“This is got to be the most pathetic family I've ever seen” Niko spoke to himself angrily as he took out a phone to call Aaliyah. He walked out of the house, leaving them to their so-called peaceful family meal. “They call it a family meal but as soon as this new guy Orlando goes broke, they're gonna dump him and say terrible things about him.” He said to Aaliyah on the phone as their conversation got deeper. “But why did you go over to your ex’s house anyway?” She asked. “I left my laptop there while me and Vikkie was still together. It contains very important info, now I'm out of the house and I can't get a taxi to go back home. It's late and it seems all the taxis are gone.” He sounded angry, burning with thick liquid fire that could consume a whole city. “Where is Vikkie’s house? I'll come pick you.” She'd only known Niko for a short while but she understood him so easily. Niko couldn't believe it, “a good looking lady like Aaliyah isn't easily humble, considerate and ready t
“When I walked in and smelt the stench, I knew you'd be here. What are you doing here? We have already broken up!” Vikkie started as she walked towards Niko with an angry face.“I know we broke up. I personally called for the break up so I remember clearly.” Niko said looking directly into her eyes as she walked closer like she was coming for a stare down.“Then what are you here for?”“I’m not here for any relationship stuff, I’m here for my laptop.” Niko said, resisting the urge to smell himself.“What fucking laptop?” Vikkie turned away, pretending not to remember, but knowing fully well she’s been using the laptop every single day. In fact she created a folder in that device where she saved nude photos of herself and different other guys she chatted with on social media.“What stupid laptop did you leave in this house?” She asked again, pretending to be more confused.“The same laptop you’re gonna use to meet another man on a dating site if I don’t take it from you.”“You’re a foo
A man shot right before his eyes with a bullet that was meant for him, now a car exploding right behind him, almost claiming his and Aaliyah’s life. Niko was already reluctant about moving on with his new life of wealth “I just wake up one day to an alert of millions of dollars and all of a sudden, people want me dead. Is that the price I gotta pay for being rich? Then I don’t want it” he said in a low voice as he sat at the back of the Taxi, heading back home. He couldn’t get over the words of Aaliyah when she said “It’s only the beginning Niko, it’s normal to have enemies you don’t even know, people make you an enemy just because you’re rich.” They both decided to use a Taxi back home instead of calling a luxurious car from the collection of Niko’s father. There was silence for a while before Aaliyah finally voiced out “Mr Foster, your dad’s gonna be back in the country soon, he really wants to see you. He’s gone sick looking for you all these years.”“He isn’t in the country?”“H
“Somebody call the police! There’s a sniper at the rooftop!”Everyone tried to crawl to safety as the ladies started screaming in fear “please don’t shoot again.”There was silence at the rooftop for a few seconds before the deep voice came again “All you had to do was shoot a bullet right into his head and you missed.” “Don’t fucking yell at me. I was aiming for Niko.”“Well you hit the wrong man. Now let’s get the fuck outta here.”From that conversation, everyone could tell that there were two men on that roof, and they came to assasinate no one else but Niko Foster. "Whee-oo, whee-oo" the sound of police sirens quickly sorrounded the Winxel building and the snipers were still yet to get away. “Shit man, we’re baked! What the hell are we gonna do?” One of the bad guys said, looking around nervously.“There’s a ladder at the back, let’s go quickly. We can make away from there.”They left their weapons at the scene, running quickly to the only way that could be their escape route “
