"Sir, about what you asked me, her mother runs a small coffee shop down the street they live on and her father is a retired army officer." The person said from the other side making Lorenzo smirk. He hanged the call and pocketed the phone into his pocket then stood up.
"Mr. Thorne, get a million dollars ready. I think I need to pay my soon to be mother-in-law a visit." He mumbled and smirk the left the place with Mr. Throne following suit and making calls to financial department to make the million dollar ready.
It been only a day since Nikita found out she was pregnant but it's like the baby was waiting for her to notice it's existence so it can make her suffer. She couldn't go to work because her eyelids felt so heavy to open and her body felt like she's been beaten. She tried to get out of bed but the moment she stepped foot on the floor, the whole world started turning anticlockwise for her so now she's stacked in bed with the little soul in her making it hard for her to get up.
"Niki, are you ok? You didn't come out of your room and you didn't even join us for breakfast like usual is everything alright?" Her mom asked but she was too weak to reply so she knocked and entered.
"Nikita, are you okay? You've not come of your room and you didn't go to work either. Is everything alright?" Her mom asked then she got near the bed and removed the cover but she found out she was burning up. "Niki, you're burning up. We need to take you to the hospital." She gestured her to get up but Nikita shook her head.
"I'm fine mom, I'm just tired." She said knowing too well her mom will find out she's pregnant if they go to the hospital.
"But you're burning up Nikita which means your sick." Her mom said dissenting with what she was saying.
"Mom I'm fine. I just need to rest." She said and pulled the cover to cover her head.
"Niki, I'm going to the coffee shop please find something to eat and get a medicine Please." Her mom said and patted her head.
She stayed quiet, listening to the movements of her mom when she heard the door crecked opened and closed. She signed and pulled the cover to cover her head more.
It was another day in Mrs Marcelo's coffee shop when some men wearing all bkack suit entered the coffee shop. They all lined up and one who seems to be their leader stepped forward moving to the counter.
"Ms. Good morning." He greeted the lady at the counter who looked horrified at the people infront of her. "Where's your boss?" He asked with a very cold and firm voice sending shivers down the spine of the lady.
"My...my boss? Oh yeah, she's in her office." She lady said rushing to call her without even being told to.
Mrs Marcelo was in her office checking the finance of the coffee shop when the lady at the counter butt into the room making her startled.
She got up looking horrified. "Milsa, what's it? Why are you panting like that? What's wrong?" She said moving to where she was.
"Ma'am, there are some men dressed in black looking for you." She said making Mrs Marcelo confused.
"Some men dressed in black? Mrs Marcelo asked looking confused.
"Yeah ma'am and the leader looked horrified." She said trembling.
"I don't know. But let's go and check." Mrs Marcelo said leading the way.
Upon reaching there, the men in the black suit were still waiting for them.
"How can help you sir?" She asked after she had walked towards where he was standing.
"Sorry for the disruption this morning ma'am, but our boss wants to talk to you if you're not busy." The man said with much composure.
"And who's your boss if I may ask."
"He's in the car waiting for you. Ma'am please this way." The man said the look on Mrs Marcelo's face showed that she didn't trust them. The Man had no other choice but to contact his boss and tell him. He just nodded and hanged up.
"My apologies ma'am, he said he be with you in a minute." The Man said and bowed a little then he took Mrs Marcelo's hand and lead her to the corner of a corner of the coffee shop where no one was sitting which made her more confused about the drama unremitting in front of her.
The door if the coffee shop opened then murmuring started in the coffee shop. A man in a three piece suit with the jacket wrapped around his shoulder came to view. The the murmuring seized fill with chills everywhere in the room. He walked straight to where Mrs Marcelo was, took her hands and kissed the back of her hand making her confused. The later sat down looking elegant and eloquent in the tailored suit he was wearing. The confused look on her saw on Mrs Marcelo's face making him smile.
"I get why you're confused ma'am. First let me introduce myself to you. I'm Lorenzo Basile. I'm a business man and I have a project going on which is helping people extend their small businesses. And you stands out to be the one who I chose to help so, I want to invest a million dollars in your coffee shop which I'll take it when you get the money." He said making her jaw dropped.
"You want to invest a million dollar in my coffee shop?" She asked looking astonished. How did this happened? She just came to work and someone was offering her a million dollars as an investment? She looked really out of words and dumbfounded too.
"I really appreciate your help sir. Thank you very much." She said and shook his hand vigorously. Lorenzo only smiled and snapped his fingers. His assistant came in rushing with small briefcase, containing the money. He opened it and Mrs Marcelo became shocked. She thought it was a prank but it was real. He really gave her that sum of money for her small coffee shop. He placed the briefcase on the table and stood up.
"I'll take my leave now Mrs Marcelo." He said and that made her confused about how he found her name.
"If I may ask, how did you find my name?" She asked and Lorenzo only chuckled.
"It's written in your uniform." He said and that was when she found out her name was tagged in the uniform and so is every work in the coffee shop. Lorenzo looked at how happy she was and smiled to himself making his assistant confused if a devil like him could really smile.
Lorenzo left the the coffee shop with the men dressed in the black suit following suit He sat in his car and smiled. 'Niw is the time to drop the bomb.' he said subconsciously and took his phone. It rang for a while the it picked.
Nikita was now feeling okay after the massive morning sickness she experienced that morning. She came out of the bathroom in a bathrobe when her phone started ringing vigorously. She checked the ID caller and it was an unknown number but she answered it anyway.
"Hello, this is Nikita Marcelo speak, please how can I help?" She asked but the other side was too quiet making her wander if someone was really on the line.
"Nikita Marcelo..." The person said the name like her was tasting it. "Sweet"
"Please who's this and how can I help you" she asked.
"How can you help me?" The person asked. "Oh, this is not an help, I just wanted to know how you and my baby are faring." The person said making the phone slip from her grip shattering.
All the blood on her face drained. 'Whi was that? And how did he find out I'm pregnant?' she asked subconsciously. Then she remembered what the person said. "I just wanted to check on how you and my baby are faring." After remembering those words she became pale. "It can't be. Did he find out I'm pregnant?" She mumbled.