At The Underground.Stephen and his partner had glued their eyes to the television for news about the wolves. To their amazement, the authority was not saying anything about them.“Why is the police not saying anything about the wolves?” The disheveled Stephen asked. Meanwhile, Jude will as always give him an encouraging reply.“Your phone had been switched off. You only turned it on when you sent a message to your woman yesterday and switched it off again. They might have sorted themselves out and are trying to reach you."“You may be right. You have just reminded me. I will send another message to my woman right away.”(Nichole love, how are you doing? I will be back to town very soon, and we will begin to process our marriage. Love from Stephen.)The words of his partner which assured him that the wolves must have sorted themselves gave him fresh impetus and encouragement. At Stephen's Residence.After the police knocked and announced that it was the police, Zoey, became expectant
The police who were astonished when they saw him inside the house that they could not penetrate got off their vehicles at once and ran towards the window and attempted to open the parlor door but could not.“Go through the back door,” Arthur advised. Just like lightening, they were inside the house.“What happened, Mr. Bailey? How did you get in?”“Where is the janitor?” The two police officers asked in a mad rush.“Come this way,” He ordered, and led them to the room where the lifeless body of Zoey was. “What?”They screamed. One of them brought out hand gloves from his pocket, put them on and checked her pulse. He looked at his colleague with an assuring look.“She can make it.”They took photographs that were vital to them, picked her and left. Then, Arthur gave Phil the car key, and advised, “Take. Drive my wife's car. Let us go.”“That is fine, father.”Now, the police walked back to the front yard, with one of them carrying a lifeless woman who looked like the wife of the disgr
“Sweetie.”“Yes.”“When last did you visit the family platform?”“Oh! My bad. I have neglected my children.”At that point, she picked up her phone and logged in while her husband logged in too. He ogled her face to see how she would react. Then, she began to read the messages from the day she stopped, which was Friday night. When she got to the chats of Saturday morning, she looked at her husband and looked at her phone before she asked.“What is happening between Stephen and Denise?”“Did you listen to their conversations?”“No.”“Listen to it. You will understand better.”Nichole listened to the conversation and chuckled. Then, she gave her husband a warm look and asked, “So what, if you used me as your nanny? Was he expecting me to love him? I chose to love the man I adored, my Prince Charming and my idol. I love you, hubby.”(Peck)“I love you, my baby. Sorry I have to make you go through these embarrassing remarks.”Nevertheless, she leaned on him and whispered, “It paid off. At
“Yes, I wanted to avoid causing you more disturbance. Good to hear from you.”“Good to hear from you, too. How is Zoey?”“Zoey is fine, and she is out of danger.” “Oh! That’s good.”“Thank you for your efforts. Extend my greetings to your son-in-law. You are a brother indeed.”“Do not think much about it. Which hospital are you?”“We are at the government hospital.”“It is all right.”Now, Nichole joined him in the car, and he drove off. Then she asked, “Why are we using this car?”“It is bulletproof. I don't like moving about with security guards, but we may resort to it if there is need for it.”“It is okay. I can understand”“Besides, most people will associate us with the other car than this.”“You are right. I can understand.”They drove silently and after a while, Arthur asked, “When is your annual leave?”“My annual leave is in two months.”“Can you take part of it before then?”“I will find out. Why did you ask?”“I want us to go for our honeymoon. How about that?”“Wow! That
At The Bailey International Conglomerates HeadquartersArthur got to the office after he left his wife very distressed due to the embarrassment he got from the other road users because of his bucket of bolts. To his dismay, there were two cars at the entry gate causing obstruction and the security guard was attending to them. So, he decided to drive in through the exit gate.“How may I help you this morning, ma'am?”The lady smiled and gave a glib answer, “Thank you security. I am with Arthur Bailey. I missed him at the traffic, so he drove in before me. Open the gate, please.”The security guard would have believed her, if not for the two factors that militated against her. Arthur had not driven in, and he did not have the habit of receiving friends and relations at the office, at least, not so early in the morning.“Sorry, ma'am. Can you leave, please? Arthur had not resumed for today. You can leave immediately, please.”'Oh! I have goofed up.' She mumbled to herself. Then, as the s
At The Government Hospital.Nichole left her superior's office gleefully. Then, Lorene, who was walking to Evelyn's office, saw her and dodged. Nichole, who saw her dodged, turned a blind eye and walked into her office.At Evelyn's OfficeWhen Lorene was certain that Nichole was out of sight, she sneaked into Evelyn's office.“Lorene, why did you creep? Is anything the matter?”“Nothing. I just want to avoid that loudmouthed bitch.”“Oh! You mean that used up simpleton who vents her disappointment on others.”“Exactly.”They laughed to their hearts' content. Then, Evelyn inquired, “What is the gist of your visit to his office yesterday? I can imagine the two of you making out right there on his desk.”“Wow! You just rekindled my obsession of him. I was unable to meet him yesterday, but trust me, I will check on him again today.”“That is good. I can't wait to see the look on the face of that cotton headed ninny mugging when you succeed in getting what she could not get.”“You better d
