The sound of cars driving into the compound made everyone run to their respective posts. Carson stepped out from his car, which was opened by his driver.
His black suit shining radiantly under the sun and his expensive shoe screaming wealth, same as his wristwatch. He ran a finger into his silken brown hair before glancing around the place.
His secretary stepped out of the building and rushed to him. “Mr Carson,” he called excitedly while walking with a brown file in his hand.
“Bernard! It seems you have grown a bit old.” Carson teased while heading towards the building.
“Welcome back, boss. I heard you have been in town for a week now. How are you enjoying the city?” Bernard asked as he walked alongside Carson, whose concentration was on his phone as he walked majestically towards his office.
“Australia is nicer than I thought.” Carson replied plainly, before looking at Bernard.
They moved together into his office and Carson paused a bit like he was trying to examine the room. It seems a bit different for him, and he noticed the settings were changed. He tried to speak, but got interrupted by a call on Bernard's phone.
“Excuse me!” Bernard whispered and picked the call while moving away from Carson.
Carson Weston is a twenty-eight years old man who had taken over everything from his father as the legal heir of multi billion companies.
He was rude and arrogant no doubt and usually unfriendly, but the remarkable part was that he had a good heart.
He had taken over the manufacturing company from his father, but had traveled for a week to Australia and was finally back now.
Carson moved over to his chair and sat on it while looking at his table like something was missing. He didn't like the new setting of the room, and he had no idea who got the nerve to change it while he wasn't around.
Suddenly, a slight knock was placed on the door and Bernard walked in. “Boss, you have a meeting with Mr Karim from the oil and gas company. I had to postpone the meeting-”
“Who asked you to change the settings of my office, Bernard? I never complained about how it was.” Carson inquired with a harsh tone while interrupting what Bernard was saying like it doesn't mean a damn thing.
“I'm sorry, boss, I just wanted to impress you. I thought you would like the new setting. We had to hang a few portraits.” Bernard said slowly and lowered his gaze to the floor.
“Make me proud by postponing that meeting again. I'm not in the mood to see anyone today.” He ordered, and Bernard gasped with his eyes wide open.
“Sir, this man is a big shot. Collaborating with him will make our company stronger. Do you want to miss such an opportunity? Besides, we had to postpone the schedule the last time before you traveled.” Bernard said with concern and held his file firmly.
“I know, I know. Every company I own is also a big shot. Just do as I say, he will still call you to fix another date.” Carson whispered nonchalantly and crossed his legs.
Bernard swallowed the lump he felt in his throat and reluctantly nodded. He was left to deal with Carson's nonchalant attitude all the time. If not for Bernard, Carson would definitely lose a lot of clients who could partner with them and make the company grow more.
There and then, Carson's phone began to ring, and he picked it up immediately like he was expecting the person to call. “Hey! Please tell me you are at work.” His best friend questioned as he drove into his company.
“I am. Are you close by?” Carson asked curiously.
“Of course! I just drove into the building.” Owen replied and ended the call. After some seconds, Bernard knocked on Carson's door and informed him. “Mr Owen is here to see you, should I ask him to leave?” He pressed further.
“No! Why would you do that? Let him in.” Carson rushed his words and Bernard sighed before leaving. Shortly, Owen entered and Carson stood up swiftly from his chair.
“Hey man. Australia looks good on you.” Owen commented and gave Carson a side hug.
“How have you been? What are you up to lately, huh? Any new girl?” Carson teased his friend and laughed hard.
“Someone is acting like the saint here when you literally screwed every girl in the city.” Owen fired and Carson placed his hand on his chest while acting like he was hurt.
“Ouch! Not every girl, man. I have some decency compared to you. Besides, the girls keep throwing the ball at me.” Carson whispered and winked while relaxing back on his chair.
No doubt he was a player, he also didn't believe in love like people usually say. And most girls fall at his feet because he was handsome, rich, and hot.
And there was another player of the year, his best friend, who is also his partner in crime.
“Hey, what do you intend to do today? There is this new girl I saw at the club. Damn! She is fucking hot.” Owen praised, while demonstrating her figure with his hand, and Carson chuckled.
