“ Miss Scarlet, please can I at least use five minutes to grab lunch? I am very hungry and my stomach is beginning to make funny sounds.” Layla said in a pleasing tone, that even though she is the wife to the CEO, she still had to take permission from Scarlet because she reported directly to her.This got Damian very upset, why would his wife be begging his employee to release her for lunch? He stood up and walked in Layla's direction, hugged her, and whispered slowly in her ears,“ Don't worry Sugar, I will soon be done from here then we both can have lunch together.”Layla smiled and funnily looked at Scarlet.He then turned to Scarlet and said, “ You made my wife hungry, you stopped her from having lunch while you comfortably went out toGet yourself something to eat.” “ She doesn't have much to do!” she said. She intended to punish Layla for having Damiams attention. She was envious and allowed jealousy to cloud her sense of reasoning, hence, giving those highly confidential f
“ Who I am is none of your business, I have told you, the next time you dare to get involved in my business, that will be the last day you'll work here!” Layla warned. Scarlet was stunned. Was she dreaming? Who the heck is this lady and what has her boss gotten himself into?These questions and more kept on running through her mind, but she decided to stay in her lane, her job mattered a lot to her and she wouldn't do anything that would warrant her losing it, hence, she had to stay in her lane and keep off Layla's business.“ Yes,” Scarlet managed to say and nod her head.Layla smiled and returned to her seat. After a long day, Damian came to her desk and together they went home.The next day, due to their intended lovemaking in the morning, They were late to the office, and as an intern, Layla’s reporting time was earlier than that of her managers. As such, she was eager to leave the office when Damian tightened his grip around her waist and said,“ Sugar, don't let me remind you
“ It's me, Justin, Please don't scream.” Justin said and removed his hand slowly when he got the assurance that she was not going to scream. He then led her into one of the empty offices.Unfortunately, Scarlet was going to ease herself after she had dropped the files on the table, she saw them and hid a few meters away. Seeing Layla entering an empty office with a male staff for the second time, she got the right weapon to make the CEO know that his wife wasn't as pure as he thought, instantly putting a call through to the front desk.Damian was in the middle of an important meeting when the intercom rang. He excused himself and answered it,“ Sir, Scarlet wants to speak with you, she stated that it is very important.” the receptionist said.Damian thought it was work-related since she was working on those files and said,“ Okay”“ Mr. Wilson, I just saw your wife entering one of the empty offices with Mr. Smith.” a tired but eager voice rang from the end of the line.She was cert
“I don't appreciate people barging into my office without knocking,” Justin said. Yes! Damian owned the company but that doesn't guarantee him invading his privacy. Damian on the other hand didn't reply, he just smiled and this even made Justin more worried.But. Old pals know each other better than anyone else right? Did Damian want to fight him? Justin could think of the worse and the fact that he was no longer a match for Damian made matters worse and he feared.“ Wait,Did you come all the way here to beat me simply because I had a chat with Layla?”Justin stood up from his swivel chair and asked sinisterlyIt would make more sense if Damian got violent, at least, Layla would know the kind of man she was married to and Justin would make sure to show her proof.Fortunately for him, Damian's intentions were far from that. He wasn't going to do anything that would put Justin in such a despicable position, at least, for Kendra’s sake.“ I have more important things to do than wit
“ Kendra,What are you doing here? You know your brother will not have you come here during work time.” Justin said to Kendra who just walked in with her arms wide open.“ Is that how to welcome your girlfriend?” Kendra said with a pout.Justin shrugged,“ I'm sorry, but what are you doing here?What if Damian sees you?” he asked and hugged her.Kendra facepalmed and said,“ Can you for once stop being afraid of my brother, he doesn't bite, he's a human too. Gosh!”“ I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get you upset. It's just that you know how Damian is when it comes to me, I don't want to cause any trouble or scene here at the office, plus you know how protective he is of you.” Justin said innocently.Kendra's heart melted. She wished Damian could see how changed of a person Justin is now and give him a chance to prove himself.“ It's okay. Besides, my brother knows you work here but he still went ahead and asked me to come help with the work over here, he says you guys are understaffed.
