Miss Brooke should be here any minute, he thought. Her sudden change was both surprising and expected. Surprising because he had assumed her to be an adamant person, and when she refused his proposal he had concluded based on that assumption it was possibly a dead end.
He expected this because he understood the urgency of Miss Brooke's grandma's need for better treatment. He also knew how much she loved her grandmother. He had done a background check on her and he found out about her parents. The mother is dead and the father is off the radar. She was brought up by her grandma, the mother of her dad. So he understood she loved her grandma. And Adam is familiar with sacrifice for loved ones.
Everything has been sorted out. The grandma is under the care of the best doctor for her cancer. The agreed 2 million dollar payment is ongoing, and one million has been sent to her account the rest would be after she fulfills her responsibility of the contract.
As proposed by his lawyer, Miss Brooke's fashion style has been tweaked to Amanda's style. Miss Brooke suggested her hair be straightened to make her look like Amanda's hair. He thought it was a splendid idea.
He hadn't seen these changes, but he was sure she would look nothing less than beautiful.
His landline ran, and one of his staff announced that Miss Brooke was around.
He scurried to the living room where she was waiting. He noticed the twist of excitement he was feeling at every step of getting closer to her. This wasn't the first time but he concluded it was because of the joy of his brother getting better by their plan that Miss Brooke would be playing a significant role in it.
She stood up as she saw him extending her hands to him to greet him.
"Hello Miss Brookes, please sit." He took his seat as well, facing her.
She was wearing a pink short dress, slightly above her thigh revealing a glimpse of a dotted black mark on her fresh thigh. The excitement he felt earlier increased with a body reaction he couldn't explain but found strange.
"Afternoon sir,"
she replied with her left hand brushing her now-straightened hair to the back. There's something more appealing about her. Adam could not deny that the lady was breathtaking. He has always believed that she was more beautiful than Amanda. The now similar style made it obvious to him she was indeed more stunning than her.
"How is your granny, hope you were able to spend some time with her?"
he asked her, trying to divert his mind from the thought of her attractiveness.
"Yes, I did, she's doing better." a dash of smile appeared on her face.
"thank you, sir, she told me she feels better than before." her face gleamed with a smile that reflected her sincerity.
"I'm glad she's feeling better." she beamed more trying to open her mouth to utter something.
"but you do not need to thank me, you did this for her. It was your choice that got her the care she needed Miss Brooke."
She nodded her head. "Miss Brooke, before I introduce you to Nathaniel, I'd like us to discuss some things"
"Okay sir," she replied, her face now in a serious glare.
"As you know, Nat would expect your name to be Amanda, to make this whole thing convincing and not slip around Nat, I would be calling you Amanda as well."
He paused for her to digest it and to read her face which is strangely easy for him to study. The lady's face gives out her emotions or internal reactions to things easily.
"The staff have been instructed to refer to you as that, especially when Nat is around you."
"Do you understand Miss Brooke?"
"Yes sir I do, if I may ask you a question?"
"Please go ahead."
She leaned forward and asked. "Does the staff understand my job here, I am asking because you mentioned in the proposal that under no circumstances should anyone else know why I'm staying in this house."
Adam smirks, "Yes I did state that. But, every person working in this house has to sign confidentiality to not disclose whatever is happening in this family, especially anything about Nathaniel just as you."
She nodded as divulged the information to her.
"you have nothing to worry about, no one would know what you do here. Do you have any questions for clarity before we proceed?"
"Yes sir, I do."
"Go ahead please."
"I read in the contract that, I am not allowed a visitor in the house, can I meet outside?"
Curious to know if the visitor she wants to visit is a man or a boyfriend. The thought of a boyfriend pricks his skin.
"Why the question Miss Brooke, is there someone you can't do without for some months?"
"No, if you're asking if it's a boyfriend, yes if you're asking me if I can't do without seeing my granny sir."
"Uh, I see. You can use your free day every week to see her." surprisingly glad it was her granny.
He could see a slightly dissatisfied look on her face.
"Shall will miss Brooke."
He stood up motioning her to follow his lead as he made his way to Nathaniel's apartment.
