🌹🔞THE BILLIONAIRE’S
CRAZY
OBSESSION🩵🧡
{Love Intoxicated…}
By, Ella N.
Do Not Copy, Fôol❗❗
CHAPTER 43☆44
🌹🔞THE BILLIONAIRE’S
CRAZY
OBSESSION🩵🧡
{Love Intoxicated…}
By, Ella N.
Do Not Copy, Fôol❗❗
CHAPTER 43☆44
♡´･ᴗ･`♡INNER PEACE….♡´･ᴗ･`♡
“Excuse me sir, here is the juice you asked me to bring for you” A maid, whom Jerome had told to bring some juice for them, said as she stood with the tray that had the juice and glasses inside it.
Jerome and Bianca both turned at the same time to look at her, with Jerome’s heart instantly going calm the moment he realized who actually cleared her throat behind them.
He had feared that Janella was the one who cleared her throat, even when he knew Janella was already with Desiree at the pool. Though he didn’t see her around when he and Bianca got there.
d@mn! He couldn’t imagine Janella hearing everything he said.
He couldn’t afford to break her that way, in such manner where he was trying to be secretive.
He can’t afford to break her at all, regarless of the manner, place or time of her getting to know about his condition.
How, or where does he even want to start from?
Putting his hands back into his pockets, Jerome sighed and looked away, then he began to take short slow steps away from there without saying anything.
“Just drop the juice there and go back to what you were doing” Bianca turned to the maid and said as she points to the paradise (the beautiful shaddy place near the pool).
They call it paradise due to how it is build, and how pleasing to the eyes it looks.
It is one of those places you’d find at the pool, where you can sit and drink or just sit and enjoy the atmosphere. But Jerome’s own is totally different and exceptionally beautiful. Unlike the regular ones you would see at the pool.
That’s by the way.
“Yes, ma’am” The maid bowed and left immediately.
“Jerome….?” Bianca called, questioningly as she followed Jerome up immediately.
Jerome stopped walking when he heard her call him.
“Jerome, you have to tell her what you feel for her, okay? You have to tell her no matter what. I would even suggest you tell her what’s up with you” Bianca spoke freely, her hand on her bother’s shoulder, trying to comfort him.
“How am I supposed to tell her that, BiBi? Does this sound like a joke?! I am not only incapable, but leaving this world sooner than you think. What do you think she’s gonna do after hearing about my condition? Run into my arms and hug me?”
“You’ll never know until you try, Jerome. How can you just stay and conclude without actually trying, huh?!” Bianca spoke, almost like a yell. Jerome could only sigh as he stared at her, quietly. “Look bro, this may sound ridiculous and I may sound selfish right now. But the truth is that, a woman who loves you wouldn’t push you away when she learns about your life’s challlenge, no matter what it is. If she feels the same way for you, and her love for you is genuine and pure, then I believe she wouldn’t see you the way you think she will”
“I just want you to be happy, Jerome. You’ve been going through so much since that incident. It’s been from one problem to another. I want to see you happy, genuine happiness, and not the one you pretend to be all the time, please” Bianca spoke out, tenderly, staring at her brother’s face with great hurt.
“Janella deserves to be happy too, Bianca. I am considering her too, okay?
I am just so frustrated, sis. Very very frustrated and it’s weighing me down so d@mn much, it is tormenting me. Every d@mn thing is tormenting the hell out of me. I am still yet to solve the puzzle of Desiree being my biological daughter just out of the blues. I am still yet to find out who is after my life and my daughter’s. I am yet to…I’m tired, Bianca. I feel like my head is gonna explode at any time. Who the hell did I offend? What have I done to…..” Bianca quickly pulled him into a hug before he could finish his statement.
He has said enough and she doesn’t want him to say anything else because it’s breaking her heart, bádly.
If her mom were to be here, she’d seriously break down in tears, hearing him talk and look this frustrated and helpless.
