Secrets

leo

Am at the office still working on some investment papers that came in this early morning I know am supposed to be done by 5pm before  my princess gets home from her grandma's house.

Am in my office when I hear a commotion out my office door it looks like someone is causing a scene down there.

Phone rings: sir hello someone wants you down here

Leo: tell the person to come through.
Secretary: I think u should come see this.

And I walk out calmly to the ground floor. As I would not spare who ever is creating a scene and what my eyes land on get me more furious.

Jasmine: DADDY
I see my daughter crying on the ground sitted with her hands wiping her tears. I walk and kneel where she was. My five year old looks up with puffy eyes looking red.

Leo: baby what's wrong
But she says nothing. And the butler looks down to his feet as everyone else in the room stays quiet and look down.

Leo: baby tell me what'wrong( wiping the tears that came out from Jasmines eyes)
Butler: actually sir young lady jasmine said she had to see you and when we came here I told her to wait as she  had forgotten her bag in the car because she wanted to show you what she had written at school but when I came back she was crying.

Leo: baby what's wrong.
Jasmine: daddy these people here are bullying me I was talking to aunt Janet(secretary) when I heard them saying that am not your child as I don't look like you and that my mama abandoned me with you and that you are just doing charity work by keeping an orphan.

I felt all the anger in me increase as I felt my fists clenching. I know I had to control my anger as I wouldn't want my child fearing me after seeing my wrath.

Leo: is she saying the truth(looking at Janet) and she just nodded in response I looked at my daughter I know she looks more like him but she still carries my everything. At first she looked like me but as time passed she looked more like him.

Leo: baby you decide what you want to do to them for  now point them out.
And she pointed at them all as I asked that they stand at the entry side. she pointed at almost half of the workers as some looked at her with pleading eyes.

Jasmine: I want them to buy me ice cream and they should give me a new papa.

Leo: baby I thought we spoke about it
Jasmine: but daddy grandma says papa is never coming back so I want a new papa.

Leo: okay baby and you all ur fired pack ur things and leave this place I shouldn't see any of you after exactly 5minutes let's go baby.
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And I carry my daughter to my office that is filled with her pics and drawings .

Leo: so why has my princess visited me today .
Jasmine: I thought my daddy would want me fine then I'll go I guess those people were right.

Leo: hey wait okay fine so how is her Majesty doing?
Jasmine: am fine just wanted to bring my work of art here.
Leo: can I see it

Jasmine: if u insist but it's with grandpa.
Butler: here you go sir.

And we stuck the paper to the wall. I knocked off early from the office as I had to take my light to Mae's place. Because we all would be going to a banquet in the late evening.

40minutes and we are at Mae's place. The servants welcome us as my princess runs into the house looking for her grandma. Daddy where is grandma?

Mrs Kingsley: ohhh my little angel!
Jasmine: grandma!
She run to her and I don't know for how long they were like that chatting and updating each other as I stood blank like a stranger.

I really wonder if jasmine loves me like she loves her grandma coz it seems she adores her grandma more than me. I hear my mother talk finally.

Mrs Kingsley: son u should give me the names of those who bullied my kitten and I'll deal with them. How dare they disrespect the heir of the Kingsleys.

Leo: it's okay Mae I have shown them there place.
Mrs Kingsley: really just by firing them let me handle them so that it becomes a life long learnt lesson to all who would dare mess with us.

And the day went on with the family of only three people joyously enjoying each other's company. And Leo just looked at his daughter who has now grown.