"Good morning." A worker greeted as Megan and Julie waited for the elevator. Megan nodded in response to the greeting. The elevator door swished open, and they stepped in together with Ruth; she pressed the floor of her office, and the elevator began to move. There was silence in the elevator as it moved; soon enough, the doors opened, and they stepped out. When they reached her office, Ruth was the first to enter. She did a quick survey of the room, and when she saw Megan and Julie looking at her in confusion, she spoke."Protocols." She informed them. "It is for your safety, I needed to know if someone was lurking somewhere here." She said.Megan's mouth twitched. There was no need to be so extra. Her office was the safest place she could be. Only authorized people can come to her office. She let out an awkward smile. "Thank you." Will she ever get used to this? Probably not."I will leave you now," Ruth told her then left the office and went to stay outside, not far from her."No
"But don't panic. I am sure Leo is not that kind of person. Why would he burn his house, it sounds ridiculous." Julie said waving a dismissive hand."I am not panicking. No matter what happens, as far as Brandon is out of my life, I will be happy. I can't deal with him forever., it's exhausting." She will trust Leo. He is her fiancée after all and he loves her as much as she loves him."You don't need to worry anymore. He is out of your hair, and he will soon go to prison. He cannot escape it, the charges against him are much. Soon you will be able to walk freely without having to look over your shoulder." She tried comforting. "Now, you should cheer up and go to work. Don't think too much about whatever that is going on. Today will pass just like every other day. We have a meeting at ten this morning so you need to prepare for it. I'm off to continue my work." Julie stood up and headed outside and towards her office.Leo stepped down from his car, handed the key to the valet, and ent
"What is on my schedule?" He asked his secretary as he was walking to his office. After that conversation with Marvin, he came to work straight from his company. He needed to sort out a lot of things and do some work so that he would have enough time for the honeymoon. He obviously did not want to be working when he was on his honeymoon with Megan. "You have some important meetings to attend and you might have a business trip in the next week. It is not yet decided because the people you are having the metro with have not yet set a date. Their CEO, whom you were meant to meet, had an accident a few days ago so that affected the date on which you are meant to see him. I can pressure them if you want." His secretary suggested.They both entered his office, and Leo went to sit on his chair. "Don't. Don't pressure them. Send flowers if possible and some gifts for his health."His secretary's eyes widened in surprise, but he quickly adjusted his expression. "Ok. I will check out what to s
"You are sure hard to meet. I would have mistaken you for a president." Ella Woods snarled, her eyes were glaring at him."You are not meant to be here. You should leave." A female worker in a suit told Ella, but her eyes were on him, not minding the woman. The woman turned to him. "Sir, I tried not to let her in, but she wouldn't budge." She told him with a scared and guilty look. She was probably thinking that he would fire her or shout at her because she did not make Ella Woods leave. "All of you, leave. Now." He ordered in a deep voice. His secretary and the worker woman looked at each other with unsure eyes; reluctantly, they left his office. "Still strong headed aren't you?" His voice was sardonic. "To what do I owe this unwanted visit?" He asked.Ella walked to where he was sitting and sat on the chair opposite his table. She made herself comfortable. "You blacklisted me?" She began."Why do you care? It's my company therefore I can do whatever the fuck I like." He shot back
Leonardo stared at the door that Ella Woods just passed through. He could not believe the guts of the woman. How dare she try and threaten him when she knows fully well that he is way more powerful than she and her family. He could literally destroy her with the snap of his fingers.He went back to his work, but he could not concentrate at all; his mind was in different places. Right now, he felt like being with Megan. He just wanted to feel her right now, to hold her and not let go. Megan was like his drug but he knew that he could not disturb her right now. She had told him in the morning that she needed to do something important. He was craving her so badly that it hurt.He stood up from his chair in anger and went to his small wine cellar in his office where he keeps his emergency drinks just in case he has an important visitor or client over. He opened it and brought out a bottle of whiskey. He brought out a glass cup and poured a reasonable amount into the cup. He took the cup,
Leo checked the time in his sports car and it was a few minutes after eight in the evening. He kept dialling her number but it was still switched off. He suddenly remembered that she had bodyguards whom he could call instead. His head was swarming right now so he could not think straight. All his thoughts were scattered because of how worried he was. He decided to call her bodyguards instead, he searched for Antonio's number and called it. It rang. He breathed a sigh of relief, thank God it was ringing. Antonio picked it up, and he quickly spoke before Antonio could utter a word."Is Megan home? Are you with her?" He questioned impatiently.There was silence on the other side of the phone before Antonio replied to him, and his next words made his heart sink in despair. Devastation overwhelmed him. He did not know what took over him next because it was like his body suddenly entered autopilot and he just began to drive to the location that Antonio gave him.TWO HOURS AGO.After that co
Antonio drove into the exclusive Rosas Village where Leo's mansion was located. It was a secluded and luxurious area where rich people and famous celebrities lived, also known as a 'billionaire bunker.' The car drew near to his house, and she noticed a truck parked near Leo's house; she frowned slightly; she had never seen a truck inside the village before. Have they been allowed all those while? She had always thought that they were not allowed inside because of how private the area was, and from the way it looked, it seemed like a regular delivery truck, so maybe it was meant to deliver goods, but she wondered why it was parked near Leo's house. She did not remember Leo wanting to order something.The car drew closer to the electronic iron wrought gates. Antonio was about to open the gates with the remote when she heard a loud boom sound. She flinched and covered her ears because of how loud the sound was. The sound that reverberated through the night was not just any loud sound, it
Antonio used his finger to check for Miss Zendel's pulse and it was very weak. The loud sound of a siren, which broke the quietness of the night, indicated that the police and ambulance had arrived. He left Ruth, who was holding an unconscious Miss Zendel in her arms.Leonardo did not tell him that his fiancée was sick, and from the looks of it and the way her pulse was very weak, it was not just a normal panic attack; it looked like a heart attack. Or was it that he did not know that his fiancée was sick? The ambulance stopped close to them and the back doors opened. Two men stepped out of the ambulance with a stretcher. He saw that they were about to head to his boss's fiancée ex-boyfriend, who was bleeding from the wound he and his partner, Ruth, inflicted on him; he quickly called out to them."Over here!" He shouted and they both turned to look at him. He pointed towards an unconscious Miss Zendel. "She is the reason why I called you over. It seems like she was having something l