In the following week Nelly busied herself with all the interviews she had with all those companies that had invited her. She sighed as she came out of the last company, it seemed like they all wanted to take advantage of her. What they offered her was way below her payment rate, the terms of their contracts were also ridiculous.Nelly knew that if she were to sign with any of those companies, she'd be binding herself with hell knowingly and would be living a miserable life throughout the contract term.She walked absentmindedly along the street not knowing what to do. She walked aimlessly for about an hour until something clicked in her mind."Right Neptune entertainment! I still have that, I'm pretty sure they are decent people since Jamie referred me to them."She thought to herself as she took out her cellphone and scroll down her contact list for their phone numbers, just as she was about to click the call button, her phone started ringing.It was a string of number that she to
"Soooo?""Gosh I'm signing it of course."Responded Nelly as she took the contract from Nonto's hand in excitement. She took out a pen from one of the drawers on the table and started signing and putting her initials on all pages." Now that calls for a celebration."Nonto stood up from the couch and disappeared for a few minutes, when she showed up again, she had a bottle of wine and two glasses for them to celebrate Nelly's win."Now that I have a job, we will need to get a nanny for the twins so that there is someone to take care of them while I'm away."Listening to her sister, Nonto frowned "Why do you have to be so serious at a time like this, am I not here? I will take care of them for you, don't forget that I'm also their mom.""It's true that you have been helping with taking care of them all this time but you must remember that you also have law school to attend and sometimes I might be away for a few days in a row."What Nelly said was true, and besides, she needed to fini
Nelly followed Janet to her office. When they arrived at her office, Janet gestured for her to sit down, then closed the door before she walked to her chair and also sat downShe took the envelope from Nelly and put it aside."I see you have managed to offend Linda on your first day at work."She then looked straight in to her eye expectedly, as if she wanted to know what had happened."I really don't know what I did to make her dislike me, but it's ok Janet you don't have to worry about it, I know how to handle myself. ""Good, Linda is not someone you'd want to cross as she holds great influence amongst other artists in the company. But seeing that she already doesn't like you, I think it would be best to stay as far away as you can from her.""I understand, I'll try my best not to cause any trouble."Nelly understood that Janet was trying to warn her, and really appreciated the woman for that. Once they were done with their chat, Janet took her to the security department and re
Linda had a sinister smile as she listened to the girls bad mouth Nelly.On the other hand Nelly pretended to have not heard all the ugly comments about her, she just sat quietly on the table and observe the groups of people that had been divided in to clicks."Don't mind them, they are only being mean so that Linda can notice them. Fake people like them don't deserve your reaction."The girl who sat on her left side whispered to her with a warm smile, which Nelly reciprocated."Thank you, I wasn't going to say anything anyway unless they said it straight to my face.""Good, I'm Amanda by the way.""Hey Amanda, I'm Nelisiwe but you can call me Nelly."They continued to chat about their interests and Nelly realized that they both shared a lot in common. They both weren't from rich backgrounds and had to work hard in order to be recognized by the company.Their chat went smoothly as if they weren't bothered by the nasty chats in the background, which only stopped when the food was about
He was rendered speechless, when Nelly noticed how stunned he was, she took that as an opportunity to escape.She pushed him away but as she was about to open the door, Eric grabbed her hand again and gently pulled her toward him. He then look closely in to her eyes with his signature expressionless look and this caused Nelly to slightly panic.He gave her another kiss, this time he was a lot gentler and once he was done he whispered."You don't want to anger me sweetheart."He then released her, opened the door and left the room, leaving Nelly behind all stunned at how much of a bully the man was."Gosh Nelisiwe how could you just stand there timidly and let him bully you? "She stomped her feet in frustration and walked back to her colleagues, she had even forgotten that she needed to use the ladies room.When she returned to her seat, Robert stood up and fixed his clothes and said."Well, I'll be in touch and don't forget your promise Smith."He then excused himself, and walked to
Nelly was left there alone with a lot to think about. She stared at the glass in her hands for a long time, then gulped down the remaining water.She stood up and headed straight to her bedroom. After taking a shower, she tucked herself in bed and looked at the ceiling, with her mind in turmoil. She kept on thinking about her children whom she had brought up all by herself.'Maybe Mrs Long is right, the kids will need their father. But we've been doing really well without him all this time, besides who knows what he'll say about me should I suddenly tell him that he's the father.'"Sigh!"She sighed in frustration, the one thing that bothered her the most was the probability of the kids blaming her for keeping their father a secret to them. "Would they really think that I'm getting in their way of establishing a relationship with him? God they don't even know the man, not only is he arrogant but he can also be a bully.""Buzz."Right then her phone vibrated which indicated an incomin
