“Did you just ask me to leave?” Michael managed to say, and Darius gave a nod, pointing towards the door. Michael knew better not to say any more words as he only stared at him, hoping that he would be able to change his mind, but that was a dream that would never come true. He heaved a sigh as he turned around to leave, and just then he stopped abruptly as he heard Darius clear his throat slightly to talk. He hoped that he wanted to tell him that he changed his mind, so he waited anxiously to hear what he had to say.“Don't forget that you have eaten well into your twenty-four hours. I wonder how you will be able to source for forty million dollars before nightfall. Anyway, that's for you to worry about.” Darius said slowly, and Michael's heart was completely shattered as he heard what he had just said. He was not ready to go back on his words. Michael heaved a sigh of frustration as he walked out of the office slowly. He could not help but notice that there were a lot of changes in
Michael contemplated on whether to go home and come back the next day, or just to go back to the company and try to look into their cameras. “Delay is dangerous, it's better I get it done today.” He thought, and he headed back to the company to check on their cameras for the past few days. He walked into the company and headed straight to the receptionist. As soon as she gazed at him, she forced out a breath and gave him a stern look briefly before she made up her mind not to entertain his unending questions.“What is it this time?” She asked him, giving him a straight stare, and Michael only thought of how to convince her that she should allow her into the CCTV camera room. Just as he was about to talk, someone walked to her, and she turned her gaze to look at him, ignoring Michael completely.“You left the Control room, who is watching the cameras?” She asked the young man who stood there in front of her desk, and he shrugged before talking.“I was only out for a few minutes, and th
“Honey, I am ho…” Eric said but slowly came to a halt immediately he noticed the presence of Michael in his sitting room. His walking pace became slow as he tilted his head to look at his wife and then back at Michael. He heaved a sigh as he approached them, pulling his wife into a warm embrace and giving her a kiss on her forehead. “Welcome baby. How was work today?” She said in a low tone as he withdrew slowly from his embrace.“What's going on here? Why is he here?” Eric asked in a sharp tone, and Samantha could not help but heaved a sigh as she shrugged, not knowing what to say.“He just showed up a moment ago and began to act all wired and nice.” She whispered to him, and Eric heaved a sigh as he tilted his head to look at Michael, who had a slight smile on his face. “Welcome home Eric.” Michael greeted and waved a hand at him and that left Eric with a puzzled face as he did not know what was going on?“Why are you here?” Eric wasted no time, going straight to the point and ask
“Mom, I will call you back. I feel like I am disrespecting Eric by talking to you in his presence.” Michael said, and by this, Eric could no longer hold it. He ruffled his hair rapidly in his head and walked away quickly to his room. Samantha immediately followed him into the room, heaving a sigh as she sat on the bed, waiting for her husband to talk. Eric only took a deep breath as he was clearly frustrated by the whole drama being played by his brother-in-law. There was a moment of awkward silence in the room.Meanwhile, in the sitting room where Michael was, his call with his mom continued as he continued to wipe his bloody and broken nose. “Tell me this is all a joke, please,” Rachael said, as she still could not believe her ears. She heaved a sigh, waiting anxiously for her son to talk.“It's not a joke. I told you he was up to something, Mom. You would not believe what I found out about him today.” Michael said, hoping to convince his mother, but she was ready to stand her grou
“Honey, what's wrong?” Samantha asked Eric as he walked back into the house. He only kept mute as he could not make a full sentence. His head was full of different thoughts as every word of Michael bit through him. He heaved a sigh as he slowly shook his head, laying down reluctantly on the bed as he faced up to the ceiling. Samantha waited for him to talk, but he did not say a word as he continued to stare at the ceiling. “What could be wrong with him?” Samantha asked herself as she leaned towards him, placing a hand on his chest before talking.“You are not saying anything,” Samantha said, and he slowly tilted his head to give her a brief look before talking.“I am fine, Samantha.” He said, and she became surprised as he called her by her name. She became worried as she did not know what was going on with him. “No, you are not. Please talk to me. Did Michael say something to upset you?” She asked, waiting anxiously for him to talk, but he did not utter a single word, making her mor
The alarm went off and Eric immediately opened his eyes. He checked beside him, and Samantha was already up and out of bed. He yawned, stretching out his arms as he stood from the bed and walked straight into the bathroom, to get prepared for the day's activity. A thought suddenly struck his mind on how to arrange the meetings and make the plan work out smoothly for him. Not long after, he came out of the shower and started to get dressed. He picked up his phone and dialed Damien. As soon as it started to ring, Damien picked up the call and greeted.“Good morning boss.” He greeted, and Eric heaved a sigh.“Mind your words. I am at home.” He said, and there was a brief moment of silence before he talked.“How can I be of help?” Damien said, and Eric cleared his throat slightly as he looked around, making sure that no one was looking.“Where are you?” He asked.“On my way to the company,” Damien responded and Eric gave a nod.“I will meet you there soon. There is something I need to dis
The taxi pulled over in front of Rachael's house and Etic came out of the car. He paid the taxi man and heaved a sigh as he turned around to look at the house. “I have to put on my best acting performance.” He whispered to himself as he took a deep breath and walked to the door, hitting the bell. No response came immediately, and his heart skipped a beat as he thought of what could go wrong. He rang the bell again and this time, the door opened, revealing Rachael. She gave him a stare-down for a moment, and Eric knew he was in for drama today.“Good morning mother-in-law.” He greeted and bowed lowly to her, but she hissed, rolling her eyes away as if she were disgusted by his presence. “What are you doing here this morning?” She asked in a sharp tone, and Eric lowered his head as if he was ashamed of himself.“I came to say hello to my mother-in-law.” He replied and waited anxiously for her to reply, but she chuckled with a hint of sarcasm. “Who is your mother-in-law? I hope you are
Eric's gaze fell on Damien as he walked in through the door. He felt a bit relieved and quite excited at the sight of Damien. “There he is. Arrest him, officer.” Damien said, pointing to Eric, who stood up slowly and quickly understood the script he was to play. “I am sorry. I am still sourcing for your money. That was why I even came here to borrow some so that I could pay you. If you get me arrested now, how do I get the money from the cell.” Eric asked in a low tone as he pleaded for him not to be arrested.“Wait, officer, you are making a mistake. This is Eric, do you know who he is?” Michael asked as he approached the officer, but before he could get a reply, his mother talked, grabbing the attention of everyone in the room.“Don't listen to him, officer. Do your job. Take him away from here. We don't know him.” She said, and Michael kept mute as he did not know what to say but to keep watching as the drama unfolded. “Officer, arrest him, please. I have a meeting to attend, an