2024-10-10 15:39:31Bianca and Regina Calloway still stood in the lobby of her office building. The crowd had disappeared, everyone minding their business and going on with their jobs. Bianca's mind was still running through everything she had heard.
Regina noticed that Bianca wasn't ready to say anything so, she spoke up first. "What are you thinking about?” She asked.
Bianca blinked at her. She only just realized that her sister had been talking to her but her mind was someplace else. Bianca stared at the red mark on her sister's cheek. Damian's hand had left a print.
“I told you I’ll deal with Damian later,” Bianca muttered. “I have to meet the CEO of Everest Corporations now. I can’t let this whole thing distract me.”
She checked the time. The CEO had said it was urgent but he was already running late for her meeting. It wasn’t helping that her thoughts were so confusing too. What had really happened between Damian and Regina? And who was that woman Regina talked about?
Has Damian really moved on?
Madison, her secretary, approached them. “Miss Calloway, the CEO of Everest Corporations...”
Bianca raised an eyebrow. “What about her? Is she here?”
“She already left,” Madison replied, apologetically.
Bianca froze. “What? Why?”
“I don't know but her secretary called and cancelled the meeting. They left and extended their apology.” Madison explained.
Bianca frowned. The CEO of Everest Corporations had a reputation. She wasn't one to cancel an important meeting. Bianca had been expecting a business deal. Leaving was in directly telling Bianca that she had changed her mind.
Regina frowned. “Wait, did you just say the CEO of Everest Corporations?” Regina asked.
“Yes. Why?” Bianca asked.
Regina fished out her phone and typed in a few things. “I knew she was looking familiar,’’ she muttered. She lifted her head to look into Bianca's eyes. “You're not going to like this. The woman who just left with Damian? That’s her.”
Bianca stared at her sister blankly. Her mind was trying to process what she had just heard. “What are you talking about?”
“The woman Damian walked out with,” Regina repeated slowly, “That woman is the CEO of Everest Corporations.”
The security guards standing there, widened their eyes. They too hadn't known that she was the one.
Bianca felt her blood grow cold in shock. “What?” now, she wasn't even thinking about business. What bothered
her was the fact that a woman of that caliber was with Damian.
“She’s the one you were supposed to meet with, Bianca. But, I guess she wasn’t here for you.” Regina scoffed. “She was here to meet him.”
There was silence for a moment. “No, that's not possible. She was here to meet Damian?”
Madison was still standing by the door. “I’m afraid she's right, Miss Calloway. The CEO was scheduled to meet you today because of Mr Williams. The secretary said so.”
For a moment, Bianca didn’t know what to do. She just stood by the floor to ceiling window. Damian had left with the CEO of Everest Corporations, the same woman she was supposed to meet. And he hadn’t told her a thing.
She felt foolish. She had left him in the office to meet the CEO. Damian knew that. He hadn’t even mentioned that he knew her.
Bianca was suddenly angry. Why had Damian been hiding this from her? The guilty feeling she had since signing the divorce papers weeks ago was gone. It was replaced with hurt and anger.
She immediately took her phone and called her ex husband. To try and contain her anger, she began to tap her foot on the ground. She needed answers from him now.
Damian was sitting in the backseat of a black SUV, driving to the other side of town. He stared out the tinted windows quietly. Eleanor say next to him while hee secretary sat in the passenger seat next to the driver.
Damian felt like the life he had been building had fallen apart. He was trying to understand everything that had happened in the last hour. The divorce, Regina’s behavior, the broken necklace and Eleanor's arrival. He hadn’t expected Eleanor or anyone to step in the way she had.
Now, they were on their way to discuss something private. Damian didn't know what it was but she behaved like someone with a lot of power. He didn't quite know what it was he was walking into.
His phone began to ring. When he saw the name of the person calling, his eyes widened slightly.
It was Bianca.
He hadn’t expected her to call. He hesitated then answered. “Bianca?”
Eleanor glanced at him as he said the name.
“Damian,” Bianca said curtly but he could tell that she was angry. “What the hell is going on?”
