Although Jamole had cleaned and attended to Roger’s office yet he wondered why Roger demanded for his presence. He had decided to limit his presence at Roger’s office since he had planted a secret camera to monitor Roger and his ex-wife, Stella.“The Halloween is forth coming, dear.” Roger said to Stella and once he perceived Jamole at the door, he gestured at Stella to come over and sit on his lap.Jamole heaved on the door and upon seeing them in such position he knew this was the reason Roger demanded for him, otherwise he wondered why he would demand for a second cleaning.Usually whenever Jamole resumed work, he would clean up his office and that of Stella and serve them coffee. He had done all of that and right about now he knew Roger invited him over just to make jest of him and rub it on his face.Stella leaned forward and stamped a kiss on Rogers’s lips. “Yes darling and I know what my boss can do.” She stole a glance at Jamole to see the reaction on his face before she added,
“How dare you stain my sleeves and tuxedo?” he barked and started squeezing out of them. “I need a replacement. They are worth a hundred and fifty thousand dollars.”Jamole shut his eyes while his arm remained on his chin.“If only Susan Pablo had listened we wouldn’t have employed this embodiment of poverty whose cooperate life is not close to middling!” Stella bit out. . “I wonder who invited this kitten to Swan Real Estate. He should have remained at the Municipal Post Office!” her voice rang out.Roger was red on the face, and was done taking off his sleeves and tuxedo. Angry, he tossed them on the face of Jamole.“I am sure your generation has not worn sleeves and tuxedo before. The opportunity to wear them has come but not without a replacement.” He stretched his briefcase and took out a new pack of shirt and squeezed into it. “I need a replacement in less than forty eight hours! If I don’t get them, be prepared to lose your job.”Jamole wasn’t done nursing his chin and this time
From time immemorial VIP International Boutique had been the destination for money bags and fat cats in Antipolo. It was a fashion home where the poor were never found because of the unscrupulous prices of commodities there, also it was here the moguls of this world often came to do their shopping so no poor personality was found there.As Jamole came down from his scooter he gazed upon the boutique with amazement grazing his face. He was one of the admirers of VIP International Boutique and earlier in his life he had agreed he would never be found in such a fashion home.Until now he never belonged there.In fact he was one of the those who regarded the boutique as a yardstick for the wealthy and if someone deemed himself wealthy and never visited the boutique then such a fellow wasn’t actually wealthy.But today the story had changed and a new chapter opened for him. He couldn’t believe he was the one standing before the famous boutique today. He smiled cheek to cheek as he gestured
Jamole who was still infuriated as gazed upon his band of security with disdain, “You shouldn’t have come for me. I am fine. As you can see although this bunch of riffraff has stopped me from entering, but trust me I have got his under control…”He was yet speaking when the sales manager interrupted him and bowed, “No boss, apologies for being such an ass. We never knew who you were, boss. Apologies…”He snapped at them. “It is because you are stupid!” Jamole sighed and snarled at them, “Let me enlighten your foolishness. I am Jamole Cadry, son-in-law to Swan Pablo and the apparent heir to Swan Real Estate.Already the securities at VIP International Boutique had bowed to Jamole. But this time Jamole introduced himself they couldn’t help to shiver and grumble under their breath.“We are very sorry boss.” One of the securities apologized , “Never have we thought you were rich let alone heir apparent to the Swan Real Estate. But you never mentioned it to us, boss.”“You keep shut!” the
Roger James was well seated in his office, busy clicking into the keyboard when Stella Pitcher barged into his office, having handy a piece of packaged tuxedo and sleeves.“Sweetie!” she called, surprise and awe clouding her voice. “My ex husband has replaced your tuxedo and sleeves. He just sent them to me through the dispatch rider.”Right from the moment Stella placed the sleeves and tuxedo on the desk, Roger’s gaze had been on them. He dimmed his eyes and inspected the cloths.“That was so fast. I thought it was going to cost Jamole a decade to replace them.” He opened the package sleeves impatiently and glared at it, “Are you sure this is coming from Jamole ?” he asked. “Thi was supposed to take him till-Jesus-comes to buy.Stella was forced to have a seat. She gave a firm nod and was as dumbfounded as Roger who gently opened the package cloths. Stella had seen something spectacular which she wanted Roger to see for himself.Roger seemed to have noticed the spectacular thing now;
Susan Pablo was flipping through some documents while she read them. Once the door opened automatically she stared in the mirror to see it was Jamole.“Hi sweetheart,” Jamole greeted and when Susan gave him the cold shoulders it dawned on him she was pissed by something or someone perhaps him. “How is your day going?” he queried, rubbed her on the shoulders.Susan rolled her eyes at him, shrugged off his hands and wanted to ride away in her wheel chair, but Jamole held back the wheel chair, stopped her from making an inch.“Let me go. I am not in the mood for this,” she nagged and her face scowled irritatingly at her offender.The reason for the anger was that she received a debt alert for five hundred thousand dollars from VIP International Boutique. She was glad that finally her husband was out to spend on himself. But lo and behold the Jamole that just walked in was looking impoverished and ragged.“Why are you upset with me?” Jamole queried and squatted to her, , “Are you not happy
Ever since Jamole got into Roger’s office to tidy up the place Roger had been shouting at the tops of his voice, yelling and barking over the purchase of the acres of land in the Hinterlane without his permission.Stella had done her very best to calm the situation and put Roger in a better frame of mind. “You need to chin up, sweetie and stop shouting. Soon we will be in meeting with Susan Pablo and she will explain to us why a reputable real estate company as Swan will waste their funds on acres of land in the desert?” she quarreled.Jamole was by the corner dusting the wares and surfaces now. He pretended as though he knew nothing about it.Roger picked up a copy of the documents and pointed at it. “Take a look at this sweetie,” he pointed her attention to a clause, “the memo cites that the documents were signed and endorsed by the heir. This is the heir’s signature and this is Susan Pablo’s signature.” He pointed into the document and they stared keenly.Jamole bit his lower lip a
Stella’s pals were out to celebrate Stella’s 25th birthday at Sweeties Night club where Roger had decided to host her.This birthday was spectacular and full of caricature. To many guest it was a mere birthday but to Stella it was an opportunity to mock Jamole and rain praises on Roger.To Stella she was winning and Jamole was losing; if only she could see the fat cat Jamole had turn into and the horrible downfall Jamole was brewing for her, she wouldn’t dare mock her ex-husband.At the party ground she had Jamole’s picture and Roger’s picture on the wall. To Jamole’s picture she marked cancel and declared poverty-stricken and to Roger’s picture she marked good and declared wanted husband.The two pictures were hung in such a way that any onlooker could easily see them and jeer at Jamole’s picture.Roger James had dared to make her 25th day exceptional and was going to celebrate her with an outstanding gift.“Uh oh who do we have here?”That was the joyous voice of Stella who was hounde