“Man! Calm down a bit. You're definitely becoming worse than I thought. How about the girl you met two weeks back at the ice cream store? Don't tell me you broke up already.” Carson inquired with his voice echoing with sarcasm.
“You know the rules, man. We don't fall in love, and she wanted more than it should be. I had to break it off.” Owen answered, without feeling remorseful for a bit.
“I see. So, who is the new girl now, huh? Because I know you haven't been single for a whole week. That's not possible.” Carson added and stared at his direction with a smile on his face.
“Hey! What do you take me for? Of course, I have been alone for the past week. That's why I need to get laid tonight.” He confessed and Carson laughed.
“Alright. So, when do we hit the club?” Carson questioned and peeped at his wristwatch.
“We go by 8pm. We still have a lot of time.” Owen spoke and relaxed on the chair he was seated in.
“I remember a girl you wanted to introduce me to a few years back. I think it was your second year in college and I thought that girl would be the one because you were totally not a man whore at that period. What's her name again?” Carson uttered and bit his bottom lip while trying to remember the girl's name.
“Why do you keep bringing up these memories, huh? Are we celebrating world ex's day?” Owen inquired in a frustrating tone.
Carson decided to change the topic, and they began to talk about random stuff. When it was 3pm, Carson decided to leave for the day. He had done nothing at the office and hadn't checked the file being arranged on his table.
He led the way while Owen followed him behind as they headed outside. Carson's two bodyguards rushed to him, but he stopped them.
“Take the cars back home, I will be driving with Owen. I will call you when I need a ride back home.” He voiced out authoritatively and they bowed before moving.
Owen hopped into the driver's seat and Carson joined in as they drove out of the premises.
None of them said a word to each other as they stayed in comfortable silence. “Let's go to your house, we can head to the club from there.” Carson suggested and Owen drove to his place.
“I had no idea the club had pretty ladies in it until that Friday I visited. The girl I was telling you about, she is a stripper. A sexy, hot lady,” Owen spoke, while the words rushed out of his mouth.
“Man, I need to see this girl. You have talked about her all day. Are you in love?” Carson questioned and scanned Owen's face.
“Me? In love?" He repeated and let out dry laughter. “That's not part of my policy, it is not part of the rules. Being in love makes one weak.” Owen muttered and continued driving, while Carson didn't utter a word.
Lillian had woken up before the dawn of the day and due to the way she had slept without eating last night, her stomach kept rumbling throughout.She had to wake up as early as 5am and get something to eat before she passed out. Then she quickly got out of bed and tiptoed to the kitchen, not to wake anyone up.Nora came back from the club very early in the morning, and she was trying to get some sleep in the other room, which was smaller and to the comfort of only one person.Lillian peeped around like a thief and moved to the fridge. She opened it swiftly while flicking her eyes to the items inside.She rested her hand on a can of milk and then sighted some cupcakes inside. Her mouth felt watery with the sight of it, but something was telling her not to take a bite.Her stomach rumbled again, reminding her of how hungry she was. And before she could stop her hand from moving into the fridge, she found herself taking out the cupcakes.She took a bite and noticed how sweet it was, and
Lillian got out of bed with a glum face. She felt pained that Nora had the guts to look down on her just because she was staying with them.She wouldn't be there if her parents were not selfish enough to think of accepting Mr Andrew's marriage proposal.Lillian moved into the bathroom to take a quick bath. She closed her eyes and relaxed herself while the warm water poured on her.Then she heard footsteps in the room, and she opened her eyes. “Lillian, are you in there?” Mila questioned.“Yes, I will be out in a minute.” Lillian replied and hurried. She stepped out when she was done and met Mila seated on the bed while scrolling through her phone.“Hey, are you okay?” Mila inquired in a calm tone.“I'm not fine. I feel like a loser,” Lillian whispered in annoyance and moved over to the drawer to get her body lotion.“I know you're mad, but you should know Nora better. She doesn't think of what pops out of her mouth.” Mila pressed further while staring keenly at Lillian.“If I had know
