113“What’s going on?” Horror was written all over his face as he popped the question out. The fact she was standing out alone in a black dress creeped in out.“What was she up to again?” he asked himself.She grinned at him. “A change of heart and plan. If you were a minute late, you would not have made it out alive.” She gestured to him. “Come over here fast.” He rushed over to her.“KABOOM!” the explosion in the building went off. “Nice” she screamed.“Why did you do this?” he cried out, thinking about the bunch of people they were in there to gamble. Though they have a terrible addiction, they didn't deserve to die.“Innocent people are in there, lots of them.”“None of them are innocent, I would burn down this town if I could,” A weird laughter came out of her mouth. “The criminal needs to leave the scene right before the police come right?”“She grabbed his hand and got on the scooter. “Hop on, Safety first,” he joined her and she drove him back to her family house..“This place
“Big Boss.” Jose yelled as he ran towards Cephas. He engulfed him in a hug. “You are alive,” Cephas had rang them up when he got to the airport about his arrival and asked them to arrange a car for him. Their swift response was like they were waiting for his call at any time, which warmed his heart.They were his employees and family that he never had.Cephas chuckled at Jose’s behavior. He had not changed a bit. “Yes. I am.” Someone like him could not even contact his family because they were all after his position and his younger sister was acting weird to him which was unlike her. He kept his hands crossed that his gut feelings were not true.“We saw the explosion in Arizona, we were scared. We didn;t know what to feel. The chairman has been on best rest since we saw the news.” he said while they both walked into Cephas’ house.Sarah had probably told him about his arrival in Arizona. At least she did some follow up with them. “Arhh, Sarah told you I was there?”“No, you forget
Jose drove Cephas down to his father’s home. He walked into his father’s room, his stepmom and his step siblings were all in there.He had called earlier to tell his father about his arrival back home and that he was coming. He thought that his father would have prepared him for a feast coming out of the Lion’s den alive.When he did not see a busy table downstairs, he thought his father had not informed his stepmom about it. That was why it was quiet downstairs but Sarah should have done something too.“This is a surprise?” He said as he noticed everyone in the room. “Why is everyone here?”He saw Sarah’s face and she didn’t look like she was happy with him. She looked like she could stab him. He wonders why she was wearing such disdain for him on her face. Though her aura had changed during one of their conversations when he was at the Lion’s place.“We are here to reveal your harsh doing.” Sarah replied in a harsh tone that took Cephas by surprise.“Harsh doings?” he asked her and
It was a big party at the Marcus’ family house. Cephas had been doing odd jobs since he had arrived at their home. He was back as the useless-in-lawThey were commemorating Violet’s arrival from jail. Cephas got kicked out by his father. His father was such a powerful man that he even got his personal account locked. He didn't even have time to grieve for his lover. The woman he loved so much, if the Marcus’ were still staying in their former area he would have gone to see Tyla’s room.That was now impossible as they had moved to a bigger house in the town. Their family house was now much bigger. Some cousins now stay with them. Cephas didn’t even know how they were related.He was the only stranger amongst them, what worsened things was they all knew that Violet went to jail because of him.His assistants got fired at the Walter’s corporation so he had no means of communicating with anyone. He was trapped at the Marcus’ house.“I’m in a good mood today. I want to hear what everyone w
“Take this as a big lesson, never to be rude to my daughter.” Mrs Marcus yelled at his face, leaving him in big confusion. He didn’t even know where he had gone wrong. He had only said yes to what Violet had said, now a bowl of soup was downed on his head. They had been pointing accusing fingers at him for making their daughter go to jail when she was clearly at fault. She had vandalized the store and ran away with it plus they didn’t hire any lawyer for her. Why is he taking the fall for it? If her parents had provided a lawyer for her, she would have probably gotten out on probation.“I am sorry,” he lowered his head in shame and annoyance since he couldn’t do anything in his defense or even confront “Come and seat my dear wife. Ignore the boy.” Mr Marcus signaled to his wife to return to her seat and she answered obediently.Cephas could not believe his eyes that his mother in law could listen to her husband in such a respectful way without complaining.Things had changed so m
118 Cephas parked the newly acquired BMW in front of the Marcus’ office building. He wondered where they had gotten all the money to fund this. The last time he had checked, they were in lots of debts.Unless his father had cleared it all for them. Why would he do that? Where had everything gone wrong? He was as confused as hell but only going with the flow.A slap landed at the back of his. “Did you doze off?” Violet yelled at him. “Get my bags and let’s get going. We are late already.” She said before alighting from the car.He picked her bags and went in with heer. As soon as they entered the company, the attention of everyone was on them.“Do you know who that is?” one of the staff whispered to another. “Who is he? Is he not the driver of the new CEO.”“You are so naive. That is the CEO’s useless husband. He is so broke and poor that she divorced him at first. Then he returned back to their family to beg for hands back. The CEO was so kind to take him back. If it were me I would
Violet walked into the Abraham's building, her floral gown complimenting her beauty, but she was a beauty without brains that was why she was resorting to sexual favor. Just then Abraham appeared.“I have been waiting for you.” She smiled at him and rubbed her body against him flirtatiously. Abraham winked Cephas before speaking to her, “Is this your husband? The one you took back?”“Yes, I didn’t know you listened to rumors too.” She giggled which irritated Cephas.The laughter wasn’t even necessary, she wasn’t acting like a CEO one bit, rather an escort. He missed Tyla, she knew business so well, unlike this empty head.“It is a very common truth that everyone knows so it would be strange if I didn’t know about it. Why did he come back to you? Is he so much in love with you?” Abraham sneered.There was mockery in his tone, Cephas was wondering if Violet could even pick it up, she was just interested in using shortcuts to get the investment.“If he loves me, that is his headache. My
Cephas sat down in the hotel lobby then he received a call from Jose. He picked it up immediately.“I was just about to call you.” Cephas said as soon he picked the call up.. “How are you? How is Anta?” “We are good sir, I have good news for you.”Good news? Maybe it would lift his mood a bit. He had been feeling down since his mind crossed Tyla.“Did you find something?”“Yes, I saw that when you were in your teens, you had saved him money to invest in a local gold mine. Now it is worth billions of dollars. Which will be more than enough to bring you out of the Marcus family." Jose said with excitement in his voice.“Oh, that? I remember that. Zoro had told my father about it and he threw a fit saying I acted out of desperation but how did you know I got scolded for it?” Cephas asked confusedly.Even if they had found the investment papers , they were not supposed to know that.“I was looking through your business journal, that was how I came across the investment sir. I didn't