Afterward, the doctor advised Denise on all that he needed to know about pregnancy as he promised him.“I appreciate your concern, Dr. Harper.”“Consider it as nothing. I will send my secretary to deliver her prescriptions which will take care of the nauseating and fatigue."“It is all right, Doctor. We will be waiting.""It is okay. I will be on my way,” Dr. Harper announced and stood up. Denise stood up too and walked him to the door.“Goodbye for now, Doctor.”“Thank you. Kindly take care of her.”“I promise to do so, Dr. Harper.”Now, Denise walked back to his couch and sat down. He pondered on the result and the discussions he had with the doctor.“This sounds strange. I thought she would need some months to recover from the miscarriage. She must be happy with the result,” he mumbled to himself.Nevertheless, he decided to research his role as a husband. At last, he was happy with his discoveries. Armed with the knowledge he just gathered, he quietly joined his wife who was sleep
At The Hotel Suite in Seven OaksArthur woke up and arranged for lunch while Nichole was still sleeping. He looked at the time, and it was 1 PM. However, he perceived that she must be hungry, but would not want to disturb her sleep. He sat down on the couch and called Louis. Nevertheless, he picked up his call as soon as it connected and greeted him, “Hello, Father. Happy weekend.” “Hello, Son. Happy weekend to you too. How are you?”“I'm fine, Father. And you?”“I'm fine. I wish to thank you for your efforts last night. You made things to work out faster between us than I can imagine.”“Don't mention it, Father. I learned a lot from you yesterday.”“Really? What did you learn?”“I learned humility. Taking responsibility for your mistakes. You confided in me and admitted that you were wrong.”Now, Arthur chuckled and lectured him, “That is a way of life, my dear. Especially for your family members. You should learn to trust your them. Did you get me?”“Yes, Father. I will always rem
She looked at Arthur before she looked at the candle decked dining table again. Arthur gave her a peck on her temple and walked her to the table majestically.“You chose Seven Oaks as our first meeting place, right?” he asked her.“Yes, dear.”“That is good. I chose to make Seven Oaks a memorable place in our relationship.”Presently, Nichole was fighting back the tears that had formed in her eyes. Then, Arthur brought out the secret plate. Meanwhile, the secret camera man positioned his phone from his hide-out.He picked up the ring, bent on one knee, and professed, “Nichole, I can't imagine growing old without you by my side. I have no doubt that you will love me to the end. Please, be my wife.”Then, the overawed Nichole, accepted at once, “I will be your wife and be by your side to the end, Arthur.”Now, he slipped the ring into the middle finger on her left hand, and she helped him to get up. Now, she kissed him intensely and he reciprocated.The hidden camera man was recording
“What? I'm not aware. How could he do that?"“It baffles me.”Can he withstand those indigents?”“I just feel you should be aware.”“Thank for informing me. I will beef up security around him and his wife. I am coming right away.”“That is better.”Meanwhile, the Chief Security, who was a retired Army Officer, assembled his men to stand around Denise and Olivia, and they did as the Chief Security directed. Soon, the seats were filled up and only the two rows in front of the last row were remaining. The ticket agent had stopped selling for the day. Now, the indigent residents who were unable to get the ticket, went berserk at the box office.“Why would we not get tickets while there are two empty rows left?”“We are done with the sale of the tickets for today. Please bear with us and leave,” the agent pleaded Presently, they felt deprived and began to throw tantrums, but there were many Security Guards who were not in uniform around. They overpowered them and forced them to leave. The
“Yes. Dreams often occur, Hubby,” she educated him. Now, Olivia got out of the bed, walked to the fridge, and got a glass of water for him.“Kindly take this. You will be fine,” she advised him and handed the glass of water to him.He collected and was still looking at her in astonishment. However, he was considering whether he was still dreaming and drank the water before handing the glass back to her. She dropped it on the center table and concentrated on him.However, she pulled him closer and consoled him, “Hubby, don't be shocked. It was a mere dream.”Denise nodded in agreement before he got up and said, “Excuse me, my Angel.”“It is all right, Hubby,” she answered and watched him walking to the restroom. He got in, eased himself and observed himself in the mirror.“What kind of dream is this? And why my wife?” he mumbled.Subsequently, he put himself together and returned to his wife. Then, he cupped her face with his two hands and kissed her before he laid on the bed and apol
“I did not reply because I was cross with you," Nichole responded soberly, while Arthur laughed softly and admitted, “I knew it. You were too lenient to have allowed me to take you home after the marriage.”“Good. Now that you have mentioned it, I would like to know. Why were you silent all through the drive home?”“I did not have an idea of what to tell you, and I was afraid that I may say something that would upset you. I just wanted you by my side.”They laughed ecstatically, and Nichole informed him, “Your silence was like a dagger, stabbing me all through the trip.” He pulled her nose and inquired, “I apologize. I hope I have made it up to you?”“Certainly. I love you, Arthur.”“I love you too,” he responded.In all, they had a blissful weekend and returned to Dover on Monday morning to begin their marriage processes.At the IslandAfter Denise's dream, he was very cautious. After ordering the Chief of Security to beef up the security at the Center and cancel all the movie shows
