The more the day went by, the harder Julia worked. She felt if she slacked, they were going to be hungry and she didn't want that to happen. One morning, after preparing breakfast and getting ready for school, she poked her head into Raymond's room. "Hey, I'm out already." She announced then turned around to leave but before she could take a step, Raymond's hand was already around her arm. "This is getting too much." He cringed. "What are you talking about?" She asked, peering at him. "You're overworking yourself. If you don't slow down, you might end up falling ill and that will be disastrous. I already told you, give me a little more time. I sent in my application, it will be long before I will be called up for the job." He rapped. Julia wriggled her hand away from his grip only to dig it into her hair and let out a groan of anguish. She didn't want Raymond to work just anywhere. "Trust me, the place and environment are good." He cooed, trying to impress her. "I'm not

With excitement raving through his veins, the next morning, Raymond boarded a taxi to Dulo with his newly found treasure. On getting to the office, he met Niko speaking to someone on the phone but immediately he noticed his presence, he immediately hung up. "Were you able to fix the papers?" Niko asked. Smirking, Raymond tossed the file towards him which he caught effortlessly. "I did. You can add it to my family's company files. Going to see him that day wasn't a bad idea after all." He chuckled. Winston was desperate to discard the information of his paper company which was why he asked his personal assistant to shred it only for Raymond to lay his hands on it. "Only this is enough to throw the company off balance. Great work." Niko applauded after skimming through the file. After Raymond's visit, With excitement raving through his veins, the next morning, Raymond boarded a taxi to Dulo with his newly found treasure. On getting to the office, he met Niko speaking to s

"You don't look good," Adam said, grabbing Raymond's shoulder with a hand. "I'm okay. Just worried, that's all." He replied with a little chuckle then took a sip of his drink to make them believe he was alright. When his friends wouldn't stop staring at him, he filled their glasses, "Cheers." He said, raising his glass above his head. Reluctantly, they clicked their glasses against his. "Like I was saying, let's do this for a month, after that, our plan comes into play." He smirked. His friends were not in support of his decision so he got no response from their end. "Come on, let's help her one more time, huh." "Ray, let's not do this," Niko muttered. "Why? I guess you haven't seen her lately. Working hard is taking a huge toll on her. She's getting wrinkles…" "She has her parents. If anything happens to you now, she will return to their arms. Stop being fooled." Adam snapped. "Stop acting insensitive. She cares, that's why she is going through all those pains for me

Trouble erupted on Winston's floor when the papers he asked Ethan, his personal assistant to shred went missing. At first, they thought it was the janitor who emptied the trash can but on checking the incinerator, the papers were nowhere to be found. "Ethan, this has to be a big joke," Winston yelled, grabbing the bottle of water on his table, he uncorked it only to empty the contents on Ethan's body. "Sir, please forgive me, this will not happen again." He apologized with his head bowed. Still pissed, Winston began to hit his head with the bottle with all his might. He kept on assaulting him, not minding his screams of distress. Satisfied, he threw the bottle aside, "Make sure you get me the culprit before mid-day. I shouldn't remind you." He snapped. "Yes sir," Ethan replied as blood trickled from the cut on his head. For the next few hours before noon, he was racking his brain, thinking of how to go about the situation. Exactly mid-day, Winston invited him into his offi

"A minute please." Julia yelled, wiping her hands dry with a napkin. Ever since Niko informed her that Raymond was on his way home, she had been in the kitchen making different dishes. Raymond, tired of waiting, was about to press the doorbell for the second time when the door flung open and Julia jumped on him in excitement. He had to hold the frame of the door else both of them would have been on the floor. "I've missed you so much." She mused on his shoulder. Sniffing, Raymond set her down then hurried to the kitchen where he was certain the aroma was emitting from. He was surprised to see the table littered with different ingredients. "Hey, what are you up to?" He asked, popping a slice of cabbage into his mouth. "Nothing. How was your mini vacation? I hope you had a swell time with your friends." She smirked, pushing a plate of salad towards him. "Uhm… Expecting anyone?" He dodged her question as he texted Niko so that he would fill him in with everything that he had told J