The Greek Billionaire’s Indecent Proposal
Chapter 28

Soraya’s POV

That morning as I was dressing for the day I heard someone by my bedroom door then a magazine was slid right under my door, it was one of those paparazzi magazines with the same pictures that had been in Stacy’s Nobles magazine. They were plastered on the cover with a title saying ‘a Cinderella story or a gold digger in the midst’.

Usually I would have ignored those types of magazines but this was talking about me. I opened the magazine to the page indicated in the table of contents. Tears started to rush down my face. There was a two page spread about who I was, where I was from and where I previously worked. There were speculations about whether I was married to Xander and when it had happened. Speculations about whether I was pregnant and if that is how I had trapped him. Who ever had written the nasty trash of a story talked about the fact that I was enjoying the Adamos money seeing as how my outfit was expensive and my rings on my finger looked very expensive.

How did these people replace out about where I had lived in New York and in Phoenix. There was a small extract about how I had a son and how Xander was gallant and such a gentleman about raising a son that wasn’t his. I let the book fall to the ground, I walked to the bathroom to wipe my face then I left to go to the kids rooms. I wasn’t going to entertain this, I had a feeling that Sofija had been the one to slide it under my door but most importantly to provide the details of my life and add lies to them.

“Grandma we are out of yellow paint and I didn’t get to paint my sun.” Kai called out to my mom. I had taken the kids with me to go and check on my parents. Dad was feeling much better, he could actually walk around in the garden.

“Well we cannot have that, let me see if we have some more in here. Here we go honey. Mom poured out some yellow acrylic paint into Kai’s palette. “Ajana do you need some more yellow too sweetheart?”

“Yes please.” She grinned.

“Me too please, and a green.” Jovan turned to look at her and beamed.

“No touching of anything else okay? If you need anything, we will be in the kitchen.”

After she was done pouring out some paint for each of them, she led me out of the room into the kitchen.

“Your father has been enjoying his walks in the garden, he has been speaking to some of the workers by the olive orchard. He enjoys going down there to see how everything works.” She smiled as she busied herself with making tea. I sat by the counter on a barstool.

“I’m so happy that he is doing so well momma, I think coming out here was a great move.” I smiled.

“It doesn’t seem like you are happy about being here though.” She pointed out as she placed a cup of tea right in front of me. “Here, I made these cookies just this morning.”

“I’m okay, as long as you, daddy and Kai are good, I’m good.” I assured her as I watched her pour out some snacks for the kids.

“Sweetheart, that’s not living. I don’t know what’s going on between you and Xander but I’ve noticed your change in moods since we got here. One moment you look like a blushing happy bride and the next you look like someone has just swooped in and stollen your thunder.”

“Isn’t that what marriage is like? Honeymoon phase then real life comes knocking?” I tried to hide my shock that she had noticed by smiling at her.

“Yeah but the honeymoon phase usually lasts longer than yours seems to have and couples fight and make up and annoy each other but still have love. What’s going on? And don’t think about lying to me. Don’t you think I know when you are lying? You are not very good at it.” She exclaimed.

Mom, everything is okay, It’s just that I’m in a new place, I don’t have much to do. Everything here is taken care off. It’s frustrating.”

“So you and Xander are fine?” She pushed.

I sighed. “We are okay.”

“So when will you be telling him about the baby that you are carrying currently.” I started to cough and splatter from the tea I had been sipping.”

“The last time you were pregnant, you had mood swings and you walked around like you had the whole world on your shoulders like you are doing now.” She walked towards me and rubbed my back. I couldn’t help it but start to cry.

“I don’t know what I’m doing momma.” I covered my face with my hands. She pulled me into her arms and continued to rub my back.

“But you love him don’t you?” She asked.

“So much so that it hurts, I don’t know how to be with him without having expectations and that’s what he wants from me. Not to ask questions. I don’t even think he cares for me the way I care for him but Kai is so happy here with his father and his cousins.” I sobbed. “And now there’s another baby coming.”

“Oh he cares honey.” She said, it made me look at her.

“How do you know that?” I asked with so much confusion as I tried to calm myself.

“The way you both look at each other. I have seen the way he looks at you, like he found heaven in you.” She smiled and wiped my cheeks with her thumbs,her hands cupping my cheeks and she kissed them.

“You know what Raya honey, you have experienced so much hurt in the past that it’s not easy for you to let your guard down and just trust him again, I get the feeling Xander has been through a lot of pain as well, it seems to me like he might be scared that if he lets you in, you might just think it’s too much. The fear of rejection can do that to a man.” She placed the tea cup back in my hands then walked to the fridge to grab a jug of lemonade.

“Fear of rejection?” Now I was really confused.

“You need to sit down and talk to your husband about how you feel. He will open up too.” She said quietly.

