Chapter 52: Secrets
“Mom.. how.. how is it possible that Isabelle is my stepsister?” Annabella inquired tearfully and Ann hugged her, patting her head.
“I’m sorry dear, I did it so you could have a good life..”
“You slept with a married man to give us a better life? We weren’t even at that time so how were you giving us a better life?” Annabella demanded angrily.
“I was lonely, all my past boyfriends ditched me for silly reasons, then I attended an event, and I saw Roberto drunk. Damn he’s my friend’s husband but I wanted to have a one night stand with him, he was too sexy to resist, things led to one another and we ended up together, we didn’t stop our affair and I told him I was pregnant.. he told me to get rid of you guys but I couldn’t, I saw it as my chance to get authority.. I’m sorry” Ann replied, lacking remorse and Annabella stared at her, disgusted.
“You’re a disgrace to womanhood, how could you sleep with your friend’s husband? Don’t you have human feelings at all? Just because you want power you did a disgusting thing and even kept it for years, I feel like a piece of trash, how would I look at Isabelle knowing well my mother was her father’s mistress? How would Isabelle feel whenever she sees me? I’m the president’s daughter but he can’t be seen around me.. if this news hit the media he would deny me immediately, is that the kind of father you want me to call my father?” Annabella demanded and Roberto walked inside.
“There’s nothing we can do, if it hits the media, it’ll ruin all that we’ve worked for… I’m sorry you had to know like that” Roberto apologized, trying to hold her hand and she slapped his hand away.
“Don’t touch me you pathetic man! I’ll never accept you as my father, you’re a big disgrace” Annabella spat and walked out, cleaning tears.
“This is all your fault” Roberto blamed and she scoffed.
“My fault? How is it my fault? It’s your fault because you didn’t tell your daughter she has step siblings…” Ann retorted.
“That’s bygone, what’s important now is Dray, how are we taking him out of the way.. he’s hellbent on exposing us” Roberto muttered and Ann smirked.
“I’ll get him out of the way soon, what you have to focus on now is Mario, I have a bad feeling about him, though I’m watching him closely” Ann confessed and Roberto nodded.
“Should we eliminate him? Andrea is dead and he doesn’t seem to be very useful again, we’ll frame his death as a result of an explosion, we could send him to another country and blow him over the water so there would be no evidence” Roberto suggested and Ann frowned.
“Too many deaths have been happening on water, this time we would get a criminal to take the fall… someone would kill him and frame Dray, we could use it to taint his image” Ann suggested and Roberto nodded.
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I woke up, staring at the beautiful lady that slept peacefully in my arms, she looked cute, I smiled as I watched her breath slowly.
I felt like the luckiest man on earth, removing her hand gently, I headed for the kitchen to make breakfast, funny how I hated cooking but now I’m willing to be a chef for her sake.
Humming slowly, I brought out bacon, ham and bread, my head felt blank and I wondered what I could make.
I’ll order pasta instead, I put back everything and took my phone, I made my order and thought of calling Darrell, what Isabelle had said flashed in my mind.
“Hey man” I called.
“Could you help me do something… hack into the president’s CCTV camera in the house and office, I also need you to do the same for the presidential palace and the president’s phone… let’s just say if you can do it, come around the house this afternoon and we’ll try to search for something” I concluded and switched off the phone.
If her mother was murdered then it was surely by a rival but how do we know the exact person? Checking the president’s phone and files couldn’t lead us to his rival.
“What are you doing?” Isabelle demanded and I turned to look at her, she was descending like an angel, her hair swaying around.
She was adorned in a transparent short gown with tiny hands, Damn! I’m trapped already, nothing would ever make me stop wanting this damsel.
“You’re drooling” She snapped as I watched her closely.
“Yes, what man in his right senses would see this sight and not stare?” I retorted and she laughed, walking past me to stare at the cabinet.
“So what are we cooking? I’m very tired and hungry” She confessed, rubbing her hands together.
“I’m hungry for just one thing which is you” I teased, holding her waist and she leaned onto me.
