Alex’s POV“What was the meaning of that?” Rita started as soon as Mia and Kilan left the office.“What are you talking about?” I muttered in a lazy tone, I was tired of her drama ever since she insisted she wanted to work in my company.“You let her go just like that? After what she did to me?”“Rita, please. I asked the disciplinary committee to take care of it. I have better things to worry about”“Really? Better than me? Your bethroted?” “Can you just stop?” I dropped everything I was doing to look at her.“I thought we’ve gone past that already?” “No, we’ve not. You were the one who promised me marriage” She pointed out.“We were just kids then! I can’t even recall saying anything of sort”“Well, our parents did, and I’ve liked you ever since. You did too, then you stopped”“I’m glad you noticed I stopped. It’s the end for me”“Not for me”“I still want you, Alexandre Faguson” She said firmly.I ran my hands through my hair and puffed out some air to ease the stress she was pu
Mia’s POV Having scrubbed and cleaned the rest rooms on the floors assigned to me, I returned to my duty post at the kitchen strained as hell.My body ached so badly that I could barely walk straight.As soon as I got to the counter where the other servers I work with were tidying up, I sat on a chair by the fridge and groaned.“I told you you wouldn’t survive a week here even though you survived getting fired by the president” Amanda carefully placed a mug she had just cleaned inside the cabinet for plates and cups.“Are you alright? We heard what happened” Elsie paused with a plate in her hand to observe my worn out body.“I’m fine” I said in a ragged voice.“You should drink some water” Elsie offered.“I’ll prefer food. I haven’t eaten since morning” I mumbled.I shut my eyes and grit my teeth every now and then to fight the pain that was killing my back.“Unfortunately we have cleaned up and everything has been taken to the freezer in there” Amanda nudged at the main kitchen wher
Raymond’s POV“Good morning, handsome” Natasha left her place at the dining area to hug me. “Did you sleep well?” I cupped her ass in my hands and kissed her fondly.“Yes. What about you?” She asked.“It was awesome” I said and she giggled.Natasha abandoned the work she was doing on her iPad and followed me to the kitchen.“Good morning, sir” The workers greeted in sync.“Mmmm” I mumbled and went to the fridge.Irene who was in that corner scurried to the side.I opened the fridge and grabbed a bottle of wine.“It’s been long I had some chilled wine”Natasha hugged me from the back as I check the bottle.“Want to share this with me?” I tilted my head to have a peek at her.“Yes!” She squealed. She let go of me and we made our way out of the kitchen together. Just when we got to the door the shattering sound of silverware forced me to turn. Natasha only paused because I did.“I’m so sorry. It just slipped out of my hands”The youngest among the maids, called Irene, apologized repeat
Pollen’s POV“Where are you?” Raymond’s voice boomed furiously from the other end.“I’m home” I tucked a fallen strand of hair behind my ear.“Good. Now listen attentively. You have one month to pay me the sum of $15,000,000 since you decided to breach the contract agreement”“What? But I told you —”“I don’t care! Send me my money or you face my wrath” He yelled and ended the call before I could say anything.I brought the phone back to my laps, confused by what I just heard. Did he just ask me to pay a sum of fifteen million dollars in a month? Where does he expect me to get that king of money from?“Is everything okay?” Eric asked in a concerned tone.I placed my phone beside me in the sofa and threw a faint smile his way.“Was that Raymond?”“Yes”“Is everything okay between you two?”“Yes. We are good”“Are you sure? Your face doesn’t look good”“It’s nothing serious. He is just mad at me for breaching the contract”“He wants you to pay a fine, right?”“No. He is just furious and
Natasha’s POV When I left Raymond in a fit of rage, I went to my room to cool off. How could he tell me not to address mere servants the way I want? It felt like he was choosing someone else over me again, even after doing everything I could to get rid of the pauper. I paced the space in my room to organize my thought, but there were just too many things running through my mind which I can’t overlook. Like the pauper for instance, even though she was no longer in his sight he still find ways to think of her. Now he wants to use their failed contract as an excuse to keep in touch with her. But I wasn’t going to let that happen. I will cut every string binding them together, even if it meant paying the compensation money for her. I brought out my phone and scrolled through it for her stupid number. I pressed ‘call’ and it started to ring. She didn’t pick immediately, when she did she refused to say a word. “Hello” I went first. “Hello? What do you want from me?” “Who is it?” I h
Mia’s POV I clocked in late that morning. My eyes were groggy and my hair still looked messy even after combing it like every other day. “Hello Elsie. Amanda and James” I waved at them absentmindedly as I walked to the empty chair in a corner. I plunged myself in it and sighed. “You are late. Kilan was here to look for you” Amanda who spoke abruptly just Elsie was about to say something. “He did?” I tilted my head to look at her with my sleep depraved eyes. Apart from the cleaning I had been assigned to do for two weeks, which I have been doing for only three days, I haven’t been able to sleep properly. The pains from bending and scrubbing for three days straight has left me aching and groaning in the little sleep I manage to get every night. “He wants you to clean after the chefs in the kitchen instead. He said the employees on the floors you cleaned are complaining of how you suck at cleaning. They’ve been having reactions ever since” That was absurd, I know I might not be t
Laura’s POVFor some days now I have staring at my phone, waiting anxiously for Mark’s call.The day he took my number at the bar, he had called my phone right there. That means I got his own number that day too, something that felt too good to be true. But Mark hasn’t called me as he promised, and it scared me at first. I was even tempted to initiate a call, but that would have automatically switched my position with his. It would have turned me from the Prize to the chaser, a situation Shera Seven always warned girls about.“Is everything okay?” My mother asked, her eyes straining hard on a laptop screen.“Yes. Why did you ask?”“You seem distracted”“Well—” My iPhone dinged and I hurriedly sat up when I saw who it was.It was a message from Mark. A big smile appeared on my face. I started to punch on my keypads instantly, but paused mid-way. I locked my phone and kept it away from me.Responding immediately depicts desperation and beautiful women shouldn’t be desperate.“Laura?”
Laura’s POV“You definitely did, I can’t recall giving you money for such exquisite things” “Well, Pollen did”“When? Why? That selfish girl can never do anything good for another person”“Then maybe we’ve judged her wrongly all this while, because she gave me twenty grand”“Twenty what?!”“Mum, I’ll fill you in when I return. That’s if I don’t sleep over at Mia’s”“You have to come back tonight. I need to hear everything” She persisted.“Okay Mum”I rushed out of the house as I had only thirty minutes left. Since I no longer use buses, I should be in school before my class starts.The cab guy who has been waiting for a while now was staring at the door when I came out. I walked dismantled the fleet of concrete staircases that spread to pavement where the driver has been waiting.“I’m sorry for keeping you. How much will that cost?”“Seventy-eight bucks, waiting fee inclusive” he said.“Here’s hundred” I gave an additional twenty two dollars.“Thank you” He received it with a smile.