Chapter 74Sheila fought against the invisible chains of the CCTV, well aware that the appointment letter explicitly forbade office romance, threatening the very essence of job security. The contradiction between risking the contract and losing Lucas loomed over her.As the possibility of losing Lucas dawned on her, she seized the moment, using her hands to encircle him. The sudden connection snapped Lucas out of his reverie; he was startled to realize he had hugged Sheila, and the warmth lingered between them.Slowly, he began to release his grip, a gradual unravelling of the unconsenting embrace. Sheila mirrored his movements, acknowledging the necessity to disentangle themselves.Embarrassment settled over Lucas like a heavy shroud; he couldn't bring himself to meet Sheila's gaze, the weight of an unspoken understanding hanging in the air. Sheila thought he remembered Lydia and wanted someone to lean on that was why she reciprocated. "I know how hard it is to lose someone you love
Chapter 75 Lucas began hearing noise and decided to trace it further, halting at the entrance of Sheila's room. He heard a man spewing horrible words at Sheila, and he believed it was her father due to the way he accused the woman beside her of having given birth to a useless daughter. Anger surged within him, and he clenched his hands into fists, contemplating whether to go inside and drag Sheila out. Just as he was considering this, Sheila ran into his arms. The man then came to lock the door saw them together and cursed them as useless. Lucas looked at Sheila and said "It is well, you can go and sleep in the room and I will sleep here" "You can't sleep here, I have my reason, maybe we should sleep in your room together" she suggested. One of them would have also been in the living room but Sheila's father would get angry if he saw any of them around. They both walked into Lucas's room, he told Sheila to sleep on the bed while he would sleep on the floor but Sheila disagreed t
Chapter 76.Mrs. Blake felt sorry for Lucas for being an orphan at a tender age, she had gone through the same shoe and she knew how painful to grow up without parents. She decided to offer words of advice and scourge his son-in-law-to-be when Mr.Blade who had never said anything other than eating and looking at them with bombastic eyes broke the silence and abused the hell out of Lucas. Lucas was surprised at his behaviour because he had never seen a mouth with a sharp mouth as Mr. Blake. He remembered that Lydia's father was not this brutal, he always got tired after one or two curses, his wife used to help him hurl the remaining negative words he was supposed to say to him, but the reverse was the case with Sheila's father as he could abuse for eternity non-stop. His dark lips never stopped dancing like a live chicken that enters hot water. Lucas's fury ignited, his fist clenched beside him, he felt like beating the hell out of Sheila's father, he looked at Sheila and their eyes m
Chapter 77David and May loved each other before the birth of Sheila, despite their age differences, he always looked out for her and they cared for each other. May had been the brain behind the DM company, she named the business her name and that of her husband, she started the small business at the front of her house and the business grew after the birth of Sheila, hence she added her daughter's name to the business name. Their love became sour after the birth of Sheila because David had always wanted a male child and May gave birth to a female child, he had named the child before she was born, thinking that his wife would give birth to a male child.He refused to name the child and May changed the male name given to the unborn child and named her child. He always mocks his wife for giving birth to a 'thing' not a child. He beat Sheila up at the slightest encounter; May feared that he might kill the child one day and decided to take her away from home. She started living from family
Chapter 78.Lucas got the list of companies that Philla Group partnered with and decided to teach him a lesson. Sheila was dumbfounded when Lucas was requesting for the list, she wanted to laugh but did not want him to feel less of himself in the presence of her mother. They finished and Sheila cleared the table. She later went to meet Lucas in his room, she didn't feel shy because she slept there the previous day. She stood at the entrance and started looking at Lucas with a side eye when he was changing into another dress. "Are you set to work?" she asked jokingly "Which work?" he asked "The one you just took from my mum now, you are a consultant, engineer and now lawyer or police which of the two? She sneered "Can you leave the entrance I want to pass, please?" he begged "Wait, let's stop joking, where are you going? She asked him with a serious look"I want to get something for you to eat" he lied"I'm not hungry, tell me where you are going, if you don't I will lock the
Chapter 79He picked up his phone and called Sean, he said he was on his way to Coppers Entertainment and that he must meet him there in the next 30 minutes. He arrived at the copper entertainment industry not long after and headed to the boardroom, he sent for only Sean but was surprised to see Tristian and Madam Jane also, they rose to their feet when they saw him except Madam Jane, who remained in her wheelchair. "Where is Kendrick?" He asked Madam Jane quickly responded "I sent for him but he refuses to come""I didn't send for you either, why are you here? Oh, I guess, you must be hungry. Your presence here earns you all 10,000 dollars" he insulted them"Do you mean each of us? " asked Madam Jane"What have you done that you deserved to be paid 10,000 dollars? Tell me how much you made this month. you have wretched the company with your carelessness and greed" he slammed his hand on the table and yelled at them. He walked to Sean and asked him what had happened to his hand.
