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Without a word, without a hint of how he felt about losing his job, Kevin turned around and left the office.Felix blinked as he watched Kevin step out of his office and close the door.“What the hell!" He muttered as he reclined in his seat and further stared at the door.He slowly shook his head, further assuring himself that he did the right thing by firing him.How could he just walk out like that? With the calmest demeanour and without a word. “So arrogant,” he spat to himself.Usually, when he fired any of the employees who weren't working towards the organisational goal, they begged him. Some of them even fall to their knees and plead with him to retain their job, promising to change their ways. Besides, that is what any sane person will do.But not Kevin, the arrogant nitwit. He was too full of himself. Felix, annoyed at Kevin's attitude, concluded that if he had to fire him a thousand times, he would do it over and over again.And he'd gladly wait to see how far he'd go with
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Kevin's phone rang just as he stepped out of Mia's office.He retrieved it from the phone and picked it up, making his way to the surveillance room that was once his office.“Hello, boss. Good day, sir.”“Hello?” His steps slowed down as he wondered who was on the line.“It’s Howard, boss.”“Oh Howard,” Kevin said. “How're you doing?" "I am fine; thank you, boss. I just called to greet you.” “Thank you.”“I also want to tell you that my daughter has gotten even better than when we left the hospital.”“That's good,” Kevin said, glad that Lisa would not be confined to the bed again. She could now move and play like every kid should.“Yes. But it's all thanks to you, sir. Thank you for all of your help. We deeply appreciate it." "Oh, Howard. I've told you, you're welcome, so stop thanking me,” he said. He wondered if Howard would ever cease to thank him. He was such a grateful man.“We've also moved to the house that Alessia got for us. Thank you for the house; Lisa loves it so much.”
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When they reached inside the house, Irene immediately excused herself and left to set the dining table while Howard and Kevin took their seats in the living room. Lisa sat with them and played with her Teddy.“By the way, boss, Alessia told me that your house is also around here,” Howard said, “somewhere close by.”Kevin nodded. “When I leave here, I'll show you. Because you also have to know my house." “Of course, boss. I can't wait." “Can I know your house too?” Lisa asked with a huge grin.“No," Howard answered before Kevin could give a response.Lisa turned to Kevin with a sad pout.“Come on, Lisa. Don't be sad. There's a benefit to it,” Kevin said encouragingly. "I wouldn't show you my house, but I'd give you my phone number. That way, you can call me whenever you feel like or just want to talk to me or even report someone to me."Lisa gasped, then she clapped her hands. “That will be awesome!""I know, right? We can talk for as long as we want.”“Yes," Lisa affirmed as she ret
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Kevin dabbed the napkin on his lips. “Thank you so much, Irene. Once again, the meal was awesome. I haven't had something this delicious in a while.”Irene smiled. “It was my pleasure, Mr. Kevin.”Howard, also done with his meal, rose up from his seat and stood behind Irene's seat. He placed a kiss on her cheeks. “It was our pleasure. I also cut the vegetables."Everyone laughed out loud at that."Okay, buddy, I'll leave now," Kevin said to Lisa when he was about to leave.Lisa pouted, sad that he was already leaving. “I'll miss you,” she said as she watched Kevin stand up from the chair, wishing he would sit down back.Kevin faked a pout. “I'll miss you too." Then he patted her on the head and began to walk to the door with Howard.As Lisa watched them, her eyes suddenly widened, and she yelled after them. “Wait!"Howard and Kevin turned back with a frown. “What is it, Lisa?” Irene whispered.“He promised me something," she muttered as she stood up from her chair and rushed to the c
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By the time Kevin left work, it was already late. He would have preferred nothing more than to go to his apartment at Harbour Residential area and crash in bed, but Mia had said the family wanted to see him. And more than he wished to just shut down for the day, he desperately wanted to get the meeting over with.So he instructed Jake to take him to the Perry's mansion. “Wait here," he said to Jake as he stepped out of the car. “I'll be right back.”"Okay, boss,” Jake answered, his head inclined in a slight bow.Kevin arrived when the whole of the Perry family had gathered for dinner. Since he'd heard their chatter in the dining room, he headed to the dining room.“Hi, good evening,” he greeted as he glanced around the table for an empty seat, but as usual the seats were all filled up and he was left to stand before them. But this time, instead of standing with his hands crossed behind him and his head bowed, he walked back to the wall closest to him and leaned against it, then he tu
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Kevin made his way out of the house. Outside, Jake was parked out front, still waiting for him.Kevin entered the car and settled in it, glad that the ‘meeting’ with his wife's family was done and out of the way.“Take us to my apartment in the Harbour Residential area.""Yes, boss,” Jake nodded, immediately starting the car. As he drove away from the mansion and got on the highway, he heard Kevin say, “By this time tomorrow, we'd be in Landary Province.”“We, boss?" Jake quipped.“Yes, you're going to come with me.”“Okay, boss,” Jake answered, glad that he was going to be with Kevin at Landary province to protect him and work for him.“Alessia already booked our flights,” Kevin added. "You just have to be ready by tomorrow." “Noted, sir." A comfortable silence descended after that. Kevin looked forward to getting into his bed while Jake looked forward to the journey the next day.As they drove to their destination, a car suddenly pulled to a stop in front of their car, forcing Jak
