The Billionaires Desires novel Chapter 2

“I thought I would forget all about it, but I couldn’t take it out of my mind. It lived with me all this year and it is a huge burden that I have carried with me for a very long time. I keep engaging myself in more charity work, hoping to atone for my sins, but when I close my eyes, I still see that house burning in my head and I can hear them screaming in pain as they burn to death. Somehow Ariel found out about it and she has been blackmailing me ever since. I never meant to force that despicable girl on you, but I had to keep this secret, I can’t let her talk to the cops, it could ruin our family. You can’t let her talk, Nate, you can’t let me go to jail. I promise, I didn’t do it on purpose, I tried to stop it, I really did, I would never have done such a thing.” Mom let out in tears, pleading and apologizing at the same time. I turned to dad to see what he had to say about all this, I was expecting him to flip on her and scream angrily, but he never said a word, he had no reaction, none at all. I can’t believe that he has nothing to say about all this, how could he be so calm, I’m expecting more from him, I’m expecting a reaction, an outburst, something, I mean anything, but he just sat there calmly, looking at her like a piece of garbage. I was about to ask him what was going through his mind right now, but he beat me to it when he finally spoke up, 

“I was waiting for this day for a very long time, I thought you would keep up with your lies, I thought you would never own up to your mistake. You nearly took the life of five people Doris how could you do that to me. Yes I made a mistake and u betrayed our love, I betrayed your trust, but those were my kids Doris, and they were innocent. You got that house burned out of party jealousy, you nearly had them all killed, yet you look me in the eyes every fucking day and you act like everything is fine, acting like a fucking saint. I cheated Doris, but I never failed in my responsibilities to this family, I never failed as a husband to you and a father to our kids. Yet you nearly killed Celine and my kids. You are so despicable.” Dad spat out in disgust. Now I know why he never yelled at her furiously, he knew. He had always known. But why did he say that she almost had them killed, did they survive the fire?

“You said they almost died, did they survive the fire?” I asked him, gaining his attention.

“They were never in that house. Celine never enjoys taking me away from my family, I only get to spend quality time with my kids whenever I’m on a business trip, that is why I always bring them along with me on business trips. I can’t even begin to imagine what would have happened if I had not gone with them. When I got the report about the fire, I cut my trip short and came back home immediately. I did some investigations and I discovered that your mother was responsible for the fire. Next time you want to contract some thugs to do your dirty work, try using a line that cannot be traced back to you, that way you won’t get caught easily. I would have pressed charges against you, but Celine wouldn’t let me do anything, she wouldn’t even let me leave you. She threatened to leave with my kids if I ever leave you, Doris, That is how much she adores you. But between the both of us, I want you to know that it’s over between us, I’m so fucking done with this lies pretense between us. There is no way I can stay married to a sneaky snake such as yourself.” He told her sternly, then he stood up and walked upstairs, leaving us staring after him. Just as he got to the top of the stairs, he turned to me and said, 

“It's so good to have you back, son. See me in my room before you leave.” He told me calmly before taking the curve that leads to his room. Mom kept sobbing softly, even after he left. My sister went to sit by her, hugging her. I can’t believe that she has carried all this pain and guilt for so long, it’s just so annoying to find out that this family is just filled with lies and deceit. I wonder what else we are going to discover.

I may have just ruined whatever that is left of their relationship, but the good news is that Ariel can no longer blackmail my mother again because nobody died in that fire besides my father's other wife can just take the blame for the fire by claiming that she had forgotten to turn off some electronic device or something. In any case, I just uncovered the secret in this family and at the same time, I’ve finally gotten rid of that bitch Ariel, I’ll make sure she never gets out of prison, that is her punishment for daring to blackmail my mother. 

“I’m very disappointed in you mom, I guess you have to go and apologize to dad and his other family now, after all, they are the only ones capable of keeping you out of jail. You went too far with your actions, I would never have thought that you could hurt a fly, let alone arson and murder. I’m so damn disappointed with your actions.” I told her truthfully before going up to see my dad, I need to tell him about my plans for my uncle and Travis, and also the company. I’m sure he will understand that I need to do what is necessary to ensure that our family doesn’t lose the company. 

I hope mom has learned her lessons though. Ariel is down, and now it is time for Travis to meet his Waterloo. Wait, would it be too cliché if I paid Ariel a visit in prison, I kind of like that idea.