The burning gaze of the sun on her skin was making her sweat profusely. It was a rough day for Lillian after she had spent half of the day inside the building, and now her shoes were making her feet hurt badly. She took a deep breath after walking out of the software company. Lillian, utter some curse words under her breath before crossing over to the other lane to get a cab home. She prayed silently that she would be called next week and given a job. She hoped to move out and get an apartment of her own. The moment she stopped a cab, she called out the address to him, and he ushered her to hop in. “A person of such beauty isn't supposed to stay under the sun.” The driver spoke, and Lillian resisted the urge to scoff. “But the world doesn't care,” she uttered and laid her head on the back seat. He kept talking about random stuff, and it took all of her not to ask the driver to shut up and just focus on the road. She wasn't in a good mood to talk, and he still couldn't sense it? E
All eyes fixed intensely on Lillian as they waited anxiously for her response. The room was filled with total tranquility, and Lily licked her bottom lip and sighed. “Mila,” she called and averted her eyes to her. “He was the man who almost ran over me with his car the day I left home while heading to your place.” She responded, and Tessa sighed in relief. “I thought you had once fallen victim because of his charms. Thank heavens, it is something different.” Tessa said sincerely and shoved her phone into her bag. “Don't you think he might find it suspicious if I approach him first? Like I was totally rude to him that day, in a nutshell; we were all pissed.” Lillian uttered, and Tessa itched her nape while thinking. “I will add whatever money you want. Please, Lily, just try it out. I promise to increase the pay to one hundred thousand dollars.” Tessa spoke and Mila gasped with wide eyes. “I promise not to disappoint you, Tessa. But… I hope you won't go broke.” Lily said in concer
Lillian smiled sheepishly while he gave a compliment on her looks. “So, tell me, do you live around here?” He asked calmly while sitting on the next stool.Lily became stiff for a second, she was contemplating on what answer to give. “Yeah, I live around.” She replied and took a sip of her drink while praying silently for him not to ask her any other personal questions.Lillian glanced around with her eyes and sighted most of the ladies staring towards the bar, and some were giving her a hard glare. “It seems like you're quite popular, everyone is staring at you,” she uttered and looked at him.Carson turned his head and sighted the ladies, one of them waved at him while smiling sheepishly, and he scoffed.“That's how they are, they stare at me all night whenever I come here to chill out.” He spoke, with a bit of pride echoing in his voice.“I guess they can't help it. You're worth staring at.” Lillian said, and regret spilling those words out, but he heard her already.“You think so?
Carson had woken up the next day, his thoughts wrapped around Lily, he couldn't get the image of her off his mind.He walked out of his room and descended the stairs while scrolling through his phone. “Good morning sir,” Rosa said while bowing slightly, she was the only maid working in the house. She comes in the morning, cleans the house, and makes breakfast before leaving.He ignored her and walked straight to the sitting room. Suddenly, he placed a call across to Bernard, his secretary.“I won't be coming to work today. Clear all appointments.” Carson ordered, and before Bernard could say a word, he ended the call.After some seconds, his phone began to ring, and he averted his eyes to it immediately. What was he expecting? For Ella to call him when she doesn't have his number? But then, it was his best friend calling.“Hey man! I will explain why I had to disappoint you yesterday. Are you at home or at work?” Owen inquired from the other end.“I'm at home, I have a gist for you.”
