UNBREAK MY HEART : CHAPTER 81 – THE END
By Chidimma M.
CHAPTER 86
“Ga..Gael” Peggy stuttered.
Mr Baxter just stared at her in disbelief. To him, it was just like a dream. She’s standing right in front of him and she’s…alive?
Peggy shook her head in tears as she held her aching chest. She kept breathing heavily till she closed her eyes.
“Miss Williams!” Charlotte exclaimed when she saw her falling.
Before she could land on the ground, Gael caught her. He lifted her up in a bridal style before walking in with her.
“Iris! Iris! Your mom just passed out!!” Charlotte said.
Iris who was in the kitchen rushed downstairs. Her eyes widened.
“Quick! Lay her down on the couch over there!” Iris said and ran back upstairs to get her medicines.
Gael stared at Iris rush upstairs for a while, deep in thoughts. He looked back at Charlotte before going to lay her on the couch as per ordered..
Iris rushed back down and went to Peggy. She sprayed her medicine in her mouth and placed her head on her chest to listen to her heartbeat. She did that again till she sighed in relief..
“She’s now stable…Probably wake up soon” Iris said standing up then faced them.
“What happened out there?” Iris asked.
Gael (Mr. Baxter) just ignored her and walked over to Peggy. He crouched beside her, still starring at her face.
Iris looked at Charlotte who just shrugged..
“I don’t know, we came over here coz my dad wanted to pay his hommage but when they saw each other, she suddenly had a shock and passed out” Charlotte explained.
“Huh? Mr Baxter, do you know my mom?” Iris asked but he just kept quiet.
“C’mon dad!! We’re curious, don’t tell me you did something bad to Mrs Williams in the past that made her so scared and she..”
“Will you two just shut up!! How can I possibly do something bad to my wife?!!!” Gael snapped.
Iris and Charlotte were take aback. Were their ears still functional?
“Wife?!”
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UNBREAK MY HEART : CHAPTER 81 – THE END
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RICARDO’S MANSION**
“Dad, i don’t want to go and live with that wtch… Dad!!” Myles kept crying while Ricardo packed his suitcase.
Ricardo finished packing it and sighed. He looked at Myles and sighed before hugging him.
No one needs a seer to tell him that Evelyn obviously bribed the law on her favor..
“I’m sorry Myles but there’s nothing I can do against the law” Ricardo muttered.
Myles shoulder fell as he continued crying.
“But there’s something I can do against Evelyn” Ricardo said.
“Huh?” Myles said.
Ricardo broke the hug and wiped his tears.
“I hate using my kids to get what I want but I have to do it this time around.. Myles I need you to be there with them” Ricardo said.
Myles just stared at him, completely confused.
“I want you to be my eyes and ears at Evelyn’s place, I need you to watch everything and then report them to me each weekends… I’m not asking you to act like you do love her. Hate her, hate her with deep passion but be careful..I trust you Myles and I know you’re smarter and wiser than your age. I know you know it’s her that klled your mother.” Ricardo said
“I’m doing all these for Valentina,, for my heartbeat” Ricardo looked down.
Silence was what followed. Suddenly, Ricardo felt Myles tiny palms on his shoulder.
He looked up to see Myles with a determined look on his face.
“I’ll do it for mommy” Myles said and nodded.
Ricardo finally smiled and hugged Myles.
“That’s my boy,, sorry I had to use you. Still gonna miss my brave son” Ricardo smiled.
“Miss you too dad. Take care of Minnie” Myles said.
Ricardo nodded and they walked out of his room. They saw Minnie standing outside with a teddy bear at hand, one of the gifts Valentina gave her on her birthday.
Myles walked to her and hugged her tightly before kssing her cheeks.
“Don’t be sad, I’ll be fine okay? Just take care of dad…beside we’ll be seeing each other at school” Myles said assuredly.
Minnie nodded with a sad look on his face.
“Never said this to you but I love you small sis” Myles smiled.
Minnie finally smiled after how many days.
“I love you too big brother” Minnie replied.
Myles nodded and left with Ricardo. They walked out of the house and met Evelyn standing by her car, waiting for Myles.
“Bye dad!!” Myles waved and walked to Evelyn.
“My baby!” Evelyn exclaimed and made to hug Myles but he took a step back.
