NICKLAUS THE MASTER: Chapter 91 to The End
Chapter 96.
Written by: Racheal Dennis
Anastasia’s pov ?
But I ran into a wall instead, I groaned and looked up… My eyes widened in shock as fear grip me.
Is this reality? Or am I dreaming?! This can’t be happening….
“Where do you think you’re going, Mrs Statham?” He asked me.
I chuckled nervously.
“Klaus, there’s a perfect explanation for this”
He smirked and grabbed my left arm, then he started pulling me back to my ward.
“You always have a perfect explanation for everything you do” he said. “You’re shot and still parading about”
He grabbed my cheek and pulled it hard, but not too hard to the extent where it’s gonna hurt.
“I saw you walked into my ward.. how did you get here?” I asked.
I made sure he was inside the ward, before I came out from hiding.. how did he managed to appear in front of me.
“Well, when you’ve got a very stubborn pregnant fiancee, you got to be extra careful” he replied.
I sighed. “I just wanted to get some grapes”
“Grapes?!” He asked.
He frowned at me, as if he’s surprised at my answer.
“I know you like grapes now, I brought some along with me” he pushed my head. “Dummy”
“Oh!” I simply exclaimed.
We made it back to my ward, Matilda is still laying on the couch.. in fact, she’s fallen asleep now.
I guess she’s really tired.
My dad is also in the ward, he’s glaring at me and I attempted to hide behind Klaus.. but he pulled me out.
He looked very angry, like he’s a ticking bomb getting ready to explode any second.
“Where are you coming from?” He asked in an angry tone.
“Dad, she…”
“Stay out of this Nicklaus!” Dad cut Klaus off when he tried to speak.
Ok.. I didn’t know my biological father is a very strict man, he’s been very sweet towards me.. I didn’t know he have this part of him.
“Nina Lopez! Where are you coming from?!”
“I.. I went to get some grapes”
His hand landed on my right cheek just as those words left my mouth.. and I closed my eyes.
“Dad!” Klaus exclaimed.
Dad ignored him, he landed another slap on my right cheek and I snapped my eyes open as tears freely flowed down my cheeks.
I guess the sound woke Matilda from her sleep, she jumped up and shouted. “Uncle!”
Klaus quickly pulled me close and hide my face on his chest, he kissed my head.
“Dad, you’re beating my woman in front of me”
“Your woman is behaving like a child!” Dad yelled at him.
Klaus rubbed my cheeks softly, I couldn’t talk, I just let my tears run down rapidly.
“Yes, she’s a grown up but she doesn’t behave like one! She must have been spoilt by Bell, she pampered you too much!”
“Dad… ”
“Nicklaus, let me talk to her, I’m her father and I have every right to discipline my daughter!”
My whole body shake as I cried hard, this is the first time in all my life that I’ve received slaps like this.
Aunt doesn’t slap me, my foster parents (Denzel’s parents) didn’t raised their hands on me when they were alive.
But my own biological father….
“Look around you, Nina! Your mother is in coma, your fiance is going through a lot of difficulties and you barely escaped death.. can’t you see the dangers around you?!”
“I.. I.. I just wanted some.. grapes.. ”
“Shut up!” He interrupted me. “What would your mom say if she saw you now? Don’t you think?”
He turned me to face him, man, I couldn’t look in his eyes…his eyes held so much anger, I quickly look away.
“You’re pregnant for pete sake! If you don’t fear for your life, at least, consider the baby growing in you! You’re always making everyone worry about you.. you need to grow and stop behaving like a 5years old in a 21 years old body!”
Matilda slowly walked towards me and embraced me sideways, Klaus cleared his throat.
“You’re tired, dad, how about you go home and get some rest?” He suggested.
“It’s not as if I hate her, she’s my daughter.. my only child and I love her so much but… ” He trailed off.
He glared at me and shut his eyes, he took a deep breath and muttered. “I’m so pissed off! I’m so pissed off!”
“Dad, go home and rest, I’m here and I’ll take care of Nina” Klaus said.
Dad stared at me a few more minutes, before storming out… I moved away from Matilda and sat on the bed, I broke into loud sobs.
I’m crying because I just realized dad’s right, I’ve been acting a little out of character lately.. which I don’t understand why.
“Baby, it’s fine, stop crying” Klaus said.
I didn’t stop… Matilda came to my side and sat next to me, she held my hands but I snatched them from him.
“It’s my fault, I should have gone to get you the grapes instead” she said.
“Nina, see, I brought you fresh grapes!” Klaus said, showing me the grapes he brought.
I shook my head, I wiped my tears but they won’t stop falling.. I wanna stop crying but I can’t seem to.
“Take me home” I said to Klaus.
He nodded, he got up and swooped me in his arms.. then faced Matilda.
“I’ll drop you off at your place” he said.
“No, thank you, I came with my truck” she replied.
She wanted to speak with me, but I turned away from her.. she’s the reason I received those slap.
“Tasiaaaaa!”
“Sorry for bothering you today, Tilda, and also, thank you for keeping me company” I said without looking at her.
She laughed. “I guess you’ll need the rest of to sulk” she said.
Klaus also chuckles lightly, he whispered something in Matilda’s ear.. even though he’s carrying me, I didn’t hear a word.
Then he head out.
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Few minutes later…
Graham drove into the garage and parked the car, he rushed over to our side and opened the door.
Klaus first slide out, then helped me out.. carefully not to hurt my injury.
“Graham, that’s all for today” Klaus said.
“Thank you, Mr Statham!” Graham said and made way for us.
Klaus and I hear towards the mansion, while he walked towards his bike.
