Page 69 of Dr. Damaged Protector

“Did you know that our father once hired a maid,” Tabitha started to say. “He just looked at her and hired her on the spot.”

I knew the maid she was referring to.

“You see I did a little digging and found out that before his new step wife,” she continued. “Our father had been sleeping with this maid and only gave her the job so he could continue sleeping with her.”

I glanced over at Olivia who wore a sullen expression. She was still feeling bad about being caught.

“Did you know some people started recognizing father's flaws?” Tabitha asked. “that's why he was in a hurry to get married again…to show people that he has changed and is ready to settle down.”

“But I ask you how many women he has slept with?” She continued. “The blackmail, the buying out, and everything. All sins of his that will never go away. Yet there is a chance that it might repeat itself, not through him but maybe a version of him - his child.”

“Get straight to the point,” I growled, “what do you want?”

“God so impatient. I guess the face isn't all you inherited from him.” She rolled her eyes. “I'm blackmailing you, big brother, but I just want to let you in on something.”

“Then what is it?” I asked.

“The thing is, among us siblings, younger siblings, that is, we've been worried that you would take after father,” she explained as she placed her phone into her pocket, “I mean you have already replicated his method of monitoring our private lives.”

“I don't monitor your private lives with the intent to harm any of you,” I corrected.

“It doesn't make it any better,” she said. “You claim to be different from Dad but to be honest we all know that you're just his copy waiting to have the opportunity to manifest.”

“You aren't as righteous as you claim to be,” she concluded. “Take for instance Olivia.” She turned her gaze to Olivia. “One of the maids told me about the recent situation. And the conclusion was that our friend here and the incoming stepmother are the same in actions.”

“Using their body and beauty to get what they want,” she continued. “From what I heard our friend here didn't take to talk lightly and stormed off. But here she is sucking tongues with you.”

She was really drilling into it.

“And that's not all,” Tabitha continued.

“Doctor Hills, don't you think that's enough?” the man standing next to her asked.

“Shut your mouth,” she spat, “and stay out of this.”

The man sighed, and raised both hands in defense as he looked away. Her attitude had not changed.

“Where was I?” Tabitha asked and turned her attention back to me. “I heard you gave her a job without a proper interview. I'm sure there's already resentment toward her at the hospital.”

“I wonder if she will be able to work there if colleagues were to find out the rumors concerning you and her were true?” she asked.

Olivia was visibly worried about being the target Tabitha's onslaught.

“We aren't like that,” Olivia said as an attempt at getting empathy from my sister. “What you just saw has nothing to do with the nature of our relationship at the office.”

“That might be the case but that isn't what anyone would think if they saw the picture,” Tabitha explained. “Humans will always give the conclusion that suits them not you.”

She wasn't wrong.

“So what now?” I asked.

“Let’s just say you owe me a favor now,” she replied. “I'm going to safekeep the pictures. Don't worry no one will find them.”

“Then what are your demands?” I asked.

“I don't have any yet “ Tabitha remarked. “Maybe it'll be better if we were saving up in a bank account!.”

“That way we could keep an eye on them to tell you that weight broke during pregnancy.” I overheard their conversation

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