Episode 51 : A Clever Plan
“What happen? Why is Mira laying on the floor?” Stanley rushed in to room the moment he heard Mira screamed.
Rose glared at him angrily, she was holding a plank, she used it to hit Mira on the head.
“Fool! Are you suppose to be asking me that or how are you going to explain to me how Mira took your phone” she shouted at him then she threw the phone at him, Stanley looked shocked.
“What? My phone but how…….” He shuttered,then he remember how Mira hugged him from behind and she was pleading with him, he was sure she must have took the phone from him the moment she distracted him.
“Shit!” He cursed under his breath, he went to Mira and then tap her chin gently trying to wake her up. Rose frown harder at him.
“How can you be this clumsy to allow her get to your phone, now she has contacted Charles and God knows what next, idiot you’ve ruin our plan” Rose lamented.
Stanley looked at her angrily.
“I don’t care, must you have to hit her this hard on the head, what if she dies?it won’t be funny if anything happen to my Mira” he yelled at her, Rose scoffed.
“I will hit her over and over again if I had the chance, the bitch tried to ruin my plan, I don’t care if she dies, is not like I want her alive anyway”
She yelled at him too, Stanley just ignore her as he kept on trying to wake Mira.
“Now that she have contacted Charles, he is going to locate us and find us so we need to relocate this building right now” she said worriedly
“Right now?”
“Yes silly, right now”.
“We are not going anywhere if Mira doesn’t wake up ” Stanley said.
“Who cares?just bundle her and let’s leave this place” Rose scoffed.
“After what you did to her no way, she needs to be conscious before we leave” Stanley said,
“You fool, it’s all……”
Mira groan stopped them from arguing, Stanley smiled at her he was not even looking angry for what she did and that pissed Rose off, fool! She cursed within.
“What happen…..Charles….” Mira groan as she held her head, Stanley frown immediately she mentioned Charles name, he quickly pulled her up causing Mira to gasp.
“How dear you Mira? How dear you steal my phone and then used it to call Charles” he said angrily.
Mira tried to break free from him but he held her really tight.
“Let go of me, what would you have want me to do? Leave with you in all your miserable life?hell no!” Mira yelled at him.
“If not for the love I had for you I’ll have killed you just the way I killed Clara Charles’s wife, but no I won’t do that, your punishment will be you going to Russia with me” he said firmly, Mira scoffed with her head high.
“Why don’t you kill me then, since that’s what both of you are used to murders, I just pray you both rot in hell” Mira shouted, Stanley tighten his grip on her the looked at Rose.
“What are we waiting for?”
Rose Smirked.
“Yes, we don’t need to waste more time, since she is trying to prove stubborn”Rose said, Mira looked confused as they began to drag her to the entrance door.
” where are you taking me to? Let me go”Mira shouted but they were stop the moment they heard the cops siren and then.
“Freeze, you are under arrest” a cops yelled.
And then Charles walked in, Mira smiled looking so relief.
“Charles!” Mira muttered.
Episode 52 : The Emotional Rollercoaster Continues
“Let go of her and put your hands behind your head” the cops ordered, immediately Stanley let go of Mira while she ran up to Charles and embraced him.
She weep as Charles held her really tight as if she was going to disappear if he let go of her, he kissed her passionately and then looked at her body to see if she was hurt.
“My love are you okey? Are you hurt? I hope they didn’t hurt you tell me” Charles said as looked at her, Mira kept on sniffing like a baby.
“I’m okey, They were trying to take me away from you Charles, they are evil” she told him, Charles nodded as he looked at Rose and Stanley who were being handcuffed, Rose was already crying while Stanley bow his head in defeat.
“The two of you had the guts to kill my wife?” Charles asked lowly but his voice was filled with anger.
Rose lips tremble as tried to say something.
“Charles listen to me….I can explain just listen…..”
“Shut the fuck up” he yelled at her.
“I heard everything, so I don’t need your useless explanation, I thought you were a good person but I never knew you were a wolf under a sheep clothing, I should have known you were behind Clara’s death the moment you asked me out” Charles said angrily as stroke Mira’s hair.
Rose bowed her head in shame, Charles looked at Stanley.
“And you Stanley, how did you do it? how did you manage to live in my house after killing my wife, I can’t believe I have been living with a murder” he yelled at him.
“I’ll make sure the both of you rot in jail,I promise you this” he assured them then he signal the cops to take them away.
After they had left, Charles looked at Mira and then he smiled in relief, he wiped her tears.
