The Billionaire's Secret Lover

Chapter 36: Michael

I walk down the lobby to the nearest cafe restaurant near hotel Italia where I will be meeting Xavier.

Though, I've been expecting him to arrive for two weeks now but he just arrived yesterday but I can

never underestimate his jobs, always clean and cut just exactly what I need right now.

I walked into the cafe house, and ordered a cup of coffee while I waited for Xavier. He stroll down the

street and enter the cafe house discreetly as professionally as he could be.

Though I don't see any use with the need for discreet since no one knew us here.

"Xavier" I said as a form of greeting, when he sat down in front of me. Xavier and I were childhood

friends until he joined the army from there he turned rogue. We've been in contact ever since my

sister's murder

.

"Austin. Same old Austin" He reply smiling briefly before getting professional "The bomb has been

placed into the plane and one of my men is there with the remote to ignite it when the time reached"

I smile at him. I could never doubt his job, very soon Nina will be out of this world “That's exactly what I

want.Thank you" I reply shaking his hand with smile

“Will you be going back today?” I ask him sipping my coffee.

"Not yet, I will have to stay still if the job is successful," He said, shrugging. I look at how he has

changed since the past years. He used to have feelings for my sister but after her death, we drifted

apart.

"How is your woman?" Xavier said,twitching his brown eyes at me. That was the only thing which stood

apart from him. He is dark in complexion and right now,he's putting on a dark Jean and black shirt.

“She is fine. She left this morning for New York" I reply as I still look at him surprised with how he

seems to blend in with everything around him.

I open my mouth to ask him a question but my phone ringing in my back pocket made me to pick it up,

only to discover that it was Deborah calling “Excuse me, I need to pick this call" I said as I held a hand

up at Xavier, he nodded as soon as he understand my signal.

"Hi! Angel" I called huskily into the phone immediately I picked up the call I've missed hearing her

voice.

"Austin" She called me, a bit skeptical and her voice sounded strained.

"Is everything alright?" I ask her as I try to wonder what Michael could have done to her again. Ever

since Michael has discovered the pregnancy, she's always coming to see me with tears in her eyes.I

will make everyone that made my woman cry pay for everything they have done.

"We are at the airport, we couldn't take the chopper anymore. Last minute emergency" She replied, I

almost laughed out loud with relief, a minute there I thought Michael may have done something to her.

"Is that why you are sad, cheer up before you know it, you will be in New York" I said smiling as I tried

to cheer her up.

"That's not why I'm sad. That woman is here and you know how much I hate her" My heart skip a beat

as I try to calm down and listen to what she was saying

"What woman?” I ask her, please God don't let it be Nina, please________

"Nina of course, who else?” She said, I envision her rolling her eyes at me.

I ran back to the table where Xavier was waiting patiently for me, immediately he saw me approaching,

he stood up and came to me when he saw the fear in my eyes

"Are you alright?. What's wrong?”

"I_____Deborah____the____plane ____Nina" I rumble everything together panting out of breath

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"I don't understand you.What do you mean?” Xavier said as he brown eyes swept through my body

trying to read my body language.

My shirt drenched to my body as I sweat from fear "I____Nina_____Deborah____Plane_____I" I tried

again to form words that made sense but I still couldn't. I try to force myself to stay calm. It feels just

like when I was told of my sister's death.

But Deborah is still alive and I could change it. Giving me the courage I needed, I faced Xavier “ Take

the bomb out of the plane now” . I scream at him. Xavier looked at me surprised like I've grown two

heads.

"Why?” He asked me with his hands folded across his chest.

"Deborah is in the plane with Michael" I replied as I slumped onto the chair tired and scared, Xavier

took out his phone to make some calls. I try to hold the cup but my hands were shaking, I abandon the

cup as soon as I saw Xavier walking back to me

"The bomb is out of the plane now" Xavier said as I relaxed and closed my eyes.That was so close.

"What are you going to do now?" Xavier asks me, still looking at my closed eyes.

"Nothing, the next time, I want it to be thorough and I want it done this week" I said dismissing Xavier.

He stood up and left as he came while I went back to my hotel to shower and change before going to

the airport to book my flight for New York. I need to see Deborah to know that she is well and okay.

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Deborah

I scoff at the dead phone in my hand as I mumble in my mind. After waking up from my rest, I took an

excuse from Michael to use the restroom where I had the opportunity to call Austin and now he has the

gut to hang up the call on me.

I stroll dejectedly out of the rest room into the hallway to see Michael typing furiously on his phone.To

tell you the I never believed that his chopper was faulty, I thought it was his excuse to be with

Nina but looking at him now he seems he has moved on finally from Nina.

I'm so happy right now. I wish I didn't have to get pregnant for Austin but stuff happens. And I'm going

to take this secret to my grave. No one shall know of it.

