Chapter nine

"Detective Bray ,do you have any news for me about Liza ?!"Clinton asked expectantly .

"Yes I do sir ! A colleague of mine informed me that she is in Zambalas !"Detective Bray said confidently .

"Zambalas ? ,but what could she possibly be doing over there ?"Clinton muttered to himself .

"Sir ! She helps a fishmonger in the market to sell her fishes .

The envelope contains every information you may need to find Miss Blaire!"

"Thank you very much !" Clinton said handing him a cheque .

"At long last ,I can finally reach you Liza .I have a lot to tell you !"Clinton made his way to the Zambalas and then to the market where the detective directed him too .

"Argh! This place stinks ! I wonder why an educated attorney would turn up to be a fishwife !

Damn!"Clinton walked through the fishmongers covering his nose .He almost wanted to puke but he controlled his guts .

"Hello sir !"One of the fishmongers said . "How much do you want ?"She asked smiling .

"I can give you a huge discount ,sir !"

Clinton knew she was reacting that way because of his stunning looks . Everyone kept their eyes on him as he stood in the center of the market .

"I'm not here to buy fishes ,instead I'm here to search for a lady .Do you know her?"He asked showing them Liza's picture .

"Liza !"One of them called out ."That's the angel he 's looking for !"

"Sir ,we know her very well ,we live with her in the same vicinity but we have not set our eyes on her since three days now .

I guess she has gone to escort Grany Jean !"One of them added .

"Who is Grany Jean ?"Clinton humbled himself to ask .

"She is the one Liza stays with !"She added .

" Alright then ,this is my contact card ,call me when they return !"Clinton said .

"As you wish handsome !"She said in her croaky voice .

"Just like that ,handsome ?"She asked almost about touching Clinton who moved away quickly .

"Have this ..!"He handed her a few notes and quickly left the place .

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"She has locked herself indoors the whole day !"Corazon said with a dull face .

"Corazon ,give her time and I'm sure she will finally accept that you and Ben are her parents !"Jean said trying to comfort her .

"I understand if she wants nothing to do with Ben and I .We failed as parents ,Jean.

My daughter has been deceived from birth and I'm sure she can't take the pain anymore .

I 'm a very powerful witch ,I can perform very powerful spells and destroy them ,I can heal and resurrect yet I failed to take my daughter's pain as my burden.

I failed to clean her tears and shower blessings and happiness on her .

What kind of a mother am I Jean?"Corazon wiped away her tears in pain .

"Corazon ,this is not your fault .Trust me when I tell you that you are the best mum Liza can ever have .

You sacrificed for her wellbeing . I know Liza very well ,she will get over this and finally accept you and Ben as her parents.

It will take time for her to absorb everything , so have patience ,Corazon !

Today ,she found out that her mentor Ben Carson happens to be her father .A multi billionaire with thirty seven hospitals who has helped many by performing different surgeries without taking any amount of money from them . Today ,she found out that the man she aspired to be like is actually her father . She has emotions and you can't take it away from her.

She's in dilemma and it will take a while for her to accept the truth !

Corazon ,Liza will surely give you a chance in her life .

All you need to do is to get close to her by fulfilling all her wishes .

Be patient and handle her with care .If possible ,live this empire and move in with her and Ben amongst the people she love .

Your daughter is an attorney and she can't win cases if she leaves in this empire all by herself .

She needs love from her family and society.

No matter our beings or personalities ,we live among humans in peace now .

We are free to do as we please ,so don't ruin this opportunity .

Start a life with your daughter but before you can do that ,you need to win her heart over and you can do that when she sees that ,you support her in everything she does.

It's time to give her all the things she missed in her life !"Jean explained .

"I have an idea Jean . Since she has not had any food today ,I think I should prepare her something to eat !"Corazon said .

"Liza , I brought you something to eat . Taste it ,it's mustard with cress sandwiches . I also added soy in case you would like to eat the cress sandwiches with it . I made it from fermented soybeans .

It's my favourite actually so I guessed you would like it !"Corazon said sitting by her side on the bed .

"We have different tastes Corazon ,I like to eat my soy mostly with wheat . Again ,I hate mustards because they make me nauseous !"I said angrily .

"Alright dear ,i would prepare wheat so that you can add it to the soy.

For the time been ,I would take these mustard and cress sandwiches away .Your health means a lot more to me, dear !"Corazon said with a motherly smile on her face .

"There's no need Corazon ,I'm not hungry so don't bother preparing me anything . If you don't mind ,I need to be alone !"I said and hid myself under the sheets while Corazon obediently left with the food .

"Corazon !"

" I can understand Jean ,but I won't give up on my daughter !"She said taking her seat .

"Hello ! Hello !! Hello !!! ,Liza I know it's you .Please don't be quiet ...[Liza doesn't talk but stays on the phone and calls it off].

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"I know it's you Liza ,even if you don't speak ,my instincts tell me so !"Clinton said .

"Sir the contact number can't be traced !"

"How possible ?!"Clinton asked unbelievably .

"I 'm sure she doesn't want you to know her location !"He added before trying again .

Clinton took some fresh air outside to think things through about Liza later that day .

"Buddy ! Why are you sitting in the garden all by yourself? "

"Klara ,Liza called !"Clinton said .

"Really ? Where is she ? "Klara asked with much expectations .

"She didn't speak but I know it's her .I went to the telephone company for them to trace her location but it couldn't be traced !

There's certainly something else I don't know !"Clinton said rising to his feet .

"Relax buddy ,my friend will definitely return for the sake of your love . Just have faith and all will be well!"Klara assured .

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"Hey beautiful ,why are you crying ?!" "Jean !"She called , hugging her .

"I called Clinton but I couldn't talk to him.

I was afraid to talk ,hearing his voice made me shiver so I called off the call. I hate to see him suffer because of me .

He was the only one who was truly truthful and loyal to me .

Clinton made me happy .During my hard times ,he was there with me .He gave me shelter ,provided me with a job and he clad me .

Jean ,he is the only one who truly makes me happy .

I love Clinton so much and I don't want to lose him !"Liza hugged Clinton tightly .