“Don’t touch me!” Myles glared at her before entering the car, taking Evelyn by surprise.
She looked at Ricardo who just glared at her before entering his house. She looked back at Myles who was looking the other way.
With a sigh, she entered the car and the driver drove off..
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UNBREAK MY HEART : CHAPTER 81 – THE END
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THE WILLIAMS**
Charlotte and Iris were both seated, waiting impatiently for Peggy to wake up so that the huge suspense they’ve been kept on can finally be elucidated.
And the long awaited moment finally came! Peggy slowly opened her eyes and groaned as she sat up.
Iris and Charlotte rushed to her and helped her sit up.
“Mom…how you feeling now?” Iris asked.
“Better…” Peggy replied, not tearing her gaze off Gael who was looking at her with deep anger burning in them.
“Gael..” Peggy said, tears gathering up in her eyes.
“Tell me why..what happened?” Gael asked as calmly as possible.
Peggy wiped off the tears before it could fall. She looked at Iris and held her hand..
“Iris, please sit down I need to tell you something. Something I’ve been hiding from you and Valentina” Peggy said.
Iris slowly sat down, same as Charlotte.
“Iris, you’ve always wanted to know how I met your father well you’ll know it today. 24 years back, I was working in a huge mansion as a maid..I was the prettiest and the most humble of them all and that’s what made everyone like me there including the master of the house but there’s only one person who hated me in that place… The master’s wife.”
“One night, the master came and proclaimed his love for me..how he fell in love with me but I turned him down for the respect I had for his wife, unknown to me that the wife heard about it one way or the other and that’s where my suffering began.. The master’s wife maltreated and molested me so much but I had to stay coz I had no other choice. Days passed till that fateful day..”
“On one evening, the master of the House came back drunk and it so happened that I was the only one awake in the mansion. I decided to help him but that helped turned to something bitter,,,he r@ped me. The next day he asked for forgiveness and I forgave him but something came out of that incident, I became pregnant. When the master found out, he began treasuring me giving me all the love and affection I could think of but all that just fueled the wife’s jealousy and h@tred even more.. She couldn’t allow a mere maid like me to come and give birth to a child that will take his daughter’s place coz she had a 4 years old daughter by that time. She decided to kll me but someone saved me…he saved me” Peggy gestured.
“The man who got me pregnant was none other than the former leader of the Harper clan and the person who tried klling me is his wife. Guess you already know who that daughter is”
“Evelyn… Ricardo’s ex wife” Iris muttered
“Gael took me in under his roof and took care of me and he asked nothing in return. I honestly thought that kind men like him were no more. He took care of me and the pregnancy till I gave birth to my first daughter,,, Valentina” Peggy smiled.
Iris and Charlotte gasped.
“So,, Valentina and Evelyn are.. Half sisters?!” Iris exclaimed and Peggy slowly nodded.
“Days passed…months passed…years passed and found myself falling in love with this man in front of me but I had to keep it all in me, how can the leader of such a wealthy man look at a mere maid like me. Then one day, he came to me and did the unthinkable..he proclaimed his love for me and asked for my hand in marriage. I accepted it wholeheartedly and that’s were our romance began..we got married and he treated me like a queen, took Valentina like his real daughter. 6 years later, I conceived and gave birth to another girl which we named Emerald (Emery) coz of her green sparkly eyes. That Emery is you Iris..” Peggy looked at Iris.
Iris froze, completely shocked. She,, she’s Emery?
“He pampered you so much, you and Valentina and as the rules of his clan says, he made you, his first child the heir to his clan…everything was okay till Evelyn’s mom took leadership of the clan after Gael klled her husband.”
“She launched a very bloódy war against Gael’s clan. The war was so huge and scary and she was h’llbent on klling me since her husband fell for me… I was so scared for my life and that of my kids that I had no other choice but to runaway with my kids. I faked my de.ath and then began living this humble life till date” Peggy concluded.
Iris and Charlotte heaved a huge breath as the place was silent. Gael just glared at Peggy as he tried controlling his anger.
“So.. So.. Mr Baxter is my,, my father?” Iris stuttered and looked at Gael.
UNBREAK MY HEART : CHAPTER 81 – THE END
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