Anne, Lisa and Carol's past (11)

"Who said that the pregnancy is not mine?"

"Meaning?" Asked Lisa more confused.

"You heard me, and I am still waiting for the answer. I can force you but I did that once and it's not my style to do the same thing twice."

(Frowning) "You are not making sense, what are you playing at?" Asked Lisa scared and also getting annoyed by what the man had just said.

"Are you so jobless to the extent that you go around kidnapping people and on top of that you claim to be responsible for my daughter's pregnancy is your head empty? We missed a very important plane because of you and here you are babbling nonsense, aren't you done yet, we have important business to take care of?" Said Lisa's mum who wasn't having it anymore.

(Calm and smiling without any trace of annoyance or irritation on his face) "If it's you, Susan, you need to calm down otherwise I might descend on you and you won't like it. I am very mad about what you were about to do and how you have been treating your daughter lately. I know she was admitted to the hospital days ago and you should thank your stars that she didn't lose the pregnancy otherwise I would have made life so miserable for you. Oh lest I forget, (he said walking towards Lisa's mum's direction with a very evil smirk and cold eyes on his face) this is for neglecting your duty as a mother. Said the man as he gave Lisa's mum a very hot slap which startled Lisa.

She began to shiver in fear, such that she almost fell from the couch she was sitting on and thanks to the man, who helped her sit properly. Lisa's mum held her cheek and began to rub it in pain, her whole face had turned red and, her eyes were so teary, filled with fear and traces of anger too.

"shhh, darling calm down, I can never lay my hands on you okay," said the man as he helped Lisa who was whimpering and also crying because of fear. "Calm down, I am not going to do anything that would hurt your body understand," he said whilst squatting in front of Lisa and also softly wiping her tears, which drew Lisa's attention. She looked into the man's eyes and something got her attention, her hand felt like it was no longer controllable and she, began to gently run her fingers through his eyes and eyebrows one by one. All this while the man was smiling and didn't stop her, on the other hand, Lisa's mum couldn't believe what her eyes were witnessing, she was so much disappointed and her anger was more than boiling.

"How dare you!?" Screamed Lisa's mum, almost slapping Lisa because the scene in front of her was so much disgusting she couldn't swallow the fact that her daughter was admitting to double-crossing two men with her actions, this was an insult to the name and dignity that she had walked through fire and water to keep. Her hand couldn't reach Lisa's cheek, the man had quickly held it, and he was squeezing it so hard that she could feel so much pain.

"The next time you interrupt moments like these Susan, a bullet is going to go through your head," said the man without averting his gaze from Lisa, and he said those words with the same smile that he had when Lisa started running her fingers on his face. He then let go of Susan when he realized that Lisa was frowning a bit, he didn't say anything and didn't move from the position he was in before, and his expression didn't change too.

"Your eyes and eyebrows are very much familiar, it's like I am seeing someone that I know very well," said Lisa with a very low and shaky voice, it felt like she wanted to cry and also she seemed like she didn't even notice that her mum wanted to slap her earlier. She was more than confused because she didn't know what to believe, and also she was trying to figure out why the man's features were so much familiar, where exactly had their paths crossed and why couldn't she remember. Who are you? Asked Lisa, with a voice that had traces of curiosity and fear.

"How about if you come with me and I will tell you everything you want?" Asked the man as he was gently rubbing Lisa's left hand. Lisa didn't agree, she wagged her head in disagreement. "Well, I knew you would disagree, said the man as he stood and went back to his seat. Honestly, I didn't want to be so hard on you but both of you have left me with no choice. May you kindly read what's on that screen," said the man as he pointed to the huge black screen which was the size of a door and two meters wide, mounted on the wall opposite where everyone was sitting.

On that screen were all the personal details about both Lisa and her mum. These details included, names, ages, dates of birth, place of birth, marital status, net worth, schools they both attended, their family members and relatives' names, their favorite food, favorite places, hobbies, and what they like and dislike. Everything they thought was personal and everyone wouldn't know was written in bold letters on the screen. Both mother and daughter's faces had turned white in shock, the information that was on the screen is something that an outsider couldn't get hold of just like that.

"Oops, some parts of the information need to be updated there, for example ever since you got pregnant Luiza, you react to anything that is not organic, you no longer like peach, everything peach flavored or scented makes you throw up. You also developed a sweet tooth, I hope after nine months your teeth will be okay. Anyway, have you thought about what I said earlier," asked the man unbothered, legs crossed and sipping some wine that was brought in a glass by one of his men. Both mother and daughter were dumbstruck, it's like their abilities to speak, or move was paused by what they had just witnessed. All the information that this man had, even those that were close to them didn't know some of the things that were written on the screen, for example, the story of Lisa's cousin who died a few years ago, was written in detail from beginning to end.

"Tsk, well tried young man, I can see you have got so much time on your hands, nowadays there is something that is called social media, so probably some of the information it's very likely that you got from there. There are also hackers in this Internet era and those people are very useful, especially for busybodies like you. All that crap that is on that screen doesn't mean or prove anything, they are just mere words, not facts," said Lisa's mother after composing herself and also showing her unwillingness to give in to someone who was a bit above the age of her first daughter.

"Hahaha, I would be surprised if you just had given in just like that, if stubbornness was a person, it definitely will be you. Anyway, I am so much prepared if you don't mind checking the screen again," said the man looking so much relaxed and enjoying all that was happening.

On the screen, a video was playing; in that video, Lisa's mum was shouting at the top of her voice. It was taken the day she had gone to look for Henry's parents at their workplace but she was denied any contact with them by the head of the school which made her boil with anger and she lost her cool and began to swear and curse. Susan was more than shocked as she watched the video of herself making a scene, it was at that moment that she realized the shame she had brought upon herself and her family, but of course, she would not just lose face no matter the circumstances, shameless was also her middle name.

"Susan, in all honesty, you are a disgrace to motherhood, who does all those stupid things that you did that day? Before I forget let me also warn you, I know in this internet era everyone is so obsessed with becoming a celebrity so people go around doing all sorts of crazy things so that someone would record them, post them on all social platforms, and in a few seconds they will start trending. But be warned, never include the mother of my unborn child in your stupid shenanigans otherwise, I won't hesitate to send you to your maker, I'm too busy to be taking care of your mess again and again, and that video would have leaked if it wasn't for my resources only heavens knows what the online trolls would have done to you and your family. For your information, I am the one who extinguished the fire that was online at that time when you beat my lovely woman in public. So you see, I am so much involved in your life, your stubbornness is unnecessary, it's just that I am trying to look reasonable in front of the one I love otherwise under normal circumstances I am not this patient and reasonable too. So for the last time, I will eat my words this time, are you giving Luiza to me?"