SWNOVELS Chapter 6: Time will tell
He sat down on his desk and pretended not to hear his mother. Emma coming over to his Mansion? Fine, she would be the one to pack her belongings and leave without being told.
Lola had mixed feelings. Happy and unsure of what her son would do. Happy because he didn't object to it and unsure because she can't predict his attitude towards her when he gets back home.
He might even choose not to go to his Mansion after all, that filth is seducing him with her body shamelessly.
"I am leaving then. And one advise, that thing you just fucked in that lounge of yours, fuck her as much as you can, that's the best she can get before you get engaged with Emma" Lola declared and eyed her son before walking out. As soon as his mother shut the door behind her, he looked at the door and sighed. She even knew he just did that with Camilla?
His mother was like that. Sometimes you think she doesn't see or know what one is doing until she puts it directly to you and leaves you stunned.
Camilla walked out. She looked around, trying to find where her jacket must have fallen?
"Here" Rodrigo said, offering her the jacket. She came over and took it and asked "I heard someone's voice, was anyone here?" She asked and Rodrigo waved it off.
"Go back to work Camilla. We will be going for lunch later" He announced and buried his attention on the file in front of him. He suddenly appeared cold and expressionless and Camilla wondered if he was still the person pressuring her for sex a while ago.
She walked out and returned to her place. She took her phone and called her brother Jared who was going to graduate in a few weeks time and her mother had said he needed some money to complete his tuition fee.
She received her salary the previous day and had transferred her entire savings and salary to him. She called but he didn't answer his phone.
She got busy with her work and during lunch, she had lunch with Rodrigo. Eventually they closed for the day.
"We have lunch before returning home" Rodrigo suggested and Camilla said okay. They went to have lunch before deciding to go home.
Jenny remained in her room for an entire day. During dinner, Eduardo sent the servant to invite her downstairs. Jenny came downstairs wearing a beautiful flowery gown.
She didn't know how Eduardo knew she was the one getting married to him and he filled the entire wardrobe with different and expensive clothes exactly her size.
"When she got to the dinning, she met only Eduardo there, probably waiting for her before he started his dinner.
She came over and took her place opposite Eduardo. She was going to dish her meal when two uniform women came forward.
They bowed slightly and said "welcome ma'am" before one stood beside Eduardo and the other beside Jenny.
Jenny was surprised when she heard herself referred to as ma'am she never knew a time would come in her life that she would be a boss woman.
"Thank you" Jenny responded, trying her best to be calm and appear a delicate woman and classic. She waved her hand and the servants started by dishing their food.
Eduardo has not for once taken his eyes off Jenny. Who is she and why did she agree to be married to him instead of the Davis daughter.
He would ask his assistant to investigate her. He wants to know everything about her and knows where it might be easy to trap her.
He wasn't interested in being any woman's man. He only needed a companion to share his dining table with. They are having their dinner and Eduardo asked "do you need to be summoned before you come downstairs for a meal? If there's anything that I want from you, is to see you before me on this table" He declared and Jenny nodded, walking away when Eduardo added "how's your ankle?"
Jenny paused. He asked about her ankle again? She is impressed with his concern for her. She said it was getting better and by the next morning, she knew she would be far better if not completely alright.
Eduardo nodded and Jenny went back to her room. The servant came over and wheeled him into his room.
"Adjust the temperature of the water in the bathroom, and go" Eduardo instructed the servants. That's all he needs from him and the rest, he can handle it.
He was married but not to the girl he should be married to. At the last minute, the bride was substituted and it's probably because he was cripple.
Betty who would have been the woman sleeping in the next door as his wife was flirting with his younger brother Clem. She suddenly developed interest in him simply because he wasn't cripple. Anyways, time will tell. He got into his bathroom and soaked himself in the bath, the water was warm, just as he liked it.
Rodrigo and Camilla arrived at his Mansion. Camilla saw the light in the sitting room was switched on, and wondered who was in the house.
Whenever Rodrigo is not back, the light is either dimmed or only the light coming from the chandelier will be on, but now, everywhere was bright as if someone was in the house.
As they alighted, Rodrigo answered her thoughts "She's probably still waiting for me to arrive" he said flippantly and grinned with utmost disgust.
