Joseph's POV,I finished having my bath and came out of the bathroom. The thought of having a son that I didn't know about still troubled me, and I tried to push that aside to the back of my mind.A knock on my room door interrupted me as I was drying my body with the white towel. I swiftly wrapped the towel around my waist and marched over to the door to find out who it was. Probably Lady Tope trying to call me out for dinner.It was already past 7 p.m., so I pulled the door open and met Nina’s gaze.She wore a sleek white night dress that accentuated her feminine shape, and she blushed just as I opened the door and locked eyes with her."Hi," Nina said, smiling."I came to call you for dinner," she added. I replied to her, "Fine. I will be downstairs soon."Nina still stood by the door instead of giving me privacy to dress. "You can wait for me at the dining table," I said, snapping her out of her trance. Her cheeks flushed red, and I knew that she admired me very much.I had a ton
Nina's POV,After I had finished dressing up in my bedroom, donning a white nightdress and black slippers, I walked out of the guest room given to me as my room. Then I made my way to the dining room to see if Tope had set up our dinner.I let my blonde hair cascade down my back to dry, and then I saw that Lady Tope was done setting up our dinner.I smiled at her and walked up to the dining table to meet her.After I had conversed with Lady Tope and learned that she had a child out of wedlock, I gained more respect for her, knowing that it wasn't easy being a single mother. Yet she cared for others and prioritized her work above herself.The way she worked happily for Joseph made me wonder if she had any interest in him. But I realized that Lady Tope was just happy and focused on her job."Is dinner ready?" I asked her once I walked into the dining room to meet her."Yes. I am done preparing the yam and stew as you requested," she said."Alright, let me go and call Joseph. Or will you
Nina's POV:"Good morning, ma," Lady Tope greeted me, and though I had corrected her the last time, this time I didn't bother to correct her."Morning. How was your night?" I asked, to which she said, "It was fine.""Should I prepare your breakfast?" She asked."Yes. Just a plate of custard and milk will do. Can you prepare it?" I asked her politely, and she replied, "Yes.""Alright," I looked away from Lady Tope as she exited the dining room and went back to the kitchen to get my breakfast.A few minutes later, Joseph came downstairs in a black suit as usual. He wore a black pair of shoes, and his handsome black face wasn't smiling, even as he looked breathtakingly good."Good morning, babe," I said to him with a cute blush on my face, and he replied, "Morning. How was your night?""It was fine," I said, watching him approach the dining table to join me."Are you going to have custard, as that is what I asked Lady Tope to prepare?""She has the timetable for what to serve. But if tha
Joseph's POV:"No, it's okay. I have already spoken to Amaka, and calling her again wouldn't be nice because she seemed already embarrassed after you scolded her. So just act like you don't know she exists. I cannot date her, if that's what you're thinking about." I had to clear the air between Amaka and me, and I couldn't believe that Nina would react that way when we arrived at the company and saw Amara getting out of Simon's car again.My brows had furrowed upon seeing them. I wondered if Amaka was dating Simon now. Was that how loose she had become after I moved on from her?I knew I was Amaka's first, but I didn't want to tell Nina that I had dated Amaka before, and it was in the past. That would complicate things. After Nina had spoken to Amaka rudely, not minding the staff and customers arriving, I had to call Amaka and speak to her by telling her not to be disrespectful to Nina.It was the hardest thing I had to do to make peace reign. Amaka didn't want to look at me when
Amaka's pov.I had not expected to be bullied by Joseph's fiancée. What did she take me for?She had to refer to me as "Hey you."I was stunned because I was not expecting that, or expecting her to call me.Not only that, Joseph also called me and told me to stay away from his fiancée and respect her."Okay," I had replied to Joseph, knowing that he had been pretending not to know me well. I intended to confront him today about our child.My son.Joseph needed to know that he is a father. Even though he had asked me to get rid of the pregnancy in the past, I think it's the right time I finally inform him about the pregnancy.I saw Simon answer the call before he left the office, and when he returned, he had a solemn look on his face."What happened, Simon?" I asked him, just to know what he went to do. Since he said that the Boss actually called him to his office."It's nothing. I'm fine," Simon replied, and I looked at him, wondering if the boss had cautioned him about me."Did the b
Amaka's POV."My goodness! What happened Amaka? Where are you coming from?" Simon asked. I was sure that my face was a total mess. But I didn't want to tell him just yet."I am sick for today. So I have to go home," I said, making a mental note to go and pick up Jason since I am leaving for work early."Oh my goodness. But you just left here now in good shape and looks. How come you're looking so red? Are you sure that you're fine?" Simon asked again, and I gave a nod and replied, "Yes. I am fine. I will be back tomorrow."I knew I wasn't going to come back here again, as I cannot stand Joseph. His pretense and lies.I cannot be a part of him. So I signed out of my profile page on the company's laptop and shut it closed.Simon stood watching me as I grabbed my bag and angrily left the office. I was done and I cannot be here. I had a peaceful life, not until I decided to look for a job.My blog was paying me massively, and also, some other advertisements I did on my own before.I quick
