Samantha was really excited about Eric having a job. She could not hide her excitement as she jumped into the arms of Eric, who hugged her tightly as if he were never letting her go. They stayed in that hug for a few moments, and Samantha pulled out of the hug, giving Eric another deep kiss on the lips. Eric closed his eyes as Samantha's lips struck his own and he kissed her deeply too. “I love you. It does not have to do with money or material things. I genuinely love you from the bottom of my heart. Don't think about what my family is saying. Look at you now, about to get a job. I hope everything goes well.” Samantha said in a convincing tone and Eric could not help but smile at his wife, thinking that his wife loved him so much despite that he did not have money. She smiled at him too, and all that she thought of was how her husband would finally get a job and put her family and others to shame. Eric continued to stare into her eyes with only one thought in my mind. How long can

“Mom, I need some cash for shopping,” Michael said as he approached his mom, Rachael, and she tilted her head to look at him with a side eye, not saying anything to her son.“Mom, I am talking to you,” Michael said rapidly as he tilted his head to look at his mom, who had a frown on her face.“Oh, cut the crap. Don't give me all that bull shit. Did you keep any money with me?” Rachael snapped at Michael, and his face lit up in shock, as he did not expect his mother to yell at him in such a manner. “Mom!” Michael called out slowly as he struggled to believe he was not dreaming.“Son!” Rachael called back as she looked at Michael fiercely. Rachael stared at him for a moment, and Michael drifted back a bit to have a better look at his mother. He could still not believe his eyes or ears.“Mom! Are you serious right now this is not funny at all.” Michael said, his voice breaking as he spoke.“Are you surprised? Oh, yes, this is me telling you that I can no longer give you my money to fund

Michael angrily went home with only one thought in his mind. Why would he be offered a cleaning job even with his qualifications? He wondered. He stepped into the living room, but he did not see anyone at home. “Mom!” He called but no response. He stood there for a minute as if he were thinking of what to do. He heaved a sigh as he walked away from the living room and headed directly to his room. He tossed his documents on the bed and sat down on the edge of the bed, thinking about what had happened at the company. How could Eric be considered for employment over him? He wondered.He could not take his mind off Eric and the bet that he lost to him. He took a deep breath and went back to the parlor with the purpose of getting a drink. When he got there, he forgot what brought him to the sitting room, and he stood there akimbo. He suddenly heard a knock on his door. It came so rapidly and it infuriated Michael.“Who is that? Do you want to bring the door down?” He asked in a harsh tone

“Mom! I don't want to talk about it.” Michael said as his face slowly turned into a frown. His mother kept mute for a moment, staring at him.“What happened?” Rachael asked, and Michael took his gaze away slowly, not uttering a single word. He stood up abruptly and decided to leave the sitting room for his room. “Come back here!” His mother yelled suddenly, and he stopped walking, turning back to face his mother, who had a slight frown on her face.“How dare you walk out on me?” Rachael questioned and Michael stood there mute, not saying a word. “I am sorry, mom. But you caused this.” Michael complained as he walked back to sit on the couch, facing his mother. He heaved a sigh as he tilted his head to look at his mother, who still had a slight frown on her face.“What are you talking about?” Rachael asked as her face slowly transformed from a frown into a puzzled look.“You needed to see the way that I was humiliated. Imagine the company, offering me a cleaning job.” Michael said, d

Samantha stood there shocked as she stared at Tom, who tucked his hands into his pocket and stared back at her. She threw the dress on the floor and took a deep breath, trying to recover from the shock that she was in. There was only one thing on her mind as she stood there. How did Darius know what she liked and got all for her at once? She wondered. Her mind suddenly wandered off to her mother and brother as she heaved a sigh of frustration. She knew that they must have told him what she liked. “I have enough for today. Take your smelly self and your worthless gifts back to that shame of a man you call your boss. Tell him that I am not interested in him and I will never be interested in him.” Samantha said with anger brewing inside her as she stared at Tom.“Did you just insult my boss?” Tom asked with a frown on his face as he moved a step forward closer to Samantha, who took a step backward to maintain the distance between them. “Yes, and there is nothing you or anyone would do