“What? How did this happen!” Dennis screamed in the entire hospital reception.“Take him to the emergency room and call the doctors.” One of the doctors informed a nurse and he left with the others to the emergency room.A nurse stopped Dennis on the way.“You have to stop here, sir. The doctors will take it up from here.” “But- -”The nurse said as the emergency door closed automatically.Dennis roughly scratched his hair as he sat down on the waiting chair, it didn’t get to a second and he jumped up from it. He felt so restless and scared. He knew who did it. It was his stepfamily again. They intentionally lied to him about his birthday and allowed him to journey alone to a deserted place and then what happened? Everything was staged to hurt Jamal.“Why!? Why?!” That was all Dennis could scream in agony. To Dennis, he had led an innocent man into the lion's den and had failed to protect him.“Mr. Dennis!” Heavy footsteps could be heard approaching him and also making noise in the en
“Will you eat or not?” Cassie grumbled, trying to force the food into an old man’s mouth.“Stop. Stop.” The old man refused. “Stop, I’m not hungry.” The old man pushed the spoon away and rather than having mercy for him, Cassie gave him a hard slap on his face.“Do you take me for a fool?” Cassie yelled at him. “After despising me and pouring all the love to my siblings, I’m now the only one who can take care of you. Why not call them to come?” Cassie laughed at him in disgust. “They all ran away and left you, and you think I will really ‘care’ for you?” Cassie questioned scornfully.“I don’t want you, Cassie.” The old man said grumpily.“Then stop calling me or reporting me to the state authorities! I want you out of my life!” Cassie yelled at him. “Can’t you just live on your own and let me be?” She questioned him in annoyance.She sat down again, pulling him by the wheelchair close to her. “Now, I want you to finish this bowl so I can get out of here.” She urged him arrogantly, forc
“Do you still think a crippled man can rule this company?” Madam Felicia indignantly questioned the boards.“Does being crippled mean his brains are no longer functioning?” Mr. Leo questioned seriously.“I -” Madam Felicia stammered.“Mr. Jamal can still run the company because he has no restrictions since he isn’t paralyzed. He can attend board meetings by using private cars and private jets. What else? His office can be based downstairs or upstairs, it doesn’t matter since there are elevators. What else? Everything is fine.” Leo explained everything meticulously and they nodded approvingly.“Madam Felicia, do you have any reason why Mr. Jamal should step down from leadership? I mean, he might have inconveniences while working these few days but that doesn’t mean he won't function well. The technology lies in his brain and not in his leg.” Guraz, a shareholder informed her calmly and she sighed.“It would be better if his stepbrother supported him while he took some rest. He can rest
“You are leaving for the States?” The board of directors questioned him almost at the same time and he nodded.“Yes, I have to. It’s necessary.” He said.“Can we at least know the reason for your leave? Fifteen days without you in this company will be hell.” Leo courteously begged for a valid reason even when he knew it was not necessary because he had the right to leave.“It’s concerning my health.” He began. “All messages and business information should be transferred to Dennis as he will be acting as me till my return.” He paused. “Of course, Mr. Leo can also tend to the ones he can carry but for those fifteen days, I will be strictly unavailable.” He meticulously explained to them.“Sure then. We wish you the best and a safe trip.” They said in unison as he controlled himself out of the meeting room, meeting with Melanie who was waiting for him outside.“How was it?” She asked him, walking beside him in the hallway.“They agreed. But, I feel reluctant to leave, you know.” He frowne
“You still haven’t told me how you know Cassie as the one I planted.” Madam Theresa curled her lips.“Is that what you should worry about at this moment?” Madam Felicia shunned her. “Jamal left the country and no one is agitating about it! Is it possible for his position to stay empty for fifteen days?” Madam Felicia grunted, asking anxiously.“You have tried all methods but all are abortive, do you want me to also embarrass myself?” Madam Theresa raised a scornful brow.“Well, find something else to shake them. Have you run out of ideas?” Madam Felicia urged her grumpily.“And when did you start listening to my suggestions? I thought you were the lord of omnipotent ideas.” Madam Theresa said, staring at her.It was obvious that the two women were teasing and harassing themselves. Soon, someone dropped two cups of coffee on their table.“We didn’t order this.” They shrugged, informing the waitress almost at the same time.“I did.” A hoarse voice said behind them, taking his seat across
“H -how, - w- what -, I-s ?!” The staff and board of directors couldn’t find the right words thus they roared in applause on seeing him. He walked forward, holding the edge of his chair.“But, I thought you are coming back in ten days?” Martins questioned, looking disturbed.“Yeah, the instructor said I’m so determined and ambitious which fastened my training. I’m fine to come back home.” He explained rashly. “Is that reason enough?” He raised a sly brow and Martins skeptically nodded.He diverted his eyes to the others. “On my way here, I heard a rumor concerning Mr. Dennis and some embezzlement?” He said rhetorically, staring at them.Leo cleared his throat. “This is not a good welcome package but that’s what happened. Dennis conspired with an enemy to rip off our empire.” Leo explained rashly to him in a polite tone.“Oh really? After more than twenty years of being in this company, he could only embezzle now?” He raised a brow, others nodded seeing that he was making sense.“Well,
