“Trishia!” Kelly called her on the phone. Her voice was desperate and frustrated.
“Mom?” Trishia was surprised by Kelly’s sudden call. She was still in the hospital and wanted to stay there longer as she was not ready to face the outside world after her scandal at the wedding.
“You have to act fast! That woman….” Kelly shouted in a displeased tone. “That woman is living with Bill now.” She continued not wanting to mention Arabella’s name. Kelly’s resentment towards Arabella was unfathomable that even mentioning her name made her very furious.
Earlier,
Kelly was excited to arrive at her son’s house. Finally, she could get over her loneliness in her villa. For so many years she was living there, she tried hard to continue her life without Ed Sky. She had many servants who accompanied her every day. Bill would drop by sometimes to have dinner with her. She did lots of travel and shopping. Having a son who was busy as a bee, she could only rely on herself to overcome the loss of Ed Sky. Life for her continued without Ed but when she saw Arabella again the loneliness and loss of her husband knocked her out every day.
That moment in the hospital when her husband was struggling to be alive but didn’t make it. She witnessed how Ed still wanted to live but it was very unfortunate. She was holding Ed’s hand while he was struggling to breathe until she saw the line of the monitor flattened. Her heart was shattered into pieces. She also felt she had died together with her husband.
"Bill and the company…"
Those were the last words of her husband.
Though it was an unfinished sentence, Kelly could clearly decipher what Ed had wanted to say. These two were the most precious factors in Ed’s life. Ed had a very big heart for his people in the company. All children of the Sky’s employees were under Ed’s scholarship program. The company paid for the education of their children with their chosen schools and only Sky Corporation had this kind of benefit to their employees in Capital Z.
Not only that, but they also had the biggest salary and it’s all Ed’s good compassion towards his people.
On the other hand, Bill was his boy. They talked less but she saw Ed was very proud of his son had become.
“You know our son is so stubborn, so you have to find him a wife that could soften his heart. A woman who could polish all the roughness in him.” Kelly remembered Ed’s words.
Ed knew his son well.
“Darling that’s a very hard task,” Kelly replied smiling.
“Well, just find someone just like you,” Ed answered smiling too.
Bill was just like his father before. When she met Ed, it was love at first sight for her but Ed was aloof to her because he was against their arranged marriage of their families but after the marriage, they became friends, good business partners, and finally lovers. It took her hardships for a long time until Ed acknowledged her as his wife. When it finally happened, all her struggles and sacrifices were all paid.
Remembering Ed’s words, she could see herself in Trishia. She had witnessed how Trishia loved her son. Kelly believed that it only took some sacrifices and hard work for Trishia to polish her son and she had to help her to fulfill Ed’s task to her.
When she reached inside Bill’s house, she could already hear some noise in the dining room. She thought it was just Adam and Bill there eating their breakfast but she was very surprised seeing the girl she had cursed was with them.
“Bill, what’s the meaning of this?” Kelly shouted in fury seeing Bill was hovering over the girl who was sitting beside Adam.
“Mom,” Bill muttered acknowledging Kelly’s presence while straightening his post.
Seeing Kelly, Adam quickly hid in his mother’s arms.
“What is that murderer doing here?” Kelly was enraged while she pointed at Arabella disgustingly.
Arabella lowered her head. She didn’t want to see Kelly either and be in chaos with her very early in the morning. She would rather be quiet than talk back as she knew she had no win over her especially since Kelly was driven by her hatred towards her. Also, they were inside Kelly’s son’s house.
“Bill, do you forget what my doctor said?” Kelly frowned and strode towards Bill seeking comfort and desperate support. “That woman will kill me. Just seeing her alone makes me sick!” Kelly pointed to Arabella again with a tone full of disgust.
“Bill, do you hear me?” Kelly’s veins popped out on her neck still seeking for Bill to side her.
“Mom. Let’s talk in private.” Bill muttered in a serious voice.
“No, Bill! Make that murderer go now!” Kelly shouted angrily while pointing at Arabella. Her eyeballs bulged in anger.
“My mother is not a murderer!” Suddenly, Adam stood up bravely. His little voice was deep and brave.
Arabella was stunned. She quickly held Adam’s hand but Adam didn’t look at her. His sharp deep eyes were with Kelly.
“How dare you talk to me like that?” Kelly strode towards Adam angrily pointing at him.
Arabella was alarmed. She could not let Kelly hurt her son.
“You have no breeding just like your mom!” Kelly shouted angrily. Her eyes were fierce cursing.
“Adam is just a little boy. Please pardon him.” Arabella muttered politely hugging Adam but Adam refused to be moved.
“And how dare you talk to me? You are not a member of this family.” Kelly scolded Arabella with insults.
“She is Arabella Jones and she is my mother,” Adam answered Kelly bravely. His tone was strong but his chubby face was already flushed and stood up sturdy.
Adam was furious with Kelly's insulting words for his mom.
“You!” Kelly pointed at Adam hysterically like she was going to hurt him on the spot.
“That’s enough!” Suddenly, a deep powerful voice resonated. Everyone stopped including Kelly.
Arabella’s heart skipped a beat. Adam finally moved and hugged his mom quickly. It was his first time hearing his father’s deep big voice. It frightened him. A lot.
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