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*Alex*

"Good Morning, Mr Williams. You arrived quiet early... Did you fly in at midnight?" Mr Jones, our competent family doctor said, rising up to shake my hands with much enthusiasm.

I had woken up early this morning to take a flight to Abuja, where Mr Jones resided. I had called him the night after I had found out that Sola had a child. A real living child. I'd done so because I wanted to get a chance to leave Lagos, because I couldn't trust my self not to go after Sola and cause more problems.

"Yes, Mr Jones. I had to quickly land early because I have some urgent matters to take care of. I just needed to quickly see you for a few minutes before I leave." I explained and sat as he lead me to the dining room of his apartment.

"Alright, sir. Can I offer you anything?" he asked, smiling widely.

"No, no.. I'm good thanks. So.. I have some questions..."

Mr Jones quickly sat down and stared at me with rapt attention.

"I had a girlfriend one time... And... I caught her cheating."

"Okay.. May I ask how she cheated on you?"

"I caught her passed out in bed.. With a man, I know nothing about.."

   "... And you want to ask if it's possible that she was drugged and made to look like she cheated on you right?" Mr Jones finished quickly for me, smiling knowingly at me.

I opened my mouth in mild shock. I knew Mr Jones was a very smart and practical doctor, but.. I never knew he could easily read people. Especially me that always guarded my emotions and reactions.

   "Yes Jones. I had immediately dumped her, because I couldn't stand the fact that she slept with another man. And now...."

"You're afraid you did the wrong thing abi?" He asked before I could say it. Again. I opened my mouth in shock.

"Well... Yes." I answered hesitantly.

"Alex.. You said it yourself, you found her passed out in bed with some strange man. You didn't catch her having sex with the man, you didn't catch her walking naked or making out with the man. This could have definitely been a set up. One which I wouldn't expect you to fall for. " He said, smiling sadly at me.

I sighed and placed my forehead on my arms in confusion. What if I had made a big mistake by trying to ruin Sola's life three years ago? Was she ever going to forgive me? How was she even able to stand me.. Even when I came back into her life?
I groaned deep down. I was feeling like the wort sort of fool.

"May I ask some questions?"

"Yes." I replied, raising my head up at the doctor.

"The moment you got to the scene.. What was your reaction?" he asked, eyeing me skeptically.

I closed my eyes tightly, trying to recall that terrible night and I began to narrate it according to what I could remember.

I had parked outside her house, every where was dark and the door was slightly ajar.
I had gone inside expecting to find her in a lingerie or something.. But I had walked into her room, called her name about four times because every where was silent, then I had switched on my cell phone's torch light to search for her. And I'd met her, passed out on the bed, with a dark man snoring wildly beside her.

"What the fuck is this Sola??!!" I had shouted in shock and anger. But she didn't even move a limb in fear, much less answer. Instead the stupid man had opened his eyes and smiled at me, saying.. "Don't bother me and my girlfriend. We just had a good time as you can clearly see. Get out of here."

I'd been so furious that I'd felt like strangling them both with my bare hands, but pride and ego had made me walk away in disgust and I'd vowed to humiliate Sola to make her pay and regret she had ever dared to make a fool of me like that.

"Wow, that's one.. Crazy hurdle, Alex." he said with a sigh.

"And when I accused her of cheating, she'd denied it outrightly, saying such things never happened." I explained in exasperation.

"Tell me.. Did she have any close friend with her at the time?" Mr Jones asked.

"Yes. A very close friend whom she lived with. But the lady was hardly around when I met Sola in that position." I replied.

"Ah.. Then, I suggest you question that friend of hers thoroughly, Alex. That was a set up. I'm sure of it. For her to have been denying with confidence, you have to realize there's a problem somewhere." Mr Jones said. My eyes widened as I thought of how Clara had offered herself to me.

"I hadn't thought of it like that..."

"I know, Alex. I don't blame you. Finding someone you love in such a position could make loose your sanity easily. And in fact, there are powerful drugs that, if used, could cause immediate memory loss of a few hours. That must have been sola's case, if not she would have found out who set her up."

