The moment the people around heard her identity, they instantly dispersed and went about their businesses. Nobody wanted to gossip about someone with so much power and prestige and end up getting themselves in trouble.The man who trailed behind her was her secretary and he couldn't stop yapping about the magnificence of the place."Oh my God, look at the size of this building!" He gushed, "I don't even want to think about how much it would've cost to erect such building. This is seriously a big business going on here...""Yes... This is no ordinary place," Melissa added, "this place is a dedicated venue for the Jones family. No other family is allowed to use this building for their events except them. It's a testament to the amount of influence they have in this city.""Woah..." The secretary exclaimed, "that amount of influence must be insane. Imagine having exclusive access to such luxury for your events.""That's why we all work so hard," Melissa shrugged, "so that we can have a si
Helen, who was the granddaughter of the host of the event was standing so casually amidst the guests and none of them could recognize her.That was because before then, she had not made a lot of public outings, it would only take someone who had a lot of Intel to know that Helen was the host.Melissa was not an exception, she didn't know who Helen was, all she knew was that Helen was extremely beautiful. At this point, Leo had seen Melissa coming towards him but he frowned and pretended as if he didn't know who she was.However, Melissa was not willing to let Leo go that easily. She stood before him and greeted him.He replied her greeting with evident disinterest and threw his face away.The both of them just acted as if they were strangers who had not lived in the same house at some point in their lives.Melissa felt a slight pang of annoyance in her heart, 'so my mum was right huh? He's seeing another woman.'"Leo?" Helen called and Leo turned towards her, "do you know her? Is she
Before Melissa could say anything else, Baron butted in on their conversation."Melissa!" He said cheerily, "where did you just run off to?"Melissa was grateful for the interruption because it saved her from the discomfort of the moment.However, as she turned to Baron to reply to him, she noticed that he had paused and was staring weirdly at Helen."What's the matter?" Melissa asked,"Who's this... Beautiful damsel?" Baron asked while licking his lips in a lecherous manner.Melissa suddenly became uncomfortable because of Baron's statements. When she arrived earlier, she had stolen the attention of all the people present because of her stunning beauty, but now that Helen had arrived, people were starting to notice her and point out that she was truly the most beautiful woman at the event– not Melissa.Baron's statement pierced straight through Melissa's heart like a knife and she frowned at him as a sign for him to shut up– but he didn't listen. He intensified his gaze on Helen and
Baron couldn't believe his ears.He stared at Helen in shock, 'Did she just compare me to this low-life? Does she know who I am?'Baron was used to having women swoon over him whenever he approached them, so this rejection from Helen was a big blow to his ego. He decided to offset some of his embarrassment by trying to discredit Leo."I don't know the spell that this young man has cast on you for you to defend him like this but I just want you to know that I care about you deeply and I don't want you to come to any harm by associating yourself with this gold digger. In case you haven't noticed, he's a gold digger, and he's only after your money and your body. Can't you see the deception hiding behind those eyes?" Baron said shamelessly as he pointed at Leo incriminatingly.Helen acted as if she was shocked and turned to look at Leo.A wide grin of conceit appeared on Baron's face, and he thought that he had succeeded until he realised that Helen and Leo were only exchanging amused gla
Melissa's secretary burst into laughter and stared at Helen with disdain, "It's better to be in an affair with an older man who will give you value than to be in an affair with an immature man of your age bracket who can bring nothing to the table. By the way, you don't even know who this man is...""I don't need to know who he....""This is Mr Baron Ax, the multimillionaire heir of the prestigious and distinguished Ax family." The secretary said with so much pomp and pageantry that Helen couldn't help but smile at them."I see..." she smiled, "why don't we make a bet?""A bet?" The secretary asked, "Why?""Well, I want to show you that your Baron Ax cannot bring more value than Leo here." Helen shrugged, "Are you joking?" The secretary burst into laughter, "How do you plan to do that?""Let's make a bet and see who has a higher net worth one month from now." This time, it was Baron who started laughing. This was the most ridiculous bet that he had heard in his life. "Are you trying
REDEMPTION HOTELINSIDE THE EVENT HALL WHERE THE CHARITY EVENT WOULD TAKE PLACEMelissa, her secretary, and Baron entered the event centre almost at the same time.Baron was still fuming because of the treatment he received from Helen. He had never experienced such treatment from any woman in his life. He was used to having women fawn over him, so Helen's reaction came as a big shock to him. What made him more furious and confused was the fact that a woman as beautiful as Helen chose to be with Leo over him. It was just completely unfathomable to him.He grunted in frustration, and Melissa turned to look at him."What's the matter?" She asked,"I just don't understand..." he replied, "What is it that that lady sees in a loser like Leo?""Just the same thing I was thinking about!" Melissa's secretary concurred immediately. It was already too obvious to everyone except him that he was acting too desperate for Baron's validation. "I still can't fathom how she rejected a complete man lik
Her manager couldn't hold in his curiosity so he asked, "By any chance young Miss, are you interested in that company? It seems to be the most viable candidate for the partnership position."Helen instantly realised that she had been caught lacking so she quickly neutralised her facial expression and shook her head slowly. "Take this company out of the list. I don't want them." She ordered,Her manager was shocked by her order. He suspected that her sentiments were involved in that judgement but he couldn't question her judgement so he kept his mouth shut and changed the topic. "That reminds me...." he said and Helen looked up at him, "there's someone who requested to meet you.""I thought I pended all personal meetings till after the charity event." Helen frowned,"This person is not any ordinary person..." Her manager reported, "Who is the person?" She asked,"Young master Arthur of the Columbus family," her manager replied.Helen frowned immediately when she heard the name. 'T
While Melissa and her secretary were battling their emotions concerning the sudden bad news, Helen's manager walked up to Leo and placed a file on his lap.He looked up in confusion at the man as if to say, 'What's all this?'The manager quickly clarified that confusion by stating his mission. "The young Miss wants you to make a decision..."Leo picked up the file and sifted through it. Within a few seconds, he was able to understand the kind of decision that Helen wanted him to make.She wanted him to make the final decision on the partner of her company. Leo couldn't understand why she gave him the power to make such a decision on such a sensitive matter in the company– all he knew was that she did it on purpose, maybe to test his decision-making skills or something like that. Leo hesitated as he stared at the names on the file. His pen hovered over the names for a while before he sighed deeply and approved Melissa's company for the partnership. To many people, this was the perfe