Chapter 80.Lucas was angry that Mr. Blake left home because of him and he decided to go out and find him but was stopped by Sheila and her mother saying that he should not disturb himself and that he would come home. "I just want to find him," he said "You don't need to, he will come back home when he is tired of being outside, that is what he turned himself into 27 years ago, leave him. He has a concubine he always finds solace with in the next street," Mrs. Blake explained with expressionless face. It showed that she wasn't bothered anymore that her husband kept a mistress."You said in the morning I should get ready to get my business back, I got a call from one of my managers today that Maxwell reached out to us for collaboration and also cut ties with Gourment Harvests, Do you know Maxwell that you can command the big company like?" she asked, and her face was glittered with a smile"No, ma, I have not done anything to the list you gave me," he said, looking at Sheila's face to
Chapter 81Lucas changed the direction of the marchet and hit the table. Mr Blake shouted when he heard the echo of a marchet on the table he thought his leg had been cut off. He was scared to open his eyes and see the condition of his leg, though he never felt pain, he was sure that his leg had been cut off. Lucas told them to release his hands and legs, and then he moved the leg and felt that it was not cut, he quickly opened his eyes and jumped down from the table. He knelt and begged Lucas for forgiveness that he was ignorant he should just forgive him. "You didn't offend me, Mr. Blake, do you know who you offended? Your wife who called you a human and gave you a beautiful daughter and your daughter that you suffered and killed her self-esteem. Those are the people you offend not me." he explainedHe sat on the floor wailing and mucus was surging from his nose and mouth, Lucas shot him with a disgusting look and began to talk again. "Only a failure blames someone else for his
“You and scene are 5 and 6, you don't want to be humiliated alone, you drag damsel Sheila into it; what is all these fragrance all about?” Jared berrated.Lydia could not help but snorted when Jared called Sheila a damsel; he knew Jared still had interest in her but was glad that Sheila didn't give him a chance.“Mr. Jared, please do not talk to him in that manner,” Sheila pleaded.“How do you want me to address this address, damsel? He is just nothing but garbage, I regretted ever having anything to do with your ex because he has affected her life with his ill luck, Look at her over there waiting to seduce the CEO; if not, she would have lashed on you.” he Explained “Sheila, do not stop him, let me see how much he is willing to take, I'm sure he will regret every action,” facing Jared, “Do you remember what I told you the first time we met?”He blinked his eyes continuously and asked, “How could I remember what pauper like you told me? You are nothing but trash, so get the hell out
Lucas and Sheila walked in like a newlywed couple.All eyes were on them; some couldn't believe what they saw; the clothes they were wearing were screaming wealth.Lydia rolled her eyes toone side as she saw them and muttered, “Lucas and Drama, who did he want to impress? He wore a fake designer to feel among them.” Two ladies who had attacked Sheila came before them and stopped them from moving forward.“Where do you think you are going? You have heard that the CEO won't make it here today, and you invited your pauper boyfriend to show up with fake designers,” one of the ladies told them.“Stay out of our way,” Sheila warned them, but they refused. “You and your stinky boyfriend should leave this venue now before we disrespect you.”A sly grin escaped from the corner of Lucas' mouth as she watched them rant.“It is obvious that you ladies are tired of working here; you will soon be served your relief of appointments,” Lucas said.“Who is he that will serve us relief from duty?” “Y
Chapter 193Sheila smiled and threatened, "We never had a quarrel, but you chose to fight when I'm peaceful. I will pretend I didn't hear everything you have said. You ladies should walk away because you won't escape if I take it up with you.”“Splendid! Are you threatening us? What can you do?” one of them said, rolling her eyes.“Absolute nothing when you lied that you are the CEO’s wife and you are a snitch who is dating your friend's ex, the useless and pauper man your friend rejected, and you picked it up. Good for you because you like trash. Today will be your last day in this company because we heard the CEO and his wife are coming. We will make sure we tell them how you want to steal this place and claim it as your own,” she smiled sinisterly as she rested her hands on her waist. Sheila wasn't surprised when she mentioned her friend; she knew they might be instigated by Lydia to fight her. Despite their bullying, she smiled and maintained a calm demeanor. She had been warned
