NICKLAUS THE MASTER: Chapter 91 to The End
Chapter 101.
Written by: Racheal Dennis
Anastasia’s pov ?
Nicklaus’s mansion…
“Graham, that’s the last bag, take it!” Klaus said to Graham.
I simply sat on a sofa, scrolling through my phone since Klaus won’t let me do anything.
Today’s the day we’re going to the beach, it’s been four days already.. four days since my mom woke up.
Everyone has gotten the news already, even Klaus’ mom, she was so happy when she heard my mom woke up.
They both spent the night catching up.
Then recalling Klaus’ expression when mom was questioning him, it’s kinda funny…
#_flashback_three_days_ago
Nicklaus sat on a sofa in dad’s small living room, honestly, I don’t understand my dad at all.
He’s rich, but yet, he choose to live in a small, shabby apartment in a very secluded alley.. weird characteristic!
Mom sat opposite Klaus, she made me sat away from Klaus.. she got up and started walking round him.
Klaus pass me a questioning look, which I ignored. I can tell he’s nervous wreck, cause his fingers are moving nervously.
“So.. you’re Nicklaus?” Mom asked, even though I already introduced him to her.
“Y-yes, ma’am..”
“Mmm!” Mom cut him off.
“.. aunt…”
Mom narrowed her eyes at him and he gulped quickly, his eyes flicked to me and I mouthed *mom!*
“Yes, mom!” He said.
She nod. Mom placed her finger under his chin and lifted it up, she stared at his face.
“Hmm, good features, you’ve a handsome face.. my grandkids won’t be ugly”
I frowned, really?! Is that why she’s questioning him?!
“What’s your net worth?”
“Mom!”
“Shut up!” She told me. “I’m asking him a very serious question!”
A very serious question?! Why would she asked about his net worth?! Wouldn’t that make Klaus think I’m a gold digger?!
I mentally facepalm myself and turned to dad, he’s not even paying attention to us.. he’s playing a game on his phone.
“Dad” I called him quietly.
He paused his game and turned to me.
“What?” He asked.
“Talk to your wife” I told him.
He turned to Mom and heard her asking Klaus about his net worth, he turned back to me and smiled.
“Oh.. it’s normal for her to ask”
“Huh?”
“Your father can’t be richer than him.. at least, we should be very assured he’ll be able to take care of you”
I frowned. “But Klaus is obviously richer than you.. in fact, almost eight times richer than you”
Dad narrowed his eyes at me.
“What are you trying to say, missy? That your dad is poor?” He asked.
I quickly shook my head in disagreement.
“No! Never! My dad is the rich, very rich!” I said.
But my baby’s daddy is the richest, I said to myself.
Dad smiled and turned back to his game, while I gave my attention back to mom and Klaus.
“… $3,000,000,000!” I heard Klaus said.
Mom nodded. “That’s good! Very impressive!”
There’s a moment of silence as mom is accessing him, I can see sweat beads on his forehead.
“I heard about everything that’s been happening, and how you’ve always stood by Nina.. you’ve proven you can take care of her”
Mom paused and turned to me, I smiled and nodded.. she smiled back and turned back to Klaus.
“You have my blessings, but don’t hurt my daughter.. or I’ll cut your balls and ’em to dogs!”
Klaus flinched back and on instincts, his hands covered his manhood!
#_end_of_flashback_back_to_present_day
“Is everything packed?” Klaus asked Graham.
“Yes, sir” Graham replied.
I rolled my eyes and got up, shoving my phone in my purse.
“Klaus, we’re just going for a day trip to the beach.. we don’t need to take too much stuff!”
A small frown appeared on Klaus’ forehead.
“I don’t think we took too much, those are all necessities” he said.
I rolled my eyeballs again. I grabbed my hand bag from the table, put my purse inside and flung it on my shoulder.
“Can we leave now?” I asked.
“Yeah!” He answered.
He wrapped his arm around my waist and we head towards the door.
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Authoress’ pov ?
LA city hospital… Claudia’s ward…
Doctor Max whispered something to his assistant and his assistant quickly jotted it down.