Damian frowned, caught off guard. “What are you talking about?”
“I mean, why the hell were you meeting with the CEO of Everest Corporations behind my back? And why didn’t you tell me?!”
Damian blinked, confused. “Wait, what? I'm not meeting anyone in secret. Eleanor was here for business, Bianca. She just happened to meet me.”
“Eleanor?” Bianca scoffed. ‘“So it's true. You're even on a first name basis with her now?”
Damian exhaled slowly. “Bianca, calm down. Eleanor and I are just going to discuss something important. It’s not about you.”
“You didn’t think you should tell me that you were meeting with her? The same person I was supposed to meet with?”
Damian furrowed his brows. “I didn’t know you were supposed to meet her.” He glanced at Eleanor as he said this.
“Don’t lie to me, Damian! She’s the CEO of Everest Corporations. You knew I was supposed to meet her!” Damian could feel her anger through the phone. “I’ve been questioning myself on if I made the right choice with this divorce but now I see I was wrong.”
“Bianca, don't say that. Don't make this more than what it is,” Damian told her. He gripped the necklace in his hand.
“This was it, huh? This was why you didn't push hard enough not to sign the divorce paper. You're a liar and a cheat, Damian,” Bianca accused him.
“Bianca…”
Bianca let out a scoff. “I don't even know who you are anymore. You signed the divorce papers merely an hour ago and you’ve already moved on, haven't you? You've moved on with her!”
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The accusation felt like a slap to Damian's face. He loved Bianca. She was accusing him of being infidel. “I have been nothing but faithful in this marriage. Today is the first time I've ever seen or met Eleanor,” Damian explained himself.“I don't believe you,’’ Bianca snapped and she immediately hung up on him.Damian stared at the phone for a few moments wondering what had just happened. Bianca had never reacted this way before. Not to him.“Is everything alright?” Eleanor asked.Damian put his phone in the breast pocket of his jacket and nodded, “Yeah, everything's fine.” He replied, looking out the window.”Bianca began to pace. She and Regina dismissed the guards and returned back to her office. She was still so angry but then, she realized that she hadn't asked him what she wanted to ask him.Her mind had been occupied by the fact that he left with the CEO and in anger, she had forgotten to ask about what happened between him and her sister. Again, she dialled his number. This
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A while after Damian ended the call, their black SUV pulled over in front of one of the biggest hospitals in the city. Damian furrowed his brows as he looked outside the window.He glanced at Eleanor as they began to drive into the underground parking lot. She sat beside him and her hands were folded into fists on her lap.“Where are we going?” Damian finally asked.Eleanor lifted her eyes to look at him. “This might come as a shock but I've been trying to meet you for over a month. It's been harder than I thought because you're a behind the scene kind of person. I had to reach out to your wife to try and meet you.”“Why are we here?” Damian repeated a little harsher. The driver pulled over and Eleanor signalled for him to get out of the car. He bowed and stepped out, giving them privacy."Jasper Mueller told me about you," she said quietly. The name rang a bell in Damian's head. He remembered helping the billionaire out. He was the richest man in the South.“He praised your extraordi
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The lady stood her ground, blocking them. She glared at Damian and then Eleanor, shifting between the both of them. Damian guessed that the girl was Eleanor's sister. But, he couldn't tell if she was the younger or the older one.They looked a lot alike and if there was any age difference between them, Damian was sure that it wasn't up to four years. It wasn't until Charlotte grabbed Eleanor's hand and began to beg that Damian guessed she was the younger sister.“Eleanor, you have to do something!” Charlotte insisted. “The doctors are saying that he might not make it till morning. There's still time. We can fly in the best doctor from any country. Please, Eleanor. We can't let Grandfather die.”“It's true, ma'am. We don't think he's going to make it through the night. His body is fighting treatment and it won't be long before it fails him completely.” One of the doctors agreed, stepping forward to tell her.Eleanor pulled her lips into a straight line before she placed her hand on her
