The Moment I Met You (Chapter 331)

 By Nightengale Ben-Onyeukwu                   

‘The fight is between me and you, why did you involve our family?’ Jessica asked Michael with a frown, as tears stole into her eyes.         

‘Until you apologise to Chioma I won’t go back on my word.’                       Jessica felt that this was the highest kind of humiliation she had received. How could she apologise to Chioma who was of a lowly status. One second, she was asking Chioma to apologise and leave her man, and now the man she was telling the whole world that was her man, was making her apologise to Chioma. How could she accept such humiliation? It was something she wouldn’t bear to do. She wanted to disappear right now from everyone. But how could she do that? No, she felt if she apologise, that means she was in the wrong. So glaring at Michael, she said, 

‘Michael…’                                                                                                   

‘When you’re ready arrange for a press conference and apologise.’Michael didn’t let Jessica finish what she wanted to say. He looked down at Chioma who was totally confused and said, ‘Let’s go.’                

  Michael walked to the door, then back into the restaurant when he saw Chioma was still standing there stiffly. He patted her head gently, and before the onlookers, he said, ‘Honey, let’s go!’                                           

Michael called her honey? Jessica was even more furious. Michael had never called her that before. He wants her to hold a press conference? It sounded more like an opportunity for Chioma to be the star of the show why she becomes the villain of the show. Was Jessica going to tolerate and accept it

 ‘Chioma, you can go home. Come tomorrow,’Emeka said to Chioma.

                

 ‘Okay,’ Chioma said as she lowered her head and followed Michael outside.                                               

 ‘I am bringing you home,’Michael said when they reached outside.                                                                                                                                              ‘I don’t want to bother you.’She hailed a taxi, wanting to get in, but Michael swiftly grabbed her hand and pulled her out, taking her to his car. He drove her to her home after stopping at the clinic and purchasing some stuff to treat Chioma’s wound she had incurred during the fight.

 

There was nobody in her home. Chioma opened the door, and then turned on the lights. Michael opened the first aid kit, and gently he treated Chioma’s wounds. He was indeed caring towards her.              

Chioma went into the kitchen and carried out a cup of watermelon juice and meatpie. She shly put the juice and meatpie in front of Michael, but before she spoke, she saw him staring tenderly at her. After a moment, he said to her, ‘Saturday, you’ll be meeting my parents. They might not like you, but I do. I am bringing you to them because I want to make everything right. Whether they accept you or not, I don’t care. I own you, and will cherish you for the rest of my life.’