jilted episode 82

JILTED
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Sequence 82
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Two weeks later.
Hanna POV
Presently at Europe. Anthony is here with me and it has been from one physician to another. They wanted to carry out an emergency CS on me but I declined. I believe I can push it until this few days left.
All I do now is sleep, sleep and sleep.
We would have to return home in three days, Anthony want us to witness the Fords child naming ceremony. Is there really a naming to witness? We already know her name, I don't know why Anthony insist on us showing up at the event.
Anyways, it might be a good opportunity to strike. Well, it's not something that happens at once, it's a gradual process so Ambrose wouldn't notice a thing until it's too late. Laura is really the devil's mistress, she's got a plan to send Haira into a miserable life time journey.
I would be back in Europe after the naming, I need to be delivered safely first then I can sit and deal harshly with the Fords.
Four days later.
Back in Nigeria and witnessing the naming ceremony of Ambrose's bitch. My mom of course wouldn't show up in a place like this, never, ever. Her hatred for the Fords is strong, very strong. Though she's presently at Abuja but I trust her, she wouldn't show up of she were to be in Lagos.
Bobby came, dad attended, I and Laura sat at one corner of the hall and fed our eyes, Haira and her husband wore a locally made attire, same colour, same design.
The idiots seems so excited as they danced like fools. Real fools.
Ambrose's mother held Angelina all through, my eyes followed the lady I saw in their home the other time.
I suddenly pinched Laura, she quickly grabbed her clutch purse and excused herself. I sat there waiting for the right time to leave too. Anthony is at the front row chatting with some men.
Once I saw the young lady step out of the hall holding a little boy, I stood up and followed her.
Outside, Laura was waiting by my car. I quickly catch up with the lady and engage her in a conversation.
"Apollos" She said when I ask of her name.
"Are you Haira's maid?" I asked roaming her body. She doesn't look malnourished, Her blue scuba gown was neatly and beautiful sown.
"No, I am related to Aunty Haira's friend" She explained.
I smiled devilishly rubbing my belly.
"Let me have your number" I pulled my phone towards her so that she would input her digits.
"I don't have a phone" She announced.
My eyes bulged, I laughed at her last statement for few seconds.
"You See, Haira is a very selfish person, Her husband has a lot of money but she would never let her husband buy you a phone because she knows you are prettier than she's, she's jealousy and an angel like you deserves the best, what if I say I would get you an I phone?"
I watch her reaction, Her hand slip off the little boy's hand. She covered her mouth reflecting utmost surprise. Now, I am getting somewhere.
"She's my sister oo but very selfish. She ought to buy you real designers and not this rag you are wearing, she's scared you would start seducing her husband and I know you are a very good girl, you can't do that" I went further. She nodded, I smiled.
"If you want the I phone, you have to do something for me" I grinned hoping that she give in.
"Anything ma, Anything at all" She responded, I nodded.
Reaching for my phone, I flashed Laura who was standing next to my car distance away.
Laura hasten her steps, she reach out for a black nylon in her purse and stretched it towards Apollos.
"Who cook the food in the house?" Laura asked, I left her to handle the rest.
"It depends, Aunty cooks the soup everytime and I........"
Laura quickly interrupted, she must be running out of patience.
"Who makes the tea? How often do you prepare tea or coffee in the house?" Laura asked.
"Everyday or once in two days" She responded.
"Good, that nylon in your hands cointain tablets, roughly hundred pieces. You would drop only one in Haira's tea every three days, only Haira's tea o not the entire family, understood?" Laura pulled her left ear.
Apollos frowned weighing the nylon. I quickly come in before she change her mind.
"Don't worry dear, it wouldn't hurt her oo, you would see for yourself that she wouldn't even react to anything, you can give it a try first" I smiled. She shook her head stretching the pills towards us.
"Give it to her directly if you are sure it wouldn't hurt her" She said.
I and Laura hissed,
"You would do as we said and we would reciprocate with the I phone we promise to get, now get out of here" I roared. She look at me with fear, I made sure I maintained my angry face so she would tremble.
She held the little boy and hastened her step to wherever she was going.
"How do we reach her for feedback sef?" I frowned immediately she left.
"First thing first, let her succeed in her first three attempts then we can reach out to her later" Laura responded.
I nodded, we held each other and returned to the hall.
Laura was calm as ever, you wouldn't know she just plotted something terrible against my sister.
Ambrose POV
Night fall.
We met mom waiting in the house before our arrival, she welcome us from our one month Dubai trip.
The joy on her face knew no bound,
She have been taking care of my daughter and wife and she would be staying extra two months.
I have been unspeakably happy since my wife had Angelina. Lina has brought so much joy to my home, my wife would no longer pester me to get her pregnant neither would I have to pray that she doesn't take in because I am scared of labour and everything that surrounds pregnancy.
