The beating

CHAPTER FOURTY-ONE ❤️

"Mother please, spare me. I have only three thousand dollars. That was all I got from the weeks business." The girl cried.

"I am not your mother! I would never be. I'm sure you are hiding some part of the money somewhere. Give it to me." The woman said as she continued to abuse the young girl.

"Mother, I heard she bought a new dress for herself with that money." Another girl who was by the side chirped in. She seemed to enjoy the beating the other girl was receiving.

This further aggravated the woman and she beat up the poor little girl mercilessly. Afterwards, she locked her up in a very dark part of the house.

The young girl who was scared of the dark, shivered and cried, till she became unconscious.

The other mother and daughter who were in charge of the beating, went to the girls room and ransacked everywhere. Searching for more money.

"Mummy, I don't think there's more money here. I think Ivana has given it to her friend outside." The girl said. The only crime Ivana committed was looking more beautiful than her!

That was why she pressured her mother to sell her off to a penthouse. She was very sure that Ivana was no longer pure. Serves her right!

"Claudia, there is no point in searching this place anyway. Seems like she really got nothing."

"Alright mom, let's go."

Daphne was so frustrated when she got the test results from the doctor. She wasn't pregnant again. This wasn't her plan. She made sure Limuel did it without protection; and she made sure she was in her ovulation before having sex with him. How come she wasn't pregnant? This was the fourth test she had gone for!

In other to have a solid ground in the Castillo family. She needed an heir or an heiress. After everything that happened at that engagement party. Limuel seemed to trust her less. Hiding things from her. She wasn't ready to break off the relationship. She had already told a lot of people that she would soon become madam Castillo. She needs to get pregnant for Limuel!

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At the Norberto mansion.

The Norberto family sat round the grand dining table. Which was filled with assorted foods and drinks. Oh yes! They spent extravagantly.

"Felix, when are you planning on taking over the company?" Madam Norberto asked.

"Mother, I thought we all agreed that I was going to finish school first?" Felix said.

"My my, I thought you wanted that school? What made you change your mind?" Madam Norberto asked.

"Nothing mother, the people there suddenly became so interesting." Felix said with a smile.

"Tell me son, is there a girl?" She said with a mischievous smile.

Felix kept quiet when he heard it. This confirmed his mother's suspicion and she smiled widely.

"Your birthday is coming up in half a month's time. Invite the girl. Your Father and I would love to see her." Mrs Norberto said.

All this while, Mr Kennedy Norberto didn't say a thing. He quietly ate his meal as he had a lot to think about. He was already tired of his wife's matchmaking sessions. This wasn't the first and he was very sure that it wasn't going to be the last.

Desi woke up the next morning, prepared for school and snuck out of the house. She didn't want to bump into Michael.

From his glassy balcony. Michael looked at her as she snuck out, not wanting to take even her own car.

He stepped away from the balcony and went directly to his study. He went the wall and opened up a hidden safe. Inside the safe lay a small box. He gently carried out the box and placed it on his study table.

He sat down and gently opened up the box. A stack of pictures and letters could be seen. Well bound and neatly arranged.

He brought out the pictures and immediately his cold eyes turned tender as he saw the image of the person there. The smile of the person on the picture tugged his heartstrings. His heart started beating rapidly.

He brought the picture closer to his lips and placed a kiss on it.

"Ma chere. When shall I see you again?"

A heavy sigh left his lips. His heart ached. He missed her.

He slept on those pictures until he was woken up by a call from Humphrey.

He quietly arranged the the pictures inside the box and gently locked it away in his safe.

He came down and ordered the Burtler.

"Package the Breakfast for my wife. Tell the driver to get ready. We'll be going to her school."

The Burtler was shocked. When did madam leave the house? She even skipped breakfast! Something she had never done before. Master must have done something to her again!