bella resolved in her heart to apologize to her mum later on ,she glanced around the nearly dark room casually with a bored look . everything was in fact exactly how she left it , the black wallpaper , the bed and ... her eyes fixed on a glass window cabinet , she paused and finally walked toward the cabinet , bella narrowed her eyes slightly this was definitely not in her room the last time she checked. who placed it here? she could see black bottles like an antique or something placed in the cabinet as soon as she stretched her hands to open the cabinet a loud knock on the door stopped her "mister Manyika wants you in his study " she ignored the message and proceeded to open the cabinet when the same annoying person said " the master specifically said you should be in his study room now" bella rolled her eyes, what did he have to say that he haven't said before? she looked at the cabinet one last time before opening the door with a frown on her face ,her frown dissolve when she saw the person standing outside her door
" I'd be damned if it isn't the sweet old maid " a cold smirk made a way to her face, the maid simply spared a look at her and walked ahead ,bella smirk fell flat ,how dare a little maid ignore her? a glint of light flashed through her brown orb she smiled and walked behind the maid
" i heard you are still nothing but a maid ,tch tch tch i thought he would have made you the second madam of the house " bella said in an innocent voice ,she saw the maid fist her palm to the extent of drawing blood , ohh the pleasure she gets from belittling this particular maid .
bella followed after the girl silently through the grand hallway , the hallway was lit with a bright light from the large Georgian 18 light lead cristal chandeliers there were glass doors with customized curtains on each side of the hallways and the walls with mosaic tiles there was also a chic credenza on the left side of the hall , the floor with porcelain tiles ,so clean it could be mistaken as a mirror , bella scoffed as she noticed the changes he made for the hallway ,she could imagine the Billions he spent to make the villa this beautiful and grand
the girl stood in front of the gigantic door in the center of the hall, she turned to look at bella with a wryly smile " best of luck "she whispered and pushed the door open halting the words about to roll off bella's tongue . bella forced a smile as she saw her dad sitting on the couch in his study room with a cigarette , she glanced at the smiling bimbo by her side before walking into the room
the study room was filled with books placed on shelves with different shapes and sizes ,there were wall decors ,plants by the window and a large glass table and swivel chair by the window with heaps of files and a laptop on the the table at the right hand side of the room was a mini parlor with couches and a center table and of course a cabinet with books and antique from his travels all over the world , her dad is a globetrotter who has been to most of the countries in the world and that is the only thing she and her dad has in common at least she knows she is not a bastard
she walked to one of the couches and sat down with a inquisitive expression
" you hardly ever come home, so what changed? are you tired of roaming about?" he dropped his stick of cigarette on the ashtray and looked straight at her with a knowing smile ,bella ignored
him and glared at the girl standing behind her father , the man noticed her stares and coughed lightly
" Get out of my sight this instant" bella growled at the maid
" you don't have any right to shout at me " the maid hissed back ,bella looked at her dad expectantly who sat there like a statue without reprimanding the maid , what did she expect from the man ? she scoffed silently ,if he is even her father he should have chase the girl out , she truly pitied her gullible mother who knows nothing about her ohh - magnificent husband affairs with a lowly servant
"ohh yeah ..what are you? my stepmother ? just go look at yourself in the mirror ,whoring around with a man as thrice of your age " bella retorted sharply , she eyed the girl she once called best friend. she and Maurice grew up in the villa as soul sisters ,Maurice father was a servant in the manyika house but unfortunately he died in place of her mother when he drank a poison meant to kill her in other to repay the favour her parents took maurice in , they provided for her , sent her to the best of schools ,when her parents wanted to adopt her she refused and said she only wants to serve the manyika family just as her father did before he died hesitantly they agreed to her proposal and she started living with them as a servant and a friend to bella , few years later she began withdrawing herself from bella claiming to have a lot of chores to do and lot more and would sneak into the Master room at odd hours bella had her suspicions but who would believe anything she says without evidence? definitely not her brothers who were focused on making tons of money or her mother who takes pride in doing makeovers and hanging out with friends , keeping everything to herself she began monitoring Maurice movement until the day she caught the girl and her dad on her parents matrimonial bed doing the deed, being a smart child she took some pictures and videos and kept it for future purposes , ever since that incident she considered Maurice her mortal enemy and her dad nothing but a wife cheater , she even tried telling her mum but the woman would scold and lock her up for days the funniest part of it all is that her mum blindly believed everything her father said and chose maurice lies over her truth .