“Let’s eat first, I might pass out soon” She pouted and I kissed her lips gently and released her.
“I’ve ordered pasta..”
“Why couldn’t you cook something? I could remember almost cutting my fingers all because I wanted to serve you breakfast in bed but you’re here waiting for what you’ve ordered” She grumbled, along out and I held her waist, drawing her back.
“I’m sorry my love, I promise to make you lunch this afternoon.. forgive me” I pleaded, going on my knees and she folded her hands, throwing her face away.
“Mrs Alessandro, would you please make Mr Alessandro a happy man and forgive him please… he promises never to do such again” I pleaded, rubbing my hands together and after much silence, she smiled.
Afternoon
“Hey man!” Darrell called, walking inside the house, Isabelle and I who had been kissing tore apart immediately.
I gave him a red eye and he burst into laughter, raising his hand.
“Sorry, you never told me you had company … my my, isn’t this Isabelle Luca, the president’s daughter? This is the same lady we saved before right.. wow so you’re both in a relationship and you never told me!” Darrell gasped, dramatically holding his chest and Isabelle tried to conceal laughter while my face turned red with anger.
“What are you doing here? Leave me house now” I retorted and he eyed me maliciously.
“Have you forgotten that you called me very early this morning and asked me to do one thing you would never be able to do.. hack the president’s phone, his house camera and presidential camera? You also…” He blabbered and I held his mouth, making Isabelle burst into laughter.
“You sent him to invade my father’s privacy? Why.. let him talk” She replied, getting angry.
“Look babe, you said your mother was murdered… The best way to find things is through your dad’s privacy.. we could get clues” I explained and she nodded.
“Well.. I found something that’s much more interesting, from yesterday’s camera, your dad is planning to kill someone, his secretary is the one executing the plan… I think this person he’s trying to kill has a vital secret and I can try to trace that person but it would take time..” Darrell explained and Isabelle gasped, shaking her head.
“What kind of father do I have? how would he plan to kill another human?” She lamented and I held her close, rubbing her back.
“That’s not all.. He wants to kill Mario… They say he’s useless now and want a criminal to kill him and take the blame…”
“What!? Why would he want to kill Mario? Mario is gonna be his Vice President, this is all confusing.. what’s this big secret they all have?” She demanded tearfully.
“Take heart dear, it’ll be fine very soon” I comforted and she nodded, cleaning her tears.
“After checking his phone, I’ve discovered that the president has lots of dirty jobs, some big enough to sentence him to at least ten years imprisonment, though I still haven’t found the big secret, he’s having an affair with Ann and they have two kids…”
“Yea, she’s aware of that one.. what other bug secret does he have?” I demanded and Darrell paused, coming closer.
“He has almost a billion dollars stored away in different banks, he exports money from this country and converts them into real estates or assets, under different names and accounts which can hardly be traced to him… He has some criminals whom he uses for this dirty job and the Rucky Prison that was set on fire two months ago, it wasn’t a mistake.. It was a plan to kill all the criminals who were caught at the airport for trafficking drugs. Your father collects lots of money from drug lords and he’s infiltrating the police department with his people so he would be able to get away with any crime… I’m sorry to say this but if we vote for the president again, it’ll cause havoc to this country… I’m trying to track a few criminals” Darrell informed me and I sighed.
This is gonna be one hell of a job.
“We have to be everyday careful from now henceforth, they’re dangerous and Ann is super scary, she can eliminate anybody she wants at any time… I’m trying to hack her phone but it’s very hard breaking her defenses…”
“That bitch, I need to know every secret, I promise not to support evil and ship everyone of them to jail, even my father.. As for Mario, I need you to send the video clip of Ann planning his death to him, advise him to lay low and protect himself.. that way we’ll be able to get him on our side” I advised and Darrell nodded.
“Your dad and his ministers are very scary, they all have different secrets and anyone who tries to discover it doesn’t live to tell what the secret is,” Darrell announced and Isabelle shivered.