“It’s more clear now, he was the person who brought me that flower. Would he be…” Before she could finish mumbling to herself, a voice came from the exterior, jerking her from her reverie.“Good morning, madam. Is there anything we can do for you!” Angelo bombarded at once.“Good morning, president. I’m Amelia Bradley, the one who signed the contract with Storm/Marchburry.” She declared.Angelo looked at her face again for a whole minute, searching for the right way to deal with this situation. “Oh… the famous CEO of AB modeling firm, how are you doing ?” He stated beneath his lips.“I am fine, president.” Amelia said.“Okay. Please follow me to my office, I’m sure you want us to have a word, not so?” With a straight face, Angelo requested. Amelia nodded her head nonchantly before following him.It took them some minutes before reaching his office, during this time, Amelia didn’t stop glaring at Jace, but him on the other side tried all things possible to avoid their eyes colliding to
Fours hours after the incidence, Angelo was ready to return home. As usual, Jace, his driver rushed to his side and took away his bag and repeated the same process as he always did. While riding, he couldn’t help but spy at Angelo through the mirror.“You know I really loved the way you handed things in there. For a while I thought this was going to be the end of our game, but you proved me wrong. I must say I was touched by your actions. Well done.” With a grin on his face, Jace whispered.“Thank you, Sir. I’m glad that you were satisfied with my response regarding your wife issue.”“Satisfied? No, I was more than satisfied. I had my ears scotched by the door and I was more than happy to hear you talk that way. It only gave me another idea for you to realise again.” He paused, brought out a cheque from his pocket before continuing, “Don’t bother, you will be well paid when everything is done.” Jace reassured him.“Here, I prepared a 50,000 dollars chèque for you. You can catch it an
“Please just let me be. The day has been very stressful.” Jace replied calmly before starting to undress himself.Amelia had her eyes scotched on him. She didn’t turn her face or walk out of the room as she always did. She observed him remove his shirt, his trouser until when he was left with only his pant.During this period she didn’t say a word, she only watched him enter the bathroom and came back twenty minutes later. He had taken his bath and water was dripping from his muscular chest.“Do you think you are going to avoid this question? You rushed to the bathroom because you didn’t want us to talk whether you were with a woman or not.”“With a woman?” He abruptly turned and faced her before continuing, “How dare you think that of me? I am a man of honor. When I accepted your terms, I accepted to follow them. Don’t tell me that trash.” Jace uttered firmly.“Oh yes I have the right to think that of you. I already called madam Gouvan and she denied you weren’t with her. Now apart f
No matter what Jace said, Amelia wasn’t going to change what she felt about him. She sat down on the sofa as random thoughts ran through her mind but she could not place her mind on any.It was the cheque that was bothering her again. A part of her wanted to give it to him while for the other part, it was definitely a no no."Amelia, can you just get yourself to make a decision or something?" She yelled in her head already getting frustrated but that didn't seem to help out a little bit as it seemed to make this even more worse for her.She hit her hands forcefully on the table that was right before her, already gasping for breath like someone that was about to have a family fight With a beast, the beast of her Very own thoughts.But again, he had helped out a whole lot of times and not giving this to him, it was going to portray her as a really terrible personAmelia Drew a really deep breath, deeper than she had ever drawn all her life."What should I do now?" The thoughts rang in
Meanwhile at the Bradley family Villa, everyone is seated eating and dining. It was their meeting as usualGiggles erupted at regular intervals. They rocked hard with laughter as they discussed gradually reaching a peak.Granny Modella, the lady of the Villa sat down at the far end while the others dinned and winned..She sipped in a glass of wine gradually, her heart beating steadily.While they continued to eat and drink, something really strange happened. She heard some weird patter of feet stamping on the floor gradually towards herThe others were so lost that they did not notice what was going on but she was so sensitive to let that slip easily She head in a one eighty degree motion and she noticed that it was the maid that was actually running towards her.Her face squeezed into a terrible frown almost immediately as she stared at the maid running towards her like someone that was about to miss a flightShe could feel her heart beating so hard against her chest as though it was
Days have now passed and Jace wasn’t in good terms with Amelia because of the chèque and also the case of him sleeping out. Their conversation was cold for people who claim to be married.He was kept on the edge with no reply on what was actually wrong or what was the way forward and one thing about him was the fact that he had hated to be kept in high suspense.It was always so pissing and annoying.he could feel that something was definitely wrong somewhere but she just couldn't place her Hands on what it actually was.He let out a sigh not knowing exactly what he was going to do now. "Why don't you just call her to inquire about the Cheque?" His subconsciousness yelled out from the inside of him but he shook his head sideways almost immediately.He could feel his heart beating hard against his chest so Loud that the sound of it was rising up to his ears."I am definitely not going to do that." He said to himself.He could not get himself to call her and ask her about it. It was goi
