They say that a poor man has no say in how the world treats him.
I didn't want to believe it and wanted to stand firm on my belief, but life doesn't always work out the way you want it.
Life always slaps you in the face with a sickening reality.
The sky was bright and the scorching sun burned the skin of the man, who was tending to the garden.
I was that man, disregarded and unwanted.
I shouldn't be out in this hot sun for any damn reason, because it was literally burning my skin ,but the madam of the mansion, my dear mother in law, was dissatisfied with my earlier work.
She practically yelled at me to get out of the house ,she said I didn't do a proper job tending to the garden, so I had to redo it all or I won't be allowed to eat this afternoon in peace and I knew I won't have peace of mind today, I couldn't afford to let that happen, since I just wanted to go to my room and rest.
I was so focused on trimming the garden that I didn't pay attention to the scorching sun or the sweat beads that formed on my forehead, nor did I pay any mind to the sweat that ran like water, from my neck down to my chiseled abs.
I paused for a second, as I wiped the sweat on my forehead with the hem of my shirt went up, revealing my lower chiseled abs and a maid gasped.
I turned to her , thinking something bad had happened, however I was not surprised that she was just looking at his body.
I scoffed, I don't know how this woman can be this shameless that she doesn't know when to stop. I dropped my hand and the hem of my shirt dropped back to its original position and I continued to work.
"Please just leave and don't act like a creep." I mumbled to myself.
I silently prayed that the maid would just walk away, without making me feel uncomfortable,but that wasn't going to happen.
"Oh my look at those abs ,they are to die for, I want it." The maid exclaimed ,but I ignored her.
I wondered why she would only say things that made me uncomfortable.
Can't this woman understand her words sometimes creeps me out?
"Don't act so silly , you are lusting after our young lady's husband, have you forgotten he is just twenty four?" Asked another maid who walked closer to the flustered maid.
"Well, I don't mind." She giggled childishly, I sighed and decided not to pay any mind to her.
She was always like this, complimenting my looks and body,even when I didn't ask for it, sometimes it made me feel uncomfortable.
"You are thirty eight years old , get your mind out of the gutter." Hissed the second Maid to the flustered maid, as she dragged her away.
"Besides, what good is having a good body ,if you don't have money?" The maid scoffed, as she dragged the other maid away.
I ignored their words and continued trimming the garden.
I understood the words of the second maid.
I had good looks that caused others to get envious ,but this world they live in does not care about good looks, it only cares about how much power you have and how much money you have.
I finished tending to the garden , I smiled in approval as he looked at my work.
"She will certainly not complain again." I mumbled to myself.
I went and dropped off my gardening tools in the storehouse, before heading to the main door of the mansion to go inside and take a bath.
I was exhausted and a bath would make me feel better, because of the sun.
Woah!
It burns.
I pushed the door open and took two steps into the house, when I heard a loud scream and I flinched at the sound of the voice and slowly turned my head to look at the owner of the voice.
"Oh my goodness! how can you stink and want to come inside this mansion, you look disgusting and smell badly ,get back!" Lisa , the youngest daughter of Mr Harry's family yelled at me.
Lisa had a look of disgust on her face, as a deep frown was on her forehead, she used her hand to cover her nose and mouth ,so that she wouldn't breath in the toxic smell that was coming from me.
I looked at her puzzled, because the only thing I could smell on myself was sweat and I wanted to take a bath to wash it off.
"Why are you screaming that way? I only wanted to head upstairs and take a bath." I informed her ,as I wanted to walk towards the stairs.
"Get out of the house!" Lisa barked at me, but I ignored her.
She acts silly at times, how does she expect me to get out of the house?
"Help! Who is there ,he wants to kill me! Save me! Save me!" Lisa screamed at the top of her lungs and I stopped and turned to her with a surprise expression on my face.
I wondered what nonsense this girl was spilling with her mouth.
I just wish that her tongue will swell so much that she won't be able to scream with her stupid mouth.
As Lisa was screaming and calling for help, two bodyguards rushed into the living room to see what was going on.
Lisa's mother, Mrs Harry, also rushed downstairs to see what was happening to her beloved daughter.