Joseph's POV:After Amaka had dashed out of my office just as Aaron came in unexpected and called her by her name. I was shocked that he knew Amaka's name. Where did they meet?"Babe, what's going on here?" Nina asked, and Aaron snapped out of his trance and turned to look at her."Hi, I am Aaron, Joseph's younger brother," he stretched his hand and accepted Nina's right hand in a handshake, and she replied, "Nina. Nice to meet you.""Nice to meet you too. I heard that you both are getting married next month, so I returned home for the wedding," Aaron kept discussing with Nina, trying to shift her mind away from the conversation about Amaka and what she was doing in my office before he and Nina entered."Alright." Nina forced a fake smile and smiled at Aaron. Then she looked at me with a questioning look on her face."Babe, what was that woman doing in here again and why do you look so tense and she appeared red?" Nina didn't want to drop the topic, and I looked at her as I was still
Joseph's POV,"I don't need a DNA test to prove if that child is mine. The baby doesn't resemble me," I told Aaron, and he laughed out loud."Must your children look like you? Anyway, I came here to congratulate you on your engagement, and now, it seems like the engagement has become ruined."I looked at Aaron's face without saying anything to him as I went back to my office seat and sat down."I have to be on my way home, bro. I called Danna and told her that I am back. She said she's at school and cannot come now to welcome me. I have to go home. Take care, bro, and try to sort the child out. Besides, when you were dating many pretty women, you ought to have been careful."I didn't reply to Aaron and watched him leave my office. My mind was filled with thoughts on how Amaka had kept the pregnancy and never told me about it.She had mentioned that her family sent her away and she had been through a lot because of me.My mother will be angry once she finds out about this. Although, I
Joseph's POV:I arrived at my company, drove my car into the parking lot, and parked it.At the same time, Simon was just arriving at the company too, and he parked his car.I was looking at his car, hoping to see Amaka alight from it, but I didn't see her."Good morning, sir," Simon greeted me with a smile. He wore a black suit and a white shirt underneath, paired with a black pair of shoes. His fair skin glistened as he flashed me his perfect set of white teeth, not knowing the turmoil I was going through."Morning. Wait, Simon," I called him back as I walked up to meet him."Is there anything you want me to assist you with, sir?" he asked, and I looked at his car again, hoping to see Amaka get out of the car, but I didn't see her.Unable to hold my curiosity, I asked him, "What about Amaka? I thought she came to the company every day with you since she started this week with us?"Simon's eyes widened in surprise as he hadn't expected me to ask him about Amaka."Yes, sir. She actual
Nina's POV:The cab arrived at Joseph's house, and I carefully alighted, paid for my ride, and made my way to Joseph's house.It was a peaceful estate. I looked at my golden wristwatch and saw that it was almost 8 AM. I assumed maybe Joseph had gone to his office, so I marched over to his gate and knocked.A security man unlocked the gate and came out of the house to meet me."Good morning, Madam. Who are you looking for?" he asked, and I met his gaze."Musa, did you all of a sudden forget who I am? Open the gate now. Has Joseph left the house?""Oh, Madam. I am sorry I didn't recognize you. Come in," Musa said, and he unlocked the gate for me to enter.As I entered Joseph's residence, my eyes traveled to the driveway where my car and about three of his cars were parked.I assumed Joseph was still inside, and Musa confirmed to me that Joseph had not left the house yet."The boss is inside," he told me with a smile. I smiled and replied, "Alright, I will soon be leaving as I came to pi
Nina's POV:I arrived home the previous day and told my mother all that had happened. I hadn't even gotten the chance to go to Joseph's house to pick up my car and my box of clothes.I just went home straight, and my family wasn't happy about the news, especially after I told them that Joseph had another woman he was interested in and probably had a child."So, what do you want to do about it, Nina?" Mom asked, and I was speechless."I don't know, Mom. I cannot marry Joseph again, and I will move on," I said. My mother comforted me to stop crying, and after a while, I went back to my room to think about the whole thing.Do I like Joseph? Yes, I do. But I don't like the fact that he lies to me.I later had dinner with my family. Throughout the previous day, I waited to see if Joseph would call me, but no call came through. I eventually went to bed.Today, I awoke and decided to go to Joseph's house to pick up my car and box of clothes. We weren't going to marry, and I would certainly g
