Damien placed both hands into his pockets glaring down at the foolish lady..
Bella rushed out of her office immediately she heard the little commotion going on outside, her eyes nearly popped out of its sockets when she saw the file littered around.."Who is she?"Bella nervously looked up to him, he had given her this task to take care of, she'll definitely get into trouble because of this lady.."Boss.. she's a new employee"Damien's face remained indifferent as his gaze locked down on hers, he couldn't shake off the weird feeling he felt at the moment.."You're fired!"Olivia's brows knotted, fired? she hasn't even spent up to twenty minutes at her new work place.."What?!" she stood up to her feet and pointed her index finger at him.."Escort her out of the company immediately!" Damien gave his verdict and started walking away..Bella smirked as she stared at the look of distort on Olivia's face, she was startled when Olivia took off to the direction where their boss went.."Such a fool! what are you all staring?! get back to work!"***The elevator's doors were about closing when a foot was placed in between, the doors opened once more startling Damien..Olivia casually walked in and snapped her gaze elsewhere, she couldn't help but notice his burning gaze on her.."Am I that pretty that you can't take your eyes off me?" she asked with her brows raised..Damien's hands suddenly grabbed her chin, he pushed her backwards till her back pressed against the walls of the elevator.."Who do you think you are to share my personal elevator? and what sought of lady are you?"Olivia's amber eyes shone in delight, she forcefully grabbed his arm and pushed it down, she has dealt with men of his kind who think that they can boss anyone around just because they were wealthy and good looking.."Are you trying to take advantage of me? you've fired me isn't that enough?"Damien was awed by her audacity, he stared at her in shock, never has he ever crossed such an audacious woman in his life before now.."Don't you have any idea of who you're talking to?! "Olivia waved her hand nonchalantly, honestly she didn't care at all.."I don't want to know" She replied back in a bored and uninterested tone..Damien sighed in frustration, he doubted if she was normal, his phone rang out on seeing the caller's id he didn't hesitate before picking up.."Hey I'm almost down..I'll see you in a bit"Silence returned in the elevator once more before Olivia chuckled staring at something on her phone..Soon her chuckle turned into a loud laughter causing a crease line to settle on Damien's forehead.."Uncivilized!"Olivia pulled her gaze away from her phone and stared at him with an arched brow.."Excuse me? are you referring to me as uncivilized?"Damien released a breath completely ignoring her, he didn't want to get a headache by talking to her again..Olivia who was angered by his silence smirked coyly, she suddenly stood before him and wrapped her hands around his neck startling him, she raised her phone up and took a quick peek of their posture..His eyes rounded in shock at her level of shamelessness.."Give me back my job or else everyone will see this..I guess some of your girlfriends too"Damien held her hand trying to pull it off to snatch her phone but hell! this damned lady's grip was tight.."Are you threatening me?!"Olivia's smirk widened, she released her grip on him.."You can consider it as one"Damien lounged forward to snatch her phone but to his utter surprise she placed it into her white top, his hands unconsciously tried to reach for it..The door suddenly opened and everyone's gaze fell on them, their jaws dropped in shock on seeing their boss trying to reach into a lady's top..Damien cursed beneath his breath and retracted his hand, and he thought that was all until the dramatic lady next to him bursted out crying.."How could you do this to me? you can't fire me..I have a very old and sick father, how am I to pay his medical bills if I don't work here"Olivia sat on her heels crying out to gain sympathy from his employees.."What is going on?"Damien turned to the direction of the voice and closed his eyes briefly.."Mum what are you doing here?"Anita swayed her hair backwards and walked past her son to the lady who was crying her eyes out, as soon as she was near the lady she was suddenly engulfed into a tight embrace.."please don't let him do this to me ma'am, I come from a very poor family..and they depend on my income but he fired me on my first day of work"Anita sniffed back her tears listening to the lady's touching story, she patted Olivia's back gently..She snapped her gaze to her son who wasn't showing any sign of remorse whatsoever.."how can you do this to her Damien? she's been through a lot and you're bullying her?"Damien was dumbfounded by his mum's words, bullying her? that really wasn't the case here infact he was the one being bullied by her.."Mum I can assure you..you don't know how shameless this lady here is"Anita raised her hand in the air to stop him from speaking, she pulled Olivia to take a look at her face.."I give you my word dear..no one will be allowed to fire you..I'll sought everything out"Olivia's grin widened, she pushed her hair behind her ear while staring at Damien's darkened face..