Camilla
"Lawrence knows about the kids." I blurted out to Britney. I watched her spill out the glass of water from her mouth and to the floor in shock. I sighed heavily.
"Are you being serious. How did you let that happen?" Britney snapped at me. I rubbed the back of my neck as I remembered nurse Eunice. I made a mental note to scold her when I cross paths with her tomorrow at work.
"Talk to me Camilla! Do you not sense the urgency in what has just happened? What Lawrence decides to put two and two together and he discovers that the children belong to him? You know he is not going to take things lightly at all?" Britney raised a brow at me. Her words actually scared me if I was being honest but then I recalled the discussion between I and Lawrence back at the hospital, he seemed really sad and i hoped that meant he would stay away.
"Look sis, I tried to prevent this but some lousy nurse at the office blurted all of that to him. I could not exactly deny it or else she would find both i and Lawrence suspicious. I will not be surprised if she already does." I said, I paused to run a hand through my hair and groan in frustration.
Things were beginning to become sickening. I was stressed out and this time it was not just from work but also with Lawrence.
"You should get that nurse sacked then. How can she blurt out a doctor's private life to some patient?" Britney roared angrily. I attempted to explain matters to her but she cut me off and continued "Wait, have you ever thought about all of this happening now in this manner of approach?" Britney's tone was less harsh and now full of uncertainty.
I furrowed my brows in confusion at her sudden change in attitude. "In what approach?" I asked.
"What if that nurse has been bribed by Lawrence to tell him a lot of things about your family and private life in general?" Britney said with a small shrug.
Her theory or should I say manner of approach? Anyways, it scared me. I was beginning to think deep about it and it held an atom of truth in it. Lawrence was capable of such, he was persistent and he could go as far as doing such just to gather information on me.
"You need to be careful about what you talk about during work hours and how you act. Keep your private life secluded from work. You can not trust any of your colleagues as of the moment. Lawrence has enough funds to bribe the entire hospital." Britney placed her hand on my shoulders and squeezed them tight.
That felt reassuring but I could not wrap my head around the matter. Why would Lawrence act that far? I needed to challenge Eunice about it at the office tomorrow. Although I was sure that this time, Lawrence would not disturb me anymore. He looked like he had gotten the hint that I was no longer going to take his shit anymore.
"Get some rest now. The kids are fast asleep, you should eat and sleep too." Britney said, she rose to her feet and just as I was about to reply her, the ringing tone of my phone blared out loudly through the phone speakers. I reached for the phone and gazed at the caller ID, it was Raymond calling.
"Answer it. Goodnight." Britney smiled and waved at me. I flashed her a grateful smile and waved back at her hastily "Goodnight."
Britney disappeared out of the room. If I was being honest, I did not feel like talking to Raymond or anyone else at the moment. I was exhausted from work and the whole Lawrence shenanigans. I just wanted to sleep.
After so much contemplations, I answered the phone on the third ring and I pressed it close to my ear. "Hello babe?"
"This is my third time calling you." Raymond pointed out, he sounded slightly annoyed and i could not help but wonder why. Over just two missed calls? What was getting him so worked up?
"Yeah, I was too tired to answer. Actually I planned on sleeping when you called but I just decides to answer it after many contemplations." I explained, hoping that would calm Raymond down but it did not. He continued to talk angrily. "So what are you saying? You will not even create time for me? Your husband?" He snapped at me.
I scoffed over the phone at his attitude. "You are kidding me right now Raymond. What is going on with you? What is with the sudden attitude because It definetly is not because of the two calls I ignored, the has to be more to it." I raised my voice a bit.
I heard Raymond sigh over the phone. I already knew he was trying to calm himself. Something was definetly wrong so I asked. "Are you okay?"
"No, I hate the idea that your ex husband is where you are. I have been getting really paranoid these days. You can not blame me at all." Raymond sounded like a child. It was cute, it meant he was jealous.
I choked out a small laughter and said "Calm down Mr husband, no one is snatching your woman away from you and no one ever will. Just calm down and trust her, okay?" I empahsized my words slowly.
"Okay my love. I will do my best to never get jealous again. What about the kids? How are they doing?" Raymond asked with concern laced in his tone.
"They are doing great and they miss you so much already. We all miss you and can not wait to see you soon Ray." I said grinning widely even though he could not see me.
A call with Raymond was able to get my mind off Lawrence but just for the meantime. After talking with Raymond, I laid on my bed and shut my eyes close to think about all of this.