Back in the office the next day,David was on his files,studying it and adding some adjustments.
“David!”Arabella said, “l was just on the phone with the investors.They said they would be here by 2 pm”.“I think it is a good time,” David said,”Make sure when they come, lunch is served first, we need to take care of our visitors first”."Yes that is true David,I will order some snacks and juice”. Arabella said“Okay”.David muffled under his breath ,engrossed in the files he was checking once again.Arabella went out to make the arrangements.The phone rang and David picked it up.“Hello sweetie', he said,remembering all that they had shared last night, lifted his spirits.“Have you gone to see the manager at the restaurant?”I told him you are coming to handle things over there and the workers are all expecting you”.“Yes sweetheart”,,Celine answered,her voice sEveryone looked up to see the person talking by the door.“Ah Mr Rawlings”,one of the investors said, “welcome!”“Thank you very much,” Ray came in and shook all the investors then stood in front of David.“Mr wheeler's,”he said,”I don't think we need an introduction, but for formalities sake I think we do.”“It is nice to meet you Mr Wheelers,l am Ray Rawlings.”David had been shocked since the time he recognised his wife's ex husband by the door.Although he hasn't seen him physically but with some of his pictures Celine had shown him,he was able to recognise him instantly.Reluctantly David shook his hands and muttered softly.“Nice to meet you too ,Mr Rawlings.”Both of them stared at each other scrutinizing each other.Looking at the investors Ray said,”l am so sorry for coming late,this was because I was stuck in traffic.”“It's fine
Celine reached the packing lot of the restaurant.The restaurant was quite big and very inviting for customers.Celine moved over to the front of the building,andImmediately the front doors opened and a man came out introducing himself as the manager.“Hello ma'am,you are welcome!” He said,”Thank you so much,”she answered.He opened the door of the restaurant and she went inside to be greeted and welcomed by other staff members.“Thank you all,”Celine said, smiling,“it is good to be here and I hope I will get your maximum cooperation.”“Yes ma'am,” they all chorused.She dismissed them and they all went about their duties.The manager took Celine round the restaurant,showing her every area and how they operate and finally took her to her office.”“I would not need an office," Celine chuckled,"my office would be the kitchen.”she said.“
Celine came back from work feeling exhausted ,David was back already as she could see his car on the driveway.She picked up her bag and went inside.She couldn't see anyone in the living room so she went upstairs to her room.She opened the door but still couldn't see David.She was nervous now because of the way he spoke on the phone,she just wants to see him and know what is actually wrong.The bathroom door opened and David stepped out.Good evening sweetheart,she muttered nervously.“Good evening Celine “he answered without looking at her.Celine was surprised at the way he answered her,now that he has started addressing her by her name again.She dropped her bags and went over to him,”sweetheart what is wrong?”She said, holding his arm.He moved away from her touch furrowing his brows.“Why did you lie to me Celine?
The next day when Celine woke up,David had already gone to work.Celine stood up to prepare for work.She checked on her mother in law and had breakfast with her before she left,making sure the old woman took her drugs.At the restaurant,she went straight to her office and made a phone call to David,seeing that his mood was better this morning,she hung up feeling relieved.She really didn't want to be in his bad books.She went to the kitchen and all the staff there were happy to see her.“What is the menu for today?”she asked the head chef.“We have fried rice, chicken,noodles if anyone demands it,and I need to bake a chocolate cake now," the head chef said.“It was an order from one of our customers,who wants to celebrate her son's birthday this evening.”“Okay I will help you with the cake,”turning to the other staff she said.“Let's bring out the
David sat at the office,going through some files.“Good morning David,”Arabella said as she entered the office.“Good morning Arabella,have you heard from the investors,”he asked.“No they haven't called,They said they will call by four pm.”“Okay,”David answered.He was very anxious because this contract means a lot to him and he can't afford to lose it.One thing he was worried about is that he hoped Ray Rawlings would not have a way to bribe them because he had noticed his shrewdness in business.David kept himself busy on his laptop for the meantime.At lunchtime, Arabella came in.“Why don't we go out for lunch David,you have been in the office since this morning,you should take a break.”“Let's go to the restaurant on the other side of the street,” she said,her face bright with excitement.“No!” David said, “I am fine over here,j