He turned back to Claudia and Rose.. he smiled at them.
“Mrs Rose, your daughter is recovering fine.. her emotions have been very stable and the hole in her heart is closing up”
Rose looked at Claudia and smiled.
“Thank you, doctor.. this only happened because you always make time to keep my daughter company.. despite your busy schedule” she said.
She saw doctor Max smiling and staring at Claudia, his eyes held so much love.. and she can tell her daughter also have a thing for him.
But she doesn’t wanna involve herself, she want them to discover this themselves.
“Well, Claudia you’re leaving the hospital today.. don’t forget to come back for check ups.. also, don’t get angry too much at anything.. don’t put too much pressure on yourself and you’ll be fine”
“Yes, Max”
They both kept staring at each other, as if they have something to say.. Rose and doctor Max’s assistant seemed to notice this.
“Doctor Max, I should quickly go arrange those folders” the assistant said and rushed out without waiting for his answer.
Rose cleared her throat quietly.
“Claudia, I think I should go get your discharge papers” Rose said and rushed out too.
Now it’s just Claudia and doctor Max in the ward, Claudia looked away from him.. he sat on her bed and held her chin.
He turned her face to him and stared at her eyes, slowly leaning closer and soon he crashed his lips on hers.
Claudia’s shocked, her eyes widened in surprise.. not because Max kissed her, but because she wasn’t expecting he’d kiss her.
Before she could reciprocate the kiss, he pulled away and turned away from her.
“I.. I.. we… ”
Claudia got up and rushed to his front, she smiled at him.
“Let’s not make this awkward, we’re not teenagers anymore” she said.
“But…”
“There’s no buts. I love you!”
Max frowned.
He love her too, these days he’s spent with her are the happiest in his life but….
“I’m sorry, Claudia” he said.
“You’re sorry?”
He looked away from her, but she didn’t let him be.. she turned his face back to her.
“You’re sorry? Why are you sorry?” She asked.
He stared at her silently for a brief moment, then took a step away from her.
“I’m sorry, but we can’t be together!”
Claudia’s expression changed, her eyebrows drew together in a frown.
“Why?!” Was the only word that left her mouth.
“I.. we.. I can’t afford you”
“You can’t afford me?!”
She scoffed, Max shook his head.. the words didn’t come out the way he intended them.
“Am I something you buy from a supermarket? Something you can’t afford to buy?”
“No.. Claudia that’s not what I meant, I..” he trailed off.
“Then what did you mean? Tell me.. tell me what you mean”
She felt her heart beating faster than usual, she also started feeling some slight pains.
This is not the first time a man has rejected her, in fact, Nicklaus has been rejecting her since they were kids.. but she never read too much into it.
Maybe because she don’t really love him like she claimed, this is the first time her heart is actually breaking.
“You.. you can’t afford me?” She stutter.
Her hands flew to her chest as she finds it hard to breathe.. she gasp for air.
“F**k! I forgot about her heart!” Doctor Max exclaimed.
He held her and helped her on the bed, he turned on the air conditioner.
“Claudia, breathe.. breathe..”
Claudia pushed him away from her, she started taking slow breaths.. to keep herself calm but it doesn’t seem to work.
“Breathe.. relax your mind, don’t think too much”
Max pulled his hair in frustration, when it’s not working, he reached for his pocket and pulled out an injection.. he quickly injects her and slowly the pain seeped away.
“Are you alright?” He asked her.
She ignored him and took a deep breath, she slowly got up and started packing her stuffs.
“Claudia, you scared me just now, I.. I thought you’re gonna… ”
He didn’t finished his words before he pulled her into a hug, he hugged her so tight.
“The thought of losing you is frightening.. let’s be together, ok?”
Claudia pushed him away, she turned away from him and continued packing her stuffs.
“No! I don’t want your pity.. don’t be with me because you’re pitying me!”
“No, it’s not pity, I really wanna be with you”
Just then, Rose came in, she sensed the tension in the air.. she looked at Claudia and notice she’s not happy.
“What happened?” Rose asked.
“Nothing, mom, I just wanna go home!” Claudia said.