" atleast i am good in bed than your dumb mother" bella watched Maurice caressed her father chest tenderly and she wondered how many times these two have laughed and mocked her mother in closed doors , yes , her mother is dumb but hearing it from the girl who she regarded as a daughter boiled bella's blood to the extreme
a sly smirk appeared on her face as she sank back on the couch and crossed her leg , Maurice shuddered as she saw that same smirk on bella 's face she immediately knew she have crossed all boundaries today and nobody can save her from bella , everybody in the mansion are aware of how rebellious and dangerous the young mistress of the manyika family can be , almost all the servant have tasted her wrath , except the new employees off course. the only thing standing in her way of revenge is the pest sitting across the room , they murdered her father in cold blood and claimed he died trying to protect the madam of the house ,no doubt about the fact that her father may be loyal but not suicidal and she would see to it that revenge would finally be hers but how would she exact revenge with bella meddling in her business? she vividly remembered the last time bella confronted on the affairs issue she was left with broken bones even though she could no longer feel the pains she could still remember the sly smirk before she passed out and only God knows how many nightmares that particular smirk gave her
" life isn't perfect , people aren't perfect but there are moments that are , so i think this is the right moment to show you this-" she stretched her phone out in their face
" what is this?" her father snarled , bella rolled her eyes and placed the phone on the center table Maurice grabbed the phone while the man was still glaring at bella .
"shush! don't spoil the fun" she whispered her eyes still trained on Maurice whose face instantly turned white as she watched the video on the phone..her father turned to Maurice and snatched the phone from her but stopped in his track when he saw the content of the video ,bella watched the two couple shook with disbelief and fear , she threw her head back and laughed in amusement ,who would have thought a day like this would come when the two wolves in human clothing be terrified of a common video , their expression is out of the world and she is liking it
" did you enjoy that short porn film? that was a crazy bang "she slow clapped and laughed more
Maurice eyes dilated as she stared in wonder at bella, she just could not place her hand on it , how did she get video? is there a traitor in their midst?
"you might be thinking how i got the video right? the video and pictures have been with me for a very long time .you should be grateful i ignored all your shits Mr manyika, come to think of it i could have just sell out your shameless video to the paparazzi for some cool cash, well, there is always a next time " she tilted her head in thought and finally glared at maurice with a calm voice she dismissed her
"Get out of here before i lose it " Maurice looked at her with hatred before scampering out of the room
" you called for me ,dad" she said in the most sweetest voice she could muster, she noticed his knuckles turning white
"the president son will be coming to pay us a visit on his Father's request next week" he said after taking a deep breath
"So" came her unenthusiastic reply
he ignored the curt reply and proceeded
" i want everyone member of the family should be present on that day ,no excuses"
" you could have called instead of ordering me " bella drawled and yawned as if tired of speaking to him
"exactly , i want you to be on your best on that day -" and that pique her interest
" you want to set me up with the president son ?" she asked with disgust, why can't her father be a normal dad for a day or even a minute ? quite funny how he just want to barge into her life after all this spent years
"i am not asking you to marry him immediately , you just need to be familiarize with him , get to know him and everything will be fine " he shifted his gaze from the window to his daughter, yes , he was never a good father nor a good husband but he only wants the best for his family and would go through hell to protect his family even if he has to bow to the devil himself ; in the girl's eyes he saw hatred , sitting close to her he could see how mature and sensible this daughter of his has grown up to be and he wondered how many times she had looked at him with hatred ,how many times she'd see him with Maurice and pretended to be fine , he truly is a good definition of a bad father
the room was getting cold by the seconds, bella glared at the man she call father who she just wanted to strangle , to what right did he have to decide her life partner? like it was done in the past but this is a modernized century where everyone have a right to choose what's best for them .
" you know what? I'm out of here" bella stood up and made her way to the door but paused and walked back to the man patiently sitting back in his chair and said "tell those dog of yours to keep doing what you instructed them to do but not to cross their limit " she saw his eyes widened for a moment ,yes she knew he sent his elite bodyguard to monitor her every movement but she wont mind as far as they keep their distance from her or aleksis ,a wicked smirk made a way to her lips "or else i won't hesitate to bring you down with me ,dear father " her voice was cold and stern as she looked down at him
" you are smart " came his words
" ohh and i can be dangerous too if you push the right buttons"of course she knows what he trying to imply , his bodyguards are one of the most trained armies in the world and can camouflage their selves well enough but they couldn't hide from her ,well she got her sharp wit from her father now she's sure she isn't a bastard .like father like daughter
"be on time for the dinner party , he is a busy person " he continued to puffed the cigarette with a relaxed expression as though talking about the weather , bella looked tremendously angry ,her hands were stiff and she almost popped a vain , talking to the old man is useless she would just do what she wanted , she glanced at him before turning around angrily, she walked out of the room
the man watched her walk away with a smile , at least she's a smart one