"I'm sorry for coming here without notice. Is this the wrong time?" Sam softly spoke, clutching her new limited-edition handbag and looking intently at Luke. Her eyes fell on the woman he's carrying. 'What is she here for? Didn't Roseann gave her money during that incident? What a greedy b*tch! She's already ruined my chance and now this.' She said to herself.
"Sam, sweetheart! You just came in the right time!" Roseann exclaimed and walked towards her. "How have you been, darling?" She added, holding her hands. Sam fell ill due to stress since she was also harassed by journalists all the time because of the incident.
"I'm recovering well, auntie. Good evening Master, Madame." Sam was exuding elegance and grace. With her hair curled into mermaid waves, her soft features were emphasized paired with dainty jewelleries that are still not available in the market. Her white flowy designer dress also hang just below the knee, exposing her slender legs. It matches well with her demeanour that she looked like an angel.
"Luke and I were supposed to have dinner tonight but he was not in the office. He wasn't returning my calls either, so I got worried and rushed over here." She said and smiled shyly, although it did not reach her eyes.
Luke felt uneasy and wanted to explain. He was planning to reconcile with her tonight, but this girl kept on messing with his plans. On this thought, he suppressed the urge to squeeze Ara in his arms.
"Don't worry about that darling, he'll be right with you shortly." Roseann greatly adored this elegant young woman. She's the perfect wife material for his son, the Mistress thought.
"I'm sorry Miss Knight but the Siedels have an urgent family matter to attend to. Surely, you'll understand." Mr. Rowan chimed in and looked at Luke, but the latter's gaze is fixed on the beautiful lady in front of them. Roseann wanted to butt in, however, she was met with a warning glance from Madame Shantal.
"Oh, no worries Sir! I'm just glad Luke is alright. I'll take my leave now." Sam smiled sweetly to the old master.
"Sam, wait! Albert will take you home." Luke looked at his personal assistant who drove the young miss to the mansion. Hearing this, he immediately sprang into action.
"Alright then. Good bye, Mr. Siedel, Mrs. Siedel, Madame." She greeted each elders and went on her way. She did not even bat an eye to Luke and gracefully exited.
Luke was unhappy about this at all, and gritted his teeth. He spent these few months apologizing and wooing Sam into seeing him again. He felt like his efforts just went down the drain and that he's back to square one. 'If everything goes to waste, then there's only hell for this woman', he thought.
"Have her rest in the lounge." Rowan ordered, and snapped him out of his thoughts. "The maids already phoned Kyle, why don't we discuss where to go from here?" Shantal suggested as they made their way to the guest lounge.
Roseann snorted, "What?! Just give her some more money or make her disappear completely! Only gullible idiots would fall for these old tricks!"
"So, Earl was gullible enough for you?" Rowan asked meaningfully and looked at her with disdain, choking Roseann.
"D-dad, what are you talking about?" Roseann stammered, and lightly chuckled to ease her embarrassment. "Don't disrespect my husband like that. Let your son rest in peace!" She added and went silent on the way.
'How dare he embarrass me like that?' She secretly gritted her teeth at the remarks of the old man, and glared at the maids they passed by but their heads were lowered down. Although he never said it directly, the old man didn't like her to this day. With that, she resented him for a long time now.
"Master, Dr. Young is almost here." The butler informed breaking the silence as they entered. The space for receiving guests was filled with extravagant embellishments and several guest rooms were connected from here. It loudly screamed the wealth of the Siedels, and they left no corner bare.
"Alright. Prepare the usual." Rowan ordered. The butler simply nodded and went away.
"Mom, listen! I already gave her a considerable amount before! I'm sure she's just here for more. Why should we go through all this? We're not even sure if she's telling the truth!" Roseann complained as she sat down the armchair.
Luke went inside one of the guest rooms and laid the still unconscious Ara on the bed. He heard his mother's loud complaints echoing on the whole lounge. His mood has significantly dropped since Sam left and his gaze was dark.
"I'll just have her abort the child, problem solved." He muttered as he returned to the lounge.
"Might as well cut off your balls huh!" Exclaimed Rowan, who was about to hit Luke again. Roseann just rolled her eyes on this old man, thinking his volition's gone with his age.
"Honey, relax. Your blood pressure has gone through the roof earlier. I'll have Kyle examine you as well." Consoled Shantal, who's now rubbing his back.
Dr. Young arrived with his nurse assistant just as Luke was about to go out and call Sam. "What's up Luke." He was about to pull a joke on him but Luke paid no interest so he just went straight to Rowan.
"How are you feeling Sir?" He shook hands with the old Master who stood up seeing him.
Kyle Young is Luke's childhood friend, whom he met because his father was the Siedel's family doctor then. Now that he's taken over the company, he also took the role on being the clan's family doctor. Unlike Luke, Kyle was easy to approach and outgoing. Although the two were completely opposite, they became close.
