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 had ever done. My family cannot be aware that I had an affair with a poor girl. Although I took her virginity, 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 found myself 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 didn’t know 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 and was a great philanthropist.

Her name was Nina Stanley. She was tall, pretty, 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 that day when I saw her going home with her younger sister.

She wore an armless dress, and seeing how beautiful she looked 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 approached her, 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 her with gifts, but Amaka 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 effect that she had on me. I had no idea that my father was planning to relocate after his last successful business deal, which made him more famous.

He disclosed to my mother and us that we wouldn't be living in Palazo town anymore and had to move to the Island, 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 finally 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 lied to her, saying I would marry her just to claim 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 new establishment on the Island.

As for my younger brother, Aaron, he is 25 and has recently graduated. Although he has no interest in business and is into filming and skit-making, my father wouldn’t have it 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 from a different number after I blocked her line, trying to forget about her.

I remembered 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 tried to ask me what the problem was. She told me, "What's wrong, Joseph? You look so tense, as if you heard some 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 warned 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 could you conceive from that encounter?"

"But..." she began.

"No but. I used protection, and I remember withdrawing from you when we made love again," I stated firmly. "Go and look for someone else you slept with and pin your child on him, and don’t call me again."

Gosh! The memory flooded back now, and I am confused about what to do.

Should I own up to knowing 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 smile 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, and I recalled how heavenly it tasted to kiss her lovely pink lips.

"Sir, it's already 7 PM, and most of the staff have left. Aren't you going home for the day?" 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, setting it into my briefcase as I had some unfinished business to attend to.

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

I got engaged to her last month without any ring because my father was on my neck insisting that I marry Nina, and there was nothing else I was waiting for. We were wealthy, and so was Nina's family.

Under my father's pressure, I got engaged to Nina verbally, 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 over to the city, I had slept with a few girls that I paid to be with. 

Nina wouldn’t let me touch her the first time, saying, "No sex until we are married."

I 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 height he was at today.

I couldn’t say no to my father, so I complied and engaged Nina Stanley.

I didn't engage Nina because I loved her. I didn't feel anything for her, but I respected her professionalism. It gave me a sense 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 dick 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 answered my incoming call. "Hello."