After the party, Mr. Graham specially invited Melanie for a private chat at his place.She was the first person he was ever brought into his home. He had never allowed anyone into his house, except his boys and his private doctor.Melanie was nervous but she was also curious. She loved to explore her adventurous side, once in a while.“Nice to meet you again, Mr. Graham Louis,” Melanie said formally.“Oh please come in,” he said excitedly.“What a grand, yet cozy place you have here,” Melanie complimented.“Thank you, please sit,” Mr. Graham said.“You stay alone?” Melanie asked.It would be difficult to avoid him if he did not.“I have a wife, so no I do not stay alone,” Mr. Graham said.“Okay?” Melanie replied skeptically.“Yeah,” he simply said.“I don't see her anywhere, does she work?” Melanie inquired.“No, she is sick, seriously sick” Mr. Graham opened up.“She has been sick for a few years now,” he continued.“My sincere apologies, how do you cope?” Melanie asked.“I do not co
“Sir, it's Mr. Graham,” Dennis said urgently.“What does he want this time?” Jamal asked.Jamal could not predict Mr. Graham, he was one of the toughest rivals he had encountered and it would be hard for Jamal to shake off Mr. Graham's hold on him.“He wants to meet with you,” Dennis informed Jamal.Mr. Graham's request came in this morning and it sounded suspicious too.“Okay, set a meeting with him then, I would free up my schedule to see him,” Jamal replied.“He wants you to meet him at his choice of place,” Dennis spilled.“What?!” Jamal exclaimed in surprise.“That was his request, sir, although he did not give a full description of where the meet-up would be,” Dennis answered.“What a coward!” Jamal thought aloud.Jamal felt that because of the last time Mr. Graham was shamefully asked to leave his office, he did not want that to repeat itself.“He feels like he owes you a favor and I hate his guts,” Dennis said.Jamal was not only pissed, he also wanted to confront Mr. Graham i
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.