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Kevin uncurled his arms around the collar of the man's shirt. The man fell to the floor in a loud heap, letting out a guttural sound as he curled around himself in pain. He could barely breathe from the brunt of the fall and the beating he had just received, and his whole body ached like he had been slammed against a wall several times.He wanted to stand up to Kevin; he wanted to make his boss proud, but he couldn't move even though he wanted to. The fight happened for a very few minutes, and he already felt incapacitated. He wished he had just defied all orders and shot the bastard's brains off the first time. Everyone who disregarded his boss deserved to die.Kevin took a step back, put his hands in his pocket, and addressed the men on the floor.“Get your car off the road,” he said deadly.Without question, fear in their eyes, three of them scrambled to their feet and staggered to the car. One of them got in, started the car, and moved it from the road. Once the car was off the ro
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“What about Nathan, Anthony?" Philip asked, changing the topic. “He's taking too long in that place they've crammed him into. I don't like it.” He said with a heavy heart. Then he asked the question that had been bugging him. “When will he be released?"Anthony smiled reassuringly at Philip. “You shouldn't worry about that. It's already handled. There will be a pardon on Saturday.""Tomorrow?” Philip quipped.Anthony nodded. "Yes, tomorrow." Philip regarded Anthony for a while. “Are you certain my son will be one of the ones that will get pardoned?""Definitely.” Then he chuckled good-naturedly. "It's impossible that he wouldn't be one of them. The pardon is happening only because of him.”Philip nodded slowly and smiled. “Okay, then.”“Yes, Philip. So there's no reason to fret.”“If you say so.”“I did. So just lay back and prepare to see your son tomorrow.”Philip’s joy knew no bounds just by that assurance. He couldn't wait to see his son again, to pull him into a hug and hear his
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Kevin had thought it would all end with the divorce, but it didn't. He had placed his phone on the ‘do not disturb’ mode. He had been surprised when he unlocked his phone and saw his ex-wife's number top the list of the calls he had missed. She had called him over a dozen times.At first, he was irked but worried. Why would Mia call so many times? It was unusual. She certainly wasn't the type to call so many times. The highest she'd do was try to reach the person a couple of times before she'd let it go.All this was why he hadn't been able to shake off the thought that something might be wrong. Eventually, he called her back.She didn't really sound like herself. There had been a plea in her voice that Kevin could not just ignore.He sighed again as he got into the taxi that would take him to the address. He opened the location-sharing app where she'd shared her location with him and read it out to the driver, directing him once in a while.Eventually, he got to the place. The bar lo
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Mia wondered how far out she had driven. Did Kevin lie when he said he'd be there? Was he going to ditch her like Donald did too?She turned on her phone's screen to check her call log to see how long it had been since their last call. She blinked when she took in the time displayed on her phone's screen, and her mouth formed an ‘O.’ It's just been three minutes.She sighed. She needed to just chill.Even when Kevin allowed himself to be used as a house boy, he was always unapologetically honest. She knew that if he said he was going to come, then he surely would. She just needed to remain patient.While she waited for Kevin, she sipped her water. Though she still yearned for a drink, maybe something to make her feel bolder, she concluded that it would be better if she was sober when he arrived. She didn't know what turn the conversation would take, or if she'd ever get to see him again; she didn't want to ruin this opportunity.As she sipped her drink, her mind wandering, she vaguely
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Mia heard Kevin let out a long sigh. And she couldn't help but wonder what he thought of her. Clingy? Pathetic? She sure sounded like one. But she didn't care. At that moment, at least. She just wanted to see him, talk things out with him, and have that tranquillity she suddenly believed that she deserved.“Kevin, are you still there?" She bit her lips when he let out another sigh.“What do you want to talk about, Mia? What do we have to talk about?” He still sounded exasperated like he had sounded since he picked up the call, but there was the hint of concern in his tone. And Mia latched onto it like a lifeline.“Don't you think we have to talk? I understand that you already signed the divorce papers, but it can't just end like that. Please, let's meet even if it's the last time.”A brief silence. Then, “Which bar are you at?”Mia frowned. Her gaze went to the entrance and then around the bar, but there was no name or address anywhere inside.“I'm not sure,” she told him, feeling dum
