Dax Edmund, a simple man with black hair and blue eyes, built from manual work was heading to his wife's apartment after a gruesome day at work.He wanted to surprise her with the gift he bought her from the jewelry store. His chest lifted with pride, with every dollar he scraped to afford the jewelry piece as a token of his love.He approached her apartment and knocked. He was met with a beautiful lady with red hair and her body was emblazoned with a satiny white robe. He took her in but she was not impressed.He heard a male voice in the background until he came face to face with Kevin Korbin who smiled deviously."Who the hell is this?""That's my boyfriend, Kevin Korbin.""Are you serious?" He lurched forward, his blood pumping with adrenaline. "But I'm your husband, how could you invite such a man into your apartment?"Allora pushed him."I would ask the same thing about you. Allora deserves better." Korbin said to him. "There's only one man in her life and that man is me."Dax cl
Dax felt foolish, he thought that love was more important than money, it turned out that he had been foolish to believe that Allora would accept him for who he was. It backfired. Love was nothing but an illusion.And now he was the heir to the estate company that he slaved away in for four years. He was a broken man who tried hard to make something good out of himself. But it worked out for his good.He brushed his eyes. "Your parents were killed by the loan sharks and you were missing from your carriage.""They only preyed after poor people.""Yes but this was an entirely different story. Many people had speculations.""What happened to them? Perhaps they were mistaken." A void formed in his chest at the thought of his parents, he was never going to see them again."They drove a rolls Royce, Mr Edmund.""A Rolls Royce."Bryson nodded dropping a file. His eyes widened at the smashed Rolls Royce, the doors wide open and the marks for the bodies."How do you know that I'm the lost heir
He lowered his head on the desk and he was met by Jennifer Bezos, his assistant."Aww, cheer up, Boss."Dax gazed at the divorce papers, his eyes scraped every word. He recalled when Allora's father Martin Hills make him sign a prenup to prove his love for her. He cringed and signed his name on the divorce paper.He never wanted to see her again."I don't want to see this woman around unless it's on the grounds of divorce."He spoke.She nodded taking the file out of his office.He was not happy with the news that they were understaffed. He could not stop thinking about the loss.He went to the gym to engage himself in some cardio exercises staring at the mirror. The gym was empty, Bryson had gone to take care of some security work.He worked till he couldn't bring himself to do anything and sat back downing a bottle of water.Dax went towards the balcony to watch the labourers down there weeding and clearing up the garden with patterns like an ancient Aztec pattern and a fountain at t
He touched his head. He needed to unwind."Hello.""Miss Shannon O'Malley, this is Edmund. I hear that you give guitar lessons.""Yes, you've come to the right person. I'm your girl. What time are you available to take lessons?""5 o'clock." He spoke. "I have a roster for everyday.""Aye, 5 o'clock. I don't think that'd be necessary.""You give guitar lessons and you don't understand the concepts of time management?"Shannon squawked. "Of course I do. See you there."Dax frowned impatiently. "Thank you for your time, miss O'Malley.""You're welcome."Dax lowered the phone and sighed. "That was difficult." He couldn't wait to start learning."Get me a guitar." He said and the errand boy nodded leaving.He sighed. He couldn't get anything done just anticipating Allora's return. There had to be a way to solve this amicably.Shannon O'Malley arrived. "Shannon, I'm here to teach the master a lesson." She said.The guard eyed her. "What do you have in your case?""A whole bag uh poison porcu
Dax tried hard to meet up, he had inventory management. He was aware of the competition, he wanted to make sure that they were the best choice.He offered the team some incentive to find some weaknesses on the part of the other companies.The permanent workers were making progress being installed.He checked his watch. He had the technical team work on the search engines and the newer project, a user friendly app to keep up with their demands.He had a gala event to attend and He upped the prices and offered incentives like discounts on home maintenance services or free upgrades to premium features. "Put that on the ad."He brushed his temple and he took down a suit."Sir.""Bryson, I'm so surprised to hear from you.""Are you ready for the event."He wanted to use the opportunity to network with some business owners and potential partners. By 8 pm. He was on his way to the event.He emerged from the car and he went towards the building decorated with lights.He walked in and declined
"Mr. Edmund, this is Mr. Johnson," the voice on the other end of the line said. "I've been thinking about our meeting, and I've decided to go ahead with the partnership. I think it's a good opportunity for both of our companies." Dax couldn't believe his ears. "That's wonderful news!" he said."Indeed. I cannot wait to work with you." He beamed.Dax kept his composure. He summoned Jennifer Bezos, his assistant."We have Johnson on our team."She clutched her hands together. "That's wonderful news.""That's what I said." Dax beamed."This calls for a celebration." She added mirroring his excitement."Get out of my office." He said. He hoped to maintain professional grounds now that he was the CEO. He went to the gym lifting weights. The bench felt cool against his skin, the lights bounced off the acrylic painted walls and the mirrors. His back pressed against the bench as he pushed up. There was tension on his face. There was nothing but the sound of the ceiling fan to fill the sile
"What's happened?""There's a fire on the fourth elevation."Dax gasped, a vision of a blazing fire flashed before his eyes, his knees almost buckled thinking about what he was going to see once he got there. But he had a firm grip on the seat.Jennifer gasped. "Oh dear.""We called the fire department and they're on their way."He sat back trying to keep his breathing steady. "Is everyone else okay?""Yeah but, our inventory is gone." The manager said."Forget the inventory dammit."He slammed his fists on the table, forcing them to answer the call to attention.He was thinking about going to see the levity of the damage."The show must go on. We have guests waiting and we cannot cancel right now."He shuddered just thinking about attending that event while there was an emergency below them. He was not prepared for the calamity but he had responsibilities. He felt a strong need to see the damage that he had caused. There was no easy answer.He went to the commissioning event, by car j
His ex in-laws were pleased to see him fall."I apologize to the public for my nonchalance towards the plight of my loyal customers."Shannon clapped slowly and so did the crowd. Dax went down the podium with Shannon.He saw that she was uncomfortable. She lowered her hand. "Let's go, I bet those lessons can't wait." He muttered.Shannon held his arm. "I bet they can't." Dax smiled. "Thank you for your time.""You don't need to thank me." She said and took her leave.Shannon adjusted her headband when he dropped her off."You know you should wear a dress more often.""Who says I don't?" Dax waved a hand, he watched her until the car drove out of the apartment. He squinted his eyes and faced the road. He had a lot on his plate.Dax returned home, he heard the car tires and the stones crackling when the car slowed to a stop. He blinked when the driver adjusted the mirror and the lights flashed across his eyes.He hopped down hoping to get some sleep and he got a guitar pick from the e