"Dr. Young, I'm glad you're here. Actually, I'd like you to examine our guest." Rowan ushered him to where Ara was resting and Kyle did so.
'She looked familiar. Have I seen her before?' He thought, and skillfully started examining her.
'Oh yeah, the girl who broke the West Borders into chaos after pictures of her sleeping with Luke were leaked.' He realized this, and glanced briefly at the old master who's in the room with them. 'What is she doing here?'
When the news broke, the Siedels had a hard time suppressing the news, and the millions they spent on this were futile as netizens were raging about this. The incident dominated the online space for days and it stayed as the top trending topic because it was the first time that the West Borders' top bachelor was caught in a scandal. They were only able to control it after they forced two News & Entertainment companies into bankruptcy, and acquired them a few weeks later.
'A bit dehydrated.' Kyle immediately thought seeing her condition. He pulled the sleeve of her hoodie and checked her pulse; it was irregular and slow. He examined her further and his gaze reached to her stomach.
'Damn! He got her pregnant?!' He was stunned by the bump but recovered pretty quickly. He pursed his lips and instructed the assistant to stabilize her condition.
"I can tell that you already know she's pregnant. As she is currently unconscious, I'll have my assistant monitor her closely and provide the necessary supportive care. Is she receiving prenatal treatment?" Dr. Young said as they left the room.
Rowan sighed. "I called the hospital where she had her ultrasound done. She never went back for a prenatal treatment plan."
"Given the circumstances, I would strongly recommend that we proceed with a prenatal evaluation and initiate the appropriate prenatal care immediately." Kyle suggested as they approached the lounge, and glanced at the door where Luke exited.
Roseann was busy typing away on her phone while Shantal was relaying instructions to the maids and the butler.
Rowan was in deep thought and said, "Dr. Young, I actually have something to discuss with you in my study." Rowan said and lead the way. As the two gentlemen walked away, Roseann thought the show's over and decided to leave.
"Where's grandpa?" Luke asked when he ran into his mother. "On his way to his study. He's talking privately to Kyle. I guess his considering the abortion." Roseann smile and left.
Luke will get rid of that girl, that child, or both of them by any means. Hearing his mother's words, he rushed over to Rowan's study.
"--very possible since it runs in the family. Then probably, they're his. For the test, we can surely opt for NIPP since she's still on the first trimester." Luke heard this and was dumbfounded. 'Why is there a need for non-invasive prenatal paternity test? I thought we're going towards abortion?'
In his frustration, he opened the door and confronted them. "What are you talking about? I heard we're pretty much heading towards abortion, right?"
"Abortion?" Kyle asked back in confusion.
"Says who? You stupid fool! You're probably having twins and you're spatting out nonsense! Now, get over here so I can knock some sense into you!" The old master shouted but was consoled by Kyle.
Kyle looked at him, meaningfully saying 'You f*cked up."
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KNIGHT MANSION
"F*ck that stupid wh*re!" Sam flounced and threw things across her room.
"Sam! Why are throwing things for?!" Leslie Knight asked her daughter, who almost hit her with a custom Weitzman heels.
She noticed that Sam was back early, fuming mad. 'Did Luke cancel on her this time? But it was Luke's car who brought her home, wasn't it?' Leslie thought.
"That b*tch is in the Siedel Mansion! She even fake-fainted on Luke's arm!" Sam yelled and continued throwing more things. 'That sl*t!' Leslie immediately thought of the girl who stole Sam's night with Luke.
"Hey! Keep it down, you pathetic idiot!" Cindy heard the commotion upstairs, and went to check on her sister's fiasco.
"You! It's your fault! You dare to call me an idiot when it's that 'brilliant plan' of yours failed!" Sam was about to throw her the night lamp. Cindy just stood there, leaning on the door in amusement.
"Sam, stop it! The workers are still here!" Leslie chimed in. "And you, stop stressing out your sister. It's your fault for coming up with such a stupid plan without consulting me first. Now look at what you did to Sam." She added glaring at Cindy.
Cindy gritted her teeth in contempt. It was Sam who pleaded Cindy to get Luke sleep with her. The former even got ahold of some aphrodisiac from the black market. All Cindy did was to pour it on Luke's drink quietly. Now that it's gone South, she was solely blamed for it.
"Sam this! Sam that! I'm tired! I'm tired of pretend—"
"I said enough!" Leslie slapped Sam hard that it left her right cheek red.
"Yeah, that's enough. Drink you meds before you come down…" Cindy smirked, satisfied with that crisp blow. "Our dear, Amanda." She added before going down stairs, leaving Leslie to indulge in Sam's another meltdown.