"Can we talk?" Anette asked crossing her hand across her chest as Joshua came down from the car."What's this about make it quick," Joshua said dismissively."Are we going to talk about it here?" she said gesturing to the company. "Shouldn't you at least invite me in for a cup of coffee?" "Come in," Joshua said walking into the office.Anette smiled at Aletta and then walked ahead. Aletta followed them behind like they were leading her. "I will have a cup of coffee, with two cubes of sugar and one teaspoon of powdered milk" Anette said glancing at Aletta as they entered Joshua's office.Aletta was about to say something but decided against it. There were a lot of watching eyes around them so she did not need to make a screen here because she was sure that Anette would blow everything out of proportion. She did not need the eyes of everyone on her.Aletta took two cups and prepared the coffee just the way Joshua liked it and then went into the office after a slight knock on the door.
Joshua watched Aletta and Anette throw words back and forth between each other. Joshua could not deny that he was so proud of Aletta at that point. He was glad she was standing up for both of them."And I would really appreciate it if you stopped coming so often to see my boyfriend" Aletta added."What?" Anette stammered turning to Joshua. "Are you hearing the way she is speaking to me?" "She had not said anything wrong," Joshua said standing up and pursing her lips together."She has not said anything wrong?" Anette asked with widened eyes. "Are you supporting her because she is your girlfriend, I am your friend, I have been your friend for all your life" she added in a harsh voice."Yes, I am supporting her is there any wrong there?" Joshua asked standing and walking to his desk."I can't believe this" Anette said in a scoff. "You are turning your back on your best friend because of some low-life girl?""Low life, come on there is no reason for name calling" Joshua said sitting in h
"Mom, can you believe this?" Anette said over the phone. She could not believe how insulted she was feeling at that time and it was all because of that low life who could never hold a candle to her."Honey calm down and tell me what happened in detail" Leslie said."I went to Joshua's office and his secretary who is his girlfriend insulted me telling me not to come to see Joshua if she is not present" Leslie scoffed over the phone. "What? What right does she have to say that? She is nothing and Joshua would be over her before she can even have the right to say she ever dated him" "I know right, she is behaving sonprod now because he seems to have her back. I can't wait for her to get disappointed" Anette replied."What do you want to do now?" Leslie asked."What do you mean?" "Now she feels so big it might be to your disadvantage so you need to put her in her place" Leslie explained."You know there was gossip surrounding Jeanne just yesterday, what if we let gossip surround both J
"Richard, can we meet?" "What's this about?" Richard was not sure about meeting with her. She was a whole show all by herself when they were dating. She had given him a tough time coupled with the fact that she was obsessed with Joshua."It's been a while, I think we should meet up and I have nice things to tell you too," she said with a grin."What nice things?" Richard was curious. He had always wanted to marry Anette and seeing her would spark up those emotions he had buried when he left her."You will see" "Let's meet up for dinner, I will make a reservation at your favourite restaurant" Richard was somewhat glad to see her but he was sceptical about the meeting."What restaurant?" she asked."Kings," he said.Aletta suddenly got a flashback of the relationship she had with him. He had always been thoughtful of her and it's somehow strange that he remembered the place she loved."See you then," An
"Well, I need your help" Anette said and Richard laughed."I knew it, when I received your call I just knew it had to be because you needed my help" "Well, out of all my exes it was your name that came to mind" "Should I feel honoured?" Richard said in a mocking voice his hand on his chest as if he was about to bow down to greet her."See this sarcastic nature is the...." she trailed off. She did not need to be snarky with him."Is the reason we broke up?" Richard asked leaning into the table and smirking."I never said that" Anette said her face scrunching in annoyance. She should not have brought up the topic in the first place. "So what were you about to say? You know you should complete your sentences" Richard said and she shook her head."Let's forget about the reason we broke up, it's all in the past" Anette said trying to divert his attention from the matter. She did not need him to stick to that when
Joshua and Aletta laid his room. Their room had become their new dating spot because of its privacy. Aletta's head was on his chest as she used her hand to trace around her chest."Joshua" she said lifting her head from his chest."Yeah," he said his hand beneath his head as he stared up at the ceiling."What Anette said has been bothering me" Aletta said plopping her head on her hand."What did she say?" Joshua asked looking down at her trying to see her face properly."About us enjoying our secrecy for the moment""Don't worry about her" Joshua said trying to wave it off."But I am worried, you know she is an expert with petty tricks," Aletta said."What is making you worried?" "What if she leaks the secret because she is angry? I am not bothered about myself but you, if it's revealed that you are dating your assistant" "Everyone would call you a gold digger," Joshua said cutting her off before she could finish the statement. "You should be worried about yourself and not me" "You
