The days that followed were filled with worries and anxiety for Camelia. She could not speak with Marcus and she was always faced with Marco, her enemy. He was making life unbearable for her at the office; always writing her queries and making her seem incompetent.One time, she got so agitated and confused during a presentation to the board. Marco countlessly tried to step her through depression by cutting in on her presentation, causing her to feel irritated and delayed by his constant questions. She lashed out at Marco in the presence of everyone because he was trying to suppress her with his regular show of masculinity and his bid to prove that she is not competent.“Is this how you always speak to him or Mr. Marcus?” The board public relations officer asked with a scornful look at her and Marco stifled a laughter that rose to his throat and smiled instead.“You have to face some level of caution for this attitude that you displayed right in front of everyone here.”Tears gathere
Marcus was reading through his mails when he got a unanimous mail from the board members and in the message, he was advised to send Camelia a memo, warning her for her attitude at the board meeting that occurred that day. He wondered what it was she may have done.Marcus went on to open the mail. And he was shocked to see what was written about her character.It felt like a bit of a contradiction for him because he could not imagine Camelia behaving that way. Just then, Marco appeared in his room with two glasses of wine, and handed him one.“What is going on?” Marco asked, looking at him with feigned surprise as though he did not know what the issue probably was.“What did Camelia do at the office today?” Marcus asked with concern.“Oh… that?” Marco asked, dismissively. “She was just a lady, I guess. Probably having a bad day.”He tried to downplay it and not appear to seem pushy about her.“It does not seem that way from the messages I am reading from the members of the board. This
Marco walked back to his room, his heart filled with excitement. He was glad that things were going just as planned and he was going to be the one to handle the affairs of both the Blackwood and the Redwood.He took off his clothes and got into the shower and then called Mara to tell her the new plan.The excitement in his voice for Mara wondering if he had already taken hold of the company that quickly.“Oh… not yet, baby girl but trust me, we are closer than you could ever imagine. I mean, he trusts me now more than anyone, even more than his lover.”“Hmmm… I know how cunning you are,” she whispered with a laugh.“Yeah right,” Marco replied and they both laughed out loud.“So, what can I do from here now. I mean, has it reached the point where my services are required?”“Get your pretty self down here tomorrow. I have a job for you at the Blackwood's conglomerate because I will make sure that the present holder of the position I want for you leaves this job in two days. Once she mov
“I trusted you! I put my life in your hands, believing all the lies you told me about my brother and my mother So, all the while, you only had your eyes on the Black card?” Marcus raged at him, a look of disappointment evident on his face.Richard said nothing. He simply stood there, listening to the insults being hauled at him. He knew it would happen somehow but he was not sad about it. He was only trying to save the Black card from the wolf who had his eyes on it.“I want you gone from my house before dawn, Richard and I do not ever want to see you around this vicinity. I will sell your shares with the Blackwood conglomerate and send the proceeds to you, somehow.”He snatched the card from Richard and watched him walk away. He felt so sad and tears gathered in both their eyes but Marcus did not want to look at him.Richard walked out of the room, his heart heavy with hurt and slight guilt. But he was convinced that he did what he had to do to protect the family's wealth and legacy
Hannah put on her makeup and dressed as neatly as possible. She was sad but she had to pick up the pieces of her life. Her mother, Theresa, had insisted that she would pay Magnus a visit in jail.“I cannot go to visit such a man, mum, what would society say about us if they saw me associating with him?” She had yelled at her mother.“I don't want to go over these cases with you this morning, Hannah. If you are not going to visit Magnus, then I will cut off your funds entirely for quite some time. It does seem to me like you do not want to be as rich as we have desired for you. Right?”Hannah gazed at her mother with shock in her eyes. Her elder brother who always defended her travelled to Australia and she was left alone with her mother.“Do you think that visiting Magnus will make him marrye when he gets out? I feel that he would be carried away by the desire to set himself up after all the fame that he has lost owing to the issue in ground with him. He will have series of court case
Camelia was scared when she woke up in a dark room. She could not tell where she was and she had no idea who the men that took her were.“Please release me,” she cried out, holding her purse so dearly. They had snatched her phone away from her and did not want her to be communicated with for a couple of days just as Marco had instructed. “What do you want from me?” She asked out loud, wondering what the problem was with them and why they had taken her in their space without saying a word to her.She was shaking with trepidation as she remembered how almost a year ago, Derek had held her in the same way.She wondered if it was Derek doing this. But then, she remembered that he was reportedly dead in Jail and had already been buried.“Please, tell me. Is it money that you want or you just want to keep me here against my will? I have a sick mother who needs my attention and I have my job too!”They still said nothing to her. They all chattered about other things, acting as though she wa
The day rolled by fast and Marcus and Marcos stayed in the office, one as the CEO and the other as the aspiring CEO who was willing to take over the business his brother had run for a few years and to throw his brother away into the streets with no penny.As much as Marcus was unhappy with Camelia not showing up, he was moved on with his day. He assumed that she probably needed a day off and did not care what was happening with her. Marco kept on stressing on how loose he was with her and how that has affected their work relationship.Marcus denied that and Marco said; “so, tell me why she would not show up at work and not even call you to let you know? Isn't that disrespectful?”Marcus was quiet. Whatever the case was, he did not want to discuss her further. “We may just have to focus on their job for now. I will go to see her later in the day.”Marco was taken aback by that statement.“Did you just say that you will go to her house to check up on her or I did not hear you correctly
Marcus and Marco were having a great time at the club where Marco took him to.It was a strippers club and he took his brother to the Vip section and paid for the number of hours they would be there.The strippers bounced their robust buttocks in front of Marco and Marcus, enticing them with their sexiness.Marcus seemed a bit laid back with them and was not hasty with touching them but Marco got into the game, rubbing their bodies and spraying money on them.He was a lady's man and he knew just how to make women feel wanted.“Have fun bro, this is how millionaires spend their money on busy week days.”Marcus laughed but shook his head, refusing to engage with the strippers.“I'd rather just be a spectator, watching from afar than do what you are doing. I cannot even imagine myself spraying my hard earned money on these ladies.”Marco frowned at him.“Okay then, so just watch me and then have the greatest time of our lives. Be our spectator.”Marco smiled at him with sarcasm and Marcu