Page 43 of A Hood Wife And A Rich Goon 2

Slightly turning, she faced Evren, hands in the pockets of his linen shorts as he smiled but remained behind her on the bench.

“I’ve been out of town recently, relocating Michelle and the kids to Colorado. You changed your number.”

“What do you want, Evren?”

“I want to know why you’re lying.”

“Excuse you?” Sneering, Lotus turned and faced him.

“That’s my baby, Lotus. We both know it.”

“You don’t know shit, Evren. This baby was conceived after I left you. With Eazy. My boyfriend.”

“Prove it.”

“I don’t have to prove shit to you. Go back to your wife and family.” She stood, and he snatched her by the arm.

“So that’s what this is about? I told you, Lotus baby. I just needed some time to get my shit together. It’s always about me and you. I been trying to keep my distance and give you the space to come back to me⁠—”

“Back to you? I never fucking belonged to you!” she spat, jerking out of his grasp. “While you’re getting the family moved, you should try some fucking therapy. You’ve lost your mind!”

“Don’t talk to me like that! You going around here with some…. goon, parading around with my baby⁠—”

“This isn’t your fucking baby! I don’t have to lie about that! I could easily blow up your life and stick you with a hefty child support payment, but I’m not. It’s not even worth it, Evren! There’s something wrong with you in the fucking head, and I pray to God neither of your children inherit whatever the hell it is.”

“What’s good, sis? You straight?” Jewel popped up in the nick of time with Rhema and the girls behind him.

“This your brother?” Evren nodded to Jewel.

“Who the fuck is you?” Jewel stepped protectively in front of his sister.

“I’m the father to that baby she’s carrying.” Evren pointed to Lotus’s stomach.

“Oh my God! You’re delusional! Get the fuck away from me, Evren.”

“You heard her.” Jewel gritted his teeth and got in Evren’s face.

The two were about the same height, but Jewel was stockier. Evren worked out, but he didn’t have shit on Lotus’s brother. He got taunted too much as a child for being light skinned and handsome as fuck, so he had to learn how to defend himself early on. It was his Pops and Lotus showing him how to throw hands before anybody. Evren threw his hands up but shot one last lingering stare at Lotus.

“This ain’t over.”

“She said step, nigga!” Jewel shoved Evren so hard he lost his footing and collided with a large metal trash can bolted to the ground.

“Jewel, let’s go! Leave it alone,” Lotus told him.

She sprinted off with Rhema and the girls not far behind. Jewel caught up to them as Lotus spotted her parents on the sidewalk near the parking lot.

“Lo, the fuck was that about? Who was that nigga? Is he really your baby daddy?”

“Hell no! And I don’t want to talk about it right now, Jewel. I already had enough words with Eazy tonight.”

“Oh, is that why he mad? Got this fuck nigga going around claiming his baby? I’d be pissed off too.”

“Did he say that?” Lotus paused and turned, eyes misting.

“Obviously something is wrong with the nigga. You came together but leaving separately,” Jewel pointed out.

“Stay out of my business!” Lotus yelled, tears stinging her eyes.