“I want to hear all you have to say to me. Allow me to apologize for being absent when you came to the office to see me.”Noah said with his voice etched with a wealthy aura.“It's fine, I should also have contacted you before coming.”Their conversation became intense and filled with laughter with each passing second.“You've done a lot for me, I cannot help but thank you.”Rieka spoke politely.“What I've done is little compared to the great favor you did for me. If not for you, my family would've been long forgotten and our lineage would have been wiped off the earth. I know you also went through a lot these last five years after you saved me.”Noah said with a slight smile.Rieka sighed.“Who am I to deserve such from you? If I hadn't saved you that fateful day, another person might have saved you. All I can say now is thank you.”“So tell me about you, are you married? Do you have a child?” Noah asked as he scratched his nose.For minutes, Rieka stared at the screen closely with
The next day.Rieka left for work very early.Noah, on the other hand, went to Andy's residence.“What is going on, Noah?”A car was parked outside the house with Andy seated in the driver's seat.“Are you sure confronting the Chief of Army Staff in his residence is a good idea?”Andy glanced at Noah.Noah got into the car and said. “I don't care about his status and the number of soldiers guiding him.Coldly, Noah added, “Drive.”The car halted at the gate and Noah said. “Remain in the car, no matter what, don't come out.”Andy nodded in response.The military senior staff quarters.Noah was informed that the Chief of Army Staff had just driven out to carry out an official assignment.He was attended to by the major general. This person's position held a very important rank. The man was Liam Hem.He attended to Noah personally because he knew the rank he held and the low-rank soldiers might not be able to deal with his temperament.“What's the assignment about and when will he retur
At about two O'Clock in the afternoon, Noah arrived home.Getting into the living, he saw Jack, and Lois' attention fixed on the television.“What offense could the Supreme Ruler commit that would warrant that they strip him of all the power vested on him?”Lois asked.“They've not mentioned any reason. Stay calm and let's listen for more details from the news.”Jack advised.“It's alarming how fast news spreads in this city!”Noah whispered.“The military arm didn't give a reason for the action they took against the Supreme Ruler. It was clearly stated that from henceforth, the Supreme should be treated like an ordinary soldier or a commoner. There are still rumors that he might be dismissed from service. That's all the latest we have for now. Stay tuned and see you next time.”The news has saturated all news platforms including social media.Lois turned to Jack and said. “The Supreme Ruler deserves a second chance. I don't know what offense he committed though.”“We don't have to wo
“I am Giddy Ariel, a co-founder of Afex Enterprise. Rieka, don't wait to see what will happen before you evacuate this premises.”Giddy glared at Rieka.“Bring your evidence and we'll sort this out amicably.”Rieka pouted.“Giddy gave a threatening look and took his leave.”Fear gripped Rieka, she felt she was losing her sanity. She was just laid off at Top Notch Group for no reason and here they were asking her to evacuate the company she invested a lot in with no concrete reasons or evidence.Rieka glanced at the surroundings. The only one who could have helped her was Mr. Kendrick but he also needed help at the moment.“What's all this?”Rieka mumbled.Rieka needed to share her pain and ask for help so she went ahead to call Aria.At that moment, Rieka called several times, it rang but there was no response.At Aria's restaurant, the manager's office.Aria held her phone scrolling with full attention.“What does this girl want from me? We no longer belong to the same class. I only
Aria's expression darkened when she saw Andy and Noah.The duo also took two steps forward towards Aria.Noah folded his arms.“It's a good thing my wife knows who you truly are now. You only go after people when you have something to gain from it.”Aria wasn't scared of Noah compared to before, since all the power vested in him had been revoked. She spoke with disdain.“Why are you? Don't make me call the security guards to throw you out of here.”Noah laughed with an indifferent tone.“I see you've grown some nerves within a short period. You owe my wife an apology! Apologize to her as soon as possible.”Aria scanned Noah from head to toe.“Do I need to remind you that you can't order me around to do what you want? I am the CEO of Horizon, I can make your life miserable if you don't leave at this moment.”“I never knew you could make my life miserable. Just take an inch closer and you'll have a taste of what it means to be miserable when you see your restaurant engulfed with fire.”
Noah went closer to her and wrapped his hand around her waist.Rieka snapped out of reverie.“Have you been standing here for long?”She asked with a shy tone.“Not really,’’ Noah replied. He was nervous that she was going to ask where he had been but thank goodness she didn't.“Okay, I've been thinking about a lot of things lately.”She held his hand as they walked to the bedroom.“Tell me all what you've been thinking about.”“About my life. I thought I was never going to know pain or disappointment after meeting and knowing a lot of influential and wealthy people.”Noah stared at her, “Putting trust in men is vain. They can turn their backs on you when you least expect it.”“Sure, just like what has been happening lately. I'm thinking about relocating, and with that, I’ll start on a fresh page. I'm tired of this city. What's your take on my relocation plans?”Rieka spilled with her voice etched with disappointment.Silence filled the air, Noah always supported her decisions but rel
When Kendra and Ussy were done plotting their plans, only Ussy returned to the Fullams' residence. “Where's everyone?” Ussy yelled as he walked in, “Kendra has been kidnapped. We have the grace of twenty-four hours to pay the ransom. “What? Gad grew furious. “You and Kendra left this house together, how and where did she get kidnapped?” “Calm down Gad, this is not the time for playing blame games. We'll find Kendra alive.” Senior Fullams assured. “Let's report to the police!” Jack suggested. Ussy interjected, “That'll be placing Kendra's life in danger. When the kidnappers call me again, I'll place the phone on speaker so that we'll all hear what they have to say.” “Who could be responsible for this? I won't spare the person.” Gad pouted. “Ussy, you've not explained to us how all this happened. It's been a long time since I heard about a kidnap case in this city.” Lois said with her arms folded. Ussy replied, “Everything happened so fast.” He said he and Kend
‘This could be us, the fifteen million in our account each can be doubled too. In total we'll have sixty million.’Kendra said inwardly.“Ussy, let's check where that man came from. We might be lucky too, our money can be doubled.”“It's gambling, don't you think?”Ussy asked with an arched brow.“I don't think so, let's try our luck first.”Ussy and Kendra made their way to the small shop.“Have your seat, you are welcome.”A woman welcomed them with a bright smile.“How much do you want to double?”“Thirty million!”Kendra hurriedly replied.The woman opened her mouth a bit and stared at the duo.“Come with me,” she uttered after a few minutes.The woman brought them to a room where a middle-aged man was seated with two huge bodyguards behind him.Upon hearing the amount they wanted to double, she knew the shop was about to hit a huge gain.“Send the money,” said the middle-aged man.Almost immediately, they confirmed the credit alert from Kendra. Ussy was still skeptical, there was