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"Who's speaking, is it Fred or Lee? " Julia asked. Since he doesn't know their differences and they have similar voices. "Is FredLee?" Fred replied and he and his brother started giggling. Julia became furious. " I will deal with you both before your parents arrive. Just wait I will get one of you" He started searching and his hand caught Eddie's shirt. He gripped it happily and was going to hold the fellow tight when his hands reached the belt of the fellow. The boys knew he had discovered the truth that their Daddy had arrived. "If you remove the blindfold, you have automatically lost out," Lee declared. "Silly brats. I will remove the blindfold. I agree that I have lost to you both" Julia declared and tried pulling the blindfold away. When he finally removed it, his eyes had gone red. He found himself staring at his elder brother. The latter just stared at him with a sneer. " Even little children can play you around," Eddie said. " Don't blame me, eldest master, th
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Eddie was quiet, listening to the argument between his woman and his brother. Jennifer is decent and a role model for other women to emulate. "You don't love her but you like to drink from her well right? You don't love her but the child she is carrying interests you. How can you say that Julia? I don't know if I can ever fall in love with any man. The past was always hunting me until I met Eddie. I hated myself initially like I should strangulate him. But now Julia, words can't express how much I feel for him right now. I initially accepted him because of my kids. What can I do, I can't change the fact that he is their father. But now, I love him more than I ever thought I can and I am still Loving him daily. So even if you don't love her, accept her for the baby's sake. You will develop feelings for her and you both will be happy like I am happy now" Jennifer declared. " You are different. You had made sacrifices and now you deserve to be loved and to also love. I wan
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"I met her and straightened out the crooked path between us. She seemed pacified after I gave her the documents in my possession. I also transferred her shares of the profit generated so far. So practically I don't have any grudge against her nor does she have any against me.." Harry was explaining. But Tiano Mo squinted. She was listening to all Harry was explaining with a happy spirit. But why does she feel he was referring to her sister? Straightened crooked paths, gave her documents and a share of the profit so far! Who exactly can it be if not Jennifer? But no, Harry wouldn't attempt to do something like that without seeking her consent or her mother's. He won't dare try it. She was thinking too much for an impossible thing. Mum had adopted a cunning way to twist the properties and documents from Agatha's hands. He can't just sprout up and give it back to her in the name of straightening crooked paths. He won't do something so crazy. " Tell me darling, who's t
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Harry started laughing hysterically. He was amused and couldn't help but to laugh in such a way that would make Regina and her daughter get angry. " You know you are so funny Regina. You would make a living if you enroll in an entertainment industry as a comedian. You mean this house is yours? You amuse me greatly. As for the position of the President of Mo's business, you have no right to decide if I should leave or not. Your daughter Yuna has 50% ownership and Ms Jennifer has the other 50% ownership. How can you say I cease to be the President? Commonly, until Agatha agrees to that effect, I still remain the President except I willingly agrees to resign" Harry replied. He yawned and came downstairs. He went and poured himself a glass of water and turned to look at the two women standing. They were momentarily rendered speechless by Harry's words. They are no longer the sole owner of the business. They can no longer take decisions that would affect the company if Jenn
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The company lawyer cleared his throat and introduced himself "I am attorney Lewis Su, the lawyer in charge of Zhongtian Mo's business from the onset. Recently I received a notification that Ms Jennifer is no longer a member of Mo's business. But just recently, the President informed me that she has become a member again and all her rights and dividends have been transferred to her. But in the early hours of today, I received a message that Mr Harry is to be relieved of his office. We need to seek your opinion on the issue. Do you agree that President Lu be removed from the position of President?" Lawyer Lewis Su demanded. Jennifer looked around everyone seated. " May I know who wants to relieve him of the office and he or she should state three reasons why he should be replaced?" She declared. There was silence. Everyone was waiting. Regina knew it, she would come up with difficult questions and she was too muddle headed to think ahead of Frede. "Ms Mo, we are wai
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Jennifer heard the question and smiled faintly. She was going to hear what her defence would be. She had tried to colonize the company for herself and Tiana, her daughter. Harry has been their co accomplice and hence he couldn't be exposed without them being questioned as well. "I..I..I.. actually, I thought she was gone for good. I..I..di..dn.t.." Regina was stammering. Her lawyers became speechless. The number of Fredes she had used the letter 'I' was more than they can count in a single sentence. There seemed to be foul play to overturn the company somehow. Looks like they were doomed to lose this argument. "Ms Mo, the day you came to me to inform me that Ms Jennifer was no longer a part of the Mo's business, you didn't stammer nor did you repeat the letter 'I' so many Fredes. You said that she went into exile and would never return to the company. You told me she left a will that all the properties be transferred to her sister. I asked you to bring me a copy