“ You made a pact with the devil, Two devils? Wait I don't understand, make this make sense to me Layla.” Kendra said, confused at Layla's statement.Layla was dumbfounded. Gosh! This was not a good idea. She thought.She didn't know how Kendra would react if she heard the full story if she's already acting this way now.“I believe you have not lost your tongue Layla, what have you gotten yourself into?” Kendra did not appreciate the fact that Layla was keeping her in suspense. If she knew she wouldn't tell her what the problem is she shouldn't have started this conversation.“ I was naive and brainwashed. I swear I didn't know they had different plans to set in motion. I swear they used me… They said they were doing it for my own good.” Layla said and paused.Kendra rolled her eyes, smacked her lips and said,“ You know you are not making any sense right. What are to u talking about? Who used you? Look, you know you are getting me all worried and confused at the same time. Relay th
Layla stared in awe as she watched the clip Justin displayed in front of her. Indeed, she underestimated him. Anybody who watches this video would not believe that he forced himself on her. She was dumbfounded.“ You forced yourself on me!” she said angrily.Justin curled his lips and said in a wicked tone,“ Oh really, did I force myself on you? Well, let's see what your darling husband would say when he finds out that his precious and all-perfect wife is kissing another man right under his roof.”Layla was pained. She felt the whole world had turned against her. She thought confiding in Kendra would help ease her plight but she was wrong.Kendra got the whole message wrong and it was very easy for Justin to deceive her and get her on his side, indeed love conquers all.“ Did you think you could play a fast one on me? I planned this fucking game and I will win! Nobody can ever beat me to it, not you or your stupid husband. Not even that foolish Kendra. I will always have the last la
It will Damian gazed at his wife with a disturbed look, he knew he couldn't deny her anything.“ Is it about the video? I have been waiting all day for you to tell me but you didn't. I don't know what happened, to no secret.” Damian said he thought she was ready to tell him what had transpired between her and Justin the day before.Layla was shocked but at the same time relieved. At least neither Justin nor Kendra said a word to Damian yet, maybe this was the best time to tell him everything.However, she did not know what video Damian was talking about, so she kept her request aside and asked him, “ What video are you talking about?” It was Damian’s turn to look confused now. Wait, is she trying to say she has yet to see the video of her and Justin that was posted earlier? Then what's bothering her that is making her carry a long face all along?Maybe because the video was taken down a few minutes later after it was posted that's why she didn't see it. However, he made a mental not
The smile on Patricia’s face faded away instantly, the same as Karen's. “what do you mean Damian?” Karen, his mom asked. breaking the silence. Damian sighed and said, “God-mother, first I don’t want you to think that I am trying to cut you or your son off. You have been nothing but a great mom and aunt to me, but the truth is that your son, who is supposed to be like a brother to me has always been envious of me.” He paused. “That’s right.” Kendra chipped in and her mom gave her a warning look, she quickly muttered “I’m sorry” and Damian continued. “I don’t know if you have ever noticed but Justin always wanted everything I have, down to my woman. I appreciate the fact that he helped Layla to contact me while she was abducted but then, if my memory serves me well, a few months ago Justin conspired with this same lady who tried to cause me pain. All of us. He was aware of this, yet he chose to put all of us in danger. My wife made me understand how much of a helper he has be
Never for once did Justin ever think that Ava would point a trigger at him let alone pull it. It all happened so fast but thankfully, the cops came in almost immediately but Justin passed out already.Damian on the other hand could not contain his joy when Layla landed safely on the foam that was spread out for her.“don’t worry love, you are safe now.” He whispered in her ears as he pulled her into his arms. Layla on the other hand was already exhausted from constant crying and torture and pleaded with Damian to help save Justin.“I can't believe you’d plead on his behalf, after everything he put you through,” Damian said, slightly annoyed as they stood aside and watched the cops guide Paula into a black van from the car she was in earlier.“Layla was too exhausted to speak but since she had jumped down before Ava shot him, she was still oblivious to the fact that he was shot. Here she was, pleading with Damian to spare Justin’s life again.“He saved my life, Damian.” She muttered am
“What in heaven’s name happened here? Justin!!!” Ava yelled as soon as she saw her so-called bodyguards lying half-conscious on the floor. Meanwhile, as soon as both Justin and Layla heard her voice downstairs, Justin collected the phone quickly tied Layla’s hand, and put her back in the position Ava had left her, pretending as though nothing happened. The next thing they heard was Ava’s voice, she barged into the room, filled with rage but somehow felt a bit relaxed when she saw Layla still in the same position she had left her, “What happened downstairs Justin, did someone break into the house?” she asked, but this time, her voice was a little bit relaxed. Pretending not to know what she was talking about, Justin replied, looking as though he was just as confused as her, ‘What are you talking about, what is going on where?” Frustrated, Ava said, “Help me untie her.” Both Justin and Layla looked surprised. They didn’t know what Ava was up to and also, they hoped that
