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2024-10-29 19:42:56Jason smirked; what she didn't know was that it was his company, one of many others, and he had the power to help elevate her status in her family, but like all others, she didn't know what he was worth. The majority of them had looked down on him because he wasn't flamboyantly dressed like the elite; practically judging a book by its covers,
Faith was different; though she was reluctant to this union, she was willing to keep to her words, and he was going to do everything to help her out and prove herself to her grandmother. He smiled at her and nodded, while her eyes glared slightly at him, she was wondering what could make him smile after making such a ridiculous statement, Still, Jason smiled at her and nudged her slightly, his eyes twinkling as he watched her. He equally lowered his voice and responded, "Just tell her." He straightened himself to his full height, and smirked before he continued, “I'll help you; I know a few people who can make it happen, the meeting, and more. Think about it, this will help your reputation with your family" he urged and Faith's brows creased, she had her misgivings but she nodded, it was worth a shot, She heaved a deep sigh, swallowed a little, and wet her lips. She cast a glance at Jason, and he nodded encouragingly, her lips and fingers twitching, she glanced at her grandmother and summoned all the boldness that she could, “I'm sorry Grandmother. But I'll prove myself and worth to you, I promise to do my best to get us in contact with the Greenlife Group" Mrs Rita scoffed, she didn't believe in this project as it was far-fetched, their company though great, hadn't reached the level of being recognized by a huge company like Greenlife, but she wasn't going to let them see that, “You think they'll listen to a child like you?! Don't be ridiculous, Faith! It's best if you forget about working in the Reynoldz Holdingz and concentrate on being the wife of a lowly jobless nobody! Or is he a cleaner?!” She snarled with disdain, and Jason clenched his fist at the tears that dropped from Faith's eyes; he could hear her struggle not to sob out loud. He slid his palm into hers, and squeezed it, feeling energized by his touch, Faith swallowed and looked at her grandmother, “I assure you that I'll get us an appointment as well as the contract Grandmother!" Jason took that as an opportunity to add his, "What will be the reward if she does make it happen?" He strode forward and jutted his chin at her, and Mrs Rita sneered. She wasn't going to let a lowlife embarrass her at her event, “It's simple: Faith gets to remain in the company and also get promoted to the head of management” She equally jutted her chin while Faith snapped her head up, gaping at her grandmother. That position wasn't a small one; their role was quite vast; they'd oversee everything and report directly to her grandmother; she beamed at the thought. That position could elevate her status and that of her family, and she absently wiped at the tears. Jason broke into a smile and nodded. This was an easy task for him; he'd see that Faith got her deserved role; he hadn't forgotten the reason she had been at the bar; her grandmother had sidelined her, by choosing Michael over her, but this time, he was going to make sure she got it right. He smirked at Mrs Rita and stretched his hand out, “You've got yourself a deal" She ignored his outstretched arm and hissed, “You're.on.pauper!” she gritted out and turned to leave the room as she was filled with rage. She knew Faith wasn't going to achieve whatever it was, but Jason's smugness and insults made her livid, and Faith was going to pay for that disrespect.
