CHAPTER 3

Gerald left his office, driving late that night. He had worked extra hour because he didn't want to see those unfinished work starked in his office the next day.

He almost hit something that he thought was an animal. He came down from his car and found out that what he thought was an animal was actually a person,a lady precisely.  He saw how stained and dejected she was and without saying anything, he  carried her in his arms into his car and drove home.

Gerald took her to the guest room. He brought clean clothes for her,they were his sister's.

Melisa sat in the tub, directly under the shower, she didn't know how long she'd been in that position until she heard a knock . She thought if she stayed longer under the shower,it would wash off  her sadness. She wanted to answer but words seemed to have left her mouth.

She left the bathroom,wore the clothes Gerald brought and left for the living room. She wondered who own the clothes she was wearing.

Gerald made two cups of  hot coffee and handed one  to her. He watched her drink with a shaky hands and eyes filled with sadness. 

He was about asking her when she started narrating her ordeal,from when she was in the orphanage home until the present leaving nothing out. 

"You've really gone through so much,I must say". Gerald finally spoke out after she'd stopped talking.

That night Melisa slept peacefully for the first time. She was taken back home, meeting an angry looking Mrs Beatrice who didn't care to know what had happened but was only concerned about her fuel. 

When she saw Gerald, she composed and smiled at him but he knew deep down that behind her facade was something ominous. He left, with Melisa walking him to his car. He droved out of their compound after giving her his business card to call him anytime she wanted.

"oh my goodness,isn't that Gerald, the only son of  Chairman Adebayo?  The one to inherit God's time hospital after he marries?"  Mrs Beatrice said aloud. 

June walked into the living room when she heard her mother's voice. She rushed to the window to see what was happening. She was also surprised that Melisa,a nobody was talking to the almighty  Dr.Gerald.

Gerald sat in his office, thinking about Melisa. 

"She must have really gone through a lot" he thought.

Two months had passed and Melisa never called him. He thought of her every single day. He should have collected her number or go to see her but he didn't want to act desperate or make her think he wanted something from her. 

He knew this was love,even before his sister started teasing him after  he relaying the incident to her the other day.

They met again in the Mall, happy to see each other. They became  close, which led to a relationship.

Gerald had never felt this way for any girl before, He was surprised himself. He gave her his love  and showered her with things she'd never had before.

The day he proposed to her, Mrs Beatrice was so angry as She had always wanted Gerald for June.

Melisa didn't hesitate as she nodded in the affirmative to his proposal. Finally,she was going to leave this hell of a home to a rich and peaceful family.

They were showered with lots of gift, and Gerald inherited the hospital.

Melissa's step dad went back to the orphanage where he left his daughter. He had always thought of her but was scared to go there after all this years with the thought that his daughter would've harbored hatred for him. He went there with the hoping to gain her forgiveness. 

On getting there, He was told that someone had adopted her a long time ago. He asked for address and the person's details and was shocked that it was his resident.

He kept on crying as he drove home , regretting why he could not recognize his own daughter.