As Ray left ,Celine went to David's table and asked for permission to leave,because she couldn't sit another second watching Arabella and her husband having lunch.David declined,as he wanted to taunt her more.“Have you eaten?”he asked her.“No!”she answered.“Why haven't you eaten? Oh, I forgot you were talking to the powerful Mr Rawlings,” he said with sarcasm.“No, it's nothing like that,”Celine said,defending herself,”I was in the kitchen all day,cooking and baking a cake, I was so busy that I didn't know it was lunch time already.”“Then sit down and eat!”He commanded, raising his brows when she tried to protest.Celine sat down and David ordered some fried rice and chicken for her also.When the food was brought,she ate it silently.but was fully aware of David's look even as he talked with Arabella.Celine was wondering what he was thinking as he kept on gi
Celine was appalled and was too bewildered to do or say anything,she just laid back on the bed and wondered what just transferred between her and David.Why was he so angry like this?” Had Ray told him something or made a remark that made him so angry.She has to thread carefully,as she doesn't want anything that will jeopardize her marriage Celine got up and went downstairs for dinner.“How are you my dear?” the baroness said,already down but she made no mention of the conflict that just happened between Celine and her son.Celine knew everyone heard him including the maids but everyone seemed to mind their business."I am fine mother,don't worry about me and David, we will sort it out among ourselves,” she said.The old woman looked at her with a worried look,”I have not seen my son look that way since his fiance left him. Please, my dear, reassure me you will talk to him to make his
David woke up and saw that Celine was still sleeping,he entered the bathroom,had a shower and dressed up early for work.At the office he was feeling down due to the contract he had lost.What has Ray Rawlings done that he could get this contract? He was sure the investors knew he wouldn't be able to handle the contract on his own.Well it is to their loss,David said,if they don't know his worth and commitment to a project.As for Celine,he was so upset with her yesterday and now he regretted telling her what he said, the insults he hurled at her and the way he pushed her away from him,but what he was worried about is the familiarity between his wife and her ex- husband.Celine had promised him not to worry, that it was normal for a familiarity to be between two couples who had been together for some time, but he was still very worried.Even if he trusts Celine as his wife and hopes she wouldn't cro
The next day, Celine woke up and saw that David was still sleeping.She got up slowly so that she would not wake him.As she stood up she started feeling nauseous and she rushed to the bathroom. After she had vomited a bit she felt a little better.As she showered, she thought back on what she had eaten at the auction.But the food was very nice, what would have made her throw up that way? She thought.She came out of the shower to the room, heading for the wardrobe.“Well maybe the food didn't go well with my system,” she said aloud to herself.And who is talking to herself this morning? Is it something I need to worry about? What didn't go well with your system?” David asked.Nothing Celine said, you don't need to worry dear.”“Are you going to the office today?”Celine asked.No, I gave myself a little break today,” he said.“I want t
Before it was twelve noon,David had already left the house for the auction,and her parcel had come. It was wrapped in a golden paper but David told her not to open it,till he had left.When he left,she opened it and the beauty of the gift made her gasp with admiration“This is beautiful,”she thought to herself.It was a silk light green material and when she wore it,it fitted her perfectly as if the dress was made for her.It also brought out the green colour in her eyes and brightened her eyes.She went downstairs and saw the baroness in the sitting room.“Wow!”this is beautiful,” she said,admiring her green silk dress that showed her curves,making her look very attractive.“Thank you mother,” she said,”all thanks to David who has a good eye for beautiful dresses.”“Yes!”the baroness said, “my son really has good taste.”“Yes mother,” Celine smile
"Are you asking me about coming tomorrow or on the day of the auction?” David asked.“No, I am asking to come on the day of the auction,”Celine answered.“Of course,you can come,” David said.“Thanks,” Celine said.They ate the rest of their dinner in silence.The next day David went early as usual to the office and Celine did some cooking in the house first before she went to the restaurant.When she came back home later in the evening,David was not home yet.She decided to cook him some dinner because she remembered he said he would be late.After she had prepared dinner she went to take a shower because by that time it was already late.She was in the bathroom when she noticed someone came into the bathroom.“Who is it?” she asked from the bathroom.No one answered her. She didn't hear anything again till after some f