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After the party, Jason and Faith returned to his hotel room, and she didn't waste time regretting her plan and the bet. She bit on her fingers, and blinked rapidly, “What am I going to do? What kind of deal have I made? No one has contact with these people. I'm in trouble, Grandma is going to alienate me finally! My dignity will be finally ruined” She mused loudly, almost sobbing this time, tears lodged painfully in her throat. Jason's heart wrenched at the sight; he wanted to discard his clothes and don the socially appropriate ones to show Faith that he was indeed capable of helping her and solving all her problems, but he had chosen to help her from the sideline and give her all his support. She needed it if she was going to stand against her grandmother and whatever she could possibly throw her way. He could see that Raphael was right about Faith, and he was going to do all he could to protect and be there for her. He walked to her and lifted her chin, looking straight into h
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The next day, Faith and Michael arrived at the Greenlife Group with Faith’s heart a little heavy and weary. She had so much to prove to her grandmother, yet her grandmother had ensured Michael tagged along.Michael glanced at her staring at the building and sneered,“Are you going to stand here all day, or are we going to make a move and proceed? After all, you claimed they called you, well let's move it," he sneered at her, and Faith huffed before pushing herself to the entrance.Jason, who had encouraged her to take the lead, was nowhere in sight; even if he was, she doubted he could do anything about it. Heaving a sigh, Faith rubbed her damp hand through her clothes, straightened herself, and strut with confidence through the doors of the company,As they walked in through the doors, a man dressed in a crisp and elegant suit walked towards them with wide steps, smiling as he did. He stretched his hand to Faith and beamed at her, completely ignoring Michael who was right beside her
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Faith swallowed hard with her eyes blinking, her mind riddling with different thoughts,‘Had Michael called her?’, ‘Why was she calling?’ ‘Didn't she know she was currently in the meeting’. Faith was extremely pale and she gulped at intervals, Ethan caught sight of her expression and raised his brow at her, Faith subtly shook her head, and whispered,“Please excuse me, I have to take this call"She immediately stood up to pick up the call, moved to a corner of the office, and was immediately greeted by her grandmother’s loud voice when she clicked the green button,“What the hell do you think you're doing, you insolent child?! How dare you double-cross Michael?”Mrs Rita didn't let Faith get any word in as she kept condescendingly berating her, Faith's eyes were brimming with tears. Meanwhile, Ethan could hear the harshness of her voice as it was a little loud, his brows furrowed, and he thought it was a good thing to inform Jason of the situation. He quietly tapped away on his phone
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Her smile dipped, she wasn't expecting to meet Michael, she had assumed that he must have run off crying to their grandmother after she had called and scolded her, she squinted her eyes at him and raised her brows. When she realized he wasn't only glaring at her but also at something or someone behind her, she made to turn,She hoped it wasn't Mr. Ethan; she had left him in his office and hadn't realized he was following her; smiling, she turned to acknowledge him, and as she turned, her eyes nearly popped out of the sockets, her mouth agape as she gazed at him. She almost faltered in her steps, but for his timely intervention as he quickly grabbed at her elbow,“Careful now," his sweet voice told her, and Faith blinked at him, her mouth forming an o,‘What was he doing here? How had he been behind her without knowing? How come he had entrance to the company, yet Michael hadn't been let through?’As she blinked at him, her mind was reeling with various questions. She snapped her mouth
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In return, Michael jutted his chin towards her, "Ha! You ruined the opportunity right?! You flopped just as my grandmother and I predicted! You really are inept and useless Faith. You had just one golden opportunity, and you let it slide through your fingers” as he spoke while sneering at her, he pulled himself to his full height and puffed his chest out, “If only that man had let me in, or you had spoken in my favor, I would have been able to seal that deal just as grandmother wanted, but you probably thought seduction could help you, yet it didn't help him sway to your side. Ha!” Faith's expression was a mix of disgust and embarrassment and even anger; her eyes were red, and her face was pale. How could Michael accuse her wrongly and blatantly accuse her of possibly using her body, she fumed. Jason stared at his fiancée's cousin and shook his head; his fist was clenched beside him, but he was going to floor the idiot; people like him didn't like when their perceived positions w
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Jason's smile widened, and he nodded briskly at Michael, who returned his smile with a contemptuous smile, curling his lips at him. “You've got yourself a deal," Jason announced and turned to wink at Faith, who, though he was smiling a little, had a crease between her eyes; she couldn't understand what Jason was driving at.Michael on the other hand, bent and began laughing once more, pointing his finger at Jason,“Y-you really think much of yourself you fool! Haven't you ever heard the saying pride goes before a fall? I proposed to help you, yet you think you can intimidate or surpass me. You clearly do not know who you're talking to! If I wanted to get that contract, I would have, with a snap of my fingers…”"Is that so Mr Michael?”Ethan suddenly interjected in a loud voice, he had an air of authority surrounding him. Immediately Michael sighted him, he paled and lost a sense of his bearing,“Uhm…” he mumbled slightly, before straightening himself and plastering a saccharine smile