"What's going on here?" Mrs Harry asked her daughter Lisa ,who ran towards her side and pointed at me.
I bit my lower lips in frustration, I wish I could squeeze the mouth of the girl, she says the most ridiculous things.
"He smells mommy, I told him to leave the house and he refused." Lisa complained to her mother who glared at me.
Oh gosh!
From one problem to another.
"Get out of this house immediately, I don't want to see you here!." She yelled at me, as her face crawled up in disgust.
I was a bit taken aback by her words and wondered why she didn't even ask me what was wrong, before telling me to go out of the house.
I looked at my mother in law and then Lisa.
Birds of the same feathers, Mrs Harry would not care to listen to me, her beloved daughter is the only one she cares about.
"Mother..." I tried to say and I saw her face slowly crawl up in disgust at me calling her mother.
"Shut up your stinking mouth, you rotten fool, I am not your mother , I can never be the mother of a poor and broke ass man, Lisa told you to get out of this house, so get out this instant!" Mrs Harry cut me off and yelled insults at me and my face dropped.
I sighed and wondered what I did, to deserve all that name calling.
I just wanted to take a bath, to wash off the sweat on his body and get refreshed.
"Why are you both standing there looking at him, if he refuses to leave, drag him out of this house!" Mrs Harry, who was blinded with anger, barked orders at the bodyguards.
The bodyguards pitted me, they looked at me with pity eyes as hesitated for a moment, but they still needed to do their jobs or get fired ,so I don't blame them.
The bodyguards rushed and grabbed me by the hand, before I could speak and proceeded to drag me out of the mansion and toss me outside the door and slammed the door shut.
I was tossed outside and fell to the ground,I sighed audibly as I bit my lower lips wondering why they had to be so cruel.
I wasn't even arguing with them , I didn't do anything wrong, I just wanted to take a bath and all this happened.
I was about to stand up when he heard me laughing behind me.
"Have you decided to visit your lowlife friends on the floor?" I heard a mocking voice.
I turned and glared at him.
Goodness of all the time for this moron to see me, it had to be when I was tossed outside the house.
I won't hear the last of this and he won't stop making fun of me.
"Don't glare at me with those eyes, I might poke them out for you , if you no longer have use of them." The blonde guy who was laughing at me threatened ,as his face became serious.
I looked at the man from head to toe sizing him up with an angry expression on my face.
I took two steps closer to the blonde guy and then I saw a familiar figure coming from behind him and I paused in his steps and exhaled sharply,trying to calm the anger in my heart.
The familiar figure of a gorgeous lady cat walking towards me and the blond guy made a smile formed on my face ,as the lady came closer.
She was just free inches away from me walking towards me.
"My love..." I said with a smile ,as I tried to touch her and she slapped my hands away, cutting off my words and gaining another laugh from the blond guy.
I was embarrassed that she slapped my hand away in front of this man and then she decided to add salt to my injury.
"Wash your filthy hands, before you dare touch me again." She warned me ,as she opened the door and slammed it shut.
The blond guy laughed at my expense and proceeded to head inside the mansion.
None of them would be asked to leave even if they smelled like shit that why I felt like I was at the bottom ,because I had no money.
What can I do to get this money?
Should I leave from here?
