Get The Act Together

Get The Act Together
Conrad's POV

I kept staring at my bed, hoping that Arabella would come back to her senses and locate her room but I was wrong, i checked my phone but the basted hasn't called, she was never one to go a moment without calling me, i checked the time and it was late, too late for her to return home but in all of that, why would Emilia take off with her like that? what kind of game was she playing that i failed to see. No one has been able to outsmart, not even my enemies, I lay on my bed, thinking and moving up my plans, i couldn't afford to lose, not when I had come so close to the goldmine I had craved for so long. A faint knock came at my door and on opening it, it was my boy who had his teddy bear by his side, his face looking all sad.

"What's wrong Michael?" I asked and he walked past me and sat on the bed, his face still squeezed.

"Where's mom? She left, is she not coming back?" he asked and all I could do was fake a smile, staring at him made me realize how far I had come and how far I was willing to go regardless of the odds. Michael was the key to it all and having him on my side was worth the wait, the pain, and the efforts of my plan.

"Your mother doesn't care about us, she only cares about herself, you see the way she abused me, she's losing her mind," I said calmly while rubbing his hair gently, the look of disappointment on his face was all I wanted, and seeing that look made me smile.

"Why is she acting that way, Father? I still love her but she scares me now, i want all of us to be together" his innocent voice revealed, if only he knew the truth, his innocence was adoring to stare at, I was once like him, innocent and naive, free spirited and open but the world taught me a bitter lesson and I learned quickly.

"I'm trying to help your mother but she doesn't want my help, your mother is losing her mind, you must stay away from her if you don't want to get hurt, stay as far away from her!" I warned him.

He still couldn't process the reality of everything that has happened, his innocent brain was adorable but I needed his personality completely changed.

"Michael, do you want to get hurt, did you see how your mother attacked me first today?" 

"Yes she did but you can find a place in your heart to forgive her dad, she's still my mother"

I knelt before him, bringing my face to his level before uttering another word "I'm trying my best to help your mother, but for the time being, I want you to stay clear so she doesn't hurt you. Come to me if you need anything, I'm here for you Michael" I assured my little boy before pressing a tender kiss on his forehead.

"I love you Daddy" he confessed and kissed my cheek, leaving a genuine smile on my face as he walked to his room.

I poured myself a glass of Whiskey and searched the internet if they had been any new sightings of my wife, how can she manage to stay off the radar for this long? I took a short walk to my garden to smoke a little.

"Bruce, I need you to search the town for my wife, where do you think she and her friend might have gone to?" I asked my bodyguard who smoked with me.

"We kept an eye on both of them boss, Miss Arabella is in Emilia's house as we speak, probably sobbing" Bruce revealed mockingly.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg, I haven't even started yet, she has no idea what's coming for her" I boasted for a moment as I smoked heavily.

I never loved Arabella from the start, I hated the thought of her existing, let alone becoming my wife and the mother of my child but the end of it all drew closer than I anticipated. Putting up the pretense for years hasn't sat well with me, not even for a day. I was still lost in my thoughts when my phone buzzed, it was a text from Emilia.

"My love, things will go far smoothly than we anticipated" her text read and for a moment, I was curious to know what she was up to and why she even wanted to interfere, knowing how pissed I was at her after the meeting with the investors.

I called her immediately and she answered after declining my first two calls, all i could hear was loud music popping in the background.

"What the hell do you think you're up to? Where are you?" I asked.

"Covering your tracks if it isn't that obvious to you" She answered harshly.

"My tracks are well covered, they have been covered for years and they will remain covered for as long as I'm alive" I replied and took a glass of champagne to ease down my stress.

"Meet me at this address tomorrow, I have something to show you" and with that, she ended the call, leaving me in utter suspense.

I retreated to my bed and slept peacefully only to wake up to discover what Emilia has been up to, i arrived far earlier than the time she gave, and seeing her come out of the taxi made me smile. Her steps were elegant and her face was nothing short of beautiful unlike the masquerade I married.

"My darling woman, get your ass over here" I ordered seductively with my hands wide apart, she ignored my gestures and kissed me passionately.

"I won't be here for long, I just have something to show you" 

"You did overstep your boundaries yesterday, you must play your role and don't get spotted or I may have to dispose of you so quickly!" 

"Coming from a man who left his tracks open to the enemy, turning her against her son wasn't a smart move, not even for you, you are making it too obvious" she lashed out.

"I know what I'm doing, but I can't say the same for you" 

"The woman you call your wife hasn't been faithful in the past few hours, it's a shame that she's more of a whore than me, the innocent ones always come out sour in the end," she said and turned around but I pinned her against my SUV.

"What do you mean by that? What do you know and what did you do?" I asked harshly, my anger slowly getting to my head.

She took out her phone and I grabbed the phone at once but hesitated for a moment, what could be inside?.

"What's in here?" I asked curiously.

"Why don't you find out?" she asked.

I unlocked the phone and for some minutes, hoping to be disappointed by her poor efforts, my jaw almost dropped to the ground, my eyes couldn't fathom what they had seen. I tried to react but my body felt numb.

"This can't be my wife, this can't be her!" I screamed in anger...