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Ethan gazed intensely at Michael and quirked his brows at him, “What do you have to say for yourself, Sir?" he asked Michael with an edge to his voice, and the latter gulped once again. He was currently unable to string words together, luckily for him, Ethan wasn't done speaking, "Well, it's quite obvious you have nothing to say for yourself. If this is how you behave in your company, we do not condone such attitude here at Greenlife and it makes me wonder what the hell you all are doing in that company, and how someone like Ms Faith is surviving there as well” Michael's eyes nearly bulged at Ethan's use of Faith's first name, he couldn't understand what had transpired between the duo. Still, he nodded numbly and responded, “I apologize Sir. It won't happen again, I was only trying to help, but I thought wrong” "You're damn well right! It sure won't happen again!” Ethan interjected loudly through gritted teeth, before he rose himself to his full height, raising his chin he looked
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Jason who had a slight idea of what was passing through Faith's mind, bent his head to glance at her,“Penny for your thoughts?" he asked, and Faith glanced at him, before shaking her head,“N-no, it's nothing" As she spoke, she swallowed and glanced at Jason once more before shaking her head. Jason hid a smile,He could guess and understand her dilemma. Ethan had disclosed to him that Faith had questioned him on who had set the meeting up, and she had assumed it was Ryan; he chuckled to himself at that insane thought. Ryan's family's wealth was like a cup of water out of his bottomless well.Sighing, Faith swallowed and shuddered; Michael had ruined her joyous mood, and the thought of having to face her grandmother didn't bode well with her; she couldn't imagine all Michael must have told her and more. Swallowing once again, she echoed,“I- I have to go, I need to give Grandmother the report" Smiling enthusiastically, Jason nodded,“That's good. I'm coming with you" Faith was a li
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As Michael's lips neared Jason's feet, the room fell silent with bated breaths, all of their eyes fixed on what was happening before them, Jason's face was inscrutable, but he had a slight smug expression on his face,Faith's face was a mix of expressions, on one hand, she felt vindicated by Jason, knowing that Michael was finally having a taste of his medicine; Michael had been coming for her and today was no exception, but on the other, she felt a deep sense of guilt as well as a pang of pity or was it sympathy? She could hardly believe that her cousin had been reduced to such a humiliating state,At that moment, if a pin had dropped, everyone would have heard it but probably not paid attention as they watched keenly to see if truly Michael was going to kiss Jason's feet,“Is Michael truly going to kiss his feet?" One of Faith's cousins inquired with her mouth agape as she watched with keen interest,“Hmph! You see his lips close to those filthy legs, yet you wonder and ask if he wo
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Uhm…ehh”Michael stuttered as she shifted from foot to foot,"Don't waste our time! Make the payments.” Mrs Rita responded, and then faced Faith,"Faith, call out your details so he can make the payments," she said with authority; she wasn't going to direct it to Jason, as she deemed him insignificant.Jason chuckled before he shook his head and responded,“You see, the thing is," he drawled, taking his swell time to continue while they sneered at him. He was enjoying seeing the beads of sweat on Michael's face trail down to his chin, clearing his throat he continued,“Well, the bet isn't a monetary one. I actually do not need his money"Scoffs went around the room at his statement, but he ignored their subtle remarks, gazing intently at Michael. Mrs Rita's face turned sour just as her brows furrowed, she glanced between Michael and Faith, throwing a questioning gaze at the former, as though she was asking him,‘What in the world have you done?!’In response, Michael shook his head an
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At that moment, Michael was reminded of the stupid deal he had made with Jason at his insistence and he nearly shuddered. One look at Jason and he knew the same thought was running through the bastard’s mind and it caused a whirlwind of emotions within Michael, he felt anger and humiliation, internally wishing for the ground to open and swallow him or for an apocalypse to take place, he couldn't imagine himself apologizing to any of them, he would rather die.As though the universe was against him, his grandmother turned to him with a tight smile and gave him a curt nod,“Don't keep us waiting Michael, apologize and get on with it" Michael swallowed and nearly toppled over, it was as though something had slammed into him. Blinking furtively, he glanced at his grandmother who had her brows raised, and also spared a smirking Jason a glance,“We're waiting, Michael. Apologize to your cousin, so we can get on with the preparations,” his grandmother called out once again, and Michael visi
