AthenaA little doubt would have been in me if I had not seen how Creed’s parents had treated him. He said he wasn’t receiving any money from them but he had the latest model of Bentley right in front of the house.He unlocked the car and opened the passenger’s side for me to get. How much was he making from that little room he was in? I peed at the computer when I went into the room the last time and it was like he was trading.I sat in the car comfortably, the seats absorbed my weight and brought comfort to my body. I soon got lost in my thoughts. Thankfully father said he wasn’t coming to the auction, he must miss Uncle Jethro. I wondered why the arranged marriage hadn’t been with Uncle Jethro’s son. I am happy it wasn’t with him because I can't imagine my life with that man.I don’t even trust Aubrey around him, At least I have Creed to myself. I faced him as he drove towards Jethro’s estate. The veins on his wrists that hold the steering wheel were just like the say he held my t
Creed“Foreign exchange trading. ” I replied to her, still worried that my stepmom might have hurt her feelings. I hate to admit that I meant it when I said I would turn my car back to give my stepmom a piece of my mind.“Oh.” She trailed.“What?” I left a small laugh. “Do you think I was doing illegal stuff?”“No, I was just curious, I want to know what you did for a living since you said your father didn’t give you anything.”“You look beautiful tonight.I have been meaning to tell you the whole night. I see you love the jewelry I got you. I should get you more gifts.“That’s a pity, I planned on divorcing you so I could get the boat tail as an alimony.” The smile on my face fell into a thick frown and she looked at me. “That was a joke.” She let out a small laugh.I didn’t join her in laughing, the thought of her divorcing me bothered me. Why would she say that?“I swear it was a joke, I have no reason to divorce you, I mean you are a good man, Ava loves you, my mom adores you..”“
AthenaHe broke the kiss abruptly. “I can’t do this.” He muttered, and he clicked a button to turn off the TV.“What’s wrong?” I asked him. I hate to admit that I didn't want the kiss to end.“Nothing.” He shrugged me off coldly. Did I not kiss him right?I got up from his desk and left the room, slightly embarrassed. I put my hand over my mouth and my nose to check if my breath stinks. It didn’t stink as it should have.I went upstairs and laid on my bed. I couldn’t understand the reason he had to do that at that moment. I picked my phone up from the shelf and saw that I had already missed some calls. It was a strange number. I called the number back.“Mrs Athena King speaking.” I said into the phone.“I thought you had figured I was the one that was why didn’t you pick up early.” The voice said into the phone.‘Who am I speaking with please?” I asked politely. “Your mother-in-law, are you saying you don’t recognise my voice?”“Oh my bad. How may I help you?”“I came to give you an
Creed I was scared that the shareholders won't go well, but it seems like the shareholders were aware of what was going on.I had calculated the whole situation and I knew my fate was on Allen's share. My wife came through for me. I stole a few glances at her during the missing, she had the habit of playing with something in her hand whenever she was lost in her thoughts.Her vote did boost my chances of being the CEO. She would be mad that I didn't tell her about the shareholders meeting.I opened the door to my father’s office and a slap fell on my face. I staggered towards the door. My father’s hand on my cheek was not a new thing. It had been a while since he slapped me, my body wasn’t used to it.“Who gave you the right to call a meeting without my permission?” He barked at me.“Father, I want you to keep it in mind that I am not Reign while you are asking me questions and you can’t slap a grown ass man like me and not expect me to retaliate.” I replied to him coldly. “The answ
Athena“Hello, Is this Mrs. King speaking?” A voice said to me as I picked up the call and opened the door with Ava in my arms. “Yes, how may I help you?” I put Ava in her baby chair. I pulled my bag from my arm. Shit! I didn’t take Ava’s bag from the car.“Your husband has just been admitted to a hospital, he got involved in a car accident. The situation is so brutal.”I stopped breathing on hearing her last statement. Creed got into an accident? How?“Hello, hello, Mrs. King.” The voice said into the phone repeatedly.I jolted back to life. “Are you there? I will send you the hospital’s address through a text.” She said before hanging up. My parents had traveled out of town two months ago, Ava came home and Either I or her dad took her to work with us. She had started saying some words, she said papa first as I expected.Things were working out between me and Creed well, we started our relationship on a new note. I carried Ava from her sitter and ran back to my Ashton martin. Aft
Creed "Mr King, your car brakes have been tampered with," Luke said as he walked into my office, "By who?" "The camera footage has been wiped, I saw dirt on your car and I decided to give it a wipe so I unlocked the door of the car then I saw the car brake in a broken state." "Reign." I said to myself as I squeezed the paper I was holding. "I suspect your brother too, sir. I don't think we should let this slide this time sir or else they Will keep doing these terrible things to you and your family." Luke suggested "You are right!" I stroked my chin. "Do you have a plan sir?" He sat down on the chair opposite my desk. I looked at him, "Yes, fix the brakes, we will feign an accident to see their reaction. I want to know what they want to do." "Are you going to inform your wife? You don't want her complaining that you hide things from her." "I will but there is no time to inform her about this and I have a feeling that my calls are being monitored because Reign mentioned the