“How are you, Caleb?” “I am fine, Boss," he responded.He faced Olivia and said, "Welcome back once again, Mrs. Bailey.”“Thank you, Caleb," Olivia responded.They sat on the mini dining table in the kitchen and she asked him, "What are we having for lunch?” “Protein-based food and herbal soup. It is good for your health presently.”Denise furrowed and looked at his wife who was as speechless as he was. They locked eyes for a while before he asked the thirty-five-year-old janitor, “What do you mean by 'your health presently,' Caleb?”Now, Caleb was taken aback when he realized that his mouth had been faster than his brain. Ideally, he should have kept whatever information he had or any observation that he had made to himself and waited for his boss to inform him officially that his wife was pregnant. At that point, he had no response than to mop in regret, while the couple fixed their gazes on him and waited for his response. Suddenly, Denise's phone rang and he looked at it.“Cont
Now, he picked up his phone that was by his side to give Denise and Olivia a call. At that moment, the security guard walked in and informed her, “Mrs. Bailey, Mr. Christopher Harry is at the door.” Arthur and Nichole exchanged glances before he looked at the security guard and back to Nichole. He attempted to view the courtyard from his phone but he could not. Nichole tried to do the same thing but could not too. Arthur showed worries and asked the security guard, “Why is the CCTV disconnected?”“I am not aware that it was disconnected. I will find out, Boss,” the troubled security guard declared.“Meanwhile, let the guest in,” Arthur ordered while he looked at Nichole and she nodded in compliance.“It is all right, Boss," the security guard said, and left in trepidation.”'Who must have tampered with the CCTV?' He thought before he ushered the guest in, “You can go in, Mr. Harry.”“Thank you, Officer.”Christopher was late Mr. Williams Bailey's schoolmate and friend who had his e
At The BarracksBrown arrived for the meeting at 7 AM. As the head of his family, he knew what to expect from the other Family Heads but he was prepared for them.“Good morning to you, our Patriarch,” he greeted him“Good morning, Brown. How are you?”“As you can see, I am good. What about you?”“I could not catch a sleep last night because of today’s meeting.”“It is expected. We cannot run away from our responsibilities.”“You are right. If those before us had run away from theirs, who knows where we would have been by now.”“You are right.”At that point, the scumbag, Stephen, walked in and greeted them, “Good morning, our Patriarch. Good morning, my Family Head.”The two elders did not bother to respond to his greeting nor glimpse at him. The Patriarch ordered without looking at his face, “Wait in the hall.”“Thank you, our Patriarch,” the momentarily repentant Stephen said, walked to the hall and took his seat. He watched the family heads trickling in gradually before the Patria
Denise paused and looked at her innocent face without responding, but she continued, “Are you still mad at me?”“Eat your food first,” Denise responded and kept feeding her. She took two more spoons and stopped. “I am okay. Thank you,” she sobbed.Unfortunately, Denise failed to respond to the situation. He was angry with the woman that he must save her life.‘I have to concentrate on saving her life first. I can get angry later,’ he advised himself and smiled. He scooped the food and then urged her, “Sweetheart, I don’t think you are okay. Just take more spoons and you will be okay.” Olivia saw it as an opportunity to strike a bargain with her husband, and she quickly asked, “Answer me. Are you still mad at me?”Denise smiled and asked her too, “Can I ever be mad at my beautiful Angel?”(Peck)She gave him a dampened smile and wiped the teardrops that trickled down her cheeks with the back of her hand. Denise was emotional at that point. He dropped the plate and the spoon on the
Now, he gave her a call for the second time. The phone rang several times and timed out.“She must have gone to sleep,” he concluded and went to sleep as well.At the Tourist Center.The Officer was happy with the changes in Jude’s composure. His youthfulness radiated as he was constantly happy. The moisture that usually gathered in his eyes whenever he wanted to speak was not there. He enjoyed making music with his piano rather than watching the television. When the Security Officer got to his room that afternoon for his lunch, he observed that he spoke freely with him; more like a relation than a stranger.“How is your day going, Jude?” he inquired.Jude smiled, paused from the keyboard, and responded, “My day is going well, Sir. And you?”“Fine. Your lunch is here.”“Okay. Thank you, Sir. How about the boss?”“The boss is good. He sent his love.”“Oh! I hope I will meet him soon.”“Yea! You will meet him sooner than you can imagine. Just relax.”“It is okay, Sir. Thank you for your
