Claire stood before Alex, her expression a mixture of hurt and defiance. "It's not about the money, Alex. You know that," she finally replied, her voice trembling slightly. "I'm sorry for what happened in the past, but I've changed. I want to make things right between us."Alex's anger simmered beneath the surface, but he couldn't see the sincerity in Claire's eyes. He took a deep breath, trying to quell the tumult of emotions raging within him. "It's not that simple, Claire," he said, still harsh . " you think I can just forget about everything I have been through? Trust isn't something that can be easily rebuilt.""I know," Claire said earnestly, taking a tentative step closer to him. "But I'm willing to do whatever it takes. Please, give me a chance to prove myself to you."" Whatever it takes huh?"Alex hesitated, his mind racing with conflicting thoughts and emotions. He knew allowing sure back into his life was going to be a mess. Not after what she and her family had done to him
Alex looked at Roseline as she approached him. He walked towards her with a smile " Hello, Rose. I wasn't expecting you. Or do you have a business proposal for me?" he said with a smile " How come I am the only one that didn't know you were having your birthday today?" She squeezes her face. " Trust me, I literally forgot that today was my birthday. The company threw me a surprise birthday party. All of this isn't my doing." Alex replied, looking at her. He could see she felt bad. " Okay, I am sorry." He said, trying to make her smile a little." So, what is the big plan for the day?" Roseline asked, staring at his face. "Not sure yet but I just promised my staff a get-together after work. I wanted to celebrate with them. Care to join us?" Alex chipped in. " I just want the time to ourselves, Just me and you. Can't you grant this lady's beautiful wish?" Roseline said looking at him " As much as I would love to a promise is a promise. We can have dinner together if you don't mind.
" I guess you have got your gift son," John said as Alex picked up his phone. " Not yet grandpa." He replied " Why don't you step out for a bit," John told him. Alex pinned his phone to his ears as he got up walking towards the entrance of his office. He pushed the sliding door slowly as he made for the company's compound. He got outside and saw a brand-new car. " Jeez, is this for me sir?" He yelled over the phone, attracting some of his staff. Alex had never been gifted on his birthday and it was overwhelming for him. His grandfather had gotten him a yellow Ferrari spider. " You will be signing here Mr Davis." a young man said with a smile giving Alex a paper to sign. He handed over the keys to him immediately he was done "Congratulations sir." " Thank you." Alex smiled and tipped him $1000. He smiled as he entered his new sports car. Many of the staff were jealous of him and they also wished they had a father who was rich just like Alex. He was indeed lucky. He went back into
The sun penetrating Alex's curtains shown into his eyes. He yawned, feeling a little tired, and opened his eyes slowly. He saw a blurry figure before him and it happened to be Henrietta. " Good morning," she said gently, pushing back a hair that stood out of place on Alex's head. He felt uneasy. " Good morning to you too. Shouldn't you be at work?" he said sitting upright. " Today is a special day. Grandpa called me and told me we could go have some fun. Just me and you." Henrietta said with a smile on her face.[ YAWN ]" Do you mind? I wanna take a shower and get dressed. Wait for me downstairs." Alex instructed. Henrietta took a glance at him and wondered how a woman in her right senses would let go of a man like Alex. He was handsome even though his face and appearance looked a bit rough. " okay, don't keep me waiting." She said with a smile etched across her face. She bit her lower lips as she walked out of Alex's presence. [ SIGHED ]"Why is Grandpa trying to set me up with H
Charlotte was in the living room when Claire entered. " Ain't you going to work today?" She asked looking at her face. " I am a little bit under the weather. Besides, I have called the company and told them I won't be coming over today." Claire replied looking at Charlotte. " What do you have in mind with the money borrowed from Ruby? I will advise you to start a business of your own mother. That money is not something to be spent on frivolities." Charlotte lifted her gaze and met Claire's own. " don't tell me what to do. I don't remember taking the loan in your name." She snared at her Claire kept a low profile and didn't want to fight with her mother. Her phone rang and she looked at who the caller was. " Hello, Henry." She said, scratching her head. " Are you free later in the evening?" Henry's voice was heard over the call. " I am home right now."" Are you alright?" Henry asked, sounding a little worried. " I will be fine. It is just a minor headache that is all." " Well, I
Benjamin stood still at the entrance, a combination of shock and shame evident on his face while he looked at his sister's angry expression. "I was just hanging out with some friends," he stuttered, trying to get a hold of himself.Claire's anger grew stronger as she listened to his flustered reply. "Are you hanging out with your friends?" Can you tell me the time? "Why do you have those costly accessories?" Approaching nearer, her tone filled with irritation.Benjamin squirmed uneasily, dodging Claire's piercing stare. " I am here to assist you. So you had better tell me everything." He muttered that he had borrowed them from a friend, with his eyes nervously flickering.Claire looked suspicious with her brows furrowed. " Did you borrow them? From whom? And for what reason?" She spoke in a commanding manner, giving no opportunity to avoid it.Benjamin paused, his thoughts quickly searching for a believable reason. "Oh, simply... a friend I know from school. He allowed me to borrow th
Claire was short of words and didn't know what to say. Charlotte was nothing but a parasite. She has fed off her when she was daring Henry Walker then. Henry would send her a substantial amount of money each time he visited but now that she needed her mother's help, she was proving too hard to crack. " Benjamin is involved in some kind of trouble. The money is not for me so don't you think for a minute this has to do with me. We need to get him out of this mess or this will come back to hunt both of us." Charlotte raised her eyebrows and looked at Claire and back at Benjamin. " What have you gotten yourself into again? I am sick and tired of cleaning after you. You should do something valuable with your life. How much is the money you are talking about?" She asked, chewing gum like some harlot.Claire breathed deeply, attempting to stay composed despite feeling increasingly frustrated by her mother's lack of understanding. "Mother, it's a significant quantity," she responded, with a
Henrietta looked back at Alex, " He is just a friend and nothing more. " Hello, how are you doing honey? Did you just forget all about me? I thought I told you how sorry I was and I wanted us to get back on track together. I know I messed up pretty bad, but I would be glad if you could give me another chance. " Simon Roddy said with a bent knee. Alex said nothing but simply entered his car and zoomed off.Henrietta looked at Simon and bit her lower lips. She knew she would have to work hard to gain Alex's trust now. She rushed inside the house and went straight to Lucas. " Did you call him and asked him to come over here?" She shouted in anger. Her voice could almost bring down the house. " How dare you meddle in my relationship." Simon walked closer to her and placed his hands on her shoulder. " I know we ended things on rough terrain but can you please give me a chance again? I mean us. I can be the man you dream of and get you the things you have always wanted. " Simon pleadedThe