“Don’t say anymore, please. You don’t want Desiree to see you like this, do you? Please stop” Bianca spoke with all the softness she has.
°°°～☆
Desiree can be seen in the water as her instructor directs and shows her how and what to do.
The young lady can be seen holding little Dee’s hands as she helps her swim from one end of the pool and back to the other end.
“Miss Ella! Look at me, I’m a good swimmer!” Desiree’s voice was heard out loud in excitement as she called Janella who just walked back to stand where she was standing.
She had gone to sit down for some minutes.
“Yah!” Janella replied, cheerfully. Her hands a bit high in the air to show that she was really happy that Desiree is a good swimmer.
She immediately smiled when she sighted Jerome and his sister coming.
They walked until they were finally got there.
“Daddy!!” Desiree excitedly called her dad, with her small hands hitting the water and making small splashes.
All of them chuckled at what she just did. Meanwhile, Desiree herself was letting out happy giggles, showcasing her small teeth.
The swimming lessons just ended now too, so the instructor carried Desiree out of the water and brought her to her dad who carried her immediately.
He took off her goggles and nose clips, then poked her nose afterwards, making Desiree to laugh.
“Did you have fun?” Jerome asked, taking the big towel from the instructor and wrapping it around Desiree before she catches a cold.
“Mm hmm. I had so much fun daddy, and Miss Nelly (Her swimming instructor), asked if I were a fish. What does that mean, daddy?” Desiree asked with a pout as she didn’t understand what her teacher meant by that.
“It simply means you were swimming really good like a fish”Bianca said and Desiree mouthed an “Oh” with a cute and proud smile.
“So….does that mean I was swimming very well like my friend, baby shark?” She asked, innocently, even moving her hands in demonstration, same way a fish swims. Everyone left their mouths wide in shocks, like what…….?
What the hell is this girl saying?!!
Since when did a fish become human to make friends with?
This silly girl will not be the end of them one day.
However, they all laughed out.
A baby will always be a baby, no matter how bigger he/she is than her age.
“Yes, that’s what it meant” Jerome replied and flicked her nose, making her to giggle again, happily.
“But Miss Ella refused to come swim with me” Desiree then said and her dad chuckled, turning to look at Janella who was like “seriously? This kid!”.
Jerome chuckled again when he saw that look on her face.
“Well, I guess Miss Ella also doesn’t know how to swim. Do you think she needs swimming lessons too?” Jerome teased, turning again to look at Janella with that mischievous smile.
“I’m warning you!” Janella mumbled, moving her lips funnily as she gritted her teeth. And although Jerome couldn’t really tell what she said, but he let out another chuckle because the expression on her face was enough to tell him that she was probably threatening him again as always.
“Your daughter is such a fast learner, sir. I must commend” Miss Nelly said as she got back from where she went to change.
She wasn’t kidding when she asked if Desiree used to be a fish, because the little girl was doing excellently well.
For a girl of her age, she had prepared herself well for the much efforts she was going to put in in teaching Dee how to swim. But it wasn’t quite what she had thought it’d be.
She has realized that Desiree is one of those intelligent and fast learning kids who didn’t stress her much during their learning how to swim.
In fact, Desiree tops them, because this is just her day two of teaching her how to swim, and Dee has already gotten a hang of most of the things she has taught her so far.
She actually teaches only kids how to swim.
“Well, thank you Miss Nelly. She took after her dad though” Was what Jerome said with a proud smile.
But Janella didn’t fail to notice that something was a bit off about him.
She coudn’t tell what or why, but she could feel it that he was not okay, even though he was smiling and still being playful.
Yes, she can tell because the face he was wearing back inside, is completely different from the one he’s wearing on now. And he’s trying to conceal that “not okay” face with smiles which Janella literally knows.
She just kept staring at him until Jerome actually caught her staring, and the few seconds stare began. But Janella was the first to look away.
“Let’s go back inside, baby girl, so you don’t catch….”