***Olivia followed the nice lady to one of the offices in the company, her smile widened by the spacious view in front of her, the large floor to ceiling window overlooks the city..Meanwhile, Damien wasn't so happy about what his mum was about to do, he clearly detests this lady's boldness and badly wanted to wipe off the smile off her ugly face.."Damien take her as your secretary since you're in need of one" Anita suggested taking a peek at Olivia who had such a pitiful expression on her face..Damien sent a glare to the lady who didn't budge, if it were to be any normal lady she'd have fled for her life by now.."No mum! that won't happen, she's better off as a cleaner than my secretary!"Anita narrowed her gaze at him "She's your new secretary and that's final!"She stood up to her feet and smiled at Olivia "As from today you'll work with him, if he dares give you a hard time..you can reach me on this line" She said handing a card to Olivia who accepted it without hesitating..Olivia placed her hands together with a wide grin on her lips.."I can't possibly thank you enough ma'am, you've saved a life by doing this good deed"Anita blushed by her kind words, she bade them goodbye and hurried out of the office..Olivia waved at her until she vanished through the doors, she brought the card to her face looking at it meaningfully..In the next second it was snatched from her hold by Damien, she turned to meet his dead cold glare that sent shivers down her spine.."Give that back!"Damien raised it above his head and due to his height she wasn't able to reach it.."You've just signed a death wish, you got the job through my mum's help but how are you going to survive working under me?"Olivia arched her left brow "You can't bully me dear boss "Damien's once sullen expression lightened up within seconds, now that he thought about it, she can stay.. "You know what? I think I'm a bad boss for trying to fire you on your first day of work..so from now onwards you're my secretary" Olivia arched an eyebrow at the 360 degree turn his words just took, wasn't he against her staying here a while ago? and why was he nice? "Really?" her eyes glowed in delight when he gave her a nod, she was just about to leave the office when she heard his next words.. "I'll make sure you regret working with me!" *** Sandy Parker giggled when she was suddenly embraced by a small frame.. It was her grandson Kelvin, not too long she heard Bianca's voice which sounded like she was on a call.. "Grandma you didn't tell me that you were stopping by..did you get chocolate for me?" Sandy took him by his hand and led him to the small dining table for four at a corner in the living room.. "Of course I got you chocolate.. but as you know cav
Rihanna snapped her gaze back to Damien who was oddly quiet about his employees behavior towards her.. "did you see that Damien? that lady just disrespected me..fire her!" Damien sighed and returned back to his seat, if it were to be in his power, he'd have done so without batting an eyelid but since his mum got herself involved, he'd rather tolerate Olivia's ill mannered behavior than disrespect his mum.. "Just ignore her.." Rihanna's lips parted in disbelief, ignore her? that lady just insulted her and he asked her to let go?? she shot him an interrogative stare.. "What?" Damien inhaled deeply and raised his head to look at her.. "Rihanna I told you already, ignore her..she's a new employee" Rihanna folded her arm beneath her bossom, she didn't want to hear any of it.. Damien groaned out in defeat and walked to her once more, he held her shoulder and turned her to face him.. "Don't give me that look..come on smile, you know how much I hate seeing you this way
Damien arrived at the location his men just sent to him, he found himself in an empty street that was well illuminated by street lights.. A car pulled over next to him and his two personal bodyguards stepped out of the car, they also happened to be the guards from that night.. "Boss we got the wrong lady's address" Damien's intimidating grey orbs narrowed at them, the only reason he hadn't fired them was that they were the only ones who knew what the lady from that night looked like.. "Boss we searched for every ladies in the city with amber colored eyes..and we're down to ten..one of them lives in this neighborhood" Damien took in a deep breath, amber colored eyes, that was the only thing they could recall from that night.. He turned to leave for his car when he spotted a lady coming out of the building opposite him with a bag of trash.. He recognized her immediately or should he say he knew who she was at once, she was none other than the rude employee that resumed t
