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“No, you can't. You know how essential this surgery is to you and you can't just forfeit it like that. I will think of some other ways .” Georgina breathed out and patted her.
Georgina was really grateful to Mrs Hudston and did not want her only benefactor to die without trying everything possible to save her.

In Anthony Armis's house.

“You keep avoiding this call, why can't you pick it up?” Olivia caressed his face and climbed over him to get his phone.
His phone constantly rang since morning and he refused to pick the call. He has been very suspicious after he picked that last phone call.

“Let me guess, someone you had a one night stand with is calling you to acknowledge the child?”

“What are you talking about? I have not slept with any woman, talk less of having a one night stand with anyone. I promise, I am untouched .” He crossed his fingers and stopped her from swiping the connection.

“Then answer it and do it right in front of me .” Olivia frowned. If he had no side chick then could it be girls chasing after him?

“Fine, to clear your doubts about me, I will. ” He swiped the connection and put it on the speaker.

“Anthony! Come back home right now! We have some business to talk about ” His mother,Rylee, yelled his name.

“Why come back home? If you have anything to say to me, just say it ” Anthony replied back while hugging Olivia.
He knew that his mother had found out that he was dating Olivia and from her voice, she seemed not too happy about the news.

“You!........ If you don't come back home, I will commit suicide. Since my son does not care about me, why live again?”

“Seriously mom, you are getting mental ” Anthony blasted at her. Suicide? Was this a reason to lure him back to the house?

“I will if you don't come home ” She cut the call and he kept his phone on the white stand near the bed. “See, I am not hiding anything from you. ”

“I see. You better go check on your mother. She sounds as if she would do it. ” Olivia peeled an apple and cut it into heart shapes. “Want one?”

“Will you feel bad if I go home? I mean I would not be here for you. ” Anthony wrapped his arms around Olivia and grabbed the apply from her mouth.

“Do you think I care if you are here with me? I did not come with you to this world, so I can live without you ” She sarcastically said and took a bite from the apple.

“Ouch! That hurts. Why do you have a harp tongue? I just asked you and now my heart feels like breaking into two. ” He whined.

“I have an idea, let us go back and I will officially introduce you to my mother, what do you say?” Anthony thought. It would kill two birds at one. If he had Olivia with him, his mother would stop bugging him with blind dates and he could introduce his girlfriend to her.

“No, I can not do that. ” She stood up and walked to the closest to pick some clothes. “It is best she doesn't know that we are together ”

“Olivia, my mother is not like Cedric's own. She is really nice, funny and crazy sometimes. She is really caring if you get to know her and it would be my pleasure for you to meet her .” He hugged her waist before she could go into the wide bedroom closet.

“You are still stupid. Wasn't it obvious your mother did not like me when I came to visit you at the hospital? ”

“That was the last two months. People change, you know and besides, you two did not even talk and you have concluded she doesn't like you ”

“All mothers are like that. They want the best for their child and want him to settle down and give them babies to play with. No mother would like to see their son with a divorced single mother. Think about it ” She pecked him on the cheeks and went ahead.

“Can you stop downgrading yourself in love? I love you whether you are a divorced single mother or not ” Anthony responded while refusing to let go.

“that is you and not your mother's thoughts. Everyone has a different thought about a particular topic or person. Go ahead and prepare, she might really commit suicide if you don't show up ”

“But I want to go with you. If you do not come then I won't go, either way I am not affected. And I know your thoughts on having mother in laws left scars on you so you probably think they are all witches, however my mom is different. I promise ”

“That is what they all say. I want to end this conversation here and now. Just go ahead, okay ” Olivia blew a kiss at him as she went into the bathroom to take a shower.

“Olivia, if you change your mind, I will be here ”

“I won't change my mind even if you are to die here. Go stop your mom ”

“Olivia.........please........ ” He whined while pouting his lips

“You are a man for crying out loud, now let me bathe in peace!”

