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