Olivia chewed on her nails feeling remorseful for what she just did, she could see how uncomfortable he was and suddenly wished to vanish into thin air.. She approached him slowly "I didn't mean to do that..I see you're in pain..let me help you check it out" Damien snapped his head to her in unbelief, was she insane? what sought of a lady was she? and what exactly does she want to check out? His long finger pointed to the exit, if she stayed any longer he couldn't tell what he was going to do to her.. Olivia hesitated to leave for a while until the door opened and a lady stepped in, she was the same lady who claimed to be Damien's girlfriend yesterday.. The takeouts on Rihanna's hands dropped to the ground as she rushed to Damien who was wriggling slowly in pain.. "Babe? what's wrong?!" Rihanna's gaze landed fiercely on Olivia who was standing aside, "What did you do to him?!" Damien reached his hand to Rihanna who led him to sit back on his seat, he raised his hea
Alexa's pupils dilated as soon as her eyes fell on the boy stretching forth his hands towards her, now she understood why his image wasn't leaving her head.. It was because he looked like someone she knew well, he was the carbon copy of her brother Damien Sterling! Meanwhile, Rihanna wasn't spared out of the shock, she completely forgot about the pain she was feeling a while ago and unknowingly got lost staring at the kid.. Alexa was the first to snap out of her daze when the ball was snatched away from her grip by Bianca.. "You! Rihanna this is the annoying kid i was talking about that broke my car!" Rihanna stood back up to her feet with the help of Alexa, was it only her that saw the resemblance between this kid and her boyfriend? Bianca tilted her head to the side staring at the two who were looking down at Kelvin like they've seen a ghost.. "Alexa is this Damien's... Her voice trailed off, she shook her head to clear off the thoughts she was having, this was a big
Kelvin stood on the dining table refusing to come down, Bianca sighed and placed the small bowl on the table.. "Do you have to be so difficult with me every single day? come down and have your meal" The door opened as Olivia stepped in with all smiles, however her smile slowly vanished when she saw Kelvin standing on the dining table.. "Olivia! thank goodness you're here..he's driving me insane..I'll step out for a few minutes, don't wait up for me" Bianca stepped out of the small living room leaving the mother and son alone.. Olivia threw her purse to the sofa and folded her arm staring at Kelvin who was still on the table.. The kid tilted his head to the side with a wide grin, he opened his arms wide for an embrace.. "Come on mummy don't force it, I know you can never be upset with me.." Olivia giggled, she walked to him and accepted his warm embrace that seemed to relieve her of all her stress.. "My baby..I missed you soo..much today" She carried him in her
Olivia raised her face to him in shock and unbelief, her boss was Damien Sterling? how on earth did she not know that? "You're so foolish Olivia!" she scolded herself mentally, how on earth was this possible? she has heard a lot of stories about the sterlings and how they trample on anyone who double crossed them.. And the young lady whom Kelvin broke her car was his sister? that explains the reason she hated them both.. Damien snapped his fingers and brought her out of her reverie.. "I know I'm every ladies dream but please don't include your annoying self by staring at me.." Olivia pointed a finger at him ready to snap at him only for him to raise his hand to stop her speech.. "Zip it! and go make me a cup of coffee" Olivia's lips curved up into a devilish grin, she walked slowly to his desk and placed both hands on it after which she leaned forward to him.. "Of course boss..I'll get your coffee right away" Damien leaned back on his seat staring at her skeptical
