“Dad, what do you want? Do you want me to be in a relationship or is it Jade you want?” Harry asked dryly.
“I want you to be happy. I want you to have a happy family. I didn’t have that, I want that for you. And I think Jade will make you happy. Having Jade, you have a whole new family. The Delgados, Celsie, and everyone else,” Aaron said with a shrug.
“They are family to me already. I don’t need to be involved with Jade to get them. If I get together with Aurora I get an even bigger family. I have the Delgados, and Aurora’s family. I could establish my own community,” Harry said with a grin, and Aaron chuckled.
“I’m serious,” Aaron said, and Harry gave him a nod.
“I’m still trying to figure out whatever is between me and Jade. I’m not in a hurry, you shouldn’t be too if my happiness is what you truly want. Don’t worry about anything and just trust me, dad,” Harry said as he looked into Aaron’s eyes, and Aaron sighed before giving him a nod.
“Take all the time you need,” Aaron said, and Harry smiled at him.
Harry’s happiness was more important to him than anything else in the world. He was going to find a way to tell Harry the truth, but not now. He needed Harry to be settled in a relationship first.
Until then he was going to find a way to meet with Sara and find out exactly what she wanted from Harry. If it was money for her treatment, he would give her any amount she needed so she would disappear or at least give him some more time before telling Harry the truth.
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“What are you doing here?” Rebekah asked when she walked into her house and saw her eldest daughter, Bernice, seated in the living room watching television while sipping from a glass of juice.
Bernice stood up immediately she heard her mother’s voice, “Where are you coming from by this time of the night? I’ve been waiting all evening. I called but it wasn’t connecting,” Bernice said, and Rebekah eyed her with disapproval.
She was in a foul mood, and this wasn’t the way she had planned on spending the rest of her night. She had been out with Tiffany’s father-in-law and had turned off her phone because Adam had kept calling and disturbing her. And Tiffany’s father-in-law had left her unsatisfied after he rushed off to attend to family business, so she had been planning on coming home to finish the work with her vibrator or inviting one of her young lovers.
“Why are you waiting for me by this time in MY house when you should be in yours?” Rebekah asked trying to control her temper.
“I moved out. I got into a fight with Adam and he hit me. I can’t stay married to him anymore. I would have brought the kids with me but he insisted that I don’t take them with me so…”
“You can’t,” Rebekah cut in before Bernice could finish, and she looked at her mother with a confused frown.
“I can’t leave the kids with him?” Bernice asked, and Rebekah glared at her.
“You can’t stay here. Go back home to your husband now!” Rebekah snapped at her.
“Did you hear a word of what I said? Adam hit me! He put his hands on me. I can’t remain married to him! I can’t do it!” Bernice yelled back at her mother in frustration.
“You probably did something that made him do that to you. I told you before, you nag a lot and men don’t like that. Also, you are always snooping around and interfering in his business, no man wants that. The young man takes care of you and the kids, what more do you need? If you want peace in your home, you need to learn to behave yourself. Now go get your stuff and go back home this minute. You will apologize to Adam until he accepts you back. I will give him a call,” Rebekah said as she walked past Bernice and headed for the stairs.
“I’m not leaving. My marriage with Adam is over! It’s not all about money, mom!”
“Mother!” Rebekah corrected icily as she turned to glare at her calcitrant daughter, “And you’re wrong about that. It is all about Money! Without money you’re nobody! Without money you’re nothing. You can live without love, but you can never live without money!”
“What’s the point of having it when I’m depressed? I’m not happy! I’m feeling less confident about myself with each passing day! I don’t want to continue with this marriage anymore. He doesn’t love me. He never has, and he obviously never will. I need to be loved,” Bernice cried, while Rebekah just looked at her with disapproval.
“Love? You want love? Fine. Go for it. But I won’t let you do that from under my roof. Go get your stuff and get out of my house before I get back here,” Rebekah spat out as she started walking up the stairs.
“Why are you doing this? Why can’t you be more understanding? Adam took my car and cards. I have no where else to go. Why can’t I stay here with you?” Bernice asked as she followed her mother.
Rebekah paused and turned to her once again, her eyes blazing with rage, “I’m so disappointed in you, Bernice. You are my eldest daughter and unfortunately the most foolish amongst your sisters. I don’t associate myself with failures. Don’t delude yourself into thinking I will open my arms to welcome you here. Like I cut off your father, I will cut you off too, and you will be an example to any of your sisters that dares to go against me. Don’t make me ask the staff to throw you out. Leave!” Rebekah ordered quietly before walking away to her bedroom, while Bernice stood by the stairs and tears of disbelief dropped from her eyes as she watched her mother disappear from her sight.
Knowing her mother, Bernice had no doubt that she would ask the staff to throw out her stuff if she didn’t leave herself, so she went to her bedroom and picked up her luggage bags. As she left the house, she dialed Tiffany’s number.
“Hey, Benny!” Tiffany greeted immediately after she received the call.
“Can I come over to your house tonight?” Bernice asked with a sniffle.
Hearing her sniffle, Tiffany who had a facial mask on her face sat up immediately, “Are you alright? Is everything okay?” She asked with concern.
“Not exactly. I just need a place to sleep and someone to talk to,” Bernice said in a shaky voice.
“Sure. You can come over.”
“I don’t have any money on me. Can you pay the cab when I get there?” Bernice asked, surprising Tiffany even more.
“You don’t have any money on you? You know what? Come over. I’ll ask one of the housekeepers to wait outside with some money for the cab. I’ll be waiting,” Tiffany said, and Bernice thanked her before hanging up.
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“What’s going on, Benny?” Tiffany asked from the doorway immediately Bernice stepped into the house, and she paused when she saw her homekeeper carrying Bernice’s luggage.
“Why are you with your luggage? Did you have a fight with Adam?” Tiffany asked as she took Bernice’s hand and led her to the living room while the housekeeper took Bernice’s luggage to the guestroom.
“Can I get a glass of water?” Bernice asked as she sat down.
“Sure,” Tiffany said before calling out to one of the housekeepers to get her a glass of water.
“What’s going on?” Tiffany asked once again but Bernice didn’t say a word until the housekeeper brought the glass of water.
“Adam hit me,” she said after gulping down the entire content of the glass.
“Adam hit you?” Tiffany asked, not sounding exactly surprised by the revelation.
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