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Second Chase At Stake Chapter 43
Joanna cleaned up and tried to go back to work but she was blank on what to do. For hours until Damien came to call her down for dinner, she had done nothing. “I’ve not been able to get anything done,” she told him when he asked “Maybe, you are burnt out a bit. Come eat and maybe you'll get on it after” Damien tried to reason with herJoanna glanced from him to her open laptop before sighing then rising to her feet. They both walked down to the dining table where Damien had already set the table. After eating, Joanna went back up to help herself with some work.After several hours, nothing was coming to her. Eventually, she had to go to bed because she knew she had something planned for the next day. However, at the back of her mind, she was going to try working before she left.The next day came and she woke up very early to work. She did not get enough sleep and rest because of the close deadline. She was restless while she slept so by 4 am she was up and running. It took her about
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 44
Damien was taken aback by her response to him. For a few seconds, he stared at her in surprise. Sadness flicked in his eyes for a couple of minutes. It was not something he expected. For days now, he has been feeling gloomy, and this only makes his heart squeeze even more.Without saying anything, he turned around and walked towards the door. Not until Damien turned around did Joanna realize what she had done. She opened her mouth to speak, but Damien had already walked out of the room.She knew she should not have said that to him. It was wrong. She transferred the aggression meant for someone else to him, and she knew how that hurt. Worse, she knew what he had been going through. He was not meant to be the way he was. Love took him down the ladder and, unlike others, he is trying to see if he can work.She messed up, and she did not need anyone to tell her about it. He was only trying to help. With a sigh, she plopped her back on the backrest of the chair she was seated on, driving
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 45
Damien and Joanna stayed up throughout the night on the balcony. All they did was watch the moon as they ate popcorn, which Damien had prepared in five minutes. They poured themselves some juice as they sat side by side with each other.Joanna told him everything that had happened at the banquet. Right from the moment Joanna stepped into the banquet hall, she knew there was going to be commotion as she spotted Phil among the crowds. Her mistake was that she forgot what had happened at his party.She knew he was still keeping all that happened in his heart and was waiting for the right time to get back at her. Most of the time, Joanna tried to avoid him, but what could she do in an enclosed space and a man watching her every move?It made her uncomfortable, but she tried to hide it and followed Sarah wherever she went so she would not be left alone. Unfortunately, Sarah had her own thing and could not stick around all the time, so for a few minutes, Joanna was left alone.Phil, seeing
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 46
The night went by quickly, with Joanna falling asleep on her chair. Damien had to carry her to her bed while she wrapped her hands around him while relaxing her head on his chest. This gesture made Damien’s heart flutter, wanting him to confess his feelings to her.While he laid her down on the bed, he told himself he would try to ensure she never fell asleep anywhere that was not her bed, so he would take her to her room while carrying her. He knew confessing to her was bad, as he was nothing but a mere employee of hers.Moreover, he did not have the funds to be able to give her the life she truly deserves. She was a beauty and he could already guess that she grew up in affluence. He could not think of a time when she looked as though she did not have money.It would be wrong to be working for her and still be harbouring such feelings for her. He could not leave her bed after lying down. His eyes kept on her, admiring how peaceful she was sleeping and resting. He adjusted some loose
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 47
Damien did not take her words literally. He could already deduce that it was the alcohol getting to her. Even though he wanted to do it so badly, he could not. “You need to rest now, Joanna,” he told her and she shook her headManaging to get on her feet, but Damien still had to place his hand on her back to prevent her from falling to the ground. “Kiss me” she brought her lips forward for him to do it, but he shook his head“It’s the drink,” he firmly said“So you don't find me attractive?” She questioned, sadness in her voice“That is not what I said”“But that's what you meant”Damien sighed and held her face. “You are very attractive, Joanna. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise”“Then why can't you kiss me?”Damien paused, unable to state his reason. Even though she was drunk and might not remember, he did not want to do it. There was still a chance that she would, and she knew what he felt for her. He might get fired or blatantly refused just a few moments after having a good tim
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 48
Damien knew if Sarah kept on, Joanna would be forced to agree to the plan when she did not want to do it. Those friends of hers needed to stay several miles away from Joanna. Just the thought of them hurting her again was making him upset.He wanted to set them straight, most especially that man called Phil. He was a disgrace to all men out there. Just because he did not have his way, he wanted to pressure her by turning everyone against her. Damien hopes and prays that they do not cross paths again because if they do, Phil is certainly not going to like what he would do to him. He would make sure he breaks every bone in his jaws to ensure he does not try to make problems for Joanna ever again. Luckily, he came on time for this conversation. Joanna clearly did not want to go. The last event had messed her up, and she was not ready to stand another of their bad words again. She had not healed from the last, and Sarah was already trying to make her go back. Damien knew that Sarah was
