CHAPTER 19

“So, you know me?” Lucy was surprised with the turn of events.
“Of course, you left such a deep impression on me and gave me a daughter at such a young age,” she said sipping her hot chocolate in a carefree manner.
“I have heard you are sweet and all but you just look like a rude teenager who is trying to take on something she shouldn't!” Lucy was fierce as she tried to intimidate Aurora but Aurora just smiled.
“I never thought you are such a shallow woman. You should move on and let me give you a free piece of advice, I don't respond well to threats. Unless I like you, I will retaliate so mind your words or the consequences will be dire!” she warned Lucy coldly, she wasn’t liking this woman at all.
“Who do you think you are?” Lucy yelled at Aurora; she was so angry at Aurora for the way she was talking to her.
“Me, I'm Aurora. The girl who will be marrying the man you divorced ages ago. If you thought he was still pinning on you then you were mistaken. Apparently, he is now sniffing under my skirt. Don't let it hurt you,” she told Lucy in a mocking tone while looking at her.
“You are shameless. Is it money that you want?” Lucy sneered at her.
“Of course, who wouldn't want it? I'm going to drain every single penny form your ex-husband, make him fall so deep he will jump if I tell him to. Don't worry about your daughter though, I will surely give her all the love and care you couldn't give her when you had the chance,” Aurora didn’t deny the accusation and stood up.
Lucy got so frustrated that she stood up in a hurry, picked Aurora's cup and threw it in her face. Why should she waste her hot chocolate on her face?
Aurora took a towel and wiped her face, lucky for her she didn't wear any make up. She looked at Lucy and smiled at her coldly.
“Why are you smiling?” she asked full of fury and a little bit nervous at the same time.
“If I don't smile, your head will be rolling down your neck now. This smile is to tell you that I have forgiven you but if you try to do something like this again then you will regret ever stalking me to this place in the beginning!” Aurora threatened Lucy and excused herself from the table.
“Aurora, are you okay?” her former manager asked her worriedly.
“I'm fine. I guess I will just go back home and change. It was nice seeing you again,” she assured the other.
“I hope you will take care of yourself and be careful.”
“Don't worry, nothing will happen to me. I will make sure of that,” Aurora said and went outside.
She hailed a taxi since she still didn't have a car. Lucian told her to take a car but she just didn't want it. She wanted him to buy her a car of her own. She gave the driver the address and sat comfortably in the back seat.
She looked behind and saw the furious Lucy as she gets into her car. There was nothing she could do to her; she was Jewel's mother after all and didn't want to hurt Jewel in any way. When she arrived back at the mansion, she saw the glare from the staff and knew that they were probably talking about it.
“What happened to you?” the chief maid Faith asked as she took the stairs.
“I accidentally spilled coffee on my clothes,” she lied.
“That was a bad spill,” Faith said sounding suspicious.
She would be a fool if she believed it.
“I will go and change now,” Aurora said avoiding questions from Faith.
When she arrived, she entered the en-suite bathroom and undressed herself. She sank into the tub and just relaxed as the water does its magic. Thirty minutes later she emerged from the tub and put on her robe and went outside. She entered the closet and began to look for something to wear when she felt that she wasn't alone anymore. She turned her head and saw Lucian looking very furious standing there.
“You should make a sound and not just stand quietly behind someone like that again!” she yelled at him.
“What the hell happened to you?” he asked as he entered.
“I was taking a bath,” she answered and went back to the clothes.
“You know what I'm talking about. I heard you came back filled with coffee all over you. Did you fight with anyone?” Lucian was so angry when he talked about that.
“Is that why you came back at this time of the day instead of being seated in your office? Oh, old man, are you worried about me now?” she asked stopping what she was doing and began to walk towards the man who made her blood hot.
“Just tell me!” he angrily demanded, sounding very anxious as she approached. Aurora placed her hands on his chest and began to move them slowly there. She just loves feeling him all the time.
“I saw your ex-wife. Apparently, she stalked me to a café where I was enjoying myself and having some hot chocolate. She talked a lot of shit in front of people and I returned the favor. So, she got angry and threw the hot chocolate on my face,” Aurora said throwing the ex-wife under the bus while linking her arms around his neck.
“You didn't get hurt or burnt?” he was very worried about her welfare more than anything else.
“Something that small wouldn't cause any damage to me. I just got dirty that's all. So, what do you think happened?” she shrugged the matter off as if it was nothing but this only infuriated the man.
“She should just mind her own business!” he gritted his teeth as he thought of that shameless woman.