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2024-10-29 19:42:56THE NEW MANAGER
Reuben woke up in the middle of the night following a loud rumble in his stomach.He stood up and entered the washroom once again. He emerged about 15 minutes later looking all freshened up.He went straight to the kitchen and took a bottle of drink and some biscuits.After eating to his satisfaction, he sat down and began thinking about what he was going to do about his manager.If he could set him up in this manner, then there was something behind the setup and probably someone.However, he had different ideas and thoughts from the first one.“ What if he did not set me up? What if it was a coincidence? What if the gang were on their own and just wanted to kidnap someone. What if the manager was innocent? '' he thought.As he pondered over the whole issue, Reuben thought of a way to find out the truth from the manager. That is; of he intentionally set him up or not.After si
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THE BEAUTIFUL WOMANThe policeman froze in shock as he viewed his iPad screen.He clicked something on the screen and after a few seconds he breathed out a sigh of relief.Finally, he spoke.“ Well, Mr Reuben, the feedback is in. The profile information of the recipient was traced to a man, however, as we speak, this man in question is dead.That means, the account is untraceable to anyone in particular.Now with the address, I must say you are a very lucky man because if it was a hundred meters lesser than that, you would not have the place alive.That area is the territory of a notorious and wanted criminal. But , from our intelligence, he was not in the area nor were any of his men. This can only mean you are safe for now and we will work on your protection. But for the robbers we are still working on them to get them arrested as soon as possible” the policeman explainedThe manager seemed relieved.“ Thank you very much sirs, we appreciate your efforts and hope you are able t
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THE SECOND CHANCEGrandpa smiled and flipped the last flipper away and it revealed the portrait of a beautifully dressed woman.He looked at it with a smile but the smile vanished in a second after recognising who the woman was!!!He blinked three times continuously and slapped his cheeks a little to confirm if he was dreaming but no he was not.He shook his head vigorously and gave out a smile again.Grandpa Roland was quick to notice the change on Reuben's face. He looked at Reuben as he blinked and slapped his cheeks. Then he watched as he shook his head vigorously and wondered why he did that.“ Do you not like her son?” he questioned Reuben.Reuben smiled and shook his head again.“Can this man excuse me for a moment please?” Reuben demanded.“ Oh yes sure…” grandpa said, then turned to the man. “ Alex, thank you for your work, I'll talk to you later okay” Grandpa said and dismissed the man.Alex nodded and left the room quicklyAfter Alex left, Reuben heaved a sigh and spoke
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WHICH WOMAN WOULD LOVE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE,?“ Now change my glass for me now” the lady said and walked back to her seat looking satisfied with getting Reuben fired.“ after you ma'am” the manager said and followed the ladyThe lady went to sit back at her table and the manager took both the glass and the bottle of water away.The lady sat down smiling to herself and praising herself in her head for being able to get Reuben fired on the second time.She continued using her phone while waiting for whoever she was waiting for.The manager replaced her bottle and glass and left after making sure she was satisfied.The lady received a phone call and after a minute of making the call, her countenance changed. She looked sad as she dropped the phone back on her table.She called the waiter for her bill and another waiter presented her the bill.She duly paid for the items and left the restaurant without touching any of them.****************Reuben and Grandpa Roland sat opposite each oth
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A DOLLAR BILL CAN CHANGE HIS LIFE“ Everything will be sorted grandpa. We will see the way forward. " Reuben assured grandpa.“ I really hope so but the question now is, which woman would love you for who you are?.“ Well I know of someone but I can't confirm for now.” Reuben said with a smile.Grandpa flashed a quick glance at him. Reuben swiftly looked away to avoid his gaze.Grandpa Roland looked at Reuben.“ What did you just say?" Grandpa Reuben asked .“I have someone in mind but I can not really tell for now”. Reuben repeated with a nod.“ Wow, so how can you be sure?”.“Well I actually think we need to run a test on her too. But I know she would definitely qualify. Actually she is currently under a test though.” Reuben stated.“ Well said, so who is this woman, may I know her? ” Grandpa enquired.Reuben nodded.FLASH BACK[ When Reuben left the hall of the meeting after the lady caused his dismissal, he walked out of the premises but came back dressed as a homeless begga
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A DOLLAR BILL FROM A STRANGE WOMAN WITH THE HEART OF AN ANGELWow. I never knew a dollar bill could change someone's life this way. I am very impressed by that” Anabelle said and let out a smile.Reuben reciprocated the smile and adjusted himself on the seat.“ You are welcome once again Mr. Reuben. The reason why I called you here is to talk to you about something.Well I actually don't know what made you resort to begging on the streets for a living. And to think of you living in such dirts. I never knew there was this handsome figure behind the man out there. So if I may ask. Where do you currently stay?”. Anabelle asked Reuben.“ Umm.. currently I'm homeless so I live on the streets. I sleep in front of closed stores during the nights and I beg for alms during the day.” Reuben replied.Anabelle looked sad. She felt pity for Reuben.“ Sorry for my manners Mr Reuben, what would you like to take? Anabelle asked in an apologetic tone.She signaled the waiter to come over.“ Water