“Are you still angry at dad?” He asked when we made it to the front door.
I shook my head wordlessly. He grabbed the door handle and pushed it open.. he led me in an shut the door behind him.
“Don’t worry about dad, I’ll make him pay for beating you!”
I scoffed, as if he can do anything.
“Oh my goodness! Anna, what happened to you?” I heard Rhoda asked.
I lifted my head and saw her rushing to meet me, she scanned me with a frown.
“Good afternoon, Rhoda” I greeted her.
“Good afternoon, dear” she turned to Klaus. “What happened? Why is Anna wearing a band-aid?”
“She was shot this morning” Klaus replied.
“How? Where did you go?” She asked me.
“I didn’t go nowhere, I was shot here.. Jerry shot me” I answered.
Her frown deepens. “Jerry?! Your cook?!”
Klaus and I nod.
“Why are you here?” Klaus asked her, changing the topic.
“Oh, I have been waiting for you.. I wanna tell you about uncle” she said.
Klaus nod. “Let’s sit down first” he said.
We walked towards the living room and sat on different sofas, well, Klaus sat next to me and Rhoda sat on a sofa opposite ours.
“Anthony, he’s not the kind of person you think he is, he…. ”
“I know what you wanna say” Klaus interrupted her.
“You know?” She asked.
“Yes, Anthony was involved in dad’s murder case… ”
Wait…
Anthony?! I’ve heard that name before, I closed my eyes to recall where I heard the name from.
The picture of that man Jerry showed me flashed in my mind, then I recalled that man in black hoodie… He’s Anthony!
Back then we used to call him uncle Anthony!
“… he’s not a suspect, I believe he’s the mastermind” Klaus said.
“Yes! He killed your dad!” I chipped in.
Klaus and Rhoda turned to face me, they both have frown lines on their forehead.
“You’ve remembered?” Klaus asked.
I nod.
“Yes. Jerry showed me his picture, he said he’s working for him…I think Anthony is blackmailing Jerry”
“What do you mean?” They both asked.
“Before I was shot, or rather before I barged into the kitchen.. I heard Jerry arguing with someone on phone.. he was telling the person he’s not gonna work for him anymore”
“See? Anthony is very dangerous, don’t believe him blindly” Rhoda said.
Klaus smirked. “Don’t worry, I have a plan.. Anthony won’t be a problem anymore very soon”
Then there’s a very brief moment of silence, until Rhoda spoke.
“What about the murder case? What did the police say?”
“They’ve caught the real murderer, tomorrow I’ll be going back to work!” Klaus replied.
I leaned back onto the sofa as they continue talking.. soon, I felt my eyelids getting heavier.. then sleep!
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Authoress’ pov ?
Dr ghost’s pharmacy…
Mr Lopez stared at his unconscious wife, he reached for her hand and smiled.
“I slapped Nina today, I know you must be angry at me for slapping her… But she was getting too stubborn!”
He paused and stared at her paled face, he pushed some strands of hair away from her face.
“Do you think I did wrong? Do I shouldn’t have slapped her?”
He paused, his eyes moved to the old photo standing on the bedside table.
“She wouldn’t have been spoilt or over-pampered, when are you going to wake up? Aren’t you tired of sleeping?”
A playful smirk appears on his lips.
“Or don’t you miss me?!”
He laughed at his own joke. “Please wake up soon, I miss you… I really miss you!”
He rest his head on her bed and closed his eyes.. “Our family isn’t complete without you!”
While his eyes are closed, his wife’s fingers moved but he couldn’t see it as his are closed.
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Anastasia’s pov ?
Nicklaus’s mansion…
I woke up to the sound of running water, I sat up and look around… I’m sitting on our bed in our room.
Klaus must have carried me here after I fell asleep.
I feel a slight pain at the back of my head, it’s an headache from all the crying before I slept off.
“You’re awake!”
Klaus chirped as he walked towards me, in nothing but his towel that’s hanging lowly around his waist.
I looked away from him, lest I fall into temptation… He sat at the edge of the bed and handed me an Advil and water.
“Thank you!” I said and swallowed them.
“So… I figured we haven’t do any fun stuff for a long time now…how about we go to the beach this weekend?” He asked.
Beach… I really love to go to the beach but not now, so, I shook my head in refusal.
“Why?” He asked.
“I don’t wanna leave this house until it’s all clear.. I mean, I was shot in my own home”
“What do you mean?”
I sighed and handed the glass of water back to him.
“My dad is right, it’s too dangerous for me to be moving around… Anthony has surfaced, we don’t know when or where he’s gonna strike”
He laughed, he dropped the glass on the bedside table and pulled me close.
“I guess that resounding slap dad gave you kinda teach you a lesson!”
I elbowed his stomach, he groaned and laughed.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be by your side and I won’t let any harm come to you… I just want us to go to the beach, I don’t wanna be a boring husband”
I frowned… Is this Klaus talking? Or he’s kidnapped and replaced with a doppelganger?!
“Why do you think you’re boring?” I asked.
He shrugged.
“I don’t know… maybe you feel caged….and restricted recently, that’s why you’re always looking for any slight opportunity walk about… ” He trailed.
“Are you doting on me?”
“You can say that… Also, I think a little bit of exercise is good for the baby”
I smiled. “Fine, but I hope there won’t be any dangers this time, I don’t wanna get shot in my stomach this time”
Klaus smiled.
“I promise!”
Just then Klaus’ phone beeped, Klaus reached for it and I saw an unread message box…I guess it’s a message from Marcus or dad.
He opened the message and read it with a very deep frown…then he smirked.
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