Episode 21 : A Test of Love
Monica walked into the house looking so happy, she sighted her father who was having his dinner at the dinning table.
“Good evening sweet daddy” she said cheerfully as she pecked him on the cheeks.
“Monica you came home early today” he exclaimed, Monica nodded while she sat opposite him then grab a glass of juice.
“Yes daddy,I just felt like coming home early today so that I can have dinner with you,you know it’s been so long we had dinner together” she said with a smile.
“Well that’s so thoughtful of you dear” he said,the maid stand by dished out her own meal then she began to eat.
Later on she took out her phone and typed on it then let out a smile which Richard did not fail to notice, he wonder what’s wrong with her she seems so happy.
“And what’s with the happy mood this evening Monica” he asked as he chewed on his beef.
“Nothing daddy,I’m just happy” she shrugged.
“May I know what behind it? Have you reconcile with max?” He asked curiously,
“Hell no” she scoffed.
He lean closer and looked at her curiously, Monica could see that her father really wants to know what was behind her happy mood.
“Alright fine I’ll tell I’m happy……. I’m in love dad” she giggle.
“In love? When?how?who are you in love with” he asked quickly.
“Someone whom I just meet recently” she simply said.
“What’s his name? And is he going to marry you”.
“Come on dad, we haven’t gotten to that stage yet but I’m sure I’m gonna get this one”.
“I need to see him,tell him to see me soon” he inquire, Monica chuckles.
“Relax daddy, I’m taking my time with him”.
“I just don’t want you to get hurt,after what max did to you I just can’t bear to see you cry again” he said.
Monica smiled at him.
“You don’t have to worry dad,this one is confirmed,he is mine and I own him” she said possessively, Richard looked at her and then sighed.
“Be careful Monica, I don’t want you to get so desperate to get a man to wife you,yours will get to you without you stressing yourself” he advice as she focus on his food,
“I’m not desperate dad…..”
“I’m just trying to advice you baby, every good parent you own a child of your age will do the same” he said,Monica sighed.
“I get you daddy” she wiped her lips with the napkin and then stood up.
“Good night sweet daddy” she kissed him on the cheeks.
“Good night dear” he said slowly as he watched her leaving his sight, then a let out a sigh.
Monica paced about her room as she was busy typing something on her phone,after she was done typing she pressed send and the threw the phone on the bed with a giggle.
“I can’t wait to have you tomorrow night,you will be all mine Adrien” she whispers and smiled.
Sonia watched Adrien walking into the room with a grumpy face.
“Welcome home honey,you look worried, are you okey?” She asked as she helped him out of his suit.
“I’m just tired from work” he mumbled.
“Okey honey,why don’t you go and freshen up while I dish out your food”she told him.
” I’m not hungry, I ate dinner at the restaurant “he said she frowned, he didn’t eat breakfast this morning claiming he had something to do at the office and now he is refusing dinner ,this is unlike him,she thought.
Adrien lied at he had dinner he only lost his appetite, throughout that day he did not even bother to think about food just n because of Monica he lost his appetite.
” I’ll just take a shower and then go to bed”he said and then kissed her on the forehead before going to the bathroom.
Sonia stood still for a while wondering why he was acting weird,she later choose to shrug it off,she wanted to retire to bed before she heard Adrien’s phone ringing, it was laying on the table.
She went closer to it and the looked at the callers name which was stored as ‘M.R’.
“M.R? What’s that” she muttered to herself,she bent to pick the phone but Adrien rushed out of the bathroom with foamy soap on his body and a towel wrapped around his waist then he grab the phone before Sonia could touch it.
Sonia looked at him curiously, why did he do that? Why is Adrien acting so strange?
Episode 22 : Monica’s Revenge
“Why did you rush out of the bathroom like that?” Sonia asked Adrien.
“I…I was expecting a call from” he smiled nervously.
“Who is M.R?” She asked him.
“M.R?…..oh M.R,it’s one of my new client, well he had this name that is so long to pronounce so had to shorten it” he lied.
It was actually Monica’s name he shorten, (Monica Ryan) she have been calling him constantly so he had to change her name so Sonia won’t get as suspicious.
“Okey” she drawl.
“I’ll go back and have my shower then” he smiled and the went in into bathroom.
Sonia was already feeling suspicious, firstly he refused breakfast and dinner, then he rushed out of the bathroom almost naked just to receive a call and now he took the phone along with him to the bathroom.
What is going on????
Meanwhile in the bathroom, Adrien ignored Monica call then she sent a message.
