Twisted Fate

Alex Foster’s expression went emotional. He glanced at her and pushed his lunch aside, and asked his chauffeur to accompany Rosa and take her to her son’s school.

Rosa was surprised about Mr Foster’s kindness. Was he doing it on purpose because she was Ella’s friend or simply because he liked her son?

Anyways, whatever the reasons are, she appreciated him and went along with the chauffeur.

She took her phone and quickly dialled a certain person’s cell phone number. “Would you please come around, Ruby is having a fever and I am on my way to his school..” Rosa explained as soon as the phone was answered.

Without waiting for the other person to say anything, she hung up. She knew Ella would come around soon. She can’t take it, whenever she sees her son not feeling well.

Greg was just stepping out of a court hearing. He had won the case for his client and he felt excited about it when suddenly he heard his phone chirping.

Seeing who the caller was, he immediately answered the phone. But he didn’t even get a chance to talk, Rosa said his godson was having a fever.

Without waiting for another minute, he got in his car and drove towards Ruby’s school. He was happy that she called when her son was ill.

After that evening when she told him to stay off her son and herself, his mind had drawn towards her, he wanted to hear her story.

When Greg drove into the premises of Ruby’s school, he saw Rosa holding Ruby’s hand and leading him towards a car.

He squinted and wondered whose car that was. But as he glanced at the car’s plate number, it was from the Foster cooperation.

This should be one of Alex Foster’s official cars. It’s expensive and flashy. He walked over and said “Rosa, Ruby”

Ruby had seen Greg as soon as he drove into the premises. He could recognise his car and wondered why he had stopped coming around to check on him.

“Uncle Greg” Ruby called out at him in a weak voice. If he wasn’t feeling sickly, he would run to him and throw himself on him.

Rosa looked up and saw Greg had walked over to stand before then. She looked away.

What does he want now? Who said he should come to Ruby’s school at such an odd hour?© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“I will go with Uncle Greg, mum,” Ruby declared. Walking away from his mother and going to Greg whose hands were already opened to welcome him.

Rosa’s stare turned hostile towards Greg “Greg, would you please..” she was saying when the latter interrupted her.

“I’ll take my godson to the hospital at once” without giving Rosa a chance to decline, he lifted the little fellow off his feet and headed straight to the car.

Rosa stamped her feet on the floor and walked behind” Listen Greg, I don’t need you here..” she was saying.

How can an adult suddenly grow deaf and fail to understand what she meant by he should stay away from her and her son.

“Are you really sure that you don’t need me here?” Greg paused and asked, turning to glance at her.

How would he have known that Ruby was not feeling well if she hadn’t called him? She was the one who called him and now that he was there, she said she doesn’t need him.

“Yes, I really meant it,” Rosa snapped at him. Her stare was fierce like she detested him.

Greg gritted his teeth. This is annoying but he would try his best to be calm and friendly because of Ruby.

“It was you who called me, Rosa. You told me Ruby has a fever and asked me to come around. Is it that you are not aware that you called me or you regretted calling me?” Greg demanded, looking confused.

“I could never make that mistake of calling you?” Rosa denied. How can she call him, she called Ella and not him.

Why don’t you take a look at your dialled calls?” Greg implored.

“… how could you do that Jerome? You got involved in such a dirty act. Why would you do that?

If the police got to know it, you will face the wrath of the law. I didn’t raise you like this, I imbibed a great upbringing in you and did my best to instil discipline as well.

What went wrong Jerome? Why can’t I be confident in your actions? You have added more pain to the existing depression I am going through at the moment..” Jackie reprimanded her son.

She was sobbing now. She glared at her son as if she should slap him across the face. She had thought he was different, he was not so filthy hearted like Lisa.

He is a boy and she had always thought he was different from Nicolas. But she was wrong. She doesn’t know the capability of her son and what he could do.

“I’m sorry mum. I regretted my actions, especially after Lisa disappeared into thin air. I’m sorry I made you disappointed in me…” Jerome apologised.

Jackie knew then, she must forgive Jerome, but at the same time, Jerome would be her partner, in finding out that truth that Nicolas had hidden from everyone all these years.