“It’s okey my love, I’m here now, don’t cry” he said “let’s go home”.
Then they both exit the building.
Katie and Catherine rushed to met Mira when Charles brought her back home.
“Aunty Mira you left again? Why do keep leaving me all the time?” Catherine lamented, Mira smiled, she could see the little girl had no idea that she was being kidnap.
Mira pecked her on the cheeks .
“No baby, I was not leaving you,I only went out for something important but now I’m back and I’m not leaving this time around okey” Mira assured her.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes baby”.
Mira turned to Katie, Katie embraced her tightly.
“Oh Mira I was worried sick about you, you really frighten me” Katie said after pulling away,she scanned Mira from head to toe.
“You look really tired, why do you go to your room freshen up and have some sleep then we’ll talk later okey”.
Mira nodded then she head Catherine’s hand and they both went upstairs.
“Charles , tell me how did you find her?” Katie asked curiously. Charles began to narrate everything that happen.
“Oh jeez, I can’t believe my ears, I know I never liked Rose because I always had the feeling of unease whenever she is around me but Stanley? I thought he was a good guy, I never knew that he was a demon behind those cute face of his” Katie exclaimed.
Charles sighed.
“I was shocked as well, they really scare the hell out of my Mira and they mustn’t go unpunished, and for Clara’s death they will pay dearly” he said angrily. Katie sighed then she tapped him gently on the shoulder.
“Let us be glad that Mira is safe now, that’s the most important thing” she said while Charles nodded.
“Well, I need to leave now, I’ve been in your house since last night and I think it’s time to go back to my husband’s house” she said then turned to leave before she felt Charles pulling her back and embracing her tightly.
“Thank you so much Katie, thanks for always being there for me, I love you so much sister” Charles muttered, Katie chuckles.
“Awwn awwn I love you too brother, I will always be by your side even if you try to act stubborn and cold to me” she said.
“I know” he said as he released her then he watched her leaving the house, he smiled as he went up to Mira’s room to check up on her, he just to hold her,kiss her and do all he had in mind for her,he missed her so much.
Episode 53 : A Confession
Charles sat comfortably in his study room reading from a book, it been a week since Mira came back and everything seems normal again.
“May I come in daddy?” Catherine’s little head popped out behind the door,Charles smiled when he sighted her.
“Yes pumpkin, you may come in”.
Catherine walked in then she sat in front of him while placing her little doll on the desk, she stared at him and then smiled.
“Pumpkin, do you want to tell daddy something?” Charles asked curiously, it was unusual for Catherine to come and meet him in his study room only if she had something to tell him.
“Nothing daddy, I just want to spend some time with you” she replied, Charles chuckles.
“Really baby,where is aunt Mira?”he asked.
” she is busy in the kitchen “.
“Okey” he shrugged then forced on what he was doing, but he later got distracted each time he glance at her and found her really smiling at him.
He dropped the book and then looked at her intensively.
“Tell me Catherine, what is it you want to tell me? I know you have something to tell me so don’t hide it” he said this time seriously.
Catherine sighed.
“Alright fine I have something to tell you but first of all I’ll like to ask you a question which you have to give me a sincere answer” she said.
Charles lean on the desk as he looked so curious to know what she had to say.
“Oh really, okey go on baby” he urged her to speak.
“Daddy, do you love aunt Mira?” She asked.
Charles went numb instantly, he could not believe to hear such question from her.
“I…..I I don’t get yo pumpkin….” He stammered.
“What I mean is that do you love aunt Mira, like when a boy loves a girl” she tried to explain to her dumb looking father whom seems shook from hearing such words from his little child.
“Catherine, where did you hear such words from?” He asked. Catherine chuckles.
“Come on daddy, I’m turning seven soon so I’m not a kid anymore” she scoffed.
“You’re still a kid Catherine, in fact a baby,you’re not suppose to be asking such question” he said firmly,Catherine rolled her eyes.
“I’m not a baby daddy, I know you love aunt Mira but the both of you were trying to hide it from me, recently you’ve so nice and caring towards her, I even confirmed it the day she went missing, you look so worried daddy, you felt like crying, just tell me you love her and stop beating around the bush” Catherine said tiredly, Charles kept quite as he watched her speak then he burst into laughter.
She caught him on this one any way.
“Okey fine,….. Yes I love her, I love Mira so much” he muttered feeling shy.
Catherine smiled.
“Yes I knew it, so daddy are you going to get married to her?” She asked curiously, Charles laughed again.