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Julia paused for some seconds before going out. He knew the end had come to persuade Eddie otherwise. He went to his office and shut the door. Eddie kept staring at the door until Julia was out of sight. He looked furiously as his brother kept talking about Jennifer and him being her first man. Wasn't he someone else first? Why didn't the fellow get pregnant for him and give birth to a son that looks like him? Didn't he lose his own first Frede to someone else? Why always making mention of him and Agatha being each other's first Freder? Jennifer saw Eddie's cold stare at the door and gently stood up to walk out. She would talk to him later in the day. " Where are you going?" Eddie asked, staring at Jennifer. The latter looked back at him and said " I will check on you later" " Come sit here!" He ordered, tapping on his thighs. He moved his chair backwards and gave space for her to walk to him. Jennifer came back and sat on his thighs. He hugged her warmly and the la
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He opened the message and read the contents of her message. Rosa told him not to come after her, he should enjoy his new woman. Josh's facial expression became cold. He sent a message back ' Are you crazy to text such nonsense to me?' His female companion was no longer comfortable. Looks like the doctor and his girlfriend are experiencing a bad Frede in their relationship. She hoped seeing her in such a familiar attitude with Josh isn't going to fuel their disagreement? "Is anything the matter , doctor?" She asked and Josh said nothing to be unnecessarily concerned about. He held her as they walked into the restaurant. He tried to restore the cheerful atmosphere between them and to some extent it worked. The lady was a little comfortable now. She's just an intern student and assigned to practice under Josh. Two days ago, he was promoted with a double position at a Frede. Many said it's godfatherism while others say the doctor was truly hard working. But whichever,
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“Eddie, you need to think this through,” his secretary, Lisa, urged as she shuffled through papers on his desk. “Keeping your distance from Agatha might not be the best strategy right now.”Eddie leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temples. “You don’t understand. I can’t afford to get too close to her, not after everything that’s happened.”“Look, I get it. But you’ve already agreed to help her with her family’s company. If you cut ties now, it’ll look suspicious,” Lisa replied, raising an eyebrow.Eddie sighed heavily. “It was a mistake to agree to that in the first place. I should have never involved myself in her family’s business.”“Eddie, this is a complicated situation. You know Agatha needs your support,” Lisa pressed, her voice steady. “She’s promised to start fresh, to make this work. You can’t just back out.”“Her promises don’t mean anything if it jeopardizes my own company,” Eddie countered, his voice rising slightly. “I have to think about my future, my business. I can’
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“Eddie!” Jennifer called out as she stepped into the house, her heart racing.Eddie emerged from the kitchen, looking worn out and a little worried. “You’re back! How was your trip?”“It was beautiful, but… we need to talk,” Jennifer said, struggling to keep her voice steady.“Talk about what?” Eddie asked, leaning against the kitchen counter, sensing the tension in the air.“Andrew… he wants to marry me,” Jennifer blurted out, the words escaping before she could rein them in.Eddie’s brow furrowed. “What? You’ve got to be kidding me. You just got back from a vacation! Why would you even consider that?”“I know it sounds crazy, but he’s serious. He wants me to leave everything and be with him,” she replied, panic rising in her chest.“Leave everything? Jennifer, are you really thinking about this? What about us?” Eddie’s voice rose slightly, betraying his frustration.“I’m not saying I will! I just… I need time to figure things out,” she stammered, trying to make sense of her feelings.
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Eddie leaned back in his chair, staring out the window as he waited for Agatha to arrive. The morning sun filtered through the glass, casting shadows across his desk, but the warmth offered little comfort. His mind raced with possibilities, scenarios of how this confrontation would play out. He could almost hear the tension humming in the air, a warning that things were about to get messy.When Agatha finally entered, she was all business, her heels clicking sharply against the hardwood floor. Her expression was calm, but Eddie noticed a flicker of something in her eyes—nervousness, perhaps, or anticipation.“Eddie,” she greeted, her tone cool. “You wanted to see me?”“Have a seat,” he replied, gesturing to the chair across from him. He needed to maintain control, to keep the upper hand in this conversation.Agatha sat down, her posture elegant, but there was a slight tension in her shoulders. “What’s this about?”“Let’s not pretend, Agatha. You know exactly why I wanted to talk to yo