AthenaI returned to the hospital after taking a quick shower at Jethro’s place. I went back to feed Ava at midnight. Aubrey made me rest up instead of coming straight back to the hospital.My bestfriend her husband had taken Ava to the store and got some baby food and clothes fpr her. Aubrey get talking about how cooperative Ava was. Ava acted like she knew what was going on. She didn’t cry for food nor call papa.I woke up, cleaned for Ava and wore fresh clothes then I went to the hospital.Matilda walked out Creed’s ward angrily, her expression changed to a scornful one when she sighted me. “You look happy for someone that her husband got into an accident.”I ignored her and I opened the door and she pulled me back.“I know your schemes, now that your husband is sick you want to also take over our company. That would be in your wildest dreams. It would never happened.|”“You are anxious, Matilda. I am happy my husband is not dead and he will wake up, you should wish for his safety
Athena. “He was fine when I came here last night. Why does he need a blood transfusion?” I held the doctor’s coat, he released my grip from his coat carefully. “Mrs King, please contact his immediate family members immediately so they can donate blood, I shall source for blood donors just in case. This is urgent, he needs the blood within forty-eight hours.” The doctor bowed politely. Then he left me standing. I picked up my phone. I dialed Jethro’s number, he picked up on the third ring. "Jethro, Creed." I breathe into the phone, I heard Ava's mumble some baby words. "Athena, what's up? You sound tired." "Creed passed out, the doctor says he needs a blood donor." "Have you called his family?" "Not yet." I sniffed. "Call them, I will join you soon, you can't handle that all alone." He hung up right after. I called Mr King next, "Creed has gotten worse, he needs a blood donor," I tried not to make it obvious that I was so scared. The line went silent like he was trying to d
Third person It’s been five years since Luke lost his father. Things have been quite some, Athena had softened towards her father. She was now calm, and made more time for family but there was no doubt that she loved her work so much. Everyone was used to it. Luke’s IT company was now one of the biggest establishments that made a lot of revenues. The couple seemed to plan their life out with work and all. He preferred to work from home and she liked to go to the office. Carrying their second child in her arms, Athena screamed from the sitting room. “Honey, we are going to be late. I need to take Asher to the hospital then head to work after.” “I was brushing Ava’s hair.'' He came downstairs and he looked disappointed. “C’mom, you said you were not going to work till Asher was old enough to walk this time.” “It would have been cool if you had a little interest in business. I already have it hard managing our companies, having to stress about how it would fare in my absence scare
Third person. Luke arrived at his father’s residence instead of going home to clear the air with his wife. The place was rather quiet and he usually had anxiety that attacked him whenever he was going into the building wasn’t there. He didn’t know if his father made a wise decision by sending his stepmom away at his old age. Although there were caregivers to cater to him, they would never be like family. His stepmom wasn’t a saint and had done many evil things but every did deserve a second chance just like the one he was giving his father. If he had the chance to discuss with his father , he was going to mention a thing or two to convince him to let his stepmom back into the huge estate. Waves of feelings flowed through his system as he approached his father’s room, fear wasn’t one of them anymore. He had overcome his biggest problem, the fear of his father. The father left him right after he let go of the grudge he had ashaint him for how he got mistreated. He never had new clo
Third PersonAthena and Luke called each other everyday and never went a day without speaking without speaking to each other. He told her about the progress of his work and how fast things were going.He even assured her that they would be spending less than a year at the training center because the kids were learning so fast. He talked about how their tutor said they completed a two month course in a week and half.He asked his wife to give them a bonus on their usual salary, Athena also told him how work was going, she said her COOs are doing a great job. She told how she never has to go to work too early. She told him how Ava was going to start school soon and she was now called her mama. Athena has started attending Culinary school during the weekends because she is now less busy on weekends.She also worked part time at her mom’s bakery so she could learn to bake. She was determined to impress her husband with her cooking when he came back home. TWO MONTHS LATERAthena was sitt
