MaxwellI was still fuming by the time we walked into the headquarters, the employees whispering as I walked by, and I tried my best not to hit the motherf*cker that was walking in front of me.What?Announcement of my engagement to Tyla.Of course, he knew I wouldn't like that and that's why he had suggested it in the first place."The Caddels have agreed to meet us tonight for dinner, and we will have a talk before we conclude our decision.""Dad...""No words from you young man, this is the only way we can calm things down, and you had better not f*ck things up"I sighed and ran a hand through my already ruffled hair.I had only managed to put on a new suit and pants which the housekeeper had gotten for me in the house before hurrying out of the house, and now we were on our way to meet the board of directors."We knew this was going to happen? What with your former history of f*cking around?""This is not the time to throw blame at each other. The deed has been done, and it's now
Raya"Who is she?""She should be ashamed.""How could she have slept with her boss and have his child?""Sl*t!""Wh*re""That b*tch, let me just get my hands on her""How dare she seduce my man?"The comments on different platforms were unending, and I wondered if it was just that people didn't have sense, or they didn't want to use it.Kyle was eight, I started working for Mr. Sterling months ago and had never met before that, so how could he have fathered the child?I sighed and ran a hand through my hair, the bottle of water I had been sipping already empty.I sighed again and stood up to get another bottle of water when a person in dark clothing moved around the room."Arghhh!" "Hey, hey, calm down, it's me"I stopped screaming when the lights suddenly turned on and Kyle sat awake, looking alarmed."Uhn... Ryan?" I remembered him as Mr. Sterling's friend"Yes, it's me.""How...""How did I get in? I know the door code"Of course, he will, since he's his best friend, right? I had
Maxwell"Raya" I said the minute I saw her, dressed in a loose shirt and shorts and her son was beside her."Good morning Mr. Sterling"I didn't like the tone of her voice. If anything, it sounded sarcastic."Are you okay?" I asked, unsure of what to say considering my actions lately, and I carried Kyle who came to greet me,"Uncle Max!""Hey buddy, how have you been?""Good""And your mom?" Since she wasn't answering me.He shrugged."How soon can we go back to our lives?" She asked, going to the kitchen island and I placed Kyle on a stool by the surface."As soon as things die down"It was obvious she had seen the statement, but in my defense, I was not the one who had written it.I had just woken up to the statement on the internet this morning and had rushed over immediately to discuss it with her, but unfortunately, she had seen it first and obviously didn't want anything to do with me now. "And when will that be? Kyle has to go to school and I... I can't just stay around doing
RayaThe dust finally settled after a few days of staying in the luxurious mansion of Mr. Sterling and it was Kendall that came to get us, her son, happy to see Kyle and me happy to see her."Damn, I was worried.""I know right, me too.""Are you okay?" She asked, and I glanced at Ryan who was standing in the room. Mr. Sterling was nowhere to be found."Of course."I shrugged off her worry. "It's time to get back to work"I was going through my emails after a while when I saw the email. From the management.It was something I had been expecting after the whole issue and I clicked on it."This is to inform you, Miss Johnson, that you've been transferred back to the headquarters. You'll be assigned to your boss once you report back to work as soon as possible."Sh*t.But it was all for the best, right? After all, I wasn't sure I wanted to face Mr. Sterling again after everything that had happened. The way I had been feeling, I wanted to get rid of it and this was the best way.I sighe
MaxwellMy head was pounding when I woke up that morning, my lips chapped and my throat dry from constant alcohol and I stood up to get a glass of water.I was to resume work today and I thought of seeing Raya again.Ryan's words popped into my mind."You like her.""Deny it all you want"Of course, I was going to deny it because I never thought I would have feelings for another woman. Diane had occupied a lot of my mind and I hadn't even noticed the slipping in of my secretary.I ran a hand through my hair and went back to my room where I hopped into the shower and I prepared for work.No coffee or breakfast, the way Raya was always feeding me, but hopefully, we could sort things out after today.I couldn't bear seeing her angry with me and i didn't want to lose my connection with Kyle either.I got into my car after another glass of water went down my throat and I made a mental note to take her signature coffee once I got to the office, only she wasn't the one I saw when I got to th
Maxwell"What the f*ck?" I said when I craddled her frail form in my hand, and she held onto me with the little strength she had."M-mr. Sterling...""What the heck, what is wrong with you?""I..." She hiccupped while still crying, and I helped her up before leading her into the building.Her friend was out of her apartment the minute I knocked on the door, and she saw Raya, and she held onto her with both hands, "what is wrong?" She asked me and I shrugged. "I don't know, I met her like this outside the building.""Mummy" Her eyes immediately directed me to stay with Kyle while she took care of Raya and I nodded, walking into her own apartment while she went into Raya's with her.What the f*ck was going on?Why had William come to her apartment by this time of night and left her like that because it was pretty obvious that he was the cause of her reaction?I remembered the way she had been shaken up by William the other night at the resort too, but I had just shaken it off as somet
RayaThe sun was shining through my windows the next morning, my body heavy, and I realized that my hand was tied down to something when I got myself completely."Uhn?" I questioned, opening my eyes to see what it was, only to find a head of hair where my hand was supposed to be.It was actually there but under the brown-haired head. I shifted only for the person to shift too, and I gasped at the face that turned to face mine, still closed.Mr. Sterling?He had stayed behind.Of course, I remembered the reason why he had been there in the first place, maybe not why he had come to my apartment, but the fact that he had helped me up when William had left me shattered.I managed to get my hand off his hand under his head and I stared at him for a while before touching the hair on his face. It was ruffled and falling into his eyes and he groaned, making me flinch away when he shifted on the bed.F*ck, what was I doing?Just yesterday, my nightmare had come knocking and here I was touchin
MaxwellI hadn't told her. Not because I couldn't, but because of all that had happened. It wouldn't be wise to hit her with my uncertainty when she was going through a lot herself.I parked properly in the garage and groaned when I saw my mom's car.She was going to kill me, not just because I had stood up her friend's daughter, but because I had promised not to forget and still didn't go.It was not like I had forgotten though.I ran a hand through my hair again, my demeanor defeated by the way Raya had sounded when she told me those words. "Stop coming to this place.""Thank you for everything."It was as if she was cutting all ties with me and her getting transferred back to the headquarters was going to help with that.I sighed and walked into the house after unlocking the door and my mom greeted me with a scowl, "how could you?"I sighed and went to the fridge where I grabbed a glass of water, and she followed me. "I'm asking a question. I personally called you to remind you