It was a hot afternoon. If one was broke and working outside under the hot sun, he or she would be frustrated. Luckily for Jace, he was in a luxurious room with air conditioner. Unlike the hot air that disturbed people outside, he was enjoying the cool air inside. He was in the VIP section of a five star restaurant. He was going to have a meeting with the man he was going to support. They were going to discuss how the funding would support the campaign. This meeting was important. He needed to have someone in power that he could control. It wasn’t just simply for political reasons. He was not a politician. He was a business man. The meeting he had come for, the funding for the campaign was all for the future benefits of his company. It was for business and politics. Having the government on your side while you do business has so many benefits. Something Jace could not ignore. Also, keeping away Alan and his family away from the presidency was just the icing on the cake. Jace had a
Jace wore a satisfied smile as he walked out of the restaurant. Angelo had already gone ahead to park the car somewhere a bit far from the restaurant. To avoid rousing suspicion. He thought of how the glorified politician had been left speechless. He had made sure the man knew that that was not a request he made concerning the campaign plans. It was an order. Making sure to put people in their place was the best way to show them who was in charge. Now, the man had probably realized that he had no choice but to do as instructed. Jace walked calmly with an aura of control. He was after all the owner of the five star restaurant he was in. Though no one in the restaurant recognized him as their boss, they didn’t harass him. It was better that way. He needed to take care of things with his Driver acting like the CEO. On his way out of the restaurant, he checked the time to notice it was already evening. The day was already coming to an end, the restaurant was getting busier than it had
“I think we should take things slower. Let’s not rush things so we can learn to know each other better. Let’s define our priorities and goals.” Amelia mentioned while they were having dinner.“That’s true, you are very correct. I don’t want us to rush things. Let’s take the process gradually.” Jace confirmed.They spent another hour and it was time to leave. Jace opted to drop her at her house but she insisted that she wants to get a cab.“You have to chill, I’m not gonna allow you to go home on your own.” Jace insisted as he opened the car door for her. Left with no choice, she entered.She didn’t want in any way to be a burden to him, that's why she kept on refusing most of his services. This one she wasn’t going to escape.“Have a sound sleep.” Jace said. He dropped her in front of her gate and waved his hands at her.“Thanks, do have a nice sleep too.” Once he dropped her, he was off to his father’s house. It was literally two weeks since he had last set his foot in their house.
Elsy summoned her courtage and managed to go back to her house. She went there for just two reasons. Firstly, to get her luggage out of his house and secondly, to confront him. If he thinks he was going to go free of charge then he should step off his high horse. She went through his documents and fell on allthe contracts he signed with Marchburry. Going through every damn content, she was able to go through the terms and conditions of the contact. Indeed, Jace didn’t lie when he said Carlos' automobile no longer belonged to him.“My god, how come I didn’t see all this? I have been living in this house for as long as possible and it was just below my nose. How stupid I could be.” Elsy yelled at herself. She continued going through some documents of his. She found a pull of money. Not minding how much it was, she removed five lots of it and put that in her purse. She now kept the other pull back in its rightful position. When she heard the door creaking, she knew it was Carlos. She
“Start the car, we are visiting my father. I hope his maids are aware of my visit?” Jace asked Angelo as he struggled to arrange the files that laid scattered on his table.“Yes, young master. I told them already. The cook asked to know what you’ll love to eat. In no particular order, I stated all meals you love.” Angelo stated.With a smile, Jace heaved heavily. “Thank you, Angelo. Just give me some minutes, when I get done we will go home.” Jace proposed.“Oh, young master let me help you out.” Angelo proposed but Jace refused. He said he could do it on his own.Done at Storm, Angelo accompanied him home. He took his bath, wore one of the expensive suits he got and associated it with an expensive brogue. Looking at himself, he was ready to reintroduce himself to the world.“I’m ready, we can now take our leave.” He said. Angelo opened the door for him and sauntered out, heading to his father's mansion.In the surroundings, he could come into view with his father’s gate. It was bold
