The heir and his heiress Episode 50

THE HEIR AND HIS HEIRESS

(From a nobody to a Billionaire)

⚡Chapter 50⚡

Chris POV

I called Mitchell for the umpteenth time this morning just to be sure she was okay.

She told me that a lot of people questioned her at work but besides that, nothing else happened. Fortunately, Kathryn wasn’t at the agency or things would have gotten messy.

I thought of something that I could do to divert the attention of the public from the fake pictures of Mitchell but nothing came to mind.

Should I just reveal my identity? Tha would definitely interest them as so many people are curious to know who I am but I can’t take that risk now.

Mitchell started this project and gave it her all, I can’t just ruin it in one go. If her grandparents find out that she received help from me, she might get disqualified and I know how much it will hurt her.

I guess I need to think of something else that will distract the public other than my identity. After a moment of thinking, something finally clicked.

Mr Edwardo said Kathryn wasn’t his daughter and I have the recording with me, I even have the video too. If I just upload that online, every attention will be diverted from Mitchell to Kathryn but I don’t really know if I can do that.

I know Kathryn killed my sister and Mr Edwardo has hurt me a lot and even ruined my family but if I do this, I won’t be different from them also. I really don’t know what to do to help Mitchell, if only there was a way.

As soon as it was lunch time, I drove to Mitchell’s agency and parked my car outside. I just want to spend time with her so she won’t feel lonely or have time to think about the pictures.

“How is my baby doing?” I asked after she walked into the parking lot

“Wow! What are you doing here and why didn’t you inform me?” she asked

“Am I supposed to inform my wife before coming to see her?” I asked back

“No, not that! We will leave in your car right?” she asked

“Of course, let’s go!” I held her hand and walked outside the gate where my car was parked and we drove to a restaurant

“Chris?” she called as we ate

“Yes? What is it?” I asked with a smile

“I’ve noticed something strange lately. You were eager to find your family just a month ago but now, you don’t even talk about it anymore. Did you find something?” she asked

I quickly took a glass of water and gulped it down as I thought about what to say. I don’t want to lie to her but I can’t possibly tell her the truth either. What am I supposed to do?

“Don’t tell me you’re hiding something as important as this from me again. You know how eager I was to get to the bottom of the matter with you. It’s just that I’ve been quite busy lately and I’m not chanced to help you out again. Can you tell me what you were able to find or have you already found your family?” she asked.

“I….I… Can we talk about this later? I don’t really want to talk about it now. Let’s talk about it after you complete the task given to you by your grandparents” I said

“What does the task had to do with your family?” she asked glaring at me suspiciously

“It has nothing to do with it, I just don’t want anything that will distract you” I lied

“Fine, I’ll still listen to you this once but this is the last time. Don’t hide anything from me again after this” she warned

“I definitely won’t. I also don’t want to hide it from you but the circumstances is making me do so. You’ll understand when I explain it to you” I assured

“Alright! I should get ready to return to the agency so I can sign out. I need to focus on the companies now since I have just a month and some weeks to go. I’ve come this far and I can’t give up now” she said and stood up

“If you need my help with anything at all, don’t hesitate to tell me. Whether it has to do with financial issue or not, just let me know and I will do everything in my power to help you” I said

“Wow! I feel like a child now. I promise I’ll let you know if I need anything and thank you for making me feel loved” she pecked me lightly and waved at me before leaving in her car

Kevin’s POV

I stood before Kathryn’s mansion, unable to move my legs or any other part of my body. I just stood rooted to a s₱0t with the DNA test result in my hand.

The result came out positive that day and I returned to my mansion and cried my eyes out. I starved myself for two days and I was planning to starve myself on the third day too but I suddenly lost consciousness and was taken to the hospital.

That happened yesterday so I decided to bring the test results to Kathryn and tell her the truth but I’m suddenly scared and nervous. I feel like running back to my mansion but I can’t even seem to move right now.

After standing at the same s₱0t for a long time, I finally moved my legs and knocked on the gate. The gate opened up almost immediately and I went in,side.

Everywhere was as silent as a graveyard and it just made me more scared. I knocked on the main door and it soon opened, with Kathryn standing before me.

“What do you want?” she snapped rudely

“Can I come in?” I asked gently

I didn’t miss the shocked look she heard on her face and I can’t blame her. Even I can’t believe that I have such a calm and sober voice.

She moved aside and let me in as she stood still in shock. After I went in, she closed the door and face me.

