"James?" Sarah's heart thumped as confusion set in her eyes. She pinched her arm lightly or perhaps there was some joke and this was a big prank."Why do you look different?"The word She was aiming for was 'expensive'."What Ludacris nonsense is this!" Mrs Brown exclaimed. "Okay, this is some prank. But why would you go this length just to make a fool of my daughter?" Mrs Brown asked James."I told you that this guy was no good! He has absolutely no use! Now, he pranked you??" Mrs Brown continued to rant.Sarah stayed mute and was confused. How did James know she would be there?The door to the restaurant opened and Mr. Gregory Johnson walked into the place. Mrs Brown immediately recognized him as a well-known business tycoon and nearly sunk in her chair."M-m-mr. Johnson! It is such a pleasure to meet you. I am sorry for this hassle. You need to leave now. Sarah has an important business meeting to attend to. " Mrs Brown snapped her fingers at James, but he didn't budge.Rather, two
Sarah turned around abruptly to find Williams standing there, dressed in a waistcoat."What are you doing here?" She asked in surprise. He kissed both sides of her cheeks."Surprising my soon-to-be wife. I had a meeting inside the VIP room. I just came out to grab some cool and that was when I saw you both. Mrs Brown." He said and kissed the back of her hand."How delightful of you to stop and say hi. We were just hanging out here as well. We just finished having lunch." Mrs Brown jumped in."Really? How random. Were you able to pay the bills? Or should I handle it?" He asked and Mrs Brown smiled."We already took care of it," Sarah said hurriedly."What were you talking about before I butted in?" He asked. Sarah was now worried that he had already heard them talking and was just playing the fool."Honestly, James and you," Sarah replied honestly."That is just great. I hope good things on my part." He elbowed Sarah's arm and she nodded."Only good things, of course. You do not have a
Sarah stood at the door dressed looking at them. Anna turned to find James' eyes widened with surprise and speechless. His words stuck in his throat and he could utter nothing, except stare at her in awe."May I come in?" Sarah asked, keeping her eyes low."Sure, feel free to come in." He said to her, still watching her with his mouth agape. Anna raised her brows at him.He was dog-licking her right now. Anna knew she had to save her friend from the embarrassment he was causing himself, and she cleared her throat hastily.James sat up and turned to Anna. She winked at him and he understood what she was saying to him.Sarah turned her attention to the beautiful woman in his office. Who was she? And what was such a beautiful lady like that doing with James?"Alright, darling. I will leave now, but, I will be back." She winked at him and turned around his table. Then, she leaned down towards him and kissed his cheek.James nearly busted out laughing. He knew she was being dramatic.Sarah
James stared at her retreating as she stormed out of his office. He knew that his attitude was going to be one way to keep her coming back to him. If he pretended that everything was okay, then she would just go on ahead with her life as though nothing happened.Was he expected to explain himself to her for pretending to be her knight in shining armor? For sending money to her family? And trying to make things work for them.His phone suddenly began to ring and he picked it up."Hello?" He said into the phone."Mr. Peter Causey has struck again. A young woman girl escaped from a truck full of young girls who were being carried out to the American borders and the military just headed out to grab him." The guy said."Are they locking him up?" James asked."Yes, they already have his men in their custody, but they are yet to have Causey in custody." His man replied."I just went over to the station to make sure there were no loopholes untied." The man said to him."Okay, just let me
The man in question did as he was told. He pulled off his jacket because of the tall, hefty guard who stood behind him. The man whose knuckles kept cracking notified him that he was going to crack more bones and nerves in his body if he did not do as he was told.As he approached James with shaking hands, he pulled off his jacket and folded it into a ball and then, he got on his knees and began wiping his trouser.Targeting the spot where he had stepped on him.James continued to watch him in silence. Sarah grew more and more indignant just watching the humiliation James and his men were putting her biggest client through.James turned to find Sarah standing there, heaving.He scoffed and got up."That's enough Mr. Grant. You may leave now." James said and signaled his guards to let him leave.James walked up to Sarah and handed her the documents."You forgot this at the office. I thought to drop it by on my way back." He said to her.The heat Sarah's eyes emitted were enough to pierce
Viola got down in front of the Johnson house. She was determined to finish what she and her Father had started.Pedro rushed to the front door at the sound of the doorbell ringing. Viola smiled up at him. He immediately recognized her as the woman he had done the research on."Who are you? And who are you looking for?" He asked her."I am here to meet Mr. Gregory Johnson. He is my Father's very good friend and he invited me over for the holidays." Her reply came as a shock to Pedro.He knew Mr. Johnson was into the underground business, but Rizzo? How was that even possible?"I am sorry. If Mr. Johnson was expecting anyone, he would have let me know. He did not inform me of any such guests. Ul apologize if you would have to wait here for a bit while I go confirm this engagement with him." Pedro said and shut the door in her face, without even waiting for her response."How rude!" Viola grumbled and turned to catch the ecstatic view of the well-carved flowers and trees set around the m
Sarah and James walked past each other with contempt in their eyes. Sarah walked up behind him with the new budget in her hands. She had done the work he had requested of her .She dropped it down on his table."That is the document you asked for the other day. You do not need to go through it now. We have something else to discuss." She said to him.James looked at her and his thoughts immediately drifted to the divorce. He knew that since she was engaged now, she would be interested in getting a divorce.A call came in on his phone and he picked it up."Hello, yes General!" He said into the phone."The new appointment would be released as soon as possible, and we would be more than excited to have you back in the army as a Second Lieutenant in charge of the Armed Forces. Everything would be settled by this Friday. I hope you would be there for the decoration and Commissioning ceremony?" The General asked."Yes Sir! I will be there." A smile passed across his face."Good, thank you f
" Boss, we have everything set up for tonight. Mr. Rizzo wants to know if you and the other guys are ready." Causey's man, who walked into his office, asked him."Yes. Are the guys ready?" He growled out. Causey had been in a nocturnal mood since he returned from William's office. The nerve with which Williams had responded to his confrontation was what set him ablaze. He had the audacity to take from him and still sit with pride. "It was bad enough dealing with that useless James Johnson. But he only pushed him out of the way so that he could have his own way in!" Causey grunted angrily."This is not the way things were planned out, Smith. This is not the way." He sneered out."Sir, the guys have set up already at the location. They said whenever you are ready." His man returned."Put Mr. Antonio Rizzo on the phone." Causey ordered him."No need. " Mr. Rizzo's voice sounded as he walked into Peter Causey's office.His insides shook as he stared at the tall, hefty, grim looking man