Paul was furious,he never expected Stephanie to be this difficult. He was stressing himself too much over her issue,he didn’t know what else to do.
She outrightly rejected all his offers and what really baffled him was the fact that she had nothing and yet acted like she had everything. She was like a stranger!,perhaps he’s never really known her. After their last conversation where she told him that she’d terminate the pregnancy,he didn’t know what else to do. He doubted the possibility of her actually going through with it,but he knew better than to provoke her any further.He wanted her to terminate the pregnancy at first,but she insisted on keeping it and now that he also wants her to keep it,she’s threatening to terminate it!. What the hell was wrong with this woman!He ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. “Goddamit! Stephanie!”he yelled out aloud and laid on the sofa,trying to clear his head of the events of the past days. He would figure something out,he always does,he thought and closed his eyes. Stephanie was about to take a shower when she heard a knock at her door. She sighed because the last thing she wanted was company. She was too tired and wanted to shower and go straight to bed. Slowly dragging her feet to the door,she opened it to find Ciara. “I wasn’t expecting you” she stated and Ciara plopped herself onto one of the sofa. “You look like shit” Ciara exclaimed and Stephanie sighed,closing the door. “I had a long day” She dully stated and sat down too. “You told him you’re going to accept his offer right?” Ciara questioned. “About that…” Stephanie was still talking when she was cut off by Ciara. “Don’t tell me,you’re still acting stubborn” “Well its not being stubborn.. and besides i told him i was going to terminate the pregnancy..” Stephanie was saying.“What!!!!! Did you say?” Ciara cut in,wondering if her friend had totally lost her mind. “You acted like you were going to bring down the heavens in order to protect this child,now you want to terminate it?,what is wrong with you?” She yelled. “Well,thats better than letting Him take it away from me” Stephanie quipped. “This child is your ticket to a better life,you can still see it and know that you have a child,he’ll make sure he or she has a better life,far more than you can give it,a life better than the one you lived,that child will never lack anything and it’ll be happy and maybe someday,will inherit Costa incorporation. And you,you’ll move to a better apartment,you’ll pay off all your debt and you could even start your own business if you want!.” Ciara stated,making Stephanie envision such a life. “The only advice I’ll give to you is to take his offer” she added. Stephanie thought for a moment, “but it’ll seem like I’m selling out my child” “A child that is already his?,or do you really want to drag out this issue?,you know how rich he is,when he wants something,he’ll get it,no matter what it takes and by then,you’ll be at loss. I mean you work for this man!,you know what he’s capable of” Ciara said again. Stephanie promised to think about it and take Paul’s offer. That night,after Ciara left,Stephanie thought hard about it and was still unconvinced about the idea,she wanted her child to herself.She was about to sleep when she saw a newspaper article that caught her eyes. She read the contents and an idea came into her mindKenneth smith,CEO of Rion groups was in need of an accountant with a degree in accounting and the interview was tomorrow!. She’d always wanted to be an accountant and she knew she was qualified,she just wasn’t lucky to get any job ,but she’d try this one. There was a problem however,Kenneth smith was Paul’s best friend and what if Paul already told Kenneth?.She decided to just take chances and the following morning,she sent a text to Paul that she wouldn’t be available that day. After taking her shower,she tried putting on the skirt she kept specially for the interview and squirmed when she realized she’d gotten fatter and there was a slight bulge in her stomach. She was about to burst into tears,unable to believe that the pregnancy was already visible and wondering how she’d look like in the coming months. Sighing,she decided to just go with the outfit as she was running late. She stared at herself in the mirror and cursed out aloud. The blouse was almost squishing her breasts tightly and the skirt hugged her hips too much that she was scared it would give the wrong impressions. She hopped into the four inched heel and grabbed her bag She quickly grabbed a Nutri bar as she