CHAPTER 44
Angel went for the tissues.
"Will you all drop all those freaking phones!" Robbins yelled, walking into the ice cream parlor.
He had followed Bethel here together with Xavier, the driver.
Everyone dropped their phones, satisfied they had taken enough pictures and videos.
Robbins led Bethel out of the ice cream parlor wishing he had been inside with her in the first place. Steph wouldn't have pulled a stunt if he was there.
Now, it's all over the internet. He felt so sorry for Bethel, for the bad publicity Steph had given her.
"I'm so sorry about that, Bethel" Xavier said when they got into the car.
"It's fine" Bethel smiled sadly.
"Here" Robbins passed her a handkerchief. She took it and bursted into tears. Angel started crying too and Robbins sighed.
He had actually given her the handkerchief to clean the ice cream on her hair.
"That was so bad of Steph!" Xavier fumed as he turn on the ignition.
"It's fine" Robbins consoled her.
"Come on, it's okay" Bethel said to Angel in tears.
"I won't stop if you don't" Angel sniffed. Bethel wipe her tears. "Look, I've stopped". She said abd Angel tears came to a halt. She wipe off the ice cream in her hair.
"My hair and face sure needs a thorough wash" she smiled and Angel nodded. "I will wash it for you"
"I won't allow her see me anymore" Angel added, referring to Steph.
"Why?" Bethel asked.
"I won't allow her see me anymore, I will stop going out with her" she replied.
"No Angel, she's your Mom and she doesn't get to see you anytime, you shouldn't do that" Bethel added.
"I will do that... because she is a stranger" Angel replied..
"Come on" Bethel urged.
"She's so mean"
"No! That's disrespectful. Do not say that to your Mom, okay" Bethel scolded.
"Do not try to change my mind! I don't know her, I don't like her, she's not my Mom, you're my Mom" Angel said, close to tears again.
"Angel she's your Mo-
"Rule number 25! Do not try to make me change my mind once I insist on something" Angel said. Bethel smiled and carried her into her arms before stepping out if the car.
They had just arrived home.
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#Steph Edwards in Dream ice cream parlor!
#Steph Edwards emptied ice cream on daughter's nanny!
#"Poor bitch!" Steph blasts daughter's nanny!
#The CEO of Safari fashions is a nanny!
#Trouble between Steph Edwards and daughter's nanny!
#Angel, billionaire Harry Crown's daughter defends nanny against mother!
# disagreements in the Crown's family.
#Steph slaps daughter's nanny!
#Angel's nanny leaves ice cream parlor in embarrassment!
#CEO of Safari fashions dressed in what Steph Edwards referred to as rags!!!
"What!!!" Harry exclaimed.
His secretary had just showed him the ongoing trend.
"Oh... my God!" He picked his blazer.
"You're going?" His secretary asked him.
"Of course, Steph is going to pay for this" Harry said angrily wondering how Bethel must be feeling now.
"Damn!" He swore.
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"Bethel, I'm so sorry" Harry said walking into her room.
"I'll make Steph pay for this, i promise. She's gonna get arrested!"
"No!" Bethel stood up from her dressing chair, she was blow drying her hair when Harry walked in.
"I'm fine, you don't have to do that" Bethel said.
"She freaking embarrassed you, she'll pay for it" Harry insisted.
"I'm fine with whatever she did to me, i don't want anyone to take any action please" Bethel replied, making an attempt to leave the room.
"Bethel..." He called, holding back her hand firmly.
"I'm sorry about this Bethel, if you hadn't been working for me, you wouldn't have been embarrassed that way"
"It's okay.... and am not sad about that" Bethel said but he knew it was all pretense, he could see the hurt in her eyes.
She was hurt.
Apart from the stunt Steph pulled in the ice cream parlor, he's sure she said something terrible to her.
He suddenly felt he was the cause of everything, he shouldn't have let Bethel be there, he could have allowed the guards handle it.
"What else did she say to you?" He asked.
"Nothing..... Can you stop being close?" Bethel asked, she took her hand away from his immediately and walked out.
Harry ran his fingers in his hair and walked out as well. He retired to his room, had a quick shower and changed into something refreshing. He wore a black face cap, picked his car key before walking out.
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He didn't know how long he drove, he stepped out of his car as soon as he arrived at his destination.
Steph was in time, she stepped out with a man. The man ran away the moment their eyes met. Poor man. Harry need no one to tell him the relationship between Steph and the man.
She has always been a cheat.
Steph swiveled her head to the sides and was surprised to see Harry leaning on his car in glorious sexiness, his well defined structure which was scandalously gorgeous-
Tony didn't give her much time to check him out, he walked straight to the place she stood and dragged.
"Harry let go, you're hurting me!" She let out. Harry ignored her till he dragged her to the pool side. He shouted at her. "What's wrong with you!"
"What did I do? I just fought for what's mine, that whore got what she deserves!"
Tony raised her hand to slap her immediately she said those words but he restrained himself.
"You're the real whore Steph....... Bethel is a virgin, I fucking took her virginity but are you a virgin?" He asked instead, in a tone of mockery.
"Next time you call her a whore, you won't know what I will do to you" he slowly withdrew.
"But.... I..... I'm the mother of your child... I...
"Too bad your so called daughter sees you as a stranger!" Harry taunted.
Steph bursted into fake tears, she didn't know the value of what she had until she loss it because of greed, love of money.
"Harry please look at me, I... made a mistake in the past. I can't live without you... I... call your name at night for years... I really can't live without....
"Better learn to do so because the little care I have for you as my ex-wife has dried up" Harry cuts in.
"Harry am sorry, Diego forced me... he got into my head" Steph continued.
She sniffed. " I made a mistake, everyone makes mistake as well. Why can't I be forgiven!"
"I'm not here to banter words, I only came to warn you. Stay away from Bethel!" He cautioned.
"I know you think she loves you and you are already in love with her. She doesn't love you! No one can love you like I did. Harry open your eyes, she is just using you so well. You already build a fashion resort for her right? She's just using you so you can keep spending on her. It's her strategy, you are her strategy" Steph tried to get into Harry's head.
But he said nothing. His eyes remained unreadable. In fact he showed no reaction at all and it only angered Steph the more.
Made her bitter.
She put in more effort to paint Bethel bad. "You know what I say is the truth, that's why you are so hesitant to ask her out. Ask her out, then we will see if she will still choose you when there are several rich men without an abnormal sex craving. She will never choose to be with you!"
Silence descended on them. The one that stretched for so long before he spoke.
"How did you become so better?" He asked, looking so calm.
Steph could swear she has never seen him so relaxed. He stared at her like a stranger..
He continued.
"Stay away from me, and most importantly from Bethel. If you hurt her again, you won't know what I will do to you. You're only opportuned to see Angel on your visiting days. Asides that, you're not allowed to step your filthy legs in my mansion. Is that hard to grab Mrs Edwards?"...
Steph suddenly look drained, tears welled up in her eyes. Harry moved closer, Steph couldn't ignore the fact that her heart was beating wildly. Harry smirked and leaned into her. Steph had thought it was his addiction that triggered but she was shocked when he whispered in her ears
"You're right. I love her. I love Bethel. I love her as a commoner, I love her the way she is. As long as she is not you, I will always love her"
With that, he turned to enter his car.
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