The Billionaire's Secret Lover novel Chapter 48

I stood up sluggishly from the bed after yesterday with Nina at the hospital, I felt so drained and weak.

Michael honey! Won't you pick your calls. It has been ringing for a while now” Mom's voice calls out to me from her room across from mine. 

“ I’ll do that now mom. I'm just waking up” I replied to her as I stood up from the bed to go pick up my call.

“ Okay do that honey. And come down for break fast. Maria had prepared us something to eat” Mom answered as I felt her open the door of her room and went down stairs.

I walked into the bathroom with my phone in my hands wondering who called as the caller had hung up before I could reach the phone.

I tried to put in my password and return the call but I was awestruck by Nina's smiling face on my phone screen. I would do anything to see this smile on her face again.

The phone started ringing almost immediately as I discovered that it was Dons Calling.

My heart skipped a beat as I quickly accepted the call. “ Don, what's going on? What happened to Nina, Is she alright ?” I asked him breathless. Whosoever is up there, please save my woman. Don't let anything happen to her.

“ Calm down boss. Nothing is wrong with Miss Miller. As a matter of fact, I bring you good news” He replied with a hint of a smile in his voice.

“ Good news?” I asked him unsure as I walked back into my room to get my outfit for today ready.

“ Yes boss. Miss Miller is awake ” He replied as I froze.

“ What did you just say? She's awake. When ? How? “ I asked him, shocked. She's awake. Nina is awake. Oh! I'm so excited.

“ Yes boss. She woke up immediately you left yesterday but I couldn't call you since it was late in the night”

” You should have called me Don. Anyway, how's she? Where is she now? I'm on my way?“ I told him I grabbed a pair of trousers from the closet and got into it.

“ She's fine boss. But I don't think you can come here right now. She's getting discharged today and her parents are preparing to take her home. It wouldn't be a good idea if you should see her now, with her brother and the enmity between you two”

I paused between getting my second leg into the trouser as I wonder what Don has just told me “Okay. I will stay put right now but I need you to be with her always don't let her see you. And please do it right, this time. Okay?”

“ I will do that. Moreover, I think she recognised me and probably wondered that I was the one who caused her accident?” Don replied slowly, getting scared. I never knew to be so scared.

“ Why?” I asked him as I discarded the trouser onto the bed and walked into the bathroom to shower, putting the phone on loudspeaker.

“ I wanted to go check on her when she was alone in the room but she looked so scared when she saw me and wanted to scream. So I had to leave the room immediately.

“ The more reason I will need you to watch her from a far until we had a chance to clear any misunderstanding she might have with you ”

“ Yes boss. I had to go now. They are already getting out of the hospital”

“Okay. Take care and thank you” I replied as I hung up the call. I opened the shower and got into it, whistling while scrubbing my body excitedly.

About thirty minutes later, I walk out of the shower happy with how I've scrubbed my body relentlessly. I opened my closet as I picked out a pair of dark jeans trousers and a plain blue shirt and put it on. While I tie the lace of my Nike dark blue sneaker. Ready for my meeting with Andrea.

Looking round my room the last time before going downstairs I was surprised to see that mom had left everything as it was since I was younger. I made a mental note to have it refurbished. I wouldn't want Nina to make fun of me when she sees my room like this.

I took my phone and closed the door as I raced down the stairs whistling excitedly. My parents were at their usually seat at the dining table as I walked closer to join them. “ Good morning dad. Good morning mom. Hope you slept well?” I greeted both of them with a smile on my face.

“ Good morning son. How are you?” Dad replied as he turned to watch me curiously.

“ I'm good dad. I'm just so excited this morning. I wish everyday could be like today” I replied as I turned to grab a loaf of bread into my mouth.

“ I can see that you are happy son, but what I don't understand is why?” mom asked, getting shocked with my attitude.

“ Mom. Nina is awake ” I reply smiling up at her.

Mom hand froze on the cup of tea in her hands as she turned to look at me with happiness in her eyes“ What did you just say son? Nina's awake ” 

“ Yes mom. She woke up yesterday” I replied as I turned to dad who was merely regarding mom and I curiously.

“ Oh! Thank God. My conscience will stop blaming me now. I could go to Lillian's wedding and not feel guilty for attending ” Mom replied with a smile on her face.

“ So , what's your plan now that she has woken up from her coma? Dad's cold voice stopped me as I turned to glare at him.

“ What do you mean dad? Are you not happy that she's no longer lying in that hospital? I hope you will be kind to her from now on, because if you should find out the truth, you will hate yourself more”.

“ What truth son? What are you talking about?” mom's scared voice called out to me as she tried to reach out to me but I flinched out of her touch.

“ It's nothing that you should be worried about. When it's time you will know”

“ Michael Vincent Thompson, I'm warning you for the last time let Nina go. The poor girl had suffered enough. Aren't you guilty? You and I both know that you are not going to marry her, then why are you still hanging on to her?” Dad's voice glared at me as I turned to look at him annoyed.

“ Point of correction dad, you and mom are forcing me to marry Deborah. I don't love Deborah neither do I care about the bastard in her womb. All I care about is Nina. Is it too much to ask of you.

“ No son, it's not too much to ask. I know you love Nina and I'm getting fond of her too but we are your parents and can never lead you astray.