Michael looks up at me to see me approaching, he offers me a smile as he reaches out to hold my

hand. I smile at the little gesture which seems to make my heart gallop in my chest.

"How are you darling?"His deep voice called to me as he buried his mouth in the nape of my throat .

"I__ah___mmmm" I moan loudly as his lips work wonders in my neck. He let go of me suddenly as he

guided me to the chair, I protested pouting at him.

"Why did you stop, I was enjoying it" I said to him immediately, I was seated whining.

Michael laughs as he regards me behaving like a child "Honey, you and I both know that this is not the

place for me to indulge in my fantasies with you" He explained slowly as he caressed my ear lobe. I

nodded at him blushing furiously from the endearment.Michael really loves me.

"You still haven't answered my question, baby?" He asked as he furrowed his brows slightly at me.

"What question?" I ask him looking at him seriously, trying to recall any question he might have asked

me.

"How are you?" He repeated again as he smirked at me. His eyes tell me that he knows how much he

affects me.

"Whatever" I said as I rolled my eyes at him “I'm okay but your baby won't just stop making me hungrier

each minute" I pouted slightly getting irritated. With the way I'm eating I'm afraid I will gain weight very

fast and Michael might not like me anymore.

"Are you hungry now?" Michael's voice broke me from my thoughts as I turned to smile at him, forcing

the tears back from my eyes. What if he doesn't like me anymore? What can I do? Damn these tears.

"Are you alright, Deborah?" Michael said his voice laced with concern as he reached out to flick tears

away from my eyes with his thumb while he smiles at me. He tilts my chin upward, to look at him while

he patiently waits for my answer.

"I_____I'm fine and I'm not hungry" I said as I force myself to smile at him.

He smiled as he still stared into my eyes"Then why were you crying?”

“I don't know either. I get easily emotional due to the pregnancy hormones" I reply as I try to explain to

him, how do I tell him that I'm crying because I fear that he might leave me because I'm getting fat?

"That's okay then" He said and went back to typing away on his phone. Nina was asleep in front of us,

oblivion to what is going on here. I still hate her so much even though Michael and I are still together

now, I was planning to tell Austin to abandon our former plan of killing her but looking at are now

sleeping soundly in front of me, I'll do everything to make sure she's gone from Michael's life forever.

"Are you alright? Deborah" Michael asked me with concern "You've been gripping your phone with a

dead grip" He explains as he eyes went down to my hand gripping my phone. I look down at my fingers

and quickly relaxes my grip

" I'm fine" I reply laughing to drive my point but Michael still look at me like he still couldn't believe that

"Are you sure?" He asks, raising his eyebrows slightly at me "Because, you have this murderous look

in your eyes, like you want to kill someone"

"What?" I asked him shocked as I laugh nervously "What do you mean by that?, I can't even kill a

cockroach not to talk of a human"

“I didn't mention that it was a human being or an animal" He asked curiously. I look at him surprised, he

sure didn't say anything like that

.

"But that was what you mean?"

“Really. Are you planning to murder someone Deborah?" Michael ask me, his voice moving from soft

and loving to cold and hard. I gulped nervously as I looked everywhere but his eyes seemed to see

through me and deep into my soul.

I fidgeted on my seat as I rub my fingers together. I was so scared, what if he knows that I'm planning

to have Nina killed, will he still want me?

The loud voice of Michael's laughter caused me to turn to look at him curiously as I raised my

eyebrows at him questionably "No, I'm sorry, I was only joking with you. You need to see yourself" He

said laughing as he reached out to hug me.

I push him away playfully from me as I relaxes" Don't touch me. I hate you so much" I reply as I pouted

at him.

He kissed my pouted lips softly as I moaned into his mouth "I'm sorry, I know you can't kill a cockroach

I was only pulling you legs" He said as he apologised to me.

"Apology accepted" I reply as I look at him with so much love in my eyes "but don't ever do that again"

"Yes ma'am" He replied as he put his two hands in the air surrendering as his lips curled up in a smile.

He turned to look outside the window as I watched his face closely, his eyebrows etched up as he was

thinking seriously. I will give anything to know what he was thinking right now but just like his

personality, Michael's face was expressionless and blank.

The pilot's voice got him out of his thoughts, as we both listened to what he said “This your pilot

Martins. Fasten your seat belt as we are ready to land". The plane landed as we all rushed out, we lost

Nina in the large crowd though, I don't want to see her too. Mark was there waiting for us to drive us

home.

As Mark pulled the car out of the airport I glimpsed a lone figure getting into a taxi, our eyes met as she

quickly averted her eyes and got into the taxi. I smiled“ Yes Nina, that's where you belong far away

from Michael”. I put my hands around Michael's arm as I close my eyes, a contented smile on my

lips.