Chapter 0006

JOSEPH ERICSON:

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

I had tried so hard to forget her, but it was the hardest thing I had ever done. My family could not be aware that I had an affair with a poor girl. Although I took her innocence, that didn't mean I had to marry her. Nevertheless, she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen.

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

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

Amaka 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 there was no way I was going back. I had moved on, and my father wanted me to court a senator's daughter. Her father owned several businesses too and was a great philanthropist.

Nina Stanley was her name. She was tall, pretty, fair-skinned and 24 years old. You guessed right; I lied to Amaka Richard about my age.

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

Amaka wore an armless dress, and seeing how beautiful she looked in that body-con red dress, I couldn't get her out of my mind.

Amakacame from an average family in Palazo village and was easily gullible. When I approached her then, I was scared she would reject me if I told her my real age, so I lied to her about my age been 21 just to get her to date me.

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

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

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

Amaka was heartbroken after I had finally slept with her. She delayed us having séx because she said she wanted to keep her virginity until marriage. She didn't want to lose herself to just any man, and I lied to her that I would marry her just to have a taste of her juicy cake.

I am a 29-year-old man now and will be 30 in a month's time. My father handed over this company branch to me after I proved my worth while he continued with his head office and new establishment on the island.

As for my younger brother, Aaron, he is 25 and has recently graduated as a theatre arts student. Although he has no interest in business and is into filming and skit-making, my father wouldn't have that and wanted to force Aaron into managing the company branch, but Aaron didn't care.

Well, now I am confused about what to do.

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

I remembered that night when 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 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 cutting her off.

I warned her never to call me again, saying, "Don't ever call me again, Amaka. We had sex only once. You refused to let me touch you for three years, so how can you conceive from that once encounter?"

"But..." she began.

"No buts. I used protection, and I remember withdrawing from you when we made love raw!" I stated firmly. "Go on 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 was confused about what to do.

Should I own up that I know Amaka Richard? 

Should I tell her that I was 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 had a cute dimple on her chubby cheeks.

I couldn't look away from her face, and I recalled how heavenly it felt kissing her lovely full lips.

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

"That's right. I will be going back home now," I said, rising from my office chair. I shut down my laptop and packed it to leave the company. I placed it in 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 ID and saw it was Nina Stanley calling me.

I got engaged to her last month without a ring, because my father was on my neck insisting that I marry Nina, and there was nothing else I was waiting for. We were rich, and so was 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 managed one of her father's private businesses. She was classy and not the type of lady to mess around with.

I love sex, and even after I had fallen out with Amaka and moved to the city, I had slept with a few other women I paid to be with. 

Nina wouldn't let me touch her at first, as she said there would be no sex until we were married. 

I agreed and respected her choice, and since my father wanted us to marry, I respected my father a lot as he came from a humble background and worked hard to achieve the status he had today.

I couldn't say no to my father, as he said Nina and I are getting married. So I complied and got engaged to Nina Stanley.

I didn't engage to Nina because I loved her. I didn't feel anything for her, but I did respect her and her professionalism. It gave me a sense of peace that she would educate my children well and that she wasn't a loose woman.

But now that I have seen Amaka Richard again, memories that I had long buried and 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 dïck twitch, longing for her touch.

"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 sighed and answered my incoming call. "Hello, Nina."