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Charlotte's eyes widened in disbelief. How was it possible? He got the symptoms without her saying anything to him and he diagnosed her accurately. Was he a wizard? She had so many questions running through her mind as she stared at the man. He was so accurate and it was unexpected.Not only was she in disbelief, she was also embarrassed. Charlotte wasn't known as one who would lose in a fight, but she challenged him and he won in front of everyone. He proved her wrong. She had thought she would have the last laugh and was ready to point an accusing finger at the man who dared say he could treat her grandfather, but he did what no doctor among the other present, could do. But, what if it was all a set up and Eleanor had told him about her symptoms before they got there? There was a possibility that that was what happened. On second thought, Eleanor didn't know how bad her diarrhea was. She doesn't even know she had diarrhea, except for the fact that she complained to her once about h
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Dr Mitchell halted and looked at Damien, who was standing beside him. He examined the young man from head to toe and a frown slowly crept to his face. "How dare you tell me to stop?" He questioned, clearly displeased that he was questioned in front of everyone. His ability and skills were questioned and that was what he hated the most. Damien let out a deep breath, relieved that he had noticed the medication before it was administered. "These medications would do more harm to his health," he explained but that got Dr Mitchell pissed off. "Who are you? A doctor? How dare you talk against my knowledge?"Charlotte couldn't keep her anger in anymore. She had tried to control herself when Damien stopped the doctor at first, but she couldn't anymore. She stepped forward and pointed a finger at him. "You don't want my grandfather to get better. This is Dr Mitchell, the best doctor in the southern region and he has more knowledge than you can ever acquire. How dare you stop him from treat
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Dr Mitchell's Doctors rushed over to the old man and tried to get him to calm down. It was impossible for them as they had no idea how to calm him down. Although they have been doctors for decades, the old man's sickness was a rare case and it needed precise treatments cause any wrong mistake or wrong medication given to him, would mean his death. The other doctors all looked at Damien, staring at him accusingly. Whatever he had done, got the old man in his situation and it was enough evidence to prove he had a mission. They were all on edge until the old man stopped moving, but his breathing was hagged, and his blood pressure kept dropping. He was still in danger which threatened to take his life in a few minutes. Charlotte stepped forward and pointed her finger at Damien. She pushed him and cried out, "What did you do to my grandfather? This is all your fault. You wanted to kill him and now, you have succeeded!"Damien drew his brows seeing what Dr Mitchell was up to. He warned
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The room was left in silence as they all averted their attention to Damien. Dr Mitchell's face was covered in horror and that meant one thing. "No!" Charlotte cried out loud. "No, you killed him!" She stood up and ran to Damien, grabbing his shirt. "How dare you? Why did you do this? What do you want me to do now he's dead?""Please calm down. I wouldn't kill your grandfather," he replied, which didn't sit well with the doctors present. "He has stopped breathing. I can't feel his purse," Dr Mitchell pointed out. It was something they couldn't prevent, but at least, he was happy he wouldn't be accused of killing him. He knew his medication had a hand in his death, but Damien would be the one to get punished for it. All he had to do was make everyone turn against the young man. "He is not dead," Damien answered confidently. He understood their pain, but they were too quick to conclude. Before he could explain further, Charlotte gave him a slap which took him aback. He placed his ha
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Dr Mitchell walked forward and checked the old man, trying to see for himself. He was alive and didn't seem to be in danger anymore. His eyes widened, knowing the young man's treatment worked and not his. He remained mute, not knowing what to say.Eleanor placed her hand on her chest in relief. She had lost all hope. She walked forward to her grandfather and fell on her knee before him. "But he is not completely out of danger now," Damien informed, getting their attention to him again. Eleanor quickly stood up and faced him, "What do you need? Just mention it and it would be given to you," she said. Her eyes were filled with hope and trust for Damien. Damien nodded and took a glimpse at the old man. He stared at him for a while before he said, "I don't have the medication with me so I will have to leave to get it ready."She nodded and hurriedly picked up her purse, "Where are you going to? How much do you need? Just let me know and I will provide everything," she answered and brou
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