Ruin The Billionaire

Jake.

Lilly’s near death experience changed everything for me. It reminded me of how short life is. I decided that the secrecy was over. I couldn’t keep my love under wraps anymore. It was time to let the world know I loved Lilith Hellman. To hell with my mother, the time had come for her to face the truth. I was not a child anymore, and I no longer needed her to fight my battles. i had grown and needed to stop calling her back to my side at every minor inconvenience.

Lilly was in the hospital for two days. I visited her and it was reported to the media. I did not care. The media went into a frenzy, everyone trying to guess why I was visiting the woman who had been a thorn on my side a short while ago. Thankfully everyone who knew what the truth was did not reveal it.

When she was discharged, she chose to go and recuperate from Leah’s house. I figured she chose to go there because she needed someone to take care of her. When I heard she was home, I immediately drove there. She seemed very moody which was unlike her.

“What’s wrong?” I asked for the nth time tired of seeing her like that. I was willing to solve all her problems so that she didn’t have to worry about anything.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“We need to break up,” she said.

My heart skipped a beat. What the hell was going on with her? Had the hit messed with her brain? “Why would you say that?”

“I didn’t want to have to tell you this but you leave me no option.”

“What is it?”

“Your mother ordered the hit on me.”

“Lilly, my mother is wicked and I know that but I don’t think she is the one who did this to you. That Kyle Munther had a criminal history. I think it was him.”

“Your mother has a criminal history too, only that her crimes are not registered. Kidnapping my niece was a crime. Your mother came here and confirmed everything though she warned me against going to the police. She found out that we were secretly dating and decided to put a stop to it. I don’t have the strength to fight her so I’ve decided to give up. I nearly died because of this relationship. Sure, she just wanted to give me a scare but it could have killed me. I’m not going to take any more chances.”

I stood up. “I’m going to confront her. This relationship is not going to end because you’re the only woman I love.”

“I don’t think that will make me feel any safer.”

I did not say anything. I strode to the door and walked out before gently closing it. I was very anger but I didn’t want to go off in front of Lilly. I had to face my mother and kick her back to wherever she had come from. I did not call her back to ruin my life the way she was doing.

“Mother!” I yelled as soon as I got home.

I heard the shuffle of sandals from the kitchen. My mother walked to the living room wearing a large African print dress. “Hey son. Heather gifted me this. She brought it from her trip in Africa. Don’t you just love it?”

“I have no time for silly things. Why did you do to Lilly?”

Mother walked closer. “I’m guessing by Lilly, you mean Lilith Hellman?”

“Yes, mother.”

“I put her in her place,” she said, laughing. “Don’t tell me that you were actually thinking of having a long term relationship with that peasant. Son, you’re better than this. Frankly, I’m quite disappointed in you.”

“That peasant as you call her is the woman I love,” I said. “How could you try to kill her?”

“Wow, the girl is quite good at making up stories. Oh, I forgot. She’s a gossip section journalist. I didn’t try to kill anyone. I just needed to scare her off.”

“Well, I’m here to tell you that I love her and you should stop harassing her. That is the woman I’m going to marry.”

“No, boy. That will never happen as long as I’m alive.”

“So, you want to be dead?”

“Boy, I’m your mother. Don’t speak to me like that. Have some respect.”

“I would if you actually deserved it.”

“Look here, Lilith Hellman signed an agreement to stay away from you. She has to honour that or face grim consequences. Even if I don’t do anything, she is bound by law.”

“Not if she was coerced to sign it. A report was made to the police on that day about the kidnapping. The child was returned by the aunt. She can rat you out. She may not have evidence but you called her. Call records can be checked. That agreement is useless and you know it. That’s why you decided to use something actually scary. Isn’t it mother?”

“Yeah, you got me. It doesn’t matter though. That woman will never become my daughter in law when there are so many great women out there.”

“Try to touch her again and I’ll have you arrested, mother.” I said. “If you do anything to her, you will never be able to recognize me because I will do things that you can’t imagine. You will rot in jail for the rest of your life and ill forget about you as a mother.”

“Son, I know that you’re capable of doing some very despicable things. I have solid evidence of everything you did in your first year of college.”

It was like the air had been knocked out of me. I sat on the couch and started at my mother in shock. No, it couldn’t be. I had done terrible things, and they needed to stay buried in the past where no one could find them.

“No, you don’t. You’re just saying that.”

My mother unlocked her phone and started scrolling. She walked towards me and held the skin towards my eyes. I wanted to throw up. I grabbed the phone and threw it across the room. It shattered to pieces but my mother just chuckled manically.

“So now you see who is in control,” she said. “I’m done playing nice. From today, you’re going to do just as I say.”