Upon seeing their retrieving body, Camila was filled with sadness. She had seen the boy only ones and he had such a huge effect on her. She still couldn’t get her hands on exactly what was going on. Camila just felt moody when he left.
“Mommy, why are you sad? I don’t like that ugly frown on your face?” Lucky rushed to her side and gave her a warm embrace. She just knew what to do to calm her down.
“I wasn’t sad, honey. I was just reflecting on things that concerns adults.” She hugged her tight and then kissed her cheeks. Lucky giggled at the warm sensation on her cheeks.
“Don’t you think that Leo’s father looked handsome? Do you like him? Can he be my daddy one day?” Lucky said innocently, she wasn’t even aware that people just don’t become married like that. They had to be in some relationship.
Camila looked at her suddenly, she didn’t expect to hear this from Lucky so it caught her by surprise. Tears rolled on her face, she denied her only child the right to have a father. Since that day the mysterious man took her innocence and left her depressed, she vowed never to be touched by any other men.
Camila could see clearly that her baby girl needed a father but she was in no condition to provide her with one.
“Oh……honey, we have talked about this before. When the right time comes, we will find your daddy, okay” she consoled and caressed her soft cheeks with affection. Camila didn’t like her being sad. Somehow she thought that by giving Lucky all her love, she will be paying for the wrong she did to her brother. For abandoning him with the man and for selling him just like a property.
“Do you promise me that I will get to see my daddy and hug him like I did to Leo’s daddy?”
“Yes I do”
She then heard a familiar voice call her” Camila”.
She was still the same, with a beautiful smile and body. Camila turned her attention to the sound of the voice and couldn’t believe it. She pulled Lucky up and both of them rushed to the woman and gave her a tight hug.
“Nova, you are here my friend. You look so lovely, you haven’t aged much” she complemented her looks with a delighted face.
She was honestly happy. She had been in a foreign country with strangers, it was a relief to come home to her loved ones.
“Thanks for the compliment Camila, but you look absolutely gorgeous yourself. Tell me your secret? “She finished saying and turned her attention to the little girl.
“I did pretty much nothing. All I had was this little bundle of joy beside me” Camila said while Lucky giggled beside her.
It was an adorable scene.
“Aunty Nova, I am glad you came to pick us up. That boy left with her dad and we were the only ones left. I feel so bad that my mommy is sad. Do you know why?” the girl pouted her mouth mischievously and Nova pinched her cheeks playfully.
Lucky had recognized Nova immediately. Camila had been talking to her lately on Skype and she just fell in love with her.
“Come here, honey.” she pulled her in to a tight hug and whispered” Mommy is not sad. She just came back home and she remembered the memories she left behind, both good and bad.
“Is that true Aunty Nova? I only wish for the good memories.” Lucky said innocently.
“I promise you that she is fine. Now that the matter is settled, give aunty Nova a huge smile that will lighten the whole world.” The girl complied and Nova could see how Camila was relieved. She was right to introduce Lucky to her and she was sure that she would be a good mother figure to her.
Camila sent them both a kiss.
“Come on both of you. Let’s us go to the car, I want to show you the new house. Camila, I did as you asked and I found you a small apartment. You are going to like it, I promise. It happened that I knew a friend who was vacating her house and I booked it for you.”
“Thank you, bestie, what would I have done without you. I imagined coming back to this city to start hustling around the streets to look for a house. It wasn’t going to be easy on me.”
“It’s nothing. It was my pleasure. I missed you so much and I couldn’t wait to see you and hug you. I wanted to meet this sweet little girl that you have and maybe someday you will tell me what happened 5 years ago “
Camila just kept quiet and didn’t comment and so Nova knew that she wasn’t ready.
“It’s okay I will be patient “she offered and led the group to the car right away.
After entering the car, they were driving along the highway towards the new apartment. Camilla’s heart was beating so hard as she saw the familiar roads and places she used to visit. She looked outside in a daze wondering if she could catch a glimpse of her father or any member of her family. She wondered if they had missed her the way she had.
She had wired half the money she was given to her father’s account and so she wondered whether he figured it out that she was the one who helped him to pay his debts. All this thoughts were going through her head and she became overwhelmed.
Camila knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but she thought that she could handle everything.
Camila didn’t manage to talk to her father all this year’s because she feared that he wouldn’t be happy to find out that she sold herself to another man. A man that she didn’t know about and to add salt to the injury she was still lying to him. She was a mother and she didn’t tell him before she traveled away.
Nova looked at her side and was immediately stunned. Camila was lost in her own thoughts.“Camila, why are you so quiet like that, is there something on your mind disturbing you?”“Nothing Nova, I just missed home” she replied and gave her a faint smile.Lucky was curled in her arms sleeping soundly. She must have been really tired to fall asleep. She didn’t even have the energy to look around. Soon they reached the apartment and Nova assisted them to carry their bags in to the house. It wasn’t that big. It was only a two bedroomed house, a small kitchen and a living room. It was just enough for the two of them for the time being and when she earns good money she would buy them a good house.She smiled and said” it looks perfect Nova. I appreciate you for taking your time and getting me this house. All this while she was carrying Lucky in her arms, the child was a bit heavy but she didn’t mind. Instead Camila held her so tight on her chest as if her life depended on the little girl.
