The government released a tender a few months ago for the supply of goods to East National Prison and Roger’s company had been one of the many companies that had applied to get it. He had his reason that he couldn’t share.The letters of the awards were sent today to different companies’ Emails and The Jacksons Inc wasn’t one of them.So, while Brianna was driving Milton to see Roger Jackson, Roger Jackson was in a Zoom meeting with the minister of foreign affairs.When she left Milton in the sitting room, she didn’t think it would take a while to inform Rogers, Milton was here. So, when she arrived at the office, she found him in a heated conversation with the minister of foreign affairs.Roger Jackson wasn’t having any of his explanation. His company should have been on the list.Knowing the minister, Caleb, a family associated with Glen Inc, the company that got the tender instead of Jackson Inc, she had to step in and solve the matters before the squabble turned into something mor
Out of normalcy, he accepted their apologies. Roger Jackson gave them one last chance half-heartedly. Which took everyone by surprise. Brianna left with Troy and Gio and reprimanded them. They apologized profusely. Since they worked together for years, their trust ran deeper than the roots of trees in the desert, she let it go. As she watched the walk away, she messaged Dominic and Findley to report.Brianna found Scarlett pacing back and forth in front of her office, “what?”“I am sorry.”With an unreadable expression, she replied, “sure.” Scarlett opened her mouth to add something but stopped when Brianna grunted. Scarlett walked away hurriedly.Meanwhile, Milton and Roger Jackson were speaking inside his office. He was here to ask him if the offer was still there. The humiliation from Dickson kept dancing inside his mind the whole day and this drove him to accept living here.However, now, he was thinking of something else. He can’t stay with people who hated his guts the moment
A video was playing in front. It was Milton. In the same outfit. Today. Scrolling on his phone as he wrote in the CAT sheet. He looked at his phone and then at the screen. How did that happen?Milton was confused. He didn’t recall using his phone during the exam. Hell, he hasn’t used it in days. With no friends and a lover, the phone has been the last thing on his mind. So, how did this happen? Why was he there? The video humiliating him as if he hadn’t been humiliated enough?From Rickie in the morning and now this, Milton knew whoever had his cards of life was drunk and half asleep while playing.The students streamed in and began throwing their pens at him, claiming it was time he paid for his sins. He looked back and for the first time, he wanted Troy and Gio to rush in and take him away.Too bad, they were nowhere to be found, and so were Dominic and Findley.Milton yelled, “I did not cheat. I don’t cheat.”“You are lying.” It was Natalie. She dabbed her finger on his forehead, a
The pungent smell of the hospital irritated his nose. Doctors and nurses minded their business. A man dressed in a hospital guard uniform was staring at him with looks that could kill.For half an hour, he cried helplessly for help. Eventually realizing they were serious about not treating him, he embraced the pain and was waiting patiently for the authority to arrive, hopefully in prison, they would give him some painkillers.Groaning in pain, he whispered, “where are you, Brianna?”*Brianna was speaking to the dean. He was on his knees, trembling, his eyes avoiding Brianna’s. Brianna threatened to sue him and the college if he didn’t unravel what happened.The dean implored, “yes, ma’am. We will.”“We?” She fired.“So..rry, Ma’am. I.” He stuttered. Brianna clutched her phone tighter and touched her ear when she heard Troy speaking, “I am outside.”They were a few meters from the college’s gate. Brianna noticed Milton wasn’t with them and panicked. She didn’t show them and asked ca
Milton wanted to snore so bad. To pretend he didn’t hear what they were speaking. But how could he when Brianna was next to his head fanning him speaking to Roger, “he has been awake for the last few minutes.”What was she playing at? It was the same question Milton and Roger Jackson had in their minds.Brianna was playing a dangerous game and she knew it. Yes, she was Roger’s hand-woman but that didn’t give her the free pass of talking ill about his nephew.The nephew waited patiently for Roger to yell at Brianna to leave again. But the more he waited, the more he realized the man wasn’t going to repeat his words.He felt a hand in his short-trimmed hair. If he hadn’t been listening to his hammering heart, he would have fallen into another deep slumber.Roger Jackson was playing with Milton’s hair to avoid dragging Brianna out of there. He was outside while they were speaking about Milton and whatever reason Brianna had, he didn’t want to hear it.“Sir, you didn’t have to come. I was
“Young master is a snake and will shed his skin soon.” “Young master is a pretender.” “Young master isn’t young master.”Milton heard the staff speaking ill about him. The more they spoke the more Milton decided not to mind. Each morning, he would greet them. If they bumped into each other, he would smile and continue walking as if he didn’t hear about what they said.Milton was waiting for his uncle every night to speak to him but didn’t get the chance to. The master came in the middle of the night and the next morning before Milton rose, the master left.The young master listened to Troy when he informed him about not going back to college. At first, he was adamant because he couldn’t take the dead silence engulfing the mansion, but after reading the expulsion letter from the dean and the spiteful emails from some of the college students he knew it was for the better.And so, while his hands were recuperating, he was shown around the mansion by Zelda. It was so big and Milton knew h
Dickson was finally talking. He had to or else he would have been dragged out of the café screaming bloody murder by Troy.While he was training with Easton, Milton wasn’t okay. He had been thinking about his ex-lover and the fact that he didn’t have a closure made his night harder and harder. Was he crazy to meet Dickson about it instead of Natalie?“Women love men who are rich and have power…”Milton shook his head, it angered Dickson. Milton has been doing that, making Dickson start again. Which of course led to the same sentence. Women love money.“Not my Natalie. Natalie can’t be swayed by money.”“You think.” Dickson scoffed.Milton leaned in, his voice powerful and intimidating, “why her?”“I wanted to be happy as the way you were. I couldn’t watch you, poor filthy bastard being with a gorgeous woman like her. Now, happy?”“Now that is the answer I was looking for,” Milton said, and Dickson didn’t know if he was trying to tell himself or telling Dickson. Did it matter if it was
If it wasn’t for Brianna who barged into the room accompanied by Troy and dragged Bryson out, Milton would have heard some things he wasn’t supposed to hear, yet.“Milton, I apologize about your cousin, once he comes to his senses, he will apologize. That is not like him at all.” Roger Jackson assured a confused Milton.Brianna motioned for Troy to take Milton away. Milton smiled warily at his uncle and left. So many questions rang in his mind but he knew here and now wasn’t the right place to ask.Once Brianna was sure she couldn’t be heard, she spoke, “Sir, I apologize. I wasn’t alerted of his arrival…”Roger cut her off by bagging the table. Brianna didn’t flinch.“None of you are doing your jobs. You know what it means now that he is back, right? Or have you forgotten what he did the last time he was here?”Who would forget the drama Bryson had caused before he left for abroad? The man was a walking red flag and had anger issues even Roger himself sometimes wondered if someone exc