📱meet me at CITY’S HOTEL tomorrow by 8pm.
He frowned after reading it.
📱what if I don’t come over.
He texted her back.
📱you know what I’ll do if you refuse to come over, she replied.
He felt like smashing the phone angrily,she was still blackmailing him,such a b*tch.
📱fine,I’ll come over.
He sighed in frustration.
“Should I tell this to Monica? No! I can’t, the out come will be so brutal for me to handle” he warned himself.
(CITY’S HOTEL)
Monica smiled as she watched Adrien walking over to her table,he had a frown on his face.
“You are five minute late Adrien” she remained him.
“Do I look like I care?” He scoffed, she smiled.
“I’ll pardon you for tonight, next time you may not be too lucky” she threatened, he rolled his eyes.
“What do you want? I have my family to attend to,I’m a married man remember” he snorted.
“Let’s order a drink” she ignored his question then a waiter brought two glasses of red wine for them.
“I’m not in the mood to wine and dine with you Monica, tell me what you want from me and let me go peacefully” he said impatiently, Monica smiled at him sweetly.
“Drink up and I’ll tell you what I want” she nudged him,he starred at her for a while he took the wine,gulped it in one goal,dropped the cup and looked at her angrily.
“Done, now tell me what you want” he said,Monica smiled as she looked at his empty glass cup then back at him.
“I want you” she whispers seductively.
Adrien frowned harder at her.
“Monica I’m trying all my best to be a gentleman but it seems you’re pushing me to wall” he said,he rubbed his eyes that was beginning to look blurring.
“Then don’t be a gentleman, I wanna see your tough side” she caress his hand,Adrien yanked her hand away from him then he stood up while he staggered a little.
He was feeling so dizzy,what’s happing to him?
“I need ….I need to leave” he muttered in dizziness.
Monica smiled as she stood up and held him closer to himself.
“No you need me” she whispers into his ear.
“Let go of me” he muttered.
She took him to the reception and then took a key from the receptionist.
They both walked into the luxurious room,Adrien collapse on the bed while he muttered some words.
Monica smiled as she began to unzip her White dress she was left with just her undies.
She climb on him and the began to loose his tie slowly with a smirk on her face.
“Finally you’re mine,oh how long have been dreaming to have us like this” she said the kissed him hungrily, Adrien whose mind was already messed up thought it was Sonia, he pulled her more closer as he reciprocated the kiss.
Monica began to unbutton his shirt,she pulled it away and smiled as she sighted his abs.
“Sonia… Sonia!! ” she heard him whispers, then she frowned she wanted him to mention her name instead,not wanting to ruin the mood she decided to play along.
“Yes my love” she kissed his nose then his lips.he turned her over and then stayed untop of her,he looked at her for a while and smile.
“Sonia… I want to make love to you” he said.
“Then go ahead my love” she said excitedly, he did not waste time to kiss her.
Monica felt as if heaven just open for her.
Episode 23 : Adrien’s Confession
(NEXT MORNING)
Adrien yawn gently as he tried to adjust his eyes to the bright light, he rubbed his forehead, it felt so heavy.
He looked around the room and then frown.
“This is not my room,where am I?” He muttered as he looked around until his eyes fell on the person sleeping next to him.
Monica!!!!
How did they end up on the bed together???
“Holy sh*t!!!!” He yelled.
Monica woke up immediately, she smiled she saw him awake.
“You’re awake already honey” she said as she caress his chest.
“How did we end up here? What’s going on?” He said as he saw his clothes shattered around.
“Last night was so fantastic Adrien, oh God you were not gentle with me but I love it, tell me does Sonia really doesn’t satisfy you on bed?” She said as she touched his chin,he angrily yanked her hand away from him.
He could not remember a thing about what happen between them,was it because of the….drink?,he looked at her angrily.
“Did you drug me?” He asked.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about” she tried to play ignorant, Adrien notice it.
“Ah God!Monica I hate you,just stay far away from me” he stood up and began to dress.
“Is not like you didn’t enjoy it,you were all over me last ….”
“Shut the hell up” he yelled, he picked up his phone and then saw 20 miss calls from Sonia.
“Oh damn it!” He cursed,Sonia must be so worried and whose fault was it anyway,he glared at Monica who was just smiling at him as if she just won a trophy.
“You’ve done your worst right?” He said then went out of the room looking so furious.
Monica smiled widely.
“I’m not done yet Adrien, this is just the beginning” she whispers.
Adrien walked into the house with a gloomy face.
“Daddy is back” jayden said as he ran up to hug him.
“Hey junior” he said lamely.
