Chapter 30

My uncle arrived at the clinic, I was still in Alberts arms ,he looked at us with surprise in his face. I have not told him that Albert and I are a couple now, so I guessed he was shocked to see us in such a position.
"Good day uncle"
I greeted him.
"Good day Erica, tell me what happened to your dad"
He said.
"Uncle, my dad is dead"
I told him, tears were already filling my eyes.
Albert held me tight and stopped me from crying.
"Where is he now"
He asked.
" I have told them to take his corpse to the morgue."
I answered.
"Erica, you just make decisions without informing me, I guess it is this dude here thats making you disrespect me and not to tell me most if the things you do"
He said, pointing accusing fingers to Albert. And made him go to him.
"Uncle stop it already uncle, Albert has not done anything wrong, he is not the one influencing me or telling me what to do"
I told him I was already getting worried about his insecurities around Albert.
"Then what is he doing here, he is not supposed to be here, he is not a family member"
My uncle retorted.
"Yes, but then he will soon be a member of our family, pretty soon."
I told him.
"He would soon be part of our family, and what would that statement mean?"
My uncle asked, looking shocked.
"Yes uncle, Albert is my boyfriend and are a couple now"
I told him.
"What?"
My uncle exclaimed.
ANTHONIOS POV
I could not utter a word for some moments, I became speechless, Erica has been dating doctor Albert without telling me?
I had my own plans, I had arranged for someone whom I will convince Erica to marry so that we both can team up and take everything away from her. If the person works with me, it will be a lot easier as the person becomes Ericas legal husband, Erica might place him in charge of everything and we will both steal everything.
How could this be true, what more could she have done that I am apparently not aware of, because it seems she has done so much these days and had made so many decisions that I am not aware of, what more could she have done" I thought.
I wanted to fight him and tell him to leave this place and never to come back but I would not like to create a scene.
I maintained my cool, but deep down in my mind ,I was really troubled.
From the way I see him, he seems to me as someone who is very intelligent and smart and might discover I want to dupe Erica and strip her of her wealth.
If he eventually marries Erica my plans would be shattered.
ERICAS
I tried everything possible to calm my uncle down because I would not want him to create an embarrassing moment since were still at the clinic premises.
"So uncle,what do we do now"
I asked him.
"Since your dad is already confirmed dead by the doctor, I think we have to bury him,so that you can face your studies fully and not have this young man here to deceive you around"
He said pointing to Albert.
"Bury him, is that not too fast?"
I asked him.
"It is not too fast,bury him so that you can just live your life, we mourn him forever.
"If you say so uncle, so what next do we do right now"
I asked him.
"We would go to the morgue to get him and then proceed to the cemetery immediately, you can send text messages to other members of the family, while I get down done"
As soon as we agreed on what to do next, My uncle left immediately to go get my dads corpse burial.
Albert and I proceeded to the cemetery to go wait for him to bring the corpse for the final burial.
"Why does your uncle hate?"
Albert asked me as we drove on the busy road.
"He does not hate you, I think he is only looking out me"
I replied to him.
"But I have not done anything bad for him to hate, I love you genuinely and I am not here to play with your heart"
He said.
"I am not doubting your love for me, I know you sincerely love me, but you have to give my uncle sometime to accept you, and whether he accepts you or not, I do not care because I love you"
I assured him.
"Thank you"
He said. And we continued driving.
We got to the cemetery and waited for my uncle. I was in Alberts arms all through, he could not allow me to go off his sight. He held my hand.
Few minutes later my uncle arrived with a priest.
The priest said some prayers and my dads corpse was lowered to the ground. We stayed for some minutes responding to tbe condolences offered to us by those in attendance.
When we finished at the cemetery, we headed back to the house. I was marveled at the number of people at our house sending in their condolences and their biography.
My dad was such a prominent man, so I believe the news of his death might have gotten to everyones hearing. The people in attendance were family to me, while the rest were not so familiar with me.
I just had to respond to all the greetings.
Albert stood by me although the time.
He was such a gentle man, always making sure that I was fine..
I saw some of the attendees making facial expressions to one another. I guess they might be wondering who Albert was to me, since I have not officially announced him as my boyfriend.
My uncle was not looking happy, I could not tell why, perhaps he was saddened by the death of my dad or he was angry because Albert was there with me.
After the whole event, the guests returned to their respective homes, while I instructed the staff to arrange the house and put everything back in place.
My uncle stayed for a longer time, he asked to come for us to have a private discussion which I obliged and we went outside the house to discuss.
"Hey Uncle, what is it you would want to discuss with me"
I asked him, when we stepped out.
"I wanted to ask you about your school, does it mean you are not going to school Abroad anymore?"
"And why would you ask that uncle, you know it has always been the wish of my dad for me to study in that prestigious business school, so I would not want to disappoint him, even though he is gone"
I told him.
"I am glad you have not forgotten about that, then secondly, you have to stay away from that young man,"
He Said.
"Uncle can you please tell me why you always ask me to stay away from Albert even though he has not done anything wrong"
I asked him.
"He doesnt love you, he is only here for your money,he knows your dad is rich man he wants to have your dads money that is why he claims to love you"
I was speechless with what my uncle said of Albert. I tried to convince him that Albert was genuine and not like every other guy out there but he refused to see reasons with me.
I told him I have made up my mind to be with me as long he is not hurting me.
I went back into the house, Albert was still seated on the couch waiting for me. My uncle came in to announce that he is going back to his house. I told him he could stay back but he refused and insisted he would be going so I let him be.
Albert asked me if it was okay for him to stay with me since he can not afford to leave me all by myself with the whole things that has happened just in one day. I nodded in affirmation, I was glad he would be staying around to keep me company.
Albert and I stayed for a long time, he kept me company and made me smile and laugh he was such a sweet man making sure that I was happy he took my happiness as his top priority
He stayed till it was time for dinner, he suggested we go out to have dinner so that I could feel the air outside and not just stay at home sulking in sorrow.
I went into my room and changed to another dress, very simple, I did not need anything elaborate as I was still mourning my dad. When I was set Albert and I drove in his car to the restaurant to have dinner.