218 A Bombshell

Earlier, before Leon and Ella arrived at the house, Yvonne and her mum had been furious as they waited patiently for Leon.

Leon had promised them that he would go over to where Ella was and scold her for threatening to harm Marissa.

Although he never said anything about returning to the house early or late, Marissa assumed that Leon wouldn’t take more than thirty minutes to an hour to scold and put his wife where she belonged. Hence she happily awaited his arrival.

Unfortunately, thirty minutes turned into one hour, but Leon didn’t show up.

“Yvonne,” Marissa called softly, “what is taking your brother so long?”

“Relax, mum! It had just been one hour since he left. Moreover, we don’t know the distance of the special place Monica talked about.”

“That’s true!” Marissa replied thoughtfully. “But, are you sure that foolish Monica lady is not holding back information of the stupid special location that devil’s child spoke about?”

Yvonne shook her head after contemplating a reply for a while.

“No mum, I asked her again before she left the house. She said that Ella didn’t mention the location of where they went to.”

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“Hmm...I just hope that your brother comes back soon.” Marissa hissed.

“Don’t worry, mum, I am certain that Leon would soon arrive,” Yvonne said confidently.

“You know how long it takes for husbands and wives to quarrel and fight amongst themselves. Also, from their last altercation in their bedroom, I have a feeling that Leon and Ella’s true colors are finally revealed. That marriage is going to hit the rock sooner than we expected. Especially now that Ella is pregnant and Leon doesn’t want to be a father.

“About that, why does your brother dislike the thought of being a father? Didn’t his father impregnate me for him to come into this world?” Marissa’s tone had a hint of disappointment.

Although she hated Ella with every fiber in her being, she didn’t loathe Ella’s pregnancy. She even wished that instead of Ella, Yvonne should be pregnant. She didn’t want Ella to use her pregnancy as a tool to fight her in the future.

“I don’t know, mum.” Yvonne’s forehead furrowed. “How I wish I was the one pregnant. By now, my husband will be celebrating me and my mother-in-law would be pampering me.”

“Don’t worry, my darling,” Marissa placed her hands on Yvonne’s shoulder and gently stroked it. “Your time would soon come. I am really praying for you to conceive. Just be patient.”

“Hmm...no problem, mum. I just hope it happens soon as you said. Anyway, what would you like to eat, I can go to the kitchen and prepare something delicious for you.” Yvonne happily pulled her mum’s hand.

“I don’t have any appetite right now. I’ll just go in for a shower. Maybe when Leon comes home, I will eat anything you prepare with him.”

“Alright, mum!”

Yvonne kissed her mum on the cheek and left for the kitchen. While Marissa stood up and left for her bedroom to shower.

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After three more hours passed without Leon showing up, Marissa came out of her bedroom and started pacing around the sitting room.

Every word of plea made by Yvonne, for her mum to eat something and relax fell on deaf ears.

“Call your brother’s mobile line again!” Marissa said between clenched jaw.

“Mum, for the one-hundredth time, I have been trying to reach him but to no avail. It seems his line is switched off and Ivory’s line is not connecting.”

“That evil witch planned it all!” Marissa broke down in tears. “She wants to take my children away from me just like she did with you Nana and even your father.”

“She won’t succeed, mum!” Yvonne tried to pacify her mum with malicious soothing words. “I will ensure that Ella leaves my brother and this family for good. Don’t you fret, mum, I’ve got you back. I will win my siblings back from that devil incarnate.”

“What if her charms are strong on Leon? What if Leon turns against me and tells me that he doesn’t want to ever see me again? What if Ivory now hates me for scolding Ella? What if...”

“Mummy, enough of the “what ifs!’ It is giving me a migraine.” Yvonne interrupted her mum’s anxious statement.

“Please, you need to eat something and relax. Leon would come back home soon. Maybe he went somewhere else to cool off. Or, he might be on his way as we speak.”

“Okay!” Marissa said with trembling lips. “But, I’m not hungry yet! I will wait for my son!”

Marissa slowly walked over to the couch and sat down. She folded her hands across her chest and kept tapping her right foot on the floor while her eyes remained fixed on the door entrance.

After another three hours of waiting, Marissa almost went mad with anxiety. She even reached out to Maxwell, who was very busy making necessary arrangements for the final funeral rites of Nana Esther and Rex.

Maxwell begged her to relax and let the couple be. He also pleaded with her to give Leon some space to mourn his loss.

However, everything Maxwell said also fell on deaf ears. Marissa was already losing it, ranting here and there.

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Yvonne, who was so worried for her mum’s wellbeing, was forced to go out and search for Leon.

After almost an hour of hopelessly searching for Leon, Yvonne returned home disappointed. She was anxious about how Marissa would react as she came home empty-handed.

She was still busy regretting her ill luck when her ears caught the sounds of Marissa’s heavy ranting.

“Mum can only react that way if the devilish wife of my brother is around.” Yvonne sneered.

She was contemplating whether to go into the house and add fuel to Marissa’s fire when she observed that someone was coming out of the house. So she quickly ran towards some beautifully patterned hedges and hid behind them.

When she saw Ella walking out of the house looking hopeless, she thought of attacking her with bashful words but quickly changed her mind when she noticed a car approaching the house.

Yvonne remained in hiding and listened to all the conversation between Ella, Ivory, and the strange handsome man until they all got into the car and left.

Immediately they left, she came out of hiding and matched into the house with only one mission in mind; destroying Ella’s reputation.

When she entered the house, she found Leon and Marissa seated on a couch. Marissa’s hands were tightly wrapped around Leon as though she was about to lose him. While Leon’s face was drained of emotion as he quietly consoled his mum.

“Yvonne, where have you been?” Leon asked angrily when she stepped into the sitting room.

“Searching for you as mum was almost running mad, crying her eyes out all because her precious son her not returned,” Yvonne scoffed.

“Yvonne, please, don’t speak to your brother in that manner.” Marissa pleaded in a weak and broken voice. “At least, he is finally home.”

“Yvonne, please, get mum something to eat.”

Leon ignored his sister’s rude manner and focused on attending to his mother. Although his heart was shattered as he wondered if Ella was still standing outside or had gone to a hotel as she said.

Yvonne pretended to be leaving for the kitchen when she suddenly stopped halfway and dropped a bombshell.

“Leon, you never told me you have such a handsome, caring, and rich gentleman friend on the island. I was amazed by the way he led Ella into his exotic car.”