Monica came out from the kitchen and then frown at Adrien.
“Where have you been Adrien? I’ve been calling you all night but you weren’t picking up? What happen?” She asked as she went closer for him for an explanation,
He sighed as he watch jayden going back to watch his favourite cartoon,he wonder how it would sound in the ear if Sonia get to know what happen between he and Monica, it’s going to be a disaster.
“Hmmm I…I.I….I’m so sorry baby,I had some meeting with some important client and then we got lost of the time so it was to late for us to go to our various houses so we booked a room at the hotel were we had the meeting” he said trying to cover up,he was so angry that he had to lie,he have been lieing to Sonia lately and it pain him a lot.
“Didn’t you see my calls,I called you like thousand times” she said with her hands on her hips.
“Yes baby I saw them but couldn’t pick up that very moment I’m having the meeting” he said.
“Who is this client of yours?”
“Hmm the client? ……ummmm..M.R,the new client I once told you about remember” he said nervously,
“Doesn’t this client have a family?” She said angrily, Adrien smiled as he pulled her closer.
“It was wasn’t his fault either, I told you we got lost if the time”.
She looked at him for a while and then sighed “but why didn’t you return the calls”.
“I tried to but the network was so bad Darling” he said,she sighed and smiled.
“You scared me,don’t do that again” she whispers.
“I won’t, I promise” he said then they kissed passionately.
“I go upstairs and freshen up,where is grandma?” He asked as he pulled away.
“She is in her room sleeping”.
“Ok I’ll go check up on her when I’m done” he said with a smile as he went up to his room.
The moment he entered his room the smile faded away,he cover his face with his has and he sighed sadly.
“I just lied to my wife,God I’m a big liar” he whispers sadly.
Meanwhile Sonia was in the kitchen cook but her mind was not at peace.
She felt there was something not right about Adrien, he has been acting so weird and its so obvious, she felt like he is hiding something from her but she just pur her fingers around it.
What could it be?
Is it related to work?
Or maybe he is been stressed out from work?
Lots of questions were running through her mind.
Episode 24 : A Path to Healing
After freshen up Adrien went to check up on his grandmother, he meet her awake,she was sitting on the bed.
“Good morning grandma” he greeted with a smile.
“Morning son,how are you?” She said touching his cheek,Adrien smile slightly.
“I’m fine grandma” he said slowly.
“You looked worry,are you okey?”
“Am good grandma, I’m okey,I’m just a bit tired from work that’s all” he simply said.
“Are you sure? Or you are lieing ” she snorted.
“Why do you think I’ll be lieing?” He asked in confusedly.
“I can see it in your eyes that you not really fine,it seem you have a burden in your heart”she said,he looked at her as if it was the first time he would be seeing her,she was not saying senseless thing as before,.
Is this really grandma???
” I had a dream last night, and it’s related to you “she said.
” what dream grandma? “
She sighed as her face turned pale.
“I saw you crying in the middle of road,you looked so said then I saw a strange lady behind you,she was laughing at you,her laughter was not really pleasant to the ear,while you were crying you seem helpless like you really needed a help…..” Then she paused, Adrien was so engrossed in listening to what she had to say.
“Then I saw your mother,oh Margret she never seems to let me leave her sight for once,she’s such a crying baby,I wonder how your father cope with her” she switch the topic and then began to laugh,she has gone back to her normal self again.
Adrien sighed sadly as he looked at her blabbing rubbish, he could see that grandma wanted to give him a message through her dream.
“I can’t wait for you to get better grandma” he said then kissed her hair and stood up to leave before he heard her saying.
“Be careful son,please be careful” she said as she looked at him then continued mumbling some words,he looked at her and smiled.
“I love you grandma” he said then he went out of the room.
He felt as if the message his grandmother was trying to pass to him must be related to Monica.
A strange lady!
Who else could of be if it’s not Monica, she the only strange lady in his laugh has been causing trouble ever since he met her.
After what they did together he felt so guilty, he could not even look at Sonia properly in the eyes anymore.
(Few days later)
Sonia and Angela were both seated at a coffee shop.
“This is weekend Sonia, I’m suppose to be having my rest, why did you call me out so urgently” Angela said as she sipped her coffee.
“I’m sorry for disturbing you Angela, but I really need your advice” she said looked so worried.
“What is it? Is everything okey?” Angela asked in concern.
“It’s about Adrien” Sonia said.
“Adrien? What happen to him? Is he sick?”
“No he is not sick,is just that…….he’s been acting so strange lately”
“What do you mean?” Angela asked,Sonia sighed softly.
