“It was a mistake, I... I can just..” Carlos raised his fist and slapped Nathan on his cheek twice. “You are a good-for-nothing piece of rag. I should have known that you are a scumbag before hiring you. How dare you upset Mr. Diego? Do you know who he is and do you know that you're feeding off him? If he doesn't patronise us in this bar, just think of how miserable your life would have been, you would have been by the roadside eating from the garbage!" Nathan felt that the insults rained on him were more than the crime he committed and he couldn't sit down and watch someone treat him that badly when all he made was a harmless mistake. Nathan felt that his years of tolerating his wickedly arrogant boss were over and he began, "Mr. Carlos, I understand the fact that you're my boss, but just because I made a mistake, which of course can be rectified doesn't give you the right to trash me with words.” “I know my rights and I know my worth, and because he is your best-paying custo

Nathan felt his eyes forming tears but he blinked them in, knowing that no amount of tears would solve his problem, he picked up the bread and took a bite from it and it burnt his throat like it was not just a slice of bread, then he realized that they must have added something to the bread like chilli pepper which made the bread chilli. "Ah!" Nathan moaned in pain as it burnt his throat and tongue, and when he forcefully swallowed it, it burnt his stomach. He quickly picked up a cup and fetched some water from the sink tap to drink, he didn't even care to know whether the water was clean or not, he drank like that and drank til his stomach was filled with water and he ate up the bread even with the hotness. He was that hungry. When he was down eating, his face was so red and so was his throat, he was feeling so uncomfortable and all he wanted at that moment was a ball of ice to calm his pain. He sat down on the floor and kept on swallowing the phlegm building up in his throat and

Nathan felt a little bit sorry for Candace who had spoken with such boldness, 'If only she knows what she's getting herself into', he thought. Nathan knew that Elon was a hard man to convince and a hard rock to break, at least it takes a strong person to break him through, not some sick person like Candace. Nathan knew that he was being judgmental with his reasoning, but who wouldn't? He knew that Candace, though she looked strong, she was still very weak within. Women, weaker vessels, and a cancerous patient? The weakest vessel. Nathan decided to concentrate on his cleaning and swept a portion but his curiosity was not satisfied, he needed to hear more things, a desire which got him back to the door. "...Candace honey, when are you planning to go to London? Don't get me wrong, I think you should take your time and plan it out very well before going there, but there is our empire that needs his swift partnership, and if you ask me, I'll say that you should leave as soon as possible

“Breach? The contact?” Candace suddenly questioned Nathan, reeling from the shock she had felt. Did Nathan just say he wanted to breach the contract? Candace walked to the door and quickly shut it, ensuring that no one saw them or heard their conversations. “Excuse me? What do you mean by ‘breach the contract’?” Candace asked. Nathan remained elusive. He had made up his mind and he was not going to get entangled with London or any person or thing from his past. Was he blind when he signed the contract? Did the statement actually mention that he was going to London with Candace? “Yes. I.. I can not go with you to London. If the contract says I must, then I will “Do not let grandma hear those words from your mouth or she will skin you alive. I know my grandmother better than anyone else. So, do not say those words from your mouth again, as long as you are under the roof of Davenport.” Candace said, trying to be hard on Nathan, but at the same time, she needed Nathan to be aware o

“I am sorry and I know that this is utterly disappointing to you, Grandma. But when I did my research and I did all the blueprint work myself, I saw that big companies like JetWhirl, Condurm and other top companies had extreme difficulties getting to secure a contract with Elon in the Genesis project. They literally had to wait for over 9 months before their contracts got approved.” “Compared to those big companies, grandma, we are nothing but a speck of dust, a drop of water in an ocean. Our proposal might never get to Elon’s company, let alone have a chance of getting reviewed and accepted!” At this point, Vivian was boiling in hot lava. Her head was literally burning and the smoke was coming out of her nostrils. All of the other family members looked pale and shocked, never expecting those words from Candace’s mouth. She was always positive. “Candace, what are you saying? Where is all this coming from? Are you sick?” Anita began, pressing her palm together. “I know what I