" I can see that you've grown some wings and have the audacity to talk back to me!" Her father said gritting his teeth,but Mira traced something else apart from the anger.
Was it anger? Disdain or mockery? She couldn't place her finger on that feeling but something came clear,her father wasn't fond of her one bit.For as long as she can remember,her father never paid attention to her other than when reprimanding her. It was just ironical how he loved, spoiled and gave in to each whim of his bastard daughter while ignoring his legitimate one. Mira couldn't believe just how her past self was ignorant, how could she have not noticed that age wasn't wanted in the Jones family. Her father did not consider her family at all.Mira chuckled,a chuckle filled with self mockery," I have always had the wings,just tried to keep them at bay just to give you some respect as a father,but I just realized that you don't deserve it." Mira said out loudly, loudly enough for her words to echo in the four walls of the house,loud enough for her father to know that she was done being nice to people who didn't deserve it." Outrageous! How dare you talk back at me? You are just like your mother." Mr Jones said, hitting his hands over the table, almost breaking it." Come down father,you really don't have to waste your anger on me. I suggest you preserve it for later and take it as a warning,don't ever take my mother's name in that filthy mouth of yours." Mira replied back, slightly raising her voice. She couldn't stand it when someone talked I'll of her late mother." Do you believe that I will throw you out of this house to the Streets without a single penny?" Mr Jones decided to threaten her this time hoping that will scare her to shut her mouth." Ha!" Mira let out a mirthless chuckle," Do you also believe I'll throw you out of my house and the company together with your mistress and bastard daughter? Do you not know that this," she pointed at the house," is my house and I have the right to chase whoever I like out of my property?" Mira asked,her voice cold and threatening sending shivers down Mr Jones body." You..." Words couldn't form anymore in his mouth. He was infuriated that he thought that staying one more minute in the same space as her will send him to a theatre for heart surgery." What? Tongue-tied now,are we? I suggest you know who's the boss here. If you make me angry,I don't mind letting you roam the streets with your precious family. And for your information,I am moving out,I can't stand staying in the same place with you." Mira said flicking her hair and walked out,head held up high like a queen.Arriving at the parking lot,she opened her premio Toyota car and stepped in. She registered in her mind that she had to take back the Toyota Lexus she lend to that two faced bitch of a sister.Stepping on the gas,the car roared to life and soon she was in the highway driving towards the apartment complex her mother left behind.It was situated at a twenty minutes drive from their family Villa, somehow closer to the city. It would be better for her to stay there. Another reason she chose that property among the rest was because it was close to Timothy's penthouse so they could see each other more often.She didn't mind doing the chasing this time round, she'll pursue him till he accepted her wholeheartedly. That was her mission number two, mission number one being to give a huge ego blow to Caleb during his supposed proposal.Turning on the Bluetooth,she connected the car radio with her phone, opened YouTube app and searched for her favourite song of the month.In less than a minute, the car was filled with a sweet Afro beat, with Rema's melodies voice introducing the lyrics of " calm down"( Author's Note: This chapter was written listening to the song calm down by rema ft Selina Gomez, you can listen to the song to be in the mood)Mira sung along loudly, enjoying the music. It served to lighten the mood her father just ruined. She was in good spirits now and enjoying the ride and the peace that filled her heart. She swore to make him calm down as he enjoys being wooed by her. It was a song she would very much love to dedicate to him,her pillar,her support,her Timothy.Twenty minutes later,she approached the gate that led to her apartment. She stopped at the gate for security purposes. The residents here were very strict on who enters or leaves the premises. A visitor was expected to leave behind their ID cards entering the residents and would collect them on their way out." Good afternoon uncle?" Mira greeted politely." Oh it's you! You finally decided to drop by!" The security uncle replied, obviously happy to see her." Yes uncle,it's been a while but I plan on moving in permanently so expect me here daily." Mira informed him." Well that's good news dear. I guess I'll see you often then?"" Definitely! And for that reason,I plan on hiring a cleaning company to do the necessary,do you know any