“I notice that he come home so late,he hardly have breakfast or dinner at home, he makes call in secret…. and few days ago Adrien sleep out side in an hotel,he has never dine such before it’s unlike him” Sonia explained.
Angela was a bit quite.
“He always look so worry,each time I try to get him to talk what must be bothering him he always come up with something to disclose the discussion, I feel like he is hiding something” Sonia added.
“You felt as if he is hiding something from you?” Angela asked, Sonia nodded.
“Yes Angela, and I’m so confused”.
Angela stopped for a while.
“Do you think your husband maybe cheating on you?” She said.
Sonia looked at her then she bursted into a serious laugh,she laughed until she was contended.
“Adrien can never cheat on me,he can’t he even think of doing that,can’t you see he loves me so much,he knows that in a very jealous person and I feel so irritated when I hear the word cheat”Sonia said with confidence.
” I’m just saying out my mind,I can’t really say if he is really cheating on you since you trust your husband,but I’ll advice you to keep an eye on him,that it’s how it started in some home that are already damaged, the husband began acting strange while the wives choose to act ignorant “Angela said.
Sonia thought about it for a while, Adrien can never cheat on her,she can trust him on that,she is the only woman in his life,she can not even imagine Adrien and another woman together…… No she just to take such thought from her mind before she began to think negative things.
” Adrien will never cheat in me”she muttered to herself.
Episode 25 : Building Trust
(Davis mansion)
“Grandpa! Grandma!!”
Jayden shouted immediately he went into his grandparents house while Sonia followed him behind with a smile.
“Hey be careful little man,grandpa has a weak bone now” Lucas said the moment jayden jumped and sat in his lap.
“Sorry gramps” jayden laughed.
“Good afternoon dad,hey mum” Sonia greeted as she gave a kiss on the cheeks each.
“How are you doing” Sarah asked her daughter.
“I’m doing great,jayden have been troubling like hell he has been demanding to see his grandparent” Sonia said while smiling.
“Well it’s a good thing you brought him over,I have already miss him a lot” Lucas said while he pecked jayden who was still sitting on his lap
“Who do we have here? What are you doing in my house?” Alex said dramatically as he climb down the stairs, jayden rushed up to hug him.
“This is my house too Alex so I can come here whenever I want” Sonia glared at him.
“Point of correction I’m the man of this house so I can choose who comes in or not,isn’t it jay?” He said teasingly while jayden nodded
“Says who? Remember I’m still alive and still the head of the house,you’re old enough to get your own house Alex” Lucas scolded him, Sonia laughed while Alex glared at her.
“And you also need to get married, you’re getting old” Sonia added.
“Well I still haven’t find the right woman for me,I want my marriage to be just like yours sis,I want the right woman whom I’ll love just the way Adrien loves you,you guys are my role model” Alex said with a smile.
Sonia smiled at her brother’s comment, she could really see the respect in Alex eyes as he talked about her marriage.
After awhile of chatting Sonia joined her mother in the kitchen,they were going to prepare lunch.
“Why didn’t Adrien come along with you and jay” Sarah asked.
“He is busy at work” Sonia simply said as she chopped the vegetables,Sarah stared at her for a while before asking.
“Are you two okey?”
“Huh what do you mean?”
“I mean you and Adrien are the both of you okey? You seems distracted when I asked about him” Sarah inquired.
“We are fine mum,we are really fine,but…. I really have something in mind that has been troubling me lately I don’t really know how to go about it” Sonia said.
“May I know what’s that?” Sarah demanded.
Sonia began to explain her suspicious thought about Adrien to her mother while Sarah listened attentively.
“I told my friend about it and she said Adrien may be cheating on me”.
“What? Will he really do that?” Sarah said not wanting to believe it.
“I myself don’t want to believe it but each time I look at Adrien and see his strange moves I….I really don’t know what to believe anymore”
“Do you believe your husband maybe cheating on you?” Sarah asked.
“I don’t know mum, I really don’t know mum” she whispers, Sarah took her hands gently.
“Do you still see love in his eyes whenever he looked at you?”
“Yes mummy, intact everyday he tells me he loves me so much and I love him too” Sonia said, Sarah smiled.
“Relax my dear,Adrien loves you,it might not be what you think but you just have to be patient and don’t panic” Sarah advice.
“I hope so mum,I just hope so because I don’t want my suspect to be true,I don’t think my heart could bear it” she said with full fear in her eyes,Sarah pulled her closer and embraced her.
“It’s going to be fine Sonia”.