A gloaming and rainy night as Harry rode his bike through the busy street of Maple. It was a busy day for him at the factory while he tried to earn some extra cash.
Harry has been married to Lisa for three years now and while he only got pennies from a little job at the factory, Lisa was now the CEO of their small family company they were granted after being expelled from the large family business. He came to a halt at the sight of a red flower, he parked his bike at the front of the flower shop and hurried inside, his eyes beaming with smiles at the sight of the red and white velvet. Red and White were Lisa's favorite colors, and he knew for sure that she was going to love them. Harry had made a few extra bucks today and was so excited to buy the flowers for her. Soon after he made a payment, the flowers were picked, wrapped up, and packaged for him before he hopped onto his bike again and headed for home. The smiles on his face disappeared when he stepped into the living room painted white and furnished with a red leather couch to see his mother-in-law Madam Emily and his brother-in-law Collins in the living room. Madam Emily held a document, her gaze dark and intense as she pierced them deeply at him while Collins had a look of disdain in his eyes. “ Good evening ma…. ” He greeted but as soon as he tried to say the next word, he was cut short by Madam Emily who shoved the document at his face. “ Sign this divorce document! ”. The words slid freely from her mouth, she got on her feet paving the way for a black sequined gown to be visible, her voice resonating with authority. Her hands and neck were embraced with gold accessories, while her face was fair and glimmering with makeup under the light. Harry held out the divorce document, his eyes slowly darted around it. “ What are you waiting for, go ahead and sign the document and set Lisa free for once! She has been through so much because of you, don't you think so! ”. Madam Emily highlighted but he remained quiet. “ Have you suddenly gone mute, you worthless human! ”. She yelled out. “ Where is Lisa? ”. He asked quietly, his left hand still clutching onto the flowers. “ Do you think that you are in a position to ask about her whereabouts! ”. Collins chipped in, also getting on his feet, his hands clenched into a fistball. “ Lisa is going through so much because of you, the company is on the verge of bankruptcy all because she chose to marry a worthless human who only lives off her earnings”.“ Finally, Lisa has agreed to divorce you, so sign the document so she can finally be with someone capable of providing all her needs”.“ I will only sign the document if I speak to her and hear directly from her that she does want to divorce me”. He calmly spoke. ‘ Slam!! ’. A loud slap landed on his face, Madam Emily was so furious and could no longer hold her anger that was why she hit him so hard. A red print immediately emerged on his face as he held onto it hoping to soothe the pain. Madam Emily and her son had always held him with so much contempt, so he wasn't surprised. On several occasions, she had hit him with different objects at her disposal when he dared to speak back at her, although he had felt sad about it, he never dared to complain. But today, he felt so much pain and scared that Lisa might end up divorcing him. He picked up his phone and dialed her number but after consistent ringing, it went straight to voicemail. Harry immediately picked up his keys, and while they continued to throw angry words at him, he dashed out of the room and headed for his bike. He steered off his bike and rode for her company, a fashion company that she started three years ago and was able to grow due to her hard work and consistency. Most staff at the company were getting ready to leave and not most of them noticed him, the few that did never failed to throw a mockery word at him, but Harry did not dare listen to any word thrown at him as he made his way to the elevator where he clicked on the button for the fifth floor. Lisa sat at the large armchair of her modern office, her bright skin radiating under the limelight at her office. her long midnight-black hair flowed over her shoulder. Lisa Carrion was considered one of the four component beauties in Maple Town and component CEO, although her company was small, she was able to achieve success at the age of twenty-six. Her long legs and tin waists went well with her curved shape, opposite her was a middle-aged man in his late fifties there were a