exited her apartment. “Good morning everyone,I’m Kenneth Smith andI’ll be conducting the interviews myself today” He said. Stephanie had been here for about 15 minutes and there were about 30 people who came for the interview.After introducing himself, she watched as his eyes slowly assessed everyone before his gaze landed on her. His brows shot up in surprise before he regained his composure and went to the office. About twenty people were called before she was called in. “Stephanie Hathaway” he said as she sat in front of him,while he read her files. “Yes sir” she replied. “So why did you decide to work for me?,you already have a job with Costa incorporation” he asked as he wondered why she was here,she was highly skilled,His friend had told him so and when he asked his friend why he hadn’t employed her as an accountant,he had given some excuses. “I believe that a change of environment will be good for me,especially one like Rion Group” she said. “Does Paul know?” He asked looking at her intently. Perhaps she realized that she would never be given the job there. Paul had said that she wanted her to work for him,if possible forever. “No” she said slowly and He realized that indeed she looked different,probably because she wasn’t putting on her glasses and her eyes!,they were so blue and beautiful and she was curvy!.He cleared his throat and dropped the file, “you may go,we’ll get back to you soon” he said. Stephanie thanked him and left the office,hoping that she’d get the job. Paul was signing some documents when Keneth called him,narrating how he found Stephanie among the applicants for the post of an accountant in his company and Paul was dumbfounded. “What did you do to her?” He asked from the other end of the line. “Really??” Paul questioned and Kenneth laughed “I was really surprised” he said.Paul’s jaw tightened and it was visible that he was angry,he couldn’t believe that Stephanie could go to his best friend. Just who the hell does she think she is?,he thought. “I’m sending the result tomorrow and she’s qualified…” kenneth started but was cut off by paul. “You cant employ her,you wont!!!” he stated firmly. “A threat?,really?!” Kenneth asked,surprised and Paul sighed,running his finger through his hair. “Look man,i’ll explain everything to you later,just forget that you interviewed her today” paul said. “Fine!,you owe me an explanation” Kenneth said and disconnected the call. Paul sighed in frustration. She was proving much more difficult than he thought and he was honestly tired. He was going to see her tonight and will do everything possible to ensure that she agrees to his offer. That evening,he drove to her house and she was surprised when she saw him in front of her door. This time she was dressed in baggy top and a comfy pant. She let him in and sat down facing him. “What is it you’ve come to offer this time?” She asked and he exhaled loudly. “You keep pushing me Steph!,you keep doing things that infuriate me!” He said,crossing his kegs “Its all your fault” she said almost in a whisper. She suddenly wasn’t feeling very well. She closed her eyes and sighed. “You have given me no choice but to do this” he said,bringing out a file from the folder he was holding. “Sir..” she said almost shakily as she felt her head swirl and her vision blur as the darkness enveloped her. He saw the blood first and caught her quickly before she fell to the ground. He was suddenly filled with a sense of dread and panic. She was bleeding too much,he thought and hastily carried her in his arms, bridal style, to his car outside.Stephanie lazily opened her eyes, wincing as the harsh light in the room scorched her eyes. She was trying to remember where she was , what she doing here and more importantly, why she felt so weak. “Steph?” A familiar voice called out and she wrinkled her face in confusion. It was her boss. What was he doing here??. She fully opened her eyes to see her boss looking at her with —concern?. Was that really concern etched on his face? She blinked. “Can you hear me?” an unfamiliar voice said and she realized it was a doctor, she didn’t see him before. Her eyes widened almost instantly when she realized what had happened. She had fainted!!!. Her throat suddenly felt parched and everything came rushing back, her mind only on one thing, her pregnancy. “M.mmy…my bb..bbab..bab..y” she croaked out hoarsely. “Stephanie, listen to me. The baby’s going to be fine and you are going to be too!” Paul stated pulling her hands into his and squeezing it lightly, his eyes reflecting reassurance.