Nat had been staying closer to him upstairs before but there was a day he wanted to jump the stairs because he saw Amanda telling him to jump to her. Some moved him downstairs and made the room cozy and danger-free for him, hence why he had installed a camera to monitor him.
They got to Nathaniel's room and he stepped in to prepare her entry. She waited outside the door.
Nat was in one of his calm moods, whenever he was in this mood he was a little bit mentally stable.
"Nat Nat, how are you today?" he asked as he took a seat on the bed beside him.
Nat, whose back was facing him, turned swiftly, his stuffed animal in his hand clinging to it hard."How are you Adam, how was work today." he smiled. Scratching His head he sat up, his back resting on the bed frame.
"I needed to sleep, Adam, but Pumpum said I should wait for her to arrive today."
Nat continued talking to Adam excitedly. "I'll be leaving the house soon, she has a concert and I promised her I would take her on my bike there, I love that woman."
Every time Adam hears him talk like this it breaks his heart to pieces because just like Sandy Nathaniel is his only family. Maybe his cousin Samuel.
"Nat, I have a very big surprise for you." Nat didn't say anything but turned back to his previous position.
"Come in please." motioning to Sandy to enter the room.
Sandy slowly walked to the room standing beside him. He could sense her anxiousness and he looked at her reassuringly. He took a step back.
"Go ahead," he said.
She edged forward and bent a little. "Hello PumPum." The names Amanda and Nathaniel call themselves attracted Nat's attention. He veered around and caught Sandy's anxious smiling face.
"Amanda Amanda is that you baby?" he stood up on his knees on the bed, his hands on Sandy's face, mapping it affectionately. Tears streamed from his eyes as he looked at her intently. He rimmed closer and hugged her tightly.
"Yes pum pum, it's me."
Adam could have sworn he saw a tear drop from her face which was amazing to him but also confirmed to him she is an emotional person.
This joy his brother is feeling right now is what made him finally realize his plan wasn't a mistake. For the first time in a long time, he knew he would sleep better.
He and Nat are the only children of their parents. Their mom died when Nat was born. He was six. Their father was devastated for years. For some reason, he blamed Nat for his wife's death.
He became an active older brother at a young age though they had a nanny he made sure he was responsible for him.
Their father refused to remarry and eventually came around to love Nat and him. He ravished them with attention and love that made their growing up filled with immense happiness.
He was twenty-one when their dad died. He immediately took over the company. While he was rational, business-minded, and focused, Nat was a carefree, spirited, and in-the-moment kind of man. He categorically told him he wasn't interested in corporate work and had gotten a degree in art.
He was good at it, he turned the walls of their house into a painting board and painted the walls with pictures and illustrations of their family history. He loved it. However, he never supported the idea as a long-term thing for Nat, it led to a lot of fights and arguments.
When he had inherited the company, he inherited a lot of debt and the company was on the bricks of collapsing. So he invested his all into it and after years of rigorous hard work, the company, an agricultural product company, has branches in twenty-five countries with their product a worldwide favorite. Last year he started his own tech company which has been successfully growing, currently with an investment of 5 billion dollars.
The joy and fulfillment he's feeling right now surpass all these achievements. All he wanted was for his brother to return to his senses and be his happy self again.
"Nat, I'm glad you're happy, I'll be in my study if you need me, Amanda."
Nat nodded at him smiling, his head on Sandy's chest, he lay beside her.
The sight of nat head on Sandys's breast itched him. He couldn't understand the strange emotional reactions towards this lady. He thought as he stepped out.