“Come on Catherine, I don’t want to rush things with her,what if she doesn’t want to marry me yet?” He said to her forgetting that she was a kid
“She is going to marry you daddy, I assure you this, she loves you and now that she is pregnant she will definitely marry you………”
“Hold a sec Catherine did you just say she is pregnant?” He cut her off when he heard her saying ‘pregnant’.
Catherine slowly took her doll from the table then stock it hairshe was becoming to nosey.
“Yes daddy she is pregnant” Catherine muttered.
Episode 54 : Realization of Pregnancy
“Mira is pregnant?” He muttered.
He was so surprised, he had no idea she was expecting a child, his child.
“Catherine, how did you know?” He asked her curiously, Catherine lower her head as she kept on stroking her doll’s hair.
“I..I I only found out coincidentally, I wasn’t eavesdropping, I heard her talking to someone on the phone I guess her friend, she was telling the person about her pregnancy and she was thinking to tell you about it, that’s was what I heard, I wasn’t gossiping daddy” she said slowly.
Although she was talking Charles had a huge smile on her face,Catherine lifted her head to look at her father.
“Daddy please marry aunt Mira, she is so nice and caring, I love her a lot and I always wish she is my mummy, I want her to stay with us forever” Catherine said with a pleading eye.
Charles stood up then went to embrace her.
“I’ll think about it honey”.
“No don’t think about it daddy, you have to marry her, in fact today”.
“Today?” He asked while he laughed.
“Yes daddy, you don’t have to delay” she said, Charles chuckles, what a naive little girl.
“Ok pumpkin, I won’t delay but I can’t promise to get married to her today” he said ,Catherine smiled and embraced him, they pulled away.
“Baby why don’t you do me a favour and call me aunt Mira” he said with a smile.
“Sure daddy” she said and ran off immediately.
Mira held the kitchen counter tight, she was feeling really dizzy lately she guess it pregnancy sigh, yes she is pregnant and it is Charles’s, she smile while she touch her flat belly.
Charles haven’t find out because it wasn’t quite long she also found out herself, the first day she had the sigh she was in Beatrice place, Beatrice studied her pale face and then advised her to visit a doctor, she wanted to decline but as usual Beatrice never take no for an answer.
Two days later she was tested that she was two weeks pregnant, she could not hold the joy she felt within,it felt like a miracle to hear she was carrying a child, Charles child.
“Aunt Mira” Catherine’s voice brought her back to reality.
“Yes Catherine”.
“Daddy wants to see you in his study room, he waiting for you”.
“OK I’ll be right there once I’m done with these” she said pointing to the cooking pot.
“No no, he really want to talk to you now” Catherine hold her hand and then began to jump causing Mira to look at her curiously,she wonder what was so important that Charles wanted to tell her.
“Ok wait, let me put off the cooking gas, we would not want to set the house ablaze” Mira said as she turn off the cooking gas.
Mira knock slightly before walking into Charles office, he turned the moment he heard the door opening, he watched her as she walked closer to him.
“You called me, I was busy in kitchen” she told him, Charles smiled then he pulled her closer and kissed her passionately, he pulled away still with a smile on her face, Mira tried to study his face,he was acting strange.
“Mira you are pregnant” he said.
Mira gasped.
“How….. How did you know” she asked.
“Catherine told me” he said.
“Catherine what?”
Charles chuckles.
“She already know about us, she knew you are pregnant, tell me , you’re pregnant right” he cooed.
Mira smiled.
“Yes, I’m pregnant”.
Charles embraced her.
“Oh goodness this is good news my love,why didn’t you tell me earlier?” He said happily.
“I I just found out yesterday, I wanted to tell you myself but Catherine beat me to it” Mira said.
“She was so overwhelmed, Mira I’m so happy to hear this”.
“I was kinda scared thinking how you will react to hear this after what happen to Clara and her unborn child, I thought you’d never want…….”
“Shhhhhh” he hushed her”children are the gift of God, I told you I want to start all over again with you and I really mean it, that’s the reason why I don’t want to delay anymore…….. “
She watched him going down on his kneels and then he brought out a small black box ,he opened it and then her eyes landed on a diamond ring.
“Will you marry me” he asked.
Mira gasped.
Episode 55 : Mira’s Clever Plan to Contact Charles
She placed her hands on her mouth looking so shook, she can not believe Charles was kneeling right in front of her asking for hand in marriage.
