Chapter 35: Lisa's Threat

Olivia's Pov

I assisted Emily on her drawing, I always love being around her. “This looks like dad.” Emily said, smiling.

“Really, it really does look like him.” I said.

“But can I call you mama?” Emily said,

I looked at her in shock. “Is that what you want to be calling me?”

“Yes, the name mama, will go well.” Emily said.

Just then, we saw Lisa walking towards us. “Emily, did I hear you call her that? Come on, she's nobody, she's not your mom.”

“I know she's not my mother, but she acts like my mother, she cares for me just like my mother and you, what do you do? Absolutely nothing.” Emily spat.

“I see you're a very smart and stubborn child, but as soon as I get married to you Father I won't take all of this from you.” Lisa said.

Emily hissed. “Let's wait until then, you are not good for my father.”

“Come on Emily, you shouldn't hiss at her, she's your dad's fianceé and soon they will get married, she's right, she'd become your mom.” I said.

“But you're my mama, Why can't you get married to my dad instead.” Emily said.

“Oh, I see, you're the cause Emily doesn't like me huh? You've been telling her all this, I knew it, I told Davis but he won't listen to me.” Lisa spat, angrily.

I laughed. “Are you upset because she likes me more than you? You shouldn't be scared. I'm not taking your man away from you.”

Emily stood up from her chair, walked closer to Lisa. “If you think you can just walk into my father's life and take him from me, you lie.”

Lisa's eyes were filled with anger, she knew Emily was her match and could burn her to ashes if she's not careful.

Just then, Davis walked to the garden, he had seen what was going on so he decided to check. “Can you stop this Emily, and did you advise her to talk back to her?” Davis asked me.

“That's what she does babe, she's putting things in this little girl's head, can you imagine Emily telling me she wants you to get married to Olivia instead.” Lisa said.

Emily ignored all her father was saying. “You're just with my father for the money, I know you don't care about us.”

“Hey little girl, come here, your father knows how much I love him and he feels the same for me too, don't say that.” Lisa's face twisted in a snarl.

“Dad, this lady is tearing us apart, you haven't played with me since she arrived, you give her the time you usually give to me.” Emily cried.

Davis held Emily's hand. “It's enough Emily, I love you and you know that, she's my fianceé and you should not talk back to her like this next time, okay?”

“You don't care about me anymore, leave me alone.” Emily kept crying.

Emily released her hands from Davis grip, running into the house, I ran after her, not knowing how best to console her.

I tried to process the argument between Lisa and Emily. I met Emily in her room, she was curled up in her bed. “Don't cry Sweetie, I'm here for you.” I whispered in her ears.

“I really hate her, I don't like her a bit.” She said, turning to me. Her face was puffy and red. “Can't you see she's ruining my relationship with my father?”

I hugged her tightly, that was all I could think of doing at that moment. “I want you to accept the fact that your dad really loves Lisa and she will be part of you life.”

She pushed me away, “are you in support of that? I know you love my Dad, let's not let this happen. I want things to come back to normal.”

“Sometimes things don't work the way we want, we need to just accept some things the way it is.” I said.

Lisa came Into the room, Emily turned her face away. “Can I talk to you Emily?”

“Can you leave, I don't want to talk to you.” Emily muttered.

“You should give her some space, she's not in the right mood to talk.” I said to Lisa.

“See who's talking, who do you think you are in this house? You should know your place. You this k you're just so special and can control everything in this house huh?”

“Emily, here is hurting and you aren't of any help, do you think it's easy for her to accept someone else as her mother?” I said.

Lisa laughed. “But yet she's willing to agree for her dad to get married to you, come on Olivia, you should know me better than this, I'm not a fool. She’s just a kid being jealous because her father loves me.”

“My Dad loves me,not you.” Emily said, with anger boiling on her face.

“Then let's wait and see.” Her smile widened.

We both watched as Lisa left the room. Emily stared at me for a while, I could see the fear in her eyes and I was ready to protect her.

“Don't bother about what she has been saying.” She just shook her head instead, her eyes welling up with tears.

“You don't get it, this lady will do everything to take my dad away from me. The look in her eyes says it all.” Emily said, I knew she was right.

“We're in this together, we won't let that happen anyways, I know she's cunning and manipulative but we won't let her hurt any of us, all we need to do now is to open your dad's eyes to see her for who she really is.” As I said all of that, I could still see a flicker of doubt in Emily's eyes.

I wasn't going to let Lisa have her way this time. I could smell that she was up to something and I had to find out what it was.