"I never thought you would call me," Luke said over the phone."I never had a reason to call you, Mr Delgado did not need you yet," Aletta said."Seeing your call now can I assume that he needs my services now?" "Yes, he would like to take on that interview offer," Aletta said.Luke laughed heartily. He had known that Joshua would not turn him down and so he had continued to pester Aletta into making an appointment for an interview. It was weird that he always turned down interviews like he was hiding something from the world."That's wonderful" Luke said rubbing his palms together."He would give you an exclusive, on the condition that you ask the questions we have prepared" "That won't be an issue at all," Luke said. "When do you want to fix for the interview?" he asked."Tomorrow as early as possible," Aletta said.Luke senses that something is wrong but asking about it at the spot would not allow be the one to get the exclusive whatever it might be."Okay then, I would expect de
Hello dear readers Thank you for your wonderful support through this series I would not have gotten to this point without your help and I hate to do this but it’s essential I have no choice but to do it.I have a compulsory three weeks camp training that started on the day before yesterday. At first I thought I would be able to keep up with the daily updates but seeing the nature of the events slated here I barely have time to sleep and be with myself so this work would be suspended for three weeks and would resume as soon as I can go back to the comfort of my home.Also my birthday is in the twenty second of this month so please do leave wishes for me and share my book with your friends. Thank you for always my lovelies Signing out for now with loveZera
Hello Guys this is the final chapter. I want to first appreciate everyone who has read this book, who had supported, commented, voted and called me order when I did not update for such a long time. Thank you so much for being such a support in these times. As this work comes to an end I hope you support me in upcoming works. This free Chapter is for you."Joshua we would be late" Aletta screamed from the bottom of the stairs. "Honey are we using our government names now?" Joshua screamed back at her. "Joshua you know I do not like being late for any of these events" Aletta screamed back at him. Altetta paced back and forth at the bottom of the stairs. "You know you should not be screaming while you are this pregnant"Joshua said as he came down the stairs with his daughter in his hands. "If you had come down earlier then I would have had no reason to scream that much" she retorted and he smiled. "It was my little pumpkin here who kept me waiting" Joshua replied as he got to stand b
"I am so happy for you, this is finally happening," Aletta said holding the arms of Jeanne excited."I am excited but also nervous very nervous does anyone have calming pills?" Jeanne said slipping her hands off Aletta's hand and feeling the sweat on her palm."Calm down, it's just you and Thiago, everyone else is just like a rock. I promise you once you get on that altar every of that nervousness would be gone" Aletta continued. "Thank you," Jeanne said sarcastically."Are you nervous because its mu brother? I can help you run away from this right now" Nichole suggested and Alethea rolled her eyes. "Are all sisters this way? This was the same advice you gave Aletta the other day" Alethea said and Jeanne shook her head. "How can I leave, I have been dreaming of this day" Jeanne replied. "Then calm down even though I don't know why you would dream of marrying my brother but we all choose our battles I guess" Nichole shrugged as she sat down."Nichole" Aletta chastised because she k
"You have to get to work" Aletta said rubbing the hand of Joshua gently. They had arrived back from their honeymoon over the weekend and this Monday morning was the first time Joshua was going back to work after the wedding."Can't I just lay down here with you all day?" he said taking out her hand and pulling her down to his level."You kept saying that and prolonged the honeymoon by two weeks,""Call me a criminal for wanting to spend time with my wife, I am getting the feeling that you do not want to spend any time with me" Joshua said opening one eye and giving her a judging look. "Joshua, you know that is not true, so get up now""You are no longer my assistant, you are supposed to be begging me to stay a bit more with you""What makes you think I don't want to do that?" Aletta asked taking his dishevelled morning hair back from his face."Because you keep urging me to get back to work so quickly, it's like you can't wait to get rid of me" Joshua took his head back to the pillow