We made a budget for Lina's naming, Haira is worried, she think I am spending too much, I got Apollos an I phone X and a Android Samsung device from Dubai. I haven't presented it to her because of my busy schedule, we return barely six nights ago. It took so long for us to get her a phone because Eugene warned us not to, she said we shouldn't expose her to the world of social media so early in life. The agreement was to get a good browsing phone at age eighteen since its believed that adulthood begins at eighteen. Apollos use to have a button Nokia phone until she mistakenly drop it in a pool of stagnant water. Since then, she hasn't been mobile.
Now that she's eighteen and few months, I think I would present the phone to her in presence of her sister tonight. Eugene and Sammy came all the way from Port Harcourt to witness the naming.
I did a change of wardrobe for Angelina, Haira is mad at me, she claimed Angelina had new set of clothes in the wardrobe I just disposed. It's her yelling anyways, my daughter needs to look good irrespective of her month or age. I can decide to change her wardrobe everyday, I got the money for it.
"Baby, it was the two million we budgeted I used o, I swear" I held her waist trying to stead a kiss.
We budgeted two million Naira for Lina's naming, after seeing how colorful the day was, she concluded that I spent more than that. Truly, I spent triple the amount, I did it for my daughter.
"And what if I say I don't believe you?" She hissed trying to slip off my grip. I held her tight to myself. Angelina laid in her blue stroller sleeping peacefully after exposing her to a noise filled environment during the day.
"You have to believe me seriously, I didn't spend more than that" I left. I would be under arrest if I dare confess to my account manager that I spent six million naira on our child's naming ceremony.
She hissed hitting my chest to let her go. After much struggle, we ended up kissing passionately.
The door clank, mom is here to give Angelina her evening bath.
"Mama Esther, you boiled the water?" My mom asked standing at the space created by swinging the door open. Maybe she's feel guilty for interrupting us.
I released my grip on Haira, I went for the nylon containing the phones I got for Apollos, I and Haira would just present it to her while mom bath Angelina.
"Mom, call me something sweet, which one is mama Esther? I don't like it, just call me Haira I prefer that" Haira complained for the 100th time, I chuckled. My mom has chosen a new name for her daughter in law and that's final.
Haira got the hot water ready in the baby's bathing set. She argued with my mom over the new name as she did the water mixing on the bathroom.
Mom took sleeping Angelina from the stroller, I know Lina would be so upset that her sweet sleep was disturbed.
I left the room with Haira so that we would have a quick conversation with Apollos and Eugene before retiring to bed after a stress filled day.
I and Haira waited in the same couch gossiping and gisting about the day's event as we waited for Apollos and her sister to come downstairs.
"Latest mommy and daddy" Eugene teased as she came downstairs with Sammy.
Sammy jumped at me, he hadn't forgotten those good old days of ours.
"Where's Apollos?" Haira asked looking up the stairs.
She seems impatient, I guess she's worried about her daughter. She produce excess milk from her boobs that she feel heaviness and discomfort whenever Lina doesn't wake up on time to suck it out.
"There" I said immediately I sighted her.
She came down the stairs in the gown she rocked to the party, she sat next to Eugene giggling and blushing for no reason. I think this present would make her happier.
"Emmmh, Apollos" I started.
"Sir" She responded.
"You must have been wondering why we haven't gotten you a phone since you came here right?" I asked.
I wasn't waiting for an answer anyways because she doesn't have an answer to that.
"It was Eugene your sister o, she insisted that we shouldn't get you a phone till you turn eighteen and now that you are eighteen, I got you this phones from Dubai, please use them wisely"
I gave the packs to my wife and she presented them to Apollos. Apollos was moved, she couldn't even utter a word, tears began to flow and I wondered if it was a bad thing getting her new phones.
"Mama Esther, come give am millk o" My mom yelled from upstairs. Haira threw her neck backward, I giggled, it's better my wife start accepting "mama Esther" or nothing.
Haira ran upstairs, Eugene came to hug me and thank me for taking good care of her sister. Eugene left for her room, she need to get ready for her return journey tommorow.
"Uncle, I want to tell you something" Apollos said getting my attention. I made Sammy sit on my laps.
"What's it?" I asked, she posses all seriousness
She vibrated back and forth in her sitting position, without another word, she left her phone packs and rush upstairs. My eyes followed her, what's going on?
I waited playing with Sammy, she returned with a black nylon and handed it over to me.
"What's this?"
"I don't know"
"How do you get it then?" I asked frowning.
"She said I should put it in Aunty's tea, she promised to buy me a I Phone"
"Who?" my jaw dropped, I pushed Sammy down my laps.
"Aunty Hanna"
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TBC