"Ray," she groaned, slapping his hands off.
"What's it? Come let's get you to sleep." He said, trying to take her hands but she pushed him away.
"Why are you hiding things from me?" She groaned, feeling betrayed and frustrated at the same time.
If only he had told her his intention, she wouldn't have made any fuss but he didn't, taking her unaware.
To make him feel less ashamed, she had to make a quick purchase of customized jewelry in his name but unfortunately, they arrived late not knowing he had something up his sleeves.
"Why are you acting this way? We are married and so we shouldn't be keeping things away from each other." She stressed her words.
"Next time, trust me." He said with his hand on his chest but she wasn't going to buy this. She gave him a few minutes to compose himself before she asked her previous question.
"Where did you get the money from? $370,000 is not something you ca
"Is it the underrated son-in-law or just Raymond?" Austin smirked with his arms crossed on his chest. "Are we friends?" Raymond smirked. "No." "Do you want to be my friend?" "No." "Then stay away from me else I will tell the CEO you are troubling me. Jaime wasn't bluffing when he said the CEO would relieve anyone from their job if they tried to bother me." He smirked. Taken aback by his rendition, Austin's mouth fell open. He was thinking he could still ride on Raymond like he always did before. "Aren't you tired of bullying him?" Antonio asked, joining them with Julius closely behind. Ever since they pulled that stunt on Sarah, the two had become best of friends. "I'm not bullying him," Austin replied in self-defense. He was stylishly moving backward, scared that the three would lynch him. "I don't want to see you around him else I will tell the CEO what you and Jaime are plotting against Ray. Or do you think I don't know?" Julius was the one speaking now. "Don't
"You wanted to say something," Xavier said, reminding Raymond who seemed to have forgotten what he wanted to say. "Yeah. Actually, it's a question I want to ask." "And what's that?" "You want me to assist you right?" "Yes…" "Then, what will I get in return when we pull this against FreeBie successfully?" "Anything you want apart from my life and property." "You're sure?" Xavier nodded in response. He was expecting Raymond to accept immediately but when he didn't say anything for a while, he asked. "Does that mean you are assisting me?" "I never said that. I'm still contemplating." He smirked After spending a little more time, Raymond took his leave even without getting permission from Xavier. Immediately after he left, Xavier called Jaime in. "I want you to keep tabs on Raymond. I don't trust him a bit." He said. Jaime was taken aback by his request. He was not expecting his boss to say something like that, not after his cordial relationship with Raymond. He ha
"Maria, come help handle the children." Jacinta, Adam's wife, called the maid who wasted no time in appearing at the doorway. "Mom," Birdie, the younger one scowled, running behind Jacinta. "What's it? I told you after lessons…" "Diner, bath then sleep." She cried. "Then what?" "I don't want to go with Maria. She said she won't talk to me again." She cried, using her little palm to wipe her face. Maria was chuckling at the show Birdie was putting up. Being the younger one, she always wanted things to be done her way even when she had been warned not to. Earlier that day, Maria had just finished bathing Birdie and her brother. She wanted to dress them up for school but Birdie refused, saying she wanted to dress herself. In the process of trying to pick up her clothes, she fell face-first to the floor but luckily for her, the children's room floor was padded so she didn't sustain any injury. To make her stay in place, Maria threatened to report her to Jacinta only for he
"So, if I don't tell you, you aren't going to speak to me, huh?" He asked. "Yeah." She affirmed. "Forever." "Yeah." "Okay then." He smirked then brushed past her. Julia was furious with the way he just discarded her threat as if it meant nothing. She just wanted to know how he got the money to purchase such an expensive car and also know what job he was doing that was making his bank account overflow with money. Unknowingly to him, she had peeped at his balance the day he pretended to slump. "Come on Ray, this is not funny anymore." She groaned in distress. When Raymond got to the office, just like it had been for a while now, tongues were wagging about him. For the first time since the drama began, he decided to listen to the conversation of two staff who were so engrossed that they didn't know when he joined them. "...Look, Raymond must be a fraudster." Seeing the doubtful expression on his colleague's face, he said, "I'm being serious here." "Jaime didn't confir
"The defaulters will receive a mail and I expect you all to comply with your punishment. Go on, have a nice day, and always remember, we are a team and only together we can win." Xavier ended his speech with a smirk and after running his eyes around the boardroom, he took his leave. To prevent being a scapegoat, those who hadn't received the message refused to look in his direction. They were all scared. This was the finest time a CEO in Dexx was taking interest in a mere worker. While all these were going on, Raymond's focus was on what he had intended to accomplish that day. He had decided to get the documents that bound his father's company and that of Dexx together. The only place he could get the documents he wanted was the Partnerships Department, unlike his company where the Human Resource department was responsible to be in charge of these documents. "Let's do this." He said to himself as he rose. Mayor had long left the scene to continue his study. He was bent on ge
Raymond sunk deeper into his seat with his gaze fixed on Xavier. The request was sudden and so he wasn't prepared for it. "What should I do now?" He thought, chewing his fingers with his gaze still fixed on Xavier who was watching him closely with his newest plan brewing in his head. The only way he could bring the plan to life was if Raymond agreed to become his PA. "Come on, it's not really hard. I'm here to guide you all through the way." Xavier said in a convincing tone. "What then will happen to Jaime when he returns? I'm not really comfortable taking his spot." Raymond muttered, sounding pitiable to make him change his mind. "I'm the boss here, I will fix Jaime when he returns, don't worry about that." Frustrated, Raymond let out a low groan. He had been racking his brain for ideas on how to slip off this offer but it seemed Xavier was well prepared for him. In frustration, he face-palmed himself before sitting up. "Don't worry about Jaime, like I said, I'm going t
"Nothing," Raymond muttered. He was expecting Niko to tell him exactly what he wanted him to do. "He should go for it," Adam said. The phone was on loudspeaker so he could hear all their conversation. Niko raised his head at once. He was not in support of Raymond working side by side with Xavier. He felt it was a trap from Xavier's end. "Are you not in support of it?" Adam asked after seeing his expression. "Uhm…" he scratched his temple with the tip of his fingers before digging his hand into his hair. "Well, it's just a suggestion. You can counter it if you want." Adam shrugged with his hands folded across his chest. "It's not that. I just feel Xavier is trying to take advantage of him. Remember, he gave him the task of bringing FreeBie down whilst he would take all the glory at the end of the day. He wouldn't mind giving him more daunting tasks as time goes on." He explained. "You're right." Adam nodded in agreement. He hadn't thought of that before. Raymond on the
Immediately he stepped out of Xavier's office, he let out a sigh. He was having a mixed reaction; he was angry at himself that he accepted the offer and at the same time glad that he accepted. "Let's see how it goes." He mumbled. Tucking his hands into his pocket, he began to head towards the elevator. Mayor was already on his way out when he returned to the office to gather his belongings. "You don't look good. Is everything alright?" Raymond asked on seeing his expression. "Why didn't you tell me?" He asked with a sour expression. It was as if he was going to break down in tears the next second. "I don't understand what you are driving at." "Aren't you the CEO's new personal assistant? What then happens when you are gone?" He scoffed. Xavier had sent a quick e-mail to him informing him of his new position. "I'm sorry. I tried to dissuade him but his mind was made up. I'm really sorry, I wouldn't have accepted if I had the power to do so." He replied with a low tone. He