Daniel drove in the direction of the club and upon getting there, he got easy access through the backdoor since he was a VIP!"
Making his way into the club, Daniel was first of all greeted by the sound of very loud music.
Admits the crowd, and he was able to get through to the VIP area.
As he made his way there, he started sighting some familiar faces, seated. They were all in similar attire like him, in their respective suits, which was evidence that they were coming straight from work.
Each of the men had at least a lady by their side or on their lap., keeping them warm and cool. Bartenders were as well going in and out of the VIP section, making sure everyone in there was properly attended to with their orders.
Daniel was just a few steps away when he finally sighted Henry and Chad. He instantly rolled his eyes as he saw Chad mingling with three different ladies.
In their circle, Dan knew that Chad was even more of a womanizer than he was but it was hard to believe because lots of women always threw themselves at Daniel.
The difference between him and Chad was the fact that Chad had to work a bit hard by wooing the ladies and he was so good at it.
Not too far from Chad was Henry who was in the warm embrace of his long-time girlfriend. Dan couldn't help but roll his eyes at the duo. He couldn't help but wonder why someone at this age and time was believing in love or romance.
And not too far from Henry was Natalie.
"What? Natalie?????" Daniel stopped in his tracks with a frown on his face.
He could clearly see that she was the one, sipping from the glass cup, with her attention on her phone.
He was more curious as to what she was doing in his space. The last time she was here was when they were still seeing each other. What was even more annoying was that she was sitting in his space, making it seem like they were still together and she was right there, waiting for him or something.
Yes, Daniel had his space in the VIP corner and everyone knew that.
He saw her look away from her phone and smiled at him when she sighted him. Chad sighted him at the same time too, grinning.
Daniel mentally rolled his eyes, tucked a hand in his pocket, then finally made his way to his corner.
"Why did you both allow her in my space?" Dan attacked his friends, not caring that anyone who had their attention on them could hear them.
"You're free to go back to your office if you're going to be all cranky?" Chad advised.
"I agree with Chad!" Henry added.
"Dickheads!!" Dan mumbled, making his way to his usual seat.
"Hi baby," she smiled at him when he came to her side.
Daniel ignored and took his seat, leaving a reasonable amount of space between them.
"Don't come close." He glared at her admits the loud music playing in the background when he saw her trying to move close to him.
Natalie ignored his outburst, moving closer to him.
She had worn her skimpy clothes, just like how he always loved them on her and she really hoped she got his attention again.
Once her body was touching his, She brought her hand to his chest, "You've not been picking up my calls, baby. I knew I was going to find you here, that's why I came."
"Get your hands off me." He replied, seeing that a waiter was already coming over to his side to take his order.
"No. I'm going nowhere. You're mine alone and I'm here to fight for you."
"I'm not interested in you, Natalie. If we had anything going on between us which I don't think we did, then I'm pleased to tell you that it's over."
Natalie shook her head, still not taking her hand off his chest.
"You're bad at lying, Danny! I know you still want me." She leaned closer to his ear and whispered. "I know you miss us doing naughty stuff. I wore the skirt you like on me. I have no panties on. Should I sit on your lap? Or should we go to the passage for a quickie?"
Gone were those days when all that Natalie needed to do to get Daniel's attention were dirty talks from her. But now, he wasn't even excited about her or what she just said. A very good evidence for him that he was over her.
Seeing that Daniel said nothing, Natalie moved closer to him, almost wanting to enter him. As someone who knew him to be a womanizer, She was beginning to get worried.
"You can do whatever you want to do to me, baby."
"I want nothing to do with you."
"Why? We are perfect together."
Daniel shrugged her away from his body as she was leaning close to him.
She sighed, trying to hide the pain in her eyes. "Forgive me if I've wronged you."
For the first time since he got there, Daniel shifted his gaze to her, looking her in the eyes.
"You should go while I'm still being nice. I'm done with you."
"Please don't do this to me, Daniel."
The waiter came back with the drinks he ordered. Put them on the small table by Daniel's side, poured some for him in the glass cup, and was about to take his leave when Daniel called him back. The waiter bent close to Dan and he whispered something in his ear. He nodded, then finally took his leave.
Natalie stared suspiciously.
"You like someone else?" She asked, trying not to appear pained as she said those words.
"That's exactly why I hate you ladies. So I need to like someone else before I discard you?"
"I thought what we had was really special."
"You must have probably heard that I've been with a lot of ladies before you. What made you even think that I would be with you forever?"
"You're mad at me when I did nothing wrong to you?"
"Please stop! I'm not in the mood for this."
"You used to be so obsessed about me, baby. Or don't you like the dress I'm putting on?"
Daniel paid no attention to what she was saying.
Natalie stared in confusion as she watched a lady with even more skimpy clothes than she had on, come before them.
Her eyes even got wider when Daniel pulled her closer and made her sit on his lap. Her hand instantly went around his neck.
"What the???" Natalie rose to her feet, grabbed the bimbo by her hand, and instantly pulled her off Daniel's lap, immediately sitting on his lap, glaring at the bimbo who was starting to look pissed and not even giving a fuck if people were staring.