So she walked out of the Electrotainment building and hailed a taxi to the mall. Nelly never had the time to visit this mall before as she had two babies to take care of, but now that she had Mrs Long to help her, she decided to take the time and familiarize herself with the place.She walked up the mall while window shopping till one shop caught her eye. It was a jewelry shop and Nelly, like any woman was drawn to this shop.She walked up to the window of this shop in order to get a clear view of the jewelry pieces. She had always loved gold pieces and felt that it complimented her skin tone quite well, sadly she never had enough money to splurge as she always had to put the future of her children first.As she was about to turn around and leave, something caught her eye. It was a gold mommy and me neck pieces, so she decided to walk in and find out more about it as it would look nice on her and the babies.She pressed the button on door and the sales lady opened up for her."Hello
Seeing that Nelly wasn't completely against the idea, Adelaide quickly took out a piece of paper and a pen from her bag and wrote down her address as well as her phone number and handed it over to Nelly."This is the address, let me know if you'll be able to come."Nelly took the paper and stuffed it in her bag, then looked in to her mother."I'm not promising anything, I will only come if Nonto wants to.""That's ok, I understand."After that Nelly returned home, As soon as she opened the door she bumped in to Mrs Long who was about to leave the house."Owh you are back? I'm heading out to the supermarket to get a few ingredients for tonight's dinner, would you like me to add something specific?"Asked Mrs Long with a tender smile as she gave way for Nelly to walk in, the latter however shook her head."Mrs Long, you are too kind. Well I'm not craving for anything specific so I'm pretty sure that I'll enjoy whatever you end up making."She responded with the same warm smile that Mrs
Daniel's arrest became a big topic in the country it was even broadcasted on most news channels. Since Jamie was a soccer superstar, fans wanted to know everything about the case and after evaluating the recorded evidence where Dickson admitted to Nelly that he had indeed had something to do with the disappearance and murder of Jamie.Because of all the conclusive evidence Daniel was sentenced to thirty years in prison. The news took a toll on the company as the share price dropped and people were selling their share and investers pulling out their investments. Most of the others that were meant to be dispatched were all canceled by the customers and as a result the company suffered a huge blow. Tom who was now announced as the new president of the company was working really hard trying to keep the company from closing down. Since the news about the Parkers were broadcasted all over the new, Nelly was aware of what was going on to that family and didn't feel bad for them at all. You
As they ate Amanda suddenly looked up at their mother and said."Mom did you not say that you will announce their return to the public?"Years ago it was big news that the daughters of the Jingela family went missing without a trace, most people were really supportive back then, wouldn't it be nice for them to celebrate their return and also let those people were there for them know that their misery had come as they have found their children."owh yes honey."She then looked at her other two daughters before saying."Your absence has taken a toll on the Jingela Family, we have missed so much time with you and haven't been able to celebrate with you on all your achievements or be your support system during your lows.It is because of this that I would like us to celebrate your return, let it be a new start for you guys and get a new Identity as the Jingela daughters, you deserve that. ""yes your mother is right, we owe you too much and there's nothing we can do to pay you back for th
He looked at Nelly, thinking that the Madam did not like it and was about to start shouting at them. The girl seemed to be sweet and very friendly and he kind of like her as she reminded him of his baby girl back home.He wasn't sure whether to take the blame for her, but then she had said that criticism was part and parcel of her career and would help her improve so maybe he should just tell the truth. But as he was looking at Nelly, she nodded at him with a gentle smile, indicating that it was fine for him to tell the truth."I am sorry madam, but miss Smith here was bored alone here earlier and so she wanted to help in the kitchen to pass time. Seeing that she was a natural in kitchen I allowed her one dish, you can punish me if you didn't enjoy it. "The cook confirmed everything she did not want to hear, this woman made that dish and it was without a doubt the most delicious dish shes had in a very long time."oh I see."She then dismissed the man and continued her food but pushe
