Chapter 208

"Congratulations, Mr Lawson your wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy," She said.

Calhoun lowered himself to his knees. He had never prayed in his life but at that instant, he knew there was a greater being that listened to his cries. He couldn't have imagined what he would have done if something was to happen to Ariana and his baby. He didn't care what gender it was. He never actually cared. All he wanted was to see Ariana smile and happy about the pregnancy. All he wanted was for her to be by his side and make him happy.

She had gone through so much in life the least he could do was to make her happy. Now Sofia wanted to take her away from him.

"May I see her?" He asked the doctor.

"Ofcourse. The baby is being taking care of right now. You may only see him much later when the nurses bring him in."

Calhoun didn't even wait for the doctor to finish with her explanation before he started walking to the room. Ariana was still in the ICU side of the hospital but Calhoun didn't care. He had come to close to loosing her. He needed to be with her.

He got to the room and found two people in it. The doctors were just leaving the other's bed and he found that was his Ariana. She smiled weakly as she saw him and reached out her hands to him.

Calhoun rushed his steps to get and took her hand. "My love," he whispered taking her hand to his lips. He covered it with kisses as his heart finally felt relieved.

"Where is our baby?" She asked.

"He is with the nurses. How do you feel?" He asked her. He was more concerned with how she was doing than with the baby. With her he could make a hundred more babies. But with the baby all he would have would be memories.

"I am fine. I just feel really tired," she told him in a weak voice.

Calhoun got up and tried to adjust the bed settings for her. So she could relax properly. "I wikl call the nurses to come in and take you to a private ward," he said.

He placed kisses on her forehead and ran out of the ward and went out to get the nurses. As he stepped out, he met aunt Bianca and Elsie coming towards him.

"Have you seen her?" They asked me.

"Yes, she is fine. But she isnt comfortable in that room. I need the nurses to take her to a private room."

They nodded and let me be.

I walked to the reception and got the doctor's office location. I half ran and half walked to the place. She was on her seat and she welcomed me into her office.

"Mr Lawson, have you see your baby?" She asked with a small smile.

"I havent. I am actually here for my wife," I said waving her comment about the baby aside.

The doctor smiled and clasped her hands together. "Okay, I am listening."

"I want my wife to be moved to a private ward right now. She says she isnt comfortable in the current ward she is in."

"Oh, that is because she just finished delievery. It is a small thing Mr Lawson. All she needs is rest. But i will make some calls and the nurses will move her. By the time you leave this office, you will meet her in the new ward. I will have your baby moved there too."

Calhoun nodded and sat back in his chair to wait for the doctor to make the necessary arrangement required. She spoke to the nurses on the phone and she had them moved.

"It is done sir," the doctor informed him.

"Okay, thank you. What floor is the room?"

"Room 234 on the fifth floor," she said.

Calhoun nodded once again and got on his feet. He quickly texted Elsie about the new ward as he made his way to the elevator.

Just as the doctor had predicted, they were already in the room by the time he got there. He met Ariana sleeping and he didn't want to wake her. He just placed a peck on her cheek and he was about to retire to the chair so he could hold her hand as he sat but a small cooing sound caught his attention.

He moved to the crib and his heart melted. It was the cutest creature he had ever seen. It was his baby boy.

With shaky hands he picked up the little boy and he smiled to himself. "Waoh," he whispered in awe.

He couldn't believe he had given birth to such a beautiful little boy. To think he had thought of it as unimportant.

He placed a peck on the little boys head and that was when the door opened and the rest of the family came into the ward. They had balloons and different gift items in their hands.

"Cobgratulations!" They chorused.

Grandmother took the baby from him and the rest moved to Ariana who had woken up from all the noise.

"Congratulations brother," Matt told Calhoun as he hugged him. Noah too did the same and they hugged one another.

The entire family rejoiced over the additional member, Matt noticed he had some withdrawal in his account. He took out his second phone and observed the transactions. He frowned as it made no sense to him. What was this?

"Matt, are you okay?" Calhoun asked as he saw the frown on his face.

"I am not. Look," he said stretching his phone to him.

Calhoun took the phone and studied the withdrawals. "Who has your account details? Have you called your bank?" He asked as he kept scrolling through. The first person on his mind was Lily. But he didn't want to hurt his cousin by suggesting his mother was the one stealing from him.

