Maya Banks strolled into Powell's Homes and Properties, her high heels making a clicking noise on the floor as she stepped into the neatly polished black porcelain tile. Maya glanced around, a feeling of uneasiness flooded around her, she bit her lips to get herself from the maze of the endless crowd around her. She was lost in this maze and she does not know where to go next! “Hi! May I help you?” Maya turned to a young lady in her mid-twenties, her chestnut hair was pulled back in a ponytail, her straight lilac gown hugged curves neatly as a polite smile was plastered on her face. After assessing the lady, Maya noticed the sparkling white marble table in front of her, underneath it, was written a word which Maya has missed in bold letter‘ Receptionist’. Maya smiled,
Liam knotted his golden tie with haste as he bent to pick up his grey suit jacket. He was getting late for the office as he had a meeting concerning his newly acquired property in a secluded neighborhood. He took his briefcase and stepped out of his room taking the stairs in two to the sitting room where his driver was waiting for him. “Williams. Are you going to work?” Liam didn't need to turn to know who was speaking. His grandfather was the only one who refers to him with his full name, every other person knows him as Liam. “Yes, grandpa. As you can see, I'm running late” Liam answered, turning to smile at his grandfather who was coming down the stairs from the other side of his room with a cup of coffee in his hands.
“ Gosh! I hate him so much, he's so heartless” Maya announced to her friend who was typing away furiously on her computer. Maya had gone to see Zara as soon as she left the office, with a heavy heart she had immediately complained about her boss to her. “ It's not his fault, Maya” Zara turned to her with a smile on her face before turning back to her computer. She was trying to create content that will draw traffic to her website. “ Whose fault is it?” Maya exclaimed glaring at her friend who was taking Liam's side instead of hers. “ Babe, this is business. And in business, no one wants to lose out. Everyone's eyes are on the big prize which is the profit. So, don't blame him, no one wants to work without making a profit, or do you?”
Liam strolled out of his dressing room, knotting his navy blue striped tie gently as he turned to stare at his expression in the mirror. Today, unlike any other day, he was dressed in a dark beige suit and a white shirt. He wanted to look sexy and ruthless altogether. He walked to pick up his briefcase from the bed just as his cellphone rang. Liam swore under his breath and bent to drop the briefcase before removing the phone from his suit pocket. Liam was surprised to see his lawyer calling, he rushed to accept the call while wondering why his lawyer was calling him very early in the morning. “ Yes, tell me” Liam called into the phone. He picked up his briefcase and walked out of the room with his phone pressed to his ear. “ Yes sir, I had served them the notice just as you've wanted” The lawyer rushed to explai
Maya walked out of Powell's Homes and Properties with a dejected shoulder. She was embarrassed to see everyone gossiping about her. Some were even bold enough as to point fingers at her. “ Can you believe her? She's sleeping with the boss but acts like a saint” A woman was saying to her colleagues just as Maya passed through them. Maya turned to look at the woman who wasn't remorseful but instead glare at Maya. Maya averted her gaze and turn to walk out of the building, she was running late to check her mom in the hospital before going house hunting. Seeing that Liam has sacked her, she wasn't sure if he would allow her to stay until a month in his house. Maya flagged down the first taxi she saw and gave the name of the hospital to him before relaxing on the chair, she turned to gaze out of the window sobbing silently as tears cover her eyes. “ Are you okay, Miss” Maya quickly dabbed at her eyes before turning to offer the taxi driver a tiny smile as
Liam sat back down on the chair as soon as Maya walked out of the door. He touched his lips the second time, surprised at how only a kiss could make him feel so disoriented. He only wanted to get back at her for tarnishing his image but he ended up getting affected instead by her soft lips. Liam straightened on his seat as he tried to adjust his trouser which had given him an erection just by the thought of Maya's lips. Liam came out of his thoughts just as he heard the door, he straightened on his chair and smoothened out his suit before calling, ‘come in’ to the person. Noah strolled into the boss's office with the files his boss had asked for in his hands. He dropped them gently on the table before turning to look at the boss who was watching him with a confused expression on his face" What are these?"
