LOGINClara stood facing a full length mirror. It was 6:30 pm as she was in a fitting room trying the red gown. Arthur had sent it over at noon and she had been anticipating how their outing will be, but now. Standing in front of the mirror in the dress she couldn't describe her feelings anymore.The gown was embroidered with beautiful golden patterns on the breast part and the dart from her burst to her waist was also pleated with a gold thread. The gown has two slits at each side, giving it the seductive look, and Her curves did justice to the gown. On her foot was a red heel and she held a small golden purse. Her appearance screams sexy and her face was make-up free.Her phone on the dressing table rang and she took it up instantly, her heart beat thumping faster. She picked the call without checking who was calling and her smile froze midway when she heard Kate's voice. She remembered she had blocked her number a while back, she wanted to end the call but Kate stopped her in time, her
Clara woke up feeling refreshed. It was already past ten when she woke up, she felt a little dizzy and had to drink the water by the bed stand. The door opened and Arthur walked in, he was carrying a food tray with steamy hot foods on it.“ Well the beauty decided to wake up,” he said while she blushed. He dropped the food an a small table in the room as he kissed her on the lips. Clara stood up from the bed as she ran to the bathroom, her face flushed red. She came out after washing her face and brushing her teeth. Arthur had prepared a spare brush and towel for her use whenever she's around, even the room he prepared has been filled with clothes and shoes from her favorite brand.Clara say down on the bed as Arthur dished out the food for her, he made sure to bee careful and he even removed all the bones in the fish for her. Clara eyes Sting just by looking at him and when Arthur noticed she looked away and tried cleaning the tear that fell from her eyes. Arthur didn't reprimand her
James staggered home his body reeking of alcohol, movements unstable. The image of what happened few hours ago had been on replay on his mind, he didn't want to believe Clara got with his uncle. He tried walking forward but the lights turned on and Annie came into view. She was in a night robe her hair in a neat bun and her face makeup free. She walked up to him her face ugly in a frown, “ such a disgrace,coming home this late and reeking of alcohol. If the media caught a wimp of it do you think the sterling group won't get affected?”James looked at his mother, really looked at her. All his life his mother hadn't praised him once, she wanted a perfect son he wanted an understanding mom but how could he be perfect? He was mediocre when it comes to business, Clara studied business management in school his mother wanted same, but he had hated business for as long as he could remember. He wanted nothing more than to paint on canvases and sell them on exhibitions. He remembered he had a
Clara sighed for the tenth time, her finger firmly grasping a pen. She had been like that since she came from the hospital and hasn't even had time to eat, the ringing of her phone brought her out of her thoughts and she saw it was Kate. Putting past grudges aside she answered it, first to know why she was calling and second to tell her they are ending their friendship.“ Can we see?” The question came faster, more like her pleading. “ I'm busy just say what you want to say here,” Clara said as Kate sigh from the other end. “ I know you've found out about the salary thing but James only did that because he wanted me to stop mooching off you,” her explanation made Clara Burst out laughing, “ sending you my hard earned money for two years and you think that's not mooching off me?..... If you want to stop mooching off someone you work for your own money, not sit at home being an influencer and still get paid with someone's hard earned money.” Kate was already crying and Clara felt it was
Clara has been gone for five minutes and everyone in the ward was still surprised at how she hadn't even cared about James or considered Annie as an elder, james was the first to recover. “ Mom what was that all about?” He stared accusingly at his mom while trying to stand but the pain from his pelvis couldn't let him stand as Kate had to help him up. “ Why shouting at me?, can't you see how disrespectful she was to me?” Annie felt wronged and angry at the same time. She hadn't expected Clara to talk back at her and definitely not break the engagement herself. Breaking the Engagement was just a way of making her bend to their rules not for her to leave easily. “ Mom do you know Clara already found out her two years pay has been going to Kate?” That question made Annie and Kate surprised. Kate especially felt scared. She might not have been a good friend to Clara but she actually didn't want Clara to find out this way, her affair with James might have been her fault but she had alwa
The ringing of Clara's phone woke her up, she murmured groggily while muttering curses at whoever was disturbing her sleep. Before she could pick it up Arthur beat her to it, he answered it and put it on speaker and soon Annie's angry voice boomed from the other end. “ I want to see you at the city's hospital in twenty minutes time Clara, else my son's ending this engagement with you…..” but Arthur ended the call before she could continue, “ what a luck,” he thought as he helped the already sleepy Clara back to sleep after putting her phone on silent.When Clara woke up again it was already few minutes to nine. Arthur was already dressed up for work, he smiled at her and walked to her, kissing her on the lips. Clara cleaned her lips in disgust while Arthur laughed“ Just get ready, your attention is need in city's hospital, your mother in law called and threatened to end the engagement if you aren't at the hospital in twenty minutes time,” Arthur said while Clara sighed in annoyance.







