The Balotelli-Bale Series Book #3: The Italian Belle

Chapter Fifteen: Bye Bye Maria Part 2

Rhea's POV
I don't believe in coincidence.

It could not have been just a random stranger with his face. I haven't slept well since I met that young man. All I see is his face. The familiarity of that gaze is just like Alexander's! He must have had an affair! He was seeing someone. Is the boy younger or older than Kosmos? I realized I'm about to yank out my hair from all these questions without answers. I can't believe he would give part of his wealth to charity. He will leave Kosmos and I without anything! He hasn't named the custodian. This is worrying. When he started meeting with his lawyer, I was worried. Now I can confirm that I had cause to worry.

Where are the rest of the billions? Only a quarter has been allocated to charity. Where is the rest? Alexander Christos makes the top five wealthiest men alive. Where is he hiding the money?

"Mother?"

"Kosmos, close the door!" I urged him with haste.

He entered quickly closing the door behind him. "Where is Alexander?"

"Outside taking a call. Come here! We don't have much time."
Another thing that troubles me is how often he answers calls privately. Who is he taking to? He's hiding something. "We have a problem Kosmos. Look at this!" My son knows he is not Alexander's. I told him and he knows better than to tell anyone about it. Like me he enjoys the perks of Alexander's wealth and status. To lose it will be worse than death. "Do you see what he's doing!"

"This can't be all. Where is the rest?"

"I don't know!" I exclaimed. "Who will he leave the rest to?"

"Why is he even writing his will? Is he sick? Is he dying?

"No. He's not sick. I don't think he's sick. He's just being a prick." My son gave me a strange look. "What? It's true!"

"It's not a coincidence. I saw the man you were talking about. I saw him a few days ago when Alexander was going to meet his lawyer.  He's a spitting image of father. How is that even possible?"

DNA, that's how and it's threatening because if it comes down to it, his blood will get the contents of the will, not us. Even if we contest it, it will go to his blood. He can't father children. How does he have one? Heaven knows I tried to get pregnant after Kosmos. I just wanted one legitimate heir to have a hold on his wealth even something like this was to happen! He indulged me as often as I pleased. He never let me down in that department but not once did he ever get me pregnant. Not once!

"Who is he?"

Kosmos took a sit close to me. "His name is Nathaniel Bale."

"Helena Bale's son?"

"Yes."

I thought it was an affair that burned out when we were much younger. So something came out of it! A child came out of it! A legitimate heir who possess a threat to us!

"What should we do? It's obvious he will leave everything to him if he finds out I'm not his son."

"I think he has always known you're not his. He has just been stringing me along all this time! He's such an actor! Are you sure he is Helena's son?"

"Absolutely. I looked into him. He's a few months younger than me." How is it possible if he can't get a woman pregnant? How come he succeeded with Helena and I haven't been fortunate? I would think it a lie if the young man didn't have his face. There is a high chance he was conceived when he was in Malibu with her. I counted to ten to still my racing heart. They never even look at each other in public. They act like two perfect strangers when they made a child together! Conniving snakes! "Mother?"