Chapter 6

Joseph's POV:

Seeing Amaka again, after four years of ending my relationship with her, made my blood boil. 

I had tried so hard to forget her, but it was the hardest thing I did. 

My family cannot be aware that I had an affair with a poor girl. Although, I took her innocence, that didn't mean I must marry her. But nevertheless, she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen.

When Amaka walked into my office, my heart skipped several beats that I was gasping for air. 

My jaw dropped in surprise, but I swiftly composed myself when I saw the shock on her face too. 

She was more than shocked to see me, but I switched to the stoic side of myself, maintaining my professionalism. I had to pretend like I never knew her, but my manhood kept twitching in my boxers, longing for her wonderful touch.

"Um, have a seat," I gestured for her. 

Amaka tried to ask me if I knew her, but no way was I going back. I had moved on, and my father wanted me to court a senator's daughter. Her father owns several businesses too and was a great philanthropist. 

Her name was Nina Stanley. She was tall, pretty and a 24 year old. Guess what? I lied to Amaka about my age.

I was 25 years old when I met Amaka. I was coming from the gym that day when I saw her going home with her younger sister. 

Amaka wore a sleeveless dress and seeing how beautiful she was in that body-hugging red dress, I couldn't get her out of my mind. 

She came from an average family and was easily gullible. When I had approached her then, I was scared she would reject me if I told her my real age, so I lied to her, just to get her to date me. 

I showered Amaka with gifts, but she was only thinking about marriage. 

She wanted me to marry her. An eighteen-year-old girl. I only wanted sex, so that my body would calm down from the level of effect that she had on me. I had no idea that my father was planning to relocate after his last successful business deal that made him become more famous. 

He disclosed to my mother and the three of us that we wouldn't be living in Palazo town again and we had to move to the city, where he can afford more luxury and comfortable lifestyle. This had cut my relationship with Amaka short as I would have loved to sleep with her again, before I relocated with my family. 

Amaka was heartbroken after I had slept with her. She delayed us having sex because she said, she wanted to keep her virginity until marriage. She didn't want to lose herself to just any man, and I did lie to her that I would marry her just to get her into bed.

I am a 29 year old man now, will be 30 in a month. My father handed over this company branch to me, after I proved my worth. While he continued with his new establishment in the city. 

As for my younger brother, Aaron, he's 25 and had recently graduated. Although he had no interest in business and was into filming and skit making, but our father wouldn't have that and wanted to force Aaron into managing the company branch, while Aaron didn't care.

Well, now I am confused on what to do? 

Seeing that questioning look on Amaka's face? I knew that I had wronged her. I recalled she later called me with a different number after I blocked her line and tried to forget about her. 

I recalled that night she called me and told me she was three months pregnant. 

I was shocked, as I was at home with my mother. Mom had noticed the change in my demeanor and she tried to ask me what the problem was. She told me, "What's wrong, Joseph? You look so tense like you heard bad news. What happened?"

"Nothing, Mom. Excuse me," I quickly retreated to my room on the top floor and made it clear to Amaka that we were over. That was the worst day of my life as I felt so bad to cut her off. 

I did warn her never to call me again, saying, "Don't ever call me again, Amaka. We had sex only once. You refused me from touching you, so how can you be pregnant from that one encounter?"

"But..." She began.

"No buts. I used protection and I remember withdrawing from you when we made love!" I stated firmly to her. "Go and look for who else you slept with and pin your child on him, and don't call me again."

Gosh!

The memory came flooding back now and I am confused on what to do.

Should I own up that I know Amaka?

Should I tell her that I'm sorry and that I hadn't forgotten about her?

I was so confused, but seeing her smiling with Simon made me jealous.

Amaka was very beautiful and she has a cute dimple on her chubby cheeks. 

I couldn't look away from her and I recalled how heavenly it tasted kissing her soft lips.

"Sir, it's already 7pm and most of the staff has left. Aren't you going home for today?" My head of security, Tyler Ivan came into my office and spoke to me.

"Right. I will be going back home now," I said, rising from my office chair. I shut down my laptop and packed it up to leave the company. I set it into my briefcase as I had some unfinished business to do.

My phone rang, startling me out of my trance. I picked up my phone from my office desk where I had kept it. I glanced at the caller's identity and saw it was Nina calling me.

I got engaged to her last month, because my father was on my neck insisting that I marry Nina and there was nothing else that I was waiting for. We were rich and likewise Nina's family.

Under my father's pressure, I got engaged to Nina even though it wasn't what I wanted.

Nina was a business student too. She was very professional and managing one of her father's private businesses. She was classy and not the type of lady to mess up with.

I love sex, and even after I had fallen out with Amaka and moved to the city, I had slept with some few women that I paid to do the do with.

Nina wouldn't let me touch her as she said, no sex until we are married.

I respected her choice, and since my father wanted us to marry, I respect my father a lot as he came from a humble background and worked hard to achieve the height that he is today.

I couldn't say no to my father. So I complied and engaged Nina Stanley.

I didn't engage Nina because I love her. I don't feel anything for her, but I do respect her, and her professionalism. It gives me a sense that she will educate my children well and she's not a loose woman.

But now that I have seen Amaka again, memories that I had long buried, feelings of the past that I tried so hard to forget, came rushing back into my mind.

Even thinking about Amaka now, her smile, her looks and the way her big brown eyes held mine, made my dick twitch, longing for her mouth.

"You can leave, Tyler. I will soon leave, let me answer this call," I told Tyler and he replied, "Copy that, boss."

Tyler exited my office and I answered my incoming call. "Hello, babe."