Ch-49
"What is it?" Oscar asked his mother impatiently.
"You say it," she said as she leaned back in the chair.
"About?" he asked.
"Luciana," she gave a one-word answer to his question.
"What is there to talk about her?" he asked annoyedly.
He doesn't know why but he felt it was better to avoid her and her question right now.
"There is an article about you and Luciana," Ella said as she put on a tablet in front of him asking him to see the news on the tablet.
Oscar picked up the Tablet PC and stared at the articles on her and him.
[President Bernadetta is tackled by a Cinderalla.]
[Who is this unknown Woman?]
[Pianist played the President's heartstrings?]
[President Bernadetta and the Pianist?]
There were pictures of him and Luciana going inside the room. And there were few pictures of him dragging her into his room.
There were many speculations about the picture and the way he behaved. There were both positives and negatives in the articles. One of their competitor articles raised a question about sexual harassment. Even though the newspaper was supporting their competitor and went against the Bernaddetta, only they got the thing right and wrote it well.
"How do you plan to salvage this problem?" she asked.
Oscar raised his brow at his mother and looked at her with question marks in his eyes.
"What do you suggest?" he asked.
"I want you both to get married. But it seems impossible after the day before's day incident," Ella said with a pitiful sigh.
"She doesn't even want to see you now. Even if there is a chance for you both to get married, Charlie has to like her as his stepmother, she has to like you, and it would take a hell lot of time." Ella continued. The more she thought about this the more distressed she became.
She realized she has to do something. But when she thought to do something, she has this enlightenment that her son messed up things.
Luciana was such a good woman. She was so lively, beautiful, kind-hearted, and a gentle lady. But she has her own fair share of secrets. Ella was not saying that she shouldn't have. After all, even the Bernadetta have their own fair share of secrets within their family, business, and stuff.
They have a plan to reveal to others or her at least now. And.. it's okay for her if Luciana has her secrets.
She even thought of patching her stupid son with her in the banquet if things went well. That was the main reason she made the original pianist unable to come and made Luciana come to their banquet to play the piano. When the ceremony started and when she got time, she decided to match-make both of them, but hell… na… he messed up the things. Not only that they were kidnapped.
Eric was one of the reasons for losing out on her potential daughter-in-law.
Oh! Wait… he was the whole and sole reason for losing out her only potential daughter-in-law.
Bernadetta's family needs a strong and capable daughter-in-law but not a rich daughter-in-law. Her ex-daughter-in-law was someone who was rich but not strong or capable.
That was the main reason why she didn't like her ex-daughter-in-law. And no matter what they do, she never saw a spark between her and Oscar.
But now she could see it. And the spark was on the brink of extinction. All because of that stupid Eric. One day… she would kill him on her own.
Ella was confident that she could find Luciana's secrets one day. After all, she was the lady of Bernadetta. If she couldn't find those secrets, it would be an insult. From Joe and Evelynn she got to know that Luciana came from a rich family but was thrown out for choosing herself and her career.
Ella wanted to know Luciana's family and the reason for getting thrown out. Even though she have a normal idea of what it was. It looked like it was not Luciana's fault.
"You want me to marry her for a rumor," Oscar asked with an expressionless face.
"It's not about the rumor. Her attitude is the reason. And she loves my grandson a lot. My grandson loves her a lot. I don't need any other reason to not see of her being my daughter-in-law," Ella said.
If only Eric and Oscar didn't mess up things, she would have already started brainwashing her mind. Her blood boiled at this thought again.
Oscar could feel that his heart was beating fast at her words. He never thought his mother would have any intentions about them getting married. He suddenly felt it was the right thing to marry her. She shall belong to him. Only him. That way he can keep men like Eric away from her.
"What If I say there is a way?" Oscar said suddenly grabbing his mother's attention. Ella looked at her son with a shock in her eyes but then it was replaced with her usual cold look.