After eating, Naomi explained everything to Nicholas, how she was adopted by a man who died at his sixties, her adoptive dad showed her hell, he even raped her.Nicholas couldn't help but weep, he felt sorry that she had to pass through all that.Nicholas wanted to bring her to his house, he asked if she was okay with it.Naomi took some time thinking about it, she finally agreed after much pressure from Nicholas.Nicholas slept in his sister's place overnight, he switched off his phone, Nicholas was so caught up in the moment that he forgot to call home.Back at home, Sophia and Karen were worried, they had tried their phone but it was switched off.“Do you think he is okay?What if something had happened to him?” Karen paced around the room.“Calm down, he will be fine” Sophia said, she tried the number again.“The number you are calling is not available at the moment, please try again later”“Shit!” She cursed.“See, his line has been unavailable for two hours now!” Sophia sighed,
The next morning, Camella came to the house with her luggage.Karen and Sophia were surprised.“What are you doing here?” Karen asked Camella.“I came with my friend,” Camella answered with a smile.She faced Naomi and held her hands.“I brought her here,” Naomi said.“Naomi you have no right to just bring someone in this house without telling any of us” Sophia said to her.Naomi took a deep breath to calm herself, then she talked “This is my brother house, I can bring whoever I want”“Yes, but not her” Sophia rolled her eyes at Camella, Camella shifted back.“I'm sorry for everything, I understand that you don't want me here, I will go if that's what you want” Camella turned to the door to leave but Naomi held her back.“Where are you going?”“I want to leave, they don't want me here,” Camella replied.“Don't you dare move an inch”Sophia scoffed “Naomi you are acting like you are the owner of the house, I will be giving you one last chance, send your friend away or I do that myself”
As Karen left, Sarah came out of her room.“Stop her dear, don't let her leave” She said, pointing to Karen.“It's her choice mum, I can't force her” Nicholas shrugged.Sarah walked to where he sat and pulled him by his collar.“You are the head of this house, it's your responsibility to fix this”“Mum please stop!, I'm the head but she doesn't listen to my words, she doesn't heed to them,”“What do you expect me to do, huh?” He stood up in annoyance and left the sitting room.“Oh my God, what's happening?” Sarah's heart was heavy, her son's house was crashing right before her eyes.She attempted to go to Nicholas' room and persuade him to go after Karen, after all, Karen had been the only one who stood by him.As she turned, she felt a sharp pain in her chest, then a burning sensation.“Ah” She groaned in pain, holding her chest.She took a step, the pain grew more, becoming unbearable.“Wa…water…I need…” Before she could finish her statement she fell to the ground.“Mum?Are you okay
“This is ridiculous, why would anyone want to kill Sarah, she is so nice and loving” Naomi blurted out.She faced her brother that was deep in thoughts, “Brother we have to take action, this is a serious matter”Nicholas moved away from where she was, he fell to the ground and wailed.“Why?Why did you have to leave?” He screamed, beating his chest.“Take it easy dear” Sophia said, she walked to him and patted him on his back.“It is okay dear” She spoke in a smooth voice.Nicholas looked at her, his hands trembling, his eyes were swollen from crying.“You can't understand, she was all I have.” “She was my everything!” He yelled, looking at the chandeliers.“She took me in when I had nobody, despite being poor. She sold her house to pay my hospital bills when I was sick at the age of thirteen, how could she die so soon!” He stood and punched the wall unstop.“Nicholas stop, Nich stop it” Sophia screamed, she shifted away from him scared as she had never seen him rage like this.“Stop
“Wait, Karen did not come for Sarah's burial, isn't that suspicious, I mean she and Sarah are relatives” Camella spoke.“They are relatives? Naomi was surprised to hear that, she did not know that they were relatives.“Sarah is Karen's aunt,” Sophia explained more.“And my brother married her?” She gave a disgusting look but adjusted herself seeing her brother's reaction.“Well I think it does not matter because Sarah is not our mum, she adopted Nicholas so they are not related” Nicholas paced round the room, he dismissed the maids.“Camella, did you send the message about Sarah's death and funeral date to Karen” He asked Camella.“Yes, I did, she replied okay” Camella answered.“What?, She saw a message that her aunt died and okay was all that she said?, Okay?” He raised his eyebrows in confusion.“Seems so” Camella faced the floor downcasted.“And up to now we have not seen her, not even hi or to check if it's true, how can someone be that heartless” Naomi stated, feeling pity for
Karen stood on the doorstep, her hand hesitating above the doorbell. The house loomed before her, She took a deep breath, pressed the button, and listened to the chime echo through the house.A moment later, the door swung open. Camella stood there, her eyes widening in shock and then narrowing in suspicion."What are you doing here?" Camella demanded, her voice icy.Karen swallowed hard. "I came back. I need to talk to all of you."Camella crossed her arms over her chest. "You’ve got a lot of nerve showing up here after what happened.""Please," Karen said, her voice trembling. "Just let me explain."Camella hesitated, then stepped aside. "Fine. But don't expect a warm welcome."Karen walked into the house, her heart pounding. The living room was just as she remembered it, but now it felt colder, more hostile. Naomi was sitting on the couch, her eyes widening as she saw Karen."You," Naomi said, her voice filled with venom. "How dare you come back here?""I had to," Karen replied, tr
Nicholas stripped Karen off her first lady title and moved her to one of the rooms in the basement.He was once a passionate and vibrant man but after his adopted mum died, he became a shadow of his former self, spending his days in the bar, drinking.Karen did her things herself, cooking her food, washing her clothes and all.One night, everywhere was quiet. The servants had retired to their quarters, and the family had long since gone to bed. Karen was just finishing her chores when she heard the sound of shuffling footsteps coming from the direction of the kitchen. Being curious, she moved closer, peering around the corner.Nicholas stood at the top of the stairs, swaying slightly. His eyes were bloodshot, and the stench of alcohol clung to him like a second skin. Without a word, he descended the stairs, his movements unsteady. Karen felt her heart pounding in her chest.“Karen” he called out, staggering.Karen froze, her mind racing ‘’why is he calling me' she thought."I'm here,
Slowly, He undress her, placing a kiss on her chest, then back to her lips.He then removed his bear and unzipped his pants then he thrust inside her.“Uh” Karen moaned with pleasure as he thrust in and out of her.Nicholas went faster, deeper, making her scream in pleasure.Camella woke up in the middle of the night, she was thirsty, so she went downstairs to grab water from the refrigerator.Nicholas was supposed to be sleeping by her side, she assumed he was in the guest room so she went to check but he wasn't there.“Where is he?” A place came to her mind “No it can't be, He hated her for poisoning Sarah. He even removed her title as the first lady of the house from her, he can't be in her room” She chuckled and gulped down to water.Then she walked to the basement to Karen room, Karen room door was opened.Camella peeped in, she was Karen on the bed, a big blanket over her and her eyes were closed.She smiled to herself, of course he can't be here.As she turned back to leave, s