ANNA’s POV“Hey Becca!” Anna weaved her hands in the air to signal Becca towards her direction, as she went closer to hug her but Becca ignored.The Blackwoods went out shopping.After the discussion they had during breakfast,the talk about Ken, Mrs. Blackwood relationship advice to Anna and Mr.Blackwood input too.Mr.Blackwood and Mrs.Blackwood decided that they would go shopping with Anna.“But dad, you said you had to go to the office first” Anna had asked.“Yes dear, I can go there anytime.let us just spend this little time together as a family and trust me this would be a good idea as it will take the thoughts of Ken off your head for the meantime.”Mr Blackwood had answered.Although Anna knew shopping with her parents wont take the thoughts of Ken off her head, she still appreciated the thoughtful offer of her parents,imagining Mr. Blackwood had to stay back from work just because he wanted to join her shopping so she could cheer up. Her parents try to make her stay happy at all
KEN’s POVWith pains all over his body, bruises on his face and mouth, gotten from all the punches Ethan threw at him,Ken sluggishly walked to his car, he was so weak to the point that he could not even raise his head up because blood was all over his face, he was in the pool of his own blood, the only thing he wanted to was to at least have the strength to move to his car, but that was almost impossible because he was broken. As he slowly got to his car he kept thinking of how he was going to be free from this burden but it seems like there will be no end to this.Ken finally got to his car,he tried opening the door of the car, but it was difficult, after much strugglings, he succeeded in opening the door, as he tried to drive, he noticed his hands were shaking when he attempt to drive his car, the car steering felt so heavy at this point, so he decided to flag down a car to take him home, but all the cars kept ignoring him, it was like he was a masquerade by the roadside, trying to
MAGNIFICENT HALLIt is the D-day,tons of billionaires,trillionaires, business gurus are trooping inside the event center. From the entrance of the building to the inner decoration,one could tell that the business moguls spent lots of money to make sure they achieved such a magnificent building and decorations.From the entrance of the door,one could see how massive and imposing the door of the hall was. The door was made of heavy oak with well detailed carvings, the knobs, made of solid brass,and shines so bright like a polished mirror.Stepping in through the door into the hall was like going to another world,the hall was really beautiful and comfortable. The hallway was long and wide,with high ceilings and intricate crown molding.The hall was a spacious one, had an airy feel with a wide open floor plan that allowed free entry of natural light. A massive crystal chandelier hung from the center of the hall, glittering and refracting the light, giving it a nice display.Every detail s
STELLA’s POVStella couldn't sleep throughout the night, her eagerness to attend the party and as Dmaien’s date, made her stay awake almost throughout the night. But she slept off later and woke up around 5:00 am.As she woke up, she immediately entered the bathroom to take her bath and in less than ten minutes, she was out of the bathroom.She went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her and her dad.“Good Morning daddy, hope you had a good night's rest” Stella asked her dad, who just came downstairs from his room, into the kitchen.“Yes my dear, I did sleep well” Mr. McCardy replied.“Well I didn't, i am just feeling nervous and excited about today’s event and the thought of it, gave me sleepless night” Stella complained“You know, you need to calm down, right? Mr. McCardy asked, as he tried to assure her that everything will be okay.“Just be yourself, carry yourself with self confidence, you are beautiful and don't let anyone look down on you” He encouraged“So just eat your b
STELLA’s POVStella couldn't sleep throughout the night, her eagerness to attend the party and as Dmaien’s date, made her stay awake almost throughout the night. But she slept off later and woke up around 5:00 am.As she woke up, she immediately entered the bathroom to take her bath and in less than ten minutes, she was out of the bathroom.She went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her and her dad.“Good Morning daddy, hope you had a good night's rest” Stella asked her dad, who just came downstairs from his room, into the kitchen.“Yes my dear, I did sleep well” Mr. McCardy replied.“Well I didn't, i am just feeling nervous and excited about today’s event and the thought of it, gave me sleepless night” Stella complained“You know, you need to calm down, right? Mr. McCardy asked, as he tried to assure her that everything will be okay.“Just be yourself, carry yourself with self confidence, you are beautiful and don't let anyone look down on you” He encouraged“So just eat your b
STELLA’S POVIt's been thirty minutes since she spoke with Damien on the phone, but he hasn't called back yet.The previous night, Damien had told Stella that on the day of the event, she should wake up earlier than usual, so she could prepare on time, that he would come pick her.Stella did as she was instructed, but Damien didn't come as promised. After waiting for so long, she decided to call Damien, which at first, was not reachable, she tried again a few hours later and Damien picked up the call but Stella realized he was still asleep, he only woke up because he had called.Stella was shocked but she found it so funny, because the previous night, he gave those instructions with confidence, like he was incharge of time.Stella decided to go back to watching her show.“Any year Damien gets ready, he can call me. But for now, I have a show to complete” she mumbled as she relaxed on the couch as she continued watching her show.“Stella? What's going on? Why are you still at home?” Su
DAMIEN'S POV“Me? Work? Damien scoffed“I just had a very stressful night and it is telling on me and I also realize that this weakness is not just because of the night stress, because it feels like the whole year’s weight is on me” Damien tries to explain to Richard why he was still in his room sleeping, even after it was morning.“Okay boss, just drink this so that you will be strong, you know we are already late for the program.” Stretching his hands towards Damien, as he gives him his drink“Ya talking about the party, I'm almost ready, I just have to dress up and once I am done, I will call Stella to come over” Damien said, as he gulped the whole content of the cup into his mouth like it's a contest.Damien stood up and went to his wardrobe to get something to wear, as he got there he realized that he hadn't prepared any cloth for the occasion, he stood there gazing at his wardrobe like he was expecting a chosen cloth to automatically dress him up. After much wardrobe conundrum D
RICHARD MEETS DAMIENFew days after Damien had the conversation with Richard at the airport, he gave Richard a call. He instructed Richard to meet him at his company.When Richard got to the company, he was so astonished by such a mighty and magnificent building.Seeing such a building, Richard's mentality changed immediately, he knew at that point that getting wealthy was very possible and it's all about the mindset and hard work inclusive.When Richard got to Damien's office, Damien welcomed him officially as one with a great personality and not a beggar or anything less than a human.Richard felt so loved and for the first time in a long while, he felt like a human being that had value.Damien first gave him an intro, telling him what the company is all about, what it stands for, its vision and mission. During the long detailed intro on the company, Damien noticed that Richard paid keen interest in the introduction and he kept asking reasonable and sensible questions about the comp