Months had passed by so quickly and it was time for the president of the country to be announced, just as it was supposed to be.Hearts were racing. Families forgot about their rivalries and all came together just to glue their faces to the TV show.Jace was not left out. He could say that his heart was pounding even more than that of the contestant that he was supporting. That’s just because he didn’t want Alan to win as he was a threat through his number of votes."He can't lose. He certainly can't lose." He kept on spitting out as his heart raced even faster.He decided to watch this in the comfort of his home at big tower where no one was going to disturb his peace. He heard a car honking and for a while, he was really confused. "Who could that be?" The thoughts voiced itself out from the inside of him.He thought that everyone was going to be at their homes at that time. Well at least not everyone, every patriotic citizen."One unpatriotic citizen you got there Jace." His subconsc
The election had come and gone but all this while, Amelia could not focus because she was thinking of how Daryl was going to repay her money. He had promised to pay back when his father wins the elections, looking at things, she doesn’t even know if he will reimburse it.She called it the tragedy of her life. Quickly, she soon began thinking of her love life. The Love triangle that She had been left to struggle with."Blake or Robert." The thoughts kept on ringing in her head.Anytime that she laid down to sleep, she could see their faces and right now, it seemed as though she was being hunted by their spirits.She was beginning to have sleepless and sweaty nights, always gasping for breath and thinking about the way forward.And though it had been weeks, She still could not get herself to make up her mind on any decision and this was beginning to get down way too bad.She decided to skim through her phone for any motivational quote to help her.“Certainly not a Love quote. I don't wan
The tension in the house was no longer bearable, it was no longer what Jace could handle. Going to work early and coming back late didn’t still succeed in bringing down the tension. It only made it worst.The morning arrive, and he quickly woke up from the chair in which he slept. Since Amelia chased him out of her room, Mrs. Elizabeth accorded him to sleep on a chair in the living room. The condition for this was for him to wake up very early.He took his bath in the visitors room and was only permitted to get to Amelia’s room just to dress up.It was 7:15 am and he had already taken his bath. He gradually took his time before climbing the stairs. It was more like he was counting his steps.Ding!Ding!Ding!He constantly knocked on her door, it’s the third time that she responded. “Who’s that?” She bombarded. This voice of hers immediately weakened Jace’s legs.Before he could response, he had to gather all his courage.“I’m the one, Amelia.” He kept his voice low before responding
“Okay, you want me to tell you the truth, right?” Prisca mentioned with a stern face.Jace looked at her again and began to whisper to himself. It was actually a bad idea of bouncing on her in that manner. But then, he really wanted to hear what she had kept in her mind all this while. After all, what was she going to tell him that he hadn’t heard yet?“Yeah, go on.” Jace raised his head before declaring. His face was straight, and his leg was hitting the sole of the floor.“Okay, to begin with, I have never liked you.” She started her sermond. Jace already knew about that.“I also don’t like the fact you are married to Miss Amelia. She is a responsible woman and works her own money, unlike you who have decided to be a mendicant. You are not even qualified to touch a strand of her hair.” Prisca said. After she finished ranting, Jace just looked at her as if she had lost her sanity.With his hands folded over his chest, he cleared his throat before uttering, “I believe you are done.”“
“Amelia what are you doing here?” He abruptly held the hand of the lady, making her stand from her seat.“Ouch…” The lady winced in pain before releasing her hand from Jace’s grip.She looked at him like he was a piece of trash before uttering, “Be very careful young man. With just a call I can end your life at this minute.” The lady whispered, making Jace take some considerable distance before carefully gazing at her.“When did Amelia start voicing out this kind of words?” His subconscious demanded. For the first time in life, Jace was afraid to approach the woman he called his wife. He just parted his lips and was about to utter something when he saw a well-built, 5,7 inch man approached the lady and kissed her.“Baby, what does this man wants from you?” The man held the lady and faced Jace before speaking.“I don’t know babe, he just harassed me some minutes ago, using a strange name to call me.” The lady responded. The guy held a cigarette in his hand, the lady took it from him a
After the little scene which occurred at Amelia’s room, Jace thought it wise to grab his belongings and leave the house. After all, he had done all that he could to make her believe the lady at the restaurant was only a stranger. But coming to think of it, it was a bad decision as this action of his could stare up suspicions. Already he was poor and had nowhere to go. What if he left the house now?Dismissing the idea from his mind, he raised his head in the sky and watched the birds chirp.“Hola, see who I caught.” Carlos chuckled before admitting.He was putting on a Jean trouser and a green T-shirt, with a white hat. His hands tucked in his pocket and he plopped his god damn eyes on Jace.Jace lowered his head to see the figure who stood in his face. Setting his eyes on Carlos made him remember last night, the argument he had because of him. His presence caused him goosebumps.He tried as much as he could to be gentle and avoid his gaze, but Carlos won’t let him be.“What are you
“Elsy, what are you doing here?” Carlos abruptly turned and faced his wife who wore a surprised face.She ignored his question and pose another one, “Why don’t you answer the question I asked? Or do you want me to repeat it?” With her hands placed on her waist, she uttered vehemently.“Humm….” Carlos began stuttering. At this minute, he was searching for what to say to convince his wife that what he just uttered was a cheap joke.“I’m going to chop off Daryl’s head if he doesn’t get grandma’s medicines ready before the end of today.” He turned and said, pretending to be nervous.Luckily for him, his grandma was on drugs and Wildlife pharmacy was responsible for providing the medications.“Oh…” The serious face Elsy wore got back to normal.“That shouldn’t get you nervous. You have lots of employees to take care of that. I only came to tell you food is ready.” Elsy spoke and turned to leave, without waiting for him.“Okay, I’ll be with you all shortly.” Carlos gently said while glancin
“Enough, I won’t have you guys turn this house into a show. This is not a ground where you can all carelessly unleash your noise, please.”? Elizabeth said, irritation Filling her countenance.“Elsy, that’s poor of you. You shouldn’t talk to Carlos that way. Have you forgetten that he is the one who takes care of you? He is your husband so he deserves your respect.” Elizabeth added.While she was speaking, Amelia didn’t help but continue smiling. This funny attitude of hers got her mother’s attention as she turned and gazed at her coldly.“Amelia, I don’t know why your teeth are out, but trust me, this isn’t funny at all.” Elizabeth coldly mentioned.Amelia stopped laughing, she now wore a serious face before responding, “It’s not my fault if they are funny.” Talking of the person who brought up all this confusion, he just walked in. Only his presence made Carlos’ heart beating twice the normal range.“We were just talking about you,” Elizabeth snapped when she saw Jace walking to th
“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