She walked past Max, but he caught her hand.
“Claudia, I’m serious, I can’t lose you.. I was just confused for a moment and… ”
Claudia snatched her hand from him.
“I don’t think love is meant for me, maybe in this lifetime, I don’t deserve to be loved.. I pray you meet your miss perfect”
Tears rolled down her eyes as she said these words, she quickly wiped them off.
“Mom, let’s go!” She said and ran out.
Rose stared at Max speechlessly for a few moments, then rushed off after her daughter.
Max balled his fist and punch the empty air.
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Anastasia’s pov ?
Malibu beach…
After a long ride, we arrived at the beach.. Graham parked the car out a cottage.
He jumped out of the car and quickly came to our side and opened the door.
“The door is right here, I don’t understand why you have to wait for Graham to get it for you” I queried Klaus as we alight.
He wrapped his arm around my waist and carried my bag from me.. then led us towards the cottage.
“It’s his job to get the door for me, that’s what I’m paying him for!” He said.
I scoffed. “You’re just being lazy!”
We got to the entrance door, Klaus opened the door and we stepped in.. I look around.
This doesn’t look like the kind of cottage I know, this look like a regular house. Let’s say, it’s the mini version of our mansion!
“Klaus, did you rent this place?” I asked.
“No” he replied.
Graham is already bringing our bags inside.
“It’s yours?” I asked him again.
“Yeah!” He replied again.
“Why would you build a house here?”
“Well, before I found you, I always like it quiet and you know very well I don’t associate with people.. so, I built this house here to hide away from all the noise” he explained.
Hmm, rich people are weird!
Though living close to the beach is kinda cool…sleeping to the sound of the waves and waking up to see the glistening of these waters gives an amazing feeling.
There’s a knock on the door, which pulled me back to reality.
“Are you expecting someone?” I asked him.
I believe whoever’s at door isn’t a bad person, else, Graham would have fought him.
“Nope! But I think I know who’s knocking!” Klaus replied.
He went to get the door, while I went to settle myself in an armchair.. I reached for the TV remote.
“Howdy, neighbor!” I heard Matilda say.
I turned and saw her rushing to me, we engulfed each other in a brief, tight hug.
“Tilda, what are you doing here?” I asked.
“Told you we’re coming to the beach”
I smacked my head softly, I forgot about that.
“I didn’t know Mr Statham’s the owner of this cottage.. Marcus’s got the next cottage” she said.
“Why do you always call Klaus Mr Statham?” I asked.
She turned towards Klaus and Marcus who are discussing God know what.
“Well, I guess I just prefer calling him that”
“Hmph! That’s a mouthful” I said.
We both sat on different armchairs, Matilda snatched a magazine laying on the table and flipped through pages.
While I search for any interesting program to watch.. but don’t seem to find any.
“Right, Tasia, did you bring those bikinis?” Matilda asked me.
“Yeah, they’re inside my hand bag” I answered.
She nod and winked at me, Klaus and Marcus came to us.
“Girls, we’ll go set the grill and we can get this beach party started!” Marcus said.
“Wait.. I don’t get it. Are we here for picnic.. or beach party?” I asked.
Marcus and Klaus exchange looks, they both grabbed a bag from the once Graham brought in.
“You are here for both!” They said and went out.
As if we planned it, Matilda and I sighed deeply and leaned back on our chair.
“Well, since they’re setting the grill.. why don’t we go get ready to rock the party?” Matilda suggest.
“But the sun is… ”
“Come on!” She sprint up and grabbed my hand.
She pulled me along with her, but not before flinging my bag along too.
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“Wow! Tilda! This is beautiful” I exclaimed.
I looked at myself in a full length mirror that was in a corner, in Marcus’s room.. we’re in Marcus’s cottage.
“What do you think?” Matilda asked.
“Beautiful.. very beautiful” I said.
I look just like those underwear models.. I mean, bikini models… ugh! You know what I mean.
Matilda put my hair in a messy bun, letting a few strands fall on my face.
I’m wearing a white, sexy two piece bikini, which put all my curves in display..
“Now, check me out.. how do I look?” She asked.