"Mom don't cry again, you might get a serious headache at this rate," Aletta said rubbing the back of her mother while in a hug. The entire wedding was over already and the whole family was seeing the couple off as they were going directly to the airport for their honeymoon. "Come on, at this rate they might miss their flight" Leon said trying to pull Eunice off her daughter. She had been bawling the entire ceremony, if someone saw her they would think it was a sad occasion. "My daughter," Eunice said as she finally pulled away and took a step back. "I am so happy and so proud of you because you managed or find love for yourself even after everything" Eunice sniffled and smiled. "Thank you, Mom," Aletta said with a smile. "You better get going now" Jessica said stepping forward."We are on our way now" Joshua said pulling open the door and gesturing for Aletta to get in."Call us when you get there" Jessica called after the shut door."Do not call us" Xavier said as if he was giv
"I was always unsure about how I felt about you, You were always around me, taking care of me and I felt anxious whenever you were out of sight. A little secret that was the reason I always made you work overtime even when it was not necessary" Joshua said and there was a burst of small laughter across the room.They were both standing in from of the priest and altar but they had decided to take their custom written vows there. Joshua cleared his throat and looked up from his paper to stare at Aletta whose eyes never left his face. He flashed a small warm mile to her and she returned it."I never realized my feelings for you until you made that drunken confession that night that caused us to go into a relationship. I had always thought about marriage but for me, it was the only way for me to make children that would take over the company one day, being with you makes me so excited to think of waking up every morning with you by my side, I think of planting kisses on your lips and spend
"Are you feeling nervous?" Alethea asked Aletta who was sitting in the waiting room with her shaky hands. "Yes I am, who wouldn't be?" Aletta asked as she closed her eyes to steady her breath. "I mean you are very right, who would like to marry my annoying brother, as much as I would like to call you my sister in law I can help you escape if you wish to" Jeanne chimed in. "Thank you so much for the suggestion, I am nervous about this and not rethinking my decision. I can't wait to be married to him" Aletta said as her eyes shot open. "Ew" Jeanne said as she gaged. " What do you see in him?" she added as she picked at her nails. "Everything I want to see" Aletta added. "Jeanne stop trying to put ideas in her head" Jessica cautioned coming towards them. "What did I do?" Jeanne whined."I heard what you said" Jessica replied giving Jeanne a warning look. Jesica knew that her daughter was playing around but she did not want Aletta taking any of the words to heart. "I know I have s
"Mom's boyfriend would be here soon," Alethea said as she dropped the dish in her hand to the table. "I can not believe that I am being made to meet my mom's boyfriend at her age" "What I can not believe is that she can't order out but is making us to make food for him"Alethea whined as she moved back to the kitchen."What is even more crazy is that she is in a relationship again" Aletta exclaimed as she moved behind Alethea. "Don't get me wrong I guess I am glad she is finding love again" "Same here, if she is happy then there is no issue. Love is in the air" Aleteha added coming back to the table "So why don't you have anyone to share the love with?" Aletta asked. They were making the last trip from the kitchen to the table. "Says you? Who told you that I do not have someone to share this love with?" Alethea said dragging out her sentence and a weird smile climbing her face."Alethea you are hiding something from me" Aletta said going to clutch her sister's hand. "Spill now" sh
Aletta and Joshua tried to reach Anette and Richard but it was as if they had fallen off the radar. "At least we tried" Aletta said as she set down the phone to the table. "Happy now?" Joshua asked and she nodded. "I guess I have to get going now" she said taking up her phone from the table."Where to? You just got here" Joshua was sad because they had finalized her resignation and she had not been around him like he wanted her to be. He was happy regardless that she was doing what she loved. "I have to go finalize things with HR on hiring your new assistant and then I have to go shopping with your mom and sister" Aletta explained. "Can we at least have dinner together?" Joshua asked and started expressing shock when he saw the expression on her face. "We can not? I barely see you anymore these days" he whined like a child who was cheated of having any ice cream. "I am having dinner with my family, mom is introducing her boyfriend to us today and honestly, I love spending time wi
"Did you hear about Anette?" Aletta asked as she pushed the jar of pickles into the hands of Joshua. They had picked a date for the wedding and it was in three weeks. They were having one of the date nights where they stayed back home and cooked for each other. "What happened to her?" Joshua asked. Anette shook her head in bewilderment, how could this man be so oblivious to everything happening around him?"Have you seen her in a while?" Aletta asked. She wanted to know how much he did not know. "Well, since that day she came to our house, I did not think much of it when I did not see her again," Joshua said truthfully before taking off the lid of the jar. "But you know she called off her wedding and left the country so abruptly with Richard?" Aletta asked hoping that he at least knew about that fact. Yes, Anette did hurt them all but it would be too mean to not care about her when she had sincerely apologized."Maybe they did not want the wedding again?" Joshua asked shrugging. Al