Chapter 81 When all is calm

Chapter eighty-one
Dave
I need to do some arrangements.
I am going to officially announce that the companies which people thought belonged to my father belong to me.
I'm going to live independently.
Also, I need to tell Beatrice to send what I had said earlier out to the internet. I'm not going to take any chances with my father again.
I've called Jones's mom already and told her about my intention to marry her daughter. It seemed like Jones didn't tell her mother too before she left home.
Jones's is on her way here.
And Michael too. He called that he needed to tell me something. He's also on his way.
I walk down to the sitting room where Jones is, talking to Nancy. I don't know what they are gisting about.
I walk to her and kiss her lightly on her neck. She giggles and stops to look at me.
I open my mouth to tell her she looks beautiful but the phone call beats me to it.
I raise my phone and look over at the screen. It's Michael asking me if am at home or not and that's he's in my compound already.
I type him a message that I'm home.
Just immediately, the door opens and Michael walks in.
I walk towards him and shake him.
He glanced at Jones and realizing she's on call, he looks back at me with a wide smile on his face.
This is all thanks to him. If it weren't for him, I might not have been able to find Jones.
I can never express my gratitude enough for him.
"So, what did you want to tell me?" I remind him and walk him to a sofa.
Jones is done on the call now. She looks up at Michael, "Hey! How are you?"
Michael frown, " You missed our Saturday picnic."
I had forgotten that too.
Jones squeezes her face in regret, " I will make it up to you guys and Dave, obviously," she looks at me now and I smile too.
Jones stands and walks into the kitchen.
I turn to look at Michael again, "So, what's it?"
"I got a spy to monitor your father. And I discovered that he wants to make Mr. Johnson the next CEO in your stead."
I sigh. I'm not bothered about it at all.
" Well," I sit back in my chair, "I don't care. I have my companies and I have my wife."
"I know but you are the rightful heir to the throne," he attempts some sarcasm.
I raise a brow amazingly, "To which throne?"
He laughs and I join in.
He became sober first, "The thing is I stopped Johnson and every other candidate. If your dad realizes there's no one, he would come back to his senses and come for you," he says and sits back in his chair too.
I realize there's a core of truth in his statement.
All well, "I'm glad I reconcile with you man."
He stands and starts walking towards the kitchen, " I'm glad too but I'm fucking hungry. What's your Jones cooking?" He didn't wait for me to reply before he enters the kitchen.
I smile now as I realize everything is falling in place. I now feel like the luckiest man alive.
The door opens suddenly again. I look up at the man I'm starting to hate so much. The man that had made life miserable for me. The man that has me in the sadness I'm just trying to get away from.
I stand up unconsciously, "What the fuck are you doing in my house? How did you even enter? Who allowed you in?" I bombard him with questions. I feel so irritated and angry just watching him.
I don't ever want him in my life.
"Well, I don't need anyone to stop me from coming to my son's house. You are my son after all, my legal son."
I sigh, " What do you want from me?"
" How is Jones?" He ignores my question and ask instead. I feel the anger turning up in me again.
"Will you just tell me why you are here!" Even I can feel the hatred and the increase in the volume of my voice.
Jones and Michael must have heard because they walk out.
Richard walks closer to me, "you know, I've been so bad that I didn't even realize it. I loved your mom when I married her but I was busy thinking of business, traveling out that I didn't know what that did to her.
When I came back and met her death, I wanted you to love me but you seemed impossible. So, I thought you would if I took away your mother's pictures. I loved you so very much and I only wanted you to reciprocate it," he looks away now and I feel my heart melt instantly.
And then, when I got to find out about Cynthia, I thought she was going to disrupt the plan I had with you. But then now I realize, I should be after your happiness no matter what. I ask for your forgiveness," he looks up at me and then at Jones, " And her forgiveness. I had Jones kidnapped. Cynthia knew nothing about it. I only used her feelings against her. If you will release her and have me imprisoned, that might lift the burdens off me."
I sigh. Seriously? This is all that has been happening.
"I forgive you," Jones says and I look at her amazingly.
I wasn't expecting that. I don't expect Jones to forgive this man despite all he had done for her.
Well, she forgave me too despite all I did to her. She's different, I know it and I will keep saying it.
Jones walks to me, "I always want to show my father my wedding dress but he's gone now," she looks up at my father.
I think he got what he meant and smile wildly, "I will gladly be a replacement."
"Really?" Jones says and runs to him. They both ended up in an embrace.
I sigh and walk closer too, "I forgive you, father.
He looks up at me and smiles. Then he lets go of Jones and pulls me into a hug.
This is all I wanted, what I had ached for.