An hour later, a black Lamborghini made his way to the entrance of the mansion. Donning dark shades, a very handsome and gentle-looking man wearing a casual white shirt, dark pants, and leather shoes stepped elegantly out of the car.
Nina, who had heard the sound and guessed who it was, came out with the other curious women just in time to see him close the door.
Selena and Nina were beyond shocked to see the man in front of them, His jet black hair was cropped short exposing his seductive brown eyes, he had a friendly smile on his face as he looked towards them and opened his mouth, a mellow voice capable of seducing anyone with weak will flowed out.
“Are you that shocked to see me, love?”, He chuckled good-natured as he admired the shocked look on their faces.
Sophie who happened to be behind them and who had always been a face and voice fanatic blushed to her the roots of her hair, but she quickly shook her head and turned to whisper worriedly to her mother beside her,
“Mom, what do we do? Such a big love rival has appeared. Where the hell is my brother now?! I feel like worrying about him is going to make me have gray hair sooner or later! His wife is about to be snatched away, but he is nowhere to be seen, how infuriating!”
Mrs. Walters also frowned and whispered back, “We can't do anything unless you stop her from going out, and we can't do that. We can only play it by the ear.”
Nina and Selena were truly shocked this time. They thought, 'This Tyson Peters was not the same as the one in their memories. He was no longer that poor little boy back in college who had to work multiple jobs to pay his tuition. The wheel of fortune has changed!'
After reining in her shock, she was naturally happy for her friend being able to turn around his fortune since the last time they met. She walked towards him and didn't notice the glint of darkness that flashed by his genteel face when he saw her swollen stomach.
She gave him a bear hug while securely protecting her belly,
“Welcome back, Ty. We all missed you so much”.
“Yeah, it's good to be back,” He said as he looked gently at the woman in his arms. He gently disengaged from the hug and continued,
“If I didn't come back, how would I know that my godson or is it a goddaughter is on the way?”
He then turned again towards the trio standing,
"Mrs. Walters, I guess, please forgive for my rudeness. I got carried away seeing my close friends once again and neglected to greet you as propriety demanded."
Mrs. Walters nodded appreciatively at the man's manners, she wasn't furious at his rude manners as she was busy worrying about her son. But when she heard him calling Nina's child his godchild, it put her mind at ease thinking it meant he had no desire to pursue Nina.
“You should be Tyson. You are welcome here as my Nina, Selena, and my son's friend. There is no need to worry about those flimsy manners here.”
“Thank you, ma'am.”
“And you must be Justin's little sister, Sophie?” He said, nodding towards Sophie.
“Yes, nice to meet you, Tyson.” She answered politely.
Ty then turned to Selena, who was still treating him like air.
“Selena, how have you been?”
Selena not-so-politely rolled her eyes at him, not bothering to give him face.
Ty shrugged helplessly at Nina, it seemed that Selena still disliked him, even being rich doesn't change that. He politely asked Mrs. Walters for permission to take Nina out for a drive, to which she replied,
“I am not the one you want to take out, so why are you asking me and not the person you want to take for a drive? You don't need my permission, but hers”, she said jokingly.
“Would you, my lady, give me the honor of your company?”, He bowed and stretched his hand out, earning laughter from Nina, Sophie, and Mrs. Walters. Selena just looked coldly on, she was determined to maintain her cold persona.
“Yes, Mr. Knight in Shining Armor”. Nina also comically replied and took his outstretched hand earning another round of laughter.
Tyson turned to Selena and asked if she would also like to come.
"Sorry but I am busy. I just need you to take care of my girl and return her to us in perfect condition. If even a hair is missing from her body or anything happens to the baby, I will make you regret it", She then proudly turned on her heels and went back inside.
Mrs. Walters also said some things he should take note of before watching as he gentlemanly opened the door for Nina, shutting it and finally driving off.
* * * * *
Justin excitedly drove towards home, his eyes wandering occasionally towards the document on the car's passenger seat. It was the result of the paternity test between Emily's child and him.
He remembered how he had gotten through seeing his beloved woman but not being able to touch her not being able to say good night to her and their baby with her in his arms. He had repeatedly hypnotized himself that he completely deserved it. That he had no right to long for her until he had the evidence to prove himself innocent and finally the day had come. He did ridiculous things he thought he would never do, sneaking into her room in the middle of the night to peek at her and then silently withdrawing being just a part of them. Thankfully, he never got caught as he always chose times when she was always deeply asleep.
He imagined the look on her face when she saw the DNA test. Shock, euphoria, relief, happiness, or joy? Maybe all. He broke into a silly smile just thinking about it and couldn't help but increase the speed of his car just to get home sooner.
A few minutes he impatiently got off his car not bothering to shut the door, he knew someone will. He strode meaningfully into the room attracting the curious eyes of his mother, sister, and Selena who was probably wondering what the commotion was all about. He wasn't in the mood to satisfy their curiosity as he looked frantically around the living room, seeing no trace suggesting she was in there with them, he turned and impatiently posed a question to his curious audience.
"Where is Nina?"