Rose had arrived home after the day's work. She received a call from her mother earlier that day, reminding her about the money she promised to send so that their family could relocate to a better house. Rose had always promised to relocate them, all this while, but she diverted the money to her personal needs. Now, she was ready to fulfil her promise, but she no longer had the means. She had spent all the money she withdrew from Michael's account, and nothing was left, except the salary she received from "Turners and Associates" for the month. She lay Curtis, who was asleep, in his cot, while she sat down on the bed beside him. She never expected that things would turn out to be what it was. Just when she thought that she now had to assess money from 'The Class of Verity', everything became history. She began to feel bitter against Michael for not being very smart. While she was still thinking, she heard some footsteps approaching the door. "It must be him," Rose thought to herse
"Yes. It's very urgent. However, I'm just thinking of selling off the building almost immediately, before it crumbles, to prevent it from being destroyed." Michael said. "But why? Why don't you...?" The money I'm expecting from the company's revenue will not be coming in, until the end of the month. That's why I'm thinking that way. Or what do you think?" Michael asked looking at Elsie as if he was expecting her to advise him. "Oh, no. I don't think it's a good idea to sell it. I'm sure you must have invested so much into the construction of the building with the belief that it would be completed someday. And you must have started dreaming about its completion before this occurred. I don't want you to be unhappy," Elsie said and paused for a while."Tell me. How much will it cost to complete the building?" Elsie asked. "500 million dollars," Michael replied. "That's not as serious as I thought. I'll make sure I do something about it," Elsie promised."Thank you so much, Elsie," Mich
As soon as Rose saw Mrs Allison approaching her, she stood up to go inside. "Are you deaf you asshole? Didn't you hear what I just said?!" Mrs Allison spoke at the top of her voice, but Rose ignored her and entered the house. "Mum, leave her alone. Are you here to spend time with us, or to cause trouble? Why don't you leave her?" Michael asked when he saw his mother following Rose. Mrs Allison ignored Michael and continued to follow Rose into the house.As soon as Rose entered the house, she walked into one of the rooms close to the sitting room and sat on the bed in the room when she heard Mrs Allison's voice from the sitting room. "Where is that gold digger?! That asshole! I want to see her," Mrs Allison said breathing heavily, like someone ready to fight. Michael tried to stop her. "Mum, I don't like this! What has Rose done for you? Why can't you leave her alone?" Michael said trying to stop his Mum from entering the room. "Don't stop me, Michael. She must leave your house. We
Mr Allison's servant was finally able to locate Johnson's house. As soon as he arrived at their house, he was taken aback by all that he saw. Even though he was yet to enter the house, he admired the exterior furnishings of the building. "This place looks more like a palace," the servant said to himself as he approached the house. He met two security men who tried to stop him as he was about to enter the compound."May I know you?" One of them asked him. "I was sent on an errand from the Allisons..." "Do you have an appointment with anyone here?" The security man interrupted. It was obvious that he didn't know who the Allisons were. "Emmm...I have a message for Mrs Stephanie Johnson," the servant tried to explain further."Okay. Hold on for a while," one of the security men said as he walked inside; then he picked up a telephone and dialled a number. "Hello, Ma. There's someone here to see you. He says that he was sent on an errand by the Allisons," the security man told Stephanie
"Michael, what do you think about marrying my daughter?" Mrs Cole asked Michael over the phone. It was a Saturday morning and he was woken up by the sound of his phone. He wasn't familiar with the phone number, but he hurriedly picked it up even though he was half awake. The moment he heard Mrs Cole's voice, he looked to the side if Rose was still on the bed, or if she had woken up. He was surprised to see her still lying beside him. It was 7 am and Rose usually woke up around 6 am on Saturdays and 5 am on weekdays. He wanted to avoid her eavesdropping on his conversation, so he quickly left the room for the sitting room."Emmm...I didn't hear what you said the other time, ma." Micheal said. "I said, what do you think about getting married to my daughter?" Mrs Cole asked the second time. "Emmm...I..." "Michael, listen to me very clearly. You have a lot to gain if you marry Elsie. The moment your Mum told me about you, I got very interested in you getting married to her. I like your
It was a Saturday morning. Stephanie was about to go jogging as she usually did on some Saturday mornings when she saw a big black car swerve into their compound; she stopped for a while, looking through the window, trying to observe who would come out of the car, then she saw Mr Allison step down. "Oh, my goodness! What is he doing here, and how did he get to know this place?" Stephanie asked herself as she rushed upstairs to inform Jakes about the arrival of her father. "Can you guess who just drove into the compound?" Stephanie asked as she bumped into her husband who was trying to dress up after taking a bath."No, you know I'm not good at guessing. Who is it?" Jakes asked. "It's my father, Mr Allison!" "You can't be serious, Stephanie." "I'm damn serious. I'm sure he'll be close to entering the house right now, or he must have probably entered," Stephanie said. "I'm not prepared for this. I just hope he isn't here to make any trouble?" Jakes muttered under his breath. He plann
As soon as Mr Allison arrived home, he told his wife about his meeting with Stephanie and her husband. "I saw a new Jakes. Everything about him is changed. Jakes has become so wealthy.I was so carried away by all that I saw, but I tried to control myself so that he doesn't notice this. My dear, I can't describe what I saw and how I felt," Mr Allison said. "It's obvious that that boy Jakes wants to become great like his father. But I won't fold my hands and watch him become greater than my son, Michael. When his mother was alive, she always made me feel lesser than myself, while she felt on top of the world," Mrs Allison said."Dear, why don't you just get over what his mother did to you, and get along with Jakes..." "Never! Never!! Not in this life!!!" Mrs Allison said out of bitterness.It was obvious that she had concealed so much hatred in her heart for Jakes and his late parents. "Can't you remember how we used to follow them like idiots? Those times I had no good self-esteem.
"Michael has proved to be very irresponsible on several occasions, and as we speak now, Michael has ceased to be my son," Mr Allison told Stephanie. "But isn't that too extreme?..." "Well, it's not. I'm sure you know who your brother is, so I don't need to tell you about him," Mr Allison interrupted. "Hmmm..." Stephanie reacted, not knowing what to say next. "Stephanie, you are the only child I have...and...Jakes too," Mr Allison said, looking in Jakes's direction. He did not want Jakes to feel segregated, since he and Stephanie had been talking for a while in his presence now."I have always dreamt of one of my children becoming the CEO of 'The Class of Verity,' and I know that you're the best fit for that position, especially with the support of Jakes your husband," Mr Allison said. "I'm sorry that can't be possible now, Dad. I'm the CEO of a company," Stephanie said. "Are you serious?..." "Yes, Dad. I am," Stephanie responded sharply. "And what company is that?" Mr Allison asked