I shook my head to get rid of the intrusive thoughts.I can't leave my wife here to go in search of money and I can't work for someone else when my in law's company is successful, they might think I want to sell their business strategies to others.I should just forget it and be content with what I have now.I took in a deep breath and exhaled."Alex, just calm down, you can't do anything." I muttered to myself.I walked to the back of the mansion and got into the house through the back door.I proceeded to take a bath at the restroom close to the entrance of the back door of the mansion. I grabbed a trouser and shirt he saw hanging on the rank and wore it.This restroom is the one that the maid and butler mainly use, so it must be one of their clothes.I just wanted to wear this and get to my room, then I can change into my own clothes and wash this clothes and dry it and leave it back where I saw it.I knew that even though I took a bath ,if he wore my own clothes and Lisa or Mrs Ha
I picked up the money and stood erect, and saw my sister in law Lisa coming towards men.I clicked my tongue in annoyance.I knew she had just come to bother me , she would say something about what just happened."If I give you more money ,will you also bend down and pick it, like a lowly cleaner you are, how about I give you money to clean my shoes?" She said as she tossed more money at me and I just clenched my fists and watched her.If not that she was a woman and I didn't want to get into trouble, I would have taught her a lesson, because I was sure she was the one taking the groceries I bought for myself and tossing it in the trash.Wicked bitch."Won't you pick up the money?" She asked mockingly and I just ignored her and walked past her.I would rather walk for a thousand miles to walk than take her money."Look at how you are acting like a proud man, when you don't even have money for a cab, useless man! Take the money or your stomach will feel the pain of your stupidity." She
Different thoughts filled my head.Where?When?How did it happen and I didn't know?This can't be possible.My heart began drumming in my chest, I didn't know if it was out of fear of the answer I might find or if it was out of slowly building anger.I knew that I did not want to cause trouble in the company building or I would be thrown out, but I also needed an answer.Riley had to have a good explanation for this, or everyone in this company was going to hear about this, because I wasn't leaving without a fight.I dashed out of the restroom to confront my wife who was still talking to the employee.My wife and the employee turned to look at me, as I came out so suddenly."Get out!" I yelled at the employee while looking him straight in the eye."What?" The confused man asked in disbelief."I told you to get out!" I yelled more loudly at the person my wife was talking to.The employee flinched, turned to Riley, who was looking at Alex and scurried out of the office.Riley narrowed
During the weekend after tending to the garden, I walked in to see Riley was sitting on the couch in the living room, when a maid got a glass of orange juice for her and dropped it on the table.Riley was deep in thoughts, she didn't even see me walk into the mansion.Riley looked at the tray of orange juice and an evil smile slowly formed in her face."Are you alright?" I asked her and she snapped out of her thoughts and turned to me."When did you get in here?" She asked in surprise."Just a minute ago." I responded."Oh." She mumbled and looked away as she took another sip from her glass cup.I proceeded to walk upstairs when I saw my father in law coming, thirty minutes after I was in the room.Riley opened the door and walked in , she was holding a tray of orange juice resting on the tray.I just finished tending to the garden and had changed into comfortable clothes. I was scrolling through his phone while resting on the bed when Riley walked in and I smiled.Even though I was s
I knew this wasn't just something I can escape,it felt as if it was planned, because Riley wasn't crying anymore ,she was glaring at me ,so was her mother and the maid wasn't fearful ,she folded her hand and it was below her cheat, pushing her breast upwards and she has a smirk on her face.I have been framed."Will you sign it now?" He asked again and seeing the pain my hands were in I looked at Riley, my wife."Do you want to get divorced from me?" I asked her and she scowled."Yes, I don't want to be married to you anymore." She replied and I felt my heart sting a bit as my lips quivered."Fine, but don't post my pictures online." I said.I don't know what type of pictures they took, I just wanted to leave.It was evident that Riley did this deliberately."Don't make demands, I will give orders, you will follow it without questions." Mr Harry told me.The divorce paper was placed on a table with everyone looking at me.I wanted to sign it and saw Riley's signature there already."S
"Ah! Help baby!" I heard in my sleep, as a slap landed on my face jolting me upright ,as I turned to see the assailant with my hand on my cheeks.It was morning and here I am seeing a girl in just a shirt in bed with me glaring at me."Who are you and how did you get in here?" I asked the girl."How dare you touch me?" She asked in anger and I was about to speak when the door burst open and my friend ran in."Baby what happened?" He asked the girl who ran to him and embraced me."He touched me!" She cried out ,as I got off the bed."What nonsense are you talking about? I just woke up and saw you in the bed, when did I touch you?" I asked her in annoyance.What is wrong with these women, framing me of things I didn't do?"Alex, how dare you assault my girlfriend ,when I gave you a room to sleep in?" Paul, my friend, asked me angrily, as he rushed to grab my collar and I was taken aback, as I tried prying his hands off my collar but it just tightened."L..let go..." I pushed him hard ,b
