After a couple of minutes of driving, Dan finally got home. He went straight for a shower, then changed into one of his comfy sweatpants.
He reached for his phone in the hope that he would see a missed call or text message to acknowledge his interest in her but he saw nothing and that resonated another form of anger in him.
Daniel stormed out of his bedroom, slamming the door behind him. He found himself in the living room and when he didn't see who he was looking for. He made his way to the kitchen where he finally found her, She was by the counter, doing some cleaning. She was dressed in her maid uniform which was a short black and white dress and her hair was put in a ponytail.
Daniel knew she either saw him or noticed his presence as she vigorously continued cleaning the countertop. Not as if it was dirty or Dan even ate most of the food she prepared, he was just a neat freak and required that she cleaned the house twice a day.
Dan finally approached her from behind and squeezed her against the counter. He could feel her get all tense but that didn't stop him from doing whatever was in his mind.
He brought both hands to her front, the first three buttons of her uniform were opened so he snuck his hands in and squeezed her boobs at the same time, most especially her nipples, making her whimper.
Releasing her boobs, Daniel raised her dress. He instantly spanked her ass. "Didn't I tell you not to always put on panties?"
"S..so..I'm sorry sir!"
"Bitch!!!" He spat out the word, pulled down her panty, positioned her well against the counter by making her rest her chest on it, and parted her legs.
As she stayed in that position in anticipation of what was about to happen, Dan pulled down his joggers, his dick sprang up to life and he slowly entered her from behind, fucking her in a bid to relieve himself from his anger and frustration.
The kitchen was filled with moans and grunts. Daniel fucked her with no mercy until he got his release.
Catching his breath, he withdrew his dick from her creamy pussy.
"You still got the pill?"
She nodded, not looking at his face. Something she had no right to do.
"Take it!"
She nodded.
Daniel exited the kitchen and went back to his room. Upon getting there, he went straight to the bathroom and took a shower after which he changed into another piece of clothing.
He crawled into bed and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
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The next day!
Daniel's mind was pretty occupied with work. He had about three meetings in the morning after which he went back to his office and his assistant gave him a breakdown of all that happened.
He got occupied with replying to his emails and reviewing certain documents until his mind started drifting apart.
He reached for his phone on the table and checked If he got any missed calls or texts but he got no notification.
He sighed, resting his face in his palm.
"Is something wrong with me that I'm not attractive enough to her?"
"Not even a fucking glance at me!" He mumbled in disbelief as she hardly even stared at him whenever he was around.
Daniel was mad, he was bitter and he was confused. There has never been a lady who was not into him. He either bedded them or ignored them like they never existed.
The fact that he had tried to clear the thoughts of Beatrice from his mind by going to the club and still fucking a lady, but he still found himself thinking about her, made him even more pissed.
"Why the hell is she so damn difficult?!" he muttered to himself as he slammed his hands on the table and stood up from his seat angrily.
He walked to the window side where the whole city could be seen from where he was standing.
Daniel tucked his hand in his pocket and stared outside where he could see the cafe where she worked. It was not far away from where he was.
He adjusted his tie well and sighed heavily "You either go my way or you go nowhere!"
He went back to his table, picked up his phone and car keys, tucked it in his pocket, and stormed out of his office, abandoning all the pending work he had.
Daniel was already out of the office building when it hit him that the cafe was just a stone's throw and that there would be no need to drive there. He hissed at himself and then started walking in the direction of the cafe, trying to maintain a composed look.
Dan finally got to the cafe and it was a bit crowded, though not too much for him to sit and have a coffee he wasn't craving for. He just wanted to see her.
He finally sat at a corner near the exiting door. He looked around and scouted for the woman who got him all flared up but she was nowhere in sight.
"Isn't that Daniel Debock?" one of the customers who was waiting for her drink said to her friend. She spoke in a low tone, more like a whisper but Daniel heard her.
"Who is he?" her friend responded, looking back at Daniel who obviously had no interest in any of their discussion.
"You don't know him? He's a billionaire, literally the hottest bachelor in the world! I kid you not" she answered her and she gave 'an omg' look but that wasn't in any way close to what could catch Daniel's interest.
"He's so handsome. Oh my goodness!"
