While they were relaxing, Mr. Fields saw the occasion as the right moment to delve into the discussion he had with Denise concerning Olivia's decision to be self-employed.“Angel,” he called out. Olivia and Denise looked away from the television simultaneously and fixed their gazes on him.“Yes, Mr. Fields,” she answered him.“Your husband had told me of your plans to be self-employed.”She looked at her husband before she faced him and answered, “Yes, Mr. Fields.”“That is good to know. So, what are your plans?”“Thank you for your concern. I have designed a website for tutorials on ICT. I intended to hold online classes for students who may be interested.”“Wow! I like that. Did you design the website by yourself?”“Yes. I designed it by myself.”Denise, who had not created a suitable time to look into her project, was dazed by her brilliance. Then, Nicholas continued, “That is good. The e-commerce website will help you.”Now, Olivia refuted, “No Mr. Fields. It was not an e-commer
Arthur smiled and agreed with her, “It is okay. Are you bored?”“Yes. I wish we could drive out.”Arthur consented to her request with the belief that when they get to the bridge, they will cross it. Indeed, when they got to the bridge, they crossed it. “Do you mind if we go for a walk around the estate? I did not go for my morning walkout today.”Nichole accepted his suggestion with enthusiasm, “Wow. I should have thought of that.”Being proactive is not frailty but his way of protecting those he loved. At least, the estate was safe for her at that moment.At Seven Oaks. Louis had not commented on the platform, but his silence was scary. Of all the bashing that Stephen got that day, Louis' plans against him were bloodcurdling.Louis, who saw the post made by Denise after the chat between Freya and Julie, began to launch his attack against his uncle. He went over the recorded conversation several times.(What I am saying is that you should let your mother know that she has to move o
“I love you, my baby," he said and released her. Olivia, who was craving, gave him another affectionate kiss before she said, “I love you the more.”However, Denise took good care of her as her father was convinced. After dinner, Nicholas and his wife drove them back home.“Thank you for your visit. You made our weekend worthwhile,” Mrs. Fields appreciated them.“Thank you for hosting us. We appreciate it," Denise responded and watched them as they drove away. Afterward, he led his wife into their apartment. Irony of life. He was not afraid of beating up his uncle, Stephen, but he was afraid of a mysterious man who could be a mere figment of his imagination.At Stephen's Residence.He got back after he left the Bailey's Native Home. Now, his shirt was already stained with blood, and he was embarrassed and afraid that his janitor might see him and suspect that he had shoplifted and been beaten up. Then, he came up with an idea. After he parked his car at the car park, he honked and t
Monday MorningArthur's fear was losing Nichole to another man. Although he was a strong man, the fear of losing the people he loved had been his weakness. He was confident of Nichole's love for him, but unless he possessed her legally, he would not be placid. He had to protect her until Thursday when they would tie the nuptial knot, and he must devise a means of doing that.(Peck)“I am so glad that you are the first thing I will see every morning for the rest of my life. Good morning, my sunshine.”Nichole smiled as she opened her eyes gradually and responded, “Good morning, my Knight in shining armor.”She got up, sat down on the bed, and yawned groggily while Arthur watched her with concern.“You look tired.”“Yes, Hubby. I wish I could just rest at home today,” she stated.What a coincidence. He had been thinking of a way to make her stay at home until their wedding day. Now, he had gotten the chance effortlessly and must use it judiciously. Then, he gave her another peck on her
“The moment she parks her car, I will walk up to her and engage her in a conversation.”“Okay, Boss.”"Good. While talking to her, you will come close by and spray the substance.”“I got it, Boss,” Jude agreed.“Be careful, so you don't spray too much. She is my woman."“Oh!” “Yes. We had a little misunderstanding and she walked away,” he lied to him to spur him to be committed to the tasks."So sorry boss. You will get her back.”“I pray so.”Now, he had psyched him and he was willing to give his best. Then, Stephen checked his time, and it was 7:15 AM.“She would be here any moment from now," he pointed out and they began to wait in his car. According to their plans, they expect that Nichole would be unconscious as a result of the substance. Afterward, they would move her to the passenger's seat, and he would drive her away while his partner would drive his car and come behind him.Meanwhile, at 8:00 AM, they saw Nichole who was dressed in her nurse uniform, driving in with her ca
Denise looked at his father and answered with excitement, “My wife is fine. Thank you for your concern, Father.”“And the baby?”Denise looked bewildered at his father and merely smiled and he understood how he felt. Without waiting for his response, he advised him, “It is all right. Please take care of them,” “I will. Thank you, Father.”“You are welcome.”They discussed the official matters that brought him beginning from the production section, and thereafter, he stood up.“It is all right, Father. By the way, how is Mom? Her phone was switched off when I called earlier.”“Yes, her phone is switched off. She needed to rest.”“Does that mean that she did not go to work?”“Yes. She is resting at home.”“It is all right. See you tomorrow.”“Goodbye.”At The Lonely Road.Arthur's desire to marry Nichole as quickly as possible prompted him to change his route that morning. After he bade Nichole farewell, he gave his security guards and janitor the following instructions.“My wife is i
Nevertheless, he walked to the backyard, and he was surprised to see a strange car. Now, he furrowed his brow and stared at it. When he found his bearing, he dialed his boss’ number. He waited anxiously for his phone to ring, but to his consternation, it was switched off.“How and when did this car get to this place?” he asked himself. However, the barrister and his squad were getting impatient, so they knocked on the door. The knock broke the janitor's reverie, and he walked briskly back to the door.“Where is your boss, young man?” The barrister asked the twenty-two-year-old lanky boy who was nervous. The look on the barrister's face and the presence of the policemen scared him the more. He attempted to answer his question but found himself stammering, “I, I, wish I knew. He walked in a few minutes ago and…”“I hope you are not hiding something from us?” The barrister asked him further with an angry tone.“No, Sir. I am not hiding anything from you,” he answered.The barrister
“We are getting married tomorrow,” he smiled and informed her.Nichole was astonished and asked him immediately, “Why? It was supposed to be on Thursday.”“Yes. We have been working on the wrong date. We would have missed tomorrow if I had not gone to the registry today to find out.”“Oh, my God! It is good that you went. What time, please?”“The time is 9 AM. We are keeping it as low-key as possible. Do you remember?”“It is okay. I will inform my parents later," she made clear.“Oh! I hope they won't be offended.”“They will be but our happiness matters a lot now.”He was thrilled by the sacrifice and drew her closer. He cupped her face and asked her, “Do you mean to hurt your people because of me?”She saw the guilt in his eyes and tried to reduce the burden on him, “You are also doing the same thing. After all, you didn't inform your people.”He was relieved and appreciated her, “Thank you for that. We will tell them that we needed only the children.” "You got it. I love you, Hub
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