Amelia got home tired from her exchange with Edward. She had never met anyone as brazen as him. She made a note to ask Nathaniel later.
Bringing out her phone from her bag. She decided to select a home decor style. She didn't want to wake up in such a creepy house. After browsing for a while, she finally found the one that was acceptable to her eyes and called the decor company to come set it up.
The decor company was fast and efficient in doing their job, some hours later. The house was fitted to her taste. Feeling energetic from the bright colors in the room she decided to cook a meal. It wasn't stated in her contract, but she could at least do this for her husband.
Nathaniel came home to the smell of homemade food. He was surprised as he never thought that Amelia could cook. He had this notion that businesswomen did not know how to handle housewife duties.
He quietly entered the room and showered without alerting her. He came down to the dining room when he was done showering to meet the table set with different kinds of food.
The table was full as if it was a banquet that was being hosted. He was confused about whether she was relieving her stress by cooking or whether she just loved cooking so much food.
She wordlessly served him some of the dishes she prepared and urged him to try them. He was skeptical at first but ended up tasting the food. His eyes widened in delight when his taste buds encountered the food.
“Are you the one that cooked this or you ordered takeout?” He asked as the food tasted as if it was prepared by a Michelin Star Chef.
“I picked up a little cooking skill back in school. I'm glad you like it” she said.
“Mmm…” he mumbled without giving her acknowledgment.
The two sat awkwardly as they finished their meal. Amelia had a warm fuzzy feeling in her heart as she watched him eat. It reminded her of the family she once had in the past.
They both retired to bed after eating. Amelia was satisfied. The only thing on her mind now was to wait for the perpetrator to make a move.
The next day, Amelia arrived at work early and decided to take a tour of each department in the company. She wanted to know the workers' attitude towards the company.
The first department she arrived at was the Design Department. She was surprised to see that a lot of them had not yet arrived. She did not expect this. The attitude of the workers must have been the reason why the company had not been able to leave its current financial state for the past five years.
She stormed into the department and demanded a roll call from the workers. She found out that even the head of the department was yet to arrive.
“Get the director on the line with me right now” she ordered one of the workers. Soon enough, he was on the line and he sounded as if he was drunk.
“Why are you not in the office yet? Does this company pay you to be lazy? Your department is supposed to be up and running with ideas to move this company to the next level”
“Who are you to talk to me like that?” He shouted from the end of the line. “You are only a figurehead chairman. You do not hold any power in this company. I suggest you mellow down”
Amelia was livid, “Don't bother coming to the office again. You have been laid off”
“You can't do that. The law prohibits company chairmen from relieving their staff without a month's notice”
“Well, it's good you know the law. The law also states that disobedience and defiance of the company's objectives by a worker can lead to retrenchment of the worker without any benefits”
“You better not show up in this company again or you will be sued in jail”
The other workers immediately composed themselves seeing that she had just laid off their director without remorse.
She looked across the room. She didn't know anyone she could hand over the head of this department as this was the key department in the company. She didn't want to give the director's position to someone who may be loyal to the former director.
“From now on, I will be heading this department. You are all to report to my assistant, Ann. I expect every one of you on the design process team to come up with new designs for the brand by the end of the week”
With that she left, she went back to her office. She was satisfied with her performance. The workers in the design department would be able to relay to their counterparts in other departments the need to sit up. She was not going to allow the company her mother worked for to go down.
Amelia called for Ann after settling down in her office.
“I want the bio-data on all the workers we have in the design team as well as their relationship with the former director. She obviously could not head the department. She just used that as a ruse to dominate and make the rest submissive. She was going to carefully select her own person.”
Minutes later, she was presented with the information. She looked through the information and she eventually selected two candidates for the role.
“What is your opinion on these two candidates?” She asked Ann.
“Ma, I do not think that these two are suitable for the role. They have not had any great accomplishment in the company before”
“All the more reason to use them. For them to be part of the design team, they must have some form of talent. Plus their lack of achievement is a testament to how close they would be to their former head. Keep an eye on their reports for me”
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“Sir, I was fired by the new chairman. I only carried out your order on boycotting the company. Please I cannot lose this job”
“Don't worry. I will find a way to get you reinstated soon. For now, I will transfer some money to your account. Take care” the figure at the end of the line said before hanging up.
“I wonder what she is trying to do. She looks relaxed and calm. Does she have a way of dealing with the situation? Yes, that must be it. Anyone in her shoes would be flustered if they didn't have countermeasures. I need to deliver my second strike fast”.