“Ma’am, your husband is rich, you wearing the most expensive diamond ring 20 million dollars,”Sheila was not happy with the way these couple were valuing her ring, they spoke in sarcasm that she could not understand, and this got sheila angry she thought they were devaluing her ring and snapped at them, “No matter how much it is, please spare me, allow me to do my hair thank you,”“Ma’am, being our role model, we will like to have picture with you,” the lady asked Sheila sighed heavily, she regretted meeting these people early in the morning. She accepted to take picture with them and the man said she should show her ring in the picture because they could not afford it.Sheila scoffed and sneered,“You can't afford $20 ring and you claim to be rich, what a joke!” The man responded politely,“Not a joke ma, twenty million dollars is not small money, only rich people like you can afford it,”Sheila released her anger and asked in disbelieving tone,“You mean my ring worth twenty million
“Not burning,”“You want to tell me the smoke coming out is heat?” she asked jokingly. “Yeah, it is; I'm a better cook,” he smirked.Yeah, you are.”“Why did you admit so fast?”“No, energy to drag,”“Oh, I see,”Thank you for everything; you paid for the clothes.”Yeah, with the money you gave me.”The money she gave him was one million, and the clothes and jewellery cost fifteen million. “I didn't know how much Kayle paid for the clothes, but I'm sure you can buy your own.”“I will take you to hairstyle tomorrow; I would have brought them home for home service, but I like taking precautions; don't bring strangers to your house.”“You are right, it is quite dangerous, and more so, the house owner would come soon; he might not like many people into his house except people he brought himself,” she admitted. ***Lucas departed for his room after eating dinner with Sheila. He was thinking of what would happen the next day when his phone beeped. John sent him a text about the latest s
Chapter 190The manager who had moved to the reception to arrange chairs for them to sit on before she arrived saw her going back and asking, "I called you for a customer, and you spun, what has come over you?”The lady sneered, “Look at the people you called me for. Do they look like someone who can afford a scarf here? They might probably miss their way,” Pointing out as if she was giving them direction, “Please go to either Harrisos Coutour Extensions, not Executive here, you will be able to pick one or two things there, an ordinary scarf here costs a fortune.”The manager walked to the fashion expert and slapped her. The sound of the slap echoed in the store, the store representative kept her head down. She swirled and tears began to fall from her eyes uncontrollably. She was shocked that the manager could slap her for the low-life customers. She reluctantly took them to the showroom with her hand covering her face where she was slapped. The manager knew she would take reveng
Chapter 189.Sheila felt bad after receiving the news that she had no money in her bank account and that Lucas had not yet gotten new clothes for the celebration tomorrow. She didn't want to feel bad because it would hurt Lucas; instead, she continued her play and fell on the bed. The play was too much for Lucas; he had a lot to do in preparation for tomorrow's premiere. He was waiting for Sheila to announce that she had gotten the money, but she didn't say anything. "Did she keep the news of getting 5 million dollars from him, or had Steve not sent it?" he mumbled under a breathHe wanted to take his phone and ask, but Sheila didn't let him be; she kept laughing and giggling. He didn't want to stop her either because she had been moody for a while on the CEO's wife's matterHer phone beeped but still played. "Stop it!" Lucas exclaimed in a playful tone. “You have a message on your phone.”“I'm not interested in the message; let me off it.” She stood up and took her phone. She op
Chapter 187He thought she was worried about the humiliation she would face that day. He saw her walking to the kite and followed her. He went "Kayle,""I don't have provisions; please go to a nearby store and get me some.""Okay, ma, but I am cooking."Who owns the food? "You, ma, master, said I should prepare it for you.""Don't worry, I will continue it. Tell the driver to take you to the nearest store.""Okay ma,""Kayle met Lucas and told him that Sheila sent her errand."Lucas eyes widened as he saw Sheila card with Kayle and asked,Hope you are not going to the market.""I am going to the mall to get provisions, sir.""Shit, there is no money in that card."Let me inform her.""No, do not. Go and get your card, and I will transfer money to you right away. Are you using the same bank details I have?""Yes, sir,""Okay, go,"Transfer $5,000 to Sheila and tell her from the CEO to prepare for the coming Premiere. Do it exactly after 2 hours. "Okay sir,"Lucas went to the kitchen
Chapter 187She felt another surge of anger as she read the part where it said all the artists would be given awards. She talked loudly and said, "Including the riff raffs, ptf... Elite should hold its stinky award for its dirty people; I don't do with the crowd; anytime it has a standard award, I should be invited." She talked so loudly that her mother could hear where she was, but she was unfazed; she thought Lydia was just talking to get her attention. She wondered where she was. Lydia wanted to drop her phone on the couch again. Her eyes swiftly caught the CEO on the text message, but she could not fathom what the CEO was doing in the message immediately. She instantly took the phone back and read the text message again. Her eyes lit up instantly; her eyes were brimming with joy as she read the CEO part. She thought another chance had come for her, and she had to be smart to take it. She walked to her room to check her poster and her skin. She saw that she had not been taking