The silent crowd was eager to hear him speak as the new chairman, most of them were just meeting him for the first time.A movement caught his eye in the crowd and he smiled as he recognized the person, Cassandra had come to hear him speak as well, it filled him with so much joy that he started speaking."I would like to welcome you all to the McPherson consortium anniversary, and also thank you, whether you realize it or not, you all have played a part in where this company stands"."Taking up the role of chairman came as a surprise to me as it was to most of you present here, if anyone had told me a few months back that I would be leading a consortium as this, I would never have believed"."I'm taking upon myself the challenge the former chairman has given me and I will prove myself worthy of this position, thank you".Loud cheers came from the crowd as he stepped away from the microphone and bowed his head a little. He stepped down amazed at how he was able to compose himself and d

Jake waited for her to respond but she kept mute."Why are you suddenly so quiet? cat caught your tongue?".She was at a loss of what to say and moved closer to him, still scared of touching him because she didn't know what his reaction would be like.All the years they have been married, Jake had never made her feel less of herself, she always thought that it was due to his poor background that's why he showed humility to her.Even in the face of her mother's taunts and abuse, he showed love to her and Jackson. She was manipulated by Shane, yes, that was what happened.If she explained to him that it was all Shane's idea, perhaps he would forgive her and they might become a happened."Jake love, it was all Shane's idea", she began, "he deceived me, made me feel horrible for falling in love with someone in the lower class with no background"."He and my mother planned this whole thing up, they constantly put it in my head how you were all about the money from the jump. That you were a

Madison slept for so long, the sleep that engulfed her was so powerful that she didn't sense when Jackson came to snuggle beside her.The sun through the raised curtains and the tender warmth she felt against her face made her eyes open to the alluring brightness of the alluring sun, she yawned and stretched her body only to feel something underneath the duvet.There was no way she could bring herself to imagine what was under there with her perhaps a dog in the house?Dogs are known to always creep onto the beds of their owners and if there is one animal she doesn't like then it's a dog.Slowly she raised the duvet and to her surprise it was Jackson holding tightly to her leg, she smiled at the bundle of joy and brushed a loc of hair from his forehead. This was the only reason she still remained sane after everything she had passed through. And she vowed to live a better life for his sake. Gently removing the covers so she doesn't wake him, she tiptoed back to return the duvet. By t

The McPherson consortium anniversary that took place two days before was all over the news.Different TV channels and all blogs had their caption of how the event turned out to be. It was the talk of many about the new chairman.Questions lingered that people were afraid to ask, who the new chairman was? And how did he get there? But as it is with blogs and social media platforms the questions started coming up from different sources.The search began by people on social media to find out who Jake McPherson is, his social media handle does not hold much information about him so they were left in the dark.The people who attended the anniversary left with different feelings in their hearts, some of them saw Jake as a business opportunity while some of them looked at him as an upcoming threat.George Hargreaves was one of those who left with happiness brimming from both his ears, a smile on his lips and his daughter hooked to his arms. His satisfaction could not be contained when he saw

Charlotte stood impatiently, still in the dark room. The text message had just been delivered to Jake, it was just a minute and it felt like an eternity to her.The phone rang it was Jake, "hello" his voice was calm, "Charlotte are you okay?". She almost burst into tears as she heard his voice."Charlotte, I can't help you if you don't tell me what is going on. What kind of danger are you in?".Relief swept through her, and hope came alive in her again. "My grandfather, he wants to kill me, he has me trapped in a dark room"."What?, Why will he want to kill you?" It still surprised him that George Hargreaves would want to kill Charlotte.Charlotte cried over the phone "He knows about us, he knows that we tricked him and he plans to kill me and put the blame on you".Jake paused for a moment thinking of how to save her, he made a promise to her and it was about time he fulfilled the promise to her." where are you now, do you know where he kept you".Charlotte was quick to reply, "In hi