"Here is your coffee," they took their drink and walked out of the cafe still gaping at him as they walked out.
Daniel waited for the waitress who was the boss to attend to her customers before he probably made his presence known.
He looked around, still trying to fix his sight on HER but she was nowhere to be found.
"Hey," he finally said, growing out of patience.
"Good morning, Mr. Debock," the boss said with a bright smile.
"Good morning. I would like a cup of coffee,"
"On it,"
"No. I want the lady with the black long hair to serve me,"
"You mean Beatrice?"
"Oh, that's her name?" he pretended even when her name had been the only thing that was wrapped in his head.
"Yeah. She's Beatrice. I'll just get her for you,"
The boss walked to the kitchen and came back with a gorgeous lady. She had fine clear skin and a red cheek that looked like she used a blush. She had gray eyes like the silver lining and black long hair that stopped on her waist even as she folded it up in a high ponytail.
Beatrice stared at Daniel with uncertainty even though he stared back at her with a small smile on his face. She had not thought much about him, she just wanted to get her job done and walk out of there.
"He wants you to serve him," her boss said to her as she waited for further instruction.
Beatrice made the coffee and placed it on the tray. She walked toward him slowly and steadily just as she would do to any customer.
Beatrice found him arrogant and too pompous. She wasn't really a fan of men like that and there was a day She saw him yelling at a lady who she later found out was his secretary. The poor lady cried terribly at their cafe without getting a break.
She also heard how much of a womanizer he was, she wasn't as well a fan of veritable Cassanova so he was totally not her type.
Beatrice finally got to him and placed the drink on the table. There was something about how Beatrice treated him that was different from how She always treated other customers. Not a single smile appeared on her face. It was as though she was being forced to serve him.
"Thank you for coming over," Beatrice said instead and turned to walk away but Daniel held her back.
Beatrice looked at his hand that was holding her wrist and then back at his face.
"I'm sorry. I do not like to be touched that way!" she said in a 'don't tone' that was easy to convince any man.
"Why?" He asked immediately, trying not to show how shocked he was. Who the hell in this world wouldn't like to be touched by Daniel Debock Tucker?!
"My preference," she answered, yanking her wrist off his grip. He looked stunned not just because she stated her fact but because he had never been spoken to in such a manner by a lady.
"Your preference doesn't match mine?"
"Sorry," she said back curtly.
"Do you have something to say to me? 'Cause I could bet you do,"
"I have absolutely nothing to say to you,"
"Okay. Have your sit," he said in a much softer tone.
Beatrice looked back at her boss who was staring intently at her and she sat down.
She knows how highly Daniel was carried by everyone and that also included her boss. She was either going to sit or lose her job.
"You didn't call me." She could see the pain in his eyes and that made her even more curious.
"Call you? Why?"
"I dropped my number on the bill along with a huge tip yesterday. I was expecting your call."
"Thanks for the tip but I have nothing to use your number for. I trashed the paper."
"Are you this blunt ?!" He mumbled, trying to hide the fact that he was angry he was the only one making all the moves."
"What answer were you expecting me to give you? You expected me to have called you? Why?"
"You're not a kid! So stop acting like all these are foreign to you."
She rolled her eyes at him and was about to stand to her feet when he stopped her with his words.
"Watch me while I have my coffee,"
"I've got better things to do,"
"Are you always this rude to your customers?"
"I haven't had my customers tell me to sit with them. This is new to me and I'm acting accordingly. I apologize if I come out as rude!" her tone was soft but not her facial expression.
Daniel felt frustrated and pissed. He had never experienced nonchalant treatment from a lady and hers was driving him crazy. He knew she was trying so hard to be professional but he still got the rude hint behind her words.
"You're just going to let me be?" He said when she stood to leave.
"What else do you need me to do?"
"You sound really rude, to be honest. I understand you're trying so hard to sound as nice as possible but I cannot look past that!"
"I haven't even said anything!"
Beatrice's stare was harsh, piercing his soul.
She possessed this intimidating look that one could just not ignore. It was there, staring back at you. She also had her ways with words, one that he knew he could probably not outsmart.
"What's your deal?"
"Listen. I am not one of those girls you can easily tame down with just a stare. I am not interested!"
"You act like you have got a better body than this!"
