🎋🎲 LOVE DIARY OF A PREGNANT CEO🎋🎲
⚜️(Romance:Arranged marriage)⚜️
(Theme:Love, revenge, action)
Setting: England, United Kingdom (21st century)
✍️Written by Richie ayomide ✍️
(CHAPTER 22)
Title:- Secrets
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“I don’t think so…
I remembered you clearly now”
I guess you are in hiding right? Mr George must not find out you’re alive”.
Ethan said that and she stopped. She looked back and turned to Ethan.
Ethan just shrugged.
She moved closer to him and brought out a knife stretching it at his throat.
“Who are you?”
She asked with a little fear in her eyes.
“Am Ethan…
Nice to meet you”
The lady seems confused. She didn’t believe Ethan could divulge his name like that.
“And what do you want from me?”
She asked.
“Are you one of the Mr George’s men sent to find me and kill me?”
“Relax, I mean no harm…
I was surprised I recognized you on the stage cos I thought you were dead”
Ethan said.
“I wasn’t…
I managed to survive”
How do you know me?”
Ethan brought out his phone and showed her a video. A video of her being R@PED by drunk Luke.
“This is how I recognized you”
He replied.
The lady seems embarrassed seeing herself being forcefully R@PED by Luke.
Ethan noticed it.
“Am sorry for doing that, for showing you the video”
He apologized.
“It’s okay…
So you know my identity? You know who I am and you know am alive when am supposed to be dead”.
What are you going to do now? Hand me over to Mr George?”
“You are not a threat nor an enemy… there is no way I can hand you over to my enemy”
Ethan replied.
“Wait, you are not from Mr George?
“Yeah… It seems like we have a common enemy”
Ethan replied.
She smiled and scanned Ethan all over.
“What’s with the looks?”
He asked.
“Your appearance shows that you are one of Mr. George’s men”
She replied.
“Well, am not…
“So what do you want from me?”
She asked. Ethan smiled and brought out his business card.
“Give me a call, we have a lot to discuss about”
He said and handed over his business card to her. She smiled as she received it and walked away.
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~(Luke’s residence)~
“He threatened you?
Lucy was surprised.
“Yeah, insisting he is going to leak our both secrets if Linde Plc isn’t going back to Lauren”
Luke replied.
“I guess he is trying to sacrifice his secrets for Lauren Quinn… He must really love her so much”
“Yeah… What should we do now, my master planner?
“Oh please… I don’t need that honor”
Lucy replied.
“And what we are going to do? I think we also have to sacrifice your secrets for this”
“What?? I can’t do that…
Everyone is going to know what I did”
“Which is more important? Having Linde Plc on your palm or keeping your secrets safe”
“I can keep both”
Luke replied.
“Remember, everyone is going to know the secret one day”
Just sacrifice it and have Linde Plc”
That’s the only way”
“I can’t do that… Am definitely going to jail for R@PE”
Luke said.
“Dad is going to save you, no doubt”
Luke thought for a while.
Sacrificing his secrets and having Linde Plc to himself.
“How is that going to work?”
Lucy sighs and scoffs.
“I thought you were smart, brother”
Lucy said.
“Are you going to insult me now or tell me how this plan of yours is going to work?”
“Okay, fine…
Ethan Baker insists on telling the world our secrets right?
Luke nodded.
“And once he does, you are definitely going to jail for R@PE and murder”
“Murder??
I didn’t kill the lady, you and Dad did”
“And do you think you will be able to drag Dad with you? You are going down alone”
Lucy replied.
Luke sighs.
“What if he has another plan? There must be a reason why he wants to sacrifice his secrets to have Linde Plc back.
Maybe he has another plan to escape charges after he leaks out those secrets”
“You are right…
Or maybe he doesn’t and wants to whole world to know about your secrets”
So you also have to escape jail terms if the secrets leak out”
“And how can I do that?”
“Like I said, earlier…
Dad is going to help”
Lucy replied.
“So now.. we just have to wait for Ethan to expose them?
“Yeah…
Or maybe he is buffing, scaring us with our threat.
We are going to find out”
Lucy smile. Luke looked at her and smiled also.
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~(Linde Plc)~
(Administration office)
Ethan was busy with some work when Jessica walked in tiredly.
“Today is really a stressful day”
She said and Ethan smiled.
“Yeah, it really is, am also stressed out”
Ethan also said.
“And that’s because of the outing at the bar yesterday evening… We all drank to stupor”
Stephan joined in the conversation.
“Except me, I was still myself”
Ethan said.
“Where do you go to after some minutes we got to Dex lounge.
Jessica asked and sat down.
“You suddenly disappeared and we couldn’t find you”
“I went to the restroom”
“And you took that long? ”
“Yeah… I met someone along the corridor of the restroom and we had some talks”
Ethan replied.
“Can we just forget about this and talk about something else?”
Stephan and Jessica suspect something but decide not to talk about it anymore.
“Why is Mr Luke not in office today?”
Jessica asked.
“No one knows”
Stephan replied.
“Well, who cares if he is in office today or not? No one
I just want to finish up this work and head home”
Ethan said.
His phone beeped. Lauren texted him.
💬Can we talk?
She texted. Soon later, another message comes in.
💬 Let’s meet at my place after work.
Ethan smile. He put off his phone and continued his office work on his computer system.
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~(Lauren’s residence)~
Lauren drops her phone on the table after she sends Ethan the text. She sighed and sat down on the cushion behind her.
Alex came in with a smiles on his face. He seems to be in a good mood. He walked to Lauren and kissed her baby bump before sitting down beside her.
Lauren was surprised.
“What did you do that for?”
She asked.
“Nothing…
Is it a crime to kiss my unborn adopted child?
“And when did you decide to adopt my baby?”
“Just now”
He replied. Lauren looked at him.
“You seem to be in a good mood, what’s going on?”
Lauren noticed the unusual smile on his face.
*Well, a client just had his payment made”
He replied.
“And till now, am still wondering what type of job you do. Even when I ask, you refuse to tell me”
Lauren said.
“You’re going to know later soon. It’s just a matter of time”
Alex replied and held her hand. He looked at her eyeballs.
Lauren also looked at him.
TBC…
It looks like Alex is falling for her. 🥹🥹
