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2024-10-29 19:42:56THE GOLDEN RULER
Now listen to me Reuben. A broke ass like you cannot determine my position nor my life. You have no power to decide whether or not my contract will be extended right”The manager said and laughed mockingly at ReubenReuben grinned loudly let out a wicked smile.Everyone suddenly began murmuring to each other.They could not understand how Reuben had the guts to say that to the manager.Everyone of them looked so astonished at Reuben's wordsHaving had enough. Grandma broke her long silence.“ Enough of the drama you two.. ” she said as she stared at Reuben“ … . Now you Reuben, I've had enough of you. You have broken the family's laws and rules by cheating on Louisa. You have to be punished for doing so.And you would be punished with the GOLDEN RULER ” Grandma said.“Whoa ” the whole crowd exclaimed at once in unision.… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …The GOLDEN RULER was a long flat and flexible cane that had the shape of a ruler. I had a golden colour and hence it's name.The material it was made of was was elastic .The kind of pain afflicted on the reciever were severe and sometimes led to injuries.In the Anderson family, the golden RULER was a severe punishment for the offender and whenever judgement is declared for the use of the golden ruler, the offender would usually beg for pardon and change in punishment.The golden ruler was not used on all offenders, it was only used on offenders who had committed grave aberrations and crimes.Although Reuben had not committed any severe crime to deserve the punishment of the golden ruler, she intentionally pronounced that judgement to make Reuben plead for mercy…. …. ….. … …. …. … … … …. … … … …The whole crowd got into an uproar on hearing the name of the golden ruler.Some were waiting for Reuben to render an apology and ask for mercy.Others were happy for the judgement especially for the guards he had defeated.They felt it was a revenge for them.Reuben smirked on hearing what grandma said . He stood there unconcerned about anything.Grandma asked one of the guards to fetch the golden ruler .The guard hurried in to go get the ruler.He was smiling as he hurried away. For him it was a great revenge for the beating he received from Reuben.Everybody stood in silence waiting for the next action. They were expecting Reuben to apologize and beg for mercy but he did not do so.The guard returned with the golden ruler in his hand.There was a commotion. Everyone wanted to be the one to whip Reuben with the golden ruler. Amongst the serious competitors was Louisa's cousin who mocked her.Louisa upon seeing this quickly snatched the ruler from the approaching guard.“ I will be the one to whip him with the golden ruler” She declared.Everyone kept quiet.“ He was my husband and he cheated on me . I am in the best position to whip him” she further stated.Most of the people gathered agreed with her .She smiled and began moving over to Reuben who quietly stood there watching the turn of events. He stood unconcerned about the whip he was about to receive from his wife with the golden rulerLouisa approached Reuben with the golden ruler. Before she could reach where he was, the manager dashed forward and snatched the ruler from Louisa. He flapped it at Reuben wanting to slap him hard on his face.Reuben quickly reacted by dodging the ruler.The ruler flapped back and hit the manager hard in the face insteadHe caught hold of the manager and twisted his arm making him fall flat on his face groaning in pain.The place became dead quiet.Grandma stood up furiously“ Hey you, who do you think you are? A cheating bastard like you deserves to be punished.What gave you the audacity to ask for a divorce after what you did? Huh? " Grandma questioned him.Reuben's demeanor changed.He flashed a quick look at Louisa and then back at grandma.“ Sorry grandma, I never cheated on Louisa here. In fact she is the one who cheated on me with another man. I.. ” Reuben tried to explainBut before he could finish his sentence Louisa burst into tears again abruptly cutting him short“ It's a lie grandma, he cheated on me and now he wants to turn it up on me.He was the one who cheated. I saw him in bed with another woman, ” Louisa said amidst crying.Reuben frowned.He looked surprised and confused. Before he could say anything grandma pointed an accusing finger at him.“ You… you cheated on her and you want to turn it all around on her. You are lying in my presence and in front of everyone here. ” Grandma said angrily.“ No grandma, I'm innocent… ”“ Shut up you stupid fool. Now you are the same person who is seeking a divorce even after your evil act. Who the hell do you think you are?? ”Reuben stood grounded, he was vibrating with anger at Louisa and Grandma.He realized that Louisa had succeeded in turning her whole family against him.Everyone had believed he was the one who cheated on her.Reuben shook his head in disgust.Meanwhile grandma continued talking.“ You have no shame at all. You want to bring disgrace to this family and I will not allow it.Reuben frowned and creased a brow.He shook his head in the negative and stared blankly at grandma.“ I don't have any apologies to make here, it's your granddaughter who is supposed to apologize to me for cheating on me and going to tarnish my image in front of everyone here.She's the one who's supposed to give apologies here and she's the one who needs to be punished severely. ” Reuben said, pointing a finger at Louisa.Grandma's mouth was left agape, everyone was left in awe.They were all dumbfounded at the manner in which Reuben spoke.Everybody knew him to be a very weak man who hardly speaks.Reuben hissed and looked around.Something caught his attention.He noticed someone entering the room.He looked again.Lo and behold, it was the man who was with Louisa at the hotel
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REUBEN IN TROUBLEReuben hissed and looked around.Something caught his attention.He noticed someone entering the room.He looked again.Lo and behold, it was the man who was with Louisa at the hotel The man entered the room and went to stand beside Louisa.Reuben was boiling with anger. Hatred grew in his heàrt for the pair.He pointed to the man.“ And if you all care to know, that is the man she was cheating on me with. In a hotel room! ” Reuben said, looking at Grandma, and pointing at the manGrandma's eye widenedThe man looked at Louisa in surpriseEveryone in the room was gazing at the pair.Some people had their mouths agape in shock.Louisa's cousin had a smile playing on the corners of her mouth.“ Is it true Louisa? ” Grandma asked with a shaky voice“ No grandma, it's a lie,” Louisa replied trembling.“ What is going on here? The man asked Louisa, with a surprised look“ Reuben told everyone here that I am cheating on him… with you! ” Louisa explained.The man unders