She started by handling all the small tasks as they did not trust that a celebrity was capable of handling a pot, they gave her all the vegetables to chop and did that swiftly without complaining.She would crack jokes here and there as she was most comfortable around those people, she could understand them very well as they came from a similar background."I never imagined not even in my wildest dreams that thee Nelly Smith was so modest and down to earth, treating a mere house help like an old friend. ""Don't say that, I am not just a musician you know. I am a human and that means I should treat other human beings exactly how I would love to be treated. But if you are really impressed with me, how about you allow me to make just one dish."The cook who hadn't been talking much throughout the time Nelly was in the kitchen, suddenly said" You don't even know Mr and Mrs Jonas' food preference, how do you think you will be able to cook a dish for them? Are you not afraid of being crit
After Patience had left, they were no longer in a mood to chit chat, so they said their goodbyes and returned to their respective homes.By the time Nelly reached her villa the kids were already back from school, so she kept them company, playing around the garden.As they were running around, Eric happened to witness this scene and his heart melted, this is the kind of family life he wanted. A care free wife who can put aside all her fame and achievements aside and be a mother to their children, humble enough to be smeared by mud and take it out on the kids but continues to play without a care as her kids happiness is her first priority.After looking at them play, he came out to the garden and greeted, not forgetting to plant a kiss on Nelly's lips."My father called me in from the old residence, he would like us to come for dinner tonight. "Nelly had a complected look on her face, she wasn't sure how to react. Patience has made it clear did she didn't like her and wouldn't accept
Seeing that the reporters we stunned, Daniel swiftly made and exit and got to his car and left the company. By the time the reporters came back to their senses all they could see was the back of his car, so without the person they could ask all the questions they now had, they all turn around and also left the premises.Daniel tried to catch up to Dickson and followed all the way to his house, and when the other man noticed this, he frowned in displeasure but still allowed him entry to his house." Daniel what do you want from me, you have ruined me to this point, will you only be happy when I have no house to live in. Let me tell you, he is still going to come for you too. It is a pity that I am in this situation all because of you and your family problems.""Dickson speak properly, whaft the hell are you talking about. How have I ruined you? which good man can possibly be attracted to that girl who already has two children.""hehehe, Are you telling me that you are bullying her beca
Seeing the situation before them, both Vivian and her daughter panicked, They did not know what was happening and who had ratted Adelaide out.She shook her head, she had only wanted to blackmail the woman and really give her up to the police, she knew very well that even if she did she would go down with Adelaide as her accomplice since she too knew about the kidnapping yet kept quiet and never reported it."No, no it's not me. I do not know what's happening. How can I report you?"Even so Adelaide did not believe her one bit as she kept on hurling curses at the woman till she was shoved in to the car and her voice faded away.Since things had gone this way the mother and daughter duo had choice but to head back to their rent apartment to think about where they could get more money. Just as Daniel got out of a meeting at work, his assistant rushed to him shacking his head and judging from his behavior Daniel knew something was up. " Sir it's bad, things are really bad. "" Get to t
At this point Dickson was sweating profusely, the man's aura was really suppressing him, worse of all was the unsettling truth he had just discovered. He had offended one of the most powerful men in the country and there was no way for him to get out of this, nor was it possible for him to save his company.He cursed the day he met the Parkers, why was he so stupid as to help them through their difficulties, That family would have been wiped out had it not been for him. Now as payment for his kindness all he received return was nothing but calamity."Mr Jonas, I was not aware that she was married. We had a marriage agreement with her parents and since it was her parents who had initiated this, I too had no reason to reject. Had I known that she already belonged to you, I would've stay as far away from her as I could. "Now that this had went this far, Dickson shifted all the blame to the Parker family, he was not about to go down quietly like that, he was determined to bring them down
Since He had already sent Sindi away, Dickson decided to reach out to Eric's people in an attempt to apologize on behalf of his wife and asked Eric to go easy on his company as it was now on the verge of bankruptcy. To his surprise instead of meeting up with Eric's subordinate he got an appointment with the man himself."Now that was easy."He was so happy to be acknowledged by Eric that at some point he felt like an important figure, because how on earth a man like Eric would agree to personally meet him even though they had no business together.He got ready in time and headed straight to the Jonas group which was in the same building as Electrotainment but on the highest floor. Just as he was about to enter the elevator he bumped in to someone he hadn't seen in a while.His eyes locked with the woman who was still inside who then left as if they had not never seen or met each other before , and he could only watch with anger boiling up inside of him as she left. She was the reason