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 49
“I need assistance” Damien yelled as he carried Joanna into the reception of the local hospitalThe nurses quickly made a wheeled bed available for Joanna. Damien followed them but they stopped him at the door of the ward. He did not argue and stayed back to wait for them.A doctor was quickly called upon and she rushed into the ward to check on her. Damien blamed himself for what had happened as if he had insisted when he noticed her being sick to bring her to the hospital then it would have not been this worse now.Joanna was barely breathing when he drove her out of the house and only he knew how scared he was as he drove as fast as he could, calling out to her to wake up but there was no response from her.He folded his arms, his heart pounding in his chest expecting something good. It just had to be something minor. He prayed it was something small. If it were something big, he would not be able to forgive himself. He told himself.After thirty minutes of standing, he chose to si
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Damien got into the pharmacy and almost immediately, his number was called. He got to the counter and his order was given to him, after which, he paid for it and walked out of there. He was glad to have been able to leave as quickly as he came.He got back to Joanna's ward and she was surprised to see him back early. “Well, I'm glad you didn't miss your number,” she told him, sounding a bit betterHe helped her take her drugs according to how the doctor prescribed them for her then she fell asleep. A different doctor came in to check on her as the other doctor was done with her shift. After checking on her, the doctor informed Damien that they needed to run another test as she was still running a temperature and that meant they would have to stay in the hospital until the test result came out.Joanna did not like this idea and tried to speak but Damien held her arm, stopping her. “It’s okay, Doc. But how long will the result take?” He asked “A day” the doctor replied and Damien was h
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The doctor nodded. “He is unconscious, but he is responding to treatment,” the doctor replied to Joanna. It was a relief to everyone to hear that news. No one wanted to lose Damien for any reason, especially when it came to the situation with the business. Everyone was aware of the threat that came with him taking on the position of the CEO and they understood that situations like this were going to arise. However, they thought they would be able to handle it if it came to that, but they did not see this attack coming. It will be a great loss to them if Damian died. Joanna surely would not be able to handle his death if it had come to that. They all sighed with relief. “Can we see him?” Joanna asked quickly. “Not right now. The nurses are currently carrying out some final touches,” the doctor said, and they all nodded. Eliza hugged Joanna, who had tears rolling down her eyes. She was relieved to hear that Damien was okay. They stayed in the hospital for some time as they waited fo
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No one expected the police to be on them that quickly. Joanna's father was called, as she wanted to get Damien rescued as soon as possible. She was frantic. Ever since she saw that video, it felt like her entire world was spinning. No one had called her to threaten and demand for one thing or the other. She had a guess at which the kidnapper would want to request for, but they were going to find their way around it if it came to it. Unfortunately, no one called. After spending only a few minutes, she knew she had to call her father. He was the one with the resources, and he could get anywhere at any time because he was the president of the country. This kind of things would not be hard for him, most, especially because he had people in every part of the country, especially this city. It only took the special defense team to track those who kidnapped Damien. It wasn't so easy because Damien's phone was in the car, which would have made things easier, but thanks to a particular phone
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That action was not something he planned to do. Damien carried it out without thinking of the next step. The moment he pulled the trigger at Mr Blue, he rushed off the chair, heading for nowhere in particular. The warehouse was not completely lit, so he could not see every part of the warehouse except from where he was sitting. He rushed over to the only pillar he saw and then hid behind it. He knew he could not be completely invisible to them, but he had to be sharp in his dealings. He was not going to sign off on everything that his father had worked for to someone who did not know how tough it was to build an empire such as the Alfredo company. Damien peeped out from the pillar, so he could see what was happening. To his surprise, none of them were moving to even come to him. It felt like they did not mind that he was about to leave their crutches. He knew he could not be happy just yet. He dabbed his body, trying to figure out where his phone was. It then occurred to him that hi
