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
Darius kept saying misleading things about Philip. It was as though he was praising Philip. People who heard what he was saying would feel as though Philip had become a philanthropist.All the people in the VIP room had shining eyes as they listened intently to what Darius was saying. It looked like they were all ready to pounce on Philip at any moment and seek favours from him.Darius just felt pure joy in his heart. He felt good as he saw Philip throbbing silently in anger. The plump man had turned red from his head downwards in anger. But he couldn’t do anything or say otherwise. He had a reputation to keep! So he was trying to force a smile at the people while looking for a way to escape from there.In Philip’s mind he was just imagining how many ways he could use to torture and kill Darius for what he was doing.After a while Darius felt contented at having drawn much attention to Philip so he just sat down and helped himself to a glass of water. Philip’s eyes were screaming ‘I’l
“Darius? What are you doing here?” Carla shouted in surprise. Darius just smiled wryly without answering. “Come here right now and explain yourself.” She shouted at him.Meanwhile her grandmother and other family members were furrowing their brows as they glared at Darius as if they wanted to give him another round of beating. But before Darius could even open his mouth Carla’s mum suddenly spoke with a raised voice...“Son of a bitch, you really have the guts to show up here after the nonsense you did yesterday?” She looked at Darius in disgust as her husband also tipped in his own insults with his low voice. Soon all the family members were all saying one thing after the other, insulting Darius and his mother for being poor. Carla was silent throughout and didn’t even say a word about anything.Darius was just sneering inwardly at them as he noted all their actions and words towards him. He was yet to start his revenge on them but for now he wanted to still play along. He just took
No one could even reply Carla. They just stared blankly.Meanwhile Philip himself was in a daze, what was this? He had never expected someone to be this good. Not even the geniuses he knew could compare to Darius in any regard. That’s how good and exceptional his credentials were. They were also stamped and signed by qualified people so the documents were verified and legitimate.Philip broke out in a sweat. Darius being so good was making it unbearable for him. He himself was never a bright person...Scratch that, if he doesn’t get a job for Darius at that company then he would be suspected. Philip almost held his head in frustration. ‘If he’s this good and brilliant then why is he still poor?! This is clearly enough to make him into a manager of some company of he can even start his own company!’ Philip was just considering different things.Before he could finalize his thoughts and get himself together, Darius pressed him...“So Mr Philip, why do you think about my performance? Is