"You are drunk" Richard said eyeing Anette up and down. She had refused to eat anything much claiming that she was on a diet and she did not need to add any extra weight.She drank the champagne an unhealthy amount of it and now she was drunkenly telling the waiter that she wanted another glass of wine."We would not be needing that glass" Richard said dismissing the waiter. The waiter bowed his head before leaving their table to go check on other people's table."Why did you ask him to leave?" Anette slurred at him. "I wanted to celebrate more" she added taking up her cup and gasping at the empty cup in her hands. "It's empty," she said with a hiccup."Yes, it is" Richard reached across the table to pry out the glass from her hands."Stop it" she said slapping his hands away from hers with her empty hand. "Why are you so against my celebration" "I am not against it" Richard explained. The entire situation left a funny feeling in his gut but he did not want her to think he was not ha
Richard knew that with the rate at which Anette was going, she might end up with Joshua. He was going to relive his fantasy with her but he knew that was not going to be enough for him. He needed her to be associated with him. If the world saw them go into a hotel room together they would naturally assume that they were together. He was going to use petty bloggers who wanted to write about anything and everything. He was a media guru who else could use the media like him? He had planted different people at the restaurant too who had taken so many images of them and posted them online. He was happy his plan was piecing together. He was going to use a series of dates to lure her out and take many more images but she helped him kill it at once.She had been drinking so excessively in the name of celebrating so she was now drunk and it was easy for them to go there. His heart leapt for joy when she suggested a private hotel room.Richard asked that they be given a suite, the bigger the
Anette's head pounded as she opened her eyes. She shut them immediately so the light rays from the large windows don't hurt her eyes.'Wait large windows?' her mind said immediately. She did not own any large windows in her house. 'Where am I?' her eyes flew open and she sat up straight. The blanket over her body slid down to expose her naked upper chest. She hurriedly took up the blanket and held it down using her armpits. She turned around the room and she could recognise the structure since she had visited there many times because of brand deals. "It's Arlington Hotel" she murmured to herself. "How did I get here?" she asked as she looked around to scattered clothes on the ground.She recognised some as the ones she wore yesterday which included her underwear but she was certain the rest belonged to a man. Did she pick up a gigolo after she left Richard? Was she that sex deprived that she had to get it done with a strange man? She heard the shower stop and it was at that moment
"How dare you bring me here and sleep with me? This is rape, I am going to sue for rape" she said moving away from his reach."Rape?" he scoffed at her as he watched her search fanatically for her phone."Yes rape," she said fumbling with her bag to take out her phone.He took up his phone from the table and tapped till he got the recording her wanted. He was glad he recorded everything that went on between them. He had a plan but it seemed she had not gotten any action in a long time so she was the one who initiated everything about the situation. She started kissing him first. Even though he wanted to kiss her so badly, he had to ensure that she said she wanted him to kiss back and he even did the same when she started taking off his and her clothes.Anette listened to the recording, she could not believe her ears. "I was drunk" she screamed as she turned to face him with a dangerous expression on her face."You were that drunk," he said with a smirk. He threw the phone to the bed
Anette hurried to take out her phone so she could see what he was talking about and to her surprise, she was trending in place of Joshua and his gold digger girlfriend."What is this?" she asked. Her voice was low and gentle as she could not believe her eyes.Images and videos of her from last night filled the internet. Everyone was speculating that she was in a relationship with Richard who happened to be standing in front of her. When she had her fill of the news she looked up at him."You did this," she said.He smirked as he went down in front of her. "I love that about you, you are always so smart about everything," he said taking her hands and planting a kiss on them."Why would you do this?" she wanted to be angry but she knew that the anger she felt and was about to unleash would not fix anything, if it was going to do anything at all it would only put her into more trouble with him."Because you did not want to come to me," he said."What? We broke up a long time ago" she sai
"Did you see the trending news?" Jeanne asked as Joshua sat down at the table with her."What news?" Joshua asked back.Jeanne asked as she tsked shaking her head with a murmur. "How can someone who heads one of the biggest industries not check what the news says" "I checked the business and stock news, not the entertainment section," Joshua said proudly."I am sure this must be feeling like a Ben Carson moment for you but buddy it's good to know what the news says" "The entertainment news?" "Yes," Jeanne nodded vigorously. "I don't need to know what a song group is wearing or what they are allergic to" Joshua said taking up his toast and putting a bit of jam at the end and then biting out of it."It's not always about that" Jeanne stopped herself. She did not need to over-explain these things to him. She pushed the phone to his hands and the first thing his eyes caught sight of was the picture of Anette and Richard.He remembered Richard so well it was like he was the one who dat
"Where is he going in such a hurry?" Jessica asked as she walked into the dining area."Isn't he going to have breakfast with us?" Xavier backed up his wife."He is going to see his girlfriend" Jeanne announced."But I thought they agreed to stay away from each other although I thought that was a stupid idea from the start" Jessica said. Jeanne could not agree more with her mom. When Aletta and Joshua had concluded that to let the rumours and trolls go away quicker they needed to stay away from each other until the news subsided she had told them to their faces that they were making an idiotic decision."Well, they are no longer trending. It's now Anette who is" Jeanne said and Jessica looked at her with a puzzled expression."I wonder what you guys would know if I were not in your life" Jeanne said dropping her toast and taking up the phone once again to pull up the article.She slid the phone to Jessica who took it up and read through. Jeanne saw the change in her mom's expression.
Jessica hurried with her breakfast because she needed to check up on her friend. Xavier hinted to her that it was possible that Brian had not slept at home for a long time now and he only knew that because he looked dishevelled the last time he saw him."Why don't we go see them at home if you are this worried about it" Xavier asked as he watched Jessica pace around the room, she had tried to reach Leslie but there was no response. Even Brian was not picking up Xavier's calls so she thought the best decision would be to go see them instead of worrying endlessly about what she couldn't fix."Can we?" Jessica screamed as she ran towards him on the bed."Of course, if that would take these frown lines off your forehead," Xavier said tracing her forehead with his fingertips"Really? Thank you so much" she squealed as she rested into him with a hug."Aren't I the best?" he said and she chuckled playfully hitting his chest with her hand."You are" she said and he smirked. She quickly jumpe
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