A Baby For Billionaire Knox

THEME: Memory erased

OLIVER SCOTT HOME

“Why are you here again?” Oliver asked as he stood at the door.

“Won’t you let me in?” Eretia mumbled.

“There is no need to come in since you would be leaving soon.” Oliver stepped out to the porch closing the door behind him.

She was taken aback by his gesture and words. Oliver was pushing her out of their lives. “Where is Ryan?” She asked.

“He is asleep.” Oliver replied as he folded his arms.

“I dropped by to give this to you.” Eretia stretched the cheque towards him. “Ma’am Elaina paid me today so I want you to have it.”

James eyed the cheque. “The contract is over?” He asked.

“Yes it is over but I still have to stay with Knox Martins.” Eretia answered.

Oliver lifted his eyebrows. “Why?” He accepted the cheque from her.

“I am his personal assistant at the agency even if I want to leave I still have to get him a replacement before resigning.” Eretia replied.

Oliver stared intensely at her. He expected that she should move back with them since the contract already ended. “So you still want to work for him?” He demanded.

“Yes.” Eretia nodded.

Oliver collected the cheque. “Mrs Elaina Martins gave you one Million dollars?!”

Eretia hummed a response. “She paid me for reconciling her with Knox. They are on good terms now.”

Oliver let out a sigh. “Eretia, be honest with me-” He paused.

Eretia’s gaze met Oliver’s. “Are you in love with your boss?” He blurted out.

Eretia was taken back by his sudden question. Her heartbeat rapidly as she pondered if she should be sincere with him.

“The truth.. I want to hear nothing but the truth.” Oliver said.

Eretia looked away from him. “Yes, I am in love with Knox Martins.” She replied.

“I knew it.” Oliver muttered.

“Listen Oliver, this won’t affect our relationship right?” Eretia asked.

Oliver grabbed her hand and dropped the cheque in her palm. “Go back to your boss.. no.. your love. You are not needed here anymore.” He said with a serious face and annoyance clear in his voice.

“Listen to me, Oliver-”

“I don’t want to listen to you!” He snarled at her.

Eretia jumped in fear at his sudden outburst. “Just leave and forget about us.” Oliver whispered.

“No please Oliver.. you can’t push me out of your lives.” Eretia grabbed his upper arm but he jerked free.

“You have enough money now, try to live a good life and forget you ever met me and Ryan.” Oliver gritted. He went in and slammed the door in the process.

Tears slipped down her cheeks. Eretia waited for some minutes knocking on the door. She pleaded with Oliver to give her a chance to explain things to him but no response came from him.

After about an hour, she bounced down the stairs and walked away slowly. Her world was upside down. The one she considered a family just pushed her away. It was all her fault! She shouldn’t have been away from them. Everything would have been fine if she hadn’t passed out few days ago.

Eretia wandered around the streets lost in thought that she didn’t realize it was late. Then she recalled that she needed to see someone. Eretia hail down a taxi. And when she got to her destination she saw the person she wanted to see.

Betty Lawson was dragging a box out to the porch. Eretia got out of the taxi and went to her. Betty Lawson was stunned. She wondered how Eretia managed to locate her home. But it was Mrs Elaina Martins that had given her the address when Eretia asked for it with an excuse they needed to settle their differences.

“Why are you here?” Betty Lawson asked.

“Can we talk?” Eretia requested politely.

“I am not interested in talking to you.” Betty Lawson dragged the box to the car in the driveway.

Eretia followed her. “Betty-”

“What do you want from me?!” Betty snapped at her.

“About Tuesday -”

Betty Lawson interrupted her. “I saw everything.” She pointed to the bracelet on Eretia’s wrist.

“I told ma’am Elaina about it and she thought I was crazy.” Betty said.

No one would ever believe her without strong evidence.

“It sounds crazy.” Eretia mumbled.

“Who are you?” Betty kept her distance because she was afraid that Eretia might hurt her.

“I am Adella, the daughter of one of the greatest Merleader in the underworld. His name is Oceanus.” Eretia replied.

Betty chuckled. “Sounds like a fantasy book my mom used to read to me. Merleader? isn’t that related to the sea world?”

“Yes you are right. I am a mermaid.” Eretia replied.

Betty Lawson jaw dropped completely. “You.. you are.. a mermaid?!” She stuttered.

“Yes, you wanted to know the truth right?!” Eretia folded her arms.

“So.. why are.. you in.. our world?” Betty stammered.

“I like the human world. Now you know my identity.” Eretia said.

“Yes and Knox.. everyone needs to know too.” Betty shakily dropped the box in the car.

“Yes and I intend to tell him about my true identity but before that.. let us make up and be good to each other.” Eretia stretched out her hand for a handshake.

Betty Lawson eyed her suspiciously.

“I apologize for winning Knox’s heart in your place.” Eretia said.

“You succeeded because you aren’t human. You have cast a spell on him!” Betty gritted in anger.

“I don’t do spells. I won his heart because I was willing to stay with him despite knowing his flaws. I understood his pain and I was patient with him despite his torture on me.” Eretia replied.

“Congratulations to you.” Betty said with a croaked smile.

“Come on, I mean no harm.” Eretia’s hand was still hanging in the air.

“Alright. But I hope to never set my eyes on your ever again.” Betty Lawson shook hands with her.

“Thank you, Betty Lawson.” Eretia gave her a stern handshake draining out her energy in the process.

Betty tried to pull way as she felt the power in the handshake. “What are you doing to me?” She panicked.

“Sorry I need to erase everything you know about me from your memory.” Eretia replied.

“No.. no..” Betty Lawson’s vision became blurry.

A minutes clicked by and then Eretia released her. “Relax you’ll be fine.” Eretia pats her back as Betty coughed.

And soon she regained her strength and looked at Eretia. “Who are you?” Betty pushed Eretia away.

“Why did you touch me?!” Betty dust her body trying to brush away Eretia’s touch on her skin.

“Were you trying to rob me?” Betty doesn’t remember anything.

“Oh I am sorry miss, I was only trying to help. I saw you coughing a while ago so I thought you needed help.” Eretia feigned an innocent look.

Betty studied her with a raised eyebrow.

“It is a good thing you are fine. I don’t need to care the emergency line anymore. Please take good care of yourself, bye. Eretia waved and walked away quickly before Betty could say anything.

Eretia sighed with relief. She toyed with the bracelet on her wrist. Eretia thought if she would ever make it back to the human world if she decided to leave just to return the Neifion Bracelet. It belonged to the sea, they both belong to the sea and not this human world.