Michael got into the office and sat down on the armchair, his other hand held a cup of black coffee and he used his free hand to undo his tie before tossing it on the table. He took a sip of the coffee and let out a sigh, just then the door to his office opened revealing his secretary. Michael watched her every move as she strolled down to his desk with a phone in her hands. "Did you forget to knock because I didn't hear you knock?" Michael said in anger "I'm sorry sir, it won't happen again. I was trying to connect to your phone in the office but it wasn't going through for a reason so I had to come and see you by myself" She said "What is it, I don't have all day to listen to you," Michael said and he nodded before handing him the cell phone she was holding."Your father Mr. Stahom wants to speak with you urgently sir," She said and Michael groaned. What did the old man want now? Anytime he called it was always one trouble or the other. Michael checked the phone and saw that she
Benjamin punched Michael in the face and then Michael had thrown a punch back at his brother and then the two men began to fight. "Enough!! I would no longer be disrespected anymore by the two of you" "Benjamin! Michael!!" At the sound of his name, Michael let the collar of Benjamin's shirt go and then he spat blood out of his mouth. "This is why meeting with you guys is always a mistake. you always find a way to make me so uncomfortable and then it ends with you two fighting every time" James said before getting up from his chair. "I'm sorry father but I will take my leave now," James said and then gave the three of them a final look before leaving the room. Michael stared into Benjamin's face in anger at himself that he fell for his stupid act once again."I have a woman in mind who will become a suitable mother for Angel so pick up the next time I call you Michael," Mr. Stahom said and Michael nodded"That won't be necessary father because I already have someone who takes care o
June was a bit nervous about starting work officially at Nicholas's house that morning but still, she wouldn't let it show so she wouldn't mess up her work for the day. The routine was to get to Michael's house by dawn before daybreak to prepare breakfast for him and his daughter and then by night time when she is asleep, She could go back home. She made a quick stop at the hospital to check on her mother before she headed to Michael's house. The surgery was over days ago and it was a success because it increased her lifespan by some months. Anytime she saw her mother on the oxygen tube she couldn't help but be thankful for what Michael was doing for her. "I am going to start work at the new place today mom. I miss you so much so please get back on your feet as soon as possible. I ignore the fact that Layla cries herself to sleep every night and I'm trying to be strong for all of us but I still can't help but miss you sometimes." She said to her mum while sitting down. "I will be b
Michael got back from work that day around 6 pm. Angel was doing her assignment upstairs in her room with the help of the instructor while June was nowhere in sight.He wondered where she had gone and he finally found her sitting on the floor in the basement. The place was sparkling clean while she was dusty and dirty. "What are you doing here?" He asked. June recognized the voice as Michael's voice.June stood up from the floor she was sitting down causing the pictures she was staring at to fall on the ground. Michael's eyes were quick to scan through the pictures and he noticed that they were pictures of Angel. while growing up."I'm so sorry Michael, I was cleaning and then I found them and I...I just... I'm sorry" She stuttered as she spoke. She didn't know what he would do now that he found her with them He just think she was snooping around in his house."It's fine, I honestly didn't know the pictures were there. Thank you for cleaning the house including the basement, I have hi
The driver Michael had sent picked June up from the house as soon as Angel fell asleep as he had promised. The driver dropped her home and June walked up to her porch after getting down from the car. She wondered if Michael knew where she was living as she rummaged through her bag searching for her house keys. As soon as she found it, she walked up to the front door and was about to unlock it with the key when she sees that it is open. She wondered how her door was open since she had made sure to lock it that morning before she went out and Layla wasn't home since she was staying in school for a night class. She pushed the door open with her feet and then bent down to remove one of her heels, using it as protection, ready to swing it at whoever was in her house at the moment. She walked into the house and shut the door behind her. "June?"She flipped the light switch and Immediately a scream escapes her mouth at the person in front of her. Before she could speak Luna had already ru
The next day, Michael is busy with work so he didn't drive Angel to school. He told the driver to take Angel to school while he worked on a document in the study that was due the next day. June knocked on the door to the study."Come in," Michael said without looking up from what he was doing, he knew it was June since they were the only ones at home.June walked into the study with a plate of freshly washed fruits and then she dropped it on the table for Michael. She takes a peek at what he was typing and then turned to leave when she saw how busy he was. "June" Michael called her as she was about to leave the study. She turned to look at him with confusion. He motioned for her to come closer to him and she did so"I didn't get the chance to thank you well for what you did for me yesterday. So far you have been doing a good job, with the cooking, with cleaning and even with Angel, I'm so surprised" He said and she smiled at him."You shouldn't have to thank me for anything Michael,