The clerks noticed the same attitude and were astonished. Without looking back, she walked to the car park, got into her car, and drove to the gate. She stopped and got out of the car. The Security men were surprised to see a woman who was raging a few minutes ago walking solemnly to their office. Quietly, she picked up her phone and drove away.‘What must have happened? Who is the President of the Bailey International Conglomerates?’ She mulled over and drove on. Nevertheless, she never considered calling Stephen, neither was she aware that she narrowly escaped the police arrest. Now, Denise had sent for the Security Officer who drove to the Admin Block after Lorene drove off.“You called me, Boss,” the officer stated.“Yes. Why did you call the cop on that woman?”“I did not call the cop, they just came.”“How? What do you mean by they just came?" Denise furrowed his brow and asked him.Incidentally, the security officer was not aware that Denise was not in the picture of the arra
At the Gate.‘He would be surprised to see me,’ she fantasized and parked. She honked with the confidence that she would not be turned back anymore. Then, the Chief Security Officer, who had seen many of her types since the previous week, walked up to her by himself.“Good day, Ma’am. How may I help you?” he asked her politely.The new face she was seeing for the first time looked more mature than the security guard who had embarrassed her the previous week. “I wish to see the President,” she said confidently.Now, the CSO observed her again and inquired, “Are you on an appointment with him, Ma’am?”“Yes. He must be expecting me. Please open the gate. I want to avoid keeping him waiting,” she made clear.The officer locked eyes with her and then declared with a mockery smile, “I see. Sorry, Ma’am. The President is not on the seat.”Just like anyone would be, with a surge of hostility and violence, she got out of her car and began to rant, “What do you take me for? A kid? After int
Under the present circumstances, Stephen’s head could not process the information he got at the same time. From the stranger’s speech, he grasped that he was aware of the issue at hand. Then, he looked at the two elders and inquired, “Oscar’s wife?”Stephen, whose purpose of visiting his Patriarch was to find a solution to the river of problems that was drowning him, had just discovered another problem.All the same, he had to straighten things out, “I don’t have anything to do with Oscar’s wife. I ….”However, the Patriarch and the Family Head thought that his explanations were lies and aggravated his already bad case. The Patriarch rose from his couch with his military demeanor and the might of the Patriarch of the Bailey’s family and thundered. “I will not hesitate to throw you out of the barracks after the soldiers have court-marshaled you if you think you can dance on our intelligence.”Now, Stephen was aware that he had screwed up and that making excuses would cause him more t
At the Barracks The daily drilling of the young soldiers, which Gen. Bailey looked forward to every morning, took place at 6 AM and lasted for one hour. As a matter of routine, he was in his studies, reading through the dailies after his breakfast, when he got the email from Barrister Guidance. He quickly read through it and was timorous. “Has Stephen gone nuts? How many women does he want to have at the same time?” The nonagenarian Patriarch asked while cold sweat formed on his forehead. He went through the mail again and discovered another serious point.“Accusing Arthur of using Nichole as a nanny is an insult that her children would not take. No wonder Denise was distraught during the meeting,” he thought.At that point, he got a call. He looked at his phone and discovered that the caller was Brown. He took a second look at his phone and vacillated between picking up the call and ignoring it. Shortly, the call timed out.When he was about to concentrate on his emails, he got a
After their breakfast, they prepared for work and got out of the house at once. Then, Lorene stopped him off.(Peck)“See you later, Love,” Stephen said and got out of her car.“Bye. Love,” she responded and drove off to the hospital. It was quite unfortunate. Stephen had devoted his love to her, who possessed all the attributes he needed in a wife, but she was in love with Arthur Bailey and not Stephen Bailey. “This is good. With a wife like Lorene and her friend Evelyn, I will have a blissful marriage,” he mumbled before he boarded a chartered taxi.Then, he sat comfortably in the back seat. While he was approaching his house, he turned on his phone to transfer the payment for the ride, but an epiphany occurred when he saw the different breaking news popping up on his phone. He punched on one of the news and saw his resort as a heap of rubble. Then, he looked at it critically to confirm that his eyes were not misleading him. When he confirmed it, he rested on the headrest of the
The other Family Heads attacked him at once and demanded, “Why did you not ask her son before he left?”Now, Zoey could not help but laugh. To defend himself and maintain his dignity, the Family Head explained, “I was about to ask him, but before I looked up, he had gone.”“Coward. You knew nothing but to insult and push a fellow Family Head," Brown blurted out and the Family Head rushed at him, but he was restrained by the other Family Heads. Then, the Patriarch ordered, “Go home, all of you. The meeting is over.”They began to file out one after the other, still barking and yelling at each other. Then, Oscar shouted, “Zoey, get into the vehicle and let us leave here.”Zoey glared at him and got into the car. She did not relent in rubbing it in his face, “Can you shout at me, Oscar? You could not raise your voice when it was necessary.”Oscar, who was used to such berating, ignored her. He turned on the ignition and drove off.At The Tourist Center After Denise got out of the cal