"Joshua, did you see this?" Aletta had seen the image circulating the intranet and she was able to alert Joshua beforehand.
Joshua had told HR to take down the post and block the source of the post. "I better call Jeanne to check on her," Joshua said.He was worried about Jeanne, the last time she was involved in petty gossip she had it tough and began to deal with panic attacks she only began to get better recently. Joshua was afraid he did not know how to approach the situation."Hello," he said as soon as she picked up.Hello Joshua," she replied. He could tell from her voice that she was sad and uncomfortable."Where are you?" he was worried about her and she knew why."Out on a date with Thiago," she told"The both of you get home this instant," Joshua said. He needed her in his sight so he could be sure she was safe."Of course" she replied as the line went dead."She is coming home why don't we m"Is she okay?" Aletta asked standing to her feet as she saw Ross and Jessica come out of the room."I have given her some injections, she should be fine" Ross said and all of them breathed a sigh of relief."Just give her a little space and please don't put her in a situation that could trigger her again," Ross said."Thank you so much" Xavier said as he saw Ross out."Who are those who did this to my little girl?" Jessica let out a sigh and fell to the couch."I will make sure to find them" Joshua said sitting beside his mom and holding her shoulders."What did she ever do to them? She is such a sweet soul" Jessica added."I am so sorry this is all my fault" Thiago finally said a word.He has been scared all through because he had thought something might happen to Jeanne because of him."I mean if I did not ask her out for a date then she would not have been in this situation right now" He continued wi
"Aren't you going to eat? Or is my meal not to your liking?" Jessica asked when she saw Thiago picking on his meal."It's very delicious," Thiago said."You say that when you haven't had a bite," Jessica said with a sad smile."You have to eat or my mom will be mad at you" Joshua whispered to Thiago."I am sorry for putting Jeanne in danger, I had only good intentions" Thiago replied with tears lining his eyes. He sniffed so that the tears could go back in his eyes."You did not put her in danger," Jessica said. "I just wanted to know her because I liked her, there were no ulterior motives" he added."She is fine and nothing happened to her and it was nice seeing her be free with you" Joshua said.They spent the rest of the night in silence. Aletta had wanted to go home but decided against it since Joshua did not look in good shape. "It's hard to trace the source since it was posted anonymously," Aletta said taping on the laptop that Joshua had provided her."Come to bed, you have b
Jeanne sat up in the bed, she looked to her side to see her mom lying down with her legs on the ground and her body on a part of the bed. It was obvious she had slept all night in that position.She felt the wave of everything that happened yesterday flooded back to her memory. She grimaced as she remembered what happened. She had a panic attack after seeing the news about her circulating on the company's intranet.She felt disappointed in herself, she had once again disappointed her parents by successfully being the talk of the town. She felt like running away so that no one could ask her any questions.She felt naked, why did it matter to people whom she dated and why did she feel like she had created a grave sin? She heard a shuffle behind the door. It sounded like someone had been contemplating whether they should come in or not.She took the covers off herself and stood up. She walked to the door and opened it up. The first face she saw was t
"Who says you get to make that kind of decision?" Aletta did not like the situation but that doesn't mean that she wanted to break things off with him.For the first time in a long time, she had found someone who she liked and liked so much. In past times she had suppressed her crush on others because of what the public was going to say about her and her family."It is putting you at a disadvantage" Thiago replied.He wanted the relationship with her to work out more than anything. He knew of her and for him, it was like love at first sight but as much as he wanted to her be his, he wanted her to be happy."And you too," she said."What?" he asked blinking multiple times."You are also affected by it, I just could not handle the situation and that's why I fainted after a panic attack" she said casually.Thiago wondered how she was fine with the situation. "I am fine" she said softly as if she was reading his mind.
"See lover birds" Thiago and Jeanne turned to face Aletta and Joshua standing a distance from them. Jeanne felt her cheeks hot and turned red. She had tried to be discreet but her brother and girlfriend caught her.Aletta and Joshua walked down hand in hand. Joshua had been the one who took up hand in his. Jeanne could not help but notice that Joshua had it for Aletta."You aren't one to speak" Jeanne countered as they reached them."Seeing you answer so fast and statistically I think I worried for nothing" Joshua said."You were worried?" Jeanne asked blinking her eyes as if she was grateful for his worry. "Why would you be worried about me?" she said frowning after a while."See Aletta? I told you she was fine" Joshua said."What?" Aletta was confused."You had insisted that we come to see her" Joshua replied."But I did no such thing, you were so worried you said we would go here to see her before we got breakfast," Aletta said."Ohhhh brother" Jeanne said tapping her brother's arm
Aletta, Joshua, Thiago and Jeanne sat down to breakfast. The table was quiet with the meal passing around and small laughter and giggles."Dad I have something to say," Jeanne said when she noticed her dad was about to get out of his chair."You do?" Xavier did not know how to approach the situation. He wanted his daughter to know he was not disappointed in her. She was a victim of the circumstances because people would rather gossip than face the real world."Yeah" Jeanne said taking a sip from her cup."What is it?" Jessica asked. She had told her husband to make sure he showed Jeanne how much he meant to her and that he was not disappointed in her."I know that both you and Mom are disappointed in me because I put the family in the spotlight again" Jeanne started.She took a sip from her cup and felt Thiago's hand on hers. For some reason, it gave her comfort. She had to tell them that both of them were dating now and that was what she wanted. "Why would you say that honey?" Jessi
Xavier left the room after Jeanne had announced that she and Thiago were going out. Everyone was happy for them but Xavier said he was going to talk with Thiago.Xavier took his phone and called Brian, if he was going to find the culprit, in this case, he needed to go to work. He had usually skipped days and stayed home instead of going to work."Hello Xavier" Brian's voice sounded like he had been crying. It was hoarse like he had a sore throat."Hello Brian, I will be going to work by noon today" "Did something urgent come up?" Brian asked."Yes, didn't you see the company's intranet?" Xavier wondered if all was well with him. Brian has always been very attentive to things. He would have been the one to let him know before anyone else."I did not" Brian sniffled."Are you fine?" Brian wondered how Xavier would take the news. His wife had her eyes on him and since she could not get him she settled for him and now she wanted to get her daughter married to his son. How could he expla
"I heard what happened with Jeanne is she fine?" Andrew asked Joshua over the phone."She is fine, it was just a little issue but she is doing well now""Oh thank God, I was very worried about her, I only saw the message on the intranet late at night and there was nothing I could do about it, I am going to the office this morning and I will make sure to get everything sorted out immediately" Andrew rambled."Thank you but..." "I mean how dare they" Andrew said cutting Joshua off. "So what if someone is rich why are they trying to spoil their image just because they are jealous" Joshua could hear the anger in the voice of Andrew."Don't worry about it, we are already trying to get the people who posted it and we will get to the bottom of this soon" "Okay then, I will drop by at your office later in the day" "See you soon then" Joshua replied and cut off the phone.As Andrew dropped the phone to his lap Anette