Twenty four hours passed and Daryl was still not home. He had spent the night at a nearby bar where he kept drinking and commanding for others.“Serve me and then serve the rest here in my bills. I’m gonna pay for all of them.” He ordered after he had taken his fifth bottle of beer. It was visible that he was tipsy and his statement was as a result of his drunkenness. The bartender knew him so he did just as he said. He served each and everyone present a bottle of beer.“Thank you biggest boss,” Those were the words the young dudes uttered after getting a bottle of beer free of charge.“You kids are all welcome,” He raised his hands and accepted their recognition. He was someone who was in love with those kinds of words.In forty minutes he was done with his drink. He called the bartender to sage him another drink. Quickly, the dude burst out with another bottle in his hand.Once the beer was opened, he sipped for a while before depositing it on his table. He glared and noticed that
“Look at me this teenager, who do you take yourself for? Is it because you had the opportunity to get married to a beautiful and wealthy lady who took you in and sponsored your uselessness?” Robert said. At the end of his statement, he stressed out the last word.“It’s not only about getting married to her. But if calling me useless is because you are interested in her then you can have her to yourself, I don’t care about that. But don’t call me useless ever in your life.” Jace warned.“Get lost, you are useless and that won’t change what I feel regarding you.” Robert challenged him.“Since you are too relaxed and proud of yourself, I’m gonna show you what I have reserved for you.” He said and reached for his pocket. He brought out his phone and dialled Corey’s number. Within seconds of ringing, he picked up his call.“Young master, it’s my pleasure to be on the phone with you. Is there anything I can do for the young master?” Corry asked, his voice growing softer.“Yes, there’s some
“Fired, Sir?” Her eyes widened at this statement. What did she do for her to warrant such evil treatment from him?“Yeah, you heard me correctly. You are here by fired. I don’t want to meet you anytime I come around, like I won’t take it lightly with you.” He made it crystal clear.She raised her hands and dropped them on her head, “Sir, is there anything bad I did? All these years I have served Storm with passion. I have always been loyal and punctual. I am always at work and always delivers at time. If not for that useless Angelo, I wouldn’t have been sent home for two weeks. It’s his fault and not mine.” Alma tried to explain herself.Jace’s face became dark when she referred to Angelo as useless. He would never allow anyone to talk down on Angelo no matter if he was only his driver.“Hey, watch your mouth. This is not the place where you can use any kind of slang.” He said, his brows furrowing, “Do you think just being at work on time is all that is required to run a successful co
“This is a true definition of our lives can change at all times. Can you imagine I just got to found out I was working for my husband without knowing? I had signed contracts with his companies without even knowing they belonged to him.” Amelia said desperately.“I will advice you to start using the term ex-husband as from today, because I’m sure he is gonna cimd back for you. He won’t spare you when he begins the divorce procedure.” Elsy reminded her.“I am still his legal wife, Elsy. You aren’t tell me what to do or how to adress him. He is still my husband.” Amelia yelled.“Oh, darling. Please can you come down your high horse? The same husband you had accepted someone else’s proposal? The same husband you asked him to pack out? Is that the same one you are talking about?” Elsy bombarded.It just dawned on her that she had not treated Jace in the last couple of months. She and her mother were the same. She had everything her mother instructed her to do.“I will be in my room now, I
“I was preparing my revenge.” The word stick them again. There was an absolute silent, as if someone had taken their voices and ran away with it.Amelia finally gathered her courage and spoke up, “So we’ve been staying under the sand roof and you thought it wise to hide things away from me? As couples, that isn’t supposed to take place. It simply shows you hsve been fake from the onset.” Amelia declared.“Oh, spare me that shit. I did everything I could to be a good man to you. Yet you didn’t see that. You kept treating me like a little toy.” Jace bombarded.“What about my grandmother? What did her company got to do with you? What wrong did shd ever do to you?” Amelia continued with her question.“That question is very simple to answer.” Jace started talking, “She was constantly talking down on me. She always insulted and said all kind of trash concerning my unknown family.” Jace pocketed his hands before saying.“That wasn’t her fault. It wasn’t her fault that she didn’t like you. Y
“Daryl, who is Tessie?” The question played again in his head.Daryl removed his hand off Amelia’s shoulders and took some distance. Amelia turned and looked at him, “What is he talking about? And who is Tessie in the first place?” She implored.“You can ask him, I don’t know what he is talking about.” Daryl said pretentiously. His eyes were interlocking with that of Jace.“Jace, if you don’t know what to say walk away and let me go have a nap.” Amelia started talking.“Why are you in a haste? Look him in the face and see how unfree he is. Do you think he doesn’t know who I am talking about?” Jace continued with his questioned. “Daryl, what is he trying to say? Who is this Tessie lady?” Amelia took some distance and asked.“Yes, Daryl, we need to know who is the Tessie, Jace is talking about.” Elsy added as she was eager to know what misery was behind the Tessie.“How can you ask Amelia to het married to you when you already have a fiancée? Is that normal?” Again, Jace asked. This qu