Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Six Annabelle _ I sat still in my office without bothering myself about finding out who the person was since I already knew it was Henry. Then, I heard the general office meeting alarm go off. I stood up and said, “That must be Henry. He didn't even bother to tell me he was going to call one before he did.” I scoffed. I knew he was up to something with the meeting. I walked to the large room for the meeting and stood beside him, where I normally would. The energy between the two of us was odd. It felt like I was standing beside a villain but I stood still to hear what he wanted to address. We waited for everyone to arrive before we took our seats. Seconds later, Henry stood up to address the staff. “Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you all for coming and for all the hard work you have put into the organization that has ensured our growth to this extent. We all saw how impressed the founder was when he came to see all that we had achieved. He was
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Seven Annabelle _ I had gotten to a point where whatever it was that had to do with Henry, I didn't want to participate in it. I knew I could see him outside my door trying to get in, I just sat in and did not respond till he left. The rest of the day was spent alone in my office. I didn't speak to anyone nor let anyone have access to me despite how many times my secretary told me that I had people who wanted to see me. The moment it was closing time, I packed up my bags and went out of my office. I walked fast because I didn't want anyone to disturb me or speak with me concerning what had happened earlier. “Annabelle, Annabelle,” I heard someone call out to me as I walked to the parking lot area. I got to my car and turned to see who it was. She immediately waved at me to wait after I looked at her. Then she walked up to me as fast as she could. “Do I know you?” Her face didn't ring a bell. I couldn't know everyone that worked in the offi
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Eight Annabelle _ I refused to stop my car for Henry. Although he looked like he just wanted to have a conversation with me and nothing more that would make me more offended, I wasn't interested in listening to his manipulative words. I drove away and I did not allow him to say whatever it was that he wanted to say to me. On my way home I dialed Travis's number and put it on my speaker, so I could take the call as I drove. “Hi, beautiful. How are you doing?” I wasn't sure I was in the mood to hear the, “Hi beautiful,” I was traumatized already by all that had happened today but I didn't complain about it. “Look Travis, I found out who was behind framing you. Please act in an open-minded way when you hear me say who the person was.” I added because I knew that Travis could throw a fit after hearing who it was, especially because he had said it could have been him. He scoffed. “Everyone has seen who your company said it was. Such a pity for that yo
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Nine Annabelle _ My mind was flooded with the thoughts of what was the right thing to do after all I had found out about Henry. I had not even thought about what I was going to eat or food. That was how I behaved whenever I was in unrest, I always forgot to find something to eat until very late at night when I began to feel hungry. That was also the reason why I added so much weight when I was stressed despite not eating the right amount. “I’d take something light tonight. Maybe a slice of Sandwich and juice.”I said to Nana. I just felt like having something that could make me interested in eating because I wasn't in the mood. I walked into my room and my whole body felt tired as I entered it. “Sigh!” I crawled to my bed, laid on it and removed my heels while in bed. “I don't feel like going anywhere tomorrow or seeing anyone. I think I should take a break.” I said to myself as I lay in bed. I felt my phone vibrate on the bed. I was so tired, I j
Chapter One Hundred and Forty Annabelle_ Brooklyn walked into my room with a look filled with concern for me as she approached me. I'm sure she wasn't wearing that gait until she saw me holding my head like I wasn't feeling good at all. “What is the matter again? Are you fine? Your head hurts?” She rushed to my bed, sat beside me and asked. I smiled at her, I knew she was concerned and I didn't mean to get her so worked up. “I'm fine. I just woke up and I felt a sharp headache. That's all. It's nothing serious.” She took a deep breath. “You look like you've been beaten by life. You got me so scared when I saw you looking like that. Why are your clothes all over the floor?” She dropped her bag on the bed and stood up to pack them off the floor. “Don't worry about that, the cleaners will come and take them out soon,” I said to Brooklyn who had picked up the clothes from the floor and put them into the dirty cloth basket. “You should keep your space tidy even though you have pe
Chapter One Hundred and Forty One Annabelle_ I didn't have the intention to take Henry's call but I showed Brooklyn. “Why would he be calling me? What does he want? I am not going to pick up this call.” “You should take the call and put it on a loudspeaker. Let's hear what he has to say. I will record his voice with my phone just in case he says anything that can implicate him.” Brook insisted. I didn't want to speak to Henry at all and I didn't like the idea Brook proposed but I agreed. Brook turned on her phone recorder and put the phone beside my phone. I picked up the call and waited for him to say something. “Are you home?” Henry asked after a long pause of not saying anything to me. I didn't want to say anything because I was angry he didn't even think to greet me or ask about my well-being, but Brook encouraged me to speak so I answered, “Why are you asking me if I'm home?” “Can't I ask my fiance if she's at home or are you cheating on me again?” He asked. I looked at
Chapter One Hundred and Forty Two Travis_ Samantha stormed into my room. It wasn't a new thing for her to do so I wasn't moved when she entered. Even when she wasn't angry at me she always stormed into my room unannounced. “It's been a while since you sent me my monthly allowance.” She stood in front of my bed like someone whose fire was burning on the inside of her. I couldn't believe the words I heard from her and I knew that those words meant I was about to have a long morning filled with arguments and complaints, which I wasn't ready for. “What do you mean by I haven't been sending you your morning allowances? Do you just wake up every day and strategically think of how to make life more difficult for me or what is all this about?” She looked at me and hissed. “You heard me right. I have not been having money like I used to because your lazy ass has refused to go to work and fetch quality money for this family. I don't know why I ever thought something good could come out
Chapter One Hundred and Forty Three Travis_ “Why would you say something that terrible in the presence of Norah?” I yelled at Samantha. She looked at me and said, “Oh you think you think she is not going to know how useless of a man you are. You're not a good example Travis. You will never be!” She hissed and walked away from us. Norah cried as her mother left. My heart was sore to see her cry and was even more sore because I didn't know what she must be thinking about me. “Do not mind your mother. Don't take anything she says seriously. She just made them up. I don't know why she's always paranoid.” I wiped her tears again, “You don't have to cry. I've told you several times. Do not cry. You're now a big girl.” “But Dad, why does Mum say all these things about you? Why does she always say you're a cheat? Is this true in any way?” I paused for a moment and said, “No, it's not true. Adulthood is a very complicated period, you can not understand. You don't have to worry about