Stephanie sighed as she glanced around the room which was much bigger than her previous apartment entirely. It was beautiful and everything was pink and fresh,with the smell of daises overwhelming her senses. It was either he had decorated the room for her,or this used to be a woman’s room. She was very sure it was the former as she would have known if a woman lived with him. “It’s your room. Make yourself at home” Paul said and turned to leave. “Thanks,I’ll be sure to lock myself in it for the next few months” she quipped sardonically,noting that indeed her things had been arranged in the room. “I brought all your things.And bought a few more” he said before leaving,ignoring her statement. True to his words,she opened the wardrobe to find it filled with all kind of dresses!. They were designer and she gasped in surprise. She found her own dress among them,looking like it belonged anywhere else but this room. She believed that indeed he had arranged the room for her and the cloth
‘You don’t own me!’,she yelled back at him.Stephanie had entered the house and was about to head straight to her room when Paul stopped her and asked her why she spent such a long time outside the house.‘no!,but I own the baby in your stomach,so it could be said that I own you too!. He fired back and soon the house became filled with their yellings as Paul’s voice reverberated.‘I regret seeing you that night’,she spat out bitterly,remembering the night that led to these chain of events.‘same!,’he replied. Out of hundreds of women in the club that night,why didn’t he pick any of them instead of his personal assistant!Why did he even go there that night!!,he mentally questioned himself. Women like Stephanie were only meant to be for fun,not carrying his child!. Stephanie was about to say something when the door opened,followed by a very familiar voice.‘What is going on here?’All eyes turned to the blonde woman that
Paul sat at the counter of the dimly lit bar, fiddling with the drink in his hand. He had been sitting and waiting for Kenneth for almost thirty minutes and was really losing his patience. The two women at his home really bothered him. Victoria had tried to get him to lay with her so many times that he believed she got tired and stopped. He saw the hurt in her face each time he rejected her and it bothered him, leaving him feeling awful about deceiving her, but it had to be done. He had to marry her or risk losing the company to his cousin, whom he absolutely despised. But he was happy that she was making an effort to be close to Stephanie, who has avoided him ever since Victoria showed up.He pulled his phone from his pocket and began to dial Kenneth’s number when he felt a pat on his shoulder.He shoved the phone back into his pocket, sighing as he saw the familiar face. It was Kenneth.‘I thought I was going to grow grey hairs here waiting for
A day before the fundraising event,Stephanie came back from Ciara’s house feeling a bit uneasy. She had told Ciara everything about the incident with Victoria and they decided to find out about the woman named Helena by themselves instead of asking paul. She feared what she would hear. She had never heard that name but it did sound familiar,like she's heard it somewhere before.As soon as she arrived in her room,she plopped down on the bed,trying to rid herself of the gnawing feeling in her belly. She groaned when a knock on her door prevented her from doing so. It was probably Victoria or the cleaning lady. After that incident,Victoria hadn’t even bothered to talk to her at all and frankly,she preferred it like that. She knew Victoria hated her but what was she to do?,she was here against her own volition.‘It's open’ ,she called out,easing herself upwards. The door opened and she sighed upon seeing who it was,she definitely wasn’t expecting him,it was paul.
Theresa Costa was a woman who hated nothing more than embarrassments, but what she had experienced the night before was something she totally wasn't expecting.She had pleaded with The Ross’ to not call the marriage off, that it was just a small issue and her son wasn't in his right senses. The Ross’ had angrily left the ceremony and she had paid her most trusted bodyguard to make sure that news didn't spread about what had happened that evening.That night, she tossed and turned as she thought of what she and her husband had worked for, going down the drain because of her son's stupidity. If it were another woman, she might not have been this bothered, but it was Stephanie! A common personal assistant! A nobody!It was just too much for her to believe and as soon as it was dawn, she got up and dressed up. Her maid, Cara glanced at her, wondering why she had put on a very dark lipstick. She knew the woman she served and she knew that her lipsticks were worn according to how she felt,
“I’m pregnant” She said in the calmest voice she could muster with her blue eyes looking everywhere else but his. Paul Costa’s grey eyes shot up to the woman before him, easing his back onto the chair in his huge office. The Woman has been working for him for the past six years since he became the executive director of Costa Incorporation. There was something different about her this afternoon, perhaps it was the way she styled her hair or the Color of her eyes, He had never seen her without her glasses. That was probably why she seemed so different. Heck! It could even be the perfume she was wearing, it was jasmine. Paul couldn’t remember if her hair had always been this black or her eyes this blue. He wasn’t sure if any of those things were attributed to the difference he saw in her, But then, he had never paid any attention to her, all he knows was that she could do her job right, she was the ‘perfect assistant’ and that was why she still worked for him after 6 years. Stephani
“Excuse me, sir?!” Stephanie’s eyes shot up as she stared at him,gasping as she realized what he meant. He was offering her such a huge amount of money to get rid of the baby, her baby!!. She was not prepared for this at all, She shouldn’t even be here but here She was,being told to kill her baby for a fee,a huge one. She thought the best thing to do after finding out about her pregnancy was to let the father of the baby know, She didn’t think about his reaction and the fact that He wouldn’t be too pleased to father a child with her or could even deny the pregnancy. A highly respected multibillionaire like him could suffer from such scandal and this would have a huge effect on the company, stock prices will go down. Of course,the best way to prevent that was to not father a child with her,therefore,the baby must be terminated. But she loves children, she had always wanted children of her own with a man she loves and She is about to have a child now, with a man she is head over he