“Achoo!” Desiree sneezed before Jerome could finish saying what he wanted to say.
“I spoke too late, sorry princess” Jerome said as he planted a kiss on Desiree’s wet hair and began to walk back inside with her, quickly.
°°°～☆
“Um, Sandra” Nita called Lisandra, calmly.
They are both seen walking back to their hostel, holding their shopping bags.
They actually went shopping after their lectures and it’s now they are coming back since then.
Lisandra’s man is the one who took them out for shopping.
“Yeah?” Lisandra answered, checking the message she just got on her phone.
“He just sent me money, Nita” Lisandra said, with her eyes a bit wide, excitement written all over her face as she showed Nita the message.
“You’re kidding!” Nita replied, smiling seriously in shocks.
“My man is the best!” Lisandra giggled.
“I know, right?” Nita smiled, shortly.
“Ugh….you were about to say something, Nita” Lisandra said, putting her phone down by her side.
“Oh, yeah. It’s about Jerome” Nita said.
“Okay….what about him?” Lisandra asked with a little frown.
“Are you sure you only want to f*ck him? Don’t you think you are starting to fall for him?” Nita said, adjusting the bags she’s holding to sit well in her hands.
Lisandra chuckled.
“Why do you think….what makes you think I am starting to fall for him?”
“Because….well, that’s what it seems like. Or should I say you’re becoming obssessed with him?” Nita spoke, frankly.
“Is that what you think?” Lisandra asked with an eye roll.
“Well, yeah. It is very obvious. I saw how jealouse you looked yesterday, when you saw him and Janella kissing”
“Duh! Let’s go please, can’t wait to try out these new outfits. I’m gonna rock em good….!” Lisandra said, walking faster than she was.
°°°UNKNOWN～☆
“So what you’re trying to say is that, it is possible she didn’t do what she was asked to do? Do you know what this means? It means we are at the extreme end of being….what the f*ck?”…..
One of the unknown persons spoke, a bit worried about what the other person just said.
“Relax, I am not going to jump into conclusion yet. Because it doesn’t necessarily mean the way you think or see it. It is possible that it’s someone else and not with her. But my instinct tells me otherwise, I don’t even know what to think anymore”
“Then we have to get rid of….we have to end that fôol before….d@mn! I can’t believe someone played a fast one on us. If this gets out, then we are…d@mn!”
“I’ve told you to not jump into conclusions yet, I still got my eyes everywhere, and if it turns out that way, then…..” A wicked smile was what concluded the conversation.
°°° CORNELL UNIVERSITY °°° NEXT DAY MORNING～☆
“I bet you didn’t know the school has a bigger football pitch” Jerome said to Janella who is seen admiring the big beautiful football pitch that is way biggger than the one they usually use.
She and Jerome are just strolling around, though they have another lecture in like and hour’s time, and the Mr/Miss University stuff.
But anyway, Jerome was bored, so he decided to take a stroll around the school. Plus, he has something bothering him that’s why he wanted Janella around him.
He has always wanted her around him every single second, even right from the beginning. It has worsened now that they are closer and have even kissed.
When Janella later went back home yesterday, he felt very lonely even though Desiree was making him chuckle every now and then.
He just felt empty that he began to think of a way to make Janella start spending some days with them as part of her job, before going back home.
And that would be possible with the help of his little princess, hopefully.
Call it obssession or selfishness, but Jerome doesn’t really care. Because apart from his daughter, there is this inner peace and joy he gets whenever he sees Janella. Something he really can’t decipher.
Anyway, they’ve strolled until they’ve reached here.
“I had no idea” Janella giggled, still looking around in admiration.
“Just as I thought. Now, say “thank you, papa” Jerome said, but Janella cackled out instead.
“Thank you papa? Where….who’s the papa?” Janella asked, giving him a side eye, and instead of him to give a reply to what Janella just asked, Jerome laughed out loudly due to how Janella said it with that funny eye side.
“So, why are we here?” Janella asked after their laughs had dìed down.