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THE BEST JOB OFFER Following Grandma's verdict on trashing out Reuben, all family members were happy.Other than the family members, there were guests present at the ceremony.All these guests happened to be big shots in the city with high status quo. CEOs, managers, business owners and most of all billionaires and multi billionaires.Each of them had great businesses in the city and beyond.Grandma had specially invited them to his birthday ceremony in a bid to get them to partner with the family business. All these people were present as the drama between Grandma, Louisa, Williams, the manager and Reuben unfolded.Finally, following Grandma's decision, most of them found it as an opportunity to gain favor from the Anderson family and especially Grandma.Immediately the jubilation about Reuben's trashing from the family died down, one of the high ranking members quickly stood up and began to address Grandma. “ Mrs Anderson ( referring to Grandma), it is of great pleasure to be in
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MY BOYFRIEND IS THE MILLIONAIRE HEIRNO, I am not accepting this stupid offer of yours. NEVER!!!!¡Reuben said Everyone froze in shock.The woman was shocked to her wits.She looked puzzled.Everyone in the room had a ‘ what is wrong with you' face on. “ I'm not accepting this offer of yours,” Reuben repeated.Louisa opened her mouth in shock.‘ What is wrong with him? How could he reject such an offer? Does he know the impact of what he just said? Something is certainly wrong with him’ she thought to herself.So did many others present thoughts about Reuben.They all thought something was wrong with him.He was on the verge of being expelled from the city and has been given this handsome offer yet he rejected it.Grandma on the other hand had a smile playing around the corners of her lips.Although she was shocked by Reuben's rejection of the offer, she was happy Reuben had rejected the offer.“ At least his stupidity has been proved. And he is going to miserable in life forever” s
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YOUR WORKS OR A MERE COINCIDENCE The manager's phone began ringing.Everybody turned their attention to him. He smiled sheepishly and took out the phone from his suit He glanced at the screen and it was an incoming call from the man who had given him the contract as the manager of the delivery company. He was the caretaker of the company.The manager let out a broad smile.He knew the caller was about to announce his contract extension The manager answered the call and placed it to his ear.“ Hello good day sir” he greeted the caller.“ Good day manager, I have news for you, '' the caller said in a hoarse voice.“ I'm all ears sir” he said with a grin maintaining his smile. “ Well I'm sorry to tell you this but we can't renew our contract with you as the manager of the company anymore.Your contract has been terminated and you are no longer the manager with immediate effect. You should go take all your belongings from the office” the caller said and the line went dead.The manage
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HOW DID YOU DO IT REUBEN Now the truth is outAs it had become clear that the manager was playing tricks with the minds of all of them. He had lied to them about his job and that made all of them congratulate him.Grandma was angry at the manager.She addressed by his name and asked him to apologize.“ Now you Ethan, how could you that here, you lied to everyone here including myself about your job. You are trying to play with our minds and make fools out of us” Grandma burst out at the manager.The manager's face darkened as he heard addressing him by his name.He knew all was lost.Now they had stopped addressing him by ‘ manager’ and he's now been called by his name.He knew he had lost his pride and ego .However, he was more worried when he understood the grave impact on what he had done.He stood quietly and watched Grandma during her outburst. “ It's better you apologize to everyone here Ethan, or you will find yourself incurring the same wrath Reuben has incurred from all o
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THE OFFER HAS BEEN TOSSED BACK All the guests were surprised by Reuben's revelation.The actions from the manager confirmed it all..They began to wonder who Reuben really was. How did he come to know of all these if he was but only a delivery man and a pauper as they all regarded him. A poor son in law who had just lost his job and family but knows grave secrets of his superior and unfolds them as though they are his own.Grandma, like all others, was surprised.She wondered how Reuben knew all the information of the manager and she questioned him about it.“ Now if I may ask Reuben, how did you get to know all this information about your boss…. I mean your former boss… Ethan here? How did he know he was going to be fired? And how did you know about all his doings that the owners of the company found out about? Grandma questioned raising an eyebrow.Reuben sighed . All the other guests were eager to hear his answer. They as well needed an explanation to this weird boldness and a
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WE KNOW THE REÀL LOSER NOW “If you would bow down to me and kiss my feet, I will give you a job in my company "The lady repeated her offer to the manager with a mischievous smile“ Oh No!! ” the manager muttered under his breath.A few minutes ago, he witnessed this silly offer being tossed to someone else. Reuben. He had mocked him and laughed at him.And when Reuben rejected it, he cursed him in his mind for being so stupid Now this same offer has been reverted back to him.He had to make a decision. Put himself in Reuben's shoes.This is what he termed a clear case of “ what goes around comes around..The manager shook his head in pity for himself.He began contemplating“ If I accept this offer, Then that is the last bit of me. Reuben will mock me. I've already lost my dignity and respect amongst high profile people. Not again!!If I chose not to accept this offer, I would have no job. And I don't have any chances of getting a job. I will be homeless and live on the streets!!
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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