“Gorgeous queen!” I answered.
She nodded and linked our hands together..
“Let’s go kiss the sun!” She said.
“Wait.. I should get a jacket”
“Why?” She asked with a frown.
“Klaus won’t like it if I go out like this, showing so much skin”
She took a step from me and looked at me from head to toe.. then arched an eyebrow at me.
“Where’s the skin?” She asked mockingly.
I glared at her, I know she’s indirectly saying I’m skinny… I smacked her shoulder and she groaned.
“Anyway, I can’t go out in this, Klaus would flair up if he sees me in this”
She rolled her eyes and pulled me along with her.
“We’re at the beach to show off our bikini, not hide under some jacket!”
“But… ”
“Shut up and follow me!”
Hmm, if only she knows I’m trying to save those poor boys from Klaus’ fist.
We got outside, we scan the area and saw Graham carrying crates of soft drinks towards an umbrella.
“Graham!” I called him.
He stopped and we walked to him, then we all started walking towards the umbrella…I guess that’s our umbrella.
“Miss Lopez!” He greets me.
“Where’s Klaus and Marcus?” I asked.
“They’re setting up the grill” he answered and gestured towards them.
They are a few meters away from the umbrella, I quickly rushed to Graham’s left side to shield myself from Klaus.
We arrived at the umbrella, I pulled out a chair and sat down.. Matilda also sat down next to me.
“Help me with a cola” I said to Graham.
He reached for a coke and handed it to me, I thanked him and opened it.. I took a sip.
“Why is the beach packed today?” I asked.
I just realized there are so many people at the beach today.
“Someone’s holding a wedding anniversary here in the evening” Matilda replied.. she also reached for a coke.
“Wow! I love weddings!” I said.
“Excuse me, Miss Lopez, I should go help Mr Statham!” Graham said and left.
Now it’s just Matilda and I, we watch two boys surfing.
They look like they’re professional in surfing, like they’ve been surfing since they’re in their mother’s womb.
“Check out these boys, who would you like to crush on?” Matilda asked me.
She’s referring to the surfers, I looked at them.. they’re both good but I prefer the one with the blonde hair.. he look like Ken (barbie’s boyfriend)
Wait.. what am I thinking?! I’m an engaged, pregnant woman!
“I can’t choose” I replied.
“Why?” She asked.
“I’m engaged and my fiance is the best, most handsome guy in the universe!”
She sighed. “Dummy, I didn’t ask you to go ask him out.. just pretend like you’re single, which of them would you like to go out with?”
“Hmm.. well, I prefer the blonde, I have always crushed on guys with blonde hair!”
She burst into laughter at my reply. “Unfortunately, your man is not a blonde”
I rolled my eyes. “Tell me something I don’t know!”
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After playing in the water for some time, the boys decided they’ve had enough.. so they emerged.
They walked straight to Matilda and I, they passed us a flirtatious smile.
“Hi ladies!” The blonde hair said. “I’m Kyle and this is my twin brother, Ken!”
Twins?! But they don’t look like twins.. they look different.
“Would you mind telling us your beautiful names?” Ken asked.
Matilda smiled at them and cleared her throat.
“It’s better you don’t know our names, now that you’re still standing here in one piece.. I’d advise you leave!” She said.
“We can’t leave without knowing your names” Kyle said.
“Well, I can tell you my name but forget about hers.. she’s an engaged, pregnant woman!” She repeated my words.
Kyle looked at me, as if he’s looking for something.
“But she don’t look pregnant to me and I don’t see a ring on her finger” he said.
My eyes waver towards Klaus, he’s already looking towards us with a frown.. even from here I can see his frown.
I turned back to Kyle.
“Kyle, I’d advise you leave now before it’s too late.. you wouldn’t like it if my fiance gets here” I said.
He scoffed.
“You’re bluffing me, I don’t see any guy standing beside you” he said.
“Ahem!” I heard Klaus cleared his throat behind me.
I gasped, when did he get here? Wasn’t he just standing over there?
I advised Kyle but he didn’t listen.. I’m having a bad feeling that this is not gonna end well.
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