“We are still taking a stroll, aren’t we? Or do you wanna play football?” Jerome asked back with a small smile.
“Absolutely no” Janella replied and he gave a light chuckle.
They settled themselves down in the field, and the chit chat continued as they sat with their legs curved up. With Janella wrapping her hands around and hugging her legs that way.
Jerome just sat, one leg curved up while the other was laid straight, and his left hand resting on the curved one.
“You still don’t want to tell me what I did, huh? I didn’t know you were this stubborn” Jerome started, breaking the little silence.
“Stop pretending, will ya?” Janella glared at him.
“I swear, Janella. Like I told you yesterday, I have no idea of what you’re talking about” Jerome replied again, honestly.
“So, you have no idea of what you did at the eatery?” Janella said and punched his shoulder playfully.
“Oh, that?!” Jerome let out a soft chuckle, licking his lips a little. “Well, Desiree….”
“Stop doing things and lying that Desiree asked you to, lying is a sin!” Janella shot immediately and Jerome laughed as he just turned to look at her face in amusement.
“You didn’t even let me finish talking. Do you if I was gonna say Desiree asked me to say hello to her Miss Ella?” Jerome asked, chuckling seriously.
“You’re still lying!” Janella snapped, squeezing her nose funnily.
Jerome roughened his hair, trying to come up with what to say, but “Thank you, JJ. I’m really grateful” He heard Janella say and his heart instantly went wild, just hearing her call him JJ. And the fact that she did not get mad at him for what he did, made him want to….want to….
“I should be saying this thank you to you, and not you saying it to me” Jerome said. He moved his body and faced Janella instead.
Staring deep into her eyes, Jerome moved his hand and tucked her hair behind her ear.
“Why are you thanking me when I did nothing?” Janella asked with a shrug.
“You did everything, Ella. You may not know or see what you’ve done, but just know you’ve done a lot” Jerome smiled, rubbing her left cheek, sweetly.
He was still smiling and staring into her eyes like the answers to all his problems were in there.
But his smile soon disappeared like a shooting star, and Janella didn’t fail to see that same sàd look she saw on his face yesterday.
“Jerome?….” Janella called, holding his face that he had turned to look away, trying to make him stare at her again. But Jerome was avoiding eye contact. “What’s the matter? You wore this same face yesterday and when I asked you what the problem was, you said you were fine. Can you say what the problem is?….please” Janella spoke softly.
“It’s hard to say, Janella. I’m afraid of losing you, so I’d rather not say it” Jerome said as he stood up from where he was sitting, and began to walk slowly with his hands in his pockets.
“What are you saying? Nobody is losing anybody. What are you talking about?” Janella asked as she got off too.
What the hell is he even talking about?
Afraid of losing her? How? Why would he say such?
“I’m in love with you, Ella. Crazily in love with you that I can’t stay even a second….just a second without seeing or hearing your voice”
“I may have looked or acted like a psycho the first day we met, but that is far from it. I fell for you the very instant I saw you. I don’t know, I just couldn’t and still can’t explain”
“I love you Janella, with everything in me. But scared, I don’t wanna hurt you. I honestly do not want to hurt you, Ella….I….I’m” Jerome instantly began to shed tears as he found it difficult to say.
He shut his eyes tight and took his right hand to his face, cleaning the tears with his fore finger and thump.
“I had a fatal accident some years back that almost took my life. Though it took my friends away, and took a very big and important part of me, Ella. The accident affected my reproductive organs and….” Jerome paused again, trying to control the tears so they wouldn’t come out again, but they weren’t stopping.
“And made me impotent. I was later diagnosed with cancer….and….Ella….” Jerome let it out this time, Janella could him crying.
“I have less than a year to still live. I love you Janella, but…..
Jerome instantly felt her hands wrapped around his body from behind, stopping him from saying more.
“Oh, Jerome” He heard Janella’s voice which came like a cry…
°°° TBC ～☆
