On the day of the engagement, Beverly did not feel like getting up from bed. She had been dreading the day that they would finally seal their engagement.The preparation process had been hectic. She did not think that it was supposed to take such an elaborate event just for a man to ask a woman to marry him. She had been at the center of every preparation. It was indeed stressful working for a billionaire, but she liked the professionalism that came with it. She and Jason had been working on their relationship, and it was an amazing experience. They were getting more acquainted with each other while keeping things professional. But even the blind could tell that something was going on between them. They were the only ones who had yet to admit it. She had come in very late last night and had collapsed into a stress nap, and it was already morning. These days, she finds herself needing more sleep, but her job is demanding. Her only consolation was the paycheck. It was indeed a h
If he had never set eyes on her before, Jason would have thought that Beverly had fallen from the sky. She was breathtaking. He had not put so much thought into the dress she had chosen, nor had he thought that it was going to be this perfect. She stood in the gallery and caught his attention while he was going to look up at Cecilia's face. The red dress clung perfectly to her hourglass frame, making her look exotic and innocent at the same time. She had a little bit of makeup on and let her long mane of hair down, so it glided gracefully down her back. The red lipstick that she had on was the star of the show. She was what
Caleb sat in the library as he surfed through the information he had on his laptop. He was still insistent on finding out who had been behind the sudden revelation that set the internet ablaze. It was all too strategic. If it was just the restaurant pictures, he would have let it go. But suddenly, there were pictures of him on and outside campus with Beverly. He knew that something was fishy. Someone nudged him at the back of his head, and he turned around to see Jason, who grabbed a seat and sat down beside him. "You were not in class today," Jason began. "What happened?" "I've been trying to finish up a project for the company," he lied. Jason looked at the screen of his laptop. It contained pictures of the scandal that happened months ago."These do not seem like company projects," Jason said as he scrolled through. "Okay," Caleb surrendered. "I still feel like this scandal was preplanned," he said. Jason sighed in exasperation."I thought we were over this," he said. "I'm
Alex took Jason indoors and held him down to his underpants and into the shower. At the same time, Caleb took his phone and headed to the living room, working as fast as he could to get all the information that he needed. He then went out, took Alex's suit by the pool, and returned it to him with the phone in it. Even though he was tempted to go through the details immediately, he had to make sure that Alex was gone first. Alex shot him a suspicious glance before he headed for the door to move out of the house."I see what you did there, " Alex said as he turned around. Caleb's heart began to thud. "You should not have pushed him in intentionally. He could have gotten hurt badly," he added, and Caleb let out a relieving sigh. Once Alex was out the door, Caleb took a seat by the kitchen counter and began to look through his tablet. There was nothing suspicious at first, but his recycle bin seemed so full from the past few months. Caleb decided that it was probably work informati
Jason settled down immediately as soon as he arrived at the office. They had a Thanksgiving break from college, but he seemed like the only student who was not having a break because of his work. He did not plan these things. They were suddenly the new span of his entire life, and he had accepted it as a good fate. Caleb had not been to work since the incident at his place, but he was not too bothered about that. He was more concerned about Beverly. Two weeks had passed, and she had still not come to work. He had tried calling her several times, but she would not answer his calls at all. Other times, her phone was switched off. He had not found time to go see her at her home because of the amount of work he had to do. He sent someone to watch her, and they confirmed that she was in good condition and was faring nicely. It left him wondering if he had done anything wrong. His mind trailed back to the events of the night that she had come to his place, just after the failed engag
Jason was still reminiscing about the events of the evening when he came home. He still had an hour before he met with his Nigerian investors, and he thought he would have a bath first. His dinner was already on the kitchen counter when he entered his apartment with Alex, but they were already too full from Beverly's house. As he entered the bedroom, he saw his father seated on the sofa in his bedroom. He was surprised at first, but his father smiled in a way that calmed him down. "I didn't know you were back," Jason began as he tore his suit from his body. "I see that you had some sweet love with your wife," he added
Once her alarm went off, Beverly got out of bed to get ready for work. It was safe to say that she had been anticipating Monday morning.She had contemplated if it was safe for her to return, and she thought it best.She needed the money to take care of herself and her brother. She had asked Sammy to stop working and focus on his studies, so she could take care of him like he had been doing.She was still not speaking to her parents, but she did not let it bother her one bit.She wanted to focus on her life and not be mindful of people who bore so much hatred for her.She was soon on her way to Jason's apartment. She had put so
Jason headed to the bed and lay on it, facing the ceiling, as Beverly watched him. As she approached him, he pulled the duvet over his face and turned around to the other side. His anger was bad to behold.He looked like he was going to break down at any point, and it melted her heart. She had promised herself that she would never harbor any form of affection towards him. But he had proven himself over the months that he was serious about her. After the scandal, she had not hoped to hear from him. But he had kept an eye out for her, gave her a house, and even gave her a job in an environment where she was supposed to be cautious. He had proven that he would be there for her no matter what happened. She walked towards the bed, took her time taking off her shoes, and joined him on the bed. Even though he felt the bed dip on the other side, he did not turn around. She moved to where he was and held him lightly from behind. He still did not budge, and it bothered her. Her eyes wi