I gulped as I realized and acknowledged that I had made a big mistake. Sola will never forgive me. I thought bitterly.

"You need to have a long talk with this Sola." the doctor said, patting my back affectionately.

"I intend to do that." I replied and stood up to take my leave.
While on the way to my private jet, I got a text from my younger sister, fayokunmi. Who was now married to her quirky boyfriend.

She was asking why I had taken off early in the morning and when I would be back. I switched my phone off and decided that to explain when I got back home.

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*Sola*

I groaned as I heard the loud bang again. Jeez! It's 7:30am, on a freaking Saturday! Who the hell could that be??

I knew Amina was a deep sleeper so she wouldn't even try to wake up and check on the idiot banging on my door at this auspicious time. I stood up reluctantly, and dashed to my bathroom to dab some water on my face, then I pulled on my pajamas and my favorite pink fur slippers before heading out to check who was at the front door.

"Who's there?!" I snapped impatiently. I wasn't this rude normally, but having my sleep being rudely interrupted was something I hated a lot.

I waited for a few moments before I heard the voice.

"Please open the door immediately, Sola. We need to talk."

I froze, dropping my hands from the door handle I was about to open. What did Alex want again?!
Couldn't he just leave me the hell alone???

"What do you want Alex?" I asked, trying to calm my voice down so he wouldn't know notice the anger in my voice.

"We need to talk.... About your son." He replied.

I gasped in shock. I could feel my whole face flaming up in panic. He knows!
I was so shocked that I couldn't move, couldn't utter a word. The day I'd always been dreading was finally here. Alex had found out somehow.

"Wh... What are you talking about?" I asked in a tiny, scared voice.

"Sola, I'm giving you 5 seconds to open this door before I forcefully break it open. And I am not joking." He said, clearly serious.

I knew Alex could surely go ahead with such threat, and I didn't want him making a scene out there for the neighbors, so I sighed and opened the door.

"You'd better come in." I said and gave him some space to walk in.

He looked so thunderous and furious that I almost cowered in fear. But instead I raised my chin and stared straight at him. I couldn't let him see that I was scared and shocked.

"What do you want to know about my son?" I asked him in a hard voice. I tried not to notice how yummy he looked in a Grey sweatshirt and matching sweatpants. His hair was sleek and wet, showing that he had taken a quick shower before coming here. He was so tall and muscular that I had to crank up my neck to look at him.

"first, I want to know why you've kept it a secret from me all this while.. And second, who is the father?" He asked, glaring at me with barely controlled anger.

I relaxed.. He doesn't know Justin is his son. Thank you lord.

I smiled slightly, prepared to give him a lie and get him to leave quickly before we heard a tiny, sleepy voice interrupt us.

"Mommy... Who is that?" Justin asked from the other side of the room.

In that split second, I wished Alex would disappear, or I and my little Justin would enter the ground.. Any thing to stop Alex from meeting his son! I shook my head no frantically with wide eyes as I watched Alex slowly turn towards Justin before he froze completely, his eyes transfixed on the little boy as father and son stared at each other, seizing each other up.

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*Alex*

I stared at the little boy who was glaring at me with innocent anger, and I knew my life had changed completely. I noticed sola's horrified expression as we all looked at each other. Speechless.

I gulped as I stared at the little boy who looked exactly just like me when I was young. He reminded me of all my childhood pictures that was hanged on the wall of my parent's home. The boy had such a splitting resemblance that I knew, without a doubt, that he was my son.

I had a son.

Christ!.

"Who are you? And why are you disturbing my mommy?" He asked again, moving closer to me.

"Um.. Uh.. I..." Sola was stalling, I knew she didn't know the reply to give to the curious little boy as he stared at both of us, waiting for an answer. So I answered.

"Hi champ, I'm your dad." I answered and I heard Sola take in a shaky breath. I glanced at her and I realized that she was sobbing, her hands tightly covered her mouth as she whimpered silently and turned around, hiding her face from me and the boy.