“Please say yes Mira, I really want you to marry me and be the mother of my kids, please grant me this wish of being my wife” he said still on his kneels.Mira smiled through tears.
“Yes…..yes I will marry you” she said.
Charles smiled while he wore her the ring, he stood up then kissed her passionately.
“I was actually planning to take you out for dinner an then purpose to you, but i just couldn’t wait any longer”.
Mira kept smiling as her her were still fixed on the ring.
“Oh Charles this is really lovely, I don’t mind how you purpose to me, all I know is that I’ll accept you with open arms” she said while she wrapped her arms around his neck.
“I love you Mira Dickson”.
She smiled.
“I love you too Charles Walter”.
” you look lovely Mira “Beatrice commented Mira wedding dress, it was her wedding day and Mira have been smiling although.
” you think so?”Mira asked.
“Oh babe,you look like a princess”.
Mira smiled then she sighed.
“I’m really happy Beatrice, I can’t wait to get married, this have always been my dream” Mira said excitedly.
“I’m happy for you bestie, I guess I was wrong when I called Charles a goat under a sheep clothing, he is actually nice”Beatrice said,Mira laughed.
Beatrice phone began to read, Mira quickly glance on her phone and then looked at Beatrice suspiciously.
” Xavier has been calling you non stop, what is going on babe”Mira asked curiously, Beatrice began to blush then Mira understood immediately.
“Don’t tell me what I’m guessing is right, are you guys dating?” Mira gaps, Beatrice blushed hard then nodded.
“Really? When did thus happen because I know you two as cat and rat” Mira asked, Beatrice wanted to talk but her phone kept on ringing.
“Quickly go and talk to him before he comes out of the phone” Mira urged her, Beatrice laughed before she went out of the room.
Mira looked at her self in the mirror as she looked at herself in the mirror,
“Aunt Mira, can I come in?” Catherine said as she knock on the door.
“Yes Catherine, please come in” Mira replied.
Catherine walked into the room, she was dressed in a pink gown while her hair was decorated with Flowers, she look so adorable.
“Oh wow, you look gorgeous aunt Mira” Catherine exclaimed. Mira smiled.
“Thank you baby, you look cute baby” Mira said while she tapped Catherine chin playfully causing her to giggle.
“Thanks aunt Mira” Catherine said then she sat on the bed.
“Aunt Mira I’ll like to talk to you before the wedding begins if you don’t mind” Catherine innocent voice said, Mira sat close to her, she could see the little child had something serious to say and she wonder what it could be.
Episode 56 (Semi Final) : Turmoli
“Go on Catherine, I’m all ears” Mira urged the little girl to speck. Catherine paused then let out a sigh.
“Aunt Mira, I’m so happy that you are getting married to my daddy, this have always been my wish…..”
“……back then I hate seeing my daddy with any woman, I was feel they were trying to take my mummy’s place, that was the reason I never liked aunt Rose, she was trying to take my mummy’s place and I wasn’t comfortable about it, but well thank God she is gone now,I’ll never get to see her face again…..”
“….when you went missing I got really scared thinking I won’t see you again, but when you came back I felt really happy, I really love you aunt Mira”
Tears came out of eyes as she pulled Catherine closer to herself for a hug.
“I love you to baby”.
“Can I call you mummy?”
Mira smiled and nodded.
“Yes, you can call me mummy”.
Catherine smiled widely.
“Thank you mummy”.
Beatrice walked in.
” we need to leave now,the wedding is about to begin and Charles has been calling like hell”Beatrice complained.
Mira laughed as she try to fix her veil properly on her hair.
“Oh yes, let’s go, it’s time to get me married” Mira said happily.
The guest applauded when Charles and Mira say their wedding vows and then kissed passionately.
“So tell me honey, where are we going for our honeymoon, you know you haven’t tell me yet” Mira said to Charles as the both held each other on the dance floor. Charles smiled mischievously.
“Patient my love, after you’ve satisfy me tonight then I’ll tell you”
Mira frown.
“What? Remember am the bride here, I need to know where I will be going my honeymoon” she pouted her lips.
“Relax my pumpkin I’ll……”
“Did I hear you saying pumpkin daddy?” Charles heard Catherine little voice from behind, he smiled nervously when he saw her glaring at him.
“Oh I forgot I still have my first wife spying at me” he teased.
“I heard you calling mummy pumpkin” Catherine said.
“Mummy?” Charles muttered looking surprised to hear Catherine calling Mira mummy.