you can recommend to me?" Mira asked politely." A friend of mine works for a cleaning company,I can call them for you if you want." Uncle security offered." Really! You are my saviour uncle,I'll really appreciate it!" Mira said happily." Okay,off you go you sweet girl." The uncle said smiling. He loved how easy going she was despite being born from a rich family. She was humble and friendly,a world apart from her step sister." Okay uncle,you are the best " Mira said and drove straight to her apartment.The residents shared a common main gate but each apartment had it's own small block wall, separating one apartment to the other.It wasn't a big house but was enough to house a family. A three bedroom house with a separate kitchen, dining room, siting room and a study room.The door to the house was locked and one needed to enter the password to unlock the door. The lock had been modified such that on the third trial,the system would self activate itself and an alarm would resound.Sometimes, Mira couldn't understand why her mother had to make things so complicated just for safety purposes.Punching the codes,she unlocked the door and noted that she'll have to change the codes to something different. It was afterall Caleb's birthday date. She remembered that after their engagement,she had gifted this Villa to Caleb as a surprise gift. Mira rolled her eyes on how stupid she had lived her past life. I mean like who gifts who such extravagant gifts? She remembers that when she had brought Caleb here in the past,he had been attracted to the house and would always talk about how he wanted a house just like that one. Mira had then took it upon herself to transfer the house to his name weeks before their marriage. She had strongly believed that anything she has was also Caleb's.Pushing those thoughts at the back of her mind, she strolled Inside. The house was exactly how she remembered it to be. Everything was covered with white sheets.Twenty minutes later,the door bell rung indicating a person was on the doorway. Walking to the door,she opened and was welcomed by the sight of the cleaning staff,ready with their cleaning tools." Good afternoon ma'am,we were informed that you needed cleaning services." The older man who appeared to be in his mid forties said." Oh yes good afternoon uncle,I am in need of your services for sure, come on in." Mira opened the door wider to let them proceed inside.There was a total of three people,two men and a Lady." This is Maya, she's responsible for cleaning the bedroom, Matt here will be checking for any broken thing to fix while I am James and I'll be taking care of cleaning the kitchen, dining and the backyard." The older uncle who Mira identified as James introduced himself and the staff." Okay uncle James,I'll leave you to do your thing. Ensure the door is properly closed before you leave,I'll wire your payment to the company's account and will tip you if you do a good job."
Mira watched as Caleb kneeled down on one knee. Looking at him you could mistake his calmness as sincerity but she knew that all this was fake. An act made to fool her into digging her grave.Caleb watched as Mira just stood watching him, nothing could be read from her current facial expressions,but that was definitely not the reaction he expected from her. He was expecting to see her cry amidst smiling due to his proposal, little did he know that his little pathetic act was already seen through by Mira.Looking at him,Mira could mistake this as a sincere proposal. She was sure anyone on the receiving end would feel his heart brim with happiness, afterall, wasn't that her reaction in the past life. If it was the old Mira,she would be in her knees, tightly hugging Caleb to show her happiness but this was not her.After facing betrayal From them in her past life,all Mira wanted was to exert her revenge in this life and experience love From the sole man who loved her to no end. She watch
Mira took careful steps to the store . She rummaged her purse and removed the VIP golden membership card Timothy had gifted to her. He had told her that she could get a ten percent discount if she presented that card.Walking towards the cashier, she had the intention of asking whether the card was still usable. Timothy had informed her that the card expires after a given period of time.She had never used the card before so she had to inquire about it." Good afternoon,can you check for me if the card is still in use. Someone gifted it to me and told me that it can only be used for a limited amount of time." Mira said passing the golden membership card to the cashier.The cashier was surprised seeing someone come to their small store with the golden vip card. He was aware that money only could not guarantee you the card. One had to have close ties with the CEO to be able to get their hands on that card." Oh Yes you can still use the card in all butterfly stores. The card will expire