She wanted to come Closer, probably to fight back, when Natalie clung onto Daniel tighter by putting an arm around his neck.
She rolled her eyes, finally taking her leave.
"What the hell?" Daniel growled at Natalie, trying to shrug her away from him but she just wouldn't budge.
"I came all the way to be with you and I won't let you disrespect me or discard me like some piece of shit."
"You forcing yourself on me won't change things between us. Get the fuck off me!!!"
"You are not being fair."
"Those fake tears won't move me."
"We are perfect together! Why do you want to throw that away?"
If there was anything that Daniel hated, it was someone questioning his decision.
"If you know you've got any self respect left or reputation that you would want to protect, get off me before I do what's on my mind."
In as much as Natalie loved Daniel so much, She knew what he was capable of so she unwillingly helped herself down from his lap.
Natty was about to say something when she saw another lady coming towards them.
This one in particular was wearing a blue tube dress that hardly covered her ass. She went straight to Daniel and sat on his lap, straddling her ass almost immediately against his dick.
Tears rushed to Natalie's eyes as she tried to withhold her anger. She could tell that people were staring at them even if she wasn't paying attention to them which made her feel so insulted.
"You're going to regret this!" She said to Daniel with gritted teeth after which she picked up her purse and stormed out of the VIP area.
Henry saw all that happened, took an excuse from his babe, and approached Daniel who still had the bimbo on his lap.
"You really didn't have to embarrass her like that." He said, sitting beside Daniel.
Dan ignored his friend, sipping his drink, enjoying the way the girl with the big ass was riding him.
"You're not going to say anything?"
"What do you want me to say?"
"That was Natalie you just bullshitted?"
"And so?"
"Stop sounding brutal. I know you never stay really long with a particular girl but you've been with Natalie for the longest and she's so much into you. The least you could do is to be civil with her even though you want nothing more!"
"What now? Are you gonna scold me for my decision? Or do I need to remind you of how much I detest clinginess?"
Henry shrugged! "I still do not believe that's enough reason for being brutal!"
"I'm done with you all!" Daniel's frustrated voice came through.
He gestured for the lady on his lap to get up.
She was surprised at his demand but obeyed.
Daniel rose to his feet, took out his wallet from his pocket, and dropped a few dollars on the table where his drink was, after which he exited the club.
He heaved a deep sigh the moment he got out and then began to approach his car. The look of relief on his face turned to that of fury when he sighted Natalie by his car, wiping tears off the corner of her eyes.
He mumbled some inaudible words as he approached her.
"Why do you choose to be insanely annoying?"
"I'm waiting for a ride!" She sniffled.
"Spare me that bullshit! You don't go anywhere without your car!"
"That's one thing I hate about you. You are so pompous. You literally leave the club at dawn. How do I know you would be out here?"
"I was happy to see your face. If you're here to apologize to me, let me know. You don't have to be pompous about it,"
"Apologize? Why would I when I made it clear that I'm done with you?"
"Who is she?"
"Tell me her name so I can deal with her for taking you away from me!"
"You're joking, right?"
"Do I look like I'm ready to let go of you?"
"Do I look like I need your permission or opinion to move on from you?"
"What does she have that I don't?"
Daniel said nothing.
"I want to know her. Tell me her name."
"You are really silly."
"I'm not. I'm just fighting for what's mine!"
"Move away. I want to go in!" He asked since she was standing exactly by the driver's seat.
"I have a request!"
Daniel said nothing. He just continued to stare at her in annoyance.
"Make love to me!"
He had no idea when he chuckled in disbelief.
"Why are you mocking me?"
"Don't you think you're being too desperate?"
Natalie shook her head. "This is just me, trying to mark my territory by taming the one I want so much."
"You got it all wrong!"
"What do you mean?"
"We've been out of touch for a while. Did my mom make you come after me?" He frowned.
"I....I don't know what you're talking about." She tried not to stammer, tucking some stray strands of hair behind her neck.
"Besides, it's a few days and not a while. I felt you were busy which was why you weren't answering my calls. So I decided to give you space."
Daniel sighed. He closed the gap between them and cupped Natalie's face in his hand.
Her heart skipped a bit and the worry on her face was slowly replaced with a smile that crept to the edge of her lips.
"You're smiling?" He whispered, looking at her lips.
She blushed
"Good to see you in good spirits even though it's going to last for a while."
The smile she wore faded.
"We had fun! The sex was good but not the best. I gave you all you asked me and even more!"
"Have you ever wondered why I switched babes? It's because I get tired of you all easily."
"I'm over you, Nat! And I would advise you to move on with your life."
"I've got my eyes on another girl. Though she's giving me a bit of a headache for now but I know she's going to be mine real soon."
"Daniel always gets what he wants, remember?"
"And before you start defending yourself. One thing I would never do is to fuck an ex! Your era is over Nat!"
Releasing his hands from her face, he gently pulled her away from the door, helped himself into the car, and instantly drove away.
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 squeeze
“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
"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