Still buzzing with joy, Julia wrapped her hand around Raymond's neck and then began peppering his face with kisses. “Come on, that's enough now. It's not as if what I did was a big deal.” He chuckled, pushing her away gently but she clinged on. “Of course, it's a big deal. I was wondering how I was going to face my family after acting tough.” She scoffed, rolling her eyes. “No matter what they do…” he was still speaking when she placed her palm over her ears and then began to shake her head violently. Moments later, she was staring at Raymond with a scowl etched on her face. “Don't lecture me about them. I'm not interested.” She said, rolling her eyes in anger. “Okay, fine.” He replied, reaching out for his briefcase. He was almost walking into the lobby when she yelled after him, “What about the dinner you talked about earlier?” She asked. Instead of responding, he began to chuckle. Embarrassed, she turned aside, “I was pissed that's why.” She muttered. “Let's go then.” He sai
On getting to the venue of the meeting, his keen eyes quickly caught Xavier who was waving at him to get his attention. Smiling, Raymond made his way to the middle of the restaurant where he was occupying and after exchanging pleasantries with him, he said, “Let's have another table.” “Sure,” Xavier replied, gathering his belongings and a minute later, they were occupying a table at the end of the restaurant. While Xavier rummaged through his belongings, the magazine from Dulo fell off and Raymond picked it up immediately. “You still have this?” He chuckled, flipping through it. “Of course. If I had pressed on a little more, you would have spilled your identity then.” He chuckled, pushing his business card towards him. “No, you are wrong. I'm firm with my decisions.” Raymond replied, reading through the card. When he had read through it three more times, he waved it in his face, “You now own a firm?” He asked. “Yeah. I left after Mr. Brooks and his daughter gave me a tou
Since it was just a beep, she chose to ignore it and then went ahead to show Javier her work. After reviewing it together, Javier made some corrections and she left to perfect it. She had just started working when her phone began buzzing against the desk. Just as she was about to mute it, her fingers mistakenly slipped, receiving the call from Stella in the process. With a frown etched on her face, she scowled, “What do you want?” “Your guilt is eating you up already, I see,” Stella commented, gripping the edge of her table. Earlier, she had just stepped out of the boardroom after meeting with some investors. Thinking her secretary wanted to show her her next schedule, she took the iPad from her only to be greeted with the video the reporters had leaked online. Thinking it was her mind playing games on her, she went ahead to make confirmations, browsing through different sites coupled with calls and when she discovered it was true, she went livid. She sent Julia a text but
A few weeks later… “You said you have a plan, why haven't you implemented it then?” Mr. Brooks yelled, hitting his fists against the table in anger. While he was going through the business report, Dulo was the number one tech company in the state, displacing his which had been on that spot for several years. “You think it's easy?” Stella retorted, glaring angrily at him. “I tried everything I could, made employment easy for those seeking it and a whole lot more but they still choose to go to Dulo. What do you want me to do?” She yelled. “Calm down, your father didn't mean his words, he is probably pissed.” Mrs. Brooks said, holding Stella's hand. “He shouldn't speak at all then.” Frowning hard, she grabbed her purse and then stormed out of the living room. Dulo which had now become a household name was a place where everyone wanted to work. Applications kept pouring in every day despite the high rejection rates. Also, apart from the partnership request that was made on a
That morning, she had walked in on Rina telling Tyler that her training session was over and it was time they made her a fully-fledged member. Tyler had refused saying her training time was yet to elapse and so Rina told him he was going to prove to him that she was almost if not already perfect. When he didn't come around all through the day, she thought he must have forgotten about it but here he was claiming he couldn't perform a task he did all the time. “I don't even know what you are talking about but please, make sure you do your best. The boss specifically wants to see this latest noon tomorrow.” He said and with that strode out. “Okay.” Smacking her lips, she picked up the file and with her purse hanging on her shoulder made her way to the garage. On their way home, they stopped at the restaurant for dinner. Ever since Julia started working, they always had dinner outside since she would be too tired to make a meal. “How's everything going?” Raymond asked, startin
The following day at work, Julia who had crafted a letter of leave went straight to Tyler's office immediately after she got to the floor. While she was doing this the previous night, she made sure Raymond had no idea about it because she feared he was going to make her go against her will. She felt that, despite being married to him, she still had to go through the normal protocols to prevent tongues from wagging. “Good morning sir.” She greeted, hands placed together. She was standing before Tyler now. “Good morning Julia. How are you doing today?” He asked, leaning towards her. “I'm okay.” She nodded and she slowly pushed the letter towards him. Thinking it was a letter from Raymond, Tyler began to panic as his mind went haywire with different ideas. “Sir, please I will be going on a week's vacation. That's my letter stating it.” She said and with a sigh of relief, Tyler took off his glasses as he wiped his eyes vigorously. “You really don't have to do this.” He said as
Raymond was sitting behind the huge mahogany table in his office. He was scrolling through the business proposal that was submitted to him that day. Still engrossed with this, he had no idea it was past 10 am and that he had a meeting with an investor. It was when his secretary brought his notice to it that he realized and immediately suspended his work. On getting to the board room, Anderson Miles, the investor, was already waiting for him and immediately he saw him, he rose and then extended his hand towards him. “Good morning Mr. Raymond. Thank you for granting me this meeting.” He said, letting go of his hand. “It's no deal. Pardon my lateness, I almost forgot about it.” Raymond said, gesturing for him to take his seat but Anderson remained standing until he took his. “You aren't to be blamed. I know you have a tight schedule and I'm grateful you squeezed time out of me.” He said. Nodding, Raymond cleared his throat as he adjusted on his seat, “Mr. Anderson, I apprecia
“You have to learn how to stop reacting to every slight thing. You're definitely going to be hurt real bad if you keep up with this attitude.” Raymond said when Julia wouldn't stop frowning. Ever since she finished speaking with Stella, she had been like that and even when he tried to cheer her up, she wouldn't budge. “I hate her.” “You don't have to hate instead, you should tell her what you don't like, and trust me she will respect your boundaries. If you keep giving her attitude and pushing her away, it won't solve anything.” “So, what are you suggesting?” She asked, hands across her chest as she stared back at him. With a shrug, he said, “Put a call across to her and then apologize…” “Never. How could you even come up with that kind of idea.” She yelled, squirming on the couch she was occupying. “It's not a bad idea.” He shrugged. “It is a bad one. These are the same people who made you go through hell for months.” She yelled. “Hold, let's get this straight. Apart