258 Stubborn-Headed Ella
“Ella, what’s wrong? Are you not coming?” Denise, who had initially gone ahead of Ella walked back to her.
Ella chuckled bitterly as she alighted from the car and handed Denise her phone.
“Can you imagine this young man’s audacity?” Ella said in a slightly raised tone.
“Ella, I need you to calm down. Let’s get to your office before we talk about this,” Denise said in a soothing tone as she gestured to the ssage on Ella’s phone.
Ella took in a deep breath and exhaled slowly. “Okay!” She smiled.
“That’s my girl! Denise bead. “Now what I want you to do next is very important because a lot of eyes are focused on you right now.”
“Yeah!”
Ella smiled as she observed so of her employees and early clients gawking at her. While so were whispering to one another and smiling, others pretended to be doing sothing else while stealing furtive glances at her baby bump.
“Assu that you are currently on the runway and work majestically to your office while flaunting that beautiful baby bump,” Denise said in a thrilled tone.
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“I’m going to do just that,” Ella replied and swung into action.
Before Ella stepped into her company reception hall, the rumors of her pregnancy had already spread like wildfire.
So of her employees who were bold enough walked up to her and started congratulating her. While others who were mindful of the strict boss-employee relationship simply greeted her in high spirits.
Ella received all the warm complentaries and greetings with excitent. She was over the moon to finally move around with her pregnancy without fear of soone finding out.
Before she entered her office, she instructed Joan, her secretary to schedule a eting for 10 AM, with the fashion creative departnt.
Finally, inside the comfort and privacy of her office, Ella jumped on Denise and embraced her warmly.
“Oh, mama bear! Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!”
“You are welco, sweetheart,” Denise cooed into Ella’s ears, causing her to giggle.
They both chatted about the beauty of pregnancy and motherhood before Ella finally brought up the issue of Leon’s text ssage.
“You know what?” Ella said in a slightly riled tone as she reread the ssage for the third ti.
“What?” Denise’s eyes sparkled in anticipation.
“I think Leon is about to see the other stubborn and hot-headed side of .”
“Ooh! Tell about it!” Denise dramatically shook her body, thereby making Ella giggle.
“You know, all this while, he has been enjoying my sweet-natured personality. Ella is always forgiving, always loving, and always massaging his ego. I virtually do everything within my power to please that young man. But, right now, I’m about to beco a mother and he’s about to feel a mother’s fury if he sses with as my first baby.”
“That’s my girl, talking!” Denise sang in a thrilled voice.
“Imagine the way he even started the ssage!”
Ella’s face reddened as she read the first line of the ssage out loud from her phone.
‘Ella, what the hell is wrong with you?’
“I an, who says sothing as harsh as that to his wife? What does he take for, one of his employees?”
“Exactly my thought!” Denise hissed. “Girl, I don’t want to sound like a bad friend but, you need to show that young man who’s boss. You need to stamp your authority as the lady of the house. He needs to start respecting you as his wife and the future mother of his kids. I don’t an to brag but if it were my Tom, I would deal with him squarely if he pull that stunt on .”
“Don’t worry, mama bear,” Ella said in a vengeful tone. “I have had enough of taking trash all because I got pregnant for him. I have endured enough heartaches from his mum and sister, to have him treat this way.”
Ella stood up and paced up and down the office, lost in thought. Then, she turned to Denise with a fiery glint in her eyes and said.
“Yesterday, I felt my life was over when he left crying my eyes out. I have never done anything wrong in this marriage except getting pregnant for him. He left hurt and broken without even checking up on . He didn’t care if I survived the night or passed out due to pain. As we speak, I have no idea where he is. All I know is that he didn’t spend the night at ho.”
“Well I don’t an to get you all worked up but I think you are strong enough to hear this,” Denise said. “Yesterday, when I ca to see you, I saw Leon leaving with two of his luggage and a briefcase. John should have an idea where he went because he was the one who dropped him off.”
“Leon left the house with so of his things!” Ella’s eyes widened. She placed her hand on her chest and slowly inhaled and exhaled to control her breathing.
“Ella, are you all right?”
Denise quickly walked up to her and started stroking her back gently.
“I’m fine! I’m fine!! I just need to catch my breath. I think I need to sit down.”
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have told you, yet. I was waiting for you to be very strong before I tell you what I saw.” Denise said in a weakened and disappointed tone.
“Don’t feel that way, mama bear.” Ella turned around and hugged Denise. “if you hadn’t told , I would have been mad at you if I found out on my own. I never knew he took so of his things and left. I thought he just stord out of the house to clear his thoughts.”
At that very mont, Ella’s phone started ringing.
“It’s Leon’s ringtone!” Ella stared at Denise with a puzzled expression. She allowed it to finish ringing and didn’t take the call the first ti.
“You should hear him out! You need to know what he has to say.” Denise encouraged her as the phone started ringing for the second ti.
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