ANDREW KNOWS ME

"I almost thought you won't be coming anymore." Jessie says boldly as she sips her wine.

"Why would you think of such?" Ella asks and sips some of her wine too. "You thought I was scared?"

"Obviously, but looking at the attack you indirectly made at me and the severe preparations you had before coming in." She pauses and exhales sharply. "I guess you are far from scared now," she lowers her head a bit, making it somehow closer to Ella. "Aren't you?"

Miss Smith smirks. "I have nothing to loose anymore, so, I am no longer of scared of you or anyone."

"Really?" Jessie asks and turns her head to Ella's friends who were sitting at another table, some paces away. "You think so?"

Ella's head spins as if it will drop off her neck, her heart thumps fast as if it will fall off her chest. Is Jessie telling that she won't hesitate harming her friends? "What are you trying to do?" She asks trying to hide the fear in her voice but she couldn't.

Jessie clacks her tongue and faces Ella again, sneering very dangerously. "Looks like you have more than a lot to loose then."

"Do not touch my friends!"

"Or what?" She asks sternly raising her brows. "What will happen?"

"Do not underestimate me, I might still possibly have a lot of cards to play, Jessie."

"I will give you a reasonable deal."

"Deal?" Miss Smith asks with a frown.

"Yes." Jessie nods. "All thanks to me, I successfully turned your father's hospital to a technology equipped place to save lives and a huge means of income to those who invested." She refills her wine. "No one can ever dispute that, in return I wish to ask you for a Favour."

"What is that?"

"There is someone I wish you appoint as the managing director." She says and drops the bottle of wine. "She is a very young, competent, a medical doctor."

"Who is she?" Ella asks again.

"Come in!" Jessie orders.

Cecelia walks in and her heels making loud noises as she cuts each step. "I am Cecelia." She stretches forth her hand for an handshake.

Ella stares at the lady right in front of her for a moment, her teeth tightens in pains, her fists clinches too. "Are you truly my sister?" She asks in her mind.

"Aren't you going to shake hands with her?" Jessie asks calling Ella back to reality.

Cecelia withdraws her hand seeming embarrassed.

"Who is this lady?" Ella asks and turns her head back to Jessie.

"A very competent young lady that I have found." She replies grinning from ear to ear.

"She seem okay to me, but I think you can do better."

"Do better?"

"Yes." Ella nods and refills her wine too. "I will like your daughter to be the managing director?"

"Linda?" Jessie asks again.

"Yes." She drops the bottle. "Just as you said, Heartrose Hospital is where it is today because of you. Making your daughter the managing director should thank you enough of your kind gesture."

"She isn't fit to hold that position, she didn't study medicine."

"Oh no!" Ella claps her palms. "She doesn't have to, once she has the leadership spirit, then she is good to go."

"I refuse." Jessie says sternly. "I don't wish for my daughter to hold that position."

"So you prefer someone else holds the position?" She looks at Cecelia and faces Jessie again. "Who is she to you, your daughter?"

Jessie bangs the table. "Mind what you say, Linda is my only daughter."

Her mother's constant denial keeps eating her up. "When would she ever stop denying me?" Cecelia asks in her mind.

"Speaking of it, what of your daughter and husband? No one has seen or heard from them since I arrived."

"They are busy doing something else." She replies with her tone a bit tough. "Seems you won't accept my offer in the easy way, I shall make you accept it in a tough way." She picks up her phone and calls someone to come in.

"You Pathetic psychopath, what do you have in mind again? You even plan on using your own daughter as a bait to get what you want?" Ella asks and stares at Jessie until she notices a man wearing black jacket and standing close to her. She blinks her eyes to see who it is and of course, it is Andrew.... And at that time, Cecelia isn't there anymore.

"I am sure you know by now that I killed your parents and grandparents, but I didn't do that alone." she points to Andrew. "I paid this young man over there to help me with the great deal." she smiles and rubs her palms together. "May their gentle soul rest in perfect peace."

"How dare you say this to my face?" she asks with tears filled in her eyes.

"Is that tear in your eyes?" Jessie asks mockingly. "You shouldn't have walked in the lion's den if you aren't strong enough. This man over here won't hesitate to get rid of you and the entire Burundi bastards you came here with anytime I give him the order." Jessie stands and adjusts her necklace. "Appoint Cecelia as the managing director." she takes a step to leave.

"Stop!" Ella sniffles and wipes her tears with the back of her palms and laughs hysterically then faces Andrew. "It's been a while Uncle Andrew."

Jessie shoulders drops in confusion as she looks at the both of them consecutively. "How did you manage to know his name?"

Ella smiles and sips some of her wine. "Are you going to pretend not to know me?"

"You know him?" she asks again.

"Of course I do." Miss Smith drops her tumbler. "Have you asked this young man over here where he was for the last ten years?"

"What are you trying to drive at? Blackmail him?" Jessie scoffs.

"For the past ten years, I have been in Burundi, but I didn't go there alone, I went there with the help of my mom's god daughter, her name is Vivian." she looks at Andrew and smiles again. "Isn't that said to be the name of your wife?"

"Just go straight to the point and stop cutting through the corners." Jessie whispers getting impatient.

"While I was In Burundi hiding, Vivian fell In love with a man." she points to Andrew. "With this man right here. He came to where I was living, and I even cooked for him, so I am a hundred and one percent sure that he saw me and clearly knew who I was because later, fled with Vivian to Somalia where they secret got married and had two children."

"Is all she said true?" Jessie asks whispering and Andrew nods disappointed. "You idiot." she murmurs beneath her breath and suddenly remembers the time they spoke on the phone, Andrew did mention 'family' while taking to her.

"He betrayed you once, I am sure he can do it again." Ella stand and smiles. "Thanks for the meal and lovely wine." she looks at Andrew. "Be careful, she is most likely to go hard on you now." Ella giggles and walks away.