Raymond was sitting behind the huge mahogany table in his office. He was scrolling through the business proposal that was submitted to him that day. Still engrossed with this, he had no idea it was past 10 am and that he had a meeting with an investor. It was when his secretary brought his notice to it that he realized and immediately suspended his work. On getting to the board room, Anderson Miles, the investor, was already waiting for him and immediately he saw him, he rose and then extended his hand towards him. “Good morning Mr. Raymond. Thank you for granting me this meeting.” He said, letting go of his hand. “It's no deal. Pardon my lateness, I almost forgot about it.” Raymond said, gesturing for him to take his seat but Anderson remained standing until he took his. “You aren't to be blamed. I know you have a tight schedule and I'm grateful you squeezed time out of me.” He said. Nodding, Raymond cleared his throat as he adjusted on his seat, “Mr. Anderson, I apprecia

A week later… Things were moving faster than everyone could comprehend. The sales, profit margins and recognition Dulo had managed to generate within a short space of time was too much that Raymond and his team were finding it difficult to handle. Everyone in the firm went on happily with their work, aiming for more wins since Raymond always made it a point of duty to celebrate his victory with them. Though they didn't say or even act, the Brooks were the only people who were unhappy with the achievement. They always grumbled about it but each time they saw Raymond, they applauded and praised him. Today, Raymond was going to be a guest at the national broadcasting station for an interview. This was going to be the seventh one he was going to appear at since when he returned from Dublin. As he was putting finishing touches to his work, Niko made his way into his office — it was the both of them that were going to appear at the broadcasting house. “You have another interview b

The next day after the induction, each department went ahead to reintroduce their new members. In the data analyst department, they got three new members, two males and a female and after Tyler had introduced them, they were assigned to some older members to tutor. Julia was asked to tutor Caleb, one of the males and Rina was assigned to Dina, the only female among them. During lunch break that day, Rina, who was always up to date with news, was quiet. He kept nibbling his food until Julia accosted him. Chewing on her fries slowly, she asked, “What's the problem?” “We are arc enemies.” He replied immediately. “Arc enemies? Who?” “Dina of course. That little fry ruined my childhood.” He scoffed. “Tell me about it.” “You don't need to hear the sad tale.” Leaning close, he said, “Let's switch interns.” “I don't have an issue with that if only the boss consents.” She said. “Okay, fine. I will talk to him myself.” He said and before the end of the day, they switched p

The next morning, Julia was busy stomping around the house, ignoring Raymond who was trying to speak to her. This went on until it was time to leave for work. Standing across the living room with her hands across her chest, she said with a firm voice, “Let's go.”“I want to say something.” “Another lie?” She asked, inching close. “It's not a lie. Please stop acting this way to me, it hurts a lot.” He groaned, trying to touch her but she slapped his hand off. “Stop acting, you're eager to get your new girlfriend.” She scoffed. Offended with her outburst, Raymond threw his head backwards, biting his bottom lips as he tried to calm himself down. “If you aren't leaving, let me know so I can board a cab.” She snapped. “Why are you acting this way? At this point, I need you to be by my side and not push me away. It hurts okay.” He said, cringing on the inside. “So what do you want to say?” She finally asked, hands across her chest as she stared above his head. “Niko and I would be h

“Ava isn't the culprit here.” Niko suddenly said the following day when he, Julia, Adam and Raymond were gathered around a table to decide on which way the party was going to go. “Really?” Julia asked, leaning close, eager to hear everything that he wanted to say. “Yeah. Thanks to the spyware installed unknowingly to them on their phones.” He said, gritting his teeth and seething with anger at the same time. For the next few minutes only Niko and Julia talked. Raymond and Adam on the other hand are just watching as they listen to their conversation. “So who's the culprit now?” Adam asked with a firm voice, hitting the butt of his pen against the table. “Dina of course.” Niko replied and immediately Julia slumped on her seat, all the while she was thinking Dina was the innocent one. The previous day, she even went ahead to share lunch with her, promising to help her find someone else. “This is crazy.” She said, shaking her head as she bit her bottom lips. “If you want, I can sho