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HOLD ON A BIT AND WAIT FOR MEReuben had never experienced any kind gesture as such from someone before.Talk more from a woman he had never met in his entire life.It was a different feeling altogether]PRESENT.Reuben narrated to Grandpa Roland how he met Anabelle and how she helped him despite having no knowledge of his background or even his immediate family and friends.“ She still helped me, Grandpa, although as we talk, she does not know anything about me.I believe she can be a good woman” Reuben concluded as he narrated the incident to his grandfather.Grandpa Roland was nodding all through Reuben's narration.He was touched by the strange lady's kind gesture towards his grandson.“ Wow, the lady must be an angel then. I hope to meet and reward this kind lady one day. She is definitely a rare gem.” Grandpa Roland stated.“ Very true Grandpa. She is. She still calls me everyday to check one and make sure I am okay.” Reuben added.“ So my boy, I want to know more about this lad
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I AM THE BILLIONAIRE PAUPERAfter inputting the copied information, another page loaded and the picture of a man and a kid appeared alongside a location address. Reuben gave a broad smile.“ Just hold on a minute. I am coming for you” He said aloud and stood up from the bed with a little laugh He entered the shower straight and freshened up.He emerged and quickly dressed up in a long sleeved white shirt and a pair of black trousers with a pair of black shoes.He took a backpack and tucked it on his back.He took his phone and iPad and headed out.He got onto his motorbike and geared it into action. He headed out of the house and onto the road.He rode on the bike for fifteen minutes until he got to a house. He got down from the bike and viewed his iPad screen to confirm the location.He nodded and smiled. He put the iPad and his phone into the backpack and tightened it on his back.He walked to the door right in front of him and knocked.“ Hold on I'm coming” A voice responded from
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THE BEST FRIENDS AND COUPLEReuben took his phone and his credit card and quickly headed out of the room.He did not take his bike.He flagged down a taxi outside his compound and jumped in.“ To EatGood restaurant please. Hurry up please.” Reuben said as soon as he sat in the car.The driver nodded and quickly moved towards his destination.A few minutes later, they were at the restaurant.Reuben dropped from the car and paid for the services of the driver.He got into the restaurant and chose a table in the far corner. The very table that they sat around when Anabelle first invited Reuben over.Reuben sat down and took his phone.Coincidentally, his phone rang the very moment he took it.It was a call from Anabelle.Reuben quickly answered the call.“ Hi Reuben , I'm there now.” Anabelle said from the other end“ Come right on, I'm in a white shirt. At the very table we sat the last time.” Reuben said.“ Right I'm coming in now” Anabelle said and dropped the call.Reuben sat down w
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I AM GOING TO BE A FATHER Grandma had just returned home from the courtroom and was in her mansion. Madam Martha and Madam Rebecca were with her, still trying to console her. Grandma could just not bear to see her going to jail. She had broken down in tears right from the courtroom and had to be brought home. They had to bring her to the house forcefully. As they sat down weeping, a knock came on the door. “ Come in please” Madam Rebecca said The door opened, and a guard walked in. “ There are some people here to see you ma'am” the guard said. Grandma was absent-minded about the whole surroundings as she kept weeping. “ Who is that?” Madam Rebecca asked. The guard did not reply. Instead, he stood aside. Three policemen walked in with one other man. The man without a uniform came forward. He had an ID in his hand and a paper in the other hand. “ My name is Mr Andrews, and these are inspectors Jack and Jill, we have an arrest warrant against Mrs Evelyn Anderson, and we
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CHAPTER 267Monday morning. CourtroomThe courtroom was set for the proceedings to take place.Reuben was seated with Annabelle and their family lawyer.They sat on the side of the plaintiff.On the defendant side sat Grandma Anderson, Jake’s father, madam Rebecca, and a few new unfamiliar faces.They had two lawyers on the defendants side, The Jakes family lawyer and the Anderson family lawyer.They were all seated and waiting for the proceedings to start.Earlier in the previous day, Grandma, together with her family lawyer, had visited Louisa and Jakes again, and they had spoken.According to the conversation with their lawyer, they were better off by pleading guilty to the accusations and pleading for mercy, in that case, they were going to be pardoned and their sentence was going to be released.They had come into an agreement with the family lawyer for the Jakes family to do that.Both families had no money left in their accounts to drag th
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THE VISITThe driver drove into the premises of the police station.The sun shone high above the sky, and everywhere was bright light.Grandma got down from the car and hurried towards the entrance." You are welcome ma'am" one of the policemen who knew her greeted her as soon as she entered." I want to see Louisa now," she fumed, ignoring the greeting from the policeman." Certainly ma'am, you have to wait for just a few minutes. I will be right back with you, " the policeman said with a dry smile and walked back in.Grandma stood in front of the policewoman at the reception.She looked at her with a deadly look, and the woman did her best to avoid the gaze and ignore her.Grandma stood there shaking vibrantly.She could feel her knees hurt from the stand, but she ignored the pain and stood there.Her only aim at that time was to see Louisa and speak with her, and that was exactly what she was doing.After standing for about three minutes, she was already losing her patience.Just
