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Second Chase At Stake Chapter 58
Damien and Joanna paused in their movements the moment those words left Sarah’s lips. They had not expected to be caught so quickly. Damien and Joanna glance at themselves with so many questions written in their eyes, but they cannot answer them. Instead, they returned their gazes to Sarah, who was right there looking at them.“What are you talking about?” Damien asked, after gathering himselfSarah rolled her eyes. “I’m not blind, you know?” she said, and the couple turned to themselves again subtly, but Sarah had her eyes on them for a long time now so they could not pass her eyesEven if it did, it did not wash away the other ones that she had been seeing since their lunch. “I don’t know what you are talking about, Sarah,” Joanna told her friendSarah opened her eyes, glanced at the two, then shook her head before sitting up. “You know, I wanted to not speak about this but I have to do it,” she began“We walked in here and Damien opened the door for you.” Joanna tried to counter it
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 59
Joanna was surprised, as she did not expect him to say that. She looked taken aback, but also smitten by the gesture. “Are you serious?” She asked, with a smile on her face alreadyDamien nodded with a smile. “Yes, and I got you something,” he said, and she was even more surprisedWhat could he have gotten for her? Damien gave her his hand, which she took. He led her to the living room and on the couch lay a blue gown in a garment bag. Damien picked it up and unzipped it to reveal the full dress.Joanna's eyes widened as she saw the dress in Damien's hands. “You shouldn't have,” she said as she took it from him with a smile on her face as she checked out the dress“I’m asking you on a date so I had to get you something,” Damien told herHe had been thinking about this for days and was the more reason he decided to get a job that paid every day so he could save up to get her the best dress he could afford. Joanna said nothing as she kept on checking out the dress with a wide smile on h
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 60
Joanna was confused as she did not know why someone will just walk up to her and ask such a question but she had to remain polite and with a smile she asked, “Have we met before?”Rebecca who was amused by Joanna’s lack of knowlege of her. She scoffed at Joanna, rolling her eyes. “Where did you meet him?” Rebecca asked and Joanna was confused even more“Who are you talking about?”Rebecca sighed in exhaution. “Damien, the man you were with a few minutes ago”“Why are you asking?”“Because he is my ex-husband”Then it clicked. This was Rebecca the very woman who had cheated on Damien with their boss and even divorced him because she felt she had not use of him when she had a place with a lot of wealth attached. Joanna’s eyes scanned Rebecca from head to toe and was not impressed.For somone who was now married to a rich man, she was supposed to be more lavishly dressed than this or maybe she was just mistaken. Joanna said to herself. “And?” Joanna asked, still confused as to what the c
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 61
Damien led her to the car and just as he was about to start the engine, Joanna asked, “Where are we going to?” Damien smiled. “You’ll see it, in a minute” he replied and his phone buzzed in his pocketHe took it out of his pocket and glanced through the notification he received. A smile came to his face instantly and he started the engine. “Just wait” he said and he drove out of the premisesDamien drove to a local park but did not stop there. He drove deeper into the large pack and parked before helping Joanna down. The park was filled with so many beautiful flowers all scattered around the premises.There were a few people scattered around; couples, families, they were all enjoying themselves in the beautiful sun of the day. Joanna thought he wanted them to have a little walk or many a picnic but instead, he led her to the building that stood tall at the side.The more they approached it, the more Joanna was still surprised as to what was happening. When they got into the building,
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Joanna glanced at Damien who was still holding her waist. The fireworks kept going for two minutes before it stopped. The evening sun made it ten times better. “I rejected your love and you many years ago. I was stupid to do that but I am here to make things right. To start afresh and be happy. So that’s why I am asking today, will you officially be my girlfriend, Joanna? I would have proposed marriage but-”“Yes silly” Joanna did not let him finish then slammed her lips on hisOn cue, another set of fireworks came. This time it read, ‘I knew it, Joanna. You owe me”They both laughed on seeing this as they knew it was from Sarah. She was not too far from them and was the one who set up the fireworks. Damien wanted to do it the old fashion way and just ask after a little date and maybe a walk in the pack but Sarah said no to that.She knew Joanna had been waiting for this man for so long and now he was here. It had to be memorable and delightful. She wanted her friend to remember it fo
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 63
Damien glanced at Joanna, who laid at his side on the bed with her eyes closed. They had a wonderful time together the previous night in his room and the fact that they were not officially dating only made it better.Damien wanted more than just dating. He wanted to get married to this sweet lady right here. He did not want to just date and dump her. Joanna had successfully entered places in his heart that he thought he would never be able to fill again.She was such an angel. He placed a light kiss on her forehead before grabbing his phone to have a look at the time. It was past five o’clock in the morning. He had work to do, so he gently laid Joanna on the pillar before heading into the bathroom to freshen up.He quickly dressed up and headed for the kitchen to prepare something for her to eat for breakfast. Even after making breakfast, he made sure to prepare what she would have for lunch and placed in the refrigerator for her.Once done, he took a sandwich as that was what he felt
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 64
Joanna could not believe her ears. Her father was setting her up with someone. She did not want that. She loved Damien and was happy to be with him. She tried to speak but her father kept going. “I checked his background and he has no record of bad habits. Plus, he is very handsome” her father said“Dad” she called softly but the man did not stop“I can assure you that he would not do anything to harm you. In fact, I think I might ask my lawyer to draw up an agreement so that he would never hit you for any reason. If he does, I’ll teach him what I am currently teaching Gabriel” her father said“Dad, you need to listen” she said“So, I will be holding a party next week. It would have been this week but I am extremely busy so I had to host it next week. I’ll send you the location and theme” the man said“Dad, I don’t want to get married right now” she said and her father finally heard herHe paused for a moment then sighed. “I know you are still trying to get over what Gabriel did to yo
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 65
Joanna tried speaking with her father again concerning this plan of his, but he was not having any of it. He kept speaking about how he was trying the right the wrongs he had made with the last two he had made for her.She told him she did not like the man and he quickly told her that his personality was going to draw her. Joanna felt she was speaking to a brick wall. It took a lot from her not to spill the real reason she was turning down this marriage or the pair he was making.However, she had to hold herself down. Two days went by so quickly with her still in the same place. She had neither clarified the situation with her father, or she had not told Damien about it. She felt she was walking on eggshells during the two days.In the end, she had to speak to Sarah. They decided to go for a little shopping while they talked about it. Joanna stood in front of the mirror, placing a dress on her body, trying to see how it fit, but she had no smile on her face.“If you wanted to frown al
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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
Chapter 94
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
Chapter 91
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