“Mom I have tried to talk to him, he just shuts me out. To me that tells me he doesn’t want me to know anything about him.” I said out of frustration.

“Or it could be that talking takes him to a dark place. Don’t attack him about it.” She encouraged me.

“Is there something that you know that I don’t know? Mom?”

“Is there something that you are hiding from your father and I about the real reason why we had to move to Greece?” She countered. I was dumbfounded.

“Mom…l uhmm.” I stuttered. She looked at me and laughed.

“You don’t need to say anything, work things out with Xander and next time give your father and I a little credit. And honey stop crying, it’s not good for the baby. Everything will work out okay?” She smiled and kissed me on the forehead.

I was still confused, what had just happened? Did my parents know about Xander’s family being part of the mafia?

“How do you know that everything will be fine?” I asked her.

“Because querida, mama knows best.” She smiled. “Now let’s get these snacks out to the kids.”

The rest of my visit I spent my time wracking my brain about what my mother had said. I wanted to ask her what she meant but I also was nervous about admitting that I hadn’t been honest with them from the beginning about who Xander was.

Stacy’s POV

As soon as Soraya came back from visiting her parents, I ambushed her. Dragging her to my room.

“I went to look for you and I found that trashy magazine on your floor.” I said gently.

“I don’t read trash.” She pretended to smile.

“Raya it must have upset you.” I said.

“At first yes but then I remembered the whole point of Sofija sliding it under my door was to do exactly just that, upset me.”

“You are not a gold digger.” I stated.

“Well duh! But I don’t care what they think, the only thing I think she went too far with is mentioning my son. I want to rip her tongue out. In fact I should do just that!”

“Before you do just that, you need to start taking prenatal vitamins and you need to see a obstetrician. When are you going to tell Xander about the pregnancy?” I chastised her.

“Can’t you get me extra prenatal vitamins when you get yours? I can’t tell him just yet Stace, I need some time.”

“Xander and Hector will kill me if they replace out that I hid this from them.” I couldn’t help but look at her incredulously. “No offense but your husband scares the crap out of me.”

I will tell him, I just need a little extra time to sort out my emotions Stace, please.”

“Fine, but soon Raya.” I sighed. “In the meantime take these, I have put them in this plain vitamin bottle so they look just like normal multi vitamins.” I had already anticipated your answer.

She hugged me tightly and I just rolled my eyes. “Thank you.”

“So Hector says that we might end up going to the gala.” I shared the news with her knowing very well Xander would not share any info with her.

“So have they neutralised whatever threat that was out there terrorising the Adamos family.” She rolled her eyes making me laugh.

“I don’t know actually, I think whatever the threat was or whoever it was… might have actually not been in Greece like they thought.” I said seriously.

“I actually have a bad feeling about this gala, I don’t want to go.” She shrugged her shoulders.

“Are you kidding? This is what makes being locked up worth while, dressing up like royalty and walking the red carpet. I cooed.

“Stace I have to do something about Sofija, I don’t want to think of this party, are you coming with me to replace Sofija?” She asked

“Okay sure.” I walked besides her as we exited the room.

Sofija was sitting on a lounger by the pool reading the same magazine with so much amusement on her face.

“If it isn’t the star of the show. I am so shocked at what they wrote in here. Have you seen this?” She feigned innocence.

Soraya walked up to her and back handed her. There sound was a cracking one that seemed to echo in my ears. I was too shocked to speak.

“You miserable b***h! I get it you hate me! I am okay with that but the moment you start messing with my son? I will tear you apart Sofija.” She roared at her. Anger was radiating out of her. Her blue eyes looked murderous.

Sofija was stunned into oblivion as she held her struck cheek. “How dare you!” She yelled her voice coming out in a shrieking tone.

“How dare me? You entitled spoiled brat!” Soraya slapped her again, just as hard as the first slap. “Keep my son out of this.” I had never seen Soraya so angry.

Sofija moved forward to try and push Soraya backward but she moved away quickly and Sofija stumbled forward. “You will pay for that, I swear you will.” Sofija screamed.

“You think I’m scared of you? You know what a bully is Sofija? An insecure person with no personality what so ever so they try and make everyone around them miserable just so they can feel better about themselves. In your case you bully kids too. But you are nothing, really nothing but a girl that’s grown up with money and thinks that gives you the right to walk around tall!”

“I’m not insecure, and you are the one that’s nothing.” She looked like a kid that was about to have a tantrum.

“If I’m nothing then why are you so threatened?” Soraya spat out. “Keep my son out of this!” Soraya moved forward like she was going to hit Sofija again and she flinched and stepped backwards only to replace herself stumbling and falling into the pool.

I couldn’t help but laugh. Soraya walked away leaving Sofija screaming and yelling all kinds of threats.