Clara decided to visit Melanie after what she heard from Jamal concerning her. She got to her uncle's house and surprisingly, the front door was locked.She knocked and Melanie hurriedly opened the door, shouting.“I thought I asked you to leave-” Melanie said.She thought it was Jamal who knocked and that was why she locked the door in the first place, to prevent him from coming in.“Okay?” Clara said, shocked.She didn't expect such a welcome but she took it anyway.“I'm sorry, I thought you were,” Melanie paused.“Sorry about that,” she said.“Who did you ask to leave?” Clara asked.“It's fine, it's nothing,” Melanie tried to.She didn't want to elongate the topic so she decided not to say anything about it.“It is something and I know it,” Clara observed.Melanie was tired of being persuaded to talk about it.“Yes, there is something, happy?” Melanie said curtly.“Was it Jamal?” Clara asked.She knew it was only him that could make Melanie act out of place or vice versa.Melanie s

Clara was in Jamal's stepfamily's house but all the while, she kept avoiding Martins. She didn't sit close to him as she used to before now, she didn't look in his direction, and she avoided everything that concerned him.“Nathan said there is good news,” Martins said.He looked in Clara's direction like he was talking to her but she didn't even spare him a glance. He noticed that ever since he had that private conversation with her about not being close enough and marriage, Clara had been avoiding him.“Yes, Mr. Graham has finally allowed us to do what we like,” Nathan said.“What do you mean?” Clara asked Nathan.“Mr. Graham called me yesterday and said he has a job for us all,” Nathan announced.He was smiling, he could finally do what he felt like doing.“That is kind of suspicious, don't you think so?” Clara stated the obvious.“How?” Nathan asked.“Previously, he would not want us to be part of his grand plan,” Clara stressed the words, grand plan.“But now he wants all of us to

James hurriedly went to the living room where he knew he would meet everyone, he had to warn them about Clara no matter what.“M-m-mo-mo-ther,” he called out.He didn't know how he would tell them because of his retarded speech but he was determined to try.No one looked in his direction when he called, not even his mother.“M-m-m-mo-mom,” he struggled.He moved closer to her and shook her violently.“What! What is it?!,” Madam Felicia said, irritated.She could not understand why God gave her such a child. If she had known he would turn out to be a liability, she would have aborted him without a second thought.“I-I-I-I y-y-you ne-ne-n-,” he was speaking.“Can't you speak properly? Must it take you a whole day to say just one sentence?” Madam Felicia flared up.“C-c-c-cla-cla-,” James kept struggling.“You want me to clap for you? You fool!” Madam Felicia continued.Madam Felicia felt ashamed of James and somehow, she felt her original child was exchanged by mistake at the hospital.

Jamal, Clara, and Dennis made plans to unveil who Mr. Graham was. Clara already got information from Jamal's stepfamily that Mr. Graham would be going to his club for a meeting, so they planned to follow Mr. Graham to find out more about him.“Clara and I will keep track of his movements from afar, check his routines, and maybe find out more,” Dennis confirmed.“Alright, just be careful and make sure nobody notices your presence, he has a lot of men to protect him,” Jamal advised.Dennis and Clara had been following Mr. Graham for a while when they saw something that caught their attention.Mr. Graham was standing in front of an unknown building but he was with a lady, she seemed to be fond of him, and that piqued Dennis's and Clara's interest.Who could that be? Clara asked within herself.“Strangely, Mr. Graham would be having a conversation with someone that isn't his man in front of a building, outside his car, don't you think?” Clara observed.It did not seem formal and it looked

When Melanie was done with her shopping, she decided to stop by Mr. Graham's house to see him. She called Mr. Graham to notify him of her presence and after that, the gate automatically opened.She parked right behind Mr. Graham's car and stepped out of her car, into his house.“It is nice to see you again, Milady,” Mr. Graham smirked.“It's Melanie,” Melanie said, rolling her eyes.Gentleman my ass, Melanie spoke within herself. She was careful around him, she didn't want him catching any feelings for her because that always happens with every guy she tries to be nice to.“Thought you wouldn't come,” Mr. Graham stated.“Why would you say that?” She asked.“Because you are one woman that is hard to please,” Mr. Graham revealed.Melanie chuckled and smiled. She had always been like that with every man except Jamal and she intended to keep it that way for the longest time.Mr. Graham took her inside, giving her a haul of his house. He didn't know why but all he wanted to do was to pleas