It was a bright Tuesday morning at Purple Flowers, Stephanie had arrived her new place of work early as she always did. She walked down to her office, greeting every staff she met on her way. As soon as she entered the office, she met several files on her table which she had to attend to very urgently.Since, she assumed the position of an administrative staff in the company, she had had little or no time for herself during working hours, because she was always encumbered with so much work.Stephanie visited all the files on her table one after the other and did all that was expected of her. It was lunchtime and she was now very exhausted. She didn't feel like going for lunch, but just felt like staying back at the office to rest her head on the table. While she was tidying up her table to take a quick nap, she heard her phone ring. She looked at the screen to look at the caller's identity, but she noticed that the number was unfamiliar. She reluctantly picked up the call to see who i
Jakes was in the mansion he had just purchased. He had begun to claim his family fortune gradually, but he was yet to claim all. He also tried to live very modestly as much as he could, to avoid attracting undue attention.He thought of Stephanie, his wife. He had made several efforts to reach her in the last month, but it all proved abortive. He had tried calling her phone, but it wasn't going through. He suspected that she had either changed her line, or something had gone wrong. He sat down, wondering where Stephanie could be. He remembered the text message he sent to Mrs Allison through a private number threatening to arrest them with the police, if Stephanie was not released. But he had not received any reply to that message since then. "If Stephanie was with them, they would have been forced to release her, after seeing that text message." Jakes thought to himself. "What if they had released her, and she wasn't able to find me?" He thought.Jakes thought of what else to do in h
"I was never dead, Stephanie," Jakes replied as he moved closer to his wife. Stephanie was still shivering in fear and disbelief. She cleaned her eyes to get a clearer picture of Jakes, while Jakes moved closer to touch her. "Can you see that the person standing before you is not a ghost? It's me, Jakes, and nobody else." Jakes said.Stephanie began to gradually feel relieved. She touched Jakes's hands and face. "I was told that you were dead," Stephanie explained as tears rolled down her cheeks. "I understand, Stephanie. But you can see that your Jakes is still very much alive. There was no such thing as death." Jakes replied."I've missed you so much, Jakes. I was kidnapped by my family, and when I was finally released, I went to check the house where we lived but didn't find you there. The neighbours told me you had relocated, and I believed it, until I received a call telling me that you were dead." Stephanie said."Hmmm...I thought as much. Those people are very wicked and devilis
Mr Allison was yet to return to Fitbuck city. Far away from where he was, he was going to attend a seminar that morning. He was off for the seminar when he heard his phone ring. He looked at the screen to check who it was. It was Scott, his estate principal agent. He was surprised at Scott's call because Scott hardly called him. He picked up his phone."Hello, Scott.""Good day, Sir," Scott replied. "I called to inform you about the turnout of things. When I saw how urgent it was, I decided not to wait for you to get back from your trip.""Please, go ahead and speak, Scott. I'm all ears." Mr Allison said."Ermm...it's about...it's about...the estate. Mr Michael sent one of his men to collect all the documents of the estate. I refused to release them to him, but he pointed a gun at me and threatened to kill me, so I had to release them...""What?! How could you?!" Mr Allison replied angrily."And by the way, who is Mr Michael?""I mean your son, Sir," Scott replied. "You mean, Michael?
Stephanie had packed her things to move in with Jakes. Now that she knew that Jakes was alive, she was no longer ready to leave separately from him. As soon as she arrived Jakes's place, she was stunned by what she saw. The sitting room was posh and equipped with expensive furniture and gadgets. The fragrance of the air was exotic, with a sweet floral scent. Stephanie walked in, beaming with smiles, as she was excited at what she saw."Jakes, you've got such a beautiful place," Stephanie remarked. She was surprised at the exquisite look of the house. "You must be very well paid at the new company for you to rent a beautiful house such as this one."Yes, dear. I'm very well paid." Jakes replied. He decided not to disclose to her that he bought the house. He knew that that would pop up more questions from her. Stephanie believed that he rented it, and he wasn't ready to open up to her that she was only seeing the tip of the iceberg of what he had become. "I'm so happy to witness this
Back at Fitbuck city, Mr Allison's security agent had ensured that all the necessary documents of the real estate and all other crucial documents were collected from Michael. Michael was with Mrs Allison. Her husband had called her to inform her about Michael's moves to acquire the estate. And on hearing this, she felt very disappointed. So she decided to call Michael to ask him about it."But why did you do what you did, Michael?" Mrs Allison asked. "I had a good intention, Mum. I sensed some foul play amongst the estate agents. That was why I decided to retrieve those documents." Michael lied."Are you serious about what you're telling me?" Mrs Allison asked. "Yes, Mum. I'm serious.""Then you should have told your Dad about this. Because, right now, he is taking steps to remove you as the Company's CEO.""What?! But why will he do that?!" Michael asked, in disbelief."Yes, he's taking some steps on that because he believes that if you could do what you did to get the estate docume
"My plan is not for her to be sacked alone. I want that baby in her womb dead! If she leaves the company, my husband may still go after her because of the baby!" Flora, Douglas wife, told her friend."Yes, you must make a fast move on that. The smarter one amongst you two will be the one who wins." Kate said. "Hmmm...Purple Flowers usually organises a get-together party around this time of the year. I'm beginning to have a plan towards that." Flora said, with a broad smile on her face."Flora, I hope it's the same thing I'm thinking." Kate said, as she burst into laughter."Maybe it is." Flora said, as she drew close to Kate whispering something into her ears. "Oh, yes. That's it! You're so smart!" Flora exclaimed, as the both of them burst into laughter.*******It was another day of work at Purple Flowers. Stephanie was four months gone now. She resumed work as usual and spent so much time attending to documents and files. Even though Jakes had tried severally to stop her from work
Stephanie ignored the message Douglas sent and picked up her bag to leave the office. It was raining heavily, but she was happy that she was going to be home soon after a long day at work. She was not only excited that she was going to see Jakes again, but she was excited about the new house. She remembered the previous house they lived, and how Jakes struggled to make ends meet. The roof leaked, and anytime rain fell, she spent so much time mopping the water that filled the rooms. Therefore, she was not happy living in that house. They only lived in that house because the both of them could not afford a better one.But now, the new house Jakes lived in was very comfortable and spacious. And it had five rooms with excellent facilities. Asides from that, the both of them now ate so well, compared to when they first got married where Jakes could only afford a square meal, which never satisfied them.When Stephanie got back home, she noticed rose flowers on the floor, from the entrance,