Over the next few days. The company’s stocks continued to drop drastically. Even the press was not helping matters as the news article was voraciously published widely all over the country. It seemed that the person behind this was fanning the flames to force her to step down.The executives of the company had all requested to have a meeting with her over this situation but Amelia had rejected all of them. She remained unbothered as she knew that the person would soon be forced to make a move.Today, she was going to choose a new head for the design department. Out of the two candidates she had considered earlier, one of them showed more aptitude for leadership. And she had even found out that most of the designs in the company were actually his work that the credit had been taken over by the former head.Amelia arrived at the office at eight o'clock that morning and as usual her routine, she went to check on a department in the company. Unlike the other day when she had gone round the
Amelia's eyes narrowed on seeing the news. She had already done a background check on the company and she was sure that the designs for the jewelry did not infringe any copyright laws.The other executives quickly spoke up. “Hurry up and step down from the chairman position. Don't you see that the company is going to tear apart?Amelia gripped her hand on the mug until it had a dent in it. She would never allow the company her mother suffered to build to go down. Never!She shot a cold look across the executives and they all kept quiet as they were terrified. They wondered how a young lady could look so terrifying, but that would not stop them from achieving their aim.Amelia chuckled and said “So tell me now, how would stepping down from the chairman position help solve the current crisis that we are facing? Except one of you is responsible and is seeking to use this opportunity to take over the company?”“What are you saying?” They all chorused. “We are only trying to help you. Be q
After passing out from drinking too much at her bachelorette party, Amelia’s fiancé picked her up and brought her home to their apartment. After a long while, she forced open her eyes, holding back an excruciating headache. As her vision cleared she could make out the figure of a man and a woman kissing passionately in the dimly lit room.Amelia stifled a scream as she saw the scene before her. Her fiancé whom she was supposed to get married to tomorrow was in bed with her best friend Jenna.Like being struck by lightning, Amelia looked at the two in shock as they continued to kiss brazenly by her bedside. The anger inside her began to boil.“Jenny, let's take this somewhere else, Amelia only just fell asleep!" the man said as he pinned the woman down by her waist.“We've been together for the past three years, don't tell me you're afraid of your fiancé finding out about us now?" Jenna responded in an annoyed tone, "You are getting married tomorrow. Why don't you forget about everythi
Amelia's head was pounding as she slowly opened her eyes. She groaned as she tried to recollect the previous events of yesterday. As she tried to get up, she was met with an unfamiliar ceiling, a strange room, and a bed sheet covered in blood.She tried to stand up and a wave of dizziness and nausea washed over her, forcing her back to the pillow. As she looked around, she noticed a strange figure sleeping on the bed.As the man stirred in his sleep, his features came into full view. Memories of last night came rushing in and in an instant, she recollected that this was the stranger from the bar yesterday.With a throbbing headache, she tried to recollect more information of why she was in bed with this stranger but all she remembered was her passing out.That was when she noticed the pain in her private area. The pain flooded her like a tsunami, making her sore all over. That was when she realized that she had just been disvirgined and that too by someone she just met.“By now I thou
At the Stone's Residence.Amelia sighed as she disembarked from the car. As much as she wanted to take over the family's business, there was nothing she dreaded more than coming back to this mansion.The mansion held many more memories than she would have liked to have. The good ones and the bad ones too.The mansion had no elevator, so she was forced to use the stairs. She wanted to be as quick as possible, avoiding contact and unnecessary discussions as much as possible.She entered the mansion hurriedly, increasing her pace with every step that she took.At this moment, Mr. Thomas, the chubby butler, ran over. “Amelia, you’re back! It's finally good to have you here after so long”“Please Mr. Thomas, I'm not here to exchange any pleasantries. Where's my father?”The butler’s gaze softened “This household has missed you so much, Amelia. Nothing was the same after you left.“You're wrong Mr. Thomas, everything changed after that night. There's nothing here for me”The butler quickly
At Crescent Peak Villa.It was a top wealthy residential area in the city just like the word ‘peak’ in its name suggested. It spanned a huge area, but only five households occupied the place. Each household represented the five families at the peak of the business empires.When Amelia disembarked from the car, she was stunned. If she thought that her father's mansion was magnificent, then this villa was even better.She got to the gate and after showing them her I.D., she was handed a key to house 5 and given directions there.She had sent her luggage earlier, and as confirmed by the security guards, they were waiting for her in front of the house.She walked slowly to the house as she wanted to get familiar with her surroundings. She couldn't believe that she was now married and on top of that to a stranger.Bringing out her phone from her bag she decided to do a simple research on her husband. With the rollercoaster of emotions, she felt since yesterday, she hadn't been able to look
By the time Amelia woke up the next morning. Nathaniel had already left for work. She quickly had a shower and prepared for her first day at the office.She stood in front of her mirror, smoothing out her tailored black pantsuit. The crisp white blouse and pearl necklace added a touch of elegance. She chose this dress to give off the bossy vibe. She gazed at her reflection, her eyes burning with determination. The position in the company was more than just a job to her.Arriving at the company, she found out that a lot of directors and shareholders had yet to resume. She had asked Mr. Thomas to schedule a meeting with them today, so she was perplexed as to why many of them had not yet shown up.She made a mental note to address that in the meeting. She didn't have trouble locating her office, she had been to this place so many times as a child that the memory was etched into her brain.As she stepped into the office she found out that it was almost the same as she remembered it, save
Amelia was baffled. How was this happening on her first day of work? It seemed as if someone was trying to sabotage her. Well, she didn't get a PhD in Business management for nothing.But first, she needed to get the full story behind this. She started reading the news article and from it, she was able to know that Anna Lopez who was their brand's spokesperson was seen calling one of their products trash.For this model to have gotten the effrontery to do such and breach the contract, it is either she must have been paid by someone in the company to sabotage it, or she had been hypnotized into doing so. Her guess was the latter.Dialing the office line, she rang for Antoinette who had gone to bring the minutes of the meeting they had had today. She had planned on testing the capabilities of her secretary later but it seemed the future came too early than intended. Now she'll need to know if she could keep working with her or employ her own person.“How good are you Antoinette?” She as