Chapter 5: Baby on the way

“What the hell.” The lady exclaimed as she felt someone pulls her arm

“Kate! Oh my gosh we looked everywhere for…. You’re not Kate” she paused trying to catch her breath.

Bryan and Kate came to a halt of their chase and we’re met with confused looks between the two

“That’s not Kate.” They said in unison panting

“Why! Why can’t it just be my daughter” Mrs. Delaney said holding on to the hands of the lady

“Hey, let me go..”

“We’re soo sorry for the inconvenience” Bryan said setting her free. You’re a lookalike of the person were looking for”

“Yeah, right” The lady said casting them a warning look as she walked away two times faster.

Mrs. Delaney collapsed into the chair devastated as they got back to the apartment “At this rate, I don’t think we’re ever going to find her.”

Bryan taps her shoulder.” I’d tell the police to expand the search”

***

Avan drops a folder on the table

“What kind of terms are this? It’s even worse than being with Bryan!”

Avan smacked his lips

“Why are you demanding 45%?”

“The help I’m offering you is way more than what Bryan was to offer. Take it or leave it” He remarked as he stood up to walk away

“Fine, fine. But isn’t it ridiculous. You want an open relationship from yourself but I don’t get any of that?”

“Yeah, as my wife you remain obligated to only me”

Kate scoffed “Not like I have a choice.”

She signed the deal with the stroke of the pen resonating in the silence.

“I’d you going to see my mom, to explain things to her”

“Von would go with you”

“No, I’d be fine on my own. I wouldn’t want to draw any attention”

“You’re stubborn” He commented as he walked away

Kate goes off to see Bryan first.

‘What if what happened between him and Ivy was just a one night stand. She needed to be sure she wasn’t rational with her decisions’

She sneaked into his house with his security code and found the house empty, while she was about leaving she saw them from the window, Bryan and Fiona returning to the house with his hand romancing her belly. She hid at a spot in the living room

“You’ve made me the happiest man on earth” Bryan expressed pulling her closer for a kiss as they got in

“Do we break the goodnews to your family?”

“No! My parents would never accept you, you know that”

“But I’m carrying their first grandchildren”

“Do you want them to take the child from you and discard you?”

“No” she pouted

“Then, we should get married. What are you still waiting for?”

“We will, soon.”

“This is because of Kate, isn’t it?”

He didn’t respond

“She won’t be a barrier to our happiness if she’s no longer alive. It’s not like you owe her family anything, you’re the one doing them a favor. So we’d find her first and eliminate her”

“Babe! no that’s”

“You’ve become soft” Kate noted standing up from his legs. “You’d have to choose between her and me”

“I..”

“If you don’t, I’d let the entire world know of our relationship and that I’m carrying the heir of the West family. Do you realize how scandalous that could be?”

“Alright then, we’d eliminate her”

“Let’s go to the bed, it’s more cozier there” Fiona said dragging him along like a puppet

Kate held her hands over her mouth to resist her outburst of tears and left the apartment immediately.

Knock knock

“I said I don’t need any disturbance..”

“Mom..” Kate said letting herself in

“Ka..Kate!!” She said as she ran to pull her in a hug. “It’s you, it’s really you”

“Yeah, you’re hugging me really tight”

“Are you alright? Did they ask for ransom, are you hurt” She said checking her body

“No, I’m perfectly fine. And I wasn’t kidnapped” she said with a stifled laugh

“What!”

“I mean, you already knew that” Kate said taking a seat

“I couldn’t bring myself to the reality that you’d really run away, you were threatened, right?”

Kate pulled out her hand and showed her the ring on her finger

“That’s a pink star diamond ring.” She gasped “You’ve made peace with Bryan?. Oh this has to be the best day of…”

“I married Avan”

“You did what!” She gave a hearty laugh “Oh dear I actually missed your silly jokes”

“It’s not a joke mom, I married Avan West.”

“The illegitimate bastard, I thought he wasn’t in the country?.

“He came back”

“You don’t ever stop to disgrace me” She said as she charged to slap her

Kate held her hand back

“You dare” she warned

“Mom, listen please”

“Bryan cheated on me and that’s not even the problem, it’s with Fiona”

“No, he could never. The trauma of the kidnap is making you think things up. Avan is going to pay for kidnapping you” She said as she grabbed her phone

“She’s pregnant with twins for him” She said as she bit her lower lip

“Stop spilling nonsense”

“Here see for yourself” She showed her the footage of them on her phone

“Avan must have photoshopped these and deceived you”

“Godamn it! This was the night before the wedding”

Mrs. Delaney staggered backwards

“Take a seat mum, I know this is all hard to process” Kate said helping her to her seat

“What’s going to happen to the company, we’re going to lose everything”

“No, mum. Avan is going to help us”

“Will he?” her mom asked panic spread across her face

“Yes mum”

“That wretch Fiona, regardless of her lower class, I accepted her because she was your friend and you trusted her and she didn’t have any parents. Now she stab us in the back like this!”

“I’d have to go now, mum. And I’m hiring new security to watch the house”

“What, why?”

“For security purposes and if Bryan or Fiona asks if you’ve found me, please say no would you. And leave the search on to not raise any suspicion”

“Yeah, definitely.” She said pressing her thumb into her palm.