"You're back" I muttered as soon
as Maya stepped into the living
room. She arrived looking flushed and flustered.
"You're back" She threw back at
me swallowing nervously. She
avoided eye contact with me
truly confirming my suspicion.
"Where are you coming from? "I
asked studying her facial reaction.
"We a- we went out for a test drive" Maya blurted out breathlessly making me cock a
brow.
"Hmm, test drive?"
"And talking of which, I think we
have to discuss"
"About what?" I asked directing
my heated gaze on her which she
replied by lowering her head. She was really easy to read.
"Don't just think, do something
about it!" Izzy snapped at Maya
out of nowhere for reasons best
known to her while I stared amused at their drama.
Isabella shot lasers at us with her
eyes while I stared at the unfolding drama confused and
wondered endlessly, was she transferring her aggression on me or Maya? What the hell were they hiding from me?
"Well, we will see to that later but at the moment lunch calls" I
announced hoping it'll end whatever madness was going on.
I stared at my daughter, she was
glaring at Maya and at same time me. It seems she was mad at the both of us but that didn't stop me from being me.
"Manners at the table, young
lady" I warned as she gave an
unlady like snort.
"Like I care" She rolled her eyes
and left right away while Maya
stared at me with a questioning
look, as if I guessed her intention,
I warned right away. "No comment"
But Maya gave me an innocent shrug. "I wasn't going to say anything"
"Then what?"
"I was going to ask for permission to go up and change before coming down for lunch" She said and my gaze skimmed over her skeptically, I knew she was lying, but I decided to play dumb.
"Fine, be down in ten" I said and
never expected to see a slight
frown crease on her face. "What?" I asked confused.
"Ten minutes?"
I stared at her flabbergasted. "An
hour?" I threw at her but she
growled at me and stomped away while I grinned inwardly.
I headed to my study to get some
rest and get my thinking in order
before the doomed lunch.
I know Isabelle wasn't going to
stay still for lunch, she was
definitely going to cause an
uproar, the girl had many tricks
up her sleeve.
I sighed, pinching the space between my brow from exhaustion wondering how
different it would have being if
she had lived with me but
inwardly I knew it was impossible considering the fact
that I was always busy and Kay
implanted many evil seeds in her
heart against me.
Kay wanted me to know that I
wouldn't live above her influence, well good thing, she
succeeded. Not only do I have to
watch out for my own daughter, I can't ever trust a woman again.
"Wow" I scoffed in disbelief. Even when dead, Kay still wins.
I must have being so lost in
thought cause the next thing I
knew, I was reminded by the maid that everyone was down
and the fact I've being staring at
space for the past twenty minutes.
I got down to see a feast organized on the table just as I
ordered. I gracefully walked to
the dinning table surprised to see
Maya standing with her jaw dropped open.
"What the hell" She murmured
scanning the mouth watering
dishes stylishly dressed on the
table.
"Are we celebrating a feast?" She
asked, the question obviously
directed at me.
"What do you think?" I
nonchalantly replied taking hold
of my cutleries and digging into
my meal.
A furrowed brow made its
appearance on her face. "What? "
"We're celebrating you for being
Isabelle's nanny. Not many
nannies can survive day one of
the job, you can go check her
record" I explained and saw her
nod in understanding but still
staring awkwardly at the dishes.
There was summer muesli made
with cold semi-skimmed milk,
oat, grated apples, chopped
almonds and a handful of mixed
berries. Tomato and lentil soup
with granary roll and pots of low
fat yogurt. Grilled chicken with
spring quinoa pilaf and finally
crab meat Casanova with the iced shrimp and finally honey-glazed.salmon with a bit of sauteed broccoli, red pepper and green salad with some vinaigrette.
"But the day isn't over yet, how
are you so sure I won't quit
before night falls?"
I gave her a hard stare, holding
her gaze as I muttered. "Considering what you went
through today, I'm sure you'd
have no problem handling her"
I felt the cold energy, saw her
stiffen and knew at once she have figured it out. "You knew all
along?" She seem to say with her
accusing look.
"Enjoy the treat" I casually
replied leaving her with no choice than to eat her meal. At
once silence reign but just when I
thought everything was back to
normal, Isabelle struck.
"So I've being wondering.... " She
trailed.
I cast her a death glare but she sure got her genes from me
cause she was not one bit
intimidated.
Rather she stared at me
confidently and asked. "When am
I getting a new mom?"
Maya choked and sputtered on
her drink getting herself into a
coughing fit while I was quite
startled but showed no other
reaction other than that. I was
expecting it anyway.
Maya got herself after some moments. "You!" She bellowed.
"That's no way to tal-" I dismissed Maya with a wave of my hand fixing my attention on my dear daughter.
"Why? " I asked exuding an
authoritative aura with an arrogant smile tugging at a corner of my lips.
Isabelle smiled back at me, a
fierce determination to win this
battle evident on her face. "I need
a motherly figure"
"And?"
"Girls just want their mom
sometimes"
"And?"
"Need someone to talk boys stuff
with"
"You can always discuss it with
me" I blurted out without even
realizing it and the reply I got
was an awkward cough from
Maya and a death stare from my
daughter.
"Well, we can always
compromise on that" I tried
minimizing the damage done. Why does it all go south when it comes to boy's stuff?
Isabelle stood up abruptly and
banged her hand hard against the table almost knocking some
dishes over in the process. "Just
admit it! What makes you think
you can be able to handle me in
my rebellious teenage years?"
I wanted to reply when I heard
Maya murmur beneath her breath. "As if you aren't rebellious enough now?"
I smirked, she was definitely the
perfect match for Isabella and I
had the perfect plan in mind.
"So let's say I agree, who do you
want for a mother?" I said throwing the ball in her court
and hoping she'll make the right
choice. "Tina? or.....?"
Isabelle stared at me skeptically, obviously wondering if I was sincere or playing around. So, I focused my intense and get down to business gaze on her and in a few moment, her lips twitch upward in a smirk, as if we were communicating telepathically, she said.
"I want her" Isabelle announced
pointing at an absent minded
female entertaining herself with a grilled chicken and quite oblivious to what was going on. I
smiled, Isabelle was surely my
blood.
"Fine, by me" I agreed knowing
just how much Isabelle values
promises. "I have to keep my own part of the deal then"
I excused myself before turning
to discover the horror on Maya's
face but that didn't stop me, instead I added more fuel to the
fire.
"Let's get married"
YOU ARE READING
Taming A Billionaire
RomanceMaya Octavia was never special while leading a boring life especially not as her sister Kimberly who seemed to have everything she had ever wanted in the palm of her hands. Beauty, attention, their parents, money, care fame and happiness. Nik Spence...