few white hairs visible, other than that, he seemed younger, well-polished, and dressed in an expensive leather suit. Placed on the desk in front of the man was a mug of black coffee, the man, Mr Jeff Elison who was the manager of Keltine Fashion, a large fashion company Lisa was hoping to sign a contract with had promised her the deal, as long as she accepted his marriage proposal. “ Have you decided on my proposal? ”. Mr. Jeff asked as he slowly sipped through his coffee. “ Mr. Jeff, we can discuss that later, how about we go into more details regarding the business proposal”. She slid the document containing the proposal close to him, and his eyes slowly fell on the document before trailing over to her bare legs. She had worn a white shirt and a mini skirt that was above her kneel, making her fair legs visible. He rolled his tongue over his lips before getting on his feet and striding over to her. “ I told you, the contract will always be yours as long as you choose to be mine”. His finger slowly ran through the visible part of her chest. Lisa quivered but did not dare pull his hand away and for him, it felt like an invitation to go further. “ I can give you more than you can even begin to fathom, you just need to accept my proposal and divorce that worthless husband of yours”. He morsel his words slowly as his hand trails down to her thighs, she clenched both her hands by the side, and her jaws tightened, and she could feel her heart racing fast, so much disgust for this man whom she had once held with so much regards. Despite how much she wanted to punch him in the face right at that moment, she could not because she needed the deal so much, more than being able to jungle back the state of finance of her family. Lisa desperately wanted to show her relatives that she could make it big without their support. Lisa finally became irritated and could no longer bear it, she held her hand up to stop the older man, but just then, the door opened and Harry walked in. Seeing his wife with another man in such a state, he was furious, his gaze dark and intense as he rushed over to the older man and slammed hard in his face. “ What!! Harry, what are you doing? ”. Lisa asked, but Harry was too filled with rage to even listen to anything she had to say. He kept on pouncing on Jeff and Jeff struggled to break free from his fury. “ Harry stop!! I said stop!! ”. Lisa yelled, holding out her hand, but he wouldn't stop. Lisa had been married to Harry for three years and had always considered him weak and a coward because he consistently let everyone bully him and treat him like trash. But she was seeing him in a different light today, man up and stand up for her, despite how happy she felt, she understood that she needed this deal and it would go south if she let Harry continue. “ Harry Stop, I said stop! ”. She yelled and slammed him hard on his face. “ What do you think you are doing, coming to my office and beating my client up”.0“ This man was going to molest you, did you expect me to just stand still and watch him treat you like trash”.“ He is not treating me like trash, and whatever I decide to do is none of your business”.“ I am your husband”.“ Shut up Harry” She yelled, her breath so loud that it could be heard from an inch away. “ In my entire life, I have never been this humiliated, was it your plan to send your lunatic husband to abuse me”. Jeff held out his chin, hoping to ease the pain. Not able to withstand humiliation anymore he felt, he stormed out of there.A defensive silence filled the car as Lisa drove back home, although she let Harry ride in her car, she did not dare say a word to him. Three years ago, she had only agreed to the marriage because her grandfather had asked her to, although the only thing that Lisa was worried about was the company. After all, a few years when they were expelled away from the large family business by Grandma Maria, her relatives mocked and made jest of her that the business wasn't last up to a year. Once they arrived back at their luxurious home, Harry silently strode back inside, but Lisa was stopped by Madam Emily and Collins who were very curious. “ How did it go? ”. Emily grabbed onto Lisa's arm, her eyes filled with curiosity. “ Did he sign the divorce document? ”. Collins chipped in. “ Mother, I am exhausted, can we not talk about this right now”.“ You can't be exhausted at such a critical moment, Jeff won't wait for you forever, and at this rate, we would have to go begging in the street”.
