Dexx had been without a CEO for three months now. Mr Brooks, annoyed with James' sudden resignation, vowed not to offer the position back to him even if he returned crawling for a job. He was really furious that James ditched his position without prior notice. That morning, he was reading through applications he had refused to attend to for more than three years now. He was searching for a suitable person to offer the job to but he couldn't find any. "Father," Stella called joining him on the dining table. He raised his face for a moment only to bury it back into his phone. "Still on the CEO's issue?" She asked and got a nod of affirmation. Rolling her eyes, she rubbed her sweaty palms against her skinny jeans. She had a request to make but since her father was clearly not in the mood for other things apart from his company, she was skeptical. "Breakfast is ready." The caterer said, startling both father and daughter. "I'm so sorry." He apologized and then returned to th
"Raymond," Mayor called, causing him to snap his head upwards. He had been going through some files since he arrived at work a few hours ago. "Yes?" "Have you closed the records of the Patterson's?" "Not yet.""Do that quickly. Mr. Brooks needs their records."Raymond nodded then rose. Dangling his pen, he went to the cabinet to fetch the file tagged 'employee record.' Minutes later, he stamped the file on Mayor's desk. "I need to get coffee." He said then stepped out of the office. On his way out, he crossed paths with Rashford who was making his way to the office. He greeted him but got no response, with a shrug, he decided to continue his walk but he pulled him back. "What?" He asked, wriggling his hand away from his tight grip."I need to see you." He said. "My boss is there. You can meet him." Raymond replied. He had been able to wriggle his hand from his grip. "Whenever you are ready, I will come around." He smirked and after a stare-down, he stormed away. For a moment,
Xavier was as surprised as Raymond. If anything, he wasn't expecting Raymond to be a part of Dexx when he had his company. Pursing his lips, he turned to his PA. "What department does Raymond belong to?" He whispered. "HR assistant manager." The PA replied, eliciting nods from him. "Did you know him before now?" "Yes, the scandal of course. He has a good look, no wonder the CEO's wife wanted him." He muttered, flicking his fingers. Once more, he turned around only to see Raymond still staring at him. He was about to make signs to him that he was sighted but Mayor decided to interrupt at this point. "What are you staring at? Let's go." Mayor snapped. He had walked out of the room only to turn around to see an empty hallway. "Sorry. I got carried away." He muttered. Wiping his brow, he followed Mayor out of the office trying to remember where he had seen Xavier. Getting home that evening, Julia, who had been awaiting him since she returned from school, jumped in front of him wit
He was eager to delve into the content of the flash drive but then, Mayor walked in with a stack of files in his hand. Stylishly disconnecting the flash drive, he slipped it into his pocket and then sat upright to face him with a bright smile. "Are you busy with something?" Mayor asked, looking in his direction. "No. I'm free." He replied, still smiling. Sighing in relief, Mayor walked towards the table and then dropped the files he was holding. On closer look, he discovered it was the employee files. "Mr. Xavier had gone through the content of the files thoroughly. He wants us to make some changes to it." "Changes?" He asked to keep the conversation going. "Yes. He wants all files to be updated. All retired employees or those who were fired need to be erased completely from the company database." Raymond rolled his eyes at his words. Deleting that information was going to cause an issue at the end of the day. Noticing the change in his demeanor, Mayor asked, "What's i
Early one morning, Raymond had just signed in and was about to resume work for the day when a messenger walked up to him. Thinking it was just greetings, he greeted him cheerfully and then decided to resume walking but he halted when the messenger said, "The CEO wants to see you right now." "Okay." He nodded "Why?" He asked in his head. He had been able to avoid Xavier for two long weeks and now he was being summoned to his office. Sighing, he began to head to his office, swinging his briefcase in hand. On getting to the office, he knocked once and almost immediately, he was ushered in. "Good morning sir, you sent for me." He said with a bowed head. "Yes, I did. Please take your seat." He said, pointing at the couch. Raymond did as he was told, running his eyes around the office, he began to shake his legs widely, staring at Lucy and John who were also in the office at that time. "Raymond, you have to be patient with me, I have some things to handle." He said and Raymo
Raymond let out a loud gulp, replaying the words of Xavier in his head. He knew it was going to come to this, what he didn't know was the time. "Do you recognize me?" Xavier asked, snapping him back to his senses. In a bid not to give himself away, he flashed a warm smile at first then a frown before wearing a confused face. "Honestly, I think this is a case of mistaken identity. I don't know you honestly." He shrugged Xavier was confused by his words and facial expression. All these while, he had been thinking he knew Raymond only for him to admit not knowing him. To cover up his confusion, he asked, "What does your department need?" "I'm sorry but I'm not in the best position to answer this. I will ask my boss to come over when I get to the office." "What do you mean by that? What if your boss is on leave, are you going to stop functioning?" He scoffed, trying to instill fear into him. "That's a different scenario entirely. If he is on seat then I shouldn't be doing what
After sprinkling water on Raymond's face for more than two minutes and still, there was no sign of life, Julia decided to call the paramedics. Perceiving her next move, Raymond suddenly sat up, rubbing his nape as he looked around pretending not to know what happened. "Are you alright?" She asked, peering closely at him. "Yeah. What happened?" He muttered, trying to rise but she held him down, only to wrap her hand around his waist and then lead him to his room. She made him comfortable on his bed before exiting only to return a few minutes later with his dinner on the tray. "Please eat up so you can regain your strength quickly." She said as she set the tray beside him on the bed. After having dinner, he pretended to fall asleep, making Julia leave with the tray. Left alone in his room, Raymond sat up. Grabbing his head with both hands, he sat up on his bed. "Why must I meet villains on the way?" he muttered, climbing down from his bed. That night, he couldn't get a
"Somebody help me." A janitor yelled, attracting the attention of the occupants of the offices on the second floor. Raymond had just arrived at work that morning, after signing in for the day, he went for his daily cup of coffee. He was on his way back when he began to feel dizzy and then slumped. Within a minute, Raymond had been surrounded by a lot of staff who were lost on what to do. They were just staring at an immobile Raymond. Mayor, was contemplating on how to apologize to Raymond for his harsh words several weeks ago when the news came to his office. With the speed of light, he found himself in the hallway where the staff were gathered. "Call the paramedics." He yelled when he discovered people were just staring at him. It was at this moment that the senses of the staff returned. While some tried to revive him, others were running helter-skelter trying to seek help. "Call the paramedics, what are you waiting for?" Mayor yelled at the janitor he was lucky to lay