Chapter nineteen

"Our guests had left except for Clinton's parents and him. Thank God we had settled every little dispute!"Liza thought for a moment .

"Beautiful, can we talk for a moment ?"Corazon asked with a smile .

"I knew where it was definitely heading to .I'm sure she was about to reprimand me for what happened between Xandria and I !"Liza thought and walked further away with her to talk .

"Liza ,I love you a lot and you know nothing can change that fact about that right ?"Corazon asked with a persuasive tone .

"Yeah ,of course mummy ! Liza said simply .

"But I didn't like how you behaved with Xandria earlier at the gathering .

Liza ,I would want you to apologize to her !

Whatever you did was uncalled for especially being Eliza Blaire Carson ! Your name alone commands respect for you to behave in that manner !

It was disrespectful and embarrassing and that's why ,with much love as your mother , I'm asking you to apologize to her sincerely !

It's not a big deal after all ,right ?

We are from a reputable family and so are they .

I don't expect you to show such a behaviour towards our guests !

Apologize to her before you leave for Acart so that they don't have a bad impression about us ,alright ?"Corazon said with a straight persuading face .

"Is that so mummy ?! All you care about is your reputation ,is it ?!

I get it now ! You worry more about what others will say and think of you than my self respect !"Liza raised her voice at Corazon unexpectedly .

[Everyone comes to watch the scene and they worry about what is going on].

"Mummy ,that girl was indirectly making fun of me and I did same to her so how come you are reprimanding me ?!

It's a girl-to-girl take and so what was wrong with defending myself ,huh ?!

I'm your daughter so you will have to be on my side not hers !

Okay fine ,if you care so much about your self respect then don't forget that ,I had lived many years of my life alone without anyone by my side !

Defending myself was one of the things I learnt to do and so I will not allow her thrash me over, just because she thinks she superior to me !

I will not apologize today nor tomorrow because I have done nothing wrong!

She disrespected me just because she sees me as a street girl and not as your child !

If you won't understand then we can end it over here !

After all ,nothing will change .Right from infancy ,I have fought for people to understand me and when I met you ,I thought you would understand me better than anyone because I thought you could sense my pain but I was wrong !

You are just like everyone else who looked down on me right from infancy , but wait and see how I prove myself of worth to you and everyone who judged me wrongly !

You do well performing your duty as a mother Corazon but I'm not sure I can fulfill my duty as a daughter to you anymore !

We're done for because ,I guess you cannot handle a barbarian like me in your house anymore !

You're ashamed of me because I tried to defend myself but it's okay Corazon , I'm going back to the life I left behind me in order to please you !"Liza angrily said .

"Liza ,please try to understand me ! I want the best for you and nothing else !

I'm only trying to give you a good upbringing as a mother !"Corazon said in tears .

"A good upbringing ,is it ? So you think that my mum didn't bring me up well ,huh?!

Do you think so ?!

You care about your self respect more than your own daughter !

This is not motherhood but selfishness !

You are right ,I don't belong here ,I don't belong to this family !

I belong on the streets !

I'm still the same street girl who used to ran in the woods and hunt for butterflies because I loved them !

I lived in the cottage all my life and it was wrong for me to think that I could fit into your perfect family with so much societal respect !

I will never allow anyone to disrespect me in the name of "self esteem" because Xandria isn't better than me in any way and I will prove it to you Corazon !

And anyways ,no woman could have really brought me up like the way my mum did !

She's a gem ...!"Liza angrily walked out on her mother .

"Liza!" [Corazon calls her name repeatedly but she leaves in anger and locks herself in her room shedding tears ].

"You overreacted Corazon ! I don't like how you treated my daughter !

She's in pain all because of you ! What was the big deal in reacting like this ?!

On the contrary ,Liza did what was right !

It's high time Xandria knew her place !

My daughter is no more the street girl she knew but rather a prominent attorney and the daughter of a multi billionaire !

Respect is reciprocal so you have no right to reprimand my daughter the way you did !"Ben angrily set Corazon aside and spoke his mind to her .

"Ben ,I was just trying to set things right but I didn't know it will end up this way !"Corazon defended herself .

"Corazon ,your reputation is not more important than our daughter's happiness and dignity !

Yes ,you want to keep your reputation at high stakes because you're the head of the clan now but why take it on our daughter ?!

We are trying everything we can to make her accept us as her parents but you are ruining in that opportunity because of your of your ego!

For once , don't think about your position as head of your clan but think of yourself as a mother and put yourself in our daughter's shoes for once !