Roland took Harry around the entire estate, after all the paperwork was inferred, Harry was handed a black titanium Card with over fifty billion dollars and no withdrawal restrictions at all. His jaws almost dropped to the ground at what felt like a dream, he had never run a company before, but somehow his uncle who he had looked down on in the past had so much confidence in him which made Harry determined to become a big shot in town. When Harry arrived back home, Lisa and her family were already dressed and inclined to leave for midtown. “ Where have you been!!”. Lisa yelled, a flash of concern through her eyes, but he let his eyes slide down to her dress. She wore an elegant red strapless gown with a slide at the edge, although she had just a slight makeup on her face, she still glowed with so much glittering that he could barely take his eyes off her. “ Harry! Are you listening to me! ”. She yelled out again bringing him back to reality, her lips were pink soft and glossy as
On the car back home, Lisa couldn't stop biting her lower lip nervously. “ Is there a problem? ”. Harry who noticed her behavior asked. “ How can you ask me that when you made such a deal with my family, where in the world did you think that you were going to be able to get money to help my company”.She yelled so loud that she could barely breathe. “ It doesn't have to be me, you are a smart and intelligent young girl, soon other companies will start flooding your doorstep”.“ There are much better companies than mine, I could see the way Lilly was glaring at me, she is only where she is today because of her successful husband, how can she mock me knowing how hard I work for myself”.“ That is because she doesn't know how hard you work, she doesn't even understand what it is like to be an independent woman”.“ This is all your fault, if only you were half as good as Charles then maybe I wouldn't be going through so much right now” she barked and he knew how angry she was. “ I am
The news of Bryn Empire accepting the approval for a collaboration with Timeless Fashion spread through the entire city. Everyone was fully aware that there was a new president of the company, but no one could fathom why he chose to collaborate with such a small company which set Grandma Maria at the edge. As soon as Lisa heard the news, she was so excited and had to immediately call Harry. “ Hello, Harry, where are you!! ”. She yelled at the top of her voice unable to contain her excitement. “ I am at work, is there a problem”.“ I got a deal with Bryn Empire!”.“ Oh! I see… ”.“ It is the biggest fashion company and with this, I no longer need Jeff's help”.“ See…. I told you, I knew you didn't need his help from the onset”.“ Come over to the restaurant close to my company, I am buying you lunch”.“ Oh! Okay”. His face was filled with smiles as soon as he hung up, there was a pile of documents stacked up he still needed to review and some needed his signature. But it was his w
Madam Emily rolled her eyes at him as she watched him strode upstairs. “ What a worthless son-in-law he is, others are buying the best designers for their wives and he comes back home with a replica and expected to be showered with praises”.“ Mother, that is enough, at least he made an effort”.“ You cannot wear that anywhere at all, give it to me, or I will have to discard it”.“ I am sorry Mom, but it is the first gift I ever got from my husband, I am not throwing it away, besides, the mask looks kind of cute”. She expressed with a soft chuckle but Emily ignored her. Back in the kitchen, Harry was carefully preparing dinner when Lisa walked in, he had just his pants on, and his broad chiseled chest was left bare. “ How are you doing? ”. She asked while standing at the entrance of the kitchen, he did not notice her come in and was almost startled as soon as she spoke. “ I am fine, do you need me to do anything for you? ”.“ Not at all, I was just wondering, I saw a few blood s
Lisa slowly strode away, her steps mimicking that of the masked man in front of her, his tall and broad shoulders looked so familiar but Lisa couldn't place where she had met him. Her sleek blue gown slid around the floor as they both stopped right before a restroom and her eyes met his. She was lost in his gaze for a moment as his crips suit gave him an outstanding look. “ Sorry about that, you can clean up here and meet me up at the lodge so we can finalize the deal of the contract”.“ What… Contract? ”. Lisa strutted as he lips quivered, not sure how to reply to him. She was expecting to meet with the manager of Bryn Fashion, and for her, meeting with such a distinguished figure was a blessing, but standing right before the president of the largest fashion company, was a dream she never expected would happen. “ Oh… Yes… Sure”. She quickly replied and hurried into the restroom, Harry stood there for a while, beneath that mask was a wide smile that had occupied his face. She st
