"I need you to find out everything you can about that woman. Every single detail. She is a blood sucker and she’s out for my son’s blood, and I have to stop her," Lisa barked to the person on the other end of the call, her anger radiating out of her body.
The private investigator responded without missing a beat.
"Yes, ma’am. I will start working on it imdiately," he said. Lisa hung up without saying another word.
"Are you sure about this, mother?" Laura asked, and Lisa stopped pacing to face her daughter.
"Of course I am. I will not just sit down and let that woman take my son away from . You should have been there to see how he treated . Like I was the imposter!"
Lisa was raving mad, and her daughter could relate. She rembered how her brother had snapped at her at the dinner when she was trying to talk to him.
He had never done that before. Curtis had always been a good brother to his sister, but that day, Laura saw a side of him that she had never seen before.
And it was because of the woman that ca with him.
So Laura completely understood if their mother wanted to take asures against her.
But still... Curtis had asked them to not interfere.
"Are you really sure though?" Laura asked again.
"Curtis seed to be pretty determined about sticking with that woman. There has to be a reason for that, no?"
Lisa sighed at the question. She took the seat opposite her daughter before she spoke.
"That woman is pregnant. And your brother seems to think that the pregnancy is his," she deadpanned.
Surprise slamd into Laura like an avalanche. She stood up and gaped at her mother.
"That woman is pregnant for Curtis? But that’s... impossible. They haven’t even known each other for that long," she stated, confusion marring her words.
Lisa nodded.
"That’s what I thought. But he insists that she is pregnant and the baby belongs to him. Which is why we have to work fast. That woman is a liar and a cheat and she has to go. Curtis is my only son. I can not just sit back and watch soone take advantage of him," Lisa stated firmly.
Laura nodded, her mind spinning with the information her mother just divulged to her.
"You’re right. She needs to go. If there should be a woman in my brother’s life, that woman should be Amanda. She is the perfect fit for Curtis."
Lisa nodded in agreent.
"I haven’t seen her in a while, by the way. Is she alright?" she asked. Laura winced slightly at her mother’s words.
"Amanda is fine. She’s just...shaken, I think. Getting arrested and thrown in jail at Curtis’s whim shook her up a lot. She needs so space, or at least that’s what she told ," Laura explained.
Lisa sighed and shook her head.
"That poor girl. Let’s send her so gifts tomorrow. She doesn’t deserve everything she went through when she just wants Curtis to have a happy life. Amanda is a sweet girl."
"I know, right?" Laura said in agreent. She had been excited at the prospect of her brother and best friend being a couple.
Seeing how Curtis was reacting towards Amanda like she was soone... beneath him made Laura’s heart break.
And to think that he had gone as far as sending her to hail.
That was so disgraceful.
Lisa stood up.
"There should be so sort of dirty secret that we can use against that bitch. Once the private investigator sends in the information we need, we will plan out our first strike. Curtis might hate us now for what we are about to do, but he will thank us in the future when he is happy and fulfilled with Amanda," she stated resolutely.
Laura was about to speak when her phone rang. Amanda was the caller.
A small wave of relief washed over Laura.
"Hey, girl. I was just thinking about you, really. You’re okay?" she asked.
Amanda spoke softly at the other end of the phone.
"I’m alright. I miss you so much. Are you at ho tomorrow? I’ll be coming over to see you. There’s sothing we need to talk about," Amanda responded.
"Yeah. Sure. You can co over tomorrow."
The call ended and Laura turned to face her waiting mother.
"Looks like we might not have to send gifts over to Amanda. She’s coming here tomorrow. She said that there’s sothing we need to discuss."
Lisa listened and stood up.
"I’ll have the maids prepare her favourite food. That girl needs so Princess treatnt from us after what my son made her go through. Co on," she gestured.
And Laura walked out of the room with her mother, already making a mind map about how to appeal to her best friend to not give up on her brother yet.
~~
Amanda was welcod with a squeal and a hug from her best friend.
"Hey, babes. I am so sorry about what Curtis did, really. Believe , he’s in a huge fight with mother about it, and you’re going to get your rightful spot back. Please don’t give up on my brother. Please," Laura pleaded, holding one of her best friend’s hands in both of hers.
Amanda laughed at how desperate Laura was.
"That’s fine, sweetie. Of course I am not going to give up on him. He’s not the problem, Laura darling. I think we all know who the problem is here," Amanda responded, and at the subtle jab at Lara, her mouth stretched into a thin line.
Laura nodded as she served wine into identical glasses for the both of them.
"Yeah. That woman. We’ve co to a conclusion, mom and I. That girl needs to go."
Amanda’s expression turned into one of smug excitent.
"Yes, yes. Glad to see that we are all on the sa page here. That is exactly what I ca here to talk about with you."
And at those words, Lisa walked into the living room. Her expression brightened at the sight of Amanda, and both won shared a hug.
"Thank you so much for not holding this against my son," Lisa said, her voice filled with gratitude.
Amanda smiled at her future mother in law.
"Of course not, mother. I know better than that."
They all took their seats, and Amanda started to talk.
"I found so people who, as it turned out, were duped by that bitch, Lara. The man and the woman said Lara stayed in a pretend marriage with the man just because of the money.
It was her best friend who found out what she did. The best friend had no choice than to warn the husband. The man kicked her out and fell in love with her best friend. But Lara wasn’t done. She went ahead to start telling people that her husband cheated on her with her best friend. Which is a lie. I think this sob story is why Curtis fell for that woman. She probably told him the fake cheating story, and Curtis, honorable as he was, fell for her lies."
Lisa and Laura’s jaw was hanging open by the ti Amanda was done with her story.
Rage and disbelief slamd into Lisa.
"The sheer audacity of that woman. What the actual hell?!"
Amanda nodded. "I know, right? She’s such a pretender."
Lisa turned to face Amanda.
"These people, the man and the best friend, do you know who they are? We need their help to kick Lara out."
A smile curled on Amanda’s lips.
"Yes, I do. In fact, they are employed under one of Curtis’s companies. Textiles and fashion ho. And their nas are Mike Blake and Tolu Greg."
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