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"Eddie, calm down. You're jumping to conclusions." Agatha’s voice was smooth, too smooth for Eddie’s liking. She sat across from him, legs crossed, sipping her tea as if the world wasn’t on fire.Eddie clenched his fists, barely able to control his rising anger. His office felt smaller, suffocating, as if the walls were closing in on him. “Calm down? Agatha, one of my subsidiaries just got shut down for a violation, and it happens to be the one your man, Charles, oversees. You expect me to believe that’s just a coincidence?”Agatha didn’t even flinch. She set her cup down delicately, her sharp eyes meeting his. “I understand your frustration, Eddie. But accusing me without evidence won’t solve your problem. Charles has been nothing but loyal, and whatever happened at that company was not my doing. You’re letting your emotions cloud your judgment.”Eddie’s jaw tightened. “You think this is about emotions? Agatha, I’ve been in this business long enough to know when something stinks. I j
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"Jennifer, you need a break. We've both been working nonstop, and honestly, I think a vacation would do us both some good." Andrew's voice was steady but held a hint of concern as they sat across from each other in the quiet corner of a café.Jennifer stirred her coffee absentmindedly, her mind elsewhere. "I don’t know if I’m ready to go anywhere, Andrew. There’s too much going on, and I can’t just leave. Especially with everything at the office." She sighed, the weight of Frank's death still lingering in her voice, even though she had started to heal.Andrew leaned forward, his eyes locking onto hers. "You can't keep burying yourself in work, Jen. It's not healthy. You’ve been carrying a lot on your shoulders, and I get it. But you need to take care of yourself too. Just a few days away. Let’s go somewhere quiet, where you don’t have to think about business or Frank for a while."Jennifer hesitated, chewing her lip. She knew Andrew was right, but the thought of leaving everything beh
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“Grace, I need to know exactly what’s going on,” Eddie demanded, pacing around his office. His voice was sharp, filled with frustration. “We can’t afford any more surprises, and this Wilford situation has already cost us enough.”Grace, sitting calmly across from him, nodded. “I understand, Mr. Cameron. I’ve already started pulling reports from the other subsidiaries. But, honestly, I think we need to have a bigger conversation about oversight. This isn’t just about Wilford anymore.”Eddie stopped pacing and turned to face her. “What do you mean?”She handed him a folder. “I’ve been digging, and there are minor discrepancies in a few other subsidiaries as well. It’s not at the level of Wilford, but it’s enough to raise concerns.”Eddie flipped through the documents, his brow furrowing deeper with each page. “How did this happen under my watch? I had systems in place, checks and balances—how did we miss all of this?”Grace gave him a sympathetic look. “Honestly, I think the company has
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Eddie sat at his desk, staring at the numbers on the financial report in front of him. His heart sank as he scanned the figures again, hoping he had somehow misread the data. But there was no mistaking it—his company had taken a sharp hit, and the numbers reflected a significant loss.“This doesn’t make sense,” he muttered to himself, furrowing his brow. He quickly picked up his phone and dialed his personal secretary, Grace.Moments later, Grace appeared at the door, clipboard in hand, her face calm as ever. She was always efficient, always on top of everything, and Eddie trusted her implicitly. But today, something felt off, and he needed answers.“Grace,” he said, his voice sharp with urgency. “What’s going on with the numbers? Our revenues have dropped drastically. I need you to dig into this and find out where the problem lies.”Grace nodded, her fingers already flying over her tablet as she pulled up the latest data. “I’ll get to it right away, Mr. Cameron. I’ll have a detailed
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Eddie paced back and forth in his office, his phone gripped tightly in his hand. He had just read Jennifer’s text: *"We’re heading to Aruba. I’ll be fine, Eddie. Don’t worry."* His gut told him something was off, but he didn’t want to overreact—at least not yet.He opened his contacts, his thumb hovering over a few trusted names. Maybe he could ask one of them to keep an eye on Jennifer while she was away. But before he could make a decision, Agatha appeared at the doorway, her presence calm and poised.“Eddie, what’s going on?” Agatha’s voice was smooth, almost soothing. She noticed the tension in his shoulders, the way he clenched his phone like it was the last tether holding him together. Eddie exhaled heavily, running a hand through his hair. “Jennifer just texted me. She’s heading to Aruba with Andrew. Something feels… wrong.”Agatha raised an eyebrow, stepping further into the room. “Aruba? With Andrew? That doesn’t sound too bad, does it?” Her voice had a lilt of casualness, a
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Andrew watched Jennifer run toward the car, her decision clear as she fumbled with her phone. His face twisted in frustration, his mind racing. He had spent weeks meticulously planning this, gaining her trust, making her think he was her escape. And now, Eddie had ruined everything. His phone buzzed in his pocket, but he ignored it, clenching his fists. Jennifer had already stepped away, halfway across the tarmac, but Andrew wasn’t ready to let this go so easily. With determined steps, he caught up to her, his voice low but urgent as he reached out to grab her arm. "Jennifer, wait."Jennifer stopped, startled, but didn’t turn around immediately. She seemed to wrestle with herself, not quite pulling away from him yet. Andrew took that as a sign to keep going."Just listen to me," Andrew urged, trying to soften his tone. "You don’t have to believe anything Eddie says. He’s trying to confuse you, make you doubt your own decisions."Jennifer shook her head, her voice barely above a whis