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Mia had always known that her grandmother never cared about her or anyone at all. She uses people for her gain, but, somehow, she fooled herself into thinking and believing that her case might be different. After all, she has given her life to the company she so cherishes, working tirelessly to keep it in the limelight, thus allowing her grandmother to keep her shoulder high… but it meant nothing to her. Perhaps her grandmother thought she was so mighty that everyone had to worship her.But just for once, couldn't she have pretended? Mia thought. Mia had never allowed herself to get this mad or show emotion like this. It was a telltale of how angry and saddened she was, yet her grandmother disregarded it like it was nothing.Mia regarded her grandmother for a while, wondering what would ever make her see anyone other than herself as a human with emotions.“What use are wishes if they don't get granted?” Mia spat at her grandmother, not bothering to keep the anger and distaste from her
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It's only been about ten minutes, but it felt like twenty hours as Mia repeatedly tapped her feet on the floor.The stares had begun to irritate her, and she couldn't stop herself from turning to the restaurant's entranceway, hoping that her date would step in.“Good evening, ma'am,” another table attendant with a practiced smile similar to her colleague's stopped by her table. "What would you like to have?”Mia, despite the growing anger in her, managed to offer her a smile. "Water,” she grinned. "Sparkling water would do," she finished, her smile still intact. She was not interested in anything, but she couldn't allow the fourth attendant to walk up to her again.The lady's eyes fell on the table, and Mia followed her gaze. When she saw the crystal glass pitcher filled with water and the flute glass before her, she muttered, “Of course," and pressed her lips together. That was what she had told the first table attendant that she wanted. It was still untouched.Her cheeks flushed wi
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The voice at the other end hesitated. Then he cleared his throat. “Mia. How are you?"“Fine."Mia felt a bit guilty. Donald wasn't a bad man. At least, compared to all the men her grandmother had tried to pair her with, he was a good man, but she just couldn't help it. He could have refused the date unless he got her consent, but then grandmother could be cunning whenever she wanted to be. But still… she couldn't soothe the raging anger in her. She couldn’t help but be mad at him. All of these were happening because of his presence.“Okay. So, my driver will be at your villa to pick you up."“Okay," she said, and before Donald could utter another word, she ended the call.It was with even more annoyance that she returned to the vanity mirror to continue dressing up.A while later, a knock came on her door. She stared at the door for a while. Could it be grandmother again? She wondered.On the third knock, she walked to the door and unlocked it.Her anger grew when she came face to fac
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After a hectic day at work, Mia usually liked to shut down in every way she could and just have time to herself. Half the time, she's unable to enjoy the rest because her mind would either wander about the ways to make the company better, or something work-related would come up.Today, it wasn't work that was on Mia's mind as she paced her room, nor was it rest.She hissed as she walked back to her chair and dropped into it. The document she had opened on the laptop on the desk before her, a spreadsheet that showcased the employees that were contributing to the company's growth and how they contributed, was the last thing she wanted to deal with right then. She had decided to go through it, hoping she'd get her mind off what happened, but she couldn't get her grandmother's words or Kevin's out of her head.She found it hard to believe that Kevin had been made to sign a divorce paper, and worse, he thinks she was in on it.She couldn't believe she was really divorced. Grandmother had m
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Kevin had begun to clear up his desk, getting ready to retire for the day, when his phone vibrated on his desk.He peeked at it before he crammed the phone between his cheek and shoulder. “Hello, Gideon,"He said as he gathered the scattered files on the desk, stacked them together, and carefully placed them in the top drawer.“Good evening, boss,” Gideon answered.Kevin could hear the soft rustle of papers in the background as he waited for him to speak.“So, boss, I sent out the vacancy post and put it up, and so far, I have about ten people that have indicated their interest for the post.”“Oh wow. That was fast.”“Yes, boss. There are quite a number of Landary Province residents that are in need of a means of income. I'm pretty sure that there will be more interests before the day ends. Should I keep the vacancy up or interview these ones for now?”“Let's interview this one first and see if they'd qualify,” Kevin said as he relaxed in his seat. “Alright then. The interview will c
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Leo began to explain. “This model has adaptive focus technology. Unlike standard cameras, it automatically adjusts its focus depending on the distance of the object or the person it’s capturing, ensuring clarity in every frame. With this model, there would be no blurry images because of distance. It also has a dual power system; we made it battery-operated with a solar charging feature for outdoor use.”Kevin nodded as he spoke. He was beyond impressed. He was certain that they must have worked day and night to achieve this. It was the only way.“And,” Stone took up from there, “we’ve incorporated advanced motion detection. It doesn’t just record when there’s movement; it will distinguish between humans, animals, and objects. This cuts down on unnecessary alerts and saves storage space.”Leo nodded, agreeing with what his colleague said. Then he added, “The feature we want to add now is a cloud-based storage system. We want to ensure that data is secure and accessible from anywhere.”