What type of question is that Celine?” He said glaring at her,”what has Arabella got to do with this?”"Look, I am warning you about Ray and you are trying to compare these with the working relationship I have with Arabella,are we still on Arabella's matter?”Celine knew she had to keep calm about Arabella’s issue,but the way he was getting agitated about Arabella was making her annoyed too.Why does he always protect his relationship with Arabella?Does that mean he can be on speaking terms with Arabella and she cannot do that with Ray.He cannot just tell her to stop talking with Ray,even if Ray tried to pass his limit with her sometimes,she would still know how to handle him ,she thought to herself.“Ok David,let us leave it this way,”Celine said,”leave Ray to me,so that gradually I will make him lack interest in me and have other relationships,because I feel if you force him by telling him to stay away from me it might infuriate h
David entered the room with force and pounced on Ray,he held him on the collar and gave him a blow on the jaw.Ray was taken unawares and fell on the office desk.David shouted.“Don't you dare touch my wife again!This is the last time I will see you near my wife,”he said.Celine was so confused about what was happening that she just stood there watching David as he shouted on top of his lungs.David was really furious,she hasn't seen him so angry like that before she thought to herself.Ray held his jaw and tried to defend himself.“Why would I leave her alone David?she was my wife before she became yours.”The manager of the restaurant rushed into the room with some other men who were part of the security. They grabbed Ray and tried to shove him out,but he stood his ground and told them he knew his way out.“Go away Ray before I do something
"What?” Celine said, looking at him with astonishment.“Why do you say that? Do you have any evidence?”“I have my suspicions,” he said.“What happened between you and Arabella that day? were you arguing?”“Yes we were, and it was all about her closeness with David.” Celine said.“You see and since you said you felt an impact, as if someone pushed you,it was definitely her because there was no one there at that time.” “ Yes I knew someone pushed me that day,but I just can't say who because I was closing my eyes then.”‘So as David asked her what happened after the whole episode,I saw that she was nervous.”Celine said.“But since no one saw her in the act,she got away with it.”Celine said furrowing her brows.“That was why I ended my relationship with her,”Ray said.“I found out there was nothing she wouldn't do to have David back and that they were sweetheart's at
The following morning Celine woke up to see that David had gone.“Where could he have gone so early?" she thought to herself.Yesterday,she waited for him to come back to the room not knowing what went wrong as he left angrily but she was exhausted after dinner and went to sleep.David did not talk much during dinner even as Celine was telling the baroness all about their adventure at the resort.He still went back to his study after dinner.She went to the bathroom to see if he was taking a shower,but no one was there.She shrugged her shoulders and went to take a shower.As she came down she saw the baroness at the garden, she was about to have breakfast.“Join me dear,”the baroness said to Celine.“Okay mother,”Celine said.“Good morning mother,I hope you had a good night's rest.“Yes I did,Celine,thank you dear.”“I notice
Celine was shocked and confused after she saw the writing at the back of the picture.What does all this mean?Were they soulmates before?But David had assured her, he doesn't have anything to do with Arabella!Or was there another story to their relationship which they are keeping secret?Celine decided that she would investigate the matter herself, she wouldn't tell David about it again as he might be upset that she was doubting him.She gently placed the picture back and kept the luggage on top of the wardrobe.“Ok it's your turn to shower,” David said as he entered the room from the bathroom, cleaning his hair with the towel.She went over to him and collected the towel, trying to be on her toes as she cleaned his hair.David stood there looking at her, he said huskily.“Doing this wifely duty is good, but right now you are arousing me, Celine.”
In the morning, Celine and David came out of the resort with their luggage to board a taxi to the airport.“Please can I take a ride with you guys,” Arabella said.David and Celine looked at her as she came over to their side, and was struggling with her luggage.“Where is Ray?”David asked.“I don't know!” Arabella said, frowning her face.“What happened Arabella?” David asked her in a calm voice.“Ok I know you will keep on asking me David till I tell you,” she said. “Yes I will,” he said.“We had a fallout and I don't want to talk about it now,” Arabella said.“Ok!”David said,” We will talk about that later.”He opened the taxi and ushered both women inside then he put the luggage and sat by the driver's side.Celine took a glance at Arabella and wondered what had transpired between her and Ray for her to leave without him.