As Rex came up to the stage, he was delighted to stand on the podium to give his speech.The chairman of the occasion, Mr. Flinch, walked up to him with a smile on his face."This is Mr. Rex, the CEO of Polite Shopping Mall and Head Director of Alphonsus Group," he said, patting him on the shoulder.Rex was a bit surprised upon hearing that; he wondered how Mr. Flinch knew so many details about him; however, he didn't act as if he was worried; he comported himself."Perhaps he must have inquired about me from Grandpa," he concluded.Mr. Flinch cleared his throat and continued, "As I mentioned earlier, he is new to the business world and has been fast rising. He is open to business, and as long as you cooperate with him, bring him any deal or project, he is one hundred percent sure to deliver," he stated.The businessmen's eyes shone in surprise as they heard Mr. Flinch's words. This was because Mr. Flinch is a respected man in society and has won the hearts of many for being genuine; h
Mr. Alphonsus was short of words as he heard that, his mouth remaining agape with his eyes wide open."You mean this lady is your wife-to-be?" he managed to ask."You heard me right, Grandpa," Rex affirmed, smiling."You're welcome, my daughter," the old man said to Ava. "I hope you've offered her something, please?" he questioned."It's still early for that grandpa, c'mon," Rex teased."Please get her something. What do you mean, Rex? She just came a long way to visit you this morning, and you're refusing to offer her something," he frowned."No, Grandpa, she actually attended your event last night. Um, don't be offended. I didn't inform you of her sleeping over; we never planned it that way, but as you already know, the event ended late, so she couldn't go back at midnight, so she had to..."Accompany her husband," Mr. Alphonsus completed, and they both burst into laughter, including Ava."You're so funny, Grandpa," Ava chimed in. She never expected to hear that from him; this reall
Ava sighed, "You don't need to worry; I won't do that, and besides, they won't do you anything as long as it is not intentional," she affirmed."Thank you so much, ma," the maid replied."You're welcome," Ava responded, smiling at her. "Anyways, may I know your name?" she asked."Oh, of course, ma, I am Sarah Smith," she answered with an honest look."Alright, welcome, Sarah. I hope you're enjoying your stay in this place," Ava asked."Of course, madam, they're amazing. I earn pretty well here as if I'm a government employee," she replied boldly."Of course, I know you will. They're really good," Ava responded. "Well, let's process," she added."Proceed on what, madam?" Sarah asked, trying to know what Ava really came for."In making the breakfast, of course," Ava replied calmly."No, madam, please; it's not okay for you to do that as long as I'm present in this place," she rebuked.Ava chuckled again. "Do you even know why I am here?" she questioned."I'm sorry, ma, but if it's about
"Thank you, Miss, baby of the house. I know you must have been enjoying the home alone," Ava responded friendly.Cecilia's face shone brighter as she heard that coming out of Ava, she had been cold since she noticed she was with Rex, unbeknownst that Ava was not really the type of person she portrayed on her last visit, and this was because Rex had made it clear to her who Cecilia was."Absolutely, ma," Cecilia responded with a smile on her lips. "I have been acting like a baby since yesterday," she said. "I watched movies last night to my satisfaction and went to bed at the time I wanted," she added."Because you have nowhere to go, that's why," Rex chimed in."Oh, absolutely not, because I don't have to wake up early to make something for the house," Cecilia stated. "I only had to make food for myself, so I woke up when I chose to," she added, winking at them.Everyone laughed, excluding the guards, who maintained their stern looks.They walked into the building, and the guards bran
At the company, Rex was in his office going through some documents when his messenger came in."Sir, you have a visitor. Should I let her in to meet you?" she questioned.Rex exhaled and raised his gaze toward the messenger, relaxing back in his chair and clutching his legs together."Who did she say she is, and what did she say she came for? Do you know her?" he inquired."She is the former accountant, sir; she said she's here to discuss some personal matters with you," the messenger responded.Rex's heart sank in his stomach as he heard this, and he sighed heavily. Has this lady come here to embarrass him again? But what Rex was worried about now was that she was going to embarrass him in front of his subordinates."Sir, is everything right?" The messenger asked. "Anything the matter?" he added, as he realized the sudden change in Rex's face at the mention of "former accountant.""Oh, yeah, I was contemplating something," Rex responded. "Anyway, let her in," he declared.At first, h
Rex couldn't help but let out a wry smile."So what do you want me to do?" he questioned her.Upon hearing this, Miriam cleared her throat in relief. To her, it seemed her nest was about to catch a bird."They demanded a sum of three million dollars for the surgery, and I don't have it," she stated, clutching her fingers and gazing at Rex with worrisome looks. From her stare, one could tell that she was scared that Rex would refuse to offer any money.However, Rex let out another chuckle. She even added an extra one million dollars to the two million she agreed with her lover.In honesty, Rex hadn't heard of or seen someone who went under the knife for medical surgery that has cost two million dollars, except for the liposuction and Brazilian butt Lift ladies do. To add to his surprise, she added an extra one million dollars to it, making it three million dollars. Indeed, Miriam is a gold digger."You need three million dollars for surgery concerning your pregnancy?" Rex asked, gazing
"Please, I'm sorry, Mr. Rex. Please, I don't have any other means of survival if you do this to me," Miriam pleaded."Whatever. Please leave my office!" Rex growled, causing an alarm that his messenger rushed in."Sir, is anything the matter?" the lady questioned as soon as she rushed into the office."Please take this lady out of my office; get the securities to take her out," Rex insisted."Alright, sir, consider it done," she affirmed, leaving the scene. A few minutes later, she returned with four strong-bodied men."That's the lady who had been disturbing the master. Please lead her out," the messenger urged the company security men."This way, please," one of the men said to Miriam with a stern gaze, which is capable of causing convulsions in newborn babies.Miriam, sluggish, stood up from the chair, walking out and staring at Rex with a pitiful countenance."Idiot. Thank God the secret was revealed," Rex blurted out. He sighed in relief and continued what he was doing.After an
"So as the phone kept beeping, I couldn't resist picking it up to mute the sound because it was disturbing me in my work," he paused, heaving his head in relief. "So as I picked it, and upon dragging down the notification bar, only for me to catch sight of a shocking message," he narrated."And what was the message about? I mean, what did the message say, and from whom was it sent?" Ava was already getting pissed off by Rex's inability to go straight to the point."It was her lover—the one who actually impregnated her. They even went as far as forging a lie to loot two million dollars from me. However, Miriam added an extra one million dollars to it, making it three million dollars." He let out a heavy breath as he was done narrating the story."Like really? All these happened today in your office."Ava questioned, and her eyes broadened in surprise."Definitely, she really wanted to frame me up and milk the hell out of me," Rex responded."You're fortunate, really fortunate! Next tim