CHAPTER 10

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Helena's POV

I was still staying numb with George trying very hard to feed me. If he only knew what i have done. If he only knew the gravity of disappointment i have brought to this family. He definitely wouldn't be here taking care of me, he would probably loathe me and send me away.

Father's shoes squelched as he walked into the house and wiping my thoughts away. Fear and tears took over my numb face as Father gazed at me like a wreck. He probably knows everything now. I tried holding his hands when he was about to sit but he pushed me away and i fell over

"Stay away from me Helena" his eyes blast in loathe "You've done the worst". This was actually the first time i've seen my father cry, not just cry but weep like a baby.

" Father i'm truly sorry, i didn't mean to" i whimpered "Father he threatened me, he threatened to kill you all if i don't sign those documents. George' face grimaces as he stared at me displeased.

" From now henceforth Helena, i disown you as my daughter" he blurted and i wailed as i grovelled on his feet but he pushed me again. George just stood there speechlessly. "I did everything for you____ i made sure you lacked nothing and you had the guts to repay me like this? " tears streamed down his eyes with a scowl on his face

"You took away the life of the only woman i loved" he continued "Your mother died while giving birth to you and you also want to kill me too? " i lowered my gaze because i was too frightened to look into those hateful eyes of his. "What have i ever done to deserve this hatred from you? Everything i do Helena, i do for your happiness and comfortability but what did you do!? ". I was forced to close my eyes because of his yelling.

Suddenly, father lost his breathe as he held his chest hyperventilating. I looked at him eyes widening and my heart pounding in fear of losing my father

" Father? " i called serenely as George rushed to my dying father "Father!? Father!? "

"Call the ambulance! " George shouted out to servants who hastily rushed outside and some upstairs. I didn't even shake as i was deep rooted to the floor, i will never forgive myself if anything happens to my father____ i'm gonna bear that guilts forever.

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Toni's POV

" This is the better way to celebrate Toni" he opened a wine and it spilled then i glared at him

"Fine i'm sorry" he apologized.I rolled my eyes and grabbed my phone

"What are you trying to do? " he asked as he got dressed

"Just ordering for a new baby" i answered

"A new car? " he frowns and i giggled. What use would money be if you don't spend it?

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~City Hospital~

George's POV

Few hours later of an unexplainable tension, the doctor finally came out and we rushed to him in alacrity

"Doctor? Doctor? how is my father? " Helena asked not willing to hold on any suspense anymore. I stared deep into her worry which was totally genuine but i couldn't just fathom why she would do such thing to her father.

"He's stable... " the doctor trailed and i gazed at him in confusion

"And??.. " Helena blinks

"And he's in coma" the doctor informed and she held her chest in pain

"Is...Is he going to be okay soon Doctor? " i asked serenely

"That depends only when he wakes. Please excuse me" the doctor left. Helena slump on the bench as she stared into space

"This is all my fault" she whimpers but i didn't even show interest in asking her what had happened. Is it really necessary when the result is obvious?

I scrolled down my phone to view all the emails i got and i couldn't help but shrug

"Your dad's account has been freezed, same as yours and i'm not financially stable to pay lawyers on this case" i said as i sat on the bench weakly. She gave a ponder look that muddled. What could she be thinking about?

"George you don't have to worry" she wiped her face with the back of her hand. "I'm the reason for this mess we are into, allow me to solve it myself". With this she left, i didn't even bother to ask her how because i myself, i'm clueless on what next to do.

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Helena's POV

I was right in front of Toni's house knocking for what seemed like eternity. I looked over the window which was covered with the curtains, so yeah a dead end. Isn't she home? I checked her office earlier but she no longer works there again. What's going on?

I knock for the umpteen time and finally the door was opened, the reaction she gave me was undescribable but i waved it aside. I'm not here to exchange any pleasantries

"What are you doing here Helena? " she asked sternly as her eyes glinted with anger. That came as a surprise to me then i quivered a little. Why is she acting this way? I don't have time for this

"Toni please i need your help" i requested and without waiting for her reply, i barged into the house only to find the shock of my life.

