Treachery Affair

“Mummy!” The little boy squeaked excitedly as soon as he spotted Harley and ran to embrace her while she stood frozen on the spot, wondering what was happening. Tilting her head to look at Richmond and the older woman from earlier with a shocked expression on her face, she was met with the same expression on their faces. She couldn’t help being confused about everything that was happening.

“Nelson, come over here,” Richmond spoke softly to the little boy as he stood up and walk over to where they were standing, trying to get the boy but he wasn’t ready to let go of Harley.

“Mummy!” He called again, tightening the hug like she was going to vanish if he let go of her. A forced and fake smile laced up her lips, as she slowly pulled the boy away from herself and squatted down to his size and that was when she saw his face clearly. He was super cute with flawless skin, chubby cheeks, thick black curly hair, and a pair of deep blue ocean eyes, just like hers. She smiled widened at the cuteness of the little boy, just the sight of him for some reason, melted her heart.

“Little boy…, how’re you doing today? I’m not your…” She was saying but her words were cut in her mouth as the little boy hugged her instead.

“You’re back, mummy… You won’t leave me alone again, will you?” He said in his tiny voice, getting her more confused. The five years old boy couldn’t have mistaken her for his mom, right?

Meanwhile, the older woman and Collins stood watching the two with tears in their eyes for some reason Harley couldn’t decipher, and seriously, she was getting more and more confused.

“I missed you so much, mummy,” He added as his voice suddenly became teary, tears welled up in his eyes, he sounded and looked like he was really hurt, he seemed like he had been through a lot.

“Shhhh! Don’t cry, OK? Mummy is here now,” She pulled away from him and cupped his cheeks in her hands while smiling at him. Even if she needed an explanation about this whole thing, she needed to make sure that the boy was OK first, but Richmond definitely has some questions to answer.

“Uhm… come on, Nelson, let’s go have lunch,” The older woman said, reaching out to carry the boy in her hands, but he shook his head negatively and glanced up at Harley, whose hand was held tightly by him.

“You want to eat with me?” Harley asked upon seeing the expression on his face and he nodded with a smile on his face. Richmond and the older woman couldn’t help getting confused about the whole thing, but they just had to play along.

“Come on let’s go to the dining,” She said leading him to the dining room where their food was already served.

They all sat down and began eating afterward. The little boy looked extremely happy, it has been a while since he was that happy and Richmond couldn’t help wondering what was happening.

After they were done eating, Nelson fell asleep afterward in Harley’s arms and was lowered to the bed in his room later.

Exiting his room, she went straight to her room and crashed on her bed while staring at the ceiling. The incident of moments ago came playing in her head and she could only be more confused. She kept wondering why she felt softened toward the little boy, she kept wondering why she was sad and hurt when she had seen the tears in his eyes, it couldn’t be that she has some crazy connection with him, right?

“Don’t be silly, girl. How’s that even possible, you’re just being like that because he looked pathetic,” Her subconscious mind reminded her and she sighed deeply. The sound of the knock on her door pulled her back to reality, and sitting up she ushered whoever was outside in. The door slowly opened and as she expected, Richmond walked in looking sad.

“Hi!” She greeted him simply wondering what was with the sad face.

“Uhm… I’m sorry about what happened. Noah was just…”

“It’s fine. The boy is quite… smart and loving too. I think I like him, so it’s nothing to worry about,” She said dismissively, but there were so many questions running through her mind, she was getting more curious and really wanted to know what was happening, but then she decided to be silent, at least for now.

“Yeah, I’m sorry…” He said emphasizing the last part.

She nodded and flashed a smile. She wished she could ask him the question in her mind, but she wasn’t going to let her curiosity take over her.

“Uhm… I’ll be out now, I may not come home tonight. Make sure you eat early enough and get some sleep too. Nelson is kind of troublesome, you should avoid him and make sure you take your pills before you sleep off. The house is quite secured, and you’re safe here. Don’t go out, especially at the night and if you’ll need to go out, make sure to call me before you leave,” He said, looking everywhere else but her face, and she nodded.

“I’ll do that,” She said and he nodded. Turning around, he walked over to the door and pulled it open, exiting the room.

She sighed deeply after he was gone and ran her fingers through her hair. It seems like there was something he was hiding from her, and now she was determined to find out everything that could be hidden from her, she knew that there was something about the boy she didn’t know of, and of course, she was going to find that out.

She stayed in her room for the rest of the day, communicating with Jay, and also she gave him the latest update about the mission. It was finally evening, and it was time to prepare dinner.

Standing up sluggishly from the bed, she exit her room and made her way straight to the kitchen downstairs, where she met the older woman, making dinner already.

“Good evening, aunt,” She greeted her politely, getting the woman’s attention.

“Good evening dear, how are you doing?” She smiled at her warmly and she nodded.Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

“I’ll help with that, you can have some rest now,” Tasha said, wearing an apron over her cloth.

“No, you don’t…”

“Don’t worry, aunt, I’ll take care of it,” She said gently, guiding the woman out of the kitchen after which she started making food. The sound of her buzzing phone pulled her attention and bringing it out of her pocket, she slide the answer button upon seeing the caller.

“Meet me outside, now!” Jay’s cold voice rang through the phone and she froze on her spot…