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Chapter Fifteen
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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Lillian?" Nathaniel called. He did not want to believe his eyes as he rose to his feet.
Nester looked at her boss and gave him the is-she-the-one look which made her boss shake his head slightly. "I will excuse you, sir," she said and went out of the office after acknowledging the visitor.
Lillian walked closer to his desk and stood still,waiting to be offered a seat before sitting down. She could not say anything, nor look away from his eyes. How come his face did not change at all? She was sure she didn't change much as well, so what was so difficult in recognizing her? It would have even been better if he ever mentioned that she looked familiar, but he never did. Not even once.
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Lillian walked slowly down the stairs in her mother's house and made her way into the kitchen to have her breakfast. It was the day she would be going to Abuja for the business trip, but had refused to go with Nath when he was leaving the previous day. The investors were arriving the following day, anyway. So, she had some hours to herself.Plus, everything concerning where she would be lodging into throughout the days had been sorted by her capable mother.She made herself some pancakes and decided to take some to her mother who was in the living room. "Hi, mum." She offered the plate of pancakes to her and placed the syrup on the table before her.
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Nathaniel had shown her to her room which happened to be next door to his. He reserved two rooms when he had arrived and had given her the key to it the previous day when she arrived. And now that Lillian was thinking about it, she could not help but admit that he was sicha sweet and caring person. Well, she had known that a long time ago when they were kids and she was glad to know that had not changed about him.She quickly got into her black suit and white shirt, but spared herself the use of a tie. They would be meeting the investors in thirty minutes and needed to be on time with Nath.The investors had arrived a few hours earlier and had called for the meeting immediately. The meeting was actually sched
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"It's actually so sad that he didn't get the investors," Mrs. William complained to her daughter for the umpteenth time."Mum, did you call me in here just to tell me that? It's been three days and you've been singing that to me ever since," Lillian said with a frown. She was actually starting to regret arguing with Nathaniel. She had thought she would take the upper hand after the investors called him, but unfortunately he had not heard anything from them. Not that he told her, but she knew he would have been there to inform her about it if he eventually got the investors, but he hadn't done that.She had been very worried ever since they got back and kept praying that Mr. Clifford would keep his word to her.
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Lillian took the following day off from work, deciding to get some rest at home. And that was because she had slept in that morning while thinking of what happened between her and Nathaniel the previous day. He did a great job in ruining her mood. She had actually been very happy that he got the investors, but did he really have to think that low of her? She did not even do anything wrong.Perhaps, he was right. The way she had been treating him and acting like a bitch that she wasn't could have given off that aura.She had just finished texting Mr. Clifford on the phone to thank him for helping her when she got out of her room with a pair of shorts and armless top that was revealing the inscription on her arm. She was used to dressing li
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It had slipped down her left arm, revealing her inscription but Nathaniel had covered his eyes childishly. "No, no, no. It's okay. Wear it, please. You can return it later," Nath suggested.She smiled at his childish behavior and put back the suit very well. "Open your eyes," she said and he obeyed and saw her smiling. "Are you a baby? Why did you do that? It's not like I'm getting all my clothes off," she said with a broad smile which he returned. She had managed to crawl out of her sad mood with his help.Nath only managed to laugh. "I am glad that lighten your mood. I don't like seeing you sad," he said. He had decided to be nice and tolerate her rudeness, if she ever decided to do that again, until he got a feedback from the age
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"Please, stay in the car. I'll be back in no time. I just need to get some of Nath's stuff," Lillian said to her best friend who had insisted on following her to the hospital. She smiled as Dorcas nodded and then alighted from the car and into Nath's house.She got in and went straight up the stairs to look for his bedroom and luckily, she found it on time, but it was occupied."Hey, hi," Linda said to her.Lillian paused her steps. "Hi, Li..llian" she replied,stressing the name intentionally. "What are you doing in his room? I don't want to say that you are here looking for something that Nester asked you to find."&nbs
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Nathaniel's mother screamed and sat on the floor, weeping on top of her lungs. "I am doomed. I have no other reason to keep living. Nathaniel is my whole world," she cried.Lillian shook her head. "Doctor, he isn't dead. Please, go back in there and do something. Please. I can feel it. He is alive."Nester frowned as she wiped her tears. "What nonsense are you talking about? Are you deaf?" She covered her face out of frustration and cried."No, no, he's still alive. I don't believe what you're saying. He can't just leave like that. I still have a lot of things to say to him. So, he can't be dead. He is alive, doctor," L
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"Nath, I can explain everything to you. Please, just calm down. You really don't need this shock. Please, calm down." She gestured with her hand as tears welled up in her eyes."Calm down? Oh, my God! Did you just tell me to calm down? You lied to me, Lillian. You have been deceiving me and making me believe that you are not the one. You fooled me!" He shouted and a tear fell from his eye.She started weeping. "I am sorry. I am so..so sorry. I never meant to hurt you, I swear. I just wanted you to be happy. I never…""How long have you known? You couldn't have known from the very beginning because I remember asking you