"Why are we speaking about my body now?"
Daniel knew she had a banging body. As a matter of fact, she had one of the sexiest bodies he had ever seen but he wasn't willing to accept that with an arrogant lady like her.
"That's because I get to speak with my mouth however I wish!"
"Asshole!" She mumbled, making sure she was loud enough to be heard by him.
"I would like to excuse myself!"
"Beatrice!" her boss cautioned and she frowned.
"I did nothing wrong!" she clapped back.
"Absolutely everything you do seems so wrong. What're you on about?"
"I have chatted most of my shift away with you. I'm not as free as you can choose to be. I have to work so I can earn!"
"Is this about money? I've got a lot!"
"Look here, billionaire! I don't give a fuck about your money neither should you interrupt how I make mine!"
"I know you want money. Stop acting so strict!" he smirked, mockingly sipping his coffee!"
"I am just working and minding my business!"
"Not when you act as you act. That's far from minding your business!"
"How else do you want me to act?" She asked out of frustration. This was the longest she had spoken to him or to any other customer.
"In a less arrogant way," he said, staring down at her body and biting his lower lip.
"I find that quite uncomfortable!"
"What else do you find uncomfortable?" he asked teasingly and she hissed, rolling her eyes, standing to her feet, and turning to walk away.
"You have a fat ass!" he said with a smirk-stained face and before she could look back and let him know how stupid his comment was, Daniel did the unimaginable.
He grabbed her ass which was very evident through the pant trousers she had on.
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Beatrice froze in her tracks. She felt all the blood in her veins rush down to her hands as she turned back to face him and landed her hand heavily on his cheek before she could stop herself.
Daniel tilted his head to the side from the effect of the hit, cupping his face in his palm with a grunt escaping his lips.
She still felt angered; like the slap hadn’t inflicted enough pain. She grabbed the cup of coffee that was still lukewarm from the table and poured it all on him without hesitating.
"What the hell!!!” Daniel jumped back as he looked down at himself with a frown on his face.
“The next time you touch me, You’re either going to be 6 feet deep in the ground or absolutely forgotten and erased from everyone’s memories!”
Sounded pretty harsh to Dan but he was too pissed to take her words for what it was.
The cameras flashed on her face as well as Daniel's face. There were shocked faces looking at them and as well recording the scene.
“Beatrice!!!!” her boss called angrily and She immediately knew this whole thing was going to be only about her now. It was going to be a disaster. “He grabbed my ass!” She yelled. At the moment, She didn't give two cents if She was sacked. She felt disrespected and the plan was to treat the situation as such. Daniel who was beginning to dust the coffee off his suit raised his head abruptly, looking at the phones that were recording him. “Get this nut heads out of my face!” he yelled at no one in particular. “Please, leave!” the boss said to the customers who were murmuring inaudibly. Daniel rested his face in his palm, throwing his stained-face towel inside the waste bin angrily. He only came here to give her a push about wanting him but never did he see this coming. “I will make sure you pay for this!” he said in a harsh tone before storming out of the cafe. “Mr. Debock!” Beatrice’s boss called after him but he was too pissed to listen to her. “Mr. Debock!” she called again
Daniel grumbled, seeing the phone go off. He couldn't believe that this was happening. Dan had always been someone who had fun in his own way and whilst doing that, he tried not to ruin the family's reputation or at least do something to get his father involved. He couldn't believe that the girl he had been obsessed with turned a really small gesture into a big of a deal. Tossing his phone on the table angrily, Dan dashed into the adjoined bathroom in the office and changed into another pair of shirt and pants. He arranged his hair with his fingers, did a little cleanup, then came out of the bathroom. He picked up his phone where he left it, then exited his office. After driving for almost twenty minutes, Daniel got to his parents' house. He parked the car exactly in front of the entrance door and then made his way in. The housekeeper told him his parents were in the study so he went there straight. Opening the door, he came face to face with his Dad, Mom, and Immediate younger sist