Amaka's POV;Still in the living room of Aunt Ann's house, my phone rang, and I wondered who was calling me again.Seeing the unknown number, I pondered whether it was Joseph or my family calling me, so I hesitated to pick up the call."Come, Jason. Let's go into the room and sleep. It's getting late," I told my son as I moved over to the couch to join him, just after I rejected the incoming call."Why, Mom?" Jason frowned, his handsome fair face contorting into a deep scowl. He loved cartoons and was perfectly perched on the living room's black couch, not wanting to get down.He simply had no plans of going to bed early tonight."Do you want to stay here in the living room alone? I am tired, and I need to rest. Also, you have to go to school tomorrow, at least before we take a break and make preparations for Maureen's wedding," I told Jason as I approached him on the couch and sat beside him."Come now, let's go and sleep," I said, standing up and wanting to take the television remot
Amaka's POV:Maureen arrived dressed in a blue top and black straight skirt, paired with black shoes."Happy birthday, honey!" she told Jason as she brought many gifts for him and gave him the white plastic bag."Thanks, Aunt!" Jason hugged Maureen happily, and I stood there capturing more photos of them since Maureen hugged him too."He's so adorable, Amaka," Maureen told me with a smile, and I replied in a lovely tone, "Yes. Thanks, dear."I walked to meet Maureen and hugged her, as I missed her. "We miss you, girlfriend," I said soothingly into her ear, since we were the same height."Me too, thanks," Maureen replied just as she pulled away from the hug."Come, let us cut Jason's cake and make a wish. Or should we wait for your mother to arrive?" I asked Maureen gently. Just then, another knock resonated in the living room.Maureen offered to check who was at the door as Jason and I were at the dining table where his cake was.As Maureen pulled the door open, Mrs. Ann entered the l
Amaka's POV,I couldn't believe that I had just spoken with Joseph.Earlier, I woke up and remembered that it was my son's birthday. I hadn't even made many preparations for him.Jason was four years old today, and many thoughts came to my mind, especially considering all I had been through to have him.When I awoke in bed, Jason was still sleeping, so I picked up my phone and checked the time.I saw it was after 4 p.m., and I was famished. I knew that if Jason woke up, he would be hungry too.Since today was his birthday, I had planned to arrange a birthday photoshoot for him, but because of my new job and the agreement I had signed to take my work seriously, I ended up not preparing anything for him. So, I got out of bed and went to the kitchen to prepare my son's birthday cake and our dinner.I thought about giving Simon a call since I had gotten pretty close to him.Due to the agreement I had signed with J.E Group, I couldn't just quit my job unless I paid 10 million.It was a cra
Joseph's POV:I stood speechless, still looking at the image that graced Danna's phone."Have you seen where your Casanova lifestyle has landed you? You got the child's mother pregnant, and you expected her to kill this innocent child, just because you don't know the value of human life!" Mom taunted me with mean words, but I remained quiet."Mom, I wasn't to be blamed here. I wasn't ready for marriage then, and I explained it to Amaka.""Just stop talking, Joseph, and give me the young woman's number. You are not my son, and I don't want to see your face anymore if you don't go and apologize to that lady and bring my grandchild home.""Mom!" I looked at her in disbelief, knowing that my mother doesn't just say what she wouldn't do."You heard me correctly, Joseph. I didn't send you to impregnate the boy's mother, but he's your son, and you cannot deny it. I'm still ashamed that you wanted to kill this innocent child. Where are your manners, Joseph, and what did you gain from sleeping
Joseph's POV:I gripped the steering wheel as I drove towards the estate where my family's mansion was located. It was far from where I resided, as my current place of residence was very busy, while the estate where my father's mansion was situated was much calmer.Upon arriving at the estate gate, the security men pulled open the large black gate, allowing me entry to park my car. I quickly got out of the vehicle, noting that the sun was still high, though it seemed like the sky was about to open up for heavy rain later.I walked up to the front door and rang the doorbell to announce my presence. A maid opened the door, and I entered the living room of the mansion."Good evening, Mom," I greeted, as I saw my mother seated on the couch with my younger brother, Aaron."Welcome, Joseph. What is happening? What did you do to Nina, and who is the new lady that has a child for you?" My mother immediately bombarded me with a series of questions as soon as I walked in."Mom, I don't have any
Joseph's POV,"I don't need a DNA test to prove if that child is mine. The baby doesn't resemble me," I told Aaron, and he laughed out loud."Must your children look like you? Anyway, I came here to congratulate you on your engagement, and now, it seems like the engagement has become ruined."I looked at Aaron's face without saying anything to him as I went back to my office seat and sat down."I have to be on my way home, bro. I called Danna and told her that I am back. She said she's at school and cannot come now to welcome me. I have to go home. Take care, bro, and try to sort the child out. Besides, when you were dating many pretty women, you ought to have been careful."I didn't reply to Aaron and watched him leave my office. My mind was filled with thoughts on how Amaka had kept the pregnancy and never told me about it.She had mentioned that her family sent her away and she had been through a lot because of me.My mother will be angry once she finds out about this. Although, I