Liam pulled into the customary court at exactly eight pm. He was thankful for surviving the suffocating silence which has fallen on them on their way here. He couldn't stop glancing at her time after time to see if she had changed her mind but she was cold and so distant that Liam couldn't help wondering if it was because he refused to give her the money. Liam stepped out of the car and made way to go help Maya with her door but she had beat him to it. He watched her get out of the car and only then could he notice the dress on her, a black mini skirt with a lilac flowery top. If only he had not gotten jealous over some guy, he would have probably gotten her a dress along the way. Now, he hopes this will be alright just to get the marriage certificate, they can have a proper wedding later. Liam turned
Maya ran down the hospital hallway frantically searching for the elevator as her eyes were blinded with tears. She hoped she wasn't too late? She paused as she was about to get in, lost in tears, remembering her mother's smiles. “ Excuse me, ma'am! Are you going to stand here gazing at the elevator or are you going inside?” A voice called out to Maya as she turned swiftly to take in an angry Liam glaring down at her with his hands inside his pockets. Maya noticed that he had changed out of his beige suit, he was now dressed in a navy blue suit with a white pristine white shirt. His neck was bare of a tie. Maya forced her eyes away from him and stepped into the elevator. She refused to let him annoy her. Her mother needs her more. She hopes she's alright... Liam gazed at Maya who stood far away from him, he clench
Mrs Belinda smiled at the security guard who had stopped her car and was now walking toward her.She whines down her window and waves her hands at him “Hello. Open up the gate, I'm a member here” She nodded at him. “Good afternoon, Ma'am. I'm sorry but can I see your ID?” He asked her as he bent to look at her through the window. Belinda smiled as she noticed he was old and was spotting wrinkles on his face.He couldn't be older than her but thanks to her monthly skin care products, her face was wrinkles free. Now, she looks so young that people confuse her daughter and her to be sisters. And Belinda liked it so much.“It's okay.” Mrs. Clinton said and her newest Louis Vuitton bag, she rummaged around to see that she had forgotten to bring her membership ID.Now this security guard would have to embarrass her and Belinda didn't want to draw attention to herself, especially not now when there were sensitive issues concerning them in the news.She whined down the glass again and smiled
The Sun shines brighter in the sky. Mrs Clinton donned her makeup, picked up her Luiz Vuitton bag and went out of her room. She walked down the stairs giggling excitedly. She had played them smartly and she was glad.Since Liam had chased her husband from the company, he no longer pays them a monthly allowance and the one Grandpa Mason gave to them was so small that it couldn't sustain their household not to talk of it being enough to meet her personal needs. She paused as soon as she noticed her husband pacing around the sitting room.She glared at him. This was all his fault, if only he hadn't left that company she wouldn't have had to stoop so low as to purchase a counterfeit. She hopes no one notices at the Marshall's party.“Where are you going?” Mr. Clinton bellowed at his wife who had ignored him and instead moved towards the door.Even since the incident at the office, she has been avoiding him.“I'm going to the Marshall's party.'' She called to him. She turned to look at him
Even though Liam didn't hear her, Maya could dictate the jealousy in her voice and the meaning behind her words.“She has a crush on him!” Maya gasped. She couldn't believe she was going to fight a little girl for Liam. God, so much for abstaining from men all this while.Why couldn't she have fallen for someone like Alex? Even as she said so her heart broke, cause she knew she would have never been happy with Alexander.“What are you doing here, Fiona?” Liam asked her as he sat on his chair and regarded her with a serious expression on his face.Fiona suddenly jumped up in excitement and ran to the table. “I need your help” She exclaimed while she pouted at Liam who smiled and waved her on“You know I'm done with my school, right?”Liam nodded. He paused as understanding dawned on him “You need a job”“Yes. That's why I love you. You're so intelligent. Much more than Charles'' She called to him.Liam frowned. He was searching his brain for any form of work she could do in his compan
Maya smiled. She did tell Alexander that Liam would do anything for her. She knew he was attracted to her.“I don't want you to chase anyone from that house,” Maya responded. She smiled at him.“And what are you willing to give me in exchange?” Liam inquired of her. He smirked as soon as he saw the shock on her face.“Really, Maya? Do you think I was going to give up a billion-dollar project and not want anything in exchange?” Liam asked her. Just who the hell does she think he was? He might love her but he was a businessman at heart.Maya gulped as she avoided his eyes. He was willing to let go of the house in exchange for what she could give him. And what could that be? Maya tho
Liam threw the door open and pushed her inside.“Liam, please ” Noah screamed at him as he came running towards them. He has just been informed by Mrs Houston, who was a large shareholder in the company.“Stay out of this, Noah” Liam warned him. He turned to close the door. He clicked the lock, locking them in, his hands pulsing with anger.He walked to the window and pulled down the blinds shutting out the rest of the world while he turned to the woman who was hell-bent on making his world a living hell.“What was the meaning of that in there?” He growled at her stalking towards her with angry strides while she took one step back, her tongue going out to lick her bottom lips.