At The Bailey International Conglomerates.The second lady, who waited behind after Whitney left, was getting anxious. Besides, she was famished and must achieve her goal before she would leave. Then, she drove back to the gate and made her request responsibly.“Excuse me, what does it take to see your boss? I mean, when is your visitors' day? I want to book an appointment.”Her manner of approach earned her the respect and attention of the security guard, so he treated her with respect.“Sorry, ma'am. What exactly do you want to see my boss for? If I know what you want, I will be able to direct you to the right person to attend to you. The boss does not attend to random.”Unknown to the security guard, the forty-two years old woman was a time bomb and that such a friendly and purpose oriented question would open a can of worm.“What do you mean by 'random'? Do I look unimportant to you? You better watch how you talk to people. Otherwise, your days are numbered here.”She spoke with t
At Sevenoaks - Bailey International ConglomeratesDr. Kadon Quain had made up his mind to always have lunch with Mr. Louis. According to him, this will help him monitor him closely – both physical and emotional. One of Louis’ major problem was that he came from a closely knit family, he did not have friends outside his family. Denise was his brother and friend, and the only thing he kept away from him was his relationship with Olivia, which he wanted to do when she would be out of school. In the prevailing circumstances, Dr. Kadon Quain volunteered to be his friend. After the drama the previous day, they ended up having lunch at Louis's apartment. Now, the doctor had invited him over for lunch.“Thank you doctor for the meal. It is so delicious.”“It is my pleasure. Tomorrow we will meet at your place for lunch.”“It is okay. But won't tomorrow be too far. What about dinner tonight.”“That will be fine. I will inform my wife at once.”“It is all right. See you then.”At The Bailey Nat
Wednesday – At the Government Hospital, The Superior could not reach out to Evelyn after trying her number several times the previous day. Lorene, who would have furnished him with the information of her whereabouts, was still in danger. So, he had fewer hands as three of his staff members were off-duty. That day, he had to adjust his roaster to be able to have more hands. Then, Zoey had resumed for the day and was shuttling between her office and Nichole’s. The janitor, who believed that she was assisting Nichole, was of great assistance. “Thank you. What is your name?”Zoey asked the janitor, whom she had taken delight in after working with her for two days.“My name is Rachael Justin, Mrs. Bailey.”“What a nice name? You have been very helpful. Thank you.”“That is the least I can do to cover up for Mrs. Bailey.”“Oh! That is good. I will visit the emergency later to see Lorene.”Rachael, the twenty-year-old janitor, pushed her bottom lip forward in disdain and asked, “Do you rea
He may not be able to resolve other issues in his life, but Cassandra would not add to his problem. Then, he called the Personnel Manager at once. He picked and greeted.“Good day, boss. How may I help you?”“Good day. Transfer Eric to my office and send Cassandra to take over from Eric with immediate effect.”“It is noted, boss.”(Cut)At Stephen’s ApartmentAfter the meeting with the Patriarch and the family heads, he boarded a taxi to Lorene’s house, which was at the Barrack’s Road. To his chagrin, she was not at home. He looked at the time, it was 1:30 pm.“Where could she be? I know that she is on AM Shift.”Now, he rested his head on her door for a few seconds before he gave her a call again, but as usual, she did not pick. With a heavy heart, he left for his house. Then, he sent a message to the barrister requesting that he would make the check for the compensation available.“You are free. I will be in my office by 3 pm.”“All right. See you.”At 2:30 pm, he boarded a taxi to
He may not be able to resolve other issues in his life, but Cassandra would not add to his problem. Then, he called the Personnel Manager at once. He picked and greeted.“Good day, boss. How may I help you?”“Good day. Transfer Eric to my office and send Cassandra to take over from Eric with immediate effect.”“It is noted, boss.”(Cut)At Stephen’s ApartmentAfter the meeting with the Patriarch and the family heads, he boarded a taxi to Lorene’s house, which was at the Barrack’s Road. To his chagrin, she was not at home. He looked at the time, it was 1:30 pm.“Where could she be? I know that she is on AM Shift.”Now, he rested his head on her door for a few seconds before he gave her a call again, but as usual, she did not pick. With a heavy heart, he left for his house. Then, he sent a message to the barrister requesting that he would make the check for the compensation available.“You are free. I will be in my office by 3 pm.”“All right. See you.”At 2:30 pm, he boarded a taxi to