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Sarah quickly requested for a bottle of water so she could splash it on Joanna. The moment Joanna came to, she instantly began crying because of the situation they had found themselves in. Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo came into the office and saw Joanna in that state. They quickly helped her up and took her into Damien's office so they could have some time on their own. In a matter of minutes, Joanna was in a messy state.She had not thought something like this would happen and so soon. She kept asking what they were going to do now. Mr Alfredo was making calls to everyone that he knew could help, which also included the police. They needed everyone to help find the CEO of the company. Mrs Alfredo was vested with trying to calm Joanna down, and so did Sarah. After what felt like an hour, Joanna spoke. “I need to call my father,” she said and immediately began searching for her phone. None of them stopped her because they needed everyone. Mr Alfredo did not know who might do this. One person
Chapter 92
Joanna stayed home for a few hours without doing anything. There was nothing work-related that she could do either, so she was just bored at home. She tried to watch a few movies and series, but it did not keep her mind occupied. For some strange reason, she felt really restless and could not pinpoint where the problem was coming from. She sent a message to Damien, and all seemed well from his side. She even called her father, asking him if everything was okay and he was a hundred percent positive that everything was okay. It troubled her a lot and after being bored and restless for a very long time; she called her friend Sarah. Sarah was more than happy to hear from her and even invited her to come over to her studio. Joanna quickly obliged, as it was a way to get out of the house. The bodyguard which Damien had put in place tried to follow her but she stopped him as she did not want to have him following her. She was fine and certainly; she wasn't going anywhere that would seem u
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Damien frowned. Why would his mother so readily want to give Joanna her ring? It was hers. He still remembered how she was when it came to this ring of hers. She cherished it and rarely allowed anyone to touch it if that person was not his father.“But it's yours. Joanna would need to keep it after” Damien tried to reason with his mother, but she seemed not to mind. She smiled.“I do not mind if she takes it. I actually want her to. It's an Alfredo heirloom. Your father's mother gave it to me after our engagement ceremony, but I don't want that for Joanna. I want you to propose to her with this,” Mrs. Alfredo said. Damien nodded, understanding what his mother had planned. However, he shut the box, then handed the box back to his mother with a smile. Mrs. Alfredo looked shocked at this. “You don't want to use it?” she asked, sounding upset.“I really want you to,” Mrs Alfredo added “Mum, I know, but not right now. I cannot propose to Joanna right now. But I will. Once I am ready, I w
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Joanna and Damien snapped their heads to the door, with their eyes wide. Eliza's eyes matched with theirs before turning around. “I'm so sorry. Sorry,” she said as she walked out the door, shutting it behind her.Joanna turned to Damien, and Damien tried to kiss her again. “Damien” she called out to him with a tease“What?” he acted as though he did not know what she was talking about and still tried to kiss herJoanna tried to stand, but he held her down. “Just one more,” Damien pleaded. Joanna smiled before kissing him. They were about to sink in when Joanna quickly got up.“Eliza would be waiting outside,” Joanna said, unable to contain her smileJoanna adjusted her dress, and so did Damien for his suit. “You can come in now, Eliza,” Damien said once Joanna was seated across from the table with her legs crossedEliza opened the door slowly, poking her head into the office and darting her eyes around. She wanted to be sure that nothing was going on inside the office anymore. She had
Chapter 89
Mr. Blue knew he had made a big mistake. He needed this job. Unfortunately, he did not have much going on in his life, which was all the more reason he wanted to be the CEO of the company. It has been his dream.He glanced around the room. Hoping that someone would stand up for him. They could not really side with Damien, who they had only known for two weeks over him they had known for years, right? They could not just abandon him, right?He glanced at the only man on the board who had defended him moments ago, but the man quickly averted his gaze. Mr Blue just got fired, and he did not want to also get fired. He needed the job. Damien just proved to them he would work hard and far to get all of them to act right.He was not his father who would keep them because they were of value. Now there were people who would readily take their position and were more competent than them, even though they lack the experience. Mr Blue, seeing that no one was going to stand up for him, stood up.“Y
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Damien worked into the office with a stern expression on his face. Every staff knew not to mess with him at this very moment or else they stand a chance to get fired.Just by mere looking at him, they knew something was up. Those who feared and did not fear him before now did. He was in no mood to play with anyone. Even Joanna tried to cheer him up, but he was really upset. She only successfully cheered him up when she was around. But from the moment he stepped out of the house heading for the office, the frown he had kept aside reappeared. Most people thought Damien was soft, but he was not.Yes, for a while he has been away from the business, but that does not mean he does not know how to play his cards very well. Those men thought they could mess with him but failed to understand that he got some traits from his father and he was going to utilize it very well. The meeting was scheduled for one o'clock, so for now, he was in his office attending to other documentation. He took up