“There's someone here to see you, Ma'am”Maya turned from her desk where she sat, shocked.“Who?” She asked Dora, the receptionist while wondering who that could be.Dora shrugs. She didn't bother to ask for his name. He was one handsome dude and she had stared at him in shock thinking he had come for her not until he had asked for Maya.Dora frowned at her while staring sideways at her. She wasn't even beautiful. Why then did handsome men fall for her?“I'm coming. Let me inform Liam first ”Maya replied, she stood up and straightened the wrinkle in her purple short gown and stepped around to go to Liam's office.
Liam carried her into the night running around the garden trying to find a way to his car while his heart beat erratically in his chest.Maya groaned, she untied his tie and unbuttoned his chest with frantic fingers, her hands becoming desperate for him.She pushed the shirt aside and fondled his chest hair. She drew her hands through them as she sighed. It felt like coming home to her. This is what she wanted. What she has waited for all her life.“Don't,” Liam gasped as her hands found his nipples. She pinched on it causing him to pause. He threw his head back and moaned.“God, Maya” He kissed her urgently. Shoving his tongue through her mouth with an urgency he couldn't control...“I want you so much” He called huskily into her mouth.Liam kissed her a bit longer. He stopped and threw his hands up signalling for her to stop.He took a step back after dropping her on the ground. They were now hidden in the garden.“Let's take a deep breath” He instructed her while he also did that b
There was something about her that touched something deep inside him. Emotions he had kept buried for years. Emotions he had given up on. Emotions____No, let's not go there, Liam. He warned his heart as he turned down a narrow way and pulled into a parking lot.Maya turned to stare at the house where he had pulled into. It was a typical Western house with two storeys.“How did you know so much about here?” Maya asked the one question that had been on her mind since that night.Liam shrugs as he opens the door for her. She stepped out and he jammed the door, locking it.He held his hands out to her, she placed her hands on his arms as he turned to guide her into the house.“I have a mining company on the outskirts of the city”It took a while before Liam's words could register in Maya's brain. Her brain has ceased functioning ever since she had touched Liam. Her heart had taken over and it was telling her how good it w
Maya freezes as she opens the door, sweating profusely. The fight ebbing through her from her exercise. She had remembered her mother's advice to her to always exercise away her anger and never to say or do anything she would later regret in angerWhich was why she had taken the stairs instead of the elevator.And now that she had gotten into the room, Liam was not available. It was like he had disappeared.Her eyes caught the bead in her hands. She glared at it. Could it be the reason for her troubles? Could Liam be right? He had said the bead was nothing but bad luck. “Damn you. You're nothing but bad luck. Everything started that night after we left the flea market” Her hands were already going to pull the bead from her hands but she was surprised to find it stuck. She tried it again and again but it wouldn't budge. Maya was in the process of tearing it off when the doorbell rang.“Yes, I'm coming.'' She called hurrying to the door. She thought it was Liam knocking. She opened t