The taxi stopped me in front of Daniel corporation.I paid the driver and got out and sighed.If this doesn't work I was screwed, however I wasn't bothered about that but I was damn annoyed.I can't stay quiet.Something told me to head back ,but no I took a step forward and then another one , as I walked into Daniel corporation company building.I had a cold expression on my face, as I stepped into the company building and employees of the company were pointing fingers at me.They didn't even try to hide the fact that I wasn't welcomed here."Is it that the son-in-law of Ceo Harry, what is he doing here?" I heard a lady ask her colleague as I walked past them with a clear destination in mind."It is him ,what is that useless man doing in our company, doesn't he even remember that we are rivals?" One asked."I won't be surprised if he can't even remember the way to Harry corporation." Someone joked.They burst out laughing."You didn't see the news about his divorce yesterday?" An emp
I sighed."I never say too much, everyone has secrets," I told him and he eyed me suspiciously."Check your phone for bugs by someone else, get your brother in law out of your home , if you want your company to move ahead, ask him about it or set a trap for him, that's left for you to do." I gave him a lot of suggestions."I don't want to accuse my brother-in -law...." He tried to say, but I cut him off."Mr Daniel, sentimental feelings should be put aside, when dealing in business," I reminded him.I was a fool for forgetting."You should only think about your company and the money you will lose if this continues happening, if you lose all that money even your so-called brother in law would insult you for not handling your money properly." I reminded him and he dropped his head to think.I know he did not want to confront his brother-in -law ,because it's his wife's brother and it might cause problems between him and his wife if he does.But his company.He should think about it."I
Alex povI arranged for some lawyers to hold a press conference and then I took my father's lawyer and he went to the press conference and the lawyer told the truth about Harry corporation, and how he bribed him to say that he was the one who was in my father's will to take over my father's company, and he also told the press that he would kill his family if he did not do all this ,so he had no other reason but to accept.After the interview I also give all the information to the police that Harry forged my father's will, bribed the lawyer and did all that things that the lawyer had evidence for and it was all handed to be police and the media got wind of this and it was blowing up and they began going to Harry corporation to ask for what was happening.Mom and I were chilling at home on the couch watching the tv , as we were enjoying watching Harry struggle to explain himself to the police and media.“So you finally found a lawyer?”Mom asked.She was very happy that all this problem
Alex pov:After the private pictures problem ended my mother called me to her study to talk.“Alex, now that it has been brought to light that your ex-father-in-law was your father's bodyguard I think there's something I need to tell you as well.”She said. “What do you need to tell me?”I asked. “Your ex-father- in-law is currently ruling your father's company,”She said. “What are you talking about that I don't understand?”I asked.“Harry corporation is your father's company. I don't know what happened but I think that your ex father in law Mr Harry is illegally controlling that company because I do not think your father will ever give his company to anybody willingly or put it in a will and not give it to you.”She said.“Wait, are you saying that my ex-father-in-law's company is my father's company?” I asked in disbelief. “Yes it is.” Diana confirmed.“Why didn't you tell me this from the start?” I asked her because this was big news and she should have told me when we met. “Tha
Riley pov(Alex's ex wife):I was in my room reading a book because that was the only thing I could do right now to calm myself down from all that what's happening and I didn't not want to think too much about it.There was banging on the door and I heard a maid's voice.“Miss Riley please come downstairs, your father is looking for you.”She said. Just as if it was on cue as she said those words my father began yelling.I don't know what he was yelling about but it must not be good since I could hear his voice from upstairs when he was downstairs I got up from the bed and headed out of my room to meet him. It was a bad idea to keep him waiting when he was this angry.My mother ,my younger sister ,me and my father were downstairs and my father began the interrogation.“Who deleted those pictures on my phone on my study computer?”He asked as he was pacing up and down.“What pictures are you talking about?” my mother asked because we did not know what he's talking about.“Someone delet
Alex pov:I just did not want anything that would hurt my mother so if you want to continue selling the products he should.“So you have finally learnt your lesson and know you are not supposed to mess with me.”He chuckled.“Well I learnt that you used to work for my father. I just wonder why.”I told him. “You wonder why?”He asked me in confusion. “Why did you let your daughter treat me that way and why did your family treat me that way if you were such good friends with my father and had a close relationship with him,”I said.I cannot still understand why he would treat me so badly when he was an employee of my father and it made me wonder if my father treated him badly as well.It was as if he was taking out the anger and frustration he should take out on my father on me who was innocent.“How I behave is none of your business ,you should mind your business.”He warned me.“I'm just asking because I know nothing about my father,”I told him. I just wanted to know why he would treat
Alex pov:Life was very good for me and having such an amazing and supportive mother was just the best that anyone could wish for.I have gotten a lot of supporters after I settled the matter of Harry corporation. I was in my office signing some documents when my phone rang and I saw it was my mother and I happily answered the call.“Good afternoon Mom, what can I do for you?”I asked happily. “Can you come to my office immediately? There is something I need to talk to you about.”She said.Her voice sounded a bit stiff and I could tell that she was upset so I ended the call quickly. I rushed to meet her in her office and when I went there I could tell she was upset and not happy.“What happened Mom ,you sounded a bit worried on the phone?” I asked in concern. “The CEO of Harry Corporation sent something to me and he told me that if I threaten him again when he releases the products, he will release my private pictures online,”She said.“What are you talking about?”I asked. She did
Riley pov:What is wrong with this judge?“What is the meaning of that? How do you mean that I should pay him two million dollars the last time I came here, you told me to pay one million dollars now I told you his wife also insulted me, so why are you telling me to pay him money?” I asked in disbelief. What is going on here? Why is this judge always ruling against me?I am the woman and I was the one who got humiliated and I said nothing and she decided to rub salt in my open wound so why am I the one who is asked to compensate my ex-affair partner.“If you speak back at me again I will hold you in contempt of this court.”The judge glared at me.“But..”“That's enough you will sleep in jail if you continue." My lawyer advised me and I gasped in shock. I don't know if it is just me overthinking but I think that this judge has something against me ,because why would he always rule against me and rule in favor of the man?This is just too much. I was wondering if Alex had a hand in th
Rileys pov(Alex's ex wife):I went out to fix my phone and after fixing my phone I headed back home. I was making some calls to some of my friends asking them if there was any vacancy in their father's company or any vacancy at all and they told me they will get back to me. I was scrolling to my social media page when I got a message from someone and when I opened the message it is the girlfriend of my affair partner and she sent me pictures of the wedding of her with my ex affair partner ,I don't know if she was trying to rub salt into my wound but something ticked me off by what she did and I was angry.She got to marry my ex affair partner and I am stuck here with a stinging face because of a slap fr9m my father and no husband.“You thought you could snatch him away from me but at the end of the day I am the one who has the ring fuck you bitch.” That was the message that the ex-girlfriend sent me and it got my blood boiling as I was angrily looking at the message and the pictur
Riley's pov(Alex ex wife):Dad glared daggers at me.“Do you think you can rest peacefully in this house after what you have done?”he asked me.“I have told you I did nothing wrong to you!”I yelled at him. I was hungry and I was glaring at him because he is the one that always encourages me to do everything that is going wrong in my life.“Let me tell you from now on in this house you are not allowed to eat any food with us or even touch anything in our kitchen and none of the maids will answer to your call,that's your punishment.” He told me.I don't understand why this man was punishing me for something I did not do. Alex was the one who threatened him. Why did he come back and now come to take out his anger and frustration on me.“What you are doing this wrong, you know that I did nothing to you ,I am just at home doing nothing and waiting for you to call me back to work, if you don't want me to work for your company you tell me I will look for a job elsewhere!” I half yelled at
Riley's pov:After Alex sued me for defamation and I compensated him with one million dollars and it was from my savings.I decided to just let him be arrested because I do not want to make such a mistake that I have to compensate him again from my savings, because my father has not said that he will call me back to work and I don't want anything exhausting my savings right now.I was scrolling through my phone ,when I saw that's my father the product he was selling he called it back and said that it was faulty and I was surprised by this, because I knew there was nothing wrong with it and that was when I heard banging on my door and I went to open the door and the first thing that met me ,was a hand that slapped me across my face and I fell to the floor and my phone fell and the screen broke.“You stupid bitch! have you seen what you have done, you are the one who said you wanted to get divorced from him now he is now threatening me and he has made me look bad in front of my friends