Chapter 18

MCLAIN'S POINT OF VIEW

I waited for Patrick to come. He came and we sat down. Emily was with me, I had begged her to stay, so I could explain things to her. I know I had a lot of explaining to do. I have not been in such a situation before.

" What do we do" I asked Patrick. He sat down. He was not saying anything. He seemed to be lost in his world. I know that I created the mess, but I was going to sort this out with Patrick. I should not have gone ahead and had something to do with Larissa. It was a total disaster.

" Should we invite her over, to plead with her to go back and make another remark stating that it was all false?" That was what was in Patrick's head. I wonder how that is ever going to work. Larissa would not agree to a peaceful confrontation. She had trouble under her sleeves. I knew that it would not work on her, she was smarter than that.

" This will not work Patrick, we need another thing to do, we need another idea. She definitely will not accept this" I explained to Patrick that his plans would not move her. She was higher than that, and she would not settle peacefully with us.

"Who is this lady?" Emily asked me. I knew it was time to explain things to her. She was supposed to know what happened. I held her hands, helping her to stand up as I led her up the stairs. I needed to explain things to her in private. We got to our bedroom and I sat her down like she was a toddler. I know that the public humiliation that she was also getting was because of me being so careless. I tried to apologize to her first, to calm her nerves. I begged her to forgive me. I never saw this coming. I never imagined that she would do this to me.

" Look, Emily. Her name is Larissa. We met when I had gone to a party sometime last year and we had something that night after the party. My mistake was that I didn't stop it or stop whatever I had with her. We continued for a while but I promise you that we had no agreement whatsoever about marriage" I tried so hard to explain it to her.

She sat there looking at me like she had seen a ghost.

" So who is the liar?" I was not expecting her to ask me such a question because I had poured out my heart explaining to her what happened

" She is lying. She is just in pain because I didn't marry her, she just wants to ruin our marriage, can't you see? I asked her

" I can't see it, you used and dumped her because your mother had brought you someone who would hand over her father's will to you" She said those words to me and it left me devastated. How I'm earth was she gathering such annoying thoughts?

She thinks I was aware of her father's act of willing his assets to whoever marries her or she thinks my mum and I planned it all? I had to let her be. My reputation was at stake, I was not in the mood to fight with Emily at that moment.

I left the room, slamming the door behind me. I went back to Patrick. Before I could sit and face Patrick and whatever solution he had in his head, my mother was driving into the compound.

I didn't expect her to come over to my house. Like, we could handle this without her presence, especially now that Emily is accusing her of whatever happened to her parents. I was so confused.

She came inside and walked like she bought the grounds she walked on. She looked at Patrick.

" Good day ma'am" Patrick greeted her

" You haven't handled it yet, why waste so much time" she said to Patrick ignoring his greetings.

She sat down, running her eyes everywhere around the place.

" McLain, how did you get into such a mess, I work so hard for this family and you go about with someone who has nothing to offer you, some cheap girl looking for who has money to throw on her, look at what she has done. I tried to keep whatever it was private and not cause nuisance" I was not expecting those words right now. I just wanted to handle this issue and let it end.

" I'm sorry Mum, and you have to help me with this, I'm sure that was why you came all the way to help me, what do we do" I asked her in all sincerity.

" We? McLain, I didn't sleep with that lady. You did. This is your issue, you brought this on yourself. So do not say we, or maybe you are referring to you and Patrick" she said as she rolled her eyes at me and then back to Patrick.

" Alright fine mum, what should I do" I asked her following her instructions of taking my issues personal

My mum looked around the place, seems she was looking for something.

" Where is she" she asked, I knew who she was asking after

" Upstairs" I answered her. I didn't want her talking about Emily.

" Well, because I do cherish all I have worked hard for, and because I do not want it to go down the drain. You are so careless, McLain. I already fixed this, but she wants something" my mother said keeping a straight face. I did not understand what she meant by saying that she already fixed it. She left me even more confused.

" What did you do? I asked her because I knew my mother had her ways but I wanted to know what she had done this time.

" She will soon be here" my mum.

Patrick and I looked at her Like she was out of her mind.