When Charles and Lilly arrived back home, there was this unusual silence as he paced around the room while smashing whatever he could lay his hands at. “ Charles, you need to calm down! ”.“ Did I just hear you properly, I should calm down, I have never been humiliated in my life like this before, amid the most influential men and women in Maple City where I was hoping to gain more connections”.“ I understand what this might cause us, but you need to calm down and think of a way to solve this”.“ First thing is first, Lisa cannot work with Bryn Empire else she will only gain more connections, we need to find a way to undermine the contract”.“ I know, but my first impression of the president wasn't a good one, and I need to renew this contract more than anything else, there is no way he would listen to us if we asked him to cancel the contract”.“ Yes, but there is someone Lisa would listen to, and that is your grandma, you need to speak to her”. Lilly was silent for a while, her s
Williams was on a phone call when a knock came through the large wooden door and without being ushered in, Lilly stepped in. “ I am sorry, but I will have to call you back”. Williams concluded the call as he placed his cell phone on his desk. Lilly wrapped her arms together as she bit her lips. “ Lilly hi, I wasn't expecting you”.“ Neither was I expecting the humiliation I have been receiving, last night at the party, I was sent out of the Club because of some low life and today, I can't even see the president”.“ I am sorry about that, but there are new rules in the company”.“ And does that rule apply to me, I am the top model for the Bryn Empire, haven't the new president been enlightened on that aspect? ”.“ Trust me Lilly, he is well enlightened but he does his things differently and sincerely speaking, everyone is watching closely to see how well he does”.“ I hope he knows what he is doing, can I see him please, just this once”.“ I will put a call through to him and see if
Harry was a man who went through severe torture and as most people would say, he ended up falling in love with the wrong person, but amits everything that he went through in life, he did not give up, he kept striving, going through so much pain, but the hardships that he went through in life seemed to have also helped shaped his life. But at that moment when he was going to give up on life itself, light shone on him and he became so wealthy that most people would consider it impossible, even when he had acquired so much wealth, Harry did not become arrogant or belittle those around him, especially those who had humiliated him in the past, he was so humble to the core that he served at their feet and never in their entire life did they imagine that he could be a billionaire. Lisa on her end made so many mistakes in the beginning but she was able to come through and realize how much sacrifices the man she married was making for her finally, she learned to love him but his death shatte
While Williams rushed over to Olivia, he held her in his arms, she was gasping for breath, no doubt that she was feeling immense pain, for the first time, tears rolled down his cheek seeing the only woman he ever dared love in pain. “Will, you have to let me go this time around…. ” She was coughing out blood as she spoke. “Someone call an ambulance!!”Williams roared at the top of his voice while he tried to put pressure on the wound. “We have called for an ambulance, it should be here soon” Gilbert replied but Williams was shedding so many more tears than he ever did before, he could bear seeing Olivia locked away but what he could not bear was the thought of never seeing her again. “Why are you so stubborn Olivia, I warned you, I was ready to give up my life for you, why couldn't it be me, am I so hard to love that you would rather die than be with me”“it is not that you are difficult to love, I just do not deserve you, I do not deserve your love, you should be with someone more
Williams picked up his phone and placed a call to Olivia, after several rings, it went right to voicemail, but he was not going to give up in haste. He kept calling her until finally, her tiny voice came through. “What is it Williams, I am busy right now” Those were the first words she said once she picked up the call. “How are you doing Olivia?”“How are you expecting, you and Harry have my Mother and Father locked up and today, I just lost Grandma from the massive shock she had to receive, so how do you expect me to do?”“Is that why you kidnapped Lisa?” He asked and she was silent for a while. “So you know, but do not bother trying to talk me out of this one, it is not going to work, it's all over because she will be dead before you find her”“I do not care about Lisa, who I care about is you, I do not want you to get hurt in the process, you have been hurt so much and I understand that right now you think no one cares about you, but I do”“I do not care about your feelings for m
Chapter 225:Williams picked up his phone and dialed Lisa’s number but after each rang, it went straight to voicemail, he gently closed the bridge of his nose, worried that something might have happened to her as he rose to his feet. He scurried through the parking lot, hopped into his car, and drove right for Springfield estate, but it was just Mrs. Emily at home. “Williams, It is such a surprise to see you hear by this time of the day, or did you forget something here the last time that you were here?” A bright smile filled her face while she asked. “Not at all, Lisa is not at the office and they seem worried so I just thought to know if she came back home perhaps for any purpose at all”“No, Lisa left for work early this morning and hasn't been back until now, have you tried reaching out to her through her phone?”“I have tried countless times to no avail, I think that there is a problem somewhere”“What kind of problem could that be because you are making me scared right now, a