The heavy knock on the door made Lillian jerked back to reality. She moved swiftly to check who it was and noticed Nora standing with her luggage.Lily moved away from the door without saying a word, and Nora stepped in. Mila heard the knock too and stepped out of the kitchen.“Hey! You didn't tell me you were coming back today.” Mila said with beady eyes and scanned Nora, who looked exhausted from her trip.“I'm sorry about that. Do we have anything edible in the house? I'm so hungry.” Nora inquired and laid her back on the couch.“All thanks to Lily, she bought a few things in the kitchen.” Mila added with a smile, but Nora's countenance changed.“Don't worry, Nora, I wouldn't mock you for eating what I bought with my money.” Lily started with a smirk and moved to the bedroom, while Nora scoffed.Lillian kept pacing back and forth in the room. While biting her bottom lip nervously. She has been trying to think of the best way to make Carson fall in love with her.Tessa had done her
The moment, the wall clock clicked, giving the sign of what time it was. Carson picked up his phone from the table. He put a call across to Lillian, he wanted to meet her and hoped she was going to agree this time around.The first call went in vain, and he called again. Suddenly, she picked up, and his eyes lightened up. “Hey, Ella.” He called in a husky tone.“Hey, how are you doing?” She asked like she cares.“I'm doing just fine. Hey, what's your plans for the evening? Do you mind if we meet for dinner?” He inquired with a bit of hope.“Alright, that would be fine by me.” Lily uttered, and she could hear him sigh from the other end.“Alright, cool. I will come pick you up, just text me your address. Hope to see you soon, beautiful.” Carson added before ending the call.A wide smile displayed at the corners of his lips. Maybe Owen was right, perhaps she had no idea who he was, but he was determined to show her tonight. Most ladies were definitely after his looks and money, and he
Lily was able to move into her new house during the weekend. She was supposed to call Mila, but she had a lot going on in her head. She shook her head while a little smile played on her lips. It seems like Carson was already falling for her. She reminisced on the moment he wanted to kiss her in the car, but changed his mind. Though she couldn't really explain what was going on in his head, she felt he found her attractive. Besides, who could resist her curves, huh? Lily moved out of her room, she was yet to unwrap some furniture in her room and hasn't gotten a little stuff she will be needing. At least, she would be free from her nagging parents and annoying Nora. She sighed and walked out of her room, it was a two-bedroom flat and the other room was the guest room. Lily walked to the balcony of her room and stood there. She loved the view in front of her as she giggled like a baby. The breeze blew on her skin, swaying her hair, and she slowly closed her eyes. The sound of her ph
The moment, the wall clock clicked, giving the sign of what time it was. Carson picked up his phone from the table. He put a call across to Lillian, he wanted to meet her and hoped she was going to agree this time around.The first call went in vain, and he called again. Suddenly, she picked up, and his eyes lightened up. “Hey, Ella.” He called in a husky tone.“Hey, how are you doing?” She asked like she cares.“I'm doing just fine. Hey, what's your plans for the evening? Do you mind if we meet for dinner?” He inquired with a bit of hope.“Alright, that would be fine by me.” Lily uttered, and she could hear him sigh from the other end.“Alright, cool. I will come pick you up, just text me your address. Hope to see you soon, beautiful.” Carson added before ending the call.A wide smile displayed at the corners of his lips. Maybe Owen was right, perhaps she had no idea who he was, but he was determined to show her tonight. Most ladies were definitely after his looks and money, and he
The heavy knock on the door made Lillian jerked back to reality. She moved swiftly to check who it was and noticed Nora standing with her luggage.Lily moved away from the door without saying a word, and Nora stepped in. Mila heard the knock too and stepped out of the kitchen.“Hey! You didn't tell me you were coming back today.” Mila said with beady eyes and scanned Nora, who looked exhausted from her trip.“I'm sorry about that. Do we have anything edible in the house? I'm so hungry.” Nora inquired and laid her back on the couch.“All thanks to Lily, she bought a few things in the kitchen.” Mila added with a smile, but Nora's countenance changed.“Don't worry, Nora, I wouldn't mock you for eating what I bought with my money.” Lily started with a smirk and moved to the bedroom, while Nora scoffed.Lillian kept pacing back and forth in the room. While biting her bottom lip nervously. She has been trying to think of the best way to make Carson fall in love with her.Tessa had done her
Carson had woken up the next day, his thoughts wrapped around Lily, he couldn't get the image of her off his mind.He walked out of his room and descended the stairs while scrolling through his phone. “Good morning sir,” Rosa said while bowing slightly, she was the only maid working in the house. She comes in the morning, cleans the house, and makes breakfast before leaving.He ignored her and walked straight to the sitting room. Suddenly, he placed a call across to Bernard, his secretary.“I won't be coming to work today. Clear all appointments.” Carson ordered, and before Bernard could say a word, he ended the call.After some seconds, his phone began to ring, and he averted his eyes to it immediately. What was he expecting? For Ella to call him when she doesn't have his number? But then, it was his best friend calling.“Hey man! I will explain why I had to disappoint you yesterday. Are you at home or at work?” Owen inquired from the other end.“I'm at home, I have a gist for you.”