If Elisa comes to hear about this , then trust me that ,she will take our daughter from us and we will lose her completely !"Ben angrily said .

[Hazel and Marcial get involved in the conversation .

Liza continues to shed tears bitterly as Clinton consoles her . They both decide to leave for Acart before the initial time they arranged .

Liza and Clinton left for Acart without settling the misunderstanding with her mother .

Corazon gets worried that she might lose her daughter and wishes she could turn back the hands of time ].

"Come in..!"Clinton said to Liza ."It's been a long journey and I think that you should take rest !"Clinton suggested to Liza .

"We have no time to waste and personal issues shouldn't affect my work so I suggest we go to the court house and file our case for a trial date .

We should waste no time since we have spent six hours on road already !

We have two hours left to file for our case and from this apartment to the court house takes an hour which means we only have an hour to file for our case and attain a trial date !

Let's go ! We can pack our luggage later ..!"Liza said .

[Liza and Clinton left for the court house and filed for their case but did not get a trial date since the presiding judge was busy with other issues .

"Lady ,the judge is busy so I suggest you come back on Monday to see if you get a trial date and a judge to preside over your case !

The court house does not operate on Sundays ...!"Said the secretary ].

"We were just a minute late and so we couldn't get a trial date .

As soon as possible ,we need to get a judge who will preside over our case !That's why we will go early on Monday morning and wait for them if we can until we get a judge to preside over our case !"Liza said firmly .

"Liza ,you are right. We only need to talk to the Acosta family and grab the CCTV images of what actually happened and after we are done we can present a solid evidence to the court to prove that the accused actually deserves to rot behind bars for the rest of his life !

Don't worry Liza ,we have everything to win the case and be rest assured of that !"Clinton assured her .

"Clinton ,I want to be there when all the accusations dawn on him !

Seeing him behind bars will give me much pleasure !"Liza emphasized .

"Just trust me Liza ,we will win this case .For the time been ,let's go through the files !"Clinton suggested and they began doing so .

"Are you hungry ?"Clinton asked Liza who was yawning already and rubbing her palms on her stomach .

"I'm sure he asked because my stomach growled !"Liza thought .

"Let's go have dinner at the near by restaurant and trust me ,you will love their food!"Clinton said happily .

"It was my first time in Acart so I guess I had to follow his commands .

The restaurant wasn't big but it was comfortable and well furnished . I loved the place !"

*Miss ,what would you like to order ?*Said the waiter who was starring at Liza as if she was a statue .

"Lobster sauce and rice !"She said simply .

"Since it was a sea food restaurant ,lobster sauce was the perfect food to have .It was a sauce made from chicken broth ,garlic ,ginger ,fermented black beans and egg thickened with cornstarch !"

"Did you hear what I said ?"She asked the waiter who was lost in wilderness .

It took Clinton to bring him back to life from his imaginations .

*I'm sorry miss ,but you are just too beautiful !*He said bluntly and this shocked both Liza and Clinton .

"What?!"They both chorused in surprise .

*You are glowing and I couldn't help but look as everyone in the restaurant is doing same .

All ladies have got their eyes on you sir ! Forgive me for intruding into your personal lives but you are both sinfully beautiful !*The waiter said with a huge smile on his face .

"Thank you for your complement !"Clinton said with a smirk . *Okay then ,I will get your food for you!*He quickly left and in no time was back with the meal .

After he brought the food ,he served it to Clinton and Liza .

*I know sir didn't order for lobster sauce and rice but I knew he will definitely order for what you ordered so I didn't bother asking him !*The waiter said .

"What a weird waiter ?" Liza thought as he went back to perform his tasks .

"Are you sure you want to have this food ,Clinton ?"Liza asked .

"Do you have a problem eating the same food with me ?"He asked .

"No I don't ! I just wanted you to feel comfortable !"Liza added simply .

"You are glowing Liza ..!"Clinton said starring at her .

"And so are you Clinton!"Liza also said starring at him .

Every one kept starring at them so Liza called the waiter to package the food for them so that they could send it back to the apartment and have it there .

When they got home , Liza quickly took a look at my reflection in the mirror and her hair was turning bright gold with shiny sparkles .

She took a look at Clinton and his was no different from hers .

They looked at each other in anxiety and confusion because they had no idea about what was going on .

It was the first time they had seen their hair turn to bright gold with shiny sparkles and they guessed this was extraordinary probably relating to their identities .

They now understood what the drama at the restaurant was all about .They were surprised seeing their hairs like that .