Chapter 21

"Oh shut your yapping hole! I just came to congratulate you, on having performed well enough to give her twins....and even to marry her," Matilda mentioned.

Giovanni looked down, wondering how she found out. She didn't want to entertain that conversation so he asked he to leave right away. "Despite having not been invited for my honey's wedding, I brought a gift for the trump, it's a tiny black lingerie for the babies when they become whores, just like..." Giovanni slapped her across the face before she could finish her sentence.

"How dare you?!" she held her cheek that was stinging. "Keep my family's business out of your mouth!" Giovanni yelled. Matilda turned and walked away from him and back to her car in a haste. He turned and got back into his car and drove off.

Kate emerged from Matilda's back seat once she got in. "She's going to the hospital, I'm sure of it. So you're going to call Christopher on this phone,” she handed Kate a phone that looked a little old fashioned, "I paid someone to programme the mouth piece so that whoever speaks through it sounds just like Giovanni."

Matilda only walked to Giovanni so she could record his voice secretly without him knowing, the plan was now coming to play. "What do I say when I call?" Kate asked, "Tell him to drive to the mall, because its urgent. Once he leaves, we can attack the vulnerable bitch and that old lady in the house."

"Noon shall fall, Ingrid hasn't seen darkness yet."

***

It was finally 2PM, "Are you ready to go, Mrs. Soares?" Christopher asked. Ingrid nodded. Christopher opened the door for her and made sure that she was seated comfortably. When they got to the hospital, Christopher also left the car and went in with her, they did not want a repetition of what had happened last time. The only time that Christopher left her to be alone was when he was sure that she was in the doctor's room, and he waited patiently for her outside.

"You need to add more protein to your diet, Mrs. Soares, that is a little low," the doctor said, "how bad are your cravings?" The check up went on just like that; Ingrid answered every question truthfully and was given the right advice on how to treat herself. "Double the pregnancy, double the complications, but don't worry, it's not like that for everyone," he said. Ingrid was curious to know what it would be like during her first time in labour, maybe it will be easy, maybe it won't.

Her check up was done and it was time for them to start heading home. Ingrid asked Christopher to stop by the grocery store so that she could buy some groceries. "I'm craving pizza, I'm going to order some pizza boxes for all of us, you're okay with that Chris?" she asked. Chris nodded and helped her carry her purse.

They went to the grocery store first and Ingrid bought what she needed. The walking experience was funny because people looked at them, thinking that Chris was Ingrid's husband. One lady even stopped and told Chris that his wife was beautiful, Ingrid turned around quickly to make a correction, "oh no! he is my brother," she said.

That statement was flattering to Chris, he looked shocked and grateful for the term. Later, after they ordered the pizza, Chris turned and asked her if she meant it, "But of course, You and Mrs. Brown are like family to me, I've never had people care for me as much as you do. I don't even know why you call me by my last name, call me Ingrid," she said.

Christopher smiled and started driving back home. Before they could drive into their yard, Chris got a phone call from a private number.

"Hey! Chris, its Giovanni, I need you to drive to the mall as soon as possible, I need to talk to you about something. Make sure you leave Ingrid safe at home before you get here."

Chris looked back at Ingrid, "Alright, I'll be there. He helped Ingrid carry the groceries and the boxes of pizza. "Mr.Soares wants me to head to the mall immediately, I will be back as soon as I'm done with him,"he said. Ingrid nodded and let him go.

"Chris is leaving?" Mrs. Brown asked when she walked into the kitchen, "Yes, Giovanni needs him for something at the mall," Ingrid replied.

***

"Okay, that guard is driving out now, it worked. We have to make it quick. Lets go!" Matilda said to Kate. They were wearing all black so that no one could notice them. Matilda rang the bell;

"Madam Matilda? You are not allowed in here," Mrs. Brown said. "Oh shut up you old cow!" Kate came from behind her and hit her on the head with her gun. They tied Mrs. Brown up and threw her into the kitchen storage room with tape over her mouth.

***

Ingrid was in her room eating a slice of pizza, she felt a little lonely and decided to text her husband:

"Hey honey, I miss you a lot."

"I miss you too, my love. Wish I was close to you."

"Well, you could have come home instead of driving home to meet Christopher there."

"What? Baby, I'm at work, I didn't go to the mall to meet anyone."