Olivia spent most of the day at the hospital, she was filled with so much pain and humiliation that she dared not go out even after receiving several messages from her mother who wanted to see her, she still refused to leave. It was early that morning when Olivia was still fast asleep close to Grandma Maria when she heard the sound of the machine that was connected to Grandma making a rapid sound. Olivia opened her eyes and realized that Grandma was gasping for breath as she jerked up. “Grandma! Grandma!! Grandma speak to me what is going on?”Fear took hold of her seeing that Grandma was rolling her eyes back and forth trying to breathe but it proved difficult for her. So she dashed out of the ward as she hurried to go get the doctor. “Doctor! Nurse!! ” She was screaming at the top of her voice and even the doctor who had received this alert from his emergency button was rushing over to the ward accompanied by his group of trainees and nurses. “Doctor please you need to help her,
Lisa felt her heart melt seeing Harry in a state that she had never seen him before and all she could do was tap his shoulder gently in an attempt to console him while he quickly wiped away his tears. “No amount of apologies will take away the pain that you had to go through while you had a father who could have made life easy for you, I am so sorry that I put you through so much pain and now I am paying gravely for my transgression”“It's alright, you do not have to keep beating yourself about this, I know you have paid gravely for your wrongdoings, and it is enough, now is the time that you finally find peace ”“Yes, being able to be on good terms with you again in this lifetime is enough peace for me. That moment when I stood at that event and watched you climb up the stage, I knew for sure that this was God's way of forgiving me, now I can die in peace”“Do not make use of such words here, you are not dying not while I am here”“My son, I understand that you are powerful but deat
Williams was able to book with a specialist in Chicago and a date of appointment was fixed. Harry alongside Lisa went over to visit Jeff as they knocked on his door. After he had gone bankrupt, he sold most of his properties which included his mansion, and had to buy off a small apartment on the outskirts of town. Harry and Lisa both stood outside for a while staring at the environment, although the house was small it was decorated with flowers that helped beautify the home. “Looks like he found himself a hobby after retirement” Lisa teased seeing how well the plants and flowers were taken care of. His garden lacked no plants at all from tomatoes, peppers, apples, and berries down to large trees that provided fruits and also farm works like cucumber which made life easy for him. “I guess he lost all his friends when he lost his wealth and had to find himself another kind of companion he had to hold onto” Harry commented as he walked closer to the garden, he plunged a piece of tomat
Harry and Lisa both arrived at the precinct, after the last time she was there, she did. not want to visit this place again, but now she was here again and it was to visit those same people that had caused her nothing but harm. They both sat in the waiting area and seeing how nervous she was, Harry held her hand gently. ““Lisa and the dead man that rose again” Eric teased as soon as he stepped in with a disdainful smile that made the pit of Lisa’s stomach curled up in anger. “You know, I should have listened to Charles when I visited him and he kept telling me you were alive and haunting him, I thought that he had gone crazy because this place could make you insane but looks like he was right”He expressed that as he tried to sit down with a cuff around his wrist, Lisa immediately punched him hard in the face and blood began dripping from his nose. “How dare you son of a bitch still have the ability to smile after everything that you have done, how do you even manage to sleep at n
Chapter 220:Hearing that Jeff was diagnosed with such a rare sickness got him on another dimension, just when he thought that perhaps after all the fuss, he could finally make up with his father, in the end, it was all a lost cost. ”I guess you have been diagnosed with such sickness is enough punishment for you, you can leave now, I have no business with you”“Harry…. ”“Leave!! Otherwise, I will be forced to call security to drag you away!! ” He roared at the top of his voice, his eyes filled with fury as Jeff walked away. Harry was not furious about the man, but the fate that he was cursed with and the parent that he longed for all his life was right before him, and he was out of range. He tried to calm himself down while he sat down staring blankly at the computer, a knock came through and Williams stepped in. “Wow! It is so good to have you back at this office. The board is all thrilled with you and would like a meeting with you”“Do they think that this company makes money jus