Chapter sixty One
Camille P. O. V
I entered the company's house and walked slowly to the living room.
"Hi Jaz, what's up Donald?" I tried to sound lively. She walked up to me and gave me a light knock.
"Ouch! What was that for?" I frowned rubbing my scalp.
"Is that how to greet your bestie you've seen for a long time? You neither call nor chat. I wonder what you're always doing at home all day" She said, and I rolled my eyes.
"Alright miss Dalton…I'm sorry" I teased and she blushed. I'm happy I'm getting used to them already except Alex. One minute he is lively, another he is grumpy. I wonder how Charlotte copes with him though.0 strongly doubt if that will be possible. I don't blame him though. He changed because of his mom.
" Let's go to the studio" Donald said and we left together.
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"I told you guys to train your voices before coming. '' The manager groaned. For the fourth time I will be getting the lyrics and tone wrong. I've watched many of Charlotte's shows and our voices can never be the same.
She can take all types of voice but I can only take auto. Christmas is in a month's time and we have just three weeks to release the song. Jasmine and Donald got their own part already but the song can't be released without me because I have the vital role to play.
I sang again and this time around,he dismissed us out of frustration.
"What's up with your voice?" Donald asked and Jasmine also stared at me for an explanation.
"I don't know" I mumbled and looked away. They dropped me in the house and drove off. I got home and plunged on the sofa then slept off.
Charlotte POV
"Talk now else…" he cuts me off.
"Else what…?" I never allowed him to finish when I got on top of him and started tickling him.
"I …will…ahh" he said between laughter.
"Will you tell me?" I stopped a little and he nodded.
"Deal?" I asked and he nodded negatively and I started tickling him again but faster this time around.
"Fine, I…will…tell you…stop it please" he said laughing really hard and I released him.
"Yes?" I said placing my hands on my chin.
"I kept on pushing her away and now I forced her into this by abducting her sis" he said looking guilty.
"Do you like her?" I asked and he suddenly looked up.
"Heck.! I loved her. We loved each other but mom was not in support and she threatened to kill her if she saw us together. All these things you see me doing are master planned by mom,I vent my anger on my employees by shooting them sometimes" he Said and nodded in understanding,placing my head on his lap.
"Can I ask a question?" He demanded and I stared at him intently and nodded negatively.
"Really?" He scoffed and I smirked.
"If not because of the baby I would have tickled the hell outta you but I want the baby out safe and sound. I'm so sure you gonna give birth here if I tickle you" he teased and I scoffed.
"Y'all be thinking a lady is weak because she's pregnant. I'm pregnant but I'm still strong okay?" I said and he smiled.
"Your stomach is becoming bigger now which means the baby will be very big" he teased further and I hit his head lightly.
"It's seven months already," Ihe looked at me in disbelief.
"How come your stomach is not that big like others?" he said, touching my stomach.
" Not all stomachs,I got my small stomach from mom though" I told him.
"Okay ma" he replied and there was silence between us afterwards. I don't know if I should bring up the matter of releasing me. I have to do this though.
"Damien" I called and he hummed.
"Don't you think there is another way of getting Mr. Blake's properties aside through killing and abduction?"
He stiffened a bit then loosened up.
"Sincerely I'm not even interested in that god forsaken properties but I have to do mom's wish because Camille's only sister is in her custody" just wow
"Is your mom that bad?" I said and quickly covered my mouth. That's not fair to talk about someone's mom and someone much older than me.
"She is. I never liked her. She has been a bad mom teaching my bad things ever since I was young. Imagine knowing how to shoot at age twelve,take a look at this video" he brought out his phone and showed me a clip.
It was a girl tied to a chair and her mouth was sealed. Another woman came to the scene with a gun in her hands and pointed it at the camera smiling evilly.
"Hey son,if you don't wanna lose your beloved's sis,then you should be quick with what I asked you to do else…'' She kissed the gun and pointed it at her head.
"She will die" she completed and ended the video.
"My mom doesn't care about people's lives or feelings so what choice do I have other than to kill Mr. Blake?" He shrugged.