It's been an hour since she met Nat, laying on his chest, he has refused to let her go for a second and while she was edgy about the whole PDA, she understands this is what she was hired for, if it meant that Nat would be fine she's more than ready to do this. The recorded videos of Nat and Amanda that were saved on Nat's phone helped her study the way they connected as a couple, the special names, the touching, and the looks. The videos made Sandy teary at some point because their videos were a testament to how much they were inlove. "pumpum, are you okay, are you good?" Nat was wrapping his arms around her neck while kissing her head. "I'm good baby, just glad to be here.""you know pum, I told them you aren't dead, I told them! I told Adam but he didn't believe me, I knew you wouldn't leave me after all that we promised to do together, your tours, my art gallery, and the two kids we were going to adopt. I love you pumpum."The words coming out of nat mouth got sandy teary, she fel
ADAM (Pov) "AMANDA." The resemblance was horrifying, she looked exactly like her, It was like seeing Amanda again. the height! the skin!the hair color! Just the same. Amanda was about 5ft, with porcelain skin, and her hair was ginger, the slight difference was that the lady was skinny compared to Amanda, but they both had a very well-defined hourglass body. Compared to Amanda's long straight hair texture, the lady's hair was voluminous, long, and curly. Adam Spark's conviction that she wasn't Amanda was because he saw her lifeless body. he was there when Amanda was buried. Who was this mysterious human? this could be the solution to what had been giving him sleepless nights, and heartache. will this help his brother? he pondered, as the lady swiftly walked past him like he was someone who was about to strike her. He couldn't blame her. he rapidly followed her to what is known as his office floor. She ought to be
Sandy could not say she had a good night's sleep. her night was filled with tossing and rolling. by the time it was 6 a.m., she had finished her house chores which involved taking care of her sick nana. By 9 a.m., she was ready and waiting in the sitting room where her granny was. She had to lie to her granny that her company needed some staff for road work and she was lucky enough to be chosen.worrying was the last thing she wanted for her. since her nana got diagnosed with leukemia cancer 2years ago and doctors advised her to spend time with her because according to them there is 10% chance she would make it past a month. It's been 3month and she is still alive but in so much pain. Though she's hopeful, it has been hard for her, mainly because, she's the only family she has. she had to stop school and get a job.she could see that the pain gets more excruciating each day, and the fact that she couldn't do anything to ease it or save her nana broke every piece of her heart. All s
My eyes were fixed on her.trying to read her mind. But all I could see was flimsy confusion glinting in her eyes.I know how to get people in this situation to do my will. the confidence comes with years of negotiating with diverse people. And they always give in to what I want. but, for some weird reason, I have an unsettling feeling it wouldn't be easy to get her to do what I want. not even as her boss."Miss Brooke, before you give me an answer, know that this isn't a favor you're doing for me, NO. This is a business that would benefit you." the confusion on her face turned to irritation. She turned her gaze to Mark my lawyer, who was present for any legal clarity. And had been carefully silent."Miss Brooke, my understanding is that you have only one family member whom you love dearly. and unfortunately, she's ill, the weight of medical expenses has been on you which was the reason you dropped out of school to take care of her." if she was irritated before, now her eyes were bu
It's been two days since she left her boss's house with a shocking revelation and proposition. He wanted her to be engaged to his brother who she doesn't know. and to make matters worse, the brother is clinically unstable and dangerous to anyone.Sandy knows she couldn't fault him, she probably might have done the same if in his situation. if she had money as he does, she would have aid all penny to get her nana better.The offer was tempting, it was. but, how could she leave her granny alone.the doctors confident in their expertise, told her that she could not be better. and she just wants to have her last days with her. It would kill her not to be present in her last days on earth.Secondly, how sure are they that Nat would not be aggressive towards her? or sense that she isn't her dead girlfriend. Also, she can't have sex with someone just because she needs money.There is something about her boss Adam Stark, that gives her shivers good or bad she can't place a hold on it.She co
