Hire a Maid by Zainab Ajike (top 100 novels of all time txt) 📕

Chapter thirty

Dave’s point of view:

I wish Angelina can allow me to explain why I did that to her. I wish she can give me a chance to prove myself.

I know what I did was wrong but I have a reason for my wrong deed. Molly wont stop bugging me about me. She was just shouting up and down, she even said threaten me with hurting the baby so I had to give in to her demand.

I wish she could just hear me out.

Immediately I got down from the car, I an inside the kitchen, I know she will be there. But to my surprise she was not there, I went out of the kitchen to her room. I know she will surely be them. I opened the door and checked the inside. She is not also here. Maybe she is the bathroom. I went to the toilet and checked there. She is not also there. I almost when out of the toilet until I know the setting has been changed. Not changed though but some things there are missing. I don’t know but things are nowhere to be found here.  Then it clicked to me.  Angelina's things.  I went to her wardrobe to check If her clothes are still there unfortunately there is no freaking pin in her wardrobe.  Wait does that mean Angelina has packed out?  No, she can't do this to me, she can't just. I searched all of her room to see if she packed her things somewhere but her room holds nothing of her.

I went out of the room to search for her but she is not answering. After an hour of searching the whole house. I fell on my knees and shouted her name, maybe she hears me and call me my name but unfortunately I didn't get any response.

"Lover boy, your baby girl has packed out of the house in anger.  I guess she is still angry about little adventure together.  We didn't even complete it because of that bitch" She said.

"Molly you say anything about her again, and I will be your worst night mare and mind you I mustn't see you in my room, go to the next room and start living there still your delivery time. I mustn't see you in my room when I come back" I told her.  I went out the house to my parking.  I entered my car and drove home. My dad's house. 

As soon as I got there, I rushed out of the car to my dad's study room. I know where he will be at this time. I barged in his study room, He sat on his office chair typing something on his laptop.  I know he is working on one of his files, as soon as he saw me, he closed his laptop and rested his back against office chair. He smiled at me like he is welcoming me to his office. I know he is the master mind behind all this.

"Where is Angelina? I asked him angrily.

"Angelina? What do you mean by that? Angelina should be at your house; after all she is your maid. Please don't disturb me with this. Okay?" he said.

"Dad, don’t play innocence, I know you are aware of where she is." I said

"I don't know where she is I am giving you my words. If I know where she, I would have told you, trust me"

Maybe father is speaking the truth who knows. If he doesn't know where Angelina is, that means, she must have gone without anyone's knowing except Molly's.

I can't believe she did this.

"Do you perhaps know her house address, dad?" I asked him.

"No son" he said, he looked disturbed by that question.

"look son I have a confession, if I don't tell you, my conscious will always judge me so let me tell you" he said

"That you know where Angelina is?" I hope that want he wants to tell me.

"No that is not it son, why I want to tell you will break your heart but you have to forgive me, okay"

What is he talking?

"Go on" I encouraged him

"What the investors said is false.  I made a deal with them. They lie to you; they get shares in one of my branches. You becoming father before they can invest in your company is a damn lie. All I wish is to see my grandchildren or child before I die. And I know you won't give me what I want so I made deal with the investors because I know you needed them at that moment for your company." he said

"That's mad you know.  Why did you do it?" I know there is a reason you did it, so tell me or I would be angry for what you did.  And you know my anger holds a lot of dangerous things.  I am going to expose those investors to the press. Should I?" I threatened him. 

"Why would you do that? It is not that fault" he said

"Then whose fault" They lied to me because of shares that's corruption.

"Fine I will tell you" he looked down

"Go on please” I said

"My last medical report reveals that I have heart disease which can lead to stroke any time soon." That my days are numbered. That was the reason why I planned all this.  And I see good qualities in Angelina. I know the girl can change your ways, that’s it" he said. 

Heart disease?  And he didn't bother telling me about it.

Oh no dad.  I don't want anything to happen to him.  He is my buddy.  How can I even live without this man not in my life? I can't bear that life, no

"You are hiding such huge thing from me and I? How can you even not tell me?  I see I am not that important in your life, right?  Because if I am someone important in your life, you would have told me immediately you heard."

"Calm down buddy" 

"don't you dare you tell me to calm down." how can I live without you? how? Tell me.
I can't live without you buddy.  You should have told me" I sobbed you should have told me"

"Did mom know about it?" I asked. He shook his head negatively.
I see he is hiding it from the two of us to save us from unnecessary worries. Absurd, really ridiculous.  I can't believe he can do this. 

"I am booking an appointment with you and your doctor, you will give me feedback of what he says, okay?" he nodded "And you have to rest from your work, I can handle that, don't argue with me" I said.