21.When Annabel got a hold of herself, she pushed him off."What are you doing!?" She screamed."That's the only way to get you to calm down." Roland replied. "How could you jump into conclusion without hearing me first?" Annabel scoffed. "Knowing the kind of man you are, why the hell should I trust you!?" She retorted.Roland nodded. "Fine, now I know how much you hate me." He replied and Annabel rolled her eyes at him."What's the meaning of this then? Why am I in this?" She asked, referring to the clothes she was putting on.Roland sighed deeply, then he explained everything to her, how he had come to pick her up to her ruining his clothes and how he had brought her home since she refused to give him her address, he then explained it to her that it was the maid who helped her get changed and not him, he even told her how he had to sleep in the guest room since she was in his room."Do you think I'll be so crazy to take advantage of you? Why would I even want to do that!?" He aske
22.Roland was surprised when Annabel suddenly rushed downstairs and informed him that she was leaving."Hold on Anna, why are you in a hurry? You should have something to eat first." He said, but she refused."No Sir, I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I really need to get going, something came up and don't worry, I'll make sure to wash this and safely bring it back." She replied and then she ran out before he even had the chance to say anything else.Sasha has actually just called her to inform her that Olivia has been asking for her, the little girl went to bed without seeing her mother, so she woke up crying and asking for Annabel.When Annabel got out, she was lucky to find a cab, she got in and the driver drove off immediately.She began hitting herself for making her daughter cry."How could I have been so careless!?" She groaned.She got so carried away and forgot about her daughter, for that she hates herself because one thing she couldn't stand was to see her daughter sad
23.When Annabel got to Roland's office, she heaved a deep breath before placing a knock on his door."Come in." She heard him say and she went in.For some reason, Roland wasn't so surprised to see her. He knew why she was here but he wasn't expecting what she would do next.They both looked at each other, none said anything until Annabel decides to break the silence."Why did you do that?" She asked, an angry frown on her face."What do you mean?" Roland replied, feigning ignorance.Annabel mentally rolled her eyes at him. "You know what I mean. Sir, you know what I'm talking about, so don't act like you don't understand.""This is about Brian, isn't it?""Why would you do that? Brian did nothing wrong, he and I were the ones who went out yesterday, so why would you fire him?""Because he did something he shouldn't have, I saw the behavior he showed yesterday as an insult to me, so I have to fire him."Annabel narrowed her gaze. "We were both drunk and besides, I'm sure that whateve
24.Roland sat in his office going over what has just happened, he seriously can't believe the kind of effect Annabel has on him, he took his phone and placed a call through to Ashton, the sooner he gets all this cleared up the better, he needs to be sure if Annabel is the woman he's been searching for and if she isn't, then all this craziness about her will have to stop.The phone rang for quite sometime before Ashton answered the call."Hello Sir.""Hey, how are you and how's the search going?" He asked."I'm well and the search is going well.""Did you find him?""Not yet, I went to his home but the neighbors told me he already moved out, I was able to get his new address from someone close to him, I'll be heading there soon.""That's good news, just keep me posted okay?" "I will.""Do take care of yourself." Roland said, then he hung up.A satisfied smile appeared on his lips, he was glad things were finally going as planned, soon the truth will be out and he'll get to know for s
25.Annabel walked to her table and plopped down in the chair, reminiscing over what Jacinthe said to her. Even though she was able to threaten and get her scared, she still felt nervous. The last thing she wanted was a scandal with Roland. If it were with Brian, she wouldn't mind, but Roland? That scumbag is the reason she was in this situation in the first place, and now the employees were spreading fake rumors about them.She sighed, massaging her forehead as she used her free hand to turn on her laptop. “Good morning, Anna.” She recognized that voice anywhere. She turned to look at Brian with a smile. “Good morning, Brian. Did you sleep well?” She asked and he flashed her a smile.“Yes, and I'm sure you did too because you're looking extra beautiful this morning.” He commented and she chuckled.“Thanks for the compliment.” “Anna, have you heard what has been going on in the company?” Brian moved close, so she could hear him, since he was whispering.“What's going on? Tell me.”
26.Roland was startled. “Can you start by not breaking my table first?” He asked.She didn't answer him and sat down. There was silence for a while before Roland broke it since she wasn't ready to talk to him.“What are we talking about, Miss. Annabel Walter?” He asked.Annabel sighed and massaged her forehead. “Sir, this has to stop. All of this has to end right now.” She said and Roland furrowed his brows, not knowing what she was talking about.“What has to stop?” He asked, wondering what was going on? Was she referring to her job or something else? He tried to think but couldn't place his fingers on anything.“Your closeness to me has to stop,” She dropped the bombshell and Roland wondered what had come over her. He was about to open his mouth to speak, but she beat him to it. “I don't want you to treat me differently from the rest of your employees. The kind of relationship we should have is a boss/employee relationship. Your closeness and interference in everything concerning me
27.“Calm down, Olivia. You'll see daddy soon.” Annabel tried to calm her down.Olivia couldn't stop crying. She wanted her own dad so she can boast to her friends as well. She wanted to show them how handsome her daddy was and tell them what he had bought for her. She wanted to be like them and it hurt her that her dad wasn't here so she could take a picture with him at least.She didn't want to feel inferior amongst her mates and she didn't want to be silent whenever they talked either, but how was she supposed to make friends when she had nothing to boast about her father?Annabel held back her tears. She was hurt, seeing Olivia that way. The least thing she wanted was to see Olivia's tears. But now she was seeing it; she was seeing her beloved daughter in tears. And it was all her fault. She knew there was nothing she could do. She can't pick up a random stranger from the street and ask him to act as her dad — that was way too low even for her. The least she could do was coax the l
28.Roland sat on the chair and wondered why Annabel had acted that way towards him. Why was she giving him that attitude? He wondered if it was because of their conversation the previous day.He wanted so much to meet her and ask what has come over her but not wanting to get her angry again over seeing them together, he changed his mind.He took his phone and decided to called Ashton. The search for Mr. Mike was already taking too long and he wanted to know where things were really headed."Any lead?" He asked immediately after Ashton answered the call.Ashton scoffed audible enough for him to hear. “Are you trying to tell me that finding Mr. Mike is the only thing you care about right now?” Ashton asked.Roland sighed. “How are you doing?” He asked but Ashton only scoffed.“I know you don't mean that question from your heart but anyways, I still haven't found him. He seemed not to stay in a place. I think he's a wanderer.” Ashton answered and Roland sighed.“Keep looking for ways to