Chapter Sixteen

"A door bell rings repeatedly at the Carson's Residence "

Check who is at the door at this time of the night ,Corazon orders Jennifer ;her house help to get the door .

Who exactly could be at the door at this hour of the night ?

Corazon wonders the identity of the person and hanged on to her cup of coffee while walking towards the study to ask Ben ; her husband if he was expecting a visitor that late in the night .

"Jennifer obediently walked towards the entrance to get the door when the person suddenly badges in , in a drunk state.

He had a bottle of whiskey in his hand and he seemed really uncontrollable losing his balance while walking ."

'Careful sir, Jennifer cautioned holding him by the arm as he almost staggered and fell '.

"Liza! Liza !! Liza !!! ,Clinton shouted her name above his voice not caring about whether his noise seemed uncomfortable to those in the house or not.

In a short while , his noise had woken up everyone in the house who were fast asleep.

"Son ... Corazon tried supporting him to his seat in his drunk state.

Get me a glass of water , she ordered and Jennifer brought it without hesitation .

What happened?

She wondered and tried getting him to drink some water.

What's the noise about ?

Jean walked down the stairs lazily in her oversized pajamas and kept on yawning like she had been given a heavy tax which caused her to seem so tired. Wiping her eyes lazily, she saw Clinton sitting comfortably on the sofa while her sister corazon fed him some water .

This late at night , she wondered and went back upstairs heading straight into Liza's room .

**Liza's Room **

She was studying about a few jobs she could handle in her dad's company.

She was still contemplating about whether she should work in the charity organisation to help out others or the construction company as their attorney or better still , the hospital .

Oh my God ! what do I do now?

She thought about a perfect excuse to give to her parents about quitting her work as an attorney in the Clinton's and associates law firm but couldn't find or guess any .

Ha ! , nothing seems possible so I guess I will have to help mum at the restaurant and try her new recipes before others do , she relaxed herself in her couch which was just at the balcony of her window and starred at the stars which had spread it's radiant rays into the sky .

She quickly recalled Clinton's words , "you are as beautiful as a star " .

She shut her eyes tightly and unbidden tears which had welled up in her eyes began flowing down her cheeks .

She missed him but then ,he lost her , she thought about this and increased the volume of the music so that she could get lost from the world .

Because of the music ,she hardly heard Clinton's voice downstairs .

Hmph !

Look at how she's comfortably sitting there with cross legs while her lover boy was right downstairs waiting for her. Jean said and walked towards Liza in the balcony .

"Your lover boy is in ....Jean said and took away her earpods from her ears and fixing it directly into hers .

She looked at the surprised Liza who stood there frozen with her pink lips looking as if dew drops had landed on them ."

What ?

Jean asked as Liza looked at her with that kind of "some jokes are expensive look " while her hands crossed in her chest .

"If you don't believe me ,go and check for yourself ,she emphasized pacing back and forth in the room till she found herself on Liza's bed yawning .

Liza bit her lower lip and moved down the hall hoping that Jean was telling nothing but the truth .

As she walked down the stairs ,she was filled with joy that she couldn't explain .

Maybe ,he had come to say sorry , she thought and make sure to keep an egoistic face so that Clinton doesn't have it easy convincing her .

After all ,he broke her heart into million shreds of pieces ....a pinch of sadness filled her heart again but that was broken when her mum called her name .

"Liza ,help me out here ,Corazon said focusing her gaze on Clinton who lied lazily on the sofa all wrecked up .

Wales ....Liza quickly rushed to him and sat by him .

Putting his head on her thighs ,she coaxed him and even shed a few more tears for him .

This days had not been easy for him ,she rubbed her hands through his soft jelly hair .

"Liza ,I think you can settle this out ,I'm going to join your dad in bed ,Corazon yawned .

Goodnight mum ,they hugged each other and Corazon didn't forget to give her daughter a good night kiss .

It had become usual of them to share goodnight kisses .

For Corazon ,her daughter was still a baby and she wanted to spoil her until she backed out .

This was her way of making up for lost times and getting her daughter to love her and showing great affection towards her .

For about two to three years of staying with Liza ,she felt she hasn't done much to gain her daughter 's love and affection ;the one she shows towards Elisa ; her foster mum .

Preserving every chance to be with her ,she wanted her daughter to love her just like she loved Elisa or even more .

The thought of losing her daughter again made her sulk .

"I love you my dear , don't forget that mummy loves you alot ,she planted a kiss on her forehead again .

Mommy ,I love you more than you think ,you are not just my mentor but my world ."

Corazon couldn't hold back her tears of joy when Liza told her she was her world .

She longed to hear that all this while and now ,she wasn't going to let the chance of getting her daughter to love her more slid away .

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Oh my God ,Liza said when she saw Jean lazily sleeping on her bed .

She needed to make Clinton rest but then ,that annoying aunty of hers had filled her bed with her oversized pajamas ,Liza thought sarcastically .

She helped Clinton get into the guest room and then took off his shoes and made sure to coax him till he slept deeply ,his lips curving into a slight smile .

Not holding back her feelings anymore ,she planted a kiss on his turquoise lips and whispered , "i love you Clinton " .