Bab 2: Chapter 2. An interesting little woman
An Interesting little woman
They stopped at a big ice cream shop after a few minutes drive, Jeff Madison stepped out of the car and thankfully the queue was very short. He soon returned with three plates of chocolate flavoured ice cream and she received it with a glee and delved into in while staining her mouth. Xavier took a serviette and cleaned her little lips while rubbing her hair. She glared at him in return and smoothened her hair while the later chuckled. Jeff saw everything that happened through rear mirror and shook his head at the boss's playful antics.
The large gate to the Charles Lawson's mansion pulled open automatically and their car drove in, on the porch stood an elegant, well proportioned and beautiful woman in her late forties.
"Mom, I missed you", Isabella ran out of the car and the mom gave her a bear hug.
"Oh look at my baby, she has grown into a lady", Isabella spun on the spot in respond to her comment.
Her son alighted from the vehicle and strolled towards the mother daughter duo in a relaxed manner.
"Look who is here", the mother feigned anger.
" I doubt if he has been returning home to keep you company", she stuck out her tongue.
"it's good you are here, come in for a while. Lunch will soon be ready", Helena Lawson's heart broke for her son who is a workaholic.
"No mom, next time. I have to run along because I have to host a meeting to attend in half an hours time", he glanced at his expensive Philippine wristwatch which shone under the sun.
"Your body is more important than work you have achieved a stable position at the moment. Why work so much and wear yourself out?" Her heart ached.
"Mom, I need to go", he took long strides back to his car.
"Can't even console his mom, you are so cold big brother", teased Isabella.
" It's ok bella, can we go inside now? I worry so much about this son of mine", took a last look at his lone figure before she went inside.
The Maids bowed as they took her luggage inside. They were filled with excitement and some traces of amazement when their gaze fell on the beautiful Isabella.
In the car Xavier rubbed his glabella lightly.
"Take me to Leron's restaurant, are the contracts here with you?", he closed his eyes.
"Yes sir, I have all the documents regarding the award of the contract to LAMI's Technologies", he swiped the tablet as he searched for the documents. Jeff Madison started the car and drove out of the compound.
Somewhere in the suburbs of America....
"Grand ma, am back", Ava flung her school bag on the only old chair in their one room apartment as she proceeded to find her grandma in the garden.
Ava Charlotte a 19 year old high school girl jogged as she searched for her 54year old grandma. She finally found her tending to the vegetables.
"Grandma, have been looking everywhere for you, am ready to deliver the cupcakes", she twirled her ponytail around her forefinger.
"Oh dear", the old woman straightened up, "check the kitchen, I have packaged everything. Lest I forget, no fighting and bullying on the road"
"But grandma, they are the ones who are weak. They can't fight back".
" You are girl, remember. You ought not to fight", wiped her hands as her face began to get pale. Ava noticed the situation and led her back to the house.
"Grandma can you please get less stressed until I get enough money for your surgery?", Ava became extremely worried. She breathed out as she helped her to rest on the bed.
"Silly child", smiled faintly. "Am perfectly fine, it's one of the things old people have to go through".
Ava clenched her tiny fist as determination surged through her veins. I got you grandma, I must make sure you get treated. she kept repeating that in her mind.
"It's really fine", Ava's grandma murmured. Her gaze softened as she gaze at Ava with a warmth filled gaze. Yes she is my gift, she chanted that mantra in her heart.
Ava changed out of her ripped jeans trousers and proceeded to arrange the wares in her little basket on her bicycle.
"Bye grandma", she ran out of house with full speed.
"walk slowly Ava", she chuckled lightly at her rash behaviour and shook her head reminiscing on how their path crossed many years ago.
Nineteen years ago.......
In the most dirtiest and dark alley lay a few months old baby wrapped in a shawl. She was very beautiful, so beautiful for words to describe. The alley was quiet as May (Ava's grandma) decided to take that route back home. May was already divorcee as her marriage failed due to her medical condition which could not afford her to bear children. As a nurse in a small clinic, she has seen cases of child abandonment on road sides and in dump sites. She knew she couldn't let go of the baby, the baby chose that moment to cry and the sound tugged at her heart. That's how she took her home and named her Ava Charlotte. Right from then, she couldn't bring herself to tell Ava that she is not her biological grandma despite being asked the question many times by Ava. She made up stories about her parents fatal accident yet she always find it difficult when she sees how rapid the girl has grown into a lady.
Ava rode at full speed because she was late as against the normal delivery time. She stopped at the small tuck shop, gave some of the cake and got her money.
"You are late again today, Ava", said the owner of the shop. An easygoing woman in her late forties.
"Sorry ma'am, I will come early next time", she ride off as she waved at the woman.
Close to an intersection, a car negotiated a bend and they almost crashed. She fell and the cupcakes scattered. The car stopped and Jeff came down to asses the damage he thought he has caused.
"Are you blind?, How could someone as dumb as you drive on the road", she cursed as she cleaned her bruised elbow.
"Am really sorry but you were as fault too, she should have checked before crossing", feeling a deep sense of righteousness.
"You are the dumb and blind one", her face became immediately red due to anger.
Jeff was at his wits end, simultaneously the car window rolled down as a handsome man signaled to him to come nearer. Ava squinted and gazed at the man with disdain. Humph as expected of rich and wealthy people, throwing their weight around.
"Hey you, you had better come down from your high horses and pay for this damage".
She has a smart mouth, you would never know when your nemesis will watch with you, he lamented internally on her behalf.
Does she know who he is? She is practically seeking for death and would never know how she died.
That heaven defying beauty made her feel unimportant and she subconsciously felt her warm and tender face.
Stupid! idiot! She scolded herself. She is such loose woman, how did she get there? She breathed out to clear her thoughts.
All this while, Xavier has been observing her little actions.
"Hey, what are you looking at?" A few dollars notes fell into her line of vision as she was ranting.
"What?"
"This is a compensation from my boss, it can cater for the damage done"
Ava had never felt so insulted in her life like she has been right now.
"Are you buying me off with such a cheap amount? Or is your boss so poor that he can't afford amount grater than this?", She gave a low wicked laughter.
She had secretly taken his pictures a while ago, just being curious was sometimes good. She really intend to lay around with this man perhaps he just inherited his father's money and company. Little did she expect to have a mouth watering and juicy secrets.
Hehehehe, I will check later to know who this arrogant bull is.
She gave them her middle finger and rode off quickly.
Xavier narrowed his eyes as he thought of that little fox like faced girl who just gave him a middle finger. He felt like laughing, what a nice day!
Phew! That was close! Jeff almost cried when the girl gave them her middle finger.
Xavier has never been interested in a woman before because he sees them as desperate and clingy but this little woman has piqued up his interest in a way he is yet to understand.
"Run a background check on that lady", a smile found his way to his lips. Jeff froze for a moment, did his boss just smile? He has never seen him smile in the few years he has spent with him.
No woman has ever dared to challenge him but her actions kind of made his lower body to twitch for a long time. He glanced at his lower body as he cursed himself. When did he start having perverted thoughts? Jeff entered the driver's seat and instinctively looked at his boss, what he saw made him to almost vomit blood but the former's freezing gaze made him to concentrate on starting the car.
Yes boss, I did not see anything.
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