In the Armis's main house.

“How could they be dating?” Rylee annoyingly walked from the door to the couch. Her heart was not at rest.
Ever since she got the news from this unknown sender with pictures, she has never had a good night's sleep.
She looked from the glass in the living room and saw his car being parked up. She stopped her feet and waited for him.

“Mom, can you make it quick? I have something to do ” He shut the door behind him and met his mother on the floor with her arms wrapped on her chest.
Scared she actually died, he ran to her, squatted down and called her name.

“Mom, don't scare me!” He kept calling and when he heard no response, he reached his phone to call the emergency number when his phone was slapped out of his hands.
The pretending woman sat on the ground and fiercely glared at him.

“Son, what is the meaning of this?” She showed him the picture sent by the anonymous sender on her phone.

“Ooh that. If that is why you rushed me here then I am leaving ” He turned his back to leave.

“I can not believe all the girls in the whole world, it is that piece of used shoes you choose to date. ” Rylee furiously lashed out on him. She got up and walked to the brown silver lining couch and folded her arms. “If you leave this house then consider yourself an orphan!”

“MOM!” Anthony frustratedly shouted at her and sat down beside her. “Why must you judge so quickly? ”

“Me? When ever have I judged you? Tell me.”

“The time I brought a girl home, you said she was too poor and then the second girl, too fat and the foreigner, Lucy, too foreign. Come on, mom, you are gonna make me single till death ” Anthony held her hands and snuggled on her shoulders.

“Can you trust me this time? Olivia is someone who I want to spend eternity with and no one else. ”

“But........What will my friends say when they ask who my blood married and will I be like.......damn, he wants to spend his eternity with a divorced single mother with a six year old child?” She freed herself from Anthony's grip. She faced him and pinched his face hard.
Sometimes she wonders if her son cares about their family's reputation more than she does. Marry a woman who has been touched by another man? In her family? No way!

“See.....you don't care about my happiness but your name outside! I do not want to talk about this anymore. If you want a high class daughter in law then you know where to find a new son .” Anthony got up from the chair and headed towards the door. “I hope you finally get to see her real nature ”
He replied and left the house.

“What kind of bewitching is this? What am I going to do about this child?” Rylee wondered as her mind lingered on his words.
Did she judge her too quickly? Never!

In Valerie's Apartment.

Alexa sat down tiredly after dialing ValerieValerie's number several times and only realized that this number was not available.

“Where could they have taken her to? I hope she is not in trouble ” She tried her number all over again and followed her ringtone to the door.

“Valerie!” She exclaimed as she saw her with bandages on her knees. Valerie sighed and sat on the chair. She gazed at Alexa to make sure she was not harmed and said.

“This......I am fine actually. I just got my knees bruised and took it for treatment ” Valerie cupped her cheeks and smiled.
She made her friend worry over her. But what exactly happened between the two contract married people?

“Are you okay? Where is Ray? ” She searched around before whispering into her ears. She could feel Alexa's rage rising up. “You guys did not sort it out?”

“Sort what out?” Felix threw her handbag on the couch and arranged Valerie's flat shoe on the rank. His sister just had to be this messy at her age.
He went into the kitchen to have his hands washed and when he came back he heard the two girls whispering about something and decided to eavesdrop on their conversation.

“Ge-ge! Can you imagine that the Hudston's are too despicable! They are so rude to Alexa!” Valerie decided to see his reaction on her matter.
Valerie probably had a little guess on the lady her brother came back for and she was sure 99.9% that it was definitely Alexa.
However, she was confused on how they met and when he started to like her because he was not around when they became friends.

“What did they do?” His tone changed as he rushed to the living room. His tone sounded more of anger than she thought it was.

Her brother was cool and calm to some extent and only got angry when people he cherished got harmed or hurt.
Her suspicion was well confirmed. Her brother likes her friend. She started to ship them in her mind and looking for the best nickname to give both of them