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Reuben went to work that day with a pinch of excitement.He went through his normal routine.Since it was the last day of the week, the workload was unusually heavy but he managed to pull through.Some few hours before his closing time, he was returning from a delivery when he saw his colleagues all gathered in the compound of the company's premises.He went to park his bike and got down from it.He quickly went over to his colleagues to find out what was happening that had caused them to gather that way.Immediately they saw him coming, they began paving the way for him to enter.Surprised by his colleagues' act, he walked through the paved way till he got to the middle of the circle.He saw his manager standing in the middle of the circle with a smile on his face." What is going on here?" He asked with a surprised look." We are gathered here because
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MY INNAUGRATION IS TOMORROW Reuben rode for about a minute with stalker behind him.Then he stopped and parked by the roadside He noticed the stalker had also stopped some hundred metres behind him and was pretending to be busy on the phone.Reuben got down from the motorbike and began walking back to the stalker.He walked and was looking on the ground as if he had lost something.He did that so as to make the stalker think he was unaware of the him. He walked until he got close to the man on the motorbike.He realized the man was the same man whose picture he had seen earlier on the iPad in the morning.He nodded as he kept looking on the ground. When he got to the man in his motorbike, he asked him a question." Excuse me sir, it looks like I dropped my wallet a minute ago, have you by any chance come across it?" He asked "No… I just…." Before the man could c
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INNAUGRATION DAY" Well, my inauguration is tomorrow," Reuben replied." Oh kk, can I come with you?" Annabelle asked." Unfortunately, no. It is restricted to only the staff and board members of the company." Reuben said sadly." awwn. All the same good luck on it.You need to sleep early tonight so you prepare for the occasion". Annabelle said." Oh no, let's talk for sometime, I will not go there early so you have nothing to worry about" Reuben said " I don't like that sound. I know you, you need to sleep. Go to bed now. Good night and sweet dreams. Bye " Annabelle said and before Reuben could say anything else, she hung up.Reuben shook his head while smiling." Always stubborn" He exclaimed as he walked towards his dressing mirror. Although he wanted to speak with Annabelle for a while, he was also glad he had gained enough to to rest.He was very tired and need
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THE NEW SUPERVISOR By the end of the ceremony, Reuben had officially been given the position of the supervisor.The key to his new apartment was given to him and so were the keys to his new vehicle.His new office was allocated to him.That day after the ceremony, Reuben went home in a brand new Hyundai Tucson. At about 2pm, he was on his way home.The company had arranged for a truck to convey Reuben's goods from the company's residence to his new apartment in the Altezza Estate.In essence, Reuben did not drive to his former residence but to the new one.His plan was to wait for the goods to arrive before he left to see Annabelle. ***************Grandma woke up the next morning to the ring of her phone.She answered the call and placed the phone to her ear." Hello, Good morning Mrs Anderson, I am on my way to your place now" The voice said." Okay" Grandma re
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THE DINNER Annabelle emerged from her bedroom with a gift box in her hand. " This is for you, on your promotion" She said as she handed the gift over to Reuben. Reuben took the box from her with a surprised look." Thank you sunshine. You are the best." Reuben said.He tried to unwrap the box and open it but Annabelle stopped her immediately." No..no..no. You are not supposed to open it here. At least wait till you get home".Annabelle said as she restricted him from opening the box." Fine, I hear you. So are you ready for our outing?" Reuben asked." Oh yes, as you can see I'm already dressed up, we can go but just give me a moment" Annabelle said and ran to her bedroom once again.Reuben walked to the outside of the apartment and stood on the veranda in wait for Annabelle Annabelle emerged a minute later in the veranda with a hair clip in her hands trying to bind her hair together.She was finding it a bit hard since the clip was a new one." Let me help you," Reuben offered
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THE BEST OPTIONReuben and Annabelle walked into the restaurant and chose a table at a corner.As soon as they sat, a waitress approached them." Good evening and welcome to our restaurant., what would you like to have today?The waitress said with a bow.He handed them both a menu each." You go first. Order" Reuben said as he placed his menu on the table" I'll take the jollof rice and chicken sauce. A bottle of water and a champagne" Annabelle said to the waitress The waitress took the order and turned to Reuben. " I'll take the same thing except the champagne. Just come along with two wine glasses"Reuben said to the waitress.The waitress left to get their orders."So, how do you see this place?" Reuben asked Annabelle. " The place is nice, how did you get to know of this place?" Annabelle asked him." I came to deliver something here a few days ago. I found out this place was quite good and affordable" Reuben said with a smile." I guess so, the place looks neat and serene
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YOU SCARED MEReuben drove to Annabelle's house and then to his new apartment.Annabelle spent the night in Reuben's apartment.They planned to go visit Grandpa Roland the next morning to inform him about Reuben's new position and the final preparation towards their marriage.**********Grandma Anderson was contemplating on what to do next to get to Reuben. She had to find a way to get him.She did not want him dead, no. She wanted him alive so she could torture him.But all his efforts to get to him proved futile as Reuben always made sure that whoever she sent after him would immediately quit the job after an encounter with him.But for now, she needed to get her concentration from Reuben for a while, she needed to attend to her Louisa.She had already sent a message across to all the most important elders in the family.She had invited them over to dinner in her own ho
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YOU ARE ACTUALLY RIGHT Reuben and grandpa broke from the embrace and they both sat down." Very good boy, you have made me proud," Grandpa said." Thank you very much Grandpa, actually you all have been an inspiration. You all helped me make this happen. Thank you all" Reuben said with a smile.After chatting about the job and Reuben's new position for a while, grandpa finally asked them about their final deliberation for their marriage. " Well grandpa, as you know, it is coming off on Friday. And there will only be a small celebration after the legal work at my place.We actually planned it to be at my old place but because of this new development, it will be held at my new place." Reuben explained." That's good but how many people are you expecting and how do you intend to entertain them?" Grandpa asked."Well, only my colleagues and Anna's colleagues will be present, roughly about 30.With the food and drinks, we have ordered a catering company for a small buffet for the mem
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THE NEW PIECE OF INFORMATIONReuben and Annabelle spent the rest of the day at grandpa Roland apartment. After the lunch they chit chatted up until dinner.Reuben ordered food online and they ate.Later in the evening, Reuben and Annabelle left grandpa Roland's place and off they went.Reuben went to drop Annabelle at her own apartment before going to the estate.*******Louisa visited grandma the next morning very early following her invite.They went to Grandma's study and she sent all the guards away and locked the door for privacy." So tell me, who is this girl you say knows about Williams?" Grandma asked as soon as they sat down.Louisa heaved a sigh before explaining." I recently employed new staff in the company following the resignation and retirement of some of the old staff.So after the recruitment process we decided to hold a briefing for them in the form of an orientation about the job.That was what I went to do yesterday. But when we finished with the meeting I had to
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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