With uninterested face, Samuel looked up the moment the door was opened and the first person he saw was the woman. He remembered her from yesterday and he became stern as he asked” You, what are you doing here?”Camila came out of her stance and her eyes widened in shock. Isn’t this the father of the boy we met yesterday with Lucky?She brushed the thought aside and decided that as the time progresses she will get to find out.“I am the person sent by the branch oversea to come help in the design department” Camila simply replied as calmly as she could, but she didn’t like the look he was giving her. It gave her Goosebumps.As he talked his Adams apple moved up and down in a seductive way and for a moment Camila couldn’t help staring at him.It didn’t last long before she heard his angry voice.“Why are you late? I am sure that you know that here at Hudson we don’t Condon such kind of behavior” he said with hate. His eyes were cold and dark at the same time. At least he was soft towa
Samuel then turned to Caleb and instructed” please take her through proper orientation and show her the office. I want her to start immediately.”“Thank You” Camila said as she stood up to exit the office. The temperature was too much, she was beginning to sweat. She can only hope that the man won’t be hard on her when she see her work.Immediately she turned to go outside she had the same deep voice calling her back.“Wait” he called, before you go I want you to report everything to me. At the end of the day I want you to be here in my office with summarized reports. Do I make myself clear?”“Okay” Camila replied.“Take this “he handed her a file with special specifications. “This will be your first assignment, read through the details and bring back the results in 2 hours”Her mouth opened in surprise, a quick scan through the document told her that she will need at least 2 days to come up with something acceptable. But she will have to do it and she will have to do a good job in or
“This is the last draft I am making and I am going home, my baby needs me” she whispered to herself and walked up to his office. Camila stood in front of him with the file in her hands.She dared him to try to reject it. She was going to walk out on him and there was nothing he was going to do. She was exhausted.“Are you done” he asked.“Yes” Camila replied.“Put it down on the table I will look at it tomorrow” he said sluggishly. Camila couldn’t handle the man anymore. Did he mean that she spent all her energy to work on the same thing and then all he could say was that he was going to look at it tomorrow?“I am sorry but you looked as if you wanted it so urgently. Why are you adamant now to check it out, could it be that you did this on purpose” she asked.“Know your place Camila,” he sounded honestly annoyed” I am the president of this company and my word is final. If I said I didn’t like it, it is simple it was bad and pathetic. So don’t come here to complain when you knew you d
She hugged her tight on her chest and whispered “ I am never going to leave you, honey. Mommy loves you so much, okay.” Camila never wanted to hear about that statement, it felt like her son was talking to her through Lucky. He was there somewhere crying for her to come get him and there was no feeling so terrible like a mother who had failed her child.She sat her down and cupped her face in her hands “listen honey, we will be together always, okay. No one and I mean no one will ever separate us.”Every day she needed to assure Lucky that she will always be by her side. She felt she had to.“Okay, mommy I love so much”“How much?” she asked and Lucky spread her hands wide and smiled.“Like this, mommy”“I love you more, honey” The nanny saw that it would take quiet sometime for the two to finish bonding, she picked up her bag and said her goodbyes by waving her hand.“Good bye ma’am, I will see you tomorrow” she said“Thank you for taking care of her, please come a bit early” she s
“You are so stupid Samuel. That girl is a snake. She is not satisfied with everything that you have done in her life and the help that you gave her father.”“I don’t care. End of discussion. Can you take me to my friend now?” He said with impatience.“As you wish boss”While on the car his phone rang and when he looked at the caller ID it was none other than Bella.“Hello Darling. How have you been? You forgot to come for our date today?”“I am sorry Bella, I know I promised you but I couldn’t make it. I had a lot of work to deal with.” In real sense he knew exactly what he was doing. He wasted the whole evening annoying Camila because he also wanted to avoid meeting with her.On the other side of the phone Bella was so disappointed, she had done everything in her power to have him but as the days passed by he was even further away from her reach. She needed to be his woman before someone else snatches him from her.“Alright darling, I am a good girl and I understand that you were ma
He never wanted the boy to grow up like him, with so much hatred.Samuel leaned down and touched his cheeks lightly” I do know that she loves you very much even if she is not here with you”“At least she loved me” Leo muttered softly.Samuel held his son’s head and asked” Tell me who he was that made you cry like this and I will make him pay. No one messes with my son and goes away Scott free” Samuel was enraged at who was not scared of him enough to make his son cry. He didn’t care whether he was the son of the president, he could care less.Leo was stunned, he couldn’t believe that his father was only interested in his classmates while he was here hurting. It is that he never cared about him or what?“The point is that if you go and revenge they will hate me more, daddy. I need my mommy. When they see her, they would stop harassing me. Daddy, please do something.” For once the most powerful man was speechless, there had been several situations like this but he didn’t think that i
“Hello President Hudson” Camila greeted.“Come to my office at once” he commanded and hanged up the phone. Camila pouted her mouth in annoyance. Who does President Hudson think he is to call her like that? However she had no option to oblige if she wanted to keep her job. She had seen firsthand how the president can be a scornful man.After a short while Camila knocked on his door and after entering inside she stood with her head bowed. She couldn’t dare look at his face. It was so embarrassing.“You called for me President Hudson?” she asked.“Yes have a seat. I wanted to tell you that I have looked at the design and I think it came out good. Congratulations you have actually passed my test.” Samuel announced and his was face devoid of any emotion.At that moment Camila got the courage to lift her head up. She was silently happy that she got to show the arrogant CEO that she was capable and able.“Thank you” she said.“I want to inform you that it was a gift for my grandfather and I