Back at the Allisons' place, Jakes was now very desperate to get out of the dark room. He shook his legs and hands very vigorously with the hope of making the rope used to tie him become slack.He repeatedly tried to loosen the rope on his hands and legs, though it seemed impossible; but he refused to give up. He rested a little bit and then continued. He struggled with the rope for a while, until it became very slack. Then he slowly removed his hands and legs from its grip.Then, he tried to be very alert, if he would hear any sound coming from outside the room. After waiting for what seemed like a long time, he tried shaking the door. He thought of what next to do, then he decided to use his leg in achieving his purpose. He kicked the door very hard; but when he saw that it was yet to be open, he kicked it again, much harder this time. After kicking on the door repeatedly, the door flung open, the eighth time.Jakes was so excited that he was free at last. He tip-toed out of the room
Back at Mr Smart's place, Stephanie thought of her cousins, Dolan and Doris. She hadn't seen them since she arrived at her Uncle's place. Dolan and Doris were much younger than her. She wondered if they had travelled.After sitting idle in her room for a while, she began to feel bored, so she decided to climb down the stairs to ask one of the maids about them. Melinda had travelled two days before on an urgent business trip, and she was supposed to be back before evening, while Mr Smart was yet to be back from work. Stephanie saw one of the maids in the sitting room, so she asked her about her cousins' whereabouts, as she sat down on one of the sofas in the sitting room to watch TV."Oh, the two are away on holiday," the maid responded. "Alright," Stephanie replied. In no time, Julie walked into the sitting room from the kitchen. She had been feeling uneasy about poisoning Stephanie, ever since she was instructed by Melinda. The evening before Melinda would travel on a business trip
At "The Legends," Jakes looked bothered about what he just heard. He wondered why 'The Class of Verity' was considered for such a contract. He wasn't sure if they had handled a project of that kind before, coupled with the fact that he didn't want his company to have anything to do with them. "They could discover me as the CEO of 'The Legends' in the process." Jakes thought. So he began to think of what to do. He picked up the telephone and dialled a number. "Mr Clemon, please come over to my office very quickly," Jakes said.Clemon was the Contract Manager of "The Legends" and Jakes was sure that he was aware of the contract. Jakes knew that things of such nature passed through Clemon's table before getting to the Chief Operating Officer's desk. "Alright, Sir," Clemon replied.In a few minutes, Jakes heard a knock on his office door."Please, come in," Jakes instructed.The door was pushed open, and Mr Clemon walked in. "Good day Sir.""Good day, Mr Clemon. Please have your seat."
Stephanie had left Mr Smart's place early the next morning and was determined not to return to their small house at Fitbuck city. She needed to stay away from anything that could make her remember Jakes, to help her mental health. So she thought of where to go to begin a new life. She was going to return to Fitbuck city but wasn't going to return to her old life. She was pregnant and needed to take good care of herself. She still had more than enough money with her, so she planned to rent a new house and get a job to keep herself busy.On her arrival at Fitbuck city, she stopped at the house of her very close friend, Stella. Stella was Stephanie's old friend from the University, and they lived not too far from each other. Stella was reading in her room when she heard a knock on the door. "Please come in," Stella said.Stephanie opened the door and walked into Stella's sitting room. Stella lived in a two-bedroom flat. The flat was not too big but was comfortable. "Hey, Stephanie. Go
Stephanie resumed at The Jenkin Companies, Inc. the next day. She was happy and excited about the new job. Since she graduated from school, she had not worked in any corporate setting, even though she read Public Administration, and knew the nitty-gritty of company organization and administration.Now, she had been employed as one of the company's administrative staff. It was lunchtime, so she began to tidy up her table to go for lunch when she heard a knock on her door."Please come in," Stephanie said. The door was pushed open and Gregory walked in."Oh, Gregory. Good to see you." Stephanie said."Same here Stephanie. Congratulations on your appointment." "Thank you, Gregory.""So, can we go out for lunch?" Gregory asked."Yes," Stephanie replied. It was lunchtime. She was very new at Jenkin Companies Inc., and she needed someone to intimate her about life in the company. She believed the lunch time was an opportunity to hear from Gregory.The two of them walked out of the company
Mr Allison was yet to be back from his overseas trip. He had called Mrs Allison and Michael the previous day to tell them why he would need to be staying much longer than usual. He was the principal participant for his region, and he needed to attend some functional meetings.Since Michael became the CEO of "The Legends, he had also looked forward to taking over the estate which his father owned. He intended to take it over, after which he would leave the family house for his own house. He had tried to use different strategies in convincing the estate agents to change the estate ownership from his father to him, but it never seemed to work. So, he thought of a way to achieve this. He picked up his phone and dialled a number."Reynold, I would like you to visit Mr Scott, the estate agent, during his private time today, and influence him to hand over the estate documents to you so that the signature on it could be changed from my father's signature to mine. If he refuses to heed you, t
Mrs Allison and Michael were back at the house after a long day at work. They looked so exhausted, but at the same time, worry was written on their faces. "How could they make such a decision? That's wicked and heartless. Removing you as the company's CEO would indicate that we as a family would no longer have a say over the company.""Mum, just leave them to me. I'll handle whoever needs to be handled, amongst them. No board can evict me as the CEO. Come to think of it, I heard that the person who they nominated to take over from me is no other than that bastard, Kent." Michael said."Yes. They would do no such thing. They decided to make Kent the next CEO because of his passion and contribution towards the growth of the company in the past few years. Kent is so strict and has no relationship with any member of this family. They'll be taking a dangerous step, by making Kent the next CEO." Mrs Allison explained."I have a plan," Michael said as he began to laugh sarcastically.******
Michael decided to take a quick step against those in support of his removal. Knowing full well that the notice of his removal as the CEO would be given to him no time soon, he decided to sack everyone involved. Now, he had prepared sack letters for two principal members of the board of trustees whom he knew were strongly behind his removal. So he picked up his telephone to dial a number. "Melanie, please come over to my office right away," Michael said as he hung up the phone.In no time, he had a knock on his door, and the door was pushed open, as Melanie walked in. Melanie was Michael's personal Secretary."Good day Sir.""Good day, Melanie. Please hand over these letters to those involved; their names are boldly written on the envelopes. Also, make sure that these letters are backed up by an email. Take this. It contains every information you need to include in the email." Michael said, pointing a sheet of paper at her."Okay, Sir," Melanie replied as she walked out of Michael's o