Mr. President’s

Chapter 52

Jane’s words were so urgent, Nathan couldn’t contemplate but he was certain he heard her mention his son. Instantly, he dropped his cutlery, his neck turning to Mercedes. She was calm. “You can go,” she uttered without a look at him.

Jane was giving Nathan the chance to see the boy she had used to torment him these two years. She hoped the truth would be revealed as Nathan went with Jane.

“No, you are coming with ine. “Nathan yanked her before she could say no. Alexander, Betty and Sarah followed suit. For as long as Alexander and Sarah knew, something was happening to their grandson and they needed to be there for him.

Nathan rode with Mercedes, while Alexander rode with Sarah. Betty with Jane. “You fool, couldn’t you have just excused yourself? Why did you have to bring him along?”

Betty chastised her daughter. She already lost Alexander and her only way was to use her daughter to get revenge on him. To cause them pain. The pain of keeping from them the boy they thought to be theirs. But thinking through it, they weren’t under Alexander’s protection anymore, which meant that Nathan could easily discover things for himself. Both options didn’t seem too good to her.

“I wasn’t thinking. The bitch was making me upset, I wanted to get Nat away from her,” Jane said with regret.

“They are still together but guess what, let him see the boy today. As soon as they leave, we go back to Spain, Betty had a weird grin on her face before recalling something. It’s their family hospital so we can’t prevent them. But that stupid Lucy. Couldn’t she have taken him somewhere else?” She was upset. Lucy was their nanny, a retired police officer and was good at helping them hide the boy since she was told that bad people were

after him.

“She called before we got here and I told her to send him there. I thought Nathan’s dad was on our side, what happened?” Jane curiously asked. Betty let out a bitter smile,

“Wasn’t it obvious that he chose his wife! I shouldn’t have just caused her miscarriages, I should have killed her like I did his first wife.”

Jane’s eyes widened. That was a new discovery. “You killed his first wife Jane was scared now. Her mother wasn’t who she thought she was. All this while, her mother said she was helping her to win Nathan but the realization was drawing near that she used her to get closer to Alexander,

Betty had no regrets. She was still bitter. “Come on, I made one of the maids slip something into her drink. It took three months before she died. It was a slow and painful one the doctors couldn’t delect. I took care of the maid after. That was how the secret had been kept safe till now. I should have done the same to the bitch Sarahı”

Jane panicked. She always felt guilty about causing the death of her son’s father but her mother’s sin made hers lighter. asked with hopeful eyes.

“What de

do we do now!” She

Betty thought carefully. She was in the driver seat. Alexander’s car was in front and Nathan’s behind hers. They couldn’t escape now. “Did Lucy say what was wrong with him?”

“It’s his sickling problem. Charlie was AS and so I’m 1. My son turned 55, Jane sadly said

I already know that. Your dad was good for nothing. I enjoyed watching him die,” Betty said with an evil grin but realizing her mother killed her father too, made Jane even more afraid.

“Mum, you are heartless.”

“And you’ve learnt so well, my child.”

“He needs a blood transfusion, the family doctor said as soon as they got to the VIP ward. Lucy was crying like a mother losing her child but she was completely ignored. There were important matters at hand. Nathan saw his son for the first time, fighting for his life. His heart ached, seeing the two–year–old in that condition, his eyes welled up. Timmy looked like his mother so there was no suspicion. He was unconscious at the moment. Mercedes fell in love with the boy but knew he wasn’t Nathans”

Seeing him broken over the state of his son, how could she tell him that the boy wasn’t his “I’m the father, take mine. The family doctor looked shocked but when Alexander nodded his head, he beckoned Nathan to follow him. Nathan was never a fan of hospitals. He would rather invite a doctor to take care of him at home but in actual sense, he hardly fell sick

Nathan went with the doctor while Mercedes waited with the rest. Jane’s heart rate had escalated, she felt it could be heard by the people around her. She wished to cause Mercedes another embarrassment but Sarah was cuddling her as a mother would. Shortly, Nathan returned. He had turned stone cold, everyone knew that something was wrong

The blood bank didn’t have Timmy’s blood type and life was draining out of him so the doctor didn’t have time for draina. “His lyla match his Who has Allricgative blood type?” He asked

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“I do,” Mercedes echoed. She wanted to escape the awkward moment and it worked quite well. Besides, she felt honoured to save the little boys life. Aller all, he was innocent in all this churade.

“Come with ine then,” the doctor smiled

d said. Nathan waited for the doctor and Mercedes to leave.

“Will you start talking!” He was raged, and let out a low growl.

Jane was trembling, Betty was ashamed when Alexander’s eyes met hers. He drew closer to his son upon the revelation. With the heated gaze of the two male Legend, the two women trembled while Lucy watched, too agast to continue crying, Sarah was broken. She regretted not acting sooner. She watched a little snake grow right before her eyes and she did nothing. It was a painful truth, knowing that most of the things Alexander disl were because of his grandson.

d in a tear–filled voice.

