“Hey Tonia, what are you doing here? Where is Andrea?” Alex quickly got distracted by Tonia's interruption and jumped her with questions.Everyone except Joe Cole retained their attention on Tonia from the first glance, she too scanned them all with her eyes before dropping them finally on Joe Cole. “And why is he not looking at me?” She asked Joe Cole who remained fixed on his phone.His silence only aggravated her the more, she snatched his phone from his hand. “Give me that phone,” and without looking at the make, she smashed it on the floor and stomped on it over and over again. “Now, you look at me when I'm talking to you,” she returned back to him with her fierce look.Mercury and the others were left in bewilderment, she looked stunned by Tonia's reaction while the others cheered her up. “Go, girl!”Joe Cole turned his attention to her now that she finally called for it. Looking at him, her expressions swelled with disgust and irritation. “I have so much to say to your sorry li
The attention of others remained divided as not everyone focused on what Tonia was suspecting. Her question however propelled Mercury to fire her more. “Yes, you cancelled his reservation or do you want to deny that?” Mercury declared, pointing a finger at her.The others got more interested in the heat up between Mercury and Tonia, they looked to laugh at Joe Cole for not being able to hold a reservation when he took a lady like Mercury on a date. But they worried that Mercury had found out they were behind it and hence, their plan wouldn't work out that well.“Of course, I did. We don't offer such package to lowlifes like him,” Tonia responded back, maintaining her tempo of meanness. After a while of watching the scene from the display screen in Tonia's office, Andrea came out to join them. “Hey, guys, what's going on?” He appeared from behind Tonia. “Have you seen him yet?” He asked Tonia concerning who she came out to search for.“No, I don't think he's here and he's not picking
Tonia hid behind Andrea and whispered in his ear, “I think he is the president of Cole Enterprise, and I was insulting him all day.” She whispered, banging her hand against her head to show her regret and frustration.“Come on, T, He is not anybody of such. Look at him and how pathetic he is, he is a good-for-nothing nobody.” Andrea encouraged her to help her shake off the idea that Joe Cole was someone special. Tonia continued to panic, she couldn't even come out from behind Andrea to face Joe Cole. Everyone observed what was going on and they began to calm themselves to learn of what Tonia had just learnt.“What is it, Tonia? Why are you shaking like that?” Alex asked her as he too contemplated the change of energy with Tonia.Tonia remained mute and unable to speak to them, her heart was pounding fast, she could only wish it was all a dream she was in or whatever she was thinking about Joe Cole was all a lie. Andrea scoffed at Tonia's concerns as he replied to his friend, “She th
The shock and confusion that spread out among everyone was palpable, Joe Cole not only revealed he was the true owner of the phone but also revealed a new technology none of them had ever seen before. It left them all in awe as they continued to wonder who he was.To heighten the tension, Tonia fainted and caused everyone to panic. “Tonia!” They all rushed at her and grabbed her, doing all they could to revive her. “This is all your fault, bastard,” Andrea blazed at Joe Cole, blaming him for Tonia's immediate situation.“He had nothing to do with it,” Mercury defended Joe Cole. “If you had not been so obsessed with us, this would never have happened.” “Both of you will pay for this should anything happen to her.” Andrea continued, blasting at them as he checked up on Tonia thoroughly to ensure nothing too critical had befallen her.The others watched in shock, some offered their assistance, Joe Cole looked unfazed due to confirmation from Diji on Tonia's health. “She's fine, boss. Sh
“What?!” Andrea exclaimed, “What the fuck did he just say? Throw us out of your restaurant? Are you scared to prove me wrong that you're a thief and an impersonator?” Andrea queried Joe Cole for his audacious instructions to throw them out of the place he so arrogantly called his restaurant.Joe Cole's audacity left them all in shock, the large majority were more concerned about what would happen now following his order, will Tonia who had already given up on their plan and now seeking forgiveness from Joe Cole play with him or will she side with them? They were less concerned with the audacity he utter but with the anticipated follow up of the order.“Andrea, please leave peacefully. This doesn't have to become a scene,” Mercury pleaded yet again with her one-time boyfriend for him to take the easy route so peace can be restored to the evening.Andrea was chuckled by her pleading, he saw her efforts as childish and intended to push him into cowardice that will eventually make everyon
Tonia pitifully walked towards him, fell on her knees and began to beg again, asking for his forgiveness. Joe Cole insisted she was fired and didn't want her running any branch of the company he had just purchased barely a few hours ago. Tonia continued to beg, shedding tears as she lamented her woes. “I was misled by them, sir. I would never have treated you that way. My entire career will be ruined and I'll go broke for life. Please, boss, have mercy, please.” “Yet you would treat someone else like that, such a behaviour is what I will not tolerate at any of my establishments. Get out of my sight.” Joe Cole fired at her, sternly declaring her termination from the job.Mercury leaned forward towards Joe Cole, held his hand and begged on behalf of the lady. “Come on, Joe Cole. Show mercy to her. She was misled and knows she has learnt her lessons.”Mercury's sympathetic and lovely eyes touched Joe Cole as he gazed into them. He nodded his head to her request and turned his attention
At a club, Andrea and Alex met with Jake and his group. The first two were furious till the younger lads came to them. They sat at the VIP lounge, gulping drinks as they contemplated the embarrassment they got from Joe Cole and Tonia. “Hey, guys.” Jake patted Andrea's back from behind him. He just arrived with his team. Jake, Marquis, Robert, Emily, and Cilla. “Hey, guys. Join us.” Alex greeted them and invited them to sit with them at their VIP lounge.The group sat, wondering why Andrea and Alex had called them over but they knew it had to do with Joe Cole, their mortally-sworn enemy. They first brought the superstars into the game and now the superstars sought to meet with them.They called the waitress and filled the place with more drinks, as expensive and desired as they could get. Andrea and Alex composed themselves so as not to show weakness before their younger versions. This was the group they hoped to mentor in matters like this but Joe Cole was already beating them all.
Joe Cole and Mercury arrived at his student mansion the next day to see John, they found him resting in his bed, his face still bearing the marks of the altercation with Alex. Concerns etched their faces as they approached him, eager to sympathise with him. Since his return back home, he has been healing fast enough but needed more rest. “Hey, bro,” Joe Cole greeted him, his voice laced with determination. “How are you feeling?”John shone a bright smile, his eyes reflecting a mix of excitement for his recovery and frustration for his father's push for justice. “I've been better,” he admitted, his voice strained. “But my dad is not.”They laughed at his joke, Mercury placed a gentle hand on his shoulder, her expression filled with sympathy for him. “We're here for you, John. Whatever you need, just let us know.”Joe Cole nodded in agreement, his mind already churning with plans for retribution. “Listen, John, I know your dad is worried sick about finding justice for you. But trust me