Immediately Carla left the office. She approached Philip.“Thank you very much Philip. I really couldn’t have done it without your help.”“This is a small thing Carla. It didn’t even take much to convince the CEO. My dad had everything handled. I can do much more than I'd ever need. You just need to ask.” He said smugly.She opened her mouth to talk but was abruptly cut off again, “I have influence all over the companies here. Just let me know anyone, I won’t hesitate to destroy them for you. When it comes to my woman, I’ll do anything.” He added arrogantly, a cocky grin on his face.“Alright Philip, I’ll take you by your word. I won’t hesitate to call you when I need a favour.” Carla replied, managing to throw him a smile before walking away.Suddenly, he grabbed her hand and pulled her back towards him, catching Carla in surprise as she widened her eyes.“Let me drop you at home. It won’t be nice after signing a deal that was granted because of me and taking a cab home. I’ll drop yo
Darius sighed deeply inwardly. He then proceeded to sit down and relax for a bit. He had come with the intention to celebrate his accomplishments with his wife but another man was taking the glory.He saw some drinks on the table and began to drink while watching everyone else. He saw Carla sitting at another table silently while Philip was trying to talk to her but she just gave him short responses and smiled a little from time to time. Darius wanted to stand up and get her somewhere to talk privately but she didn’t even give him the opportunity by looking away from him. Even her grandmother Felicia was looking at Darius like he was a pest that she couldn’t wait to get rid of.Darius knew that he wouldn’t be able to talk with Carla here and sighed inwardly again. Maybe he should just leave because It was a little embarrassing for him to remain there.He stood up and left the house. No one even saw him off like it was a relief to see him go. He boarded a taxi and headed back to the co
Darius had been very sneaky in asking Alicia out. He just hoped it wouldn’t have sounded to awkward to her. Meanwhile Alicia who had been caught off-guard recovered herself. She was even getting a bit excited. “Oh yeah, I don’t mind.” She said with a smile. This was her opportunity to know more about this guy so she definitely wasn’t going to let it pass.Darius was relieved internally, he had plans that would involve her help so it was good that she agreed. They then exchanged numbers and then Darius went back to the car. He then started to discuss with Maxwell about what he wanted to do.“Maxwell, I came up with an idea. Since no one believes that I’m the grandson of the McArthur patriarch, I’ll continue that way. I want to fully observe and test some people.” There was a dangerous glint in Darius’ eyes as he continued. “I’ll start with my wife first. To do that I want you to find out more details about who this Alicia is. I’ll fake a relationship with Alicia and make Carla jealous
The atmosphere grew tense between the three people. Darius and Philip were both looking at Carla’s face, waiting for a response.Philip felt his chest tighten at that moment and his heart rate sped up and beat more vigorously in his chest. He tried to suppress his nervousness but neither Darius nor Carla were even paying any attention to him to notice. He knew that although Carla had begun to give him face, it was still a long way before he could say he had gotten her heart. He didn’t want to get rejected before he could even try.Meanwhile Darius waited, he knew that he had put her in a tough spot and she wouldn’t want to answer arbitrarily. He pretended to be expectant or nervous but he was inwardly calm. Just as Carla was still in a daze about what she would say the doors barged open again.This time around, it was Carla’s grandmother and grandfather who came out of the house. “What makes you think she would choose you over Philip, you idiot?” Felicia shot at Darius immediately. S
‘Why did it have to be that particular company!?’ Philip screamed in his head.Philip looked down into Darius’ eyes and saw that behind the mask of pleading on Darius’ face, the bastard was actually smirking. Philip felt a shiver run down his spine. Was Darius doing this because he knew that Philip couldn’t pull it off or was he really just using this opportunity to squeeze all he could out of Philip as a form of retribution.It would be better if Darius was just trying to use Philip to get a good job. But if that wasn’t the case and Darius wanted to expose that Philip could not pull any strings with the Charlton Company, that would be dangerous and could imply a lot of other things. Thinking about this, Philip felt a drop of sweat trickle down his back. He felt that this Darius was bad news.In the few seconds he took to think about what Darius said in shock, all the other people there were looking at him wondering what he would do next. Philip then realized that he had been too sile
Darius stood before a mirror in his room as he glanced at his clothing in satisfaction. He was preparing to go out again despite just coming back from the Morris’ house. He wasn’t even bothered about the events that had happened earlier a couple of hours ago. Instead he seemed like he was in a rush.After flashing a devious smile to himself in the mirror he called Maxwell his butler and asked for a drive back to the company. Maxwell just smiled and obliged, he knew Darius’ plan after all, and the next part was very necessary. Maxwell took his keys and then they both got into the car and drove off.Getting to the beautiful gate of the company, Darius couldn’t help but whistle silently in admiration. There was so much that he had still not had time to sit down and fully consider. He had not fully absorbed the reality of everything but he was still managing just fine. Maybe after things settled down a bit he would be able to rest. He felt a sense of accomplishment or fulfilment when he r
The furious Carla stomped towards their table in anger.‘How dare he sit down there and smile with another woman when were in the verge of divorce?!’ This is the thought that fueled the anger in her mind as she was almost baring her teeth at them.She got to the table in a huff and her eyes were almost spitting fire. Darius just chuckled internally. It seemed like his plan was working. However, he did not show his pleasure on his face but kept looking at Carla with a straight face while she glared at him.She turned to look at Alicia and a hint of jealousy was shown on her face as she spoke in a voice close to shouting...“Who are you?” She first asked cautiously, she didn’t want to stir up trouble with someone she didn’t know. Many rich people these days didn’t really show off so it was easy to offend someone out higher status than you if you’re deceived into thinking you have a status that’s high enough.“Do I know you?” Alicia fired back with a show of irritation. “Who the hell are
Later that evening at Darius’s house, Darius was relaxing after the whole thing that happened with his wife.There was a faint smile on his face as he reminisced. Earlier when he had Alicia had left Carla in the restaurant and entered her car, they both burst out in laughter. The plan had gone very well. Then Darius thanked her for the help and after discussing the next phase of the plan Darius left her car and she drove off.He picked up his phone and dialed a number. After ringing a few times the call was accepted. And a male voice that Darius recognised spoke. “Hello, who is this?”“Good evening Mr Philip. This is Darius speaking. I’m calling to inquire about the job you promised sir.” Darius said with a smug grin.Yes, the person he called was the same Philip that wanted to court his wife Carla. Darius knew that Philip could not get any job for anyone at the Charlton Company, not without applying for it the normal way at least. So he wanted to pressure and not let him rest or wrig