Jane was remorseful this time, tears pouring like a flood. Tim sorry Nat, I was pregnant before I drugged you,” she said. “Nothing ever happened between us,” she confessed.

Nathan was pained, he gritted his teeth. “So you admit you drugged me! Even though Nathan suspected it, it was a hard truth to bear. He lived in guilt for almost three years until that one night with Mercedes, which changed everything. Who knows if he would have even given in? It was obvious that the two great Legends were manipulated by a mother and child. It wouldn’t have been so if one hasn’t been entangled in the webs of adultery. Well, that’s how great men and even Kings have fallen

Tm sorry Nat, I love you so much but you never saw me like that.” Jane’s words were like weeds to him, holding no water. One thing was certain. Timmy might not be his but he wasn’t going to let him grow with a selfish woman like Jane.

“Who is the father?” He asked coldly.

Betty was pulling Jane’s dress to tell her not to say it but Jane had had enough. She was tired of the falsehood. She already lost everything and the only thing she could give back was the truth. “His name is Charlie. 1 poisoned him.”

Nathan felt his heart stop for what had been done to the late Charle but Alexander was also agitated. “Which doctor gave you the fake DNA report?”

He asked

“I don’t know, Luke helped me with that Jane confessed. Alexander was even more ashamed of his judgement but why won’t het He was blinded with lust, in between the thighs of adultery. But Jane wasn’t ready to go down alone. Not after knowing what happened to her father. Perhaps her life would have been different if her mother hadn’t made her father’s life journey so short.

“And he also helped my mother to cause Sarah’s miscarriages.“:

“What?” Both Sarah and Alexander screamed in unison. Nathan already knew that and wasn’t surprised. He was already gathering the proof.

“Betty?” Alexander was bewildered.

Jane was still not done. She knew she would be serving a jail term for murder and she had to take her bitch of a mother along. “She also killed my father and your first wife by the same means.

Nathan didn’t feel like himself anymore but his father was shaking so much with pain and anger that Sarah couldn’t comfort him. Therefore, he swallowed his pain, wrapping his arms around his father to comfort him. Betty took everything from him and it was just too much. But Saralı was feeling angry with herself. Perhaps if she had acted as soon as she knew, she would have saved some damages.

Jane was shivering. She wanted to escape. Perhaps revealing the truth will earn her forgiveness so she placed her request. “Please Nathan, I’m sorry for everything please. I promise to not bother you. I will take my son and lave,”

Nathan stiffened, moving away from his father. He took another look at the woman who used to be the sweet innocent girl who brought him both joy and pain. He could forgive her for lying to him, drugging him and making his life miserable and even for what she did to Mercedes but she couldn’t judge for the late Charlie. He might be dead but perhaps, his parents still lived. “No, you won’t You killed someone. We have to get his family to let thern decide on what to do with you. As for me, I have forgiven you but for Charlie and his son, his family will decide, Nathan siid solemnly: Mercedes had brought him so much joy that he couldn’t live with unforgiveness.

He took every information concerning Charlie and sent it to his private investigator, while everyone waited for the result. Mercedes returned and seeing the tense atmosphere with every eye red and puffy, she wanted to excuse herself when Nathan pulled her to him. “You knew, didn’t you?” He knew his guts of suspicion were right.

How could Mercedes mess with someone like Nathan! He was too smart. At least he could bridge the sudden change in her with all that had happened. “Yes, she admitted.

Nathan was slightly disappointed in her. “So why didn’t you tell me?”

meant orh

other people’s relationship but this is us. Me and you

“You said before that.. Nathan knew what she was going to say and cut her off Thar You shouldn’t have hidden it from me, he said batterly. Why couldn’t she trust him!

“I’m sorry. That day, I was returning your car key when I heard her talking at the car park. You were unconscious when I got

I didn’t want you to think that I was desperate and wanted a means to get back after breaking up. Mercedes sobbed. She was sitting on Nathan’s lap like a child caught telling lies

“You are wrong, I would never see you as such and yes, stay away from people’s relationships but please when it comes to yours, just be transparent,” Nathan educated her. But one thing was clear. Another woman would have capitalized on it, telling Nathan to make herself feel good but she didn’t She waited for nature to take its cause.

It wasn’t hard to locate Charlie’s family. The private investigator had brought them news in less than an hour but had also gotten in touch with Charles‘ parents, sending someone to bring them; therefore, they waited at the hospital for another three hours.

Charle’s parents arrived and everything was told to them. As expected, it was a resurrection of the pain they battled to overcome. They insisted that justice be given to their late son. They also wanted custody of their grandchild. Nathan still wanted to keep the boy but he was all Charlie’s parents had so he had to let go but pledged to be his godfather.

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He also pledged to make Charlie’s parents comfortable and will also visit Timmy at least once every month with Mercedes. As for Renty and her daughter, they were arrested and had to face the law. Mercedes felt pity for Jane. Love, if interpreted wrongly could turn deadly but if nurtured the right way, could open all the doors of happiness. What hurt most was the fact that all Jane did was because of Nathan. Whereas, Nathan couldn’t allow himself to feel guilty because Love cannot be forced.