"I gave it to Nikita," Matt said in disbelieve. He couldn't believe what his head was telling him. "But she couldnt have done this. Surely it is a mistake. I give her enough for her upkeep. I am certain its a mistake."

Calhoun knew Nikita. She was a lover of money. Money was the reason she had left him in the first place. And money was also the reason she had wanted to return to his life. But again, he didn't want to break his cousin's heart. He decided to go on with a different approach.

"Let me call the office. I have a few tech guys in the office. I will calm them and they will help you check your account. If they find abything fishie they will call. And who ever has been doing it will be caught. Just put your mind at rest." Calhoun assured him.

Matt nodded his head and accepted what Calhoun said. He texted his account details to him and left the rest for Calhoun guys to do. Calhoun had the best team. Surely his guys would be able to detect it as soon as possible.

The celebrations continued afterthat and everyone had to finally leave to allow Ariana rest.

**

Matt got home and he found Nikita wasn't home. The maids informed him that she had gone out to visit her friends and said she would be back soon. He was surprised for he didn't know she was planning to go out. Usually she would tell him that she would go out but this one she didn't say anything to him.

He took his bath and rested. There was dinner ready but he wasn't in the mood to eat. His phone vibrated and he saw that it was a report from Calhoun's tech guys. He refused to check it and decided to wait for a while before he did. At the back of his mind he feared what the content would be. What if it was his mother? What would he do? But then again she didn't have his bank details. The only one who had was Nikita. But woukd she cheat him in that manner?

The door to his bedroom finally opened and it was Nikita.

"Oh baby, you are home?" She said as she walked to him. She placed a peck on his cheek and moved to drop her bags. "I didnt think you will be back so soon. I thought you be staying longer. I didnt think you will be home so fast," she said awkwardly.

Matt stared at her and smiled. She was so beautiful. Could she have been the one?

"Someoen has been taken money from my account. I dont know. Did you give my details to someone?" He asked her. He didn't want to think she would do it. Someone else might be the culprit. She had been the one pushing him to get better. Why would she steal from him when she could have asked for it and he would give her?

He took his phone in that instant and scrolled through the message. His heart dropped and he was shocked to find her name in the report.

He remembered that he had even asked her a question. And she was yet to reply. He raised his head and saw what she was doing. She was looking pale.

"Nikita?" He asked as he felt a anger boil through him. She was scared of speaking. She knew something.

"Are you the one taking from me?" Matt questioned.

Nikita's hands started shaking as she looked down at her feet in shame. She didn't think he would be getting the notifications like that. She had tried taking out a small amount and when she told him he said he didn't get the notification for that particular account. How come he knew about this?

"Why didnt you ask me for it?" Matt was heartbroken. He didn't think Nikita could ever deceive him like this. "Why?"

"You took fifty million dollars. What for?" He cries out loud. "And just last week you took twenty thousand dollars?"

Nikita fell to her knees at this point. She couldnt keep up the act anymore. Her conscience had already been hitting at her. She should have done what she did. She was only looking out for herself. She had lied to him. And that money was so she could disappear quietly from his life.

"Matt, I am sorry. I have never been truthful to you. I am so sorry," She cried as she twisted her fingers. "I was on yhe verge of bankcrupcy and I thought the best way to get the money is by deceiving you and then getting the moeny from you... i am so sorry..." she cried .

Matt became weak. His heart was racing. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. To him it wasn't even about the money or her bankruptcy story. She had told him about that before and he stupidly didn't think she might have been young him too.

"And us?" He asked in a weak voice.

Nikita covered her mouth with her hands as she tried to muffle her cries. "I am sorry matt but there was never us," she cried shaking her head slowly for left to right.

"What? You lied to me?" Matt asked her.

His heart had shattered. He had been living in a fantasy. Everything he thought he had was a lie. Nikita had decieved him. "But you kept advising me to be a better person... what about that?" Matt cried out. He was holding a beacon of light praying he found hope somewhere in all of these but his efforts were in vain. And he realized it as a Nikita shook her head again.

"I knew that the only way grandfatger was ever going to give you money or make you his heir again is if you genuineky changed. I am so sorry Matt." She cried

Matt could not believe this had happened. He walked out of the room and tried to receive air to cool his emotions.

Nikita was too ashamed to stay back. She packed up her things and left the Lawsons mansion for good.