HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 71"Clara, will you come with me to the office?" he asked. Clara could see he was struggling to keep the tears from spilling down his cheeks. He dropped the phone in his hand. "Please," he said. "Please come with me."Clara's heart went out to him. She left her seat and went round the desk to sit next to him.She pulled him into a hug and then on to her lap. He cried on her shoulder for awhile. She could feel his heart wrenching with each sob."they are all leaving me Clara. Clarence says he doesn't want to work with me anymore and other workers are pulling out too ," he sobbed. "I can't make money for them any more.""it'll be fine! Everything will be okay. You'll make more and more money than you did working for Clarence," Clara told him. "We'll come up with something else to do."She rocked him back and forth as he bawled.She held him tight and rocked the way she remembered her momma doing when she was upset.She remembered the comfort of her momma's embr
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 72Clara opened the door and walked in with Vincent following behind her. "so this is my house. It isn't as fancy and elegant as yours but it'll do for now" Clara said still feeling a bit awkward they had been thrown out of Vincent's place."thank you so much for staying by my side through all this." he said and made to hug her but she steeped back creating some distance between them. "I'm just gonna go upstairs and shower then head on to bed. There is something in the fridge for you to eat if you get hungry. Night!" she said and headed up the stairs.Vincent reached out to touch her shoulder but then stopped himself as he wasn't sure if he should be touching her. He knew that she had a lot going through her mind with all that was happening. He decided to let her be for now. The next day, he woke up to an empty bed. He didn't think too much about it. He thought was up making breakfast or something but when he got downstairs, he saw her all dressed up and Ready
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 73Clara looked from one middle aged face to the other, slightly older man’s. She waited patiently as they conversed amongst themselves, each weighing her presentation and the ideas she brought to the table.Her sketch book with the designs she was trying to establish laid open on the table. The men had gone through them for an hour, critiquing and commenting. Their faces were a mask, impossible to read which made her more nervous.When she had gotten the email asking her to create designs for a model that would be featured on Forbes magazine, she had been estatic and nervous at the same time. The job was wonderful but also tasking. She had to bring to play every knowledge she had to play and impress the model’s agents.From what she was told, two other fashion designers had been asked to create a design too. This was a competition and only the best would be selected.She shifted uncomfortably on the chair she sat on but she did her best to comport herself and
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 74The man who stood before her was broken. He was a shadow of himself, it wasn’t just the dark circles around his eyes and the worried lines on his face, or his shrunken cheeks that were previously lush and full of life and smiles. It was his soul she saw. His soul was crushed and filled with pain. She knew it would come to this, prepared herself mentally and emotionally to support and console him. But nothing prepared her for this, she couldn’t speak or move. For the first time, she felt helpless and maybe useless too. And she blamed herself for it. For how he felt now and everything he had had to go through.“I still think we can fix this. I don’t want to give up just yet.” Vincent said.Scarlet walked up to him and shook him by the shoulders. “Wake up Vincent. This is reality. That’s the woman you fell in love with. That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you the whole time. She doesn’t care about anyone but herself and she only loves who she can benefit from
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 75Alex was frantic after the phone call. He never expected such interest in the affairs of his company. That was why he hadn’t been worried about the possibility of getting caught in his deceit. But now, he wasn’t so sure he had done the right thing.But why did she suddenly want to meet him to talk about the Whitlock corporation? Had she discovered something? Was his secret out in the open? He tried to calm down and be logical with his thoughts. His attorney was good at his job and he had assured him that the fake documents had no loopholes and could not be easily deciphered. There was no way scarlet would have found out they were fake. She wouldn’t even have suspected it, that would mean she doubted his love for her and he had done his best to show how much he did love her.He looked at the time. It was 2:45pm. He had a few minutes to get to the restaurant. He picked up his jacket from the hanger and dashed out of his house.Scarlet was seated already, wait
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 76Alex was in a good mood all morning ,maybe since the previous night. He couldn’t get the fact that scarlet had confessed her feelings for him out of his mind. She wanted the world to know that she was his! He felt on top of the world.The night seemed to crawl and he waited impatiently for the break of dawn, he barely got any sleep. He would wake up at intervals and just smile to himself. He picked up his phone and stared at a picture of them together at a business meeting. His heart pounded in his chest and he longed to see her and hold her in his arms.That morning, as he drove to the meeting, he mentally reminded himself that today was a big day and he had to finish up all that he had to do on time. He tried to relax though. He couldn’t allow his excitement get the better of him and make him lose out on the deal.The meeting had gone well. He was able to sign the contract and he attributed his easy luck to Scarlet’s charm. He looked at his watch and his h
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 77Benjamin Whitlock rarely used his fist. His words were enough to crumble anyone and he often used that. A phone call here, some buttons there and he could bring anyone to his knees. But it was different this time around.First, he had made phone calls. To his long time friends, business partners, acquaintances and international business colleagues. They all said the same thing.“We cannot go against Hernandez corporation. It has steadily taken over all aspects of the business sector and they are too powerful to mess with.”Xavier had not stuck with real estate alone. He spread his tentacles to aviation, ICT, technology, agriculture and other major aspects of the economy. He was a major shareholder in companies of repute. He had always had a knack for investments, and they were paying off now.After many rejections and declines to his call for help, he had used his fist. For the first time in a long time, he hit Alex on the face, his lip bled. Another punch s
HIS RESURGENCE CHAPTER 78Clara removed her heels and rubbed her feet. She was exhausted and hadn’t left her office all day. She had so much work piled up and she needed to finish up with the design she was creating.She looked around the office. The emptiness stared back at her. It was 7pm already and all the staff had gone home. She sighed and stood up from her seat. She walked towards the coffee machine and made herself a cup of coffee.Her mind wandered as she leaned on her desk, coffee in hand. She had had a heated argument with Vincent a day ago and he had not returned home since then. He had caught her in bed with an international client of hers.She had met Ortega at a fashion show and had left a good impression. He was the owner of a fashion magazine which he started in the Philippines but had now gained recognition in several countries.Being featured in his magazine would mean more clients for her and she decided not to let the opportunity slide. She had subtly seduced him