CHAPTER 108: GODMOTHER SOON
Ivana arrived home safe and sound, she didn't believe it herself that she drove at that speed without causing any accident. She was a super woman in her own way, she was in complicated emotional struggle yet she had the audacity to drive at that speed.
She was still crying when she arrived home, her beautiful face was still stained with undried tears. she hooted the car for Milka to come and open the gate for her. Milka was surprised to see Ivana drive in, she took an Uber when she left for the hospital early in the morning how come she is back in the Maybach.
Milka didn't remember the day she has seen Ivana with that car. Since the day the will was read, the driver took it to her marital home. The last time Ivana came to the mansion was in her husband's car. When her Aunt Elizabeth had passed on. 'Something is not right' she thought as she closed the gate.
She alighted from his Maybach, picked the suitcase from the boot and dragged inside the mansion. She climbed the stairs to her room and locked it inside.
Milka tried pleading with her to open up the door to no avail. "Ivana, Ivana ease up what's wrong?, Please open up the door we need to talk about it. Whatever that is bothering you, l am ready to listen. Please Ivana just open up" Milka knocked on her door endlessly.
"Alright then if you won't open up, l will sit here. Incase you need someone l will be here." She slammed herself on the floor leaning her back on Ivana's bedroom door.
The way Ivana alighted from the car, the manner she pulled her suitcase like someone who is being chased by invisible forces. It was a clear indication to Milka that something has happened to her,although she didn't figure out what really happened. She decided to leave her alone, until the time she will be comfortable sharing with her.
Although Milka was a personal maid for Ivana, she has never felt that closeness with her until the day of cleansing. She has leaned alot from Ivana just within one day. The way she told her to address her with her name. The respect Ivana showed her despite Milka being her maid. The caring aspect where she moved her from servant quarter to one of the bedrooms in upstairs.
It meant alot to her, she was different from Mish her cousin. Who liked ordering workers around and sometimes insulting them. Their was a time she got slapped by Mish when she accidentally broke the wine glass. She apologized to her but Mish kept insulting her. She wanted to report Mish to Ivana but latter decided against it. She didn't want to bring the disagreement between the cousins.
Ivana removed her clothes from her suitcase and arranged them in her wardrobe. She tried being strong by not shedding tears but they kept on streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably.
She arranged them according to designers, and when she saw the clothes that Paul had bought them. He folded them and placed them in the drawer. She didn't want to see anything that could remind him.
He opened other pockets of her suitcase and thats when she noticed a note that Mish had written to her. She have been postponing to read it neither Mish had ever asked her about it. So she even forgot about it completely.
She opened the note and read it, her eyes became wet again as she started crying uncontrollably. The note read "I CANT WAIT TO BE A GODMOTHER- Mish"
Ivana smiled and caressed her small pumb, it was unnoticeable. "You will be a godmother soon Mish but unfortunately for us we are not in good terms" she murmured to herself.
Anger surged in her heart as the scene of Paul holding Slyvia tight and so protectively in his arm stark naked in her matrimonial bed played in her mind. She tried barricading the thoughts about it but she couldn't.
A grimace of fury appeared on her face as sniffled, she stood up and pushed off her bed lamp with the book stand nearby by as she shouted. "How could you Paul, how could you do this to me. I was only one day, one day away from you but you brought another woman in our matrimonial bed" she sobbed uncontrollably.
"You are an ingrite, a monster who didn't care about my feelings, l hate you Paul, l hate you with passion. This is not the first time you have cheated on me with her. I was a fool to believe and trust you that you will change" Ivana continued with her soliloquiesing.
If not for her room being sound proof, Milka could have thought that Paul was inside the bedroom with her. You could think that she was addressing him but she was in monologue as she kept on remembering different moment with Paul.
When he cheated in her during Slyvia's graduation in Eldoret. Ivana thought that it was just a mistake since she has not been living with him under one roof. She had herself to blame, judging from the photos that were on Paul's social media pages, Ivana knew that something happened between the ex-lovers.
Judging from the fact that Paul had lied to her that he was going for a business meeting. That's the reason that made her believe Paul got intimate with Slyvia.
She was so angry at herself,why she didn't confront him about those photos on his social media pages. 'l was a fool to believe that you will changebonce we consummate our marriage' she thought while gazing in space.
She arose up immediately like someone who have remembered something important. She went to her wardrobe, opened one of the drowers and pulled out the picture. "If only you were here now, you could be giving me a clear explanation why you forced me to marry an imbecile like him" she looked at the picture sternly like someone who is waiting for an answer.