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
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