Third Person “Sir, I don’t think it is the best idea to return home now, we are ending the classes next week, plus testing the AI, team C created and preparing the records we are presenting to the board of shareholder and partnership. We only have the team of service provider and database management on board.” Luke followed Creed closely. “That is enough and Luke I trust you can manage the testing and the records, just fax the analysis and summary to me. I will take it from there and I will be back as soon as I can return, please contact the pilot.” Creed said when he took his shirt off in the changing room and wore a new one. Lukke bowed and he left Creed to dress up. He contacted their pilot and asked him to get the plan ready as soon as possible. He also ordered a car service to Creed to the airport. Creed got on board and he was flown back home. The airport staff welcomed him warmly and provided a car for him to head home. Creed knew Luke had prepared all of that. He drove to
Third Person Athena woke up to her mom’s call, she had argued that she didn’t want to leave the house like her mom had requested but she had to give in. Her mom rambled about how the staff of the bakery were busy and how she didn’t want to leave Athena to strangers before telling her that she needed someone to do some minor grocery shopping. Then she sent the grocery list immediately Athena agreed. She dragged her body into the bathroom for a quick shower. She sat in front of her vanity mirror and took a deep breath. She had bags underneath her eyes from insomnia and crying. She had cried all night, and was unable to sleep, she was heartbroken. She never thought Creed would cheat on her. It must be the woman that seduced him or she fell for his charm, Nevertheless, Athena was so mad that he had been so cozy with the woman in the picture, she was older than him. She rubbed some cream on her body. She went to the wardrobe she had now extended to a closet to pick the clothes she wa
Third PersonAthena and Luke called each other everyday and never went a day without speaking without speaking to each other. He told her about the progress of his work and how fast things were going.He even assured her that they would be spending less than a year at the training center because the kids were learning so fast. He talked about how their tutor said they completed a two month course in a week and half.He asked his wife to give them a bonus on their usual salary, Athena also told him how work was going, she said her COOs are doing a great job. She told how she never has to go to work too early. She told him how Ava was going to start school soon and she was now called her mama. Athena has started attending Culinary school during the weekends because she is now less busy on weekends.She also worked part time at her mom’s bakery so she could learn to bake. She was determined to impress her husband with her cooking when he came back home. TWO MONTHS LATERAthena was sitt
Third person“Papa,” Ava put wet kisses on her father’s face. She always acted like she knew what was going on, she was acting like she knew that he was going to a far place. Athena helped Creed pack his traveling box. She packed every necessity, some gray shirts, skincare products, cotton underwear and his favorite junk food. She carried the traveling box to the lambo’s trunk while he made breakfast for them. She was feeling down because she was going to miss him and she was acting strong so she wouldn't cry.She couldn’t stop him from chasing his dreams. He had the right to especially when he didn’t have the time to chase his dreams immediately after got of college. She ate breakfast in silence, ignoring every talk he threw at her. Creed understood why she was being like that. He stopped throwing the talks at her and fed Ava her breakfast silent. He went to get dressed,Athena got dressed today and drove them down to the airport.“Are you not going to see your father before you le
Third personJethro dialed Athena’s number, and she picked it. It was facetime. The Kings were at The Allens estate for a brunch in celebration for the twins graduation so they stayed overnight on Sarah’s request.“Hello Mr. \jethro, what do we have here?” Athena asked as she surveyed the environment where Jethro was.“I am trying to pick a ring, I want to propose to Aubs.”“She is here with me, you should whisper if you don’t want her to hear you.” Athena pranked him.“Phew! He sighed. “She is at home, Mrs. King and I can see your husband behind you.” Athena burst into laughter. “I don’t think there is a specific ring I can ask you to pick.”“Do you think I should buy a gold, a silver, emerald, diamond or I just buy all and ask her to pick?” He was totally confused.“Well, I have never been proposed to, so I wouldn’t know but what I think you should get a diamond ring, every girl likes diamonds, don’t we?”“Is creed sleeping?” Jethro asked her and she looked to see what he was doing
Third personArtemis had anticipated her graduation so she could focus on her career without having her father on her neck. She majored in songwriting. School was fun for her as she was doing what she loved the most but the life outside school seemed to be appealing to her.She shared an apartment with her twin nerdy twin brother who loved to paint and was obsessed with pottery. The house they shared was filled with paintings of her. Apollo always said his sister was ugly to her face but found it very interesting to paint her every time.She spilled a cup of water on his face. “Wake up grumpy head, we are graduating today.” She yelled in his ear. Apollo got up from the bed and wore his glasses. He was pretty much used to his sister’s attitude.He stopped complaining when she told him it was a sign of love, he knew how he was getting back at her.He strode to the sitting room to pick up their car keys and Artemis followed him clueless. “I see you are quiet this morning? Did you dream o