Jamal was worried after what happened with Melanie yesterday. He wanted to see her and check if she was doing fine.She has refused to take his calls, so today he concluded all his work on time just to see her.He got to the front door of Melanie's father's house and was met with the presence of his wife, Melanie.“What are you doing here?!” Melanie asked, surprised.Jamal was the last person she was expecting to see at this hour, in her father's house.“I am good if that is what you are asking,” Jamal said.He was unhappy about his wife's decision to leave and he was to get a valid reason for the separation.“How are you?” Jamal asked her.She looked pale and stressed too. He wondered what she had been up to that made her appear tired.“As you can see, I am perfectly fine,” Melanie answered.She didn't give him her full attention, trying to distract herself with her phone.“At least can I come in?” Jamal asked.Melanie was obstructing him from entering the house, she avoided every me
Clara decided to visit Melanie after what she heard from Jamal concerning her. She got to her uncle's house and surprisingly, the front door was locked.She knocked and Melanie hurriedly opened the door, shouting.“I thought I asked you to leave-” Melanie said.She thought it was Jamal who knocked and that was why she locked the door in the first place, to prevent him from coming in.“Okay?” Clara said, shocked.She didn't expect such a welcome but she took it anyway.“I'm sorry, I thought you were,” Melanie paused.“Sorry about that,” she said.“Who did you ask to leave?” Clara asked.“It's fine, it's nothing,” Melanie tried to.She didn't want to elongate the topic so she decided not to say anything about it.“It is something and I know it,” Clara observed.Melanie was tired of being persuaded to talk about it.“Yes, there is something, happy?” Melanie said curtly.“Was it Jamal?” Clara asked.She knew it was only him that could make Melanie act out of place or vice versa.Melanie s
Mr. Alcantara has been quiet even after his marital crisis has been solved. He lived in the same house with his wife but they behaved like strangers. The pain was always evident on Mrs. Alcantara's face but she never said a word because she was to blame for everything.Melanie observed closely that her father always locked himself inside his study, shoving his face with constant work to relieve him of the pain and thinking.Melanie decided to have a father-daughter conversation with her Dad.She knocked twice on the study room’s door and peeped to see her Dad engrossed in his work.“Dad?” She said,“My baby girl, come in,” Mr. Alcantara said.He removed his reading glasses and stopped what he was doing.“I want to talk to you about something important,” Melanie said.“Okay,” Mr. Alcantara replied.He gave her his rapt attention. It has been so long since he had a heart-to-heart conversation with his daughter and at that point, he wished she was still his little Melanie.“It's about yo
Clara was in Jamal's stepfamily's house but all the while, she kept avoiding Martins. She didn't sit close to him as she used to before now, she didn't look in his direction, and she avoided everything that concerned him.“Nathan said there is good news,” Martins said.He looked in Clara's direction like he was talking to her but she didn't even spare him a glance. He noticed that ever since he had that private conversation with her about not being close enough and marriage, Clara had been avoiding him.“Yes, Mr. Graham has finally allowed us to do what we like,” Nathan said.“What do you mean?” Clara asked Nathan.“Mr. Graham called me yesterday and said he has a job for us all,” Nathan announced.He was smiling, he could finally do what he felt like doing.“That is kind of suspicious, don't you think so?” Clara stated the obvious.“How?” Nathan asked.“Previously, he would not want us to be part of his grand plan,” Clara stressed the words, grand plan.“But now he wants all of us to
Melanie and Mr. Graham Louis agreed to meet at a restaurant at noon and so she quickly dressed to meet with him.She wore a nude-colored gown and put on light make-up.She dressed simple, yet elegant. Always wanted to make a statement with what she wore.She got to the restaurant after fifteen minutes and Mr. Graham was already seated, waiting for her.She walked up to him with an invented smile that didn't reach her eyes.“I apologize for my tardiness, traffic was hectic,” she said.She took her seat and he took her hand, placing a kiss on the back of her palm.“It is alright, Milady,” Mr. Graham smiled.They ordered food and began eating. Melanie was famished so she was eating her food with so much interest, whilst Mr. Graham kept looking at her. When Melanie noticed, she stopped eating and spoke.“Quit staring at me like I am committing a crime by eating,” Melanie said.“You are like a whole meal, why eat food when my eyes can feast on your beauty?” Mr. Graham said.“Very funny, Mr
James hurriedly went to the living room where he knew he would meet everyone, he had to warn them about Clara no matter what.“M-m-mo-mo-ther,” he called out.He didn't know how he would tell them because of his retarded speech but he was determined to try.No one looked in his direction when he called, not even his mother.“M-m-m-mo-mom,” he struggled.He moved closer to her and shook her violently.“What! What is it?!,” Madam Felicia said, irritated.She could not understand why God gave her such a child. If she had known he would turn out to be a liability, she would have aborted him without a second thought.“I-I-I-I y-y-you ne-ne-n-,” he was speaking.“Can't you speak properly? Must it take you a whole day to say just one sentence?” Madam Felicia flared up.“C-c-c-cla-cla-,” James kept struggling.“You want me to clap for you? You fool!” Madam Felicia continued.Madam Felicia felt ashamed of James and somehow, she felt her original child was exchanged by mistake at the hospital.
Lately, Mr. Graham Louis has been feeling happy and it's all thanks to Melanie. He has been uncharacteristically good to his workers and they were all scared.Mr. Graham was one man who could not be predicted and knew how to treat his enemies according to their offenses.“Did you get the information I asked for?” Mr. Graham asked Stone.He was excited to know Jamal's weak points and he was also intrigued.“There is no information about anybody in his life, boss,” Stone replied.Mr. Graham immediately lost his smile.“You mean he does not have anyone in his life, not even a mistress?” Mr. Graham Louis asked Stone.He seemed puzzled. The last time he framed Jamal, he knew he had someone in his life. How did this come to be? He questioned inwardly.“I searched the internet and even paid people to find out for me but he seemed to be without a lover or someone dear to him,” Stone explained.“So Mr. Jamal Dashiell Jackie-Ville, is not just an orphan but a pathetic loner too? How boring,” Mr
Jamal, Clara, and Dennis made plans to unveil who Mr. Graham was. Clara already got information from Jamal's stepfamily that Mr. Graham would be going to his club for a meeting, so they planned to follow Mr. Graham to find out more about him.“Clara and I will keep track of his movements from afar, check his routines, and maybe find out more,” Dennis confirmed.“Alright, just be careful and make sure nobody notices your presence, he has a lot of men to protect him,” Jamal advised.Dennis and Clara had been following Mr. Graham for a while when they saw something that caught their attention.Mr. Graham was standing in front of an unknown building but he was with a lady, she seemed to be fond of him, and that piqued Dennis's and Clara's interest.Who could that be? Clara asked within herself.“Strangely, Mr. Graham would be having a conversation with someone that isn't his man in front of a building, outside his car, don't you think?” Clara observed.It did not seem formal and it looked