Finally getting back to his office, Daniel settled behind his desk. He brought out his phone and decided to watch the video to know why people were making him look like a bad person. Daniel Debock Tucker never owned any social media accounts. All he needed to do to know what people were saying about him was to go on any browser and search for his name and all the recent gossip would turn up which was what he did. Dan cursed inaudibly the moment he was done watching. The video really captured everything. It was almost as if the person who recorded knew he was going to mess up and had his camera on standby. Exiting the web, Daniel went to his contact list and scrolled through, searching for the number he had in mind. Upon seeing the contact he was searching for, he dialed it immediately. “Aaron?!” He called out “Yes, Boss! Good day, Boss!” “ I want you to investigate a lady called Beatrice. She works at Louis cafe which is just adjacent to the company.” “I need every damn detail
“Full name, Beatrice Arson. 26, A high school graduate and has been working jobs to jobs since then to help her struggling family and pay off the debt her late father owed.” “She’s got a not so honest boyfriend..” “What do you mean by that?” Dan asked, interrupting Aaron. He had no idea why that statement angered him a lot! “She likes him so much but he’s out there manipulating her and cheating on her as well. Rumor has it that they are going to get married soon!” “Married? How? Didn’t you just say he’s merely the boyfriend?” Daniel had no idea why he was so pissed by this conversation. “I didn’t think I saw any ring on her either!” He said, trying to remember the scene of where he held her hand earlier. “Yes, He didn’t give her a ring or any form of jewelry to seal the proposal. He only proposed by words. He told her he can’t afford a ring yet.” “What the fuck?!” Daniel found himself being even more disgusted. “He can’t afford a ring? how can he afford to even take care of her
Hardly had Daniel taken his seat when his phone vibrated in his hand. It was Amarie, his younger Sister. “We literally just saw each other a few hours ago!” “That doesn’t mean that I can still not call you.” “What do you want? This better be important because I’m very busy.” “Yeah! I had expected you to say that!” His sister replied and he could imagine her rolling her eyes at him which was exactly what she did. “What do you want, woman? I’ve got things to do!” “I sent your suit to your apartment.” Daniel frowned, “What suit?” “For the wedding.” “What wedding?” “Stop acting like you don’t know what I’m talking about. The least you can do is to thank me!” “Who told you to get me a suit?” “I knew you weren’t going to have time to shop for one so I took it upon myself, to ease you from the stress.” “Get that suit out of my place. I don’t want it. I’m not attending that event. It’s a pity you all think I’m joking.” “Are you some kind of hater or something, why are you being
“I don’t know if he has seen it yet. I haven’t been able to get across to him. His number is not going through. He must be busy.” “That’s what I detest about you. You make excuses for him every time. No matter how busy a man can be, he should never be too busy to give attention to a woman he loves and claims he’s about to marry.” “Don’t make a big deal out of this, Rita. I already told you that he’s on a business trip.” “Why do you sound nervous? You are scared he’s going to be mad at you?” “I…. I…don’t know. But I’ll definitely not welcome the idea of a woman touching my fiancé.” “Even if it’s against his will.” “So you feel he’s going to be mad at you?” “Maybe ?” She mumbled. Rita sighed from the other end. “I would never understand you and Frank’s love story.” “But let’s forget about him for now. Are you really sure you are doing well? I can come over if you don’t mind.” “I’m okay, I guess. I just need to start searching for another job.” “Louis is still a bitch for firin
“Why are you laughing? What’s so funny?” “You? A viral video? Who knows you, babe? You sure know how to crack me up.” “What do you mean by that? Are you underestimating me or?” “Do you think I’m pulling your legs right now?” “Why would someone like you even go viral? You are very shy? You don’t own a social media account. All you do is work, you hardly even go to parties!” “I admit that your reasons are valid! But that doesn’t mean you need to bully me by laughing that way. I could trend too. I’m not just too proud of this because I would rather trend for better reasons.” “I’m sorry. Been busy with work. Why were you trending?” “You know this dude? Daniel Debock Tucker?!” “Yeah, who doesn’t know that billionaire?” “He stopped by at the cafe, grabbed my ass and I slapped him.” Beatrice heard her Boo chuckle. “I don’t like how you are not taking me seriously on this?” “You need to start being serious with your words, Babe. What the hell is Daniel Debock doing in your cafe? T