The little boy gave me a suspicious look and I smiled amusingly at his protectiveness for his mother.

"If you are really my daddy, tell me why you left me and my mommy and tell me where you went to." He said, glaring at me with so much childish enthusiasm.

I smiled and moved closer to him, then I crouched down to be on his level. He was a tall kid, but still small and beautiful.

"I had to go away for business. I had to make plenty, plenty money to take care of mommy and you." I said, pointing playfully on his chest. "And I went to America."

He smiled at me and I knew that was what Sola had told him.

"Last question!" he said excitedly. "What cli.. Ni.. Ninkname do you call my mommy?"

I laughed silently at the way he was struggling to pronounce the word.
"Do you mean nickname?" I asked him softly.

"Yes! Nickname!" he replied, grinning his white toddler teeth proudly.

"I always call her... My sugar." I answered sincerely.

His cute little face immediately lightened up and before I knew it, he jumped into my arms knocking us both on the ground and screaming with so much innocent happiness that I felt my eyes unconsciously start to water.

"You're really my daddy! You have finally come back! Daddy!" he screamed as he put his arms around my neck and rubbed my face as if he was trying to be sure I really existed.

"I thought you forgot me and mommy, I really missed you daddy!" he said, his voice shaking slightly. He was crying. My little boy was crying.

I felt as if my heart wanted to leave my chest. I was so angry that Sola had kept him a secret from me all this while, but that wasn't Important right now. The only thing I cared about right now was this perfect little human, who was a combination of me and Sola.

"What's your name, champ?" I asked cheerfully as he raised his head up and shyly and cleaned his tears with the back of his hands.

"Justin Ojo!" He answered immediately, smiling at me.

"Okay Justin, will you give me a minute? I want to settle some things with your mom." I said to Justin.

I noticed his happy face break down immediately and the tears returned again.

"Are you going to leave me alone again daddy?" he asked in a teary voice.

"Never. I'm right here champ. I'm not going anywhere. Your daddy will stay with you forever." I replied, blinking as many times I could to stop the tears from falling over. I felt so terrible that I had fathered a son three years ago and I was only getting to know him now.

I had missed out on his babyhood, his first words, his first teeth, his first step.
I could still hear sola's silent sobs.

"Okay. I will go. But I will be back immediately so don't go away daddy!" Justin said and ran into his room, jumping excitedly all the way.

I stood up and turned to Sola. Her face was red and puffy, she was glaring indignantly at me.

"Now that you've finally met my son... Can you please leave?!" she asked in a harsh tone.

"If you think I'm leaving my son here for one minute, then you are mistaken Sola. That boy is mine and I will do everything in my power to take custody of my son! He's my son!" I replied.

I saw her face go pale as she stared at me in shock.
"You.. You want to take my son from... Me? You bastard!" she screamed and raised her hand so quickly I didn't see it. She slapped me hard across my face.

I felt my blood burn hot with anger and shock.
"Damn you!" I shouted and grabbed her in anger, I slashed my lips down to hers, kissing with so much force and energy that I was sure our lips would be bruised. I was so angry that I let my anger pour into the kiss, I held both sides of her face in my hands as I ended the kiss abruptly so that I wouldn't hurt her.

"I've told you not to touch me again, Alex!" Sola said, panting.

"Sola.. I'm sorry I...."

"OH MY GOD!! IT'S ALEX! THE BILLIONAIRE!!" I heard a lady scream at the top of her longs and turned to her. Sola jumped far away from me immediately and turned to the lady.

"Amina! Will you keep your voice down!!" Sola said embarrassingly.

"SOLA, YOU ARE MAKING OUT WITH YOUR BABY FATHER!!! HOW CAN I KEEP MY VOICE DOWN!" Amina shouted again, her eyes wide as saucers as she stared at both of us.

I sighed and turned back to Sola, who was facing the ground in mortification.

"I.. I think you should leave Alex." she said.

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End of chap 18!
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