CHAPTER 98

Kicking Her Out Of The House

Benedicta looked at Maurice's face and she knew better than to lie to him but there was no way she was also going to accept defeat so she decided to go the easy route.

Beg..beg like a dog.

"Cousin…about what is going on, I can explain," Benedicta says, looking at Maurice and not looking at anyone else and Alexa snorted seeing her arrogant actions.

"What! Do you want to explain? About what exactly? Ohh…the fact that you are thinking that you still have a way to turn this around is alarming," Alexa says looking at Benedicta but the lady did not bother with Alexa but instead faced Maurice.

"You know me very well cousin…you know I have never done things without a reason?" Benedicta says with hopeful eyes hoping that Maurice is going to believe her but the man's gaze is rather cold and not welcoming.

While Benedicta was trying to soothe Maurice's mood, Penelope decided to steal a glance at the man knowing that might be the last time she was going to see him up close.

'He is truly the epitome of beauty overthrowing the beauty of a girl' Penelope complimented Maurice's handsomeness and her gaze moved towards Alexa and she felt that the lady looked rather familiar.

She knew that she hadn't met the lady before but anytime she looked at her she always felt like she was looking at another person.

'Or maybe I am thinking too much,' she thought.

"Cousin, you know I can never fool you, right? But the thing is…I am…I did everything for you, I knew how you write desperately looking for that girl so I decided to lessen your burdens and looked for her instead," Benedicta says, her face lightening up with the lie she came up with.

"Oh, is that why you got me an imposter too? So you can lessen my burden?" Maurice asked and Benedicta saw that Maurice was really pissed and his smile was getting chilly.

"Please, he forgives me, cousin, I am not going to do that anymore," Benedicta says, getting on her knees and Alexa was shocked seeing the almighty Benedicta on her knees.

Benedicta was aware that what she did must not get to her grandfather. She was going to get grounded for life. That is why she was swallowing her pride and begging the man she has always had eyes for to forgive her.

She was begging shamelessly.

Maurice was not moved by Benedicta's act but he knew he had to give her a chance for redemption…for the good of everyone.

"Yes, I am going to be merciful," Maurice says standing up from his seat, and when Benedicta hears that she is hopeful thinking that her cousin is not that bad.

"Since you want to keep what you did under the carpet I don't see a reason to broadcast it and it won't look good on you too…that's why I am going to give you 10 minutes to pack your bags and leave my estate," Maurice stated and Benedicta's eyes widened hearing that.

"What! You are kicking me out?" She asked with disbelief evident in her voice and Maurice smiled hearing her words and he wondered why her cousin likes to misunderstand.

"What are you saying? I am not kicking you out…I am giving you a choice to pack your things honorably and not letting me do that for you," Maurice says and Benedicta shakes her head.

"No, I am not going to go! I would not let you kick me out!" She yelled, and Alexa shook her head at her desperate actions.

"Why don't you just leave when you are being asked nicely, you are not expecting to stay in this house after what you have done, right?" Alexa asked and Benedicta glared at her hearing her words.

"Stay out of my sight you witch!" Age cursed and Maurice hissed at her unruly actions.

Benedicta might think that he was being easy with her but that was not true. He knew that if his grandfather heard what he had been up to he was going to get disappointed since he liked him to be flawless that was why he was keeping it under.

But he was not going to tolerate a sneaky person like Benedicta leaving under his house and disrespecting his wife…that was his bottom line.

"Guards!" Maurice screamed and guards rushed to the dining hall surprising Benedicta who was causing a scene and Penelope who was staying behind watching the scene that was unfolding.

"Escort her out and if she is a little bit loud, don't forget to kick her out of the estate," Maurice says and Benedicta went mad hearing that and she shifted back in fear seeing the guards moving closer to her.

She never thought that she was going to get kicked out of the house she pulled a string to live in.

"No, I can't let you do that! I can't let you kick me out!" Benedicta yelled, as the guards bundled her and dragged her out of the house.

Her loud voice echoes throughout the house and the maids can't help but sigh seeing how the lady was bent on not leaving but Maurice did not spare her a glance as the guards escorted her out.

His gaze turned towards Penelope who was standing at one side trying her best to be invisible and Maurice scoffs.

"Since you are done here I am going to give you 10 minutes to pack your things and you should be lucky that it ends here," Maurice says calmly and Penelope nods her head rushing out of the place and Alexa heaves a sigh of relief.

"I think I have to commend you, Mr. Heather, you did all this without pulling out anyone's hair for fooling you but you sorted it out rather calmly that I am jealous of your composure," Alexa complimented but Maurice told her that it was nothing.

After making sure that the house was free of the frauds Maurice left for work and the unemployed Alexa returned back to her room.

Alexa went back to the room exhausted by the day's event and she strides towards the bed to take a nap since she hadn't resumed working yet.

"It's really great to be unemployed…I just have to wake up, eat, and go back to sleep," Alexa mumbled, slumping on the bed and she moaned gently immediately as her back hit the bed.

"This would have been nice if it goes in every day," Alexa moaned and she started to drift off slowly to sleep but the sound of her phone blaring up jolted her out of her sleep.

"Who is that.." Alexa was picking up her phone angrily but her words trailed off when she saw it displayed on the screen and she immediately sat upright on the bed.

"What's going on? Why did you call me? Who gives you the right to call me!" Alexa berates the person on the other side of the phone but the person just scoffs not taking her threat to heart.

"What are you saying? Did you mean I should not call you instead? Or do you mean for me to call another person you ask them what to ask you?" The person on the other side of the phone asked and Alexa was so disturbed by his words that she could not help but bite her lips anxiously.

"Ok, what did you want?" Alexa asked and the person on the other side of the phone smiled hearing her words.

"I want one thousand dollars," he says and a gasp escapes Alexa's mouth.

"What! One thousand dollars! Where am I to get that from?" Alexa yelled, and her lips shook in fear.

"Yeah, get me that and there would not be a problem!" The person says and Alexa scoffs knowing that was a lie but she decides to trust the psycho one more time.

"Ok, I will bring it to you…just hold on for me," Alexa said and she hung up on the call but the question was where was she going to get that money from?