Chapter 10: Your Mother Was Submissive

The next morning was Saturday, Grace woke up, and everywhere was so quiet, she wore a simple gown and went downstairs, she met Emily,

“good morning”

She said smiling,

“good morning beautiful, I think your father is in the living room-

“my father?”

Grace asked and turned to quickly head there, and Emily held her hand,

“I fear you will give up soon, but I see in you something that can change my brother, please don't give up

She said and walked off, Grace rolled her eyes,

“I will change him indeed”

She murmured, and hurried to the sitting room, reaching there she saw her father on his kneel, she was about to rush and tell him to stand up, but on a second thought, she decided to just eavesdrop,

“what's keeping her from signing the papers, no one has ever given me trouble like this, not even your late wife, Mr Ethan”

Lucas said with pride, Grace on hearing late wife was shocked, she didn't know when she stormed into the sitting room,

“And what about her?”

She asked, 

“I see your father didn't tell so much about your mother did he?-

“Father what is he talking about?-

“Nothing that should bother you, princess”

“Mr. Ethan said, he was filled with humiliation and embarrassment, 

“Father I need you to stand on your feet, why the fuck are you on your knees for?”

She said with this tone of authority, Mr Ethan was shocked and scared, he felt cold shivers run down his spine as Grace spoke, and he feared that Grace would get him in trouble,

“I apologize on her behalf, she doesn't know what you have done for this family”

Grace raised her eyebrows in surprise,

“What's all this embarrassment that you put upon yourself, Father? And being loyal to this man?-

Lucas grinned and stood up,

“your mother was so submissive girl”

He whispered into her ears and excused himself.

Grace and Mr. Ethan stood outside on the balcony, Grace was not saying a word and Mr. Ethan did not even blame her,

“Lucas has done so many things for us Grace, this is not the first time our business has been saved by him, but you were only three that time you wouldn't understand”

He said in a calm voice,

“whatever that man has done for you because he hasn't done anything for me, whatever he has done doesn't require you worshipping him like a god, but why were you kneeling for him-

“Grace he threatened to cut the deal-

“Father allow him, I can get a job even if it is at a shopping mall, I can bring food to our table, I can handle it-

“then handle this that way-

“what?-

“yes Grace, handle this, Lucas is a good-

“stop! Stop all these insolent words coming out from your mouth, Father this man had an affair with Mother”

She said rhetorically, looking at him in a way that says explain,

“It wasn't like that-

“so you are saying that you knew, you knew what this man was doing with your wife-

“enough grace, enough! Just sign the papers-

“Never-

“he will do this the hard way and I don't want that for you-

“if you didn't want that for me why did you come here in the first place, why him, is he the only rich man in this town?-

“So you prefer I go to someone who I would be sharing half of my profit with?-

“what do you mean prefer is it not better than-, I don't know what this is-, selling your daughter off”

Mr. Ethan rubbed his forehead,

“Now I need you to listen to me Grace, the next time he calls me to know why you haven't signed the papers I assure you that it won't be good”

“how about Jason's father, do you consider him in all these- 

“oh forget Jason, listen, we could build a whole empire with the help of this man-

“Really? Like the one you built with Mother-

“Enough of all this your mother's story! She was the one who messed up. It was her fault!-

“What?”

“yes, and it's up to you to change that! Sign those papers immediately!”

Mr. Ethan turned and left, Grace stood there anger taking the better part of her, now all she could think of was what Lucas might have done to her mother, and why her father said it was her fault, Grace was picking up so many strings, she just didn't know how to tie them together,

“soon enough”

She went inside, as she walked back to her room she met Lucas, he signalled her to follow him and she did without question, he took her to his bedroom, they entered and he locked the door,

“Why are you locking the door?”

She asked,

“calm down Grace, am not in a hurry to have you, I know I will one day-

“oh please quit that dream, I can never be a spouse to a disgusting man-

“disgusting”

Lucas laughed,

“How interesting Grace”

He said and walked up to her and grabbed her chin with his hand pressing it hard,

“Disgusting, yeah?”

Grace struggled to free herself from him, but the grip was too tight, he used his other hand and placed it on her boobs and squeezed them while laughing hysterically,

“disgusting right?”

He grabbed her buttocks and pressed his hands 

hard against it and smiled widely,

“Trust me Grace, I will show you what disgusting looks like”

He whispered and pushed her away, Grace staggered back her stamina failed her and she landed on the floor,

“devil!”

She cursed

“I get that a lot especially from people I help-

“You don't help me, Lucas!”

Grace said with tears in her eyes from the pain of the fall,

“trust me when I say I'm the reason why you didn't grow up in poverty”

“my mother worked so hard-

“uh huh, she did, then she just couldn't keep up”

He said and smirked,

“now get out please, leave the room”

Lucas said and slumped on the sofa, Grace stood up and winced, she opened the door to go,

“wait”

She turned and looked at him, but he wasn't saying anything he was just smiling so much,

“I kinda like the way you are in pain, you are in pain, right? Well next time you watch your words”

Grace stood there still staring at him,

“Now quit looking at me like you would do something to me and go get me a beer”

Grace sniffed and left the room, Emily met her on the way, limping,

“what has he done”

She seemed alarmed,

“It's nothing, Emily, let me get him a beer-

“no Grace your waist is hurt, go to your room I will be there shortly-

“I need to get him a

“I will get it for him, just go to your room and lay straight on the bed am coming”

Emily said and walked off to Lucas's study-