Kelvin walked into Bianca's room right after he heard her soft snores, he leaned to her and planted a kiss on her cheek.. "I'm sorry aunt..I'll be back before you wake up" He whispered softly and turned around leaving the room.. *** Kelvin narrowed his cute eyes at the man in front of him, he was currently in an eatery where his grandmother had set up four blind date for his mum.. He had a habit of checking the men out first if they were good enough of his mum or not but sadly this man in front of him wasn't ready to hear him out.. "Look kiddo! I don't know who you are..but I'm supposed to meet a lady today not you" The man said impatiently looking around as if searching for someone.. "The person you were supposed to meet today is my mummy..grandma arranged a blind date for her but she can't make it because she of work.." The man stood up from his seat in anger and walked out of the eatery.. However Kelvin giggled and ticked out his name from the list of men his gran
Despite all that had happened to Tracy in the last few weeks, she was smart enough to understand that revenge wouldn't help her out at all. She pulled her gaze off the large screen showing the live footage of Damien and Olivia's wedding. That should have been her daughter smiling so brightly on the screen, but the latter messed up her chances. If only Olivia hadn't come into the picture, maybe everything would still be intact and in place. The Brown's wouldn't have been broken apart like it had. Taking a huge deep breath, she gripped the handle of the wheelchair where a dazed looking Asher sat. The doctor said he was still in shock of whatever had happened around him but it's been days since he woke up and the only word he uttered was "Olivia" Tracy wasn't oblivious to the fact that Asher had something for Olivia. "Your dad and Rihanna has chosen their own path, I think it's time we get going and start our lives afresh" They had to catch the fastest flight to Florida w
Few days later.. The most awaited day in the city came by so fast. The day were the two souls were finally going to be joined together by the sacred bonds of marriage. A majestic church was transformed into a breathtakingly opulent wedding wonderland. The stained glass windows adorned with intricate stone carvings filtered the sunlight casting kaleidoscopic patterns across the polished marbled floor covered with a plush white carpet runner embroidered with gold thread. Garlands of lush greenery and exotic white flowers which included, roses, orchids, and gardenias entwined the wooden pews leading up to the altar. The air was sweet with the scent of blooming flowers. All these extravagant decor had everything to do with Anita Sterling, the most joyous soul on earth. She had been anticipating this day so much if not more than the couple and finally it was here. As the orchestra's strings swelled, the congregation rose. Their faces turned toward the back of the church. Th
Alexa took a glance at Hardin seated next to her in the car when he didn't make any attempt to step out of the car. Today, her older brother had summoned her to the Sterling's ancestral home for an urgent meeting, and she had taken advantage of that opportunity to introduce Hardin to her family. Except that the latter was feeling nervous about this meeting. Hardin knew that he had to face his girl's family sooner than later. He wasn't scared of meeting them but rather be was scared that they might look down on him because of the huge gap between their status. Or worse they might shoo him away from Alexa which he wouldn't be able to bear. Alexa's hand fell on his palm fisted on his lap. She gave it a soft reassuring squeeze. "Trust me. Everything will be fine. My brother might seem tough but he is actually soft hearted on the inside and my dad isn't much of a trouble either" Hardin released a deep breath, he casted her a glance. "And your mum? There's still enough time
Tracy's hand shakily reached for the door's knob leading to Asher's ward. Her heart raced wildly as the door creaked open. She took a step in and almost immediately, a surprised squeal left her lips. Her legs almost gave way, but luckily, she regained her composure and hurried to the bed where the lean figure lay with his eyes wide open. "Asher" She cried out softly caressing his hair. He was awake. Meanwhile, Asher's face was as still as a statue, he hardly blinked or changed his line of focus. Tracy rained multiple kisses on his face but that still didn't generate any reaction from him. There were several questions running wild in her head that needed to be answered. "Asher..can you hear me? it's me your mum" She reminded him taking his hand in hers. She brought his hand to her lips and began sobbing. Now she had a new ray of hope. He was awake and that was all that mattered to her. *** Olivia sat on her bed reading a book in the peace and quietness of Damien's r
