Years after.After Joshua had been broken and gone cold.“You want to change your first name? Mr Joshua?.” The woman behind the glass asked as she stared at the document placed on the counter.Joshua nodded with a flushed look on his face.“Okay Sir, and what will you change it to?.”“Xavier.”——It was the morning already, at exactly 4:30 am the alarm on Vannessa's wall rang out as her whole life depended on that sound. Vanessa's constant turning, groaning, and covering of ears only confirmed her consciousness. "Arrrrgh, good Heavens. Who gets woken rudely by a clock they bought with their money and accommodates at their home?" Vanessa said she kicked hard the duvet out of her body, her legs on the floor, and staggered into the bathroom. It was Vanessa's second week at her bakery store and wasn't going to let any bad energy in, she struggled all her life because was able to set up that bakery store in the heart of town where most rich men lived. Although on her first week there,
" You need a fruit bread huh ? ", Vanessa referred to him.He nodded, " Yeah ! Make it three and tell me the amount including the cupcake ".She giggled, " You don't need to pay for the cupcake, it's a waste."" And it's your loss. Get Chloe one of the cupcakes, and tell me the total amount of the two cupcakes and three breadfruits ", he stated vividly to her hearing.She nodded and left to get it all. Within seconds, she was back with the items well-packaged. She handed it over to Chloe who had already stretched her hand to have it." Thank you so much, ma'am Vanessa. I love your cupcakes ", little Chloe commented cheerfully.She smiled at her, " Thank you too sweetheart, I love you "." I love you too ", she replied.For the time since he met Vanessa, he smiled while staring at the two. He loved the communication going on between them." She's my last daughter, and I'm his father. Nice meeting you dear, I'm Mr Xavier Brown ", he declared while getting on his foot.Vanessa chuckled,
The intense wind blew Chloe's hair, she loved how it smoothed on her skin and how the decorated flowers danced to its movement.She has been sitting on the veranda for more than five minutes now, yet didn't feel lonely.At this time, she had a lot of thoughts roaming in her head. It's all about ma'am Vanessa. This lady is creating in her mind all day long.From the first day she set her eyes on her, she loved everything about the lady." Why's my little sister sitting here all alone? She must be hungry right ? ", Came a familiar voice from her side.It's her brother. It is Ben.She adjusted by letting him get seated, " I want to go see ma'am Vanessa ", she stated.His brows furrowed. That sounds funny though." And who's that you're talking about ? ", He questioned her.She turned to face him, " A beautiful lady that owns a bakery some miles away from here. She's gorgeous and you won't believe it. I loved her from the first day I set foot in her bakery shop to get a cupcake. She's so
Vanessa was still all ears to what Chloe was about to say, she kept wondering what was running in the mind of such a little girl."I'll get back to you, ma'am Vanessa. I need to speak to my dad about it first before making decisions, that's because he will help me sort it out."Chloe stated.Nessa watched the little girl climb down from her thigh, she headed out of her bakery without taking a glance backward."My little angel will always trigger me. I wonder who the mother is and how she will always feel when staring at her daughter," Vanessa muttered silently while moving towards the oven.Chloe took to her heels and left back home in a haste, she met her siblings sitting at the veranda discussing a particular issue she doesn't care to know.Their eyes met and they two moved towards her Instantly."Why would you always be disobedient? I ordered you not to leave and I'll get you the cupcake, but you turned deaf ears to my order," Tracy scolded her.She contorted her face while taking a
Xavier was deep asleep when a heavy and continuous knock began hitting his ears. He wondered who the soul waking him up was.His eyes darted at the wall clock instantly, it was 11 pm.He gasped and turned to the door as it was ripped open. Chloe dashed in and shut it again.To be precise, a single smile wasn't on her face, she frowned like never before. He couldn't invent the last time she was in such a mood.He watched her as she moved closer to the bed and sat on it. The promise she made in the daytime sounded in her ear again.She wouldn't let him rest until her request is granted."My angel, what's wrong with you? You aren't sleeping."He referred to her daughter who bent her head in sorrow.She glanced at him and bent her head again, "I can't sleep dad, the only person in my mind is ma'am Vanessa and I want her beside me.""Do you ever know that the lady is already asleep at her comfort home, while you're here thinking about her, "Xavier uttered?She hissed, throwing the pillow aw
The wall clock ticked to her hearing, it wasn't that loud in sound, but because she was deep in thought, it sounded noisy to her.She kept glaring at the clock but was unable to take action towards it. There is nothing she can do to it other than to stop it from ticking which she doesn't want to do.Her eyes found her well-arranged bed, and her lips pulled into a slight smile. She needs to go to bed now rather than sticking herself into a thought that seems like forever.She climbed onto the bed and enveloped herself with the blanket, trying so much to fall asleep but she couldn't.What the hell is truly wrong with her? Is she truly okay or just trying to comfort herself when she can't? Those questions continuously rang in her ear but she couldn't get an answer to them.It's vivid that she can't sleep, she can't shut her eyes down for some minutes again. The only image that keeps appearing on her face is little Chloe and her father.The only discussion running in her head is that whic
Chloe stared at the lady standing before her, she wasn't able to smile nor was she able to break out in tears.But the truth be told, she wasn't expecting the lady she met. She had thought of setting her eyes on Vanessa once she let the door open, only for her to come in contact with a stranger.She stepped towards her dad and gripped his palm, like it wasn't much for her, she wrapped her palm around his waist.Lilian stepped closer to Xavier, she embraced her while he placed a kiss on her lips."I forbid this to ever happen. Don't tell me you're so serious about getting a wife dad, we don't need any woman in this home, or you think we're joking about it?" Tracy yelled at him.Lilian was so shocked, she couldn't believe the children would screech at their father just because of her presence."She's my wife, you got it right?""You don't need anyone to replace mum in this house, not as a wife or a mother. Dad, we love being without any, just tell her to leave please." Ben shrieked.Xav
There was silence in the room. Xavier glanced at his children while Lilian couldn't stop glaring at the lady standing some miles away from her fiance."Dad, ma'am Vanessa is here and you're looking off. Let's discuss this so she can go." Chloe referred to her father.He stood on his feet and headed towards the direction Vanessa stood. At a time, he turned to face his children."This is Miss Vanessa, why not offer her a seat?" He commented.Tracy let out a loud hiss and got seated while Ben looked off them as he was already seated all this while.He pretended that nothing had happened. "Thank you for coming, Vanessa. You can have a seat first.""Do you have a seat? Who the hell is she by the way?" Lilian asked him.He smiled. "She's Vanessa, I'll be employing her soon to babysit Chloe for peace to reign in this home."Chloe smiled expressing how happy she was, she glanced at her siblings to get how irritated they felt."Does it mean that I can't babysit Chloe? Employing someone else wh