The Wife I Never Met
Chapter 118

The security personnel opened the gate and they all went in, Liam left the villa immediately after dropping off Ciara .

The two girls followed Ciara in the House, while they still seem to be exhausted that did not stop them from scolding her.

” Don’t you dare think that just because you are pregnant we will go easy on you. Did you really have to keep us waiting for that long? I mean we almost died at your gate just waiting for you.”

” Arhg sorry friend, I had to get what baby wanted, you know how demanding they can get. Anyway how have you guys been keeping all this time, owh my god you have no idea how much I’ve missed you.”

She tried to divert the conversation to something neutral and let them focus on something else than her being late.

Although they understood what she was trying to do they still let it slide, who would want to fight a pregnant woman who’s about to pop at any moment anyway.

” Girl we see you and what you are trying to do , any ways where is your booze , I need something to boost my mood”

Lisa asked that question while already opening the wine cooler and took out a bottle of white wine and two glasses , that was one for herself and the other for Stacey.

Seeing that Lisa wasn’t answering the question at hand, Stacey was left with no choice but to start talking.

” Well we are still alive aren’t we? You know ever since your contract with the company was never renewed and the management couldn’t get hold of you after your final submission, there had been rumors about the company sinking. People were talking about the company doing huge staff cleanout. I guess we too might be within those that will be laid off”.

Ciara was saddened by these news, although she did not want to renew her contract with the publishing company, she still didn’t want her friends to suffer. Now she was caught in a dilemma, she didn’t know if she should renew the contract and suffer her colleague’s pretentiousness or let her friends figure things out on their own.

” Did management say anything about this or is it only just a rumor?”

Lisa gulped down the wine in her glass before she was able to answer Ciara.

” Well there was no need for them to say anything as they sometimes wouldn’t pay up our salaries, that on It’s own is proof enough that the company is struggling. Although they were able to pay you your royalties, they were not able to handle the company’s funds properly and now the company is struggling to stay afloat.”

It was indeed disheartening to hear everything that had been happening while she was away, and was happy that she didn’t sign the new contract after the previous one had expired. Now she wondered how both Lisa and Stacey were able to survive and take care of themselves when they didn’t receive any salary at times.

Noticing how stressed she looked Stacey passed Ciara a tub of grapes that she had forgotten about and munch on them instead of the nails she was busy chewing.

“Don’t stress about us, we are big girls now. We will work hard and replace another studio to work with and it might even be better than the one we are currently working for.”

Ciara took the tub and stuffed some of the grapes in her mouth ,she remained silent for a while , while she chewed on her grapes.

” It’s not that I’m stressed about the situation but saddened that you guys have to go through what you are going through because of selfish management who failed at managing the company well. What’s even sadder is the fact that I can’t help with anything as I am about to give birth.”

The room remained silent for a while, Lisa and Stacey quietly drank their wine, while Ciara ate her grapes peacefully without a word more.

They were hoping that Ciara might be able to help them in a way, they knew very well that there was a high possibility that Ciara wasn’t going to return to their company but thought that she was already signed with another company.

So Ciara being signed under another publishing company would make it easier for them to get a job in that company as Ciara would have spoken to Hr for them.

What they didn’t know was that Ciara was a free agent and wasn’t working for anyone.

After some time of silence, Stacey continued with the conversation and asked.

“So what are your plans now that you’re back, have you found a better company?”

this question put a smile on her face as she started brushing her big tummy and answered.

” My only concern for now is to give birth to a beautiful healthy baby girl, business will follow

After that.. I was also thinking about opening my own studio but take a different route now, instead of writing romantic novel and screen plays, I want to write a children’s book and focus on cartoons. Maybe you guys can also join me in this venture, What do you guys think?”

The two had always been there for her through it all, they were there when Dexter humiliated her, they were also there during the Laura’s saga, when she got married ,it was without a doubt that they would come through for her without asking questions.

” Shoot, as long as you believe that it will work, we are in. I’m pretty sure it will be less stressful than what’s happening at work.”

Right then it was as if it was the good old days where they used to come together, and gossip over some perfectly chilled white wine, the only difference now was that Ciara couldn’t have any. So her glass was filled with mango juice.

They sat and chatted for a while the now drunk Lisa was sharing all the juicy stories about office politics and releasing files on the people who used to mistreat Ciara back then. Apparently right after she left town, a middle aged woman once came to the office and was shouting and cursing at one of the ladies there for sleeping with her husband. So basically the same person who was accusing Ciara of being a sugar baby was in fact living that life herself, worse with a married man. Their conversation went on and on and they didn’t realize that it was now starting to get dark outside, it was only when Liam came back from work that they started checking their watches for the time.

It was as if he knew that he would replace the two friends still at his house when he came back, probably that’s why he brought lots of food back with him.

When Lisa and Stacey saw him, they immediately stood up, as they were feeling embarrassed that he still found them there after so much time.

” Hey Liam, was nice….”

Just when they were saying their goodbyes and was about to leave the room, two men followed Liam in, and that is what stopped Stacey from finishing her sentence.