Stephen immediately left his office to his parents house after he hung up with Cloe ,he knew that she was definitely causing trouble there , his father wouldn't call him for nothing.
He had threatened her but he knew his wife better ,he hadn't any hope that the threat would work on her,he had to go there and make sure that she had left otherwise he would spend the rest of the day restless.
When he got into his parents house he found his parents and daughter sitting in the living room, his daughter seemed to be in deep thought ,he immediately went towards her daughter ,"how are you dear?"Stephen asked his daughter.
He didn't expect to get a resounding slap instead of an answer,he at first thought that it was his father who had slapped him but he was shocked to discover that it was his mother who had slapped him.
"Mother ?"he held his face and called her mother ,"did you just call me?"Pauline asked him,"why did you slap me mother?"Stephen asked ,"why , was the slap painful?"Pauline asked him.
"Of course mother , the slap was very painful,"Stephen replied, Patrick and Stephanie watched the drama silently , they didn't want to miss a scene,"am happy that the slap was painful,am sure that I will have a good night sleep today ,"Pauline said , Stephen didn't understand what his mother was saying ,"what are you saying mother , how can you have a goodnight sleep after slapping me?"Stephen asked , he looked at his father but Patrick just shook his head.
"Of course I will have a goodnight sleep because I have finally woken you up,"Pauline replied ,"mother ,I don't understand anything you are saying ,"Stephen said ,"you really don't understand anything am saying because the language am using isn't a human language, come let me try to explain myself better,"Pauline said .
She went near Stephen and pretended to speak on her ears and gave him another slap, Stephen doubted that the person slapping him was his mother , how can she be that strong.
Patrick felt pity for his son but there was nothing he could do expect to watch silently ,he didn't want to get involved and get himself slapped as a result, Stephanie also felt pity for her father ,she has decided against intrefering at first but she could no longer keep quiet anymore.
"Grandma , that's enough, he has already learnt his lesson ,"Stephanie pleaded with her grandmother,all the pain that Stephen was going through disappeared immediately he had what his daughter has said,her daughter still loved him.
Pauline couldn't continue after she had her granddaughter's pleading,"alright dear , I will stop ,am sorry I didn't mean to scare you ,"Pauline apologized to her granddaughter,"it's alright grandmother ,"Stephanie replied.
Patrick could tell that his wife wasn't done with Stephen , he thought of helping him ,"Stephen , come with me to my study room?"Patrick asked him , Stephen understood what his father was trying to do,he agreed and followed behind him.
"How are you Stephen?"Patrick asked his son ,"am alright father ,"he replied,"don't tell me that you are alright,I can see clearly that you aren't alright,"Patrick said ,he wasn't a fool to believe that his son was alright ,he has been observing him from the moment he got into the house, there was definitely something wrong with him.
"I forgot that I can't lie to you , I really have something that has been bothering me recently,"he informed his father,"is it Cloe who has been bothering you?"Patrick asked him,"yes , I have been wondering if am supposed to see an advisor maybe I can find a way to solve my problems,"he said to her father.
Patrick didn't know whether to laugh or cry,his son was a man ,why was he acting like a lesser man but he couldn't blame him ,he hasn't stayed for long with his wife before she died and has stayed for many years without remarrying.
"Stephen ,why don't you try to talk to your wife,"Patrick suggested,"I have tried that several times but my efforts failed the moment I decide to try,"Stephen replied,"what happens when you try to talk to her ?"Pauline asked him.
"She always changes the topic and say something annoy ,I hate arguing with her so I just let her have her way,"he said ,"that is the problem ,she thinks that you are weak because you always let her have her way , Stephen when you go back home try and make her listen to what you have to say ,"Patrick advised his son.
Stephen saw sense in what his father was saying,he won't need to see a consullor anymore,"I think you have a point there , father you father ,I still
have some work in the office ,I will get going,"Stephen said and left immediately,he wouldn't wait to finish his work and go back home and make Cloe listen to him.
Pauline noticed his son coming out of her husband's study room ,he was looking happy , there was a strange smile on his face ,she got curious at what the two of them had talked about ,she decided to go to his husband's study room and inquire what the two of them had talked about.
She didn't knock on the door ,she pushed the door open and got in , Patrick thought that it was Stephen who had come back,"what did you forget?"he asked thinking that it was Stephen,"I didn't forget anything ,"Pauline replied.
Patrick was suprised to hear his wife's voice instead of his son's,he looked up and met his wife's curious eyes,"what did the two of you talk about,"Pauline asked,"I just told him to make his wife listen to him and he's just left like that,"Patrick replied.
Pauline looked at her , turned around and left just like that.