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 Bailey Native Home.Arthur and Nichole spent most of their day in the bedroom. She arranged the clothes she would put on the next day. Subsequently, she picked up a novel and began to read. Arthur was on the reading desk working when he got calls from clients and partners. To avoid disturbing her, he got up and informed her, “I will be at the study.”She nodded in the affirmative and he moved to his study. When she got tired of reading, she slept off. He was able to settle most of the work that needed his attention, which he was unable to settle because of the appearance of people like Mr. Christopher Harry and Stephen. At 6 PM he joined her in the bedroom. At 7:00 PM, he woke her up for dinner, “Nichole, wake up. It is time for dinner."Nichole opened her eyes slowly, looked at the wall clock, and exclaimed, “Wow!” She got out of bed and dressed up, and they walked out of the bedroom. While at the dinner table, they discussed the events of the day, especially the hired kill
Tuesday Morning.After sorting out Nichole's wears the previous night, they went to bed full of hope for the next day. They woke up at their usual waking time and prepared for their great day. After their breakfast, they walked out of the house to board their vehicle. To their surprise, Nichole's car was not in the car park. Then, the bewildered Arthur turned to the security guard who was standing beside them and waiting to lock the mini gate. “Didn't Zoey return the vehicle yesterday?” he asked him,“No, Boss," he answered him confidently.“Why didn't you inform us?” he asked him angrily.“I apologize, Boss. I thought she informed you.”Now, Arthur looked at Nichole, who was standing by the passenger's door, before he walked to her to the car.He opened the door for her and remarked, “Maybe she drove to her house when she got back from work.”“It is possible. But she should have kindly let me know," Nichole pointed out before she got into the car. Arthur walked to the driver's sid
“Mr. Edmonton, meet my boss, Mr. Louis Bailey. Boss, meet Mr. Rex Edmonton, the client I have been expecting from the USA," Eric introduced them one after the other.Likewise, Louis stretched out his hand to the surprised client and they shook hands.Afterward, he said, “Welcome to my humble office, Mr. Edmonton."Mr. Edmonton was still astonished but Louis smiled and said, "Kindly, take your seat.”He took his seat while still focusing on him in amazement. Notwithstanding, Eric sat down as well.“Thank you, Mr. Bailey. I'm much honored to meet with you at last. I have heard so much about you.”Now, Louis chuckled and teased him, “That is good to hear. I hope that the things you have heard about me are not negative.”The three laughed mildly and Mr. Edmonton continued, “To be candid, I was expecting…”“An old man with grey hair,” Louis interrupted him and completed his statement for him. He smiled and asked him, “How do you know what I wanted to say?”“I am aware of what you wanted t
“Thank you, Uncle Phil and Aunty Freya. Kindly mention me to Daniel,” Olivia appreciated them too.“I will do that. We will bring him over to see you this weekend,” Freya promised her.“Wow! That will be fine. Let him come with his piano keyboard, please.”“I will inform him. Bye.”"Goodbye," they responded and watched them drive off.Meanwhile, Arthur drew his newly wedded wife, who was sitting on the passenger's seat, to himself and gave her the kind of kiss he had wanted to give to her at the registry. Thereafter, he declared, “You are my legally married wife and nothing can separate us. You are mine forever.”“Yes. I am yours and you are mine forever. Congratulations to us.”"Thank you for the compliment. I will take you to work before I go to mine. You can flaunt that we are officially husband and wife. Did you get me?”“It is all right, Hubby. I got you.”“That is good. You can give your colleagues a treat if you wish.”“That is a good idea, Hubby. Then I will need to get some
With such a statement, they concluded that she had married a grotesque and was hiding him from them, which explained why she did not invite them. While they were chatting, she handed out their packs of comestibles and drinks to them.Both friends and foes, collected and appreciated her. Then, Lorene spoke, "Now that you are married, Arthur will consider remarrying. I am happy for you.”"Yes," another jester responded loudly.Nevertheless, Nichole gave a deaf ear to their jestings because they were the same group of people who taunted her often with repulsive comments like:(Arthur had refused to remarry because of your presence in his life. Why not remarry so that he can be free to remarry too?)Previously, such idle talk hurt her, especially when she remembered that Arthur kept ignoring her. Now, she would absorb them and keep her head high as the legitimate and famous First Lady of the Bailey's Family. So, she did not give their idle talks a thought but concentrated on handing out
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