Bianca flashed a smile at the kind receptionist who led her to the door leading to Xander's office... Her hubby must have been working his ass off and had probably forgotten to have breakfast before coming to the office and it was certain that he might skip lunch too. But not on her watch. She had decided to pay a surprise visit to him today by coming over to his company with his lunch. She pushed the door open and stepped in with all smiles.. "Hey, Mr Gray I see you're busy." Xander was startled at her sudden familiar and chirpy voice, he snapped his head up from his PC to her. She plunged to the chair in front of his large desk with a broad grin on her face placing two takeouts on his desk. From her facial expression he got that she was excited to see him. "Wow! I wasn't expecting you to show up. You startled me for a second there" She sprang up to her feet and walked around the desk heading to him, once she drew close enough she stood behind him and leaned dow
All throughout the ride back home Damien's hand never left Olivia's tummy no matter how many times she made jest of him. He just couldn't contain his happiness and the same goes to Olivia. "Don't you think you are overreacting?" Olivia inquired arching a brow. She wasn't complaining or anything, it was just it felt weird for him to caress her flat tummy. "Come on. I wasn't there for you when you were pregnant with Kelvin. The least I could do is to make sure that I'm always by your side from now henceforth" Olivia sighed in defeat, she tilted her head by the side till it fell on his shoulder. "As you wish Mr Sterling" *** Hardin wiped off small food crumbs by the corner of Alexa's lips using his thumb. He took the dirty dishes along with him to the kitchen. "You don't have to do the dishes. I can manage on my own" Alexa lazily offered running her palm on her stomach. "Nah. it's nothing much" It's been a while since she last ate a really nourishing homemade foo
Damien and Olivia waited patiently for the results of the test carried out. The result was said to be ready in the next thirty minutes. "Are you sure you aren't feeling any discomfort?" He asked worriedly. Olivia's face fell for the umpteenth time in a row, Damien had been bugging her with that same question over and over again. "Yes. My ears are about to be blown off by you. I told you already right? I'm fine quit worrying yourself for nothing" Damien chuckled at her response, he brought his hand to her blonde hair stroking it lovingly. "I can't help but worry about you honey" Olivia flashed him a look of surprise, he just addressed her as 'Honey' and surprisingly it sounded right to her ears. Luckily for Olivia who was gradually burning in red color, the door opened and a doctor stepped into his office while a nurse followed behind him. He took his seat behind his large brown desk filled with some papers clipped together and his name tag. "Mr Sterling. I'm deepl
Hardin pulled away from Alexa after a few seconds of their lips locking. He cupped her face in his hands while his eyes never left hers for a second. Her face was expressionless and he noticed that she didn't reciprocate to his advances. Or furthermore, she wasn't interested in him like he was in her. The thought of that shattered his heart into a million tiny pieces. Maybe this had something to do with the huge gap in their status. But at this point, nothing mattered to him any longer except the lady standing close to him. Whether she accepted him or not, he had decided to pour out his feelings. She hadn't said a word neither had she blinked or make the slightest of movement. Perhaps, she was still in a state of shock, which was very true. Although this wasn't the first time Hardin had kissed her, but this kiss which lasted for a few seconds felt entirely different. Her heart thumped wildly wondering why he did that. Different questions and assumptions filled her mind leavin
The once messy apartment which belonged to Alexa was made spotless and neat after a few hours of cleaning by Hardin.. He picked up the trashcan and proceeded to the living room where some of her dresses and socks were littered. A few empty packs from various snacks covered the table in the midst of the mini living room. "How come I never noticed any of this whenever I come in here?" He questioned no one in particular.. After taking out the thrash from the table, his eyes caught sight of a thin strip paper like object lying lazily on the table.. Hardin's brows furrowed, from the two clear red lines flashing before his eyes, he already knew what this was. He picked it up examining it closely, this was a pregnancy strip. And worse of it all, it was showing two lines which meant that it was positive. Was Alexa pregnant? if not what was it doing in her apartment? Meanwhile.. A smile carved on Alexa's sleeping face when a mouth watering aroma filled her nostrils. She stir