I sat reading the documents that my husband owned, he had told me to read them before the lawyer comes, it has been two days since the lawyer was supposed to arrive but he hadn't come yet, trying to reach him was futile, I read the document for the umpteenth time, just hoping that the lawyer was outside the door,
I heard running sounds, then came in my Aunt Victoria and the butler, Aunt Victoria was staying with me and caring for me and teaching me motherhood tips up until the baby arrives, I was happy that she agreed to come help me, her presence made me feel not so lonely anymore, bit why were they both panting,
"What is wrong" I stood too fast, forgetting that I was pregnant and winced a little in pain,
"Sylvia dear, have you seen the news?" Aunt asked,
"What news?" I asked
The butler turned on the TV, we waited in silence until the tv was on and the news channel was in view,
The first person I saw was Khalid Fiancee all serious and talking, not just talking, talking about my family, was she a journalist? She was sitting with other people as they discussed
"In today's news, we have recently discovered that late billionaire tycoon, Benjamin Porter of the Porter company was actually a gay person" she said, there was a picture of my husband when he was young then another one where he was hugging a man, I had never seen.
"His gay partner was Late Hillary Gillian, who died under mysterious circumstances when people found out about their relationship" another anchor said,
"Do you think that the billionaire had anything to do with his partners death, I mean the knowledge of their relationship would have caused him to do something drastic just to save his face in the business world" Sandra asked
"I mean it is possible but no one knows for sure" another person answered,
"It was said that when he was pretty young, Benjamin Porter fell I'll, which resulted in him having a vasectomy, if he did have a vasectomy, I wonder how he later fathered children especially at his old age" Sandra said,
"This is definitely a scandal, if it is true, does it mean that his wife Mrs Sylvia potter cheated on him?" The first anchor asked,
"It shouldn't be all that surprising rich people do this all the time, but in time, we will here from the horse's mouth, we will ask Mrs Sylvia for an interview, and in other news, the governor grants a holiday for his daughters birthday" the anchor said,
I just stared at the Tv dumbfounded, my eyes glued to that wretched Sandra who seemed to be smiling at my embarrassment.
How could they speak of something so scandalous so casually and then move on to a different topic, I sat down trying to catch my breath, they have ruined my life, who knows how many people saw the news, I wondered why they did this to me, I have to speak with Sandra as soon as possible,
"Calm down Sylvia, I wonder where those fools got those news, we would definitely sue them, calm down, you are heavily pregnant, do not overthink any of this , everything would be fine, she assured but even I knew that it wouldn't.
For the past few days with the news, people started calling, organizations, firms and even random people I didn't know started calling, wanting to confirm if it was true, social media was on fire with the news some supported, most opposed, many threatened, many cussed, I could not go through social media without crying, people were brutal, then again there were those who tried to enter the mansion just to threaten me, they threw stones and even tried to burn the place down, I didn't feel safe, I was scared even though the security was tightened, I felt unsafe, I could not leave the mansion for my security, even my child and unborn child were threatened, I would just sit on the bare floor and cried my eyes out,it hasn't been that long that my husband died, now all this problems arose, how would I solve it, if he was here, I bet he would do something, he wouldn't have let this problem explode, I wish it would stop.
Khalid always came around, he had seen the news, he had apologized for his girlfriend but I wasn't having it, he had assured that everything would fall back into place, but I wished he was honest, I wished he would tell me that my life was ruined, but I was happy for one thing they didn't know yet that Khalid was the real father of the children, I didn't want him in the scandal as well.
Life was not fair, not balanced, and now, I have learnt, I am just happy that he is with me in this time of despair, he doesn't leave, he is always assuring me and I am glad I have him.