“Hmm okey, don’t you like it when I call mummy pumpkin?” He asked playfully, Catherine chuckles.
“I like it,you can call her if you want” Catherine said.
Mira smiled and embraced.
“Thank you baby”.
” can I join in the dance? “Catherine asked.
” sure baby “Mira said then the three of them hold hands and began dancing along with the music. It was such a beautiful sight.
Mira sat on the bed while she rubbed her potty belly, she watched Beatrice getting dressed for her wedding, it was Beatrice and Xavier wedding day.
” at least let me help in something, I can’t just seat here doing nothing “Mira complained.
” no no baby girl, I won’t allow you stress that baby, so just Sit and watch us finish up”Beatrice said.
“You’ve been complaining, I don’t she think she realized she has nothing to do” Joyce Mira’s elder teased her,Mira frown at them.
“Oh come on guys, you’re making me feel useless”.
“No we are not, we just want you to seat and watch okey” Beatrice insist.
“I’ll be fine, my hands are not pregnant, I just feel like helping……….Ahhhhhh!” Mira stopped talking when she felt a sharp pain under her abdomen
Beatrice, Joyce and the makeup artist turned to look at her.
“Mira are you okey”.
Mira shake her head in pain.
“No, I think my water just broke”.
“Huh, what’s that” Beatrice who had no idea asked.Mira hissed in pain.
“Silly, my baby is about to come” Mira shouted.
“Oh my God!!!!!”
Episode 57 (Finale) : The Final Resolution
Mira kept on groaning in pain,jezz! She has never felt such pain in her entire life,like why does it have to now when there is a wedding going on?
“Mira keep breathing, breath in and breath out” Joyce tried to encourage her while Mira did as she said.
“What should we do now?” Beatrice panicked “let me go and call Charles” she said already going to the door.
“No you can’t go out, remember you are the bride” Joyce said.
“Oh I forgot” Beatrice muttered.
“Let me go and call Charles, stay here with her” Joyce said then went out of the room.
She came back with Charles who rushed up to meet Mira, he hold her hands.
“Honey are you okey?” He asked.
“No……my back aches a lot” Mira cried.
“Oh why today when I badly want to attend this wedding” she complained.
Charles smiled.
“I know my love but we need to take you to the hospital” he said while he helped her up from the bed.
Mira stopped then turned towards Beatrice.
“Bestie please keep videos and pictures of the wedding ceremony, I don’t wanna feel left out” Mira said, Beatrice smiled.
“Yes I will, can you go and have this baby now ” Beatrice urged her, Mira smiled and then turned to Charles.
“Alright let’s go” they went out of the room.
Charles kept on pacing about in the waiting room, he was looking so scared, maybe because he could not imagine loosing his second wife through child birth.
“Relax Charles, Mira will be fine” Katie tried to console him.
“It’s been two hours now and the doctor haven’t come out,what’s going on?” Charles complained.
“Patient brother, Mira is a strong girl, I’m sure she’s gonna over come this”.
Charles sighed and then looked at her.
“Is child birth really that painful, I mean does it have to stay this long?” Charles asked curiously, Katie laughed she wanted to speck when the doctor came out of the labor room.
“Doctor how is my wife? Is she okey? Can I see her now?” Charles rushed at him, the doctor smiled.
“Your wife is fine,the babies are also fine”.
“Babies? What do you mean babies?” Charles asked.
“Your wife just had the set of twins, two baby boys” the doctor said.
“What twins? This is good news Charles” Katie exclaimed as she hugged Charles happily.
“Oh goodness twins? I hope my wife is okey” Charles found himself asking happily, he did not even know what to say the news was so shocking.
“Yes Sir, she’s perfectly fine” the doctor replied.
“Can I see her now?”
“Yeah sure, come with me” the doctor said then they followed him from behind.
Charles smiled as he went in to meet his wife and his twins, he could not wat to see them, oh this is really a good news.
THE END
Last Words
Charles and Mira’s story was anything but a fairytale—more like a misunderstandings, secrets, and emotions. From the icy coldness of their first meet to the warmth that slowly grew between them, they faced every obstacle thrown their way. Charles learned to open his heart again, not just for his daughter, but for himself. And Mira? She found more than just a job; she found a family and a love she never expected. In the end, their love story wasn’t about perfection but about healing, understanding, and embracing the messy, beautiful chaos of life. We’re reminded that sometimes, the most unexpected people can become our greatest passions. Ah, love, you unpredictable thing, you!
Thanks to those who have been along with me.
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