"What?" Andrea and her mother said, almost immediately."You heard me, right."What did he just say? Why was he kicking her out of the house, all of a sudden? Did she do anything wrong?The two women were shocked. They thought he was joking, but his expression was serious.What changed? A few minutes ago, he was happy for his daughter, and now, he is asking to leave?"Dad, what…what did I do? Did I say something bad to you?" Andrea panicked."Honey, what's wrong?" Imelda asked him, placing a hand on his chest. Probably to calm him down."What? You have a man, now. Leave my wife and I alone. Go meet the love of your life!" He said, drawing Imelda close to him, "I'm with the love of my life."There was a bit of relief in the atmosphere. Her father had a way of making someone get a heart attack, without even asking for one.He could have just said she should go to her man, rather than say she should leave his house, with a serious expression.Her mind had already had millions of thoughts
As Andrea went to her room, she threw herself on the bed.Her thoughts were full of Mikel. She envisioned being in his arms, once again. She deserved an award, for waiting and still hoping to be with the man of her dreams. She was happy that his level of enthusiasm matched hers, as he could not wait to engage her, and get married to her.She was surely going to spend quality time with him, to fill in the days, when they were apart.Her phone beeped. It was a message from Alex. She didn't need to read the message, the moment she saw the sender, she knew what she was supposed to do, next.Jayden was not expecting her call. Not after what happened, today. Seeing her call made him remember what happened earlier."Aren't you going to answer that?" Alex said, sensing how lost he was.His countenance changed. He swiped it right, and placed the phone on his ear, without saying a word."Hi, Jayden." She was not expecting him to say anything, when he answered the phone. She took it upon hers
Jayden gritted his teeth, as he saw the smile on her face. He couldn't help, but wonder if this was really Andrea. The smile only made him furious."Alright, alright. Calm down," she said.She sat straight, and gave Alex a quick glance. "Jayden, listen. You may not believe me, now, but I'm working on showing you evidence that I did not do anything. I would never do that to you, or to the company. Someone else did it, and I know who it was that took the document. I just need to show you the evidence," she said. This time around, in a calm tone.Jayden just stared at her, as though whatever she said made no sense at all."I want to let you know that I will soon get married."Jayden, on hearing that, arched his brows. She was going to marry, when she had never been in a relationship? Was this another secret she kept from him?"Married? You were not even in a relationship. How's that possible?" He said, expressionlessly. "Oh! I know. It is one of your secrets, and you are just telling us,
Fiona had watched Carina, through the window, taking a cab. She really hoped Carina would see that Nathan was not a good man, for her. She thought about talking to Sonia. She would tell Sonia what she saw, and ask her to talk to Carina. Maybe, she would listen to her best friend.She dialed Sonia's number, but it was switched off. She decided that she will tell Sonia about it, at work.Meanwhile, Nathan kept glancing at his wrist watch. Carina was late. Was she not coming, anymore? His patience was becoming thinner as the clock ticked.He wanted to keep himself busy, so he took out two wraps of cocaine, from a box he had put in the drawer.He put the front end of it in his mouth, while he lit the other end. He took a long drag, and released it, allowing the smoke to escape through his mouth and nose.It was his daily dose, and it was never complete without a bottle of whiskey. If it were a normal person who took them, they would be dozing off, but he was used to it, so it had little
As soon as they reached the mansion, Jayden reminded Alex to send the email to Carina, before the next day. "Ain't you gonna tell me what she said?" Alex asked again.Jayden sighed, he had forgotten about Alex's question."Why did you not ask me, when we were in the car?" He said, with an annoying tone."I did!""Whatever. Meet me in my room, later."Jayden left the parking space. The workers had gone to bed, after they had finished the day's work, so there was no one outside. It was dark outside, and quiet, too.Jayden pushed the door open, and went in.The lights were turned off, except the one from the kitchen. He wondered who was in there. He walked towards the kitchen, and found the butler, Mr. Thomas.He was the only one in the kitchen. Jayden wondered why the old man loved to stress himself. He wanted him to rest, that was why he made Alex his assistant."Mr. Thomas, what are you doing here?" He asked, frowning.If he needed something, he would have just asked one of the wor
If Fiona was not at work, then, where was she? To think that she even left without her. She was still thinking of possible places she could be, but she could not point out any."Hey, Carey. Are you okay?" Sonia asked. "Uh, yes. Yes, I am." She replied, smiling. She walked to her office, and sat down, still thinking.Sonia knew that something was up, but she didn't ask.Soon enough, Fiona hurriedly walked inside. She had arrived 30 minutes ago, and had taken permission from Jayden to visit her mother, who was in the hospital."Hi, Ms. Fiona!" Sonia greeted. Fiona turned her face to meet her, "good morning, Ms. Nelson!" She waved.She walked past Carina, to her office. None of them said a word to each other, and it looked strange. First, they didn't come to the office together, and now, they were not talking to each other.It seemed like it was only Sonia that noticed it, else, Tory would have rushed to Carina, and ask her silly questions.Sonia wanted to ask Carina what happened, but
Tory was passing by, when she heard what Fiona said to Carina. She wondered what kind of meeting it was, until she heard Carina's words.Interim secretary? How was that even possible? Carina and Sonia were stunned by her vexation. Why was she bothered, anyway? Wasn't Carina chosen by the CEO, himself? Why did she act like they were put to test, and the result was falsified?"What do you mean by 'it's not possible'?" Sonia asked, unable to comprehend what she meant by that."You don't get? Carina only started working here some months ago as a receptionist, and now, she is getting promoted! How's that possible? We've been working with the company, for years now, and we haven't gotten any promotion," Tory said, somewhat jealous that Carina was getting a promotion."So, what are you insinuating now?" Carina asked, resting her butt on her table.She looked at Carina with envy. "Pretending like you don't know? Alright, I will tell you. You are not worthy of this position. You have no worki
Carina was to start her duty as the interim secretary from tomorrow. She was to be announced by Jayden to the other workers as the new interim secretary, before lunch.Jayden sat down, thinking about what Carina said. Was she different from the other women? If she were like others, she would have agreed to sleep with them, and get the job, right?Wait! Why was he even thinking about her? He shook the thought off, and picked a book.When Alex knew that it was convenient enough to make the call, he took out his phone, and dialed Andrea's number.He told her everything that happened, right from Carina's presentation to Nathan's reaction."I feel like there is something going on between them that Carina doesn't want to tell anyone, not even her best friend, Sonia," Alex added."Leave that to me. I'll try my luck," Andrea replied, and then ended the call.Carina ran to the restroom, with tears in her eyes.What kind of day was it? Everything seemed to end badly for her, except her presenta