“You are back.” Cassie sighed.“I warned you not to come to my office.” He hissed.“But, we need to talk.” Cassie urged him sadly, approaching his desk.“Talk about what?” He questioned seriously. “Letting you off easily should be the best option for you to accept and leave.” He informed her.“But I’m still in love with you!” Cassie cried out.“In love with me or the money that your client paid you to deceive me?” He raised a brow, giving her a dirty look. Cassie was taken aback by his candid statement.“What? What do you mean?” Cassie stammered, unable to control the guilt she was having.“Do you think I’m so stupid that I don’t know what you are doing?” He smirked, standing from his seat.“From the day you took me home in my drunk state, I knew. I became more confident when I went to your house and happened to see transaction slips and files.” He paused and looked at her. “You are playing with a tiger yet you are not being careful.” He clenched his fist in anger.“I - I -” Cassie sta
"Melanie, did you know what you did?" He scoffed in astonishment. "Your father will be very angry if he finds out what you did." He informed her seriously."Right? But, I had to do it since his deal was fair." She paused. "Next time he wouldn't send me to his male clients." She pouted her lips, looking lovely and he laughed."You are ridiculous. You're selling your father's benefit to another man, what if I don't marry you?" He teased her, raising a brow."Then I'm going to marry you, it can be the other way round." She stuck out her tongue and he laughed again, curbing the car at the garage."But I still think you are making me look like a man who relies on his wife's support. You don't have to do this next time, Melanie." He warned her lovingly, looking worried and she nodded, assisting him to adjust his tie."I have heard you, sir. You have nothing to worry about." She smirked, dusting his shoulder."He is inside waiting for you, I will wait behind so I won't disturb your meeting."
They finished packaging everything in the car.“ Can I talk to you for a while?” Paula asked, as she flipped her hair to her back. “ Sure,” Melanie answered. They walked inside the house. “ I wanted to properly apologize to you about what happened between Jamal and me, I know you still resent me but I am here now to say I am sorry for the pain I caused you and your family”Melanie was not expecting that to come out in that manner. They had stayed quiet while packaging the things they needed for vacation. No words or laughter were exchanged. They minded their business. “ It is fine, apology accepted” She smiled at her, it was genuine. “ Can I get a hug?” Paula askedMelanie pulled her into a hug. “ We are going to go late, ladies,” Jamal shouted from the window. He had been watching them. He wanted to let them be but they were running out of time. They got into the car. He drove them to a resort. He got down and opened the car door for them. “ Such a beautiful place to be in” M
Jamal had to sit close to her to see it. “ I had my suspicions about this,” he said.“ I was on it and this just confirmed it, I will send this to the police” It was a video that contained the things he did to little girls that were brought to him. “ He can't escape this” Mitchell smiled at the laptop in front of her as she forwarded it to the police. “ Hey dude, thanks for this” Mitchell got herself a glass of wine. She was happy because that was the only thing left to find out. She figured that Reuben would be able to get it for her. He had kept that for the last fight against Sam. The flash that Paula had taken just had little of what he was doing. “ Glad I kept that safe,” Reuben smiled broadly. The door opened and Dave walked in. He went to Mitchell and kissed her passionately.“ Didn't see that coming” Reuben was shocked to see them that way. “ Get used to it dude” Dave replied to him.“ Getting a toast? We've worked so hard to save everyone from that disaster” Paula go
When the door opened, Richard was trying to suffocate Dave. He was immediately handed over to the police. He was taken away from the hospital. The doctors had to urgently attend to Dave and make sure he was okay. They all went back to their houses. Paula could not afford to stay alone so she joined Mitchell at her place. After a while, Reuben came by. “ What was that about? The thing between you and Melanie” Mitchell asked Paula. “ Melanie and Dave had something in the past. We are just here because Sam took my daughter, and I knew how dangerous it was that my daughter was with him” “ Excuse me, you have a daughter?” Mitchell's mouth dropped open, she had never seen her or heard her talk about her daughter.“ Yes, my daughter, Jamal's daughter, Rose. Rose is my daughter, I was not ready to handle a baby so I left her at the playing ground, luckily for me, Jamal and Melanie took her” Mitchell was surprised to hear that. She wondered how Paula must have felt seeing her daughter a
