that will be it. The moment the old lady turned on her charm and even sniff a few tears, she knew she couldn't say no even if she wanted to and just so you know_she even went down with a seizure at the very thought of Aria turning down her request and that my friends was how she ended up spending her very first night at the Okoji resident alongside her boyfriend,in his old bedroom.Aria couldn't bear for them to leave her at that state she was in even though something told her, Frank was indifferent about it much to her disappointment.She was his mom for Christ sake
**Aria realized she was snuggled up against Frank in bed the next morning the moment she opened her eyes.Frank on the other hand was still snoring away with his arm snaked around her waist and holding her in place.She leaned in a bit closely and tracing every features on his face with the tip of her finger. His full eyebrow was perfect, falling against each other in a well defined line. She caressed the bridge of his nose leading to his chiseled cheekbone before pecking him on the side of his lips."I would have really preferred that kiss on my lips you know?" Frank had told her before poking each eye open, one at a time.She jolted back a little at the sound of his voice."So you weren't sleeping?""I was actually waiting for you to kiss me out of my slumber" he replied with a smile."You will have to wait till I brush before you get that kiss"He grabbed hold of her before she could hurry o
Frank drove in the speed of light back to his house and found the course of his predicament waiting just like he had been informed by his butler Larry.His anger was evident at this point as his sight fell on the estranged figure waiting by the side porch leading up to his house.Each step he took towards the unwanted guest took him a step backward, and down memory lane before he finally came to a halt before her.Sandra BasseyThe woman who has cost him so much pain and distress was staring right back at him with the same intensity as he had once remembered.A little smile graced the side of her lip the moment their eyes met for a split second.Those eyes!Those were the same eyes that have lured his senses over the past years and caused him untold pain and even at that, she still has the nerve to show herself at his door step with that same smile on her face.What a hypocrite she truly is..Frank never thought a
"It's about your son!"Those were the only word she needed to grab his attention as Frank whirl around to meet the sly smile on her face."What did you just say to me?"She took the liberty to take two steps closer in order to stand just a breath away from him. Satisfaction evident on her face."You heard me" She gave a careless shrug"..You have a son_our son to be precise but I bet you don't want to hear about him so I will just leave"She began to walk away with a knowing grin on her face. Now she was sure she finally has his full attention if not his whole senses. She was counting on his weakness to do the needful and it did indeed."Wait!" His voice shaking with rage as he called at her.Stopping a few inches away from him, she turned and raised a brow at Frank who took two long stride to stand in front of her.His anger evide
*Frank wished he didn't have to subject the little boy standing before him to needles and pricking but Sandra Bassey has left him with no other choice but to request for a paternity test just to prove that he was indeed his.Frank could see the question in his searching eyes as he stood beside his mother. His brown eyes that was almost hazel was looking at him with keen interest which only reminded him of himself when he was little and very much curious indeed but other than that, he can't seem to find any other resemblance of his on the little boy.Daniel was brown skin and fairly handsome with full lips. He was not more than five, yet he looked like he was older than his actual age.Frank didn't bother to look at his birth certificate that he was presented with. All he wanted was the paternity test results.He walked over to wh
**"Hello lovebirds"Both Aria and Frank had raised a questioning brow at her direction not sure if she was referring to them or not.Sandra reached forward and pulled out a chair for herself and settled down beside them on the table with a smile sprayed across her face.Aria knew she was the same lady they had met at the book launch and also the same one who also happened to be Frank's ex fiancée. What she couldn't understand was her reason for inviting herself over to their table and even worst, acting as though she was welcomed.Frank on the other hand looked more than just bothered by Sandra's presence at their table. He was visibly enraged even though he hasn't said a word to her. The little twitch and unconscious tapping of his left foot against the tiles floor was like a ticking bomb waiting for explosion.Aria had noticed the cynical look in her eyes t
"I guess you have confirmed the test result for yourself as well?" Sandra's eye narrowed with amusement as she sat across from a fuming Frank who arrived at her table not long ago."Just cut the crab and tell me why!_why now? Why did you keep him a secret until now"She gave a careless shrug and just leaned back against the chair."You can say it's because Daniel has grown up to realize that Samuel is not his real Dad or that I want to be a good mother to our son by telling him the truth. It hasn't been easy keeping him a secret all these years you know?""A good mother you say? How did you raise him for five years while another man was claiming to be his father? That sound like a terrible mother to me if not despicable" Frank spat angrily at her.His eyes were bloodshot as he stared into her calculative ones.All he could see was the lies that lay bare behin