Michael was at work trying to sort out the matter that was at hand. His computer had been hacked into and the file had been stolen. His secretary didn't know what happened and he had a meeting with the investors in an hour. Without the file, he had no ideas to give to them."How the fuck did this happen, I spent the whole night trying to type this out yesterday and I sent it to you. I told you to secure it didn't I? now it's gone and you don't have an excuse for the missing file" He yelled "I promise I don't know anything about the file. I kept it as you said and I didn't even leave the office except when I had to get printed papers from the clerk downstairs. I don't know what happened" She said "If I don't find the documents you lost, better still if I lose the deal you are fired, put that in mind and get out of my sight" His voice thundered and the women ran out of the office. The door opened again and Michael groaned. Was it that hard for her to stay away from the office? He mig
As soon as June leaves Angel stood up from the chair she was sitting in and she gave her father a deep frown. Michael sighed before putting his head in his palms."You were mean to June daddy," Angel said to her father, her arms crossed over her chest. Michael stared at the little girl in front of him before looking towards the entrance that June had taken a few minutes ago when she left.Fuck, he let what was bothering him get into his head and he yelled at June, she said things he didn't mean. He was mean as Angel had said. "June didn't take me out of the house because she wanted to disobey you. I wanted cookies and she offered to help me bake them but when we checked the kitchen there wasn't a single cookie so she offered to take me out to get some." Angel explained."It was my fault that she took me out and it's also my fault that we came back late. I begged her to get some ice cream for you and me daddy" Angel said "So I got mad at June for nothing," He said to Angel and she no
Michael was with Frank when he got the call from his brothers, Frank tried to calm him down and tell him that he can figure a way out but Michael wasn't ready to listen to him. Immediately Michael called his lawyer. "Mr Stahom, I have prepared the papers for the lawsuit, I will be ready when you are ready" He said "That's not the issue, I need you to draft up all the documents of the entire company in thirty minutes and then send it to me, I will sign it" Michael said "What do you mean by that Mr Stahom, what do you need the entire papers of the company for?" The lawyer asked "I don't have the time to answer your questions so please just do as I say and let me have it. I will be with you in an hour to sign them" Michael said and hung up on him. "Michael, you can still think this through, this is your company we are talking about here, something that you spent all your years trying to build Michael, you can't give it all up in an hour. calm down Michael, we can still figure somet
The girls got ready for school the next day and Michael got down the stairs, they didn't know that he was around the day before. "Daddy" Angel yelled and she got down and ran to hug him, Michael hugged her back "Darling, how are you doing?" Michael asked "I'm fine daddy, when did you come home?" Angel asked"I arrived last night baby and you were sleeping then," Michael said and she nodded. "Mr. Stahom, how was your trip?" Layla asked "It was fine Layla, I did what I wanted to do thanks for asking. I hope you girls didn't disturb June too much while I was away?" Michael asked "Not at all, I made Angel behave too," Layla said and Michael grinned. "Daddy we baked, we watched movies, had ice creams, and slept with June in your bedroom every night, I love it but I just missed you so much daddy," Angel said "I know baby and I missed you so much, that's why I came back to see you. but you have to go to school now so I will see you when you get back" Michael said and she nodded"Okay,
Michael got into his hotel room after leaving the meeting and he laid down on his bed feeling extra tired from the days work, he spent the whole day talking to so many men because of the new business. He hadn't told anyone that he was opening up another branch, he didn't even tell June yet because he wanted it to be a surprise. But when he got home, since this trip was successful and the business would soon be set up, he would bring it up and tell her all about it. He had spoken to Angel because June said she missed him and he missed her a lot too, after tonight, he planned on taking the first flight home to surprise them. He was looking forward to their reactions when he would get home. He removed his next tie and stared at the ceiling when his phone began to ring again. It was June, he thought as he stared at the screen, he smiled to himself and picked up the phone ready to tease her. "I thought you didn't miss me, then why are you calling me June?" Michael asked with a smirk "Mi