Parking her car,she alighted the car and took hurried steps towards the company entrance. It was past working hours and only afew people could be seen at the vicinity. Stepping by the lobby, she was about to use the private elevator specifically made for the president when the security guard stopped her." Excuse me Miss, you cant use that elevator,please board the common one." The guy politely reminded her but before Mira could answer, Luke, Timothy's personal assistant stepped out of the private elevator." Miss Jones,you are here?" He asked obviously relieved seeing her here. He had been requesting his president to stop drinking but he wouldn't listen. He just hoped that she will be able to talk him out of drinking." This way please." Luke said ushering Mira to the private elevator. He then turned to the security guard and politely reminded him not to dare stop her next time Incase he sees her there..Luke knew that Timothy would throw a tantrum if he ever heard that his girl was
" let's start with why you are so wasted?" Mira asked even though she knew the reason why. She just wanted to see whether he'll be honest with her." And you know I hate lies the most." Mira reminded him. She could see he was trying to cook a reason to answer her." No will do. I am your friend Timothy or ain't I ? Why can't you share your problems with me? You never know I could help you." Mira said trying to coerce him into spilling the beans but Timothy was adamant to keep his secret from her. He didn't want anything breaking their friendship,not even his secret love for her." You can't help me with this One." Timothy replied." Let me be the judge of that." Mira said not backing down one bit. She will make him confess whether he likes it or not." Mira!"" Tim!"" I don't want to burden you with my problems." Timothy said his voice low and defeated." Haven't I always burdened you with my problems all this years? If you don't tell me,I'll take that as you saying I am not friend."
" Tim, thankyou. thankyou for giving me a chance to make up for the things I did wrong in my past life. Thanks for allowing me to be with you, Tim,I love you." Mira confessed emotionally. She was glad that even after all the pain she caused him, he still gave her such a wonderful chance to Love him.Tim caught a word in her sentence that confused him? past life? what did she mean by that? " Past life? what past life are you talking about Mira?" He was sober somehow so he knew that he heard her,it was not alcohol manipulating his hearing ability. Mira realized that she had a slip of tongue in her words. She was not ready go share that part of her life yet,it would come later when their relationship progressed. She was damn sure that he would believe without questioning her or thinking she was crazy but she won't ruin this magical moment for that." I mean in these past few years. I have ignored your feelings and chased after something unworthy." She corrected herself throwing any expl
The two lovebirds decided to call it a night. Since it was already late by the time they finished their conversation, Timothy proposed they settle for the night at his spare room attached to his office. Tim led Mira to the room and helped her sit in bed." Wait here,am going to take a shower." He knew he reeked of alcohol and he couldn't let his woman lie with a dirty man. He was a neat freak himself,he couldn't sleep with foreign odours on his body. minutes later he emerged from the bathroom attached to the room with only a towel wrapped on his waist. His upper body was bare and Mira couldn't stop her hungry eyes from taking peeks at that well built body.She could tell that he was a man who exercised regularly. His body was fit and sexy, she had to admit to that. Mira was always a sucker of goodlooking things until she started listening to her sister's advise. Looking at the Greek god Infront of her, Mira swallowed hard. She might be well reserved but that didn't mean she didn't ha
The following morning, Timothy was the first one to wake up. It was a routine for him to be up at five thirty on the dot for his morning exercise. Today was no exception despite sleeping late and with a warm bunny cuddling in his arms.He opened his groggy eyes and was met by the most pleasant and beautiful face of his dreams. His Mira was sleeping comfortably in his arms like a small baby, without any care in the world. She was peaceful in her sleep which added a certain charm to her already charming face.Tim couldn't control the huge smile from blooming from his face. She was finally his woman and that wasn't going to change, not now,not forever. After years of loving her, she was finally in his arms. What could be better than having the lice if your life by your side when you wake up? It was a wonderful feeling." I better get used to this for I am never letting you go my darling." Tim murmured and kissed her forehead. He then tightened his arms possessively at her and decided to