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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
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 66
Damien got home after his day at the office and headed for the kitchen to help himself with a glass of water. He was just about to take a sip of his water when his phone buzzed, indicating that a notification had come through. Reading through the message Joanna sent, he smiled and replied briefly.He freshened up and, just as he was about to lie down on the bed, an idea popped into his head. He had nothing to do tomorrow, so he went to the bar to meet with Joanna. It would not affect him in any way. So he changed into something simple and headed out of the house with a cab.He made use of Joanna’s location to get the name of the bar they were in. When he got to the entrance, the bouncer at the front blocked his path from getting in. Damien did not want to say much, so he moved to the other side to get in, but the bouncer held him by his chest, stopping him from proceeding.“You need to stop trying to get in,” the bouncer saidDamien smiled. “Do I need an ID or something? I can provide
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 67
Joanna knew Sophia had only dated one guy in her entire life. They were high school sweethearts but they broke up after she found out he cheated on her. Sophia was devastated but she did not let that weigh her downShe was happy that at least she knew and could end the relationship without having to trust him blindly all those years ago. However, Sophia has never gone into another relationship.Joanna had tried to set her up a few times but Sophia always found something wrong with the guy until Joanna had to finally give up on the quest and let her be herself. After all, she was happy being on her own so there was no problem.Now though, Sophia suggested a triple date. Sophia was single to Joanna so how would that work? “Don’t worry your little head” Sophia smirked“You have a boyfriend and you didn't tell me?” Joanna's eyes widenedSophia shook her head and walked away. Joanna smiled and joined the crew as she held Damien's hand. They parted at the gates after giving each other a dat
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 68
Once they got to the venue, Joanna glanced at her phone to confirm if it was the place. It was an expensive restaurant and to be more specific, a five-star restaurant. Sarah had her taste. Damien got out of the car with a bright smile on his face as he went for the passenger door to let her out.After opening the door for her, he gave her his hand which she took and got out of the car. Joanna wrapped her hand around his arm as they approached the door. At the door, the man present sized them up and then gave them a bright smile.Quickly, Joanna told them the reservation code and once it was confirmed, a guard helped them with the door and they stepped in. Mabel and Jared were already seated at the table when they walked in. “Good evening” Joanna greeted with a smile as Damien pulled out a chair for her“You two are on time” Damien joked as he took his seat“Mabel loves arriving thirty minutes earlier” Jared said as he sipped his water“It seems Sarah would be the last to join us,” Mab
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 69
Damien walked slowly towards the restroom, darting his eyes around in search of her. He was really worried about her, plus she had spent some time on the call. He had only stepped into the large hallway leading to the bathroom when he spotted her standing with her back facing him and her phone in her ear.“I didn't know” Joanna said as he father scolded her on the phone for not picking up any of the calls from his assistant“Do you know how worried I was?” Her father said“I’m sorry” she apologizedHer father sighed. “Fine. He just wanted to confirm that you have seen the email of all the necessary information needed for the party” he told her“I did” she replied“Good. Don't be late okay?” The man said Joanna hummed, nodding before Damien came into view. He ended the call and she sighed. “Is everything okay?” He asked, rubbing her arm.Joanna nodded, forcing a smile. “He just called because I wasn't picking up his assistant's call. He wanted to confirm if I had received an email f
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 70
Joanna paced in the living room, her eyes glancing at the front door every second before taking it to the phone in her hand. She was fully dressed in a black dress. Her hair was packed in a ponytail with light makeup. However, she looked stressed as she placed her phone on her ear for the umpteenth time as it rang.She glanced at the time as she tried calling Damien again. It was 9:30 pm and he was yet to come back from work. She had called him at 8 pm and he said he was almost done with work so what was keeping him. The party was going to begin at 10 pm.She had planned for them to leave on time but now he was delaying. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she tried his phone again. She has sent numerous text messages but none has been replied to.She was slowly losing patience. “Damien, where are you?" She said under her breath as she sent another text. “Where are you!" She saidShe tried taking a seat but it only made her more restless so she had to keep standing. After some time
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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