June was in the kitchen making dinner while her sister and Angel are playing in the living room. She put the food in the oven when Angel ran into the kitchen and then walked her to her with a frown. "June" She called in a silent voice and it was at that moment that June knew that the little girl was feeling down. "What's wrong Angel, aren't you playing with Layla anymore? Or are you hungry because I'm making dessert right now and dinner is almost done" June said and she nodded in refusal? "Where is daddy June, when is he going to come back?" Angel asked with a frown. June dropped the spoon she was holding and then took off the apron around her waist and hugged Angel. "Do you miss your daddy?" June asked and Angel nodded her head in agreement. "I'm sorry honey, it's been days since you saw him. Michael must also miss you, he was in a meeting when I called him earlier this morning" June said "Can I call daddy now, I want to talk to him June, I miss him?" Angel said and June smiled
Michael bent down, his lips against her cheek, brushing it lightly, and still, that light touch sent shivers through her nerves, shivers that made her whole body tremble. He brushed his mouth against the hollow of her temple and then his lips were on hers again. June stood on her toes and reached up as she pulled him down to her, He kissed her gently, carefully, but it wasn’t the gentleness she wanted, not now, not after all this time, and she knotted her fists in his shirt, pulling him harder against her body. He groaned softly, low in his throat, and then his arms circled her waist, gathering her against him, still kissing. His lips tasted like honey. They stopped to catch their breath.He smashed his lips on hers again. she tasted so sweet and he could smell her perfume from how close they were. Slowly, he lifted her from the ground and carried her to the counter so she would sit before he spread her legs open. "Wait in the kitchen?" she asked with her eyes open wide. "I don't
Michael had finally calmed down from his paranoia so the girls are allowed back to school after two weeks, He found out about a last-minute trip to New Orleans so he was going to leave with his secretary. He couldn't ask June to go with him because he knew that she had to watch the kids. "I would have asked you to go with me but I know you wouldn't agree to go with me because of the kids," Michael said as he tossed his clothes on the bed. "I asked you to fold them" June complained and then folded them for him before she placed them into his box neatly. "I have you to do it for me," He said and she rolled her eyes at him. "I know, I want to follow you too, get time to ourselves, time away from the girls but I can't leave them at the same time because of how things are now, the cops haven't caught the other men who tried to kidnap Layla or the actual person who gave the orders so we have to be careful," June said and he nodded. "I know that baby, and if it weren't for the fact that
That evening, Michael watched as June baked a cake with her sister and Angel in the kitchen. "Stop standing there, at least make yourself useful even if you can't bake Michael," June said and he frowned. "I'm fine with just watching you bake for the kids from this place June so ignore me and keep doing what you are doing," Michael said "I'm done, I just have to put the slices in a plate for the kids and then I will be with you," June said and Michael nodded. When Angel saw that June had finished baking, Layla was washing the pans in the sink while June cut the cake into big slices, Angel rushed over to where her dad was standing and then beckoned for him to bend down."You want to tell daddy something?" Michael asked and she nodded. He bent down and then she grabbed his hair "Daddy, I just want to tell you that June is a great mummy to me" Angel whispered in his ear and Michael beamed with joy. He was overwhelmed with so many emotions at that moment and was glad that Angel thinks
For the next two days, Michael refused to let the kids go into the compound to play because he was scared that anything would happen to them. They went to work with the bodyguards, some guarded the house and the kids followed two other with Shawn as the driver since he was someone Michael trusted them with. He was worried that anyone might try to kidnap someone again, it might not be Layla this time but it might be Angel or even June and he couldn't take any risks, they were all important to him and they each had the roles to play in his life.Michael didn't go to work today, he wanted to work from home because he had some calls to answer and he wanted to do it at his study, the kids were currently back from school and were eating while June was upstairs in the bedroom doing her leftover work from the office. "I can't find them, I thought I asked you to name the folder under Frank's name or didn't I?" Michael asked his secretary on call"I must have misplaced it with Mr. Collins's f
Michael's phone began to ring again and they ignored the call thinking it was the head of the IRS department that might be calling. But June couldn't focus on any other thing the way the phone was ringing so she picked up the call for Michael. "Good afternoon, Mr. Stahom isn't in a position to receive a call now, you can leave me a message to give to him or call him again in the next one hour," June said politely "I'm sorry ma'am but it's important, can you tell him that the chief of police would like to speak to him, concerning the case with the attempted kidnap from yesterday?" The man said and as June heard him mention attempted kidnap, her heart began to race and immediately she understood that it had to do with Layla. "Hello, are you still there ma'am?" The man asked disturbing her thoughts and she remembered she was on a call before. "I will tell him, please hold on," June said and then she placed the call on hold before turning to Michael."Michael" June called and he looke