CHAPTER 47: RESULTS OF WHAT HE DID

Rian's POV: It's been one week since I moved in with Alex. And do you know what was his surprise for me? It's a huge mansion that he bought as his wedding gift for me, four years ago. He said he wanted it to become our 'home' when everything is already settled in its place. Tomorrow is his birthday and me, my mom and dad were helping his parents to give him a surprise birthday day party in our house. And I am planning to give him the result of my prenatal check-up and the ultrasound as my birthday gift to him. But because I am too eager to show him the positive results, I decided to give it to him right now. I drove my way from the OBGyne clinic to the building of Smith Corporation. But as they always say.. 'don't expect life to be always fair, because sometimes the more you celebrate happiness, the more you'll have to pay it with tears'... The moment I stepped at the entrance of his office building, I don't know but I felt a heaviness inside my chest, but I just ignored it and continue my way to the elevator. The stares and glances I am receiving from some of the employees, just added to the uneasy feeling I have right now. "Hi, Olivia."  I cheerfully greeted Alex's secretary, but the response I've got from her was something I wasn't expecting. She straightened her seat immediately as her eyes widened when she recognized that it's me who's standing in front of her. "M-Mrs. S-Smith?" "Why are you stuttering?" I asked her, confused. She also looked nervous. "U-Uhm..." I felt something wrong with how she addressed me. "Ms. Thomas, where is your boss?" I sighed and asked her in a professional tone. "Ma'am...?" "I'll ask you again, where is your boss?" "H-He's in his office, ma'am." she lowered her head. "Okay, thank you." "Ma'am Rian, I - I think it's better if you just wait for his guest to-------" "Why? Who's his guest?" I cut her off. I am starting to feel annoyed with her suspense answer. "Ms. Thomas, if you don't want to answer my question, let me enter my husband's office." I snapped at her and she looked at me with shock and nervousness.  I put my envelope on top of her desk as I walked towards Alex's office. "Oh, God! I'm so dead!" I heard her muttered to herself, but I don't have time to go back and ask her because my curiosity is now killing me. I am about to knock when I heard some faint voices inside. So, I pushed the door slightly to hear and see who might be Alex's visitor, but I didn't show myself, I just want to listen to them first. There's a lady in red and a little boy standing on her side.. crying. I think he's only three or four years old. I am still busy watching the little boy's cry when his mother shouts. "Why don't you believe me, Alex? Dino is your child!" I gulped and my hand immediately lifted up to my chest as I felt a sudden pain inside. "He's your child, Alex! He's our child!" Every word coming from the woman's lips were like a knife that stabbing my heart with a sharp pain, and causing my legs to wobble. I have to cover my mouth to suppress the sobs that threatening to escape especially when I heard the little boy's cry. "Mama, let's go." "No, Dino! Let's hear what's your father's decision!" My hand automatically cover my belly as tears were now blurring my vision. I want to hear Alex's voice. I want him to deny what the woman was saying, but the only words that came from his mouth just added to my injured heart. "How old is he?" "He's now three years old, and he's going four tomorrow." -'Ohh... same as his birthday.'- "You need to decide Alex! Dino needs a father. He needs you!" "Mama...." "And he needs your support financially!" "Mama...." Am I really hearing these things right now? They didn't notice me standing in the doorframe and even when I closed it again. Sobs after sobs, I walked back and see the now Olivia's concerned face. "I'm sorry, Ma'am.."  I looked at her as I shook my head. Now I understand why I felt something odd when I entered the building. Why some of the employees were staring at me, and why Olivia tried to stop me from entering Alex's office. Now I understand why.  With my hand on my chest, I run towards the private elevator and pressed the lower ground floor. I didn't notice I left the brown envelop from Olivia's desk. I run towards the parking lot and hugged the steering wheel of my car as I cried all the hurts, disappointments, and anger inside. I can't believe all those information I've heard. If Dino is turning four tomorrow, that means.. it happened almost four years ago.. in his married life. But he said, there's no other woman besides me! How does it happen? I can accept if it happened four or five years ago, when he still in his bachelor's life.. but no. It happened during his married life. I leaned on my seat as I brought my hands over my belly. It hurts to hear the truth, but it hurts more that there's a new life now inside me that also needs his support like his child with that woman.  "I'm sorry baby, if mommy is crying right now. I'm sorry if I felt disappointed with your daddy. I can't accept what he did, baby. I love him so much, but he lied to me all these years. He suddenly barged in, in my life saying all those sweet promises and then what? He's going to break me again!" After composing myself, I started the engine and drive to I don't know where. I don't want to go home, or to my parents or even with Dani and Belle's house. I don't want them to see how badly hurt I am. And thank you to this pregnancy hormones that also eating me inside. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Secretary Olivia's POV: I can also feel what Mrs. Smith's feeling right now, but I'm not in a position to judge my boss. I don't know what their story behind those years, but I can see how much he loves his wife and how he's willing to do everything for her happiness. The moment I saw the woman came out from Mr. Smith's office, I busied myself to clean the mess on top of my desk. And that's when I noticed the brown envelope. My eyebrows knitted when I remember Mrs. Smith put this envelop here before she entered Mr. Smith's office. I immediately grabbed it, and when I saw her name and words written on it, my curiosity kicked in me.  'Arrianna Angela K. Smith, 23 years old... Sonogram results' I opened the envelope just to my eyes widened in the content.. it's a 'Pregnancy Ultrasound'.  "She's six weeks pregnant!" I gasped and covered my mouth when the realization hit me. Maybe she wanted to surprise her husband, but it's the opposite that happened, she was the one who seemed surprised by what she discovered inside. "Ms. Thomas!"  I straightened my seat when I noticed Mr. Smith is walking towards my desk.  "Yes, Sir?" "Please inform me immediately when my wife's arrived in the lobby." my eyes widened with his instruction. "Sir.. I - I have something to tell you." -'God! how would I tell him?'- "What is it?" "S-she actually comes.. uhm.. t-twenty minutes ago." "What?" I flinched with his high-pitched tone. "Why didn't you tell me? Did she....?" "Yes, Sir." I nodded when I already get what he wanted to ask. "Fuck!"  I gasped in horror when he punched the wall in front of me. "S-Sir." "Do you think she heard everything?" I nodded again when he turned to me. "I think so, Mr. Smith. She's crying when she walked back here, and when she entered the elevator." "Oh, fuck! I need to explain to her everything! Fuck!" Then he turned to go back to his office when I remember the brown envelope. I get it and immediately run after him before he could enter the door. "Mr. Smith! I think this thing belongs to your wife, Sir." I gave him the envelope and he immediately opened it after hearing the word 'wife'. His eyes widened and tears gleamed in his eyes as a smiled of happiness crept across his face. "She's pregnant. My wife's is pregnant, Ms. Thomas." he said half chuckling, half crying. My own tears also flow down on my cheeks, when I noticed how happy he is with the news, but at the same time I can also feel his sadness and pity on how he will face this problem. His mood changed after a while. "Cancel all my meetings and appointments for two days. I need to find my wife. I need to explain this to her!" he said, full of determination in his voice. "Yes, Sir." I nodded and smiled. "Just tell them I have an emergency, or it's up to you on how would you explain to them. I trust you with this, Ms. Thomas." "Yes, Sir."  I sighed before I walked back to my desk. And after a minute, I saw him exited in his office with his jacket on his shoulder and cellphone in his ear. "Mark, get the car ready!"  -'Good luck, Sir.'-  I silently muttered when I saw him entered the elevator. