Filed To Story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
But Maria cares for her, neither was she daring enough to try such a thing in the future – though greed can amp and boost a person’s guts – but I’m sure she wouldn’t.
Moreover, she knows when to and when not to push Isabelle’s b**ton, so I’m sure the both of them would workout just fine .
“Are you angry? ” I intentionally asked her but she didn’t even reply neither did she look at me but climbed downstairs. I snickered inwardly , was she giving me the silent treatment? I shook my head, this is why one should choose their battles wisely.
It seems she was quite determined on this silent treatment of her’s cause she walked straight to Amanda, ignoring me that was trying hard to grab her attention.
” Hi Amanda, can I speak with Izzy for a while” She said to Amanda who immediately left to continue her chores while I stood by the side watching – I wondered what my wonderful daughter would do this time.
“Hey , Izzy ” Maria said but my daughter had out on that irritating poker face of her’s . Who did she even copy such exp**ssion from? I wondered.
“What? ” She asked, arms folded across ch*st
“I’m sorry about what you saw earlier and I promise it would never happen again. So we cool? ” She apologized and my breath held in anticipation for her reply , this was the moment I’ve been waiting for.
” Sure ” came her reply with a shrug but my brows knitted together, forming a deep frown -I don’t believe her.
“You sure? ” Maria asked, as unsure as I was – Nope, I’m highly unsure.
“Of course, you’re my future mommy, so what I saw was expected ” came her reply that made me r*b my jaw in concentration. Well , I’ll keep watching to see how everything unfolds.
Then I saw Maria gesturing with her eyes for me to come and render my own apology and though I had the urge to exasperate her a bit but I decided against it , after all I’ve been nothing but a burden to her since last night – It was time to behave.
And so I approached this lovely daughter of mine that had this sourly exp**ssion on her face . What did I do so wrong this time? I pondered. Surely, this wasn’t the first time she’d seen such a thing especially with the ever-growing and booming internet .
Moreover Maria and I didn’t even go that far , just necking on the bed , maybe? But why was she staring at me as if I committed high treason against her?
“Hey kiddo ” I called but she snorts and turned her face away – She really wasn’t going to make this easy for me.
“I’m sorry for….. ” The words were still rolling off my t***ue when I saw Izzy fervently shaking her head as if telling someone ” No” and so I turned just in time to see Maria gulping down my coffee.
A wry smile twisted my mouth – she was really out for revenge. But then what happened next almost made me double over with laughter.
I never knew Maria could run faster than the Flash until now. I saw her eyes widen like saucers the moment the contents went down her throat.
She dropped the mug with lightening speed and dashed to the kitchen sink, leaned over it, retching uncontrollably to the extent I was scared she would throw up her intestines in the process.
With a deep scowl on my face, I strode to the counter and picked up the mug , examining it with great care.
Sure it didn’t look like it was tampered with, and yes I enjoy my coffee with no additional additives but Maria’s reaction was far too real to be exaggerated and so I took a sip.
My coffees were usually bitter but the sharp , pungent, acrid taste left in my mouth told me something else was added to this coffee. It was so bitter – like alum – that I couldn’t even stomach it and ejected the whole thing in the sink – bless your heart , Maria.
I turned to glower at a certain someone who looked away as soon as our eyes met and began to whisper a tune.
Maria’s POV
It was really easy to go mental , cause I thought I’ve actually ran mad. I perfectly knew coffee wasn’t chocolate and Niles didn’t hit me as someone who enjoys sweetened stuffs but the amount of bitterness I tasted in that coffee would never be forgotten till the day I die.
It was so bitter to the point it stung my t***ue and irritated the inside of my mouth.I coughed and retched until my voice went hoarse but I could still collect bitter saliva in my mouth.
Suddenly, I felt an arm snake around my waist and was turned towards a body. Niles lifted my chin and said to me “Open up ” but I gave him a questioning look.
“Salt will cut the bitterness ” He said to me before I opened my mouth and he dropped a two-fi**gered pinch of salt into my mouth
Few minutes later, I found myself on the sofa in the living room s**king on a swirly rainbow loll*pop like a five-year old while glaring daggers at Izzy who didn’t look bothered by the way.
I pulled the loll*pop out of my mouth and said to Izzy sternly ” I’m confiscating all your electronic gadgets for a week which means no making of calls, streaming video and playing games “
I wasn’t stupid , I knew someone had tampered with that coffee and the only person capable of pulling such a crude prank was the one and only Izzy.
She spat ” You have no right! “
“Sorry to disappoint you but I was given the full right by your father and as your nanny to discipline you when in the wrong ” came my reply but she just rolled her eyes towards heaven , contemptuously.
“You wouldn’t dare! ” She sassed back
” As a matter of fact, watch me ” I stood to my feet ” Now hand over the cellphone, young lady ” I demanded and stretched out my hand in anticipation.
“Make me ” She dared with a raised brow
“Works just fine for me cause I have this wonderful thought of inviting Annabelle over for dinner and there’s this urge to have a very, very good chitchat with her and I’m sure she would love to hear of your latest rendezvous , wouldn’t she? ” I threatened with a sweet smile on my face and we began a stare down until she gave in.
Izzy strode towards me and handed over the cellphone in quite a rude manner and turned to leave but I stopped her.
“Your tablet ” I said motioning to the sofa where she had hidden the device earlier when she thought I had not being looking. I had to give this girl some credit – she was incredibly smart.
Izzy must have known this would happen and had hidden it on time but her plan was busted, I caught her in the act without her knowledge – *KO
As childish as it might sound, but it was so refreshing and I’m so happy I have the upper hand this time ; I defeated Izzy in her own game!
After handing whatever device she had on her to me – both hidden and unhidden – Izzy gave me a death glare and strode to her room, banging the door so hard, the house shook.
I sat back down and turned to ask Niles with a concerned look ” Was I too harsh on her? “
But Niles shook his head and gave me a thumbs-up sign saying ” No, you did right ” but he clasped his heart theatrically “You were so cool that my heart began to beat too fast.Wow, I really thought I saw an amazon warrior “
I scrunched up my nose and scowled at him
“What nonsense are you vomiting this time? “
Without warning, he grabbed me by the waist and pushed me up against his body , the side of my head resting directly on his ch*st.
He asked with a smile ” Can you hear it? “
Though it didn’t sound as exaggerated as he said earlier but I could make out the “thump thump ” sound of his heart and soon enough, it felt like music to my ears.
I leaned in further and wr*pped my arms around his waist, his ch*st was as a comfy as a pillow.
“Oi ” Niles called poking me in the ribs with a fi**ger and complained ” I’m not a human bolster “
I ignored him and instead tightened my hold on him ” You used me as a bolster yesterday, today’s my turn ” I stated firmly.
Niles threw his head back and laughed “I never knew you were this petty “
“I learned from you of course ” I murmured against his ch*st while his hands raked through my hair
“If that’s the only thing you learnt , then you’re not a bright student ” he ridiculed and I hit him on the ch*st annoyed.
“I’ll have you know I was the best in my class and I graduated summa cum laude ” I clarified .