“I can't explain how relieved I am that this bitch is here now. At least, nobody’s home to boss me around,Paula, can I get a glass of orange juice,Paula, can you please bring my food upstairs I don’t feel like coming downstairs to eat,Paula this…Paula that….Gosh, I get easily irritated being around those people, not to think that I had to put up with their excesses for what??Twenty-five fucking years.” Layla heard Paula and Ava discussing.At first, she could have sworn that the voices only sounded alike but after hearing the details of the conversation, she didn’t need anybody to tell her that she had been living with the devil. Not to think that Damian trusted Paula with his whole life. She has watched both Damian and Kendra treat Paula as a family since she got married to Damian Damian allowed only Paula to have access to their matrimonial bedroom, that’s the level at which he trusts her.“Enjoying your new place of abode?” Ava asked, jerking Layla out of her thoughts.Layla
“ I am sure you are not deaf, I said WHO THE F**K ARE YOU?” Kelvin yelled for the second time but that did not make Paula respond to him either.Damian was still trying to process the whole situation in his mind. Or, was he just assuming? No, Paula watched him grow and she has always treated him like her own son, and he in return, cared for her like his mom. Trust was an understatement to what Damian has for Paula.“Nanny P, that’s what I used to call you remember? I called you by that name because If truly you are the woman who looked after me since I was born till this stage, I want you to look at this boy whom you raised all by yourself and tell me what the f**k is going on here?” Damian said with a cracky voice and Kelvin felt so sorry for him. The last time Damian was this emotional was when he found out about Ava and Justin, since then, he has always tried to maintain his steeze, regardless of the situation.However, Paula still did not say a word, rather she stood there, her
“Mr. Wilson, Kelvin’s here,” Paula called, alerting Damian upon Kelvin’s arrival.“Tell him I’m busy and I won’t be attending to anyone,” Damian replied coldly, it’s been twenty-four hours since Layla’s abduction, and Damian has not stepped out of his room nor uttered a word to anyone. Paula has begged him severally to at least drink something but Damian refused and even threatened to take her job away from her if she disturbs him again so Paula gave up.Paula headed back to the sitting room where Kelvin was waiting for Damian, “Kelvin, I’m sorry but he won’t see you and might not be coming downstairs either. Maybe you can check up on him tomorrow, or some other time.” Paula said, dismissing Kelvin. But the fellow refused to leave,“ it’s alright then, I will wait. Besides, it's not like I have anything to do at the moment. If it is going to take Damian a whole week before he comes down here to have a word with me, fine, I will wait.” Kelvin said and made himself more comfortable on t
“You made a pact with the devil, what are you talking about?” Damian asked immediately Kelvin turned the car off. Kelvin’s words still did not make any single sense to him.Kelvin, who knew there was no going back for him here, there’s no way Damian will let this slide without hearing the full story.Kelvin knew there was no way he’d get out of the car without giving Damian a detailed explanation and time was not on their side and Layla’s life was in danger. “A few days ago, Ava came to the office. She told me she wanted to make you pay so dearly for choosing Layla over her. At first, I told her that whatever it was that both of you had was none of my business because whatever the issue was, it was supposed to stay between the both of you.Then she mentioned that Layla was pregnant. Shocked right?” he paused, noticing the amusement on Damian’s face.“I felt the same way when I heard the news from her too, man this girl knows so much and I do not know who is feeding her with all of th
“ What’s wrong sugar, Dr Max did not tell me what?” Damian asked impatiently, different thoughts running through his mind. He could handle a lot now but definitely not negative news about his unborn child Indeed, Layla was good at keeping someone in suspense. “ I mean Dr. Max did not tell you that we are expecting twins, right?” she finally said, happiness all evident on her face. Damian could not express the feeling that overwhelmed him, he could not believe he was not only going to be a father of one but two. This is the best news he has ever received all his life. With teary eyes and short of words, he moved closer to Layla and hugged her tightly. “Thank you, sugar, indeed you are my biggest blessing, thank you for this special gift. I love you” He whispered to her ears. He was so overwhelmed with joy and all he wanted was to experience the warmth he usually felt whenever he was inside her, he wanted her so badly but didn’t how to go about it. He did not want to stress her
It's been fourteen days since Layla and Damian shared the same space. This happens to be one of the most crucial moments for Damian, he felt so lost and alone, Kendra checked in most times and tried to keep him company but then, but he still did not feel better.Layla, on the other hand, tried her best to avoid Damian. She would not come down to have her meals nor would she come down to meet the doctor during her appointment days. Damian tried to stay strong but deep down, he missed his wife.It was a beautiful Saturday morning and he decided to take a bold step and talk to her. He was tired of acting strong, he missed his wife and right now he did not care if she wanted to see him or not.Damian knew Layla would not accept seeing him easily, so he opted to take her food to her by himself.Dressed in his ash sweat pants and a black sleeveless shirt to go with it, Damian made his way to the kitchen downstairs. He already asked the cook to prepare Layla’s favorite meal which was French