Curtis had heard enough. He just bolted out of the door and ca downstairs. He saw Amanda Williams and Laura talking to each other and laughing out loud but Lara was left aside.
Fred saw Curtis’ eyes and he suspected that his guess was right. He refused the arrangent. He expected him to do so.
"Let’s go Lara" Curtis called, going over and offering her his hand and raising her up delicately. His babies are there, in that flat belly of hers.
Lara sighed softly for relief. She thought it would take him forever before he would return to her. His family are not people one should be eager to et.
Even the two young won seated, they also ignored her. None of them talked to her and each ti she tries to initiate a conversation, they cut her off in an obvious way.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting this long" Curtis apologised. Rather than going ho, he would treat her to dinner and pay for whatever she would want to eat.
"It’s fine" Lara mumbled and stood up. Placing the fashion magazine back in its place she followed him. She didn’t bother saying hi to the won, they’ll still ignore.
"Curtis, are you leaving so early?" Laura stuttered, trying to get her brother’s attention but he didn’t respond to her, simply held Lara’s hand and walked towards the door.
"Mr Curtis" Amanda called but he still didn’t answer. Why would he answer them? Didn’t they ignore his woman when he brought her ho?
What is good for the goose is also good for the gander. Respect and attitude don’t just get lost, you’ll get it back however you give it to others, it’ll definitely co back to you.
But Laura wasn’t going to take her brother’s silence for an answer, she walked over quickly and blocked his paths.
"You aren’t going to say anything to us? Amanda and I are trying to say hello to you and you’re ignoring us, Curtis" She scolded.
"Get out of my way Laura!" He thundered and his gaze was spitting fire. He hadn’t spoken in such a tone with her before and Laura squinted.
"Hey you, excuse us" Laura ordered, staring at Lara. Who the hell is she by the way? Shouldn’t she be left at ho or sowhere public to clean the dishes?
"Excuse " Lara snapped at her and Laura’s gaze was fierce. She glared at Laura and the latter kept her gaze on her sharply, not blinking her eyes.
"Now listen to ,Laura. The next ti you embarrass my wife, you’ll have to contend with" Curtis warned and shoved her aside.
Pulling Lara along, they got into the car and left. He was quiet the entire journey, not saying anything makes the atmosphere stiff and choking.
"After today, don’t bring to your parents ho again. I love self respect" Lara declared politely. She got the ssage,clear and distinctly.
She’s not welco. His family doesn’t want to see her around him. They wouldn’t want to accept her greetings, they are not interested in offering her a seat at the dining.
They were also not ready to talk to her. Who told them that she’s interested in their son? If it weren’t for the wrong sample inseminated into her, what would she be fooling around him for?
"Noted," Curtis nodded. He is also so embarrassed by his family that he loses face before the woman he just married. They wanted an heir, it’s his duty to give the family the next heir and he’s working hard to achieve it.
He owned them nothing, but an heir. And that he would give them. In fact that alone is the reason why he’s having Lara by his side.
Lara saw the car make a U- turn going another street entirely and she asked "Where are we headed now?" She just wants to return ho and lay on her cozy bed.
She’s feeling fatigued already and she’s not in a good mood. And would not be good for the baby. All she needed to do was take a warm bath and sleep.
"You haven’t had dinner yet. I want to take you to a restaurant..." Curtis inford, glancing at her briefly. He felt ashad with what his family did.
Amanda Williams, Laura’s friend and like a little sister to him, was the person his parents had arranged for him to marry. Does he look like he can’t choose a woman that pleases him?
"No, I don’t feel like taking anything. I feel fatigued and exhausted" Lara explained and his eyes traveled briefly to her still flat belly.
"Alright I’ll take you ho and make an order" Curtis offered and turned around again. Lara felt like telling him no, but since he appears to be concerned, she was quiet.
As he drove into the vast compound of his villa, he parked the car properly but wouldn’t turn off the ignition "I’m sorry about my family’s attitude" he apologized.
Mom was on his neck in tis past to get another woman who will help him heal from the incident of the past and he’d always told her, he is not interested in won at the ti.
And as a matter of fact, he’s still not interested in them that’s why he opted for a surrogate mother. But fate has brought Lara Edmund and himself together. He cannot throw away his unborn baby or babies as the case may be.
And now that he brought a woman,mom acted weird towards his wife and himself. Simply because they arranged a woman for him.
"It’s okay," Lara replied. They ant him no ill considering what has happened to him in the past. They want him to be more careful.
Lara was about to step out, when Curtis held her back by her wrist. She turned and glanced at him, a little frown on her face.
"I know you and I are married on a contractual basis. You have a past and I do too. I won’t poke my head into your past or what your marriage was like with your ex, but at this point, you can ask questions about my past.
If it’s convenient for , I’ll give you answers and if it’s not, I’ll tell you. But I want you to give a level of freedom with your body and your ti. No sex, nothing intimate but I want to feel my babies as often as I want" Curtis explained.
"And how exactly do you want to feel, the babies?" Lara asked. She also isn’t interested in that. She is in that marriage purely on contract basis.
"I’ll sotis have to spend ti with you, on dates, outings and others that might co up. But sincerely I promise not to trespassed" he assured.
Lara nodded and wanted to step out when he held her wrist again. She turned abruptly to glance at him and she t with his smile "Thank you" he said.
Lara was lost for words.
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