Daniel felt relieved when he was done with his 4th meeting for the day. He shook hands with some partners after which he exited the conference room. “I took down notes as you requested. Should I come with you so we can go over them?” Sue, his secretary asked as she tried her best to keep up with his steps. “Forward them to my mail. I’ll have a look at them later.” Daniel mumbled, not even looking at her, making his way to his office. “Okay, Sir!” Sue answered, diverting her attention to her office. “The moment Daniel was all settled in his office, he reached for the stick on paper on his table which had two phone numbers written on them. He punched in the first set of digits on his phone and dialed it, waiting patiently for the person on the other end to answer the call. “Louis cafe, Good Morning, How can I help you?” The cheerful voice came through. It was not the voice he was expecting but he decided to go with the flow. “Two cups of coffee, please. Special delivery to Debock
"Dan! What the hell? I've been on my feet trying to explain this to you. Are you even listening to what I'm saying?" Henry slammed the piece of paper against the table and slumped into the visitor's chair that was opposite Daniel's desk. "Sorry, my thoughts are elsewhere." He mumbled, massaging his temple. "What's going on? This is so unlike you!" Henry asked, concerned. "Beatrice is mad at me and it's really messing with my head." "What did you do?" Daniel could swear that he could almost see Henry glaring at him."Why are you assuming I'm the one at fault?" "Well, we all know that Bea can do no wrong. It's gotta be you who has ruined things. Now open up to me. Tell me, what did you do to upset the Queen?" "I got home last night with a lipstick stain on my shirt." "Holy shit, Dan. Don't tell me you are cheating. I swear I'm going to kill you with my bare hands right now.""Of course not. I'm not the one at fault. After all that I've endured and suffered to build, you think I'
FIVE YEARS LATER“Mommy!!!!” Ryan Lee Debock shrugged out of his nanny’s arms and ran as fast as his legs could carry him when he saw his mom walk in through the door.Beatrice smiled as this was the best part of her daily routine that she looked up to: getting all loved up in her baby boy’s embrace.She placed her handbag on the floor, crouched down to her knees, and stretched out her arms, just in time for her son to run into her. Bea showered his face with kisses the moment she had Ryan in her arms.He giggled “I miss you, mommy.”“I missed you too, my love.” She placed a deep kiss on his forehead, wondering how it was so possible for her to love a tiny human this much.“How was school today? Did you take your food and vitamins?”The little boy nodded, smiling, that Bea couldn’t resist kissing his cheek again. Her Son was so adorable and needless to say, he looked so much like Daniel.“Good evening ma’am.” Aliyah, the nanny greeted. She was a young lady in her early twenties.“Hi d
EPILOGUEFOUR MONTHS LATER“Babe.” Bea heard that very familiar voice, followed by a soft kiss on her neck.“Hmmmm.” She whispered with her eyes closed.“I really don’t want to wake you but we have thirty minutes till our appointment.”“Already? But we literally just slept.” She said with a drowsy voice.“You want us to postpone?”“No. I really wanna know today.”“Me too. How about we take a joint bath?”She nodded against the pillow.Daniel chuckled, “I knew you wouldn’t be able to refuse that.”He helped Beatrice down from the bed after which they made their way to the bathroom. They ended up having a quickie and then rinsed their bodies.Beatrice was styling her hair when Daniel walked out of the closet. He came to a halt in front of her, holding a jewelry box.Bea sighed. “Babe, we agreed that we were done with gifts.”“No.” Daniel shook his head. “You should have figured out that I was lying.”“You promised no more gifts."Dan feigned innocence. “Well, I don’t remember that.”Bea
Debbie nodded shyly.“Okay, what else don’t I know?”“Debock has met you and he literally didn’t say anything to me?”“I’m sorry if you feel furious about this but Frank said a lot of nasty things that I can’t even begin to mention now. My heart wasn’t at peace. I had to make sure I knew Daniel’s intention.”“How did you meet him? He’s so busy.”“Rita said he usually comes over to her workplace.”“Good, You all are making plans behind me.”“That’s not it, my love. I promise you that we all had your interest at heart. I just had to make sure the billionaire dude wasn’t messing with my daughter. He came over and we discussed.”“He gave me his word about wanting you genuinely. And he also promised that he was going to take care of you. That was after he apologized about the cafe scene.”“Your siblings were here when he came over. They recognized him and he was kind enough to take them to the mall for a treat. They got clothes, shoes, new phones and laptops, as well as groceries for the h