"We can set your mom up" I said after thinking for a while.
"In what way?" He demanded and I sat upright thinking more deeply.
Alex POV
"So what do you guys think?" I asked after which we talked about Charlotte's weird behaviour.
"Maybe she had a brain tumour," Donald suggested.
"Or she is just pretending to be Charlotte" Jasmine said and Josh stared at her unbelievably.
"What?" She shrugged when we all stared at her like she had grown horns.
"How sure are you?" Josh asked and we all stared at her for an explanation.
" Well the day you guys saw her, according to Val,she said she lost her baby without any emotion attached. I think at least there should be blood stains on her clothes or something…let's think to the extreme '' Jasmine said.
"That's even though. She was looking alright and healthy when we saw her that day. When I raised the opinion that we should take her to the hospital,she bluntly declined plus she was also feeling somehow when I hugged her and also…" I trailed off and they all stared at me waiting for me to complete my sentence.
"The thing is I figured I was in love with Charlotte and also wanted the baby but the news of the baby came more as a shock…I wanted to be fully ready and not be like my dad but I later figured out you can't be ready for all things. I felt awfully bad saying all those hurtful words to her and provoking her to take the pills since I was the first to force her to bed in the first place" I said bowing my head.
"I knew it,Charlotte can't just give herself to you that easily" Jasmine said and glared daggers at me.
"She is really precious because she is naive" I said proudly and Donald and Josh scoffed.
"Like my fiance isn't. Another question" he mumbled and jasmine blushed.
"Which is?" I furrowed my brows at him.
"Did you feel the spark when you hugged her that day..there should be a spark at least" he said and the rest agreed.
"Not at all. I didn't feel anything" I said. That's even through. I never felt anything even when I drove her to the studio.
"So let's just think and hope that Charlotte is somewhere safe and sound with our seven-month- old baby in her womb. '' I said, smiling excitedly.
"So what's our next plan to get the stranger in your house to tell the truth? I'm so sure she will know Charlotte's where about" Donald asked and everyone went silent for a while thinking of what to do.
"Oh I snapped somewhen I was driving her but she would have thought I was taking a selfie" I said, bringing out my second phone. I found something strange in her hands and decided to snap it. I showed the picture to them and zoomed it
" One thing I'm sure Charlotte will never do is draw a tattoo,it's really disgusting to her," Jasmine said, staring at the tattoo in Camille's hands.
"I love Damien" Donald and Josh read aloud.
"Do you know anyone bearing that name?" Josh asked me to adjust myself well on the couch.
"Yeah…it sounds really familiar and also his face but where?" I asked, thinking with my hands on my chin. I'm sure it's been a long time since I heard that name. I think we had our childhood life together or something.
"We can later get her to speak but first I want a camera in Charlotte's room,we can monitor her movements through that" Donald said and we noted.
Charlotte POV
I thought for a while. Her plans need to be concrete because his mom is not an easy criminal.
"Okay so I have a plan but for it to work,we have to talk with Alex and the rest" I said explaining my plans to him and he nodded.
"So can I ask my question now?" He asked and I rolled my eyes.
"Go ahead" I felt it would be selfish after everything that happened today.
"Why are you not afraid of me? Even after everything you still planned a way for my redemption. Aren't you supposed to be scared of me?" He said with all seriousness and I processed all that he had said and smiled.
"Maybe it's because I love to be an agent of Change anywhere I myself and I'm glad you are changing" he stared at me for a while and smiled.
"I have a gift for you,a minute please" he said and left the room. I thought about my plans again and hope it works perfectly. There are lots of bad mothers and fathers in America judging by what people have come across.
I've so much missed Alex and the rest. I've tried so much to forget about Andrew but the more I try the woefully I fail. I really hope our plans work so I get to sing in chrismas's concert. I really don't care about the baby bump or what my fans are gonna say.
"Surprise!" He shouted and I looked at me and opened my mouth in astonishment seeing what was with him.
"Oh my gosh" I said excitedly.
T. B. C
What was with him?