"....But Chris told me that you called him, I actually heard you on the phone. You even asked him to make sure he left me safe at home."

"Lock the bedroom door, and lock the bathroom door once you're in it! Now! I'm on my way."

"Why? What's wrong?"

There was no reply after Ingrid's last text. She moved closer to her bedroom door and heard footsteps coming up the stairs. They were slow and steady, and not just two steps either. Ingrid locked the door and went to the bathroom, doing exactly what Giovanni had told her to do.

She heard someone breaking the doors of the bedroom and yelling, "Ingrid!! come out! come out! wherever you are! Ginger bitch!" It was Kate. She was laughing with someone else. "Honey, hiding from us won't work, we just want to teach you a lesson, we promise that we won't make it hurt too long," Matilda said as she knocked another bedroom door down.

Ingrid grabbed her phone and tried calling Giovanni but he was on another call. She wanted to text but she was shivering, her anxiety level was rising and her palms were getting sweatier by the minute.

She heard someone banging on her bedroom door. They kicked it so many times but they couldn't get in. "Fuck! she must be in here, it's the only door that's locked, go get some supplies Kate," Matilda said. Ingrid put her hand in her mouth and rubbed her belly. "Giovanni, where are you?" she whispered quietly.

Kate came back running and she began to hit the door knob with a huge hammer. When it fell off, Kate and Matilda both got in. They began to throw stuff around, the checked the closets, they looked under the bed....and then finally, they started heading towards the bathroom door.

"We found you!" Matilda yelled as she grabbed the hammer from Kate and used it to force the door open. "What do you want from me?!" Ingrid yelled, "You took away what we had, had you just stayed the whore that you were, non of this would have happened," Matilda responded. "You took my mother to jail, and my boyfriend too I'm here for revenge!" Kate said with an evil laugh.

They finally accessed the door and found Ingrid squeezed in the bathtub corner. Kate grabbed her by the hair and dragged her out. They tossed her on the bed and started to tie her to it with rope. "Tell me, how does it feel to have sex with my lover while you're pregnant too? Can't answer?" Matilda slapped her across the face, "We are going to have some fun before we kill you."

***

Christopher got to the mall and called Giovanni, "Boss, I'm here. I can't see you anywhere."" That's because I'm not at the mall! Someone is after Ingrid," Giovanni said, worried about what could have been happening. Christopher told Giovanni that he was going to drive there immediately. Giovanni gave Carl a call as he started heading towards his car and told him that he needed his help.

When he got in, he tried Ingrid's number one more time, "C'mon baby, pick up!" but there was no response.

***

*Phone rings*

"Who the fuck keeps calling and disturbing our progress here?!" Matilda yelled. Kate picked up the phone, "It's her 'husband', I can't unlock her phone but there are a lot of messages that he's sent, asking about how safe she is." Matilda pointed the gun at Ingrid and asked her if she said anything. Ingrid nodded her head.

"Maybe we should check the messages just incase, what's your pin code?" Kate asked. She removed the tape from her mouth so that she could speak, Ingrid was hesitant. Matilda pointed the gun at her swollen belly, "Speak, Bitch!"

"2227!"

Kate read the messages that Ingrid had sent to Giovanni, "wow, she's so afraid right now," they laughed. Ingrid felt a cramp and moved her legs upwards.Matilda sat on the bed next to her and started to rub her belly, "You don't even have to think about going into labour at all, because we are going to end you. Now we can make a deal, all you have to do is sign these papers stating that the mansion is now rightfully Kate's," she explained, "And then convince your husband to sign a contract to partner with my company, I need to make dollars honey."

Matilda told her that she had to make a deal, she pulled out a pocket knife and started threatening to incise her and harm her developing offspring. Just before Matilda could get the knife closer to Ingrid....

"Wait! Matilda, Please, stop this madness," Giovanni barged in. "Oh, talk of the devil, welcome to the meeting my love," Matilda said. Giovanni started moving close to her but she pointed the gun at him, "Don't move a muscle, I am not afraid to shoot you!" Matilda warned him. She looked back, signaling for Kate to keep the gun pointed at Ingrid.

"Matilda, I'm sorry I couldn't be with you. If its money to help your company grow that you want, I can help you...just, don't hurt my wife," Giovanni pleaded. "You think its money to help me grow the company that I want? No! I want a lifetime fund, I want a partnership! and that means that you have to marry me"