The staff were enraged that they didn't want to hear the news that James and his team wanted to say to them. Each time James cleared his throat to talk, their voices went an octave higher. Frustrated, James dismissed the staff leaving only his team behind. With Mayor by his side, Raymond returned to his office. He had barely taken his seat when the door creaked open and a group of staff forced their way into the spacious office. Wondering what the problem was, Raymond adjusted himself on his seat as he cast Mayor a glance hoping to get words from him but it seemed Mayor was as confused as he was. "Is everything alright?" Raymond was forced to ask when the staff refused to say a word, rather, they were staring at them. "On behalf of the firm, we are here to apologize for speaking ill of you. We are sorry that we allowed the leaders to sway us with their words. Please forgive us" Their spokesman, an accountant said, "Uhm… this is not necessary" Raymond said feeling slight
Julia had just finished assisting Raymond in preparing for work when his phone buzzed. He was about to pick it up to check his message, but she beat him to it. This was the first time she was doing it and she had vowed she would continue to behave like this since Raymond always hides things away from her. She felt that if she monitored him closely, he wouldn't be caught in a web of false allegations anymore. Raymond on the other hand didn't make a fuss about her action. He blamed himself for keeping everything to himself. He felt that if she had an idea, the issue wouldn't have escalated and even if it should, Julia was going to see to it that her family put an end to it since he was innocent. "It seems you aren't going to be needed at Dexx until next week." She said as she scrolled through his phone to divulge the rest of the message. Clearing his throat as he arranged his tie, Raymond leaned close. The message was from the personnel manager informing him that the fir
Raymond was about to flip the third file open when he dashed in. Wondering what was chasing him he raised his head only to be greeted by the panting figure of Mayor. Setting his pen aside, he asked, "What's the issue now?" "You really need to speak to your fans. Those dudes out there are questioning the living hell out of me. I have no response to give." he gasped Raymond chuckled as he imagined the scene in his head. "You just have to deal with it. Remember you said you were going to support me all the way? This is one of the ways you can support me." he smirked and then resumed work leaving Mayor to pull himself back together. Since Raymond had resumed, Mayor decided to resume his usual routine of morning naps. He propped himself on his chair and within three minutes he was fast asleep. Apart from his soft snores, there was no other sound in the office. Just before noon, Raymond was able to finish up the pile of work Mayor had piled up. Flipping the cork of his bo
It was Tuesday, another day to be at Dexx for Raymond but this time around it was different. Instead of his previous resumption time of eight a.m., he was going to sign in by ten a.m. so he had a lot of time in his hand to prepare for the day. As usual, he woke up at four am that morning and after engaging in his morning routine, he sat in front of his laptop to do some work. When it was six a.m. and it seemed Julia was still in bed, he walked out of his room to take a peep at her. True to his instincts, she was still snoring on her bed with several books scattered on the floor and on her study table. As Raymond went forward to wake her up for the day his eyes caught a sticky paper on the wall and he reached out for it. It was her examination timetable which explains why her room was scattered. "Hey, it's morning already," Raymond called out to her as he made his way to her bed. Julia stirred slightly in her sleep but didn't wake up. "Wake up," Raymond said again but
When Raymond got home that day, he met Julia studying for her exams with a friend. Tugging his briefcase, he walked up to them and then with a smile asked, "How were your exams?" "Tough." Julia snapped as she pulled her hair with both hands. It seems she had been waiting for this question for ages. Smirking, Raymond placed his hand on her shoulder and then gave it a soft massage. "Study hard so it won't be tough," he whispered in her ear and then turned to leave. He was about to walk into the lobby when he turned around and returned to the dining table where they were seated. "Hi, nice meeting you." He said to her friend who was all smiles. "Nice meeting you too. My name is Freya." "Raymond." He smirked and then turned around. After the study session with Freya had ended, Julia made her way to the balcony where she had sighted Raymond sitting with his laptop. "What are you always doing with your laptop?" She queried before flopping beside him. "Playing games."
Raymond had his back turned to Julia, reeling out the portion of her book he had skimmed through while she was dozing off. When he was done, he turned towards Julia who had her hand folded across her chest with a smirk on her face. "It's easy peasy right?" He smirked "That's a lie." She snapped back with a creased brow. "Come on, it's not." "I'm finding it really hard to retain the same line you just reeled. Tell me, you attended Harvard." "Not a church rat like me even if I was given a scholarship, I wouldn't dare. You want to know why? I will tell you why. I can't stand the rich kids." He smirked Julia chuckled at his dry joke and then with her head buried in her book, she began to head towards the kitchen to get breakfast. Left alone in the living room, he flopped on the sofa and then picked up the remote. It had been a while since he made use of the remote and so, he had forgotten about its function. He was still on it when Julia, who had been watching him from be
Just like they didn't believe him even after showing them proof that he was innocent of the CEO's wife's allegations, they didn't believe him when he said he had no idea who Antonio was. The questioner, who turns out to be the head of the accounting department, Mr. Mickey rose from the chair he had been seated on and then began to make his way towards Raymond. His purposeful movement and intimidating height was supposed to throw the chicken-hearted off balance but Raymond kept his stance. He made sure he kept eye contact with him to show he wasn't scared. "Are you telling the truth?" Mr. Mickey asked when only a few meters separated him from him. "Yes, I am. Apart from my boss and a handful of people, I don't know any other." He replied, matching his piercing gaze with the same intensity. Turning around, Mr. Mickey returned to his seat and when he had reclaimed it, he said, "Antonio is from the IT department." "I have no idea about that." Came the curt reply from Raymond
Monday morning was here again. It was just like every other day for Raymond because it was the same routine all through the other days. The time was eight am when he joined Julia in the kitchen. She was done with her exams and so she had the whole day to herself. She too had just woken up and was heating water for a quick cup of coffee. "Good morning." She greeted me when she noticed Raymond's presence in the kitchen. "Morning." He mumbled, brushing past her, he headed for the fridge to get a bottle of cold water. The couples were silent and when they felt it was time to speak, they both asked in unison, "You're alright?" It was as if they had planned it beforehand but it was just a mere coincidence. Chuckling, Raymond asked, "Why are you thinking the same way as me?" "That's because we are couples. You look like shit this morning, is everything alright?" "Yeah." He muttered but that was far from the truth. Ever since his first meeting with Antonio, his mind h