She got downstairs and could not see Paula. She looked around the place. “ Where is she?” She asked Sam who stood there looking shocked as well. “ She was right here when I left this place” Michelle was not having any of it. She charged at him. “ Where did you keep her?” “ This was all planned by the both of you, you saying you wanted to pee, and then I left her here, you two planned this” He left Mitchell there and went upstairs. Mitchell ran to the door that the maid had pointed. She got to the door and saw that it was locked. She tried to hit it open but it was not working. ” Who is there?” Mitchell heard a faint voice coming from the room. She leaned in on it. “ Anyone there?” She asked. “ Mitchell” That was Reuben calling faintly. He had woken up and could not recognize where he was. He tried to stand up but could not do so. He was weak.He crawled to the door and tried to open it but it would not open. He struggled with the door but could not open it. He stayed ther
Reuben got to the address and quickly sent it to Mitchell. He walked closer to it. It was a massive building. “ How possible!” He exclaimed as he saw the house. He walked into it. Sam Anderson went to the door to get him. He had seen Reuben outside. He got there and opened the door for Reuben. Reuben walked in and could not believe how well-decorated the house was. “ You own this?” He asked “ No, I do not,” he answered as he sat down.Richard was upstairs looking at them. Sam raised his face and looked up. Richard nodded at him. He was still talking with Reuben when the maid brought a drink. “ You should have this,” he said to him.Reuben took it from the maid and drank it. He continued to talk with Sam till he began to feel dizzy. He stood up. “ Where can I get some rest, I am so tired,” he said to Sam. “ Take him to the room,” he said to the maid. Richard came downstairs when Reuben had been taken to the room. “ He will be there for a long time,” Sam said to Richard. I
She quickly told Dave about the man that had met her at the pack. It sounded surprising to him at first but was no longer funny when he remembered that someone was following Mitchell as well. “ Maybe it is just some coincidence,” he told Paula. Paula was not satisfied with it. She went to her bag and brought out the card he had given her. She called him up. When Richard saw her call, he smiled. “ Such an easy catch,” he said as he picked it up and answered. She wanted him to meet her up in a place, that same place. He teased her about missing him already. He got dressed and drove out of the house. He got to the place and saw that she had already gotten there, and even had a drink on the table. He walked to her. “ Wanna give me a hug?” He spread his hands at her. “ Not today” She waved at him to sit down. He had a disappointed look on his face. “ So you missed me?” He ordered his drinks as well. “ You wish, far from that” She took a sip. “ Did you follow me home t
He smiled as he sent the last apology message to her. He had been pleading with her to forgive him. He sent flowers and gifts as well. He stayed on his bed, looking at his phone and waiting for a reply from her. It came, she had forgiven him. He immediately asked her to fix a place for them to meet. He told her how badly he wanted to see her. She accepted and sent him a location. She stood in front of the mirror as she dressed. “ You look great,” Dave said to her as she stepped out of her bedroom. “ Thank you” “ Why did you put so much effort into looking this good, going on a date?” He had fear in his heart that she was going to see a lover. “ Is that so? I do not want to appear like that, I will go change” She rushed into the room and had to change the way she styled her hair and had to also change her clothes. She came out in front of Dave. “ Is this okay?” She asked him. “ Yes, where to go?” “ To see someone” was all she said before she left the house. She entered her
He had everything set. He looked so flashy and smelt of wealth. He smells good as well. He got into his car and drove to the expensive restaurant that was in town. He parked his car and got out. The ladies there blushed as they flashed his smiles. He waved at one of the girls, she could not believe that he was waving at her. She smiled broadly as she held her chest. He walked into the restaurant. He looked so good, his hair and the way his lips looked, soft and inviting. He entered and the attention he got was beautiful. He looked around like he was searching for someone. He walked to a table and pulled the chair. “ I wish I was the one he sat with,” one of the ladies at the opposite table said, she was loud enough to be heard. He kept his hands on the table, with his fingers making a tapping sound on the table.Mitchell raised her face and looked at him. He smiled at her. “ Thought you would never look at me or notice that I have been sitting down here” he smiled again. Mitch
He drove back to the house feeling down and dejected. He could not explain why everything was beginning to turn against him. He got home and noticed that the domestic staff were not there. He called out to them but did not hear anyone answer. He went around his house and saw that no one was around. He called the security man at his gate and asked where his domestic staff had all gone. “ When I asked them, they answered that you asked them to leave, I had to let them go” He was angry, he slapped the gatekeeper. He went back inside the house and had to go to their rooms. He got there and saw that their belongings were no longer there.“ I never gave any order,” he screamed. He went inside and for the first time in a long while, he entered into his kitchen to get a drink. He sat down, he was scared to open his phone, he was also scared to turn on the television as well. The door opened and Reuben walked in. He saw the bottle of drink with Sam, he rushed to Sam and took the drink a