The Billionaire's Secret Lover novel Chapter 91

FOUR MONTHS LATER

I paced through the sitting room in shock while Lillian sat across from me. She has been coming over since my pregnancy to keep me company after Michael had stopped me from going to the office.

“ Nina, you got to calm down. You pacing around will only make the baby agitated” Lillian screamed the hundredth time trying to get me to sit down. Joey was playing beside her as he had started walking.

But I couldn't relax just yet, I could still remember Deborah's words to me even though it was nine months ago“ What do you think she meant by that?” I turned suddenly to stare at Lillian.

“ By what?” Lillian asked me as she wasn't focus 

on me but rather on Joey trying to keep him out of harm's way since he was walking all around the sitting room with a smile on his baby's face.

“ That's she's only keeping me alive because of my babies. Do you think she wants to do bad to them?” I asked Lillian, trying to wrap my head around Deborah's words. I still can't believe I met her at the coffee shop, everything seems like a dream to me 

“ That can't be possible. She's only trying to make you worry just like you are now” Lillian shouted in frustration. I guess she was tired of trying to make me see reasons with her but I can't__ which mother will relax after her child was threatened?

“ Anyway, I'm happy I called Michael on time, who knows what you will have done to yourself” Lillian exclaimed excitedly to herself.

Actually, after I had come back from the washroom. I was surprised to see Michael and John searching frantically for me. Obviously, Lillian had called them after she saw Deborah leaving the restaurant.

“ You don't understand. That wasn't the first time I saw her. Every time, it looks like she always knew where to find me. I think someone is giving her information about me”  That seems to grasp Lillian's attention as she turns to look at me in shock. I could feel the wheel turning in her head as she put two and two together.

“ When was the first time you saw her?” Lillian asked me, looking at me with a sad expression on her face.

“ In Greece,” I told her shrugging as I resumed pacing through the room.

“ Greece?” I heard Michael and Lillian both 

exclaimed in shock as I stopped and turned to see him descending the stairs.

“ I__ I'm sorry” I apologized to Michael seeing that he was so angry with me right now. I know he had been busy trying to keep me safe and what did I do?__ I kept vital information from him.

“ You saw Deborah in Greece and you never bother to tell me about it? Wait a minute” Michael suddenly paused as he tried to recollect where the meeting could have taken place.

“ That was in Santorini during our dinner night, right?” He asked me with dread on his face, his voice taking on a colder edge. I have never seen him so angry with me since we got married.

“ Answer the damn question, Nina” Michael screamed at me when he saw that I wasn't providing any answer to his question.

 I nodded since I couldn't bring myself to speak. I couldn't help but blame myself after seeing the disappointment on Michael's face.

“ I can't believe you, Nina” Michael suddenly exclaimed as he ran his hands through his hair in frustration. 

“ Michael, let's leave that alone, it isn't important. You need to focus on who's giving Deborah information about Nina?” Lillian stood up and came to stand in between us as she tries to break the tension in the room.

“ What did you just say?” Michael asked Lillian in shock, obviously just hearing that for the first time. Lillian motioned to me to explain what I just told her to Michael which I did...

“ Fuck!!!” Michael swore angrily as he came over to me. I could see that he was already fuming in anger. I hope they catch Deborah this time around___

“ I need you to relax and let me handle this. You being worried like this is not good for the baby, okay” He told me as I nodded, he kisses me lightly on the lips before going up the stairs to the control room where John and the rest of the securities were.

“ I told you,” Lillian smiled at me as she pulled me over to the couch to sit beside her“ You don't need to worry about a thing. Michael will handle it” She continued when I was finally seated beside her.

“ I guess so, you are right,” I told her, nodding my head as I forced a smile on my face.

“ Of course, I'm always right,” Lillian smiled at me. 

She suddenly paused, getting all serious with me“ Now, I want you to tell me what happened in your house a few months ago? Come on girl, I'm dying to know” 

I couldn't help the grin that spread across my face as soon as I remembered when Michael came to beg me at my parent's house.

“ Nothing I ____” I paused to catch my breath as I erupted into laughter while Lilian watched me with a pout, angry that I wasn't sharing my happiness with her.

“ You can't tell me nothing. Surely, there's something else you wouldn't be laughing so hard. Please tell me ” Lillian shouted as she shook me, pleading with me. I finally relented after some time and told her.

Michael had pulled over at my parent's house at exactly 8 pm. I stood up at my window on the second floor and watched him get out of his car. He walked to the front porch and knocked. 

I had expected Mom or Linda to open the door for him but I was most surprised to come downstairs to meet Shane, Mom, and dad relaxing in the sitting room behaving like they couldn't hear him ring the doorbell.

“ Mom, Michael is at the door ” I called at my back as I walked briskly to the door, to open up but Mom's angry voice stopped me on my track.

“ Don't you dare open that door, Nina, ” Mom shouted at me? I  turned to stare at her in shock.

“ But mom, that's my husband out there and the weather is freezing tonight ” I protested angrily at her but I couldn't dare disobey my mother. She could disown me in this instant.

“So? Mom asked me, raising her eyebrows at me, shutting me off from whatever protest I had left in me.

I turned to look at dad, silently begging him for help but dad shrugged and turned to stare at the television where he and Shane were watching a football game.

I turned back to see mom going to the window, she pulled down the window blind and called something to Michael. I could hear words like:

“Go back home, Michael. I'm never releasing my daughter to a man like you. To think, I made the mistake of allowing her to get married to you, and now, you want her to have an abortion_______” Mom screamed at him, I couldn't help cringing in fear.

“ I'm sorry, Mrs. Miller. I didn't know she was pregnant. I swear. I want her, I want my baby. Please forgive me” 

Michael's words brought tears to my eyes. I can't believe he wanted us to keep our baby. I had judged him wrongly, even without telling him that I was pregnant. 

I had only assumed. I had already forgiven him but mom being mom didn't allow him into the house until two hours later and Michael was shivering from cold when he finally did come in.

“ Then what happened after that?” Lillian asked, shaking me to go on when she saw that I had paused.

I was about to continue but paused when I saw 

Emma hurrying up to meet us from the kitchen“ Mrs. Thompson, Miss Martins. Lunch is set ” She told us as she greeted us, I nodded at her and turned to walk into the kitchen with Lillian following behind me dragging a sleepy Joey.

We settled into the dining chair while I turned to look at Emma “ Where's Michael?” I asked her. I had expected that he would be here waiting for me. Ever since we got married, I had never eaten alone without Michael.

“ He left for the office, Mrs. Thompson,” Emma replied, giving me a sad smile. I nodded at her before turning to food in front of me, losing my appetite. I can't believe he left without telling me.

“ I'm sure, it must be important ” Lillian replied as she reached out to hold my hands across the table comforting me.

“ I know, it's just that I feel weird eating without him ” I turned to look at her, shrugging.