Later that day ….Evening ….“You weren’t looking yourself through out today,” Nimi said to Jenna as she stepped out of the car and he closed the door behind her.“No matter the friction that has been occurring between us lately, I just want you to know that I’m always here to listen,”“We could perhaps take in fresh air at the park today if you feel like it!” He added, she slowly looked up at him her gaze fixed on his face, she was sort of angry at him even though she knew she had no basis to be, but she was!.“Don’t act and relate with me like nothing happened! Things are obviously not cool between us!” She cleared him immediately, he nodded shortly with a grim face pressing his lips against each other as he stared at her.“I’ll be having dinner with Jeremy today, so lock your doors tight! We’ll see tomorrow” she added before turning away and walking into the house.Nimi stared at her retreating figure as she took slow, steady and calculated steps into the house, he didn’t take his
Meanwhile ….At the park ….“Woah, I didn’t think we had this kind of relationship!” Nimi said jokingly to Annabeth trying to ease the awkward silence.He was a little surprised when he received her message earlier but she seemed desperate for company so he decided to come.“I visited my sister today,” she whispered her eyes not leaving her toe, the weariness her tone buttressing the fact that there was obviously a whole lot going on in her relationship with her sister.With a deep breath, Nimi slowly placed his hands on hers which rested on the chair.Annabeth slowly met his gaze and he whispered, “Are you okay?!” She shook her head with a faint smile as she looked away from him and reclined on the bench.“Even after all these years, nothing has changed, she still sees me as a nobody,” she continued.“She’s quite older actually,” she added with a chuckle.“My mother was actually our father’s second wife, but the look of inferiority in her eyes goes beyond the fact that she has a da
A few moments later ….Inside the car…“Arghhh!” Jenna exclaimed frustration bubbling within her.“I can’t believe I fought Quinn because of that twat!” Jenna muttered burying her face in her palm.“To think that she was actually right about him,”“That’s what I get for being too gullible,” she whined.“Ofcourse not,” Nimi comforted as he took her hands in his and made her look at him.“You’re definitely not gullible, you just have a good heart and that shouldn’t change because of anybody!”“Ofcourse you’ll say what I want to hear!” She purred reclining in her seat, Nimi slowly entwined his fingers with hers and held it tightly placing his other hand on their entwined fingers.“I’m saying the truth, not what you want to hear,”“You’re an amazing woman, and you forgiving Jeremy enough to want to be cool with him explains that point!”“That’s why I love you,” he whispered.“Awwwnn!” She murmured as he leaned in closer and placed two consecutive short lingering kiss on her lips.“So don’
“Are you okay?!” Jenna asked, she was squatting in front of Nimi helping to clean up his bursted lips, immediately she was done she walked towards the small fridge in her office, took out an ice bag and handed it over to him.“Thanks Love,” he muttered taking it from her and placing it on his lips as she took her seat beside him.“Are you still angry?!” She asked placing her hands on his thigh as she looked up at him.“What right do I have to be!” He replied shortly.“He’s just so lucky we aren’t on the same level, I would have beaten him the hell up and sent him back to wherever the hellhole he came from on a stretcher!” He growled seething angrily.“I’m happy you took a moment to think even while you’re angry,” she said probably in an attempt to calm him down, he looked down at her and met her gaze.“Well you’re now a part of my life, I have to do a lot of thinking before acting if I want to protect you!” He said and she smiled.“Oh, how comforting to know I’m in safe hands,” she mu
“There’s absolutely no way in the world that you can be serious!” She added as she picked up her bag and headed toward ma the room.“I’m talking to you young lady come back here!” Franco snapped at once, she halted in her steps as she turned around to face him.“No! Dad! I’m not doing it! There’s nothing you’ll say to make me do a project with Jeremy again!”“I’m not letting you put me in a tight spot again!”“It’s a project meant to be handled by the headquarters, I have nothing to do with it!” She argued giving him no chance to speak as she moved closer to him.“The Board has decided and most importantly, I have decided! You’re handling the project! With Jeremy and both of you would be the face of the project!” “And I as a person I’m saying no! Bold of you to ask the person you regret birthing for something as huge as this!”“You owe me an apology dad! And only then would I consider doing this!” She replied defiantly as she turned around and headed for her room, ignoring her father
Moments later ….“No!”“What do you mean no?!”“There’s enough space in this house, did you not just hear that his apartment got burnt?!” Jenna retorted, her eyes burning with anger as she stared at her father.“It’s enough Jenna, I’ll definitely find somewhere else! Trust me I don’t want to be a burden to you, Jenna insisted!” Nimi interfered turning to Franco.Franco’s gaze drifted from Jenna and comfortably landed on Nimi.“Explain to me how you guys were together at your apartment at this time of the day!” Franco said as he took his seat on the royally curved chair crossing his legs.“We weren’t at my house,” Nimi replied shortly.“She called me, she needed to take a stroll and I needed to escort her as her bodyguard!”“Somehow when the fire happened, she got to know also and we went there together!” He explained, his statement not totally true and not totally a lie at the same time.“Is that so!” Franco asked, glancing back at Jenna, she nodded slowly as she folded her hands acro
***“I don’t want you anywhere near my family, or even in Canada!” Annabeth slowly raised her head to look at Elizabeth as soon as she heard her voice, tears slowly streaming down her face, Annabeth was putting on a loose fitting black gown that touched the ground with a scarf tightly tied around her head and a black shawl carelessly draped over her shoulders while Elizabeth was in a black floral dress which stopped just at her knee, she was putting on a conspicuous black fashionable fascinator carefully placed at the left side of her hair, her small black bag clutched tightly in her left hand.“I always knew you were like this, but I didn’t think it had gotten to this!” Annabeth sobbed as she turned her body fully to face Elizabeth, “We just buried a relative!” Elizabeth exhaled slightly as she slowly turned back to face the headstone infront of them, a freshly dug grave.“Don’t say we!” Elizabeth snapped lowly, as much as she wanted to pass her point across to Annabeth sternly, s
Next day ….Thatcher’s Corp Headquarters ….“Welcome on board Jenna!” Charles said with a firm smile as he pushed his chair backwards and stood up.“It’s time to prove to us that a female can make a worthy heir,” He added before walking out of the conference room, leaving Jenna and Franco behind.“Jeremy couldn’t make it to this meeting today, so it’s up to you to fill him up on what we was said today,” Franco said to Jenna calmly staring at the projector ahead, his hands tapping the finely polished table generated a light rhythmic sound.“Hmm,” Jenna murmured in reply as she pushed her chair backwards and stood up.“I should get going now,” she added as she picked up her bag and headed for the door.“Hold on Jenna” Franco finally voiced as she walked towards the door, she paused in her tracks with a small sigh, rolling her eyes to the back of her head as she turned to look at him.“Come and have a seat,” he said.“I’m comfortable this way Dad, I don’t need to seat” She replied as she