Lillian smiled sheepishly while he gave a compliment on her looks. “So, tell me, do you live around here?” He asked calmly while sitting on the next stool.Lily became stiff for a second, she was contemplating on what answer to give. “Yeah, I live around.” She replied and took a sip of her drink while praying silently for him not to ask her any other personal questions.Lillian glanced around with her eyes and sighted most of the ladies staring towards the bar, and some were giving her a hard glare. “It seems like you're quite popular, everyone is staring at you,” she uttered and looked at him.Carson turned his head and sighted the ladies, one of them waved at him while smiling sheepishly, and he scoffed.“That's how they are, they stare at me all night whenever I come here to chill out.” He spoke, with a bit of pride echoing in his voice.“I guess they can't help it. You're worth staring at.” Lillian said, and regret spilling those words out, but he heard her already.“You think so?
All eyes fixed intensely on Lillian as they waited anxiously for her response. The room was filled with total tranquility, and Lily licked her bottom lip and sighed. “Mila,” she called and averted her eyes to her. “He was the man who almost ran over me with his car the day I left home while heading to your place.” She responded, and Tessa sighed in relief. “I thought you had once fallen victim because of his charms. Thank heavens, it is something different.” Tessa said sincerely and shoved her phone into her bag. “Don't you think he might find it suspicious if I approach him first? Like I was totally rude to him that day, in a nutshell; we were all pissed.” Lillian uttered, and Tessa itched her nape while thinking. “I will add whatever money you want. Please, Lily, just try it out. I promise to increase the pay to one hundred thousand dollars.” Tessa spoke and Mila gasped with wide eyes. “I promise not to disappoint you, Tessa. But… I hope you won't go broke.” Lily said in concer
The burning gaze of the sun on her skin was making her sweat profusely. It was a rough day for Lillian after she had spent half of the day inside the building, and now her shoes were making her feet hurt badly. She took a deep breath after walking out of the software company. Lillian, utter some curse words under her breath before crossing over to the other lane to get a cab home. She prayed silently that she would be called next week and given a job. She hoped to move out and get an apartment of her own. The moment she stopped a cab, she called out the address to him, and he ushered her to hop in. “A person of such beauty isn't supposed to stay under the sun.” The driver spoke, and Lillian resisted the urge to scoff. “But the world doesn't care,” she uttered and laid her head on the back seat. He kept talking about random stuff, and it took all of her not to ask the driver to shut up and just focus on the road. She wasn't in a good mood to talk, and he still couldn't sense it? E
Lillian got out of bed with a glum face. She felt pained that Nora had the guts to look down on her just because she was staying with them.She wouldn't be there if her parents were not selfish enough to think of accepting Mr Andrew's marriage proposal.Lillian moved into the bathroom to take a quick bath. She closed her eyes and relaxed herself while the warm water poured on her.Then she heard footsteps in the room, and she opened her eyes. “Lillian, are you in there?” Mila questioned.“Yes, I will be out in a minute.” Lillian replied and hurried. She stepped out when she was done and met Mila seated on the bed while scrolling through her phone.“Hey, are you okay?” Mila inquired in a calm tone.“I'm not fine. I feel like a loser,” Lillian whispered in annoyance and moved over to the drawer to get her body lotion.“I know you're mad, but you should know Nora better. She doesn't think of what pops out of her mouth.” Mila pressed further while staring keenly at Lillian.“If I had know
Lillian had woken up before the dawn of the day and due to the way she had slept without eating last night, her stomach kept rumbling throughout.She had to wake up as early as 5am and get something to eat before she passed out. Then she quickly got out of bed and tiptoed to the kitchen, not to wake anyone up.Nora came back from the club very early in the morning, and she was trying to get some sleep in the other room, which was smaller and to the comfort of only one person.Lillian peeped around like a thief and moved to the fridge. She opened it swiftly while flicking her eyes to the items inside.She rested her hand on a can of milk and then sighted some cupcakes inside. Her mouth felt watery with the sight of it, but something was telling her not to take a bite.Her stomach rumbled again, reminding her of how hungry she was. And before she could stop her hand from moving into the fridge, she found herself taking out the cupcakes.She took a bite and noticed how sweet it was, and