Chapter 25: Chapter 25

(Vivienne)

I was sweating all over keeping my eyes away from the grumpy man who was enraged beyond reason. I only looked up at him one time but his red eyes were enough to scare the living daylight out of me. I acted in a naive way despite everything I was told about getting in his room and touching his things and now he was angry at me although he only shouted at me once, to leave his room and never set my feet there. I was anxious as I sat in the living room waiting for the victor to come so that I could say sorry to him

I saw Beverly walk in a few minutes ago and I guessed she was seeing Victor. I was hoping to see her so I asked her a few questions about Victor

"It's just been two weeks and you made him angry...tsk tsk...I wonder where he picked a classless girl like you from" as if my situation wasn't enough I have to deal with Monica's tantrums. She approached where I was sitting and sat down elegantly as she reached for a fashion magazine on the side table and crossed her legs elegantly. I looked up and knew she was referring to me.

"You are so incompetent...who knows what you will do next to make Victor angry"Monica added cheekily as she flipped pages loudly. My throat turned even more dry as I lowered my head and looked at my hands. It was just two weeks and I made Victor angry but I was Justin seeing his wife's photos. It wasn't like I was doing something else. I was curious about his late wife, what happened to her for Victor to be so distant.

His behavior was not normal. I saw it the first night I spent little time with him. He was hurt and in all honesty, I failed to understand why Monica did notice Victor's behavior. He got drunk in the worst way possible, what if he did the same thing he did that other time and caused an accident. Someone needed to talk to him and make him understand that death was normal

"Monica I know you hate me and…"

"Hate is a strong word...I dislike you...I don't even know why Victor decided to get s naive girl like you" she cut me off when I tried to say something, I was taken aback by her behavior as she turned to face me. She was looking beautiful and refined despite it being so late at night. I had to say she was elegant. Her behavior was high class and her sense of fashion was good but why did she dislike me when she just met me. Or was it because her late sister's husband chose me as his surrogate not her

"I'm sorry but I don't see why you should hate me just because Mr. Ellison chose me as his surrogate*I said straight with a serious facial expression. A woman like Monica always found a way to degrade others. I noticed she loved basking in other people's miseries and when I made a mistake and victor scolded me for it, I was certain she was thrilled

"Surrogate or not...you don't deserve to carry my sister's child...it's a shame she's no more….this house was a better one but now...even good for nothings can come and go as they wanted...how pathetic, "Monica said with a disdainful look. I was caught off guard by her bitter words, she wasn't even related to Victor to call others good for nothing because just like others she was staying there when she was supposed to have her apartment.

I thought the words were for me but when I looked up, I saw Beverly approaching oy then did I realize, Monica was referring to Beverly but why because she was Victor's secretary and right hand

"Hey Monica...as you can see I'm working not sitting like some divorcee who does nothing but paint her nails to get over her heartbreak" to my surprise Beverly counted back harshly and I saw as Monica brutally rose to her feet and nearly landed a heavy slap across Beverly's face unfortunately Beverly was quick to hold her hand in midair and I sat there as the two women stood face to face, Beverly was calm that her anger was not visible but when I turned to Monica, she was fuming in anger that her chest was rising and falling rapidly that I felt fear, the tension between them

"Stay within your limits you good for nothing ugly bitch...I can end your little job with just with the snap of my fingers" Monica shrugged Beverly's hand away with so much strength that I saw how Beverly flinched but soon composed herself. Every word from Monica was harsh that I saw a flicker of sadness in Beverly's eyes and a smug tugging at the corners of Monica's lips

"I'm not on the same level as you pathetic street dogs...but I blame victor and my sister for this"just like that Monica spat out bitterly and walked away bumping into Beverly who nearly lost her balance but I rose to my feet and held her before she cod fall over

"Are you okay?"I muttered using her in place and she was shaking. I guess Monica triggered a nerve s se turned to face me

"I'm okay...this isn't new...come on sit," she said with a smile as nothing had happened. I scanned her face for a while and guessed she was good at hiding pain like me. I understood her perfectly well because poor people like us were nothing in the rich people's eyes. They saw us as gold diggers, street dogs and worthless things to be thrown away

"So...is he still angry?"I asked anxiously as Beverly sat beside me. She was talking to Victor for so long. I was new to him hence I was bound to make mistakes and get him angry but Beverly had worked for victor her entire life hence she knew him very well

"Well...he was upset but he isn't...you are new here...you didn't know anything on purpose and as you told him...you rescued Tiny from there when he was trapped, "Beverly said with a warm smile and hearing her words. My heart was at ease as I exhaled in great relief. It was good that the grumpy man heard my defense.

I told him before leaving his room that I heard Tiny barking in pain hence I rushed to help him out by then Victor was too angry to listen to me however now I understood. Even when he was extremely angry that I touched his wife's things, he still had some reasoning behind all the anger

"Please Vivie..just don't go around touching...Alisa's things...he hates that mostly" after a while of us sitting there Beverly said more seriously. She called the name Alisa and my eyes narrowed a little

"Alisa...is it his…"I started saying but Beverly gestured for me to keep quiet and I immediately kept my mouth shut. It was best I got rid of my curiosity, especially with Victor's affairs

"He's waiting for you in his study room...go before he gets angry...and I'm going I'll see you tomorrow, "Beverly said as she rose to her feet and pulled me up gently so I could stand up. I thought everything was taken care of, why was the grumpy man still after my head. It seemed he was ready to impose more rules on my head which I greatly frowned upon

After saying my goodbye to Beverly, I fixed myself and paced around the living room before I could go ahead and meet the grumpy man. I had to say, Beverly was a kind-hearted woman. I hated the way Monica spoke to her but keeping that aside, I knocked on the door to the study room and moved back as I waited for the man inside to say a come in. I was a little nervous as I fiddled with my cold hands, digging my nails in my palm while biting my bottom lip anxiously.