It's been an hour since she met Nat, laying on his chest, he has refused to let her go for a second and while she was edgy about the whole PDA, she understands this is what she was hired for, if it meant that Nat would be fine she's more than ready to do this. The recorded videos of Nat and Amanda that were saved on Nat's phone helped her study the way they connected as a couple, the special names, the touching, and the looks. The videos made Sandy teary at some point because their videos were a testament to how much they were inlove. "pumpum, are you okay, are you good?" Nat was wrapping his arms around her neck while kissing her head. "I'm good baby, just glad to be here.""you know pum, I told them you aren't dead, I told them! I told Adam but he didn't believe me, I knew you wouldn't leave me after all that we promised to do together, your tours, my art gallery, and the two kids we were going to adopt. I love you pumpum."The words coming out of nat mouth got sandy teary, she fel
Miss Brooke should be here any minute, he thought. Her sudden change was both surprising and expected. Surprising because he had assumed her to be an adamant person, and when she refused his proposal he had concluded based on that assumption it was possibly a dead end. He expected this because he understood the urgency of Miss Brooke's grandma's need for better treatment. He also knew how much she loved her grandmother. He had done a background check on her and he found out about her parents. The mother is dead and the father is off the radar. She was brought up by her grandma, the mother of her dad. So he understood she loved her grandma. And Adam is familiar with sacrifice for loved ones. Everything has been sorted out. The grandma is under the care of the best doctor for her cancer. The agreed 2 million dollar payment is ongoing, and one million has been sent to her account the rest would be after she fulfills her responsibility of the contract. As proposed by his lawyer, Miss
It's been two days since she left her boss's house with a shocking revelation and proposition. He wanted her to be engaged to his brother who she doesn't know. and to make matters worse, the brother is clinically unstable and dangerous to anyone.Sandy knows she couldn't fault him, she probably might have done the same if in his situation. if she had money as he does, she would have aid all penny to get her nana better.The offer was tempting, it was. but, how could she leave her granny alone.the doctors confident in their expertise, told her that she could not be better. and she just wants to have her last days with her. It would kill her not to be present in her last days on earth.Secondly, how sure are they that Nat would not be aggressive towards her? or sense that she isn't her dead girlfriend. Also, she can't have sex with someone just because she needs money.There is something about her boss Adam Stark, that gives her shivers good or bad she can't place a hold on it.She co
My eyes were fixed on her.trying to read her mind. But all I could see was flimsy confusion glinting in her eyes.I know how to get people in this situation to do my will. the confidence comes with years of negotiating with diverse people. And they always give in to what I want. but, for some weird reason, I have an unsettling feeling it wouldn't be easy to get her to do what I want. not even as her boss."Miss Brooke, before you give me an answer, know that this isn't a favor you're doing for me, NO. This is a business that would benefit you." the confusion on her face turned to irritation. She turned her gaze to Mark my lawyer, who was present for any legal clarity. And had been carefully silent."Miss Brooke, my understanding is that you have only one family member whom you love dearly. and unfortunately, she's ill, the weight of medical expenses has been on you which was the reason you dropped out of school to take care of her." if she was irritated before, now her eyes were bu
Sandy could not say she had a good night's sleep. her night was filled with tossing and rolling. by the time it was 6 a.m., she had finished her house chores which involved taking care of her sick nana. By 9 a.m., she was ready and waiting in the sitting room where her granny was. She had to lie to her granny that her company needed some staff for road work and she was lucky enough to be chosen.worrying was the last thing she wanted for her. since her nana got diagnosed with leukemia cancer 2years ago and doctors advised her to spend time with her because according to them there is 10% chance she would make it past a month. It's been 3month and she is still alive but in so much pain. Though she's hopeful, it has been hard for her, mainly because, she's the only family she has. she had to stop school and get a job.she could see that the pain gets more excruciating each day, and the fact that she couldn't do anything to ease it or save her nana broke every piece of her heart. All s
ADAM (Pov) "AMANDA." The resemblance was horrifying, she looked exactly like her, It was like seeing Amanda again. the height! the skin!the hair color! Just the same. Amanda was about 5ft, with porcelain skin, and her hair was ginger, the slight difference was that the lady was skinny compared to Amanda, but they both had a very well-defined hourglass body. Compared to Amanda's long straight hair texture, the lady's hair was voluminous, long, and curly. Adam Spark's conviction that she wasn't Amanda was because he saw her lifeless body. he was there when Amanda was buried. Who was this mysterious human? this could be the solution to what had been giving him sleepless nights, and heartache. will this help his brother? he pondered, as the lady swiftly walked past him like he was someone who was about to strike her. He couldn't blame her. he rapidly followed her to what is known as his office floor. She ought to be