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Alex's POV: I immediately dialled Rian's number when I entered my office. I don't know how to explain everything to her what happened and whatever she heard. I already called her more than five times but she didn't pick up any of my calls. I get my jacket and dialled my driver's number as I opened my office door. "Mark, get the car ready." "Yes, Sir." I hope she will listen to my explanation. I made a lot of mistakes from my past, but having a child with Francine was something I didn't plan. Actually, I'm not sure if the kid was mine because I can't remember the time I had sex without using any protection. It's just with Rian, I let myself out of control.. because she's different from them. She's my wife and I love her. When I saw my car and Mark was on the driver seat, I told him to give me the wheel. He scratched his head but didn't say anything. He just seated at the back seat which supposed to be my seat. Before I started the engine, I put the bluetooth headphone in my ear and started to dial all the possible person that my wife could run into. But after thirty minutes of driving, I reached our house but she's not inside. The maids told me she hasn't arrived yet. I already dialled all the numbers of her friends, but they say.. she's not with them. I called my parents even my parents in law, but they just gave me the same answers.  Then I think of two possible person... Daniel and Sophia. I immediately called Daniel's office, but his secretary told me he's not there so I decided to knock on their house. "Alex?" Belle was the one who opened the door. "Is Rian's here?" was the first question that came out from my mouth. "What? No, she's not here." she said crunching her eyebrows while opening the door widely. I stepped inside and dropped myself on the couch as I brushed up my hair with my hand in a frustrated manner. "Fuck! Where is she?" "Sophia, what's happening here---Alex?" I heard Daniel's voice from behind. "What are you doing here?" But I'm not in myself to answer his question even Belle. "She's with me this morning. I - I actually go with her in the OBGyne clinic, but after that.. she said she's going to drive to your office. Why, what happened?" "So, you know that she's pregnant?" I asked her with wide eyes, ignoring her last question. "Wait! Who are you talking about? Who's pregnant?" Daniel asked again, but no one answered him again. "Yes. Actually, we already suspected it since their dance practice, that's why we told her to seek an appointment to the OBGyne, so she can understand more about her pregnancy. And she did it this morning. She said she wants to give the results to you as her birthday gift for your birthday tomorrow." "Oh, fuck!" I brushed my face with my two hands as I put my elbows on my knees. "Does anyone of you can answer my question!" I looked up to Daniel who's now glaring at both of us. And I was about to speak when Belle snapped at him, which is to my surprise. "God damned it, Daniel! Are you that slow? Who do you think are we talking about here that is pregnant.. which concerns to Alex?" Daniel formed his two fists. "Oh.. maybe his dog or their neighbor's cat or maybe their chicken----" "Jesus Christ, woman! Can you stop your mouth from swearing!" he also shouted at her wife. "Oh! You call them swearing? Well, I just call them 'sentence enhancers'!" "And you really talking back at me?" -'Oh, God! These two!"- I muttered to myself as I massage my temples. "For you it's talking back, but for me.. I call it 'explaining'!" "Jeez----" "Forgodsake! Can the two of you shut up for a moment and  set aside your husband and wife's issue?" I shouted and cut their cat and dog fights. They both looked at me but Belle rolled her eyes to the annoyed Daniel.  "Rian is missing----" "What?" they both asked in unison and looked at each other. I wanted to laugh at them if we're just in a different situation. "She's pregnant, I saw the results of her check-up and ultrasound..." and I started to tell them what happened, even the issue about Francine and her child. "Oh, God! Where is she right now? Have you tried to call all her friends?" Belle asked and seated in front of me. But Daniel remains standing and I don't know what's running in his mind right now. "I did, but she's not there." "Francine was your first girlfriend, right?" I looked at Daniel and his face held seriousness. "Yes." And as a man, I told him everything including my doubts that Dino is not my child. "I believe you. But try to find my little sister, because I swear to God, Alex... I will kill you if anything's bad happened to her and my nephew!" "What if it's a girl? So, that means your niece." Belle told her husband as she crosses her hands over her chest. "I believe it's a boy!" Daniel snapped at her. "And what if it's a girl?" "It's a boy!" -'Oh, fucking shit!'- the only words I muttered before I stand up and say my goodbye to them. Belle said she will contact me whenever she gets information or when Rian answered her calls.