“Well you can leave, Trevor. I don’t give a shit!” Vikkie said before slapping him at the back as he turned to leave.“Shit!” Trevor turned back to her with a red angry face “look at me Vikkie, take a close look at my face!” He said pointing at his face, breathing more heavily than before.“What now? You think I’m scared of you? Or you think I’m gonna cry cos you wanna leave?”“I’m gonna let this slide right now. But I swear to God if you dare lay a finger on me again, I’m gonna forget the fact that you’re a woman and we’re in public, I’m gonna make sure you regret it.”“What are you gonna do huh? You’re gonna beat me? You’re gonna beat a woman huh? Go ahead then, woman beater!”“Say whatever you wanna say, I don’t give a shit!” He turned back to leave, pushing away the chairs to make way out of the crowd. But Vikkie wasn’t going to stop talking now, not yet.“Well, leave now! Leave like you didn’t just tell me you loved me last night” She said at the top of her voice and the crowd we
Trevor rose up from his seat in panic. “Why are you standing? Where the hell do you want to go?” Vikkie asked, trying to drag him back to his seat, holding the sleeve of his white shirt “Get your ass back down Trevor.”“Don't speak to me like that! I wanna go ‘nd apologise to Niko.”“Oh hell no! You ain't doing that shit! You ain't gonna disgrace me like that!”“What the hell do you mean?”“Niko is my ex and you are my man, so you can't go begging my ex for forgiveness, where's your pride?” Vikkie’s voice got louder, it was all slowly becoming a yell and the people around could notice the tension. “Listen to me Vikkie, I am a man and I take drastic measures when necessary.”“What you wanna do is not necessary.”“I have waited for a very long time for an opportunity to work in this company and it's my only hope, I can't let it slide.”“Fine! Do whatever you want. But better not mention me in your damn apology!” Vikkie let go of him angrily, squeezing up her face as she turned away to
“CEO?” Vikkie asked mockingly, “Are you referring to Niko as a CEO?” She laughed out loud, not believing it. “Maybe he's the CEO of broke people ha ha.” Trevor joined in the mockery. Vikkie moved closer to Niko saying “Hey are you maybe the chairman of Pizza guys association?” She enjoyed doing this, making Niko shift backwards. Aaliyah could see Niko struggle to hold himself, he was obviously angry and had already set a reputation for not letting things slide easily. Aaliyah knew he would strike if the annoying talks from Vikkie kept coming, so she held him by the hand saying “Let's get the fuck outta here Niko. They're gonna regret this soon.” She turned, leading him away. “Who's gonna regret? We ain't regretting nothing, and you guys better stop wasting your time, you're not gonna get a job here.” Vikkie shouted at them as they walked away. They thought Niko and Aaliyah were there in search of a job, just like them. Vikkie and Trevor exchanged glances and laughed at each othe
"I ain't lying, you'll understand when I explain" she replied, still smiling. "I am a woman.” “You care to explain this whole twist to me?” Niko took out a handkerchief to clean the sweat on his face, the twists and turns were already too much for him. “I used a male AI voice to speak to you over the phone." Aaliyah explained. “Oh shit” Niko stared at her, “ I guess the world is too advanced, it's all getting scary.” Aaliyah laughed. "But… Why did you use an Ai voice to speak to me though?" Niko finally let the question out. She crossed her arms and nodded toward the Winxel building. "Your father owns the AI voice company, and I wanted to show you just how realistic our technology can be. I used it on purpose to introduce you to one of the many innovations you're about to take over.”Take over? “They already want me to take over a company? Man… This is happening so fast.” Niko took a deep breath, then smiled nervously. Aaliyah turned to check the time on her wrist watch, and t
“I gotta hurry up and meet this man before the kidnappers come here to get me again!” Niko rushed into the shower and was out in a flash. He looked at the table knife close to the teapot, fighting the temptation to carry it in his pockets. “Sometimes I wish I had a gun to protect myself from all these fools.”He hurriedly put on a simple outfit, rushing to the mirror to look at his face, eager to meet the mysterious stranger at the Winxel building. “I thought this was all gonna be some prank but now it's getting serious. These dudes wanna take my life over a fortune I know nothing about.” He fell to the temptation, he slid the knife in his left pocket “just in case.”His mind raced with thoughts about the stranger who'd been speaking to him on the phone, “I still can't get why or how this person knows so much about me. Well I guess I'm gonna find out soon. Just as Niko reached for the door, his doorbell rang, making him freeze immediately. “Oh shit! That must be the kidnappers! They