Rodrigo was like that. Many times he could predict her thoughts and give it an answer before she opened her mouth to ask. But who is she, he was talking about? Rodrigo lifted her off her feet and carried her princessly. She was going to ask a question but he doesn't want to say anything, he wants her to meet him herself. As Rodrigo stepped on, Emma stood up frithe sofa to come over and embrace him when she saw who he was carrying. She was stunned.
She remained rooted at a point and stared at him as he walked past her with Camilla and went upstairs. He is treated as air and pretends she doesn't exist at all. "So, she's the one you talked about?" Camilla asked as soon as they got into Rodrigo's bedroom and he placed her on the bed.
"Mm.. mm" he grunted. Was undoing his ties and Camilla came over to help him unbutton.
"How did she have access into the house?" Camilla asked. Emma had not been in that house before, how did she gain access into the house from the gate?
"Mum brought her here I guess. And she's a well known face in this Mansion" Rodrigo explained briefly.
The buttons were undone and he changed out of his suit and went for a shower. Camilla took her phone and called her mother.
She told her she wasn't coming home that night. She was going to spend the night with Rodrigo and she said ok, but she should be careful and return home the next morning.
When Rodrigo stepped out and was drying his hair, Camilla went to have a bath. It was as if it was something calculated as Emma walked into Rodrigo's bedroom.
She wanted to meet them doing something intimate, but alas, she suddenly pushed the door open and before her stood Rodrigo in a white towel tied around his waist.
His tall figure and muscular torso was enough food for her eyes. Emma was dazed at how cute and glittering white his body was. She looked down at his long straight legs which were also hairy.
She felt a lump on her throat. This guy was as handsome in his body as he was on his face. She can't help but feel her heartbeat increase.
She wished she could draw closer and touch his torso, feel his thin pink lips on hers and have his hands all over her body. She raised her eyes and looked at his face and saw him glaring at her with hostility. "Huh.. yeah... I was.. waiting for.. you.. dinner" she stammered. She was confused and short of words. She wasn't expecting to see such a beautiful scene before her.
"The next time you bring your filthy self into my room again, I will have you imprisoned in the basement. Now get out!" Rodrigo thundered.
She shivered and ran back, shutting the door. He went to the door and shut it from inside. He returned to drying his dripping hair and soon changed into a robe and went downstairs to get two glasses of milk. Seeing he came downstairs, Emma followed him to the kitchen. She stood at the door and folded her arms around her chest and stared at Rodrigo.
"I am going to be engaged to you. Is it right that you should be with another woman right before my nostril?" She asked, sounding pitiful.
Before it was her parents who insisted she should go ahead with Rodrigo, despite his refusal to be engaged to her. She must ensure she adopts any method possible to get him to fall in love with her.
But, after seeing his body, she desires him very much. She wants to be by his side, owning that body of his to her. She can let that trash have him.
Rodrigo paused and turned to look at her standing lazily at the entrance to the kitchen. Rodrigo's eyes were breathing fire and scaring.
"Who the fuck do you think you are to tell me what to do or not to do? I chose to be with the woman of my choice and doing that, I own nothing! Yeah.. nothing.
I am to decide whether I should be engaged to you or not. It's not your place to decide.." Rodrigo declared.
He got the milk and walked past her. Emma grinned angrily. All these will soon end. She would see the end that Rodrigo becomes ehrs alone, whatever it takes to achieve her aim, she is ready to. When Rodrigo returned to the bedroom, Camilla was out and dressed in her night wear. She has sets of her clothing in Rodrigo's place as much as she had in her house.
He handed her a glass of milk and Camilla took it, gulping down the entire content. Rodrigo took his and kept the two glasses on the bedside table.
Rodrigo kissed her temple and laid beside her, coaxing her to sleep. He pulled her to himself and let her fall asleep, at least that was what he thought.
After a long time of stillness and quietness, Rodrigo assumed Camilla was asleep and he gently let her lay by her side and covered her with a quilt, turned down the bedside lamp and walked out. Camilla chuckled softly. She opened one of her eyes and saw him shutting the door. He must have thought she was sleeping and he tiptoed out not wanting to disturb her sleep.
For her to have met Rodrigo, it was a lifetime of fortune. Only fortune and luck could have brought her to Meet such a sweet fellow like him.
She touched her chest and smiled faintly. Camilla tossed on the bed as she remembered the past, how she met Rodrigo: