Linda lay in her room with her eyes fixed on the ceiling as her back hugged the wall. She could hear her mom and James talking and laughing heartily like their whole lives depended on it. She could not stop wondering what was so funny. They had turned her into a shadow of her former self, and everyone else seemed to have moved on. She wished that she didn't listen to them at all. She was still contemplating how life would have turned out if she had waited a little longer when she heard a knock on her door. She stood up and walked towards the door.Linda opened the door and met James standing there. He had a neutral look on his face, so Linda could not guess what was going on in his head. "Someone is here to see you," James informed her. "He's from the Floater's..."Linda's heart sank when she heard the Floater's family, and she didn't wait for James to finish what he had to say before she stormed out of her room. James sighed and followed behind her. "You could not even wait for m
"You are wasting our time and delaying the growth of this company, Ava!" Her father thundered as he faced her fuming in anger.Ava's hands were folded under her breasts as she listened to her parents' nag. Whenever she opened her mouth to speak, one of them would have something to say and would shut her up automatically. "Why haven't you accepted the man we brought for you?" Her father asked her. "A good man...""Dad," Ava cut in. She was tired of watching them talk and talk without letting her defend herself. "You don't interrupt your father when he's talking to Ava," her mom scolded her. "But none of you would let me speak," Ava tried to defend herself. Her mom slapped her forehead. She wondered why the kid was being so difficult. She didn't want to listen to anyone and wanted to do everything her own way. She wished that her daughter knew what was at stake at that point. "Noe tell us calmly why you haven't still accepted the offer of marrying the person we asked you to get ma
The day for the board meeting where Henry was eventually going to have the board meeting where he would eventually meet with the Guild family after the last incident with them and Henry was finding himself getting more restless as the date drew near and he knew it had to do with him finally getting to meet face to face with Linda again after their break up. It wasn't like he was nervous or something, he was certain that he had finally gotten over his feelings for Linda and would not feel nervous at the sight of her, but why was he restless?There was a lump on his throat all through that morning as he got ready for work, he just couldn't help but think about all the problems he had to face at that moment, following the visit from his father's relative the other day at the office, he knew that he was supposed to be up and doing and he really needed to hurry up with the company. He could tell that there was a plot against him but he didn't want to invest too much time in thinking about
"So what is the next step we can take to dethrone him?" The deep voice with the rich baritone asked.Mr Benedict leaned back on his seat and swirled a bit. Everyone's eyes were focused on him, waiting for his next instruction."I have nothing planned yet, and that is why I have called for this meeting. I mean, we all know that Henry is not qualified for that position, he should not be there at all and the fact that he is slowing things down, I mean, since all the while that he had been given the company to raise, not even a single move had been made by him to improve the company." Mr Benedict said. There was a malicious undertone to his voice which anyone could easily hear but everyone present there was probably more occupied with their hatred for Henry that they didn't notice."You are right, besides, I think it's high time that we take back what belongs to us." Michael, who was sitting opposite Mr Benedict, chipped in.They were about five men, sitting in a circle and surrounding a
Henry wondered why there was a hitch in his heart after he ended the call with Ava. He did not like the lump in his throat which he had to swallow hard to get rid of.Why did he have that kind of feeling after saying no to a request from her?Henry drove straight home after he finished work while thinking of the sad event which had occurred in his company some days ago. He could not help but have the feeling that someone was probably responsible for what happened but he couldn't place his fingers on it.He had thought initially that this would be easier than having to live with the Guild family, but as it stands now, it seemed like setting up his own company turned out to be the hardest of all.By the time Henry arrived home, he was determined that he would not let himself be swayed by the little opposition he was facing and make sure he didn't become the failed heir like Mr Benedict had predicted.It was already late and Henry thought his mother would probably already be asleep by th
Natasha sat in front of her desk as she flipped through a few documents. Natasha was exhausted, but she didn't want to go home yet. She wanted to finish going through the documents so that she could sign them before she would leave. She knew that she was almost the only one at the office, yet she didn't mind. As long as she finished up with her work, and went home safely. She heard a knock on her door and lifted her head to face the door.Natasha's door was not transparent, yet she looked towards the door whenever she heard a knock. She didn't respond at once. She waited for the knock to be repeated before she opened her mouth to speak. "Who's there?" She asked. "Please, come in."She didn't mind who it was. She already knew that the only thing anyone would come to her office at that time of the night was someone who wanted nothing else but business. Natasha was so sure that her secretary was the one behind the door. The door opened slowly, and just as she thought, her secretary wa
Just as soon as Henry alighted from his car, the first person his eyes met with was Linda who had equally just alighted from her car.Henry stared at her for a while as she got down from the car and straightened herself, then she flipped her hair before she suddenly looked towards Henry's direction and their eyes met for a brief moment.Linda found it difficult to look away as she stood dumbstruck staring back at Henry.She had earlier had the idea that Henry was going to be at the party since he had always had this closeness with Asher, but she had exactly no idea why her heart skipped a beat when she saw him come down from his car.Henry held Linda's gaze for a long time before his eyes moved over to her neck and he swallowed hard when his eyes caught the necklace glistening on her neck.The necklace brought back memories.He remembered when she mocked him for being unable to afford that necklace which at that time had become a fashion amongst the women of substance in the town. Ric
Linda was sitting beside Richard as she watched Henry snub the young petite lady who was sitting beside him all through the party and trying to get his attention. For some reasons, she felt herself heave a deep sigh of relief when she noticed that Henry paid no attention to the girl. She probably still had a chance with him.She wished she could walk up to him and actually apologize for all the embarrassment she had caused him in the past and equally beg him to take her back. But she knew it was almost impossible because Richard kept hovering around her and she absolutely hated it. She was in Richard's arms when she noticed Henry whispering to Asher, she believed that he was about to go back home.He cast her one last glance after he exchanged a handshake with Asher before he walked out of the hall."Are you ready to go?" Richard asked her after every one who attended the party began to discard one after the other. He had a glass of wine in his hand.Richard had noticed her earlier gl