Chapter Six: John.
The test was conducted snappily and accurately by one of the most renowned doctors in the state,Doctor Grace Sam,who walked majestically to the section where we were sitting and patiently waiting for the outcome of the paternal test.
She handed over to me and Anabel the same document which has been duplicated. Anabel read it,and bursted into laughter.
"Foolish man. I told you that Clara is not your daughter. A weak man like you with a weak manhood. You thought you would be able to oppress me with the security dudes you came with?.
Who even knows what you might have told the governor of the state,that he has to release you for the moment?. You just have little time to act fast my dear. Come rain and come sunshine,you will still end up in jail"She said.
"So all this while,you have been sleeping around while still married to me right?"I asked.
"Yes,I have. Is there anything you wanna do about it?"
"No actually"I responded.
I looked at Clara and once her eyes jammed with mine,tears flowed out of our eyes. I bent down,and hugged Clara.
I couldn't say anything to her because I was devastated,and don't know what else to do. I was down after being betrayed by the words of Clara not being my biological daughter. The little baby I ever thought that she was mine,was not actually mine.
I looked at the laughing Anabel with a slight of my eyes,and gently walked out of the hospital with my guards. While I walked out,I was disturbed by cries and the angry tears of Clara melted me down.
I went home, and finally rested for that day. At Least I have understood that I was a damn hated man in town and with this,I needed to start plotting on how I would launch my missile of vengeance.
The next day before 4:30am,I was already in the empire building waiting for my workers. I ordered my security guards to immediately change the empire's sign-in register,so that I could check and monitor them myself.
I was very surprised to see that many of the junior staff were coming to work by 9am,and not 6 or 7am. While the senior staff and management of the empire were coming by 11am.
Damn,I wasn't happy about this. They were behaving nonchalantly towards their job. No wonder the production unit of the empire was very low and beyond repair and pardoning. Everyone was behaving the way they wanted. They don't care to know whether the empire was profiting or losing.
Well,I would deal with them, and won't take it with the management.
At exactly 11:30am,I called all the managers and HEADs,of the department,to submit their transactions documents starting from three years to now.
Everywhere became hotted up when they heard that the empire's head had been changed and because I had given them just two hours to present their transactions files at the same time in my office,they became desperate to know who was the empire's heir and new president.
Two hours later,three managers and fifteen H.O.Ds came into my office holding their respective files in their hands.
I looked at all them with an arrogant face,just to create the impression that I won't be giving and taking a damn of anyone's nonchalant attitude. They understood the meaning of the looks I gave them.
However, when I was still looking at them to build familiarity with them,I was shocked to see 'Jerry'Anabels lover in the line.
What! I thought he was dead. Oh! Now I remembered the words of Mr.Robert,that Jerry was not dead,but was just a framed up story in order to silence me forever in my cell.
It was at this point that I began to believe all words from Mr.Robert. Before I was doubting and not trusting him. Why would I not trust his words again?.
A man that has worked with my father for over Fifteen years and yet,my father didn't find faults in him.
Mr.Robert who has successfully communicated and transferred my late fathers will to me, without contradictions?. I have no other option since I have been convinced beyond every reasonable doubt to work with him.
I looked at Jerry again to be sure of what I was seeing,and saw the gravity of fear and shock in him.
He couldn't believe that I was the new president of the empire. Soon,he changed his countenance to that of an angry man.
"You all should go out and wait for me in the general room,where I would come to address certain issues"I ordered them and they all went out as instructed by me.
Jerry was about to go out, when I called him back.
He turned and looked at me still in his angry looks.
"You are Jerry,the young Millionaire who is into importation and exportation of vehicles?"
"Yes, I'm,"He replied.
I was quiet for a few seconds. I thought they said he was self-made? So,why is he working here in my father's business empire?. Above all,he happened to be the H.O.D. of vehicles manufacturing department. Something is fishy,and I must get to the root of this matter.
"You are the exact man I caught having an affair with my wife Anabel".
"I don't know what you are saying sir"He denied and pretended as if he didn't know what I was saying.
"I was told that you are dead. Or have you resurrected?"I asked, teasing.
"I beg your pardon?"He bursted out in anger,since he could no longer take Insults or jokes from me.
"Who the hell are you,and what do you think you are doing here,if I may ask?"He shouted while asking me his questions.
I just kept quiet,and decided to act like a dummy.