The Secret
At the Bailey Native Home
After Mr. Denise Bailey left with his wife, Mr. Arthur Bailey who became moody with the revelation he got from Denise walked back to his office and Max followed suit. Then, he picked up his stuff and closed for the day. Now, Max, who noticed that he was moody, assisted by holding his laptop for him. When they got to the car park, the driver moved his luggage from his car to Mr. Arthur Bailey’s car. Without much ado, he handed the car keys to Max and got to the back seat. Max covered the car trunk and got behind the wheels and drove off. He kept watching his father-in-law through the rearview mirror.
‘What could be disturbing the father?’
He thought to himself. Then, Mr. Arthur Bailey, who was lost in thought, remembered the role that Louis played when he was courting Nichole and mumbled.
“What came over this boy?”
“Are you talking to me, father?”
Max, who did not get what he said, asked. Just then, he got a message from Nichole. He ignored Max’s question and punched on the message button. His face brightened after he read through the message. Then he replied at once and inquired from Max.
“Max.”
“Yes father.”
“Have you spoken with Phil?”
“No, Father. I intend to give him a call later.”
“It is all right. I will invite him over for lunch. We need to talk.”
“It is noted, father. I hope there is no problem?”
“Concentrate on your driving. We will talk when Phil comes.”
“I got it, father.”
Then, he gave Mr. Phil Anderson a call, who picked at once.
“Hello, father. I am glad to hear from you.”
“Hello, Phil. I have a surprise for you.”
“Wow! I can’t wait to have it.”
Phil retorted. Furthermore, Mr. Max Winston, who had been watching his father-in-law's countenance intermittently was glad when he noticed that he had cheered up. Then Mr. Bailey requested.
“Will you be disposed to have lunch with me at home, today?”
“Oh! I will be delighted to.”
“That is fine. When you come, you will tell me all I need to know about my first trip to Cairo.”
Now, Phil laughed loudly which infested Max, and he smiled too.
“All right father. I will be on my way.”
Soon, they were at the Native Home. Max parked and got his luggage out of the car trunk. The janitor helped him with some of them, and he followed his father-in-law into the house.
“What of mom?”
Max, who expected to meet his mother-in-law at home, asked.
“She has gone to work.”
“I see.”
“Make yourself comfortable. I will be back.”
“All right father.”
Now, the janitor took his luggage to the guest room, while max followed. Then, Mr. Bailey walked to his room and sat on the couch for a while before he could pull off his shoes. Then, suddenly, his phone rang. He glanced at the screen to see the caller. Then, he smiled and picked the call.
“Hello, my in-law. I am happy to get a call from you.”
“Good to hear from you too, my in-law. My daughter sent a wonderful picture to us now. Thank you so much.”
“You are welcome, my in-law. You gave us an excellent daughter, and we cannot help but celebrate her.”
“Thank you for the compliment. Let me leave you to continue with your work.”
“It is all right. My regards to your wife.”
“And your wife too. Goodbye.”
After he got off call with Olivia’s father who called to appreciate his family. He stared vacantly at the wall, then he thought.
‘How would he feel if he discovers that my son was his daughter’s first lover and Denise met her half dead due to the ill-treatment from him?’
He rested his head on the headrest of the couch and pondered for a while. Then, he took a deep breath and carried on with his shoes. At last, he changed into a casual wear and walked back to the sitting room.
“How long will it take you to prepare lunch for three people?”
He inquired from the janitor.
“Thirty minutes, boss.”
“All right. We are waiting.”
Then, he sat on the couch, and browsed through the family chat. He discovered that Denise had posted the pictures of his wife and the car to the family platform. He smiled and went through the chats. Now, everyone had commented on the chat except Louis.
“He may be too busy to have seen it.”
He consoled himself. Then, he began to scroll up and noticed that he had not been commenting on Denise’s posts.
“Will this tear my family apart?”
Then, he heard Mr. Phil Anderson’s car came to a halt, and he looked towards the door. He walked in happily, hoping to see the surprise that his father-in-law had for him. When Mr. Bailey saw him excited, he cheered up too, to avoid ruining his day.
“I’m here, father. Where is the surprise?”
Phil announced. Then, Mr. Arthur Bailey responded cheerfully.
“The surprise is that there is no surprise. Take your seat, please.”
The disappointed Mr. Phil Anderson smirked and took his seat. Then, Max who heard when his car came to a halt knew that he was the surprise and walked out of the guest room. When Phil saw him, he became exhilarated and jolted from his seat before he declared.
“Wow! I know that there must be a surprise. Welcome to Dover, Max.”
He greeted as he gave him a hug. Then the excited Max responded.
“Thank you. I knew I was the surprise when father said he had a surprise for you, so I avoided giving you a call.”
“I see. How is your family?”
“Everybody is fine. They sent their greetings.”
Mr. Bailey temporarily forgot his sons’ issues and focused on his excited sons-in-law. Then, he teased.
“Phil, you have surprised me in many ways, so surprising you with Max’s visit will not be too much, will it?”
Now, the guilty Phil put his face down and Mr. Bailey carried on.
“Now, Phil, tell me. What role did you play on my first visit to Cairo?”
Phil laughed hysterically while the bewildered Mr. Max Winston looked on.
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