Chapter 61: Chapter 61

Freddy immediately hurries to my room.

As soon as he moves into the room, I feel like throwing up. I hold my mouth right hand while pointing at a little bucket a bit far from me with my left finger. He helps me grab it, he takes it to my and I vomit inside. “Sorry!” I say. “It's fine, are you done?” he cuts some tissue and gives it to me. “Yes!” I nod my head as I grab the tissue. He calls for a nurse and hands it over to her.

Then he seats next to me “What are you suffering from?” he asks with a guilty face. “From your lies” I reply and his shoulders slump helplessly. “Sheila, I didn't lie to you,” he says.

“Then what happened?” I look at him and he looks back at me. He seems speechless. “You see, that is what I hate about you. You never want to say anything, you just want me to believe you blindly and I can't do that anymore. Is either you speak now or leave for good!”

“Okay but I don't know where to start. I don't even know what I'm doing in Denver in the first place, — I mean, I was so angry that I couldn't stand anybody and the only thing that came to my mind is you. I took that flight without thinking about anybody or anything except you” he says and I look at him straight into his eyes my heart detects no lie but I know that he is lying.

“When I rush home and I didn't see you for a few seconds I felt like my heart was going to stop beating. Sheila, I don't know how to justify myself, -- I don't even want to say this, but I think that I'm in love with you. I thought that this was never going to happen again but here I am!”

“Freddy, don't play with me, I don't have the strength to fight you,” I say with a butterfly feeling in my belly. As usual, he makes me vulnerable.

“Ain't playing” he holds my hand. “Then what is all that in the news? Why were you sneaking out of the house? Freddy, I need you to tell me what's going on. What else do you want from me?”

“I just want you to love me!” he says. “But you have a fiancee, I don't want to be your whore” I say. “You mean, Erika? She doesn't love me. Our parents are behind all this mess. I had no idea about what was awaiting me when…” he finally narrates his story and for me, it's too good to ve real.

“…I tried calling you but your number wasn't going through. I missed you!” he kisses my palms with the bandage. “Freddy, I don't know what to believe. Why don't you leave her and start all over then?” I ask.

“I told you, I can't. I don't love her yet I have no power over this. I can't allow my dad to go away with all that I have worked for, for all these years. I can't! But I promise you, to put an end to all that as soon as I figure a way to deal with my father” he says. “I understand, but you can leave him with all that and start over again. I'm sure he will be proud of you. I have savings, ab, — about thirty thousand dollars, — it is a good start”

“Oh Sheila, thank you for caring. I appreciate but thirty thousand dollars is very small for me to start over. I need millions, —- billions of dollars” he says. “Then find, we can sell that house and rent something smaller... That house can be a million dollars. It's a good start!” I propose.

“You can immediately how happy I am to know that you want me in your life as much as I want you in mine but that house is yours. We are going to sell it as soon as possible and someone is already working on it. The money is yours and it will be too risky to invest that money. What if it fails? We will be forced to live miserably. That's not the life I want to offer you. I want you to be happy, Sheila”

“How come you have someone sell the house without my concern?” I ask with shock. “Yea, I contacted him a few minutes ago. My father knows about the house and I don't want him to take that away from you. All the money will be credited to your account as soon as possible. You can get something else while waiting for me”

“Hmmm, while waiting for you?“ I glare at him furiously. “Yes. I was scared to ask you this a few days ago but now, I'm not scared anymore. Sheila, I want you to wait for me and I promise you...”

“Shhhttt!” I place my finger on his lips before he can finish his speech “Don't make too many promises. I hate you, -- I mean, I hated you but I'm happy you came to fix your wrongs and…” he glares at me so softly that before I can realise it, we are already kissing with my left hand caressing his beard, slowly moving to his neck. Oh, my goodness, I missed that too...

Suddenly, I break the kiss “So what about your wedding?” I glare at him straight into his eyes. The look on his face changes as he slightly frowns “I have to go back to Boston as soon as possible to continue playing the game but I will always be here on weekends” he says and it makes me feel bad.

“So what does that makes me, -- Us?” I ask. “Clandestine, lovers!” he grins. He holds my hand and kisses it saying “I missed you”. Damn my heart is racing.

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* Television station *

At LiveTV studios behind the scene, Erika is restless “Where the hell is Freddy?” she asks Freddy’s father. “I have no idea, he’s supposed to be here, he knows, — I told him”

“Only 20mins left and everyone is here except him, why?” she worries. “My daughter, he will be here soon if his father says so” her mother consoles her. She's so nervous. “Mum, call dad to send someone that will bring him here even by force,” she says and her mother looks at her daughter with slight confusion. “Good idea!” Freddy’s dad exclaims.

“I will do no such thing. He will be here let's be patient” her mother replied. “Erika, get ready you are starting in a five-minute” the coordinator comes and says then he bypassed them as he moves away, quickly.

Five minutes pass and Freddy doesn't show up as Erika feared and now she's forced to start the show alone without him by her and this makes her very angry. ‘Freddy you will pay for this!’ she tells herself deep down as she climbs the stage to take a seat opposite the host.

They are sitting at a white round table, opposite Erika is the host, a journalist who will interview Erika. Normally, she was expecting Erika and her fiance.

“Welcome to the Live show, Erika” the lady presenting the show welcomes her with a smile. “Thank you, Nina,” says. “Erika, we were told that you were coming with your partner so why are you here alone? Did he get cold feet?” Journalist asks. “Unfortunately, he's not feeling fine so he won't be able to make it. Unless it's a miracle” she smiles.

“Oh, that's sad. We wanted both of you here today. However,  you are here one is better than nothing so let us start...” she says.