Filed to story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
“Silence, Bonnie. You tried to hurt your sister first. You’re hardly the victim here.” Brandon finally stepped in for Queenie.
Tears welled up in Bonnie’s eyes once more. “Even you, Dad? I know I’m not as capable as Queenie. I know I can’t bring in any profit for the company. That’s why you don’t like me. I’m useless, I know.”
“T-That’s not what I meant.” Brandon was a little nervous. Queenie wished to slap her once more. Why does she have to make it hard on Dad? Dad already loves her enough. Does she want them to die for her before she’s happy?
Little did anyone know that someone had arrived at their residence. Nigel got out of his car and noticed that the lights in the house were still on. He also vaguely heard the sounds of an argument, and he frowned. Since he wanted to make it quick, he skipped ringing the doorbell and climbed over a wall that was eight feet tall.
The first floor’s door was locked, but he could enter through the second floor’s balcony. He climbed up the wall to avoid waking up the Silverstein couple and getting them to open the door, and he leaped into the balcony.
Before he could even go to the third floor, he heard someone ask angrily, “Tell me what you did at the hotel, or you’re leaving this place.”
Queenie. Nigel’s heart skipped a beat. I knew Bonnie would use this to get on her nerves.
“Why should I tell you? Just know that we made love,” Bonnie said with no shame at all.
Queenie was trembling with rage. “Why you…”
Brandon held her back. “Calm down, Queenie. Let’s talk this out.”
“We should ask Nigel to explain.” Maggie was worried Queenie might fall ill from getting too mad.
But then a ragged voice said, “I’ll explain, Queenie.”
A silhouette appeared on the third floor, much to everyone’s shock. Queenie stared at Nigel intently. All she wanted to know was if he had fallen for Bonnie’s tricks and slept with her.
Bonnie blanched and stood behind her mother nervously. Never did she expect Nigel to come so quickly. He must have heard everything.
“Oh, you’re here. Good. You can explain everything.” Brandon heaved a sigh of relief.
Nigel whipped his phone out and tossed it to Queenie. “All the answers you want, huh? It’s in there. Bonnie texted me with your phone, asking to meet up in the suite. I did go, but nothing happened.”
“How can you say that? You saw me half-naked,” Bonnie shot back defiantly.
Queenie glared at her. “And it’s still the same as seeing you fully clothed.”
Nigel’s face fell. Coldly, he said, “The whole room was dark, and I had my back turned to you. I didn’t even want to look at you.”
“But I hugged you. And you hugged me too.”
Nigel retorted, “No such thing. The moment I noticed the way you smelled, I pushed you away. You pretended to be Queenie and tried to sleep with me, and now you’re telling lies to everyone.”
Queenie had gone through all the texts, and it stoked her flames of fury. She never thought Bonnie would impersonate her. Any guy with a weaker will would have fallen for her. Leslie, for example. If I had married a man like that, I’d have lived my whole life in hell. “I can’t believe you’d do this, Bonnie. I don’t care whom you hook up with, but just not him. He’s your future brother-in-law!” Queenie hissed.
Nigel gave her a look. He could see her determination to marry him. Maggie didn’t want to defend Bonnie anymore. All she felt now was heartache. She couldn’t believe Bonnie would be a homewrecker, and her heart went out to the suffering Queenie. Any woman would find her own sister’s betrayal unbearable. “Bonnie, apologize to Nigel and your sister,” Maggie said sternly.
Oh, sh*t. I just messed it up. Things are getting out of my control. She bit her lip, and tears fell down her cheeks, but still, she refused to apologize. “I did nothing wrong. Love isn’t wrong. She’s not the only one who’s allowed to love Nigel. I love him too.”
“Not everyone falls for your tricks, Bonnie. You think you can steal everything just because you took Leslie away?” Queenie sneered. The presence of Nigel alone made her feel safe.
Nigel looked at Queenie. It was then he decided that he would keep her safe for life.
He would never betray her, and she could confidently tell everyone nobody could steal him away from her.
But Bonnie thought otherwise. She said, “Too early to make that conclusion, sister. He might just fall for someone else, you know.”
Not even Maggie could stand that b*tchy attitude anymore, so she slapped Bonnie. “That’s enough!” Maggie despised homewreckers and troublemakers like Bonnie.
“Even you, Mom?” Bonnie stared at her mother in disbelief as she clutched her swollen cheek.
“She’s your sister. You will not ruin her relationship, not even if you’re our daughter.” Maggie would not allow anyone to ruin Queenie’s relationship.
“Fine. You hate me? I’ll leave. You never liked me anyway.” That was the only excuse she could find. Anything else would only make things worse for her.
Bonnie picked her bag up and left in a hurry. The Silverstein couple exchanged a look. Worried, they went down to talk to her.
Nigel stared at the agonizing Queenie and held her tight. Hoarsely, he apologized, “Sorry I didn’t realize she was the texter. I did this to you.”
“You did nothing wrong.” Queenie was delighted. He only fell for the trick because his love for her ran deep.
But Nigel still thought it was his fault. “This is my fault.”
“How did you get in anyway?”
“The wall.”
“Are you hurt?” She checked up on him.
“No. Don’t worry.” He shook his head. They then heard someone driving away.
Bonnie had probably left, but Queenie only cared about her parents as they were hurting the most. “I’m going to check on my parents.” Queenie led him downstairs.
The Silverstein couple was sitting on the sofa. They apologized to Nigel when they saw him. “This is an embarrassment. You shouldn’t have to go through this.”
“It’s alright. Queenie’s the victim here,” Nigel answered calmly. He didn’t mind getting duped, but he wouldn’t have it if Queenie was hurt.
Queenie was livid, but right now she felt for her parents. They must be disappointed in Bonnie. “Let her go. She needs time to calm down. Just ignore her for now. Also, I’ll be moving in with Nigel for the time being,” she said.
Her parents and Nigel were surprised. Nigel was delighted, of course, but he still had to stay calm in front of Queenie’s parents. “I think you should talk to your parents before making that decision.”
“It’s alright. We respect her decision. She’s been suffering for a while now. That’s a failure on our part. We’re counting on you now, Nigel,” Brandon said.
Maggie agreed as well. She would like for her daughter’s relationship with Nigel to be free of any misunderstanding. They could see how much Nigel loved Queenie, not to mention he was way better than Leslie. With a guy as great as him, they had no reason to disagree with her.
“I’m going to pack up now and leave tonight.” She went upstairs.
Nigel helped as well. A while later, he came back down with some suitcases.
Queenie consoled, “Dad, Mom, don’t worry too much about this. I’m going to stay away from her, though. I hope you’ll understand why.”
