Selena's POV
5 years later
"We can raise the pay for you ma'am. The company rules states that after five years of employment,you can be promoted." Mr Horsfall, the CEO of HotSpots turns the paper to me.
"Thank you sir." I glance through the document. I do not particularly see where it is stated but I am beyond excited that I am going to be getting an extra pay. Junior and I need it.
"You're welcome ma'am. Thank you for your interest yielded service. See you tomorrow." He waves at me with a smile.
I change out of my uniform and I go back to wearing my clothes. The distance from my workplace to home is ten minutes long and it's not something I would stress about.
I walk forward and I turn my head to check the street. For some reason, I feel like I'm being followed. I can't just shake off the feeling. I frown feeling annoyed.
For so long, I have lived here in peace without any problems just being me. There are only three persons I could think of that could possibly be following me , Nikolai, Kieran or Priscilla and I want nothing to do with any of these people.
"Calm down Selena. You're just hoping they will come after you." I take deep breaths and when I turn back again, I see no one and the feeling leaves me.
"Mommy!" My boy runs into my arms.
"Junior,tiredness is written all over your mother. Let's permit her to go straight to bed for only today.
"Okay."
I smile and I move tiredly to my room. I fling everything off and I crash down on the bed.
"Mommy!" He bounces on the bed as he tries to get close to me.
"Junior." I rub my eyes with the back of my palm trying to adjust to the bright rays of sun and Junior's hype.
"Mummy wake up!" He struggles as Maria drags him off the bed.
"I'm going to drop him off at school. You get to work." She shuffles his hair.
"Thank you." I stretch lazily and I force myself out of the bed.
"You can always come work for my father's company you know. That would be half of the stress and four times the pay."
"I've told you Maria, I don't want to do anything that is going to connect me or bring me to them. I have you and him and that's all I ever want. I'm happy with my life now. I'd prefer it this way anytime anyday."
She stares at me and when she realizes I have already made up my mind, she lets it go.
"See you later then."
"Hmm."
I brush and take my bath in a hurry. I woke up super late and if I try to eat,I'd end up going to work past my work time. There is almost no cab in this part of the city so we're all forced to walk.
I arrive at HotSpots just in time.
"Whew. Thank goodness." I pick up the pen and I sign my attendance. It's what we usually do to show that we came to work.
The day goes by extremely fast and there are no extra tips. When I check the time, I realize I might just make it home before Junior so I rush home to give him a surprise.
"What's going on?"
My door is open with the knots on the floor like someone tried to break into the house. I walk into the house and I realize all of our properties are there, not one stolen but the whole house is in a mess.
"Selena?" Maria calls me.
My skin jumps out at first when I hear my name. I thought Priscilla had somehow found her way to me.
"What happened? Did you get into a fight with someone?" She scans the house the exact way I am doing.
"If my mother gets into a fight with anyone, she would beat them senseless. Mummy is a super hero!" He giggles but none of us returns his smile.
I do not want him to understand what exactly happened because he will ask questions I'm not prepared to answer.
"Selena, we are leaving. And there are no oppositions. You have to come stay with me. And your job, you're giving it a break. Someone is on your tail and whosoever it is, they're not back for some reunion." Sje grabs Junior's hand and leads him outside.
I go back and I pack the few things that belongs to me.
"We, we can leave." I take deep breaths reminding myself that I have to be strung for Junior and Maria.
"Are you okay Selena?"
"Yes,yes I am."
"Sure?"
"Yeah."
"I'm calling my driver Sel." She's still stuck staring at the house. A million thoughts race through my kind. Could it be Nikolai's side of revenge for me sleeping with his brother? Did Kieran actually disclose our dirty secret to Nikolai?
"He's here." She draws my attention.
I nod and I get into the car. The ride to the house is fast and it brings back nostalgic memories.
"Miss Maria, there's a man named Kieran. He said he's here for Miss Selena." One of her security guards inform us.
"He tracked us to this place? Just what kind of figure did you involve yourself with Selena?"
I give her a sad smile because the whole thing is beyond complicated. I walk slow and steady, a step at at a time till I get to the entrance and I see him.
"Kieran." I push my emotions to the back of my throat.
"Selena. You've changed." He stares at me from head to toe trying to ascertain just exactly who I am right now.
"You said you were here to see me." I quickly remind him, I want nothing to do with him.
"Can we talk?"
"We're already talking."
"It's related to your son, Junior."
I squint when I realizes he knows his name.
"How do you know his name and what do you want us to take about?"
"You seem to forget who I am Sel and I want us to talk about marriage for protection."