"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
Jakes and Stephanie sat down at their leisure to discuss. "Stephanie, what do you think about honouring your father's request to become the CEO of 'The Class of Verity'? "Well, I don't see anything special about that. I'm okay being the CEO of Pen and Rescue Inc.," Stephanie said. "Yes, Stephanie I know you may not feel like giving his request a second thought. But I think you should."Jakes?! So what happens to Pen and Rescue Inc? Shouldn't we care about it too?" Stephanie asked her husband in surprise. "Yes, I know. Don't worry about Pen and Rescue Inc. Someone else can be made the CEO. I just want you to honour your father's request, especially now that we are reuniting with the family," Jakes said. "Hmmm...I'll think about it. Just that I feel very reluctant to take that step," Stephanie said. "Get rid of the fear, Stephanie..." "What about Micheal? Do you think he would fold his hands and watch me become the CEO?" Stephanie interrupted her husband. "Forget about Michael.Didn
Stephanie had just resumed as the CEO of 'The Class of Verity', after being presented to the board of directors, while another CEO was been appointed at Pen and Rescue Inc. It was a beautiful day for Stephanie as she was cheerfully welcomed by the staff. Some of them who were familiar with Pen and Rescue Inc. knew that she used to be the CEO.Pen and Rescue Inc. was popular in Northern Fitbuck for its exploits, even though it was not well known in Southern Fitbuck."The Class of Verity" was located in Southern Fitbuck, and not many of the staff knew Pen and Rescue Inc. Mrs Allison was vehemently against Stephanie becoming the CEO, and the new development made her very furious at her husband. "It's better to make a total stranger the CEO than to make that idiot the CEO," Mrs Allison told her husband over the phone. Even though Mr Allison had made mention of his plans to make Stephanie CEO, Mrs Allison believed that he had changed his mind when she discouraged him from it. "I'm not
Michael filed for a divorce, and Rose was left to sign the divorce letter, but she refused to sign. She had been on leave from work for a while, and this hot Thursday afternoon, she was on her way to visit a friend. Just when she was about to enter her car, she saw a man coming close to her. "Hello, are you Mrs Rose Allison?" The man asked. "Yes, I am. How may I help you?" Rose asked. "Here, Madam. You're expected to sign this," the man said pointing an envelope to her.Rose received the envelope and opened it in a hurry to see what was inside when she found a divorce letter. "What?! Did Michael ask you to give this to me?" Rose asked in surprise looking up at the man. "Yes, Madam. You're expected to sign it," the man explained. Rose took another glance at the letter, opening her mouth wide agape unconsciously. She was still surprised that Michael meant what he said the last time they argued. "Isn't he supposed to investigate the so-called rumour before taking a step?" Rose thought
After Stephanie met with Mrs Allison, she returned to 'The Class of Verity' to continue as the CEO. She decided not to be bothered by her mother's threat, instead, she was ready to make things work at 'The Class of Verity'. She made sure that staff who were long overdue for promotion and were not promoted while Michael was the CEO, due to selfish reasons, were promoted. Ineffective and unproductive staff were sacked and Stephanie ensured that qualified staff were being employed. "The Class of Verity" took a new shape and it made tremendous progress within a little space of time, so much so that it became more popular in Fitbuck city. There was an annual regional meeting that brought CEOs of several companies within the region together. During the meeting, an award was presented to Stephanie being the CEO of The Class of Verity just to laud her efforts: and she duly appreciated it.Just as soon as she left the meeting venue and was on her way to where she had parked her car, she hea