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Without hesitation, Michael quickly picked up the remote and turned on the television; at the same time, a couple of his cousins and a few colleagues were glued to their phones, with their mouths wide open. Every other person's attention was glued to the television,The man from earlier appeared on the screen, and Michael sneered, seeing his face was a brutal reminder of the embarrassment he had faced there, still he tried to shake it off and concentrate on whatever the man had to say,“Whoa, that's the COO of Greenlife Group, he's also the acting CEO. He's not handsome but intimidating”"Yeah, he must know and be close with the CEO who remains a mystery, nobody knows what he looks like" A few people whispered amongst themselves while their eyes remained on the screen, Mr Ethan was about to speak, he was in a conference room that was filled with the men and women of the press,“Thank you all for joining me at such short notice. I do not take it for granted as time is valuable.” He im
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Whack “How dare you?! How dare you lie to me, you ingrate?!" Mrs Ruth snarled at Faith who was rubbing at her stinging cheeks with tears clouding her vision. Claire, Michael, and everyone gaped at them, occasionally glancing at each other and their grandmother; they could see Faith's cheek already forming a bruise, and some of them snickered with smiles on their faces; it served Faith right. Jason was livid; his eyes had turned molten, and his clenched fists were digging into his palms without notice. He wished he could drill a wall through the blasted woman and every other person that antagonized Faith. All eyes remained on Mrs Ruth as she went on snarling at Faith, jabbing her hands at her, “Did you think you would lie to me and get away with it? That I wouldn't find out you twat?! That was Ryan, and he just confirmed to me that he's been unable to reach his source, and Greenlife, therefore, hasn't spoken to him." Gasps filled the room immediately, as some of them covered
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"You know, sometimes I wonder why you all have such little faith in Faith. Why you would choose to believe the words of a scum over that of a classy human” Jason promptly interjected. He was disgusted and disappointed by their words and reactions, they had all but concluded that Faith was incapable, concluding that she hadn't gotten the contract. At his interruption, everyone glowered at him, while Mrs Ruth glared and snarled at him, "I wasn't talking to you, you pauper! Don't you dare interrupt me ever in your life!” In response, Jason shrugged and smiled at her, before he continued, "My apologies. I just thought it fair that you know you're making the wrong mistake by dismissing Faith, seeing as she kept to the deal, and secured a contract from Greenlife Group." All eyes immediately snapped in Faith's direction, then back at Jason, who was smiling smugly; Faith had managed to lift her head, a little smile gracing her face while her cheeks were still tinged; she had yet to
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Jason who had a slight idea of what was passing through Faith's mind, bent his head to glance at her,“Penny for your thoughts?" he asked, and Faith glanced at him, before shaking her head,“N-no, it's nothing" As she spoke, she swallowed and glanced at Jason once more before shaking her head. Jason hid a smile,He could guess and understand her dilemma. Ethan had disclosed to him that Faith had questioned him on who had set the meeting up, and she had assumed it was Ryan; he chuckled to himself at that insane thought. Ryan's family's wealth was like a cup of water out of his bottomless well.Sighing, Faith swallowed and shuddered; Michael had ruined her joyous mood, and the thought of having to face her grandmother didn't bode well with her; she couldn't imagine all Michael must have told her and more. Swallowing once again, she echoed,“I- I have to go, I need to give Grandmother the report" Smiling enthusiastically, Jason nodded,“That's good. I'm coming with you" Faith was a li
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Ethan gazed intensely at Michael and quirked his brows at him, “What do you have to say for yourself, Sir?" he asked Michael with an edge to his voice, and the latter gulped once again. He was currently unable to string words together, luckily for him, Ethan wasn't done speaking, "Well, it's quite obvious you have nothing to say for yourself. If this is how you behave in your company, we do not condone such attitude here at Greenlife and it makes me wonder what the hell you all are doing in that company, and how someone like Ms Faith is surviving there as well” Michael's eyes nearly bulged at Ethan's use of Faith's first name, he couldn't understand what had transpired between the duo. Still, he nodded numbly and responded, “I apologize Sir. It won't happen again, I was only trying to help, but I thought wrong” "You're damn well right! It sure won't happen again!” Ethan interjected loudly through gritted teeth, before he rose himself to his full height, raising his chin he looked
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Jason's smile widened, and he nodded briskly at Michael, who returned his smile with a contemptuous smile, curling his lips at him. “You've got yourself a deal," Jason announced and turned to wink at Faith, who, though he was smiling a little, had a crease between her eyes; she couldn't understand what Jason was driving at.Michael on the other hand, bent and began laughing once more, pointing his finger at Jason,“Y-you really think much of yourself you fool! Haven't you ever heard the saying pride goes before a fall? I proposed to help you, yet you think you can intimidate or surpass me. You clearly do not know who you're talking to! If I wanted to get that contract, I would have, with a snap of my fingers…”"Is that so Mr Michael?”Ethan suddenly interjected in a loud voice, he had an air of authority surrounding him. Immediately Michael sighted him, he paled and lost a sense of his bearing,“Uhm…” he mumbled slightly, before straightening himself and plastering a saccharine smile