He asked anxiously. Zoey, who was breathing heavily, could only summarize her complaint with a sentence.“She attacked me, I pushed her away to defend myself, and she slumped.”Dr. Caesar, who was about settling down for the day’s job, was as confused as a chameleon. He gave her a perplexed look while she stood in front of his desk waiting for his response. Then he managed to ask.“Who is ‘she’?”Then, it occurred to Zoey that the Superior was not aware of the incident before she gave a detailed explanation of the incident. Dr. Caesar gave her a cursory response as though nothing happened while he concentrated on his work.“Go back to your office and continue with your work.”When Nichole addressed Lorene and Evelyn as hawks and poachers, she had her reasons. They have attempted ceaselessly to poach the superior away from his wife, but failed. When he dismissed Zoey and concentrated on his work, he felt that Lorene deserved what she got. She returned to Nichole’s office and met a tidy
The facinorous and pretentious Stephen paused and looked at the lawyer to read his countenance, but it was unreadable. Then he proceeded and feigned a sob.“Please, I am pleading, join me to plead with Arthur not to exact vengeance on me. You can see my dilemma. I know I have erred, but, let him spare me this time. I promise I will not be incautious again.”Now, some family heads believed him and had compassion on him, while some refused to take his apology that was not good enough for them, as they turned up their noses at him. Then, the family head of Oscar, who was not happy with how he abducted Zoey, felt it was time to strike, and spoke.“Stephen, you promised you will not be incautious again; incautious over what? Is it the kidnapping of our wives or attempting to sow seeds of discordance in our families?”Such an incisive speech dug up Stephen's iniquities, which the family heads were about to forget. They became infuriated and shouted on top of their voices.“We will not plead
Now, Brown was at the barracks at 7 am because of the meeting. As the head of his family, he knew what to expect from the other family heads, but he was prepared for them.“Good morning to you, our Patriarch.”“Good morning, Brown. How are you?”“As you can see, I am good. What about you?”“I could not catch a sleep last night because of today’s meeting.”“It is expected. We cannot run away from our responsibilities.”“You are right. If those ahead of us had run away from theirs, who knows where we would have been by now.”“You are right.”Then, the scumbag, Stephen, walked in and greeted, “Good morning, our Patriarch. Good morning, my family head.”The two elders looked at him searchingly. They did not bother to respond to his greeting nor glimpse at him. The Patriarch ordered without looking at his face.“Wait in the hall.”“Thank you, our Patriarch,” The momentarily repentant Stephen said, and walked to the hall in the courtyard and took his seat. He watched the family heads trickl
Denise paused and looked at her innocent face without responding, but she continued, “Are you still mad at me?”“Eat your food first.” Denise responded and kept feeding her. She took two more spoons and stopped and said in between sobs, “I am okay. Thank you.”Unfortunately, Denise lacked how to respond to the situation; he was angry with the woman that he must save her life.‘I have to concentrate on saving her life first. I can get angry later.’ He advised himself and smiled. He scooped the food and then urged her.“Sweetheart, I don’t think you are okay. Just take more spoons, and you will be okay.” Olivia saw it as an opportunity to strike a bargain with her husband, and she quickly asked, “Answer me. Are you still mad at me?”Denise smiled and asked her too, “Can I ever be mad at my beautiful Angel?”(Peck)She gave a dampened smile as she wiped the teardrops that tickled down her cheeks with the back of her hand. Denise, who was emotional at that point, dropped the plate and th
“I hope she is not angry with me for taking long in contacting her?”Now, he gave her a call for the second time. The phone rang several times, but she refused to pick.“She must have gone to sleep,” he concluded, and slept off too.At the Tourist Center.The Security Officer was happy with the changes he saw in Jude’s composure. His youthfulness radiated as he was constantly happy. The moist that usually gathered in his eyes whenever he wanted to speak was no longer there. He enjoyed making music with his piano than watching the television. When the Security Officer got to his room that afternoon for his lunch, he observed that he spoke freely with him; more like a relation than a stranger.“How is your day going, Jude?”He smiled and paused from the keyboard before responding.“My day is going on well, Sir. And you?”“Fine. Your lunch is here.”“Okay, thank you, Sir. How about the boss?”“The boss is good. He sent his love.”“Oh! I wish I will meet him soon.”“Yea! You will meet him
Mrs. Felix said when Lorene walked out of the Chairman’s office. To her surprise, she did not respond rather, she walked on like a disappointed child. The clerks noticed the same attitude. She got to the car park, got into the car and drove to the gate. She got off the car, picked her phone and drove away. The Security men were surprised to see a woman who was raging a few minutes ago walking solemnly to their office to pick her phone.‘What must have happened? Who is actually the Chairman of the Bailey International Conglomerates?’ She mulled over, and drove. Howbeit, she never considered putting a call across to Stephen, neither was she aware that she narrowly escaped the police arrest. Now, Denise had sent for the Security Officer who drove to the Admin Block after Lorene drove off.“You called me, boss.”“Yes. Why did you call the cop on that woman?”“I did not call the cop, they just came.”“How? What do you mean by they just came?" Denise asked, and furrowed his brow. Incidental