THE NEXT DAY“Here comes the heartbeat.” The Doctor said and almost immediately, the room was filled with the most beautiful sound Beatrice and Daniel had ever heard.With their eyes glued to the monitor, the duo had tears in their eyes.As they got familiar with the baby’s heartbeat, the doctor went ahead to print out some ultrasound pictures for them.“Congratulations to you both for raising a healthy baby so far. Everything is fine and in a couple of weeks, we would be able to find out the gender; of course, that’s if you don’t want to wait till its birth.”Dan and Beatrice stared at each other, smiling.“I commend you both for the good work done so far. I believe if you continue to abide by the instructions given, the birth of your baby will be a smooth one.” She said, then turned her attention to Daniel. “Your woman needs you now more than ever. This is the best time to shower her with so much love and support.”“There’s nothing to worry about, Doc. You can count on me.” Dan sai
“You have experience working in cafes and restaurants. What if you own your own business.”Beatrice said nothing so he continued speaking.“It’s okay if you want to start really small with a cafe or wanna dive straight into the restaurant idea. I will support you with whatever you choose.”“I will fund the whole project. We will get you a good space, furnish it, employ the necessary staff and you just need to deal with managing the place.”“I can help you out with the business plan or if you don’t want me to be too involved, I can connect you with Amarie to help you out.”“You can also enroll in some online classes on management if you think you are not confident enough in running your own place but I’m sure you will do just fine.”“Should in case you don’t want a cafe or a restaurant, there’s always a boutique business, owning your own fashion brand and all.”“You need not worry about customers. I’ve got sisters with huge social media presence who I know would be happy to help and I
She glared at him, “Really? That’s what you could take out from everything that I said?”“I understand all that you said but that was what stood out for me the most. I know you’ve been through so much, Bea, but I promised you that it hasn’t been easier for me too. The times that you weren’t happy, I wasn’t happy too. I may have indirectly inflicted pain on you but I promise you that I felt pain too.”“I don’t know what you want in the man of your dreams but I promise you that I can be that man and I will live up to your expectations.”“I like you so much, Bea. So much that I know I would go insane if you are not mine and seeing you so sad or mad at me makes me feel terrible.”“Knowing you definitely birthed a new personality for me. I would do whatever it takes to make you happy.”“There you go again. Knowing what to say to me.”“I don’t want to lose you.”She sighed. “You make things so hard for me.”“So does that mean that I’m forgiven?”Beatrice said nothing, looking away from him.
Daniel seemed to have slept for a very short time but he didn’t mind because he woke up the happiest man in the world to a very wonderful woman by his side. He smiled seeing that she still had her head buried in his chest as she slept peacefully.Daniel removed some of the hair that fell across her cheek and placed a soft kiss on it after which he gently tore himself away from her and got out of bed. He proceeded to the bathroom to get ready for his meeting with Nora and one of their business partners.“Jeez, did you even sleep at all?” He smiled, sighting his Grandmother on the couch.“Thank goodness you are here. I was contemplating if I should come bang on the door but I wouldn’t want to ruin anything that was happening between you both.”Daniel laughed out loud. “Good morning, Grandma.”“Oh, Good Morning, and Happy Birthday to you my lovely Grandson.” She rose to her feet, pulling him into a warm hug. “May this new age bring you abundant happiness. I love you so much, Daniel, and
“I just want to cuddle you.”“I don’t want you to.” Bea was saying when he placed her head on his chest and she was surprised at the warmth she felt due to the closeness of their bodies. They were in a spooning position and for the first time she felt really protected.“You win because I’m tired and I don’t have the strength to argue with you.”“Anything that makes you sleep at night.” Daniel smiled, kissing the side of her forehead.Beatrice felt her eyes start getting itchy but she tried her best to push back the tears. It was evident that she and Daniel started on a very terrible path but if she was being sincere, no man had ever made her feel loved; not even Frank.“Are you an early riser?” He asked, caressing her hair.“It depends. Why do you ask?”“I need to be up early. Grandma and I have a meeting with someone. It’s business related but we will be done before noon."“Then we have the rest of the day to explore this city before we head back home.”“It’s fine. You don’t need to