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A SCARY REALITYGrandma Andersons Mansion.Three hours later, Grandma had just alighted from her car with the factory manager.She saw madam Rebecca and Martha coming towards her.They all wore sad faces to meet her.There was an awkward silence amongst the trio as they welcomed Grandma, but Grandma did not say anything.She was just smiling through the whole process.The two wondered what there was to smile about the trouble they had at that moment.They went to the living room, and all of them sat around." Where is Louisa? I was told she was coming to the hospital to see me but she never came.Where is she now?" Grandma asked.She noticed that everybody else's face changed at once.She suspected that something was wrong." What is it? Why is no one talking to me?" Grandma asked.She was eager to know what was going on.The manager looked at Madam Rebecca." Have you told her yet?" She asked him.The manager shook his head in the negative" What is there to tell me, someone to speak
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ALL IS UNDER CONTROLLouisa and Jakes were pulled out of the police van, with the handcuffs on their hands.They both looked surprised as they could not fathom how they had just been intercepted in the middle of their operation and arrested by the police.The police had confiscated their phones and all that was with them.Louisa had seen Reuben and Annabelle earlier at the scene, while they walked away, after Reuben told the policeman something.She was sure Reuben had found out about their plan and had laid ambush for them." Is this what your plan led us to? In prison?" Louisa screamed out to Jakes when they were arrested.All she got was a caution from the police to keep her mouth shut, with the addition that whatever she said at that time could be used against her in the court.Louisa knew that was the end.They had been caught in the act, and she was sure that the boys were going to confess that Jakes was their leader.She was caught with Jakes at the same time at that scene,
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ITS A STRIKEGrandma was in her room in a phone call.It was time for dinner and she needed to go eat.The househelp had served her meal and informed her about it.Grabdma came out to the dunning room when one of her guards entered, with an envelope in her hand." Excuse me ma'am, there is a parcel for you," the guard said as soon as he walked in." Who is it from?" Grabdma asked " There is no sender's address, only the delivery address, and that is here." The guard said.He handed over the envelope to Grandma.Grandma took the envelope and muttered a " thank you" as the guard left.She was curious as to who would send an envelope without a sender's address.Grandma did not touch any of his cutlery. Instead, he opened the envelope to see the contents.The envelope contained a single sheet.She took out the paper and read the contents of the paper." Dear Mrs Anderson, We have not8ced your recent activities, and we know where you invested all your money..We can assure you that the
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THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL STARTED"What is going on here?" Annabelle asked in surprise.She could not just fathom what was going on, although she knew she was just about being kidnapped.Reuben held her hand and led the way back to the car, away from the sirens and the people who were being arrested. " What just happened here? Why is Louisa and that man being arrested? Who are those men? " Annabelle asked all at once." Let's sit in the car and speak for a bit.There are still a lot of things you need to know, " Reuben said as he unlocked the car with the remote.He opened the door for Annabelle to sit down and closed the door.He walked to the driver side and sat behind the steering, roaring the engine to life." I'm ready for the questions now, but before to ask, let me begin with narration," Reuben said as he drove out of the parking lot and out of the premises." I know you have a lot of questions. First of all, our date has not been canceled. We are on our way to a new restaurant.
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STAGED KIDNAPFriday Evening, 4:30pm, Honeymoon Hotel.Louisa and Jakes were out of the hotel and were heading towards the garage.They were done with all their planning for their mission ahead, and everything was carefully laid out.Everything they needed to make their work successful was ready.They walked into the garage, and Jakes unlocked the door to a new car.They both sat in it as they talked.Louisa had gone there with a car, but according to Jakes, it was too risky to use her car, as it might be identified by Reuben.They had hired a new car they were going to use.They sat in the car as the driver drove out of the premises of the hotel." So we are going there earlier, so we can monitor their movements, they should be there around 5pm, and we should get there about ten minutes before them.Everyone else is ready over there, and this should not take a long time.We will pull out quickly, " Jakes said.Louisa nodded.She was okay with the explanation and how things were go
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TWO WAYSLouisa went to the hotel and met with Jakes as they talked for the last time.Jakes made it clear that he had confirmed news from the Brooks mansion that Reuben and Annabelle were going out on a date the following day.He, however, stated that they did not know exactly where and when they were planning to go.Louisa rejoiced with the news as she knew they were getting closer to victory.Jakes told her he had the vans ready, and they also knew where they would be sending Annabelle after they had gotten hold of her.He had a private ship that was on the shores of the seas, waiting for him.He planned on going back home with Annabelle on the ship instead of air.He was doing that for his own safety, at least,until things went calm.After about thirty minutes of talking with Louisa, they finally dispersed, and Louisa went back home to prepare for the day ahead.It was a careful and nice plan they had laid out there, and they were sure it was going