“So? What do you want? Are you here to force yourself on me like you did the last time? Well, this is my mansion, not yours and nothing can happen here without my consent” she said

I couldn’t even look her in the face as tears rolled down my cheeks. I’m so broken right now and I won’t be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life.

I slowly went down on my knees and stretched the DNA test result to her still crying helplessly.

“What is this?” she scoffed

“A pregnancy test result should be presented by the female so what is this? You can’t possibly tell me that you’re pregnant right? And why are you even crying? Being pregnant is supposed to be a good news right?” she mocked

Why is she just making things h-rder for me? I already hate my life and she’s just making it worse.

“Can you please take a look at the result?” I managed to say

“Well, let’s see! Are you going to give birth to triplets or quadruplets? It’s not a bad idea though. You can get a nanny to take care of them” she said as she took out the result from the envelope

“W…hat is this?” she stuttered after a few minutes

“Answer me!” she s¢ræmed when I refused to say a word

“It’s the DNA test result of us” I said with my eyes closed

“So? You’re saying we are related? Do you think I will believe this sh*t just because the hospital is renowned?” she shouted

“I did it in two hospitals because I couldn’t believe it myself. I…..” I said and paused, not knowing what to say again

As if right on cue, her phone decided to ring at that moment and I heaved a sigh of relief. That’s going to buy my some time at least.

She picked the call and talked to the person but u couldn’t hear what was heard from the other end. From the look of things though, I don’t think it’s something pleasing with how shocked she is.

I just hope whatever happened isn’t something that will complicate matters for me.

I’m still finding it hærd to believe that I did something so terrible to my own Diana. I think I’m the biggest jerk on earth.

Kathryn’s POV

I slowly dropped my phone after the call ended and stared at nothing in particular.

The detective just called to tell me that he found my family. He said Kevin is my brother to start with and I can find my mom through him. My dad already died so he said I shouldn’t try finding him and I can get the rest details from Kevin. My real name isn’t even Kathryn but Diana. How does any of this make any sense?

“Diana?” Kevin called out and I slowly turned around to face him

I really am Diana and Kevin’s sister? I was hoping I’d find an evidence or anything at all that will prove Kevin and the detective wrong but seeing as he addressed me as Diana, I think it’s real.

But no matter how real it feels, I can’t believe it still. Kevin Russell is the same guy that forced himself on me a few days ago. I still remember the scene vividly like it just happened and now, he turned out to be my brother?

What exactly did I do wrong? I didn’t hurt anyone in anyway so why am I going through this hærdsh¡p? Could it be because of Chris sister, Dora? I didn’t even do it on purpose, it was just a mistake.

“I know that you can’t forgive me. You won’t be able to forgive me for as long as you live because even I also can never forgive myself but still, can you let me treat you like my sister from now on?

My sister was my everything when she was alive and the moment I heard she was dead, my soul died alongside her. I started hating everyone around me and I guess I slowly turned into a monster without realizing it.

No amount of pleas will get to you, I’m well aware of that but I miss my sister a lot. I miss my sister so much and I just want to hold her in my arms and feel her warmth. Can you let me do that at least?

You don’t have to accept me as your brother, you don’t have to forgive or love me. Just give me that chance to take care of my younger sister. Please Kathryn, can you do this one thing for me?” he asked in tears

I couldn’t control the tears that streamed down my face either and my face was soon soaked in tears. If not for what recently happened between us, I would have jumped into his arms even before he completes his sentence because I’ve always wanted to know how it feels like to have an older brother.

Elder brothers are usually overprotective and you always feel safe around them. They are totally different from your sisters who are only jealous of your accomplishments in life.

“Kathryn?” he called again

I stared at him one last time and finally looked away. I wiped my eyes clean and took a few steps towards him.

“Leave!” I ordered

“I….I should leave?” he stuttered

“Am I speaking french? Do you want me to call the security to throw you out instead? If you really want to retain your pride, get out now while I’m asking nicely” I said

“I don’t have anymore pride to retain and I don’t care about whatever you do to me. I just want you to permit me to treat you like my sister or else I won’t leave” I said adamantly

“You won’t leave? Fine then! You leave me with no choice”

I picked up the landline and put a call across to the security who arrived in no time.

“Throw him out and don’t ever let him into this building from today” I said

“Yes ma’am!”

They bowed politely and took Kevin out of my mansion. I made sure not to look at him as he was being taken away because I might just ask them to let him go.

Now that I found out the truth about my family, I feel like my life has suddenly turned into a nightmare. Wouldn’t it be better to just be Mr Edwardo’s daughter?

TBC…….

©️ Tricia