The bastard was comfortably sitting at Toni's bar center smirking at my confused self. Yes the bastard Oscar was in Toni's house with a glass of wine. I turned to look at Toni for some explanation because my mind was turning muzzy

"I don't think there's use of lying anymore" Toni winked at Oscar who smiled, i felt lost in their midst "I and Oscar has been together since you dumped him and we're the reason for your current misery". I couldn't believe what my ears were telling me, time seemed to stop as i looked at the two of them in disbelief. I wasn't able to comprehend what i was seeing and hearing.

" No....No" i took a step back as i felt pain in my chest. "Toni you've been fooling me for all these years, i....considered you family". I noticed her expression harden and she tilt her head

" You think you could go unpunished for what you did to me? for the lives you ruined just like Oscar?" she asked and i was a bit muddled

"What have i ever done to you? " i asked not willing to answer hers

"Back in High School B*tch" she rasped and i quivered. I didn't have the slightest idea of what she was saying

"High school? Wait..... " i trailed and turned to glance at Oscar, now i get it. "But Toni that was many years ago"

"Well it's still fresh in my head. You see Helena, God gave you a second chance by gifting you George as a husband but you won't stop being a b*tch that you are" Toni cursed and tears brimmed in my eyes. "Now i want you to get your a*s out of my house before i call the cops". My whole face was soaked in tears as i lumbered out of the house unsure of which step to take.

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~City Hospital~

George's POV

Helena finally came back after several hours and she wasn't fine at all. Her face were devoid of any emotions with only one word screaming "Pain". Before i could ask her what happened, she fainted and i quickly grabbed her hands

" Nurse!? " i called

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The female doctor came back after she ran some tests on Helena. She held a file as she progressed into the ward wearing a big smile for her face. I was quite bewildered by her expression

"The test result is out Mr and Mrs Isaac" the doctor said as she grinned showing her white teeth, i held Helena's hand as we anticipated for what to come. But i felt kinda odd, do i really have to know what's wrong with her?

"Doctor how is my wife? what's the issue? " i finally found a reason to ask. Her father's in coma, i shouldn't add to her worries right?

"Congratulations Mr Isaac, your wife here is three weeks pregnant" the doctor informed and immediately took her leave. I removed my shaky hands from her stiff ones as i looked at her. She was already shedding tears like earlier, staring at her sent tears welling up in my own eyes. The air was stuffy as i lost my breathe. Where did i ever go wrong?

"George i'm very sorry, i was not thinking" Helena whimpered "It was just one night of mistake, i didn't know i will actually get pregnant". I grabbed my phone and tapped on it for a few times

" I already know Helena" i said and played the voice message Toni sent me before. She gaped and used her shaky hands to cover her mouth

After the video was done playing, she shrugged "Toni sent you that? All my life i have considered a betrayer as my friend and family" she said straight. She wasn't surprised as i expected initially, guess she already knows

"You know i'm not surprised though" she adjusted her posture and sat uprightly. "I mean we're in this situation because of her and her accomplice Oscar. They were totally begrudge by my perfect life back in High School till this day. I can't believe they waited this long to actually strick back at me. Oscar waited eighteen years and Toni.... since our birth".

I took in a deep breath, as much as i wanted to loathe her for all the pain she has put me through, my love for her still over shadows my pain.

"Don't worry, everything is going to be okay" i assured and pain etched on her face

"George, i will just tell the doctor to abort the baby" she suggested but i gave a pejorative. The baby is as a result of the sin she and Oscar committed but the baby had nothing to do with it right?

"No Helena, the baby is innocent. The child just happens to come from the wrong source perhaps" i paused and exhaled slightly as i held her hands again. "Don't worry Helena, i will take full responsibility of the unborn child". Fresh tears brims in her eyes but this time she was crying for a different reason, a reason worth crying for. Love can be so unfair, it just ranks me the maddest of men to accept a baby that i know isn't mine.