âBut you didnât ask me before fixing the appointmentâ. Grace looked at Michael. He acted like he was shy. âI just think a harmless half an hour wouldnât hurt and it would make up for the wrongful moveâ.âI actually donât know if I can make it out with you todayâGrace resists. She does not want to go with him for the first time. She had a second thought about it because he planned to sponsor her program.âI will have to get permission from my mommy. If I would be goingâShe replied. âOk, go ahead, make the call or send a text. Just inform herâ. Michael urged Grace.âOk,â. She picks her phone and dial her motherâs number. Helen had been expecting her child after she met with Ben. âGrace, are you ready to leave?â. Helen asked. She planned on picking her daughter up after her visitation.âNo mommy, I called to say. I will take a bit longer. But, I will surely come homeâ. Grace looked at Michaelâs face. Michael smiled as Grace approved of going out with him. âOk, I will wait till you are ba
âGet out of the bathroom we really need to talk about thisâHelen yelled. Grace was still in the bathroom having her bath after a long day. Helen started pacing around the bathroom front door.She was In disarray from her thoughts. She had planned it out well. Using the money Joanna gave her to push some little things upfront. The company was about to start but wages to pay the workers were not available.She is just starting from scratch after closure. She doesnât want to owe her workers their first wages. She kept pacing around stamping her legs on the floor expressing her dissatisfaction.Meanwhile in the bathroom. Grace was still having her bath and was not ready to leave quickly. She is enjoying the water as she had a flashback of the day. She is joining her friend Sydney in school soon.That is so good. Her dream is coming to reality and she is getting her first wages soon. In Michaelâs company. He pays his workers every end of the week. He doesnât wait for two weeks like your la
Helen scoffed, âTell me itâs a lie. You are resuming back to school. He single handedly wants to sponsor youâ. Helenâs mood was lightened up. Her face cracked up into a big smile. She felt she must be dreaming. She left the dining table, came back to meet Grace.âNo, itâs reality,âshe screamed. âYes, mom. So, you see the reason I canât ask him for the five hundred thousand dollars nowâ. Grace had explained the reason behind her asking for the money. For the first meeting, Michael had done more than enough by pledging to sponsor her two years in the PhD program.Helen was still in disbelief it was more than she could have imagined. Now, she has that bill cleared off her head. She needs to focus on growing the company now. The high society ladies that had rejected her when she was in crisis will come back crawling to her. That was also part of her mission.Stopping show off can never be part of Helenâs agenda. She is used to showing off. âI knew meeting up with Michael will be producti
Roxana became scared with the noise Michael let out. He screamed like he saw a ghost. Laila ran out of the restroom. She ran towards her boss's office. âSir, are you alright?âshe asked in a hurry.Michael moved some steps back from his office door. âI am alright Roxana scared meâ. Laila peeped inside the office. Roxana stood with her jaw dropping at her husbandâs attitude. She was watching him in a way that is unbelievable.He gathered himself and walked back to his office. âI have called the office on the twelfth floor to announce her arrival but no one answered the phone there,âLaila said. She knows if she doesnât speak out. Her boss will accuse her of not doing her job correctly.âWe were busy there,âMichael said. He closed the door of his office and faced Roxana. âI didnât know you were here. You didnât call me. Why?â. Roxana replied with a straight face, âHave you checked your phone?. Check it before I reply to youâ.She had a mean look on her. Everything is looking strange to Ro
Michael could hear the noise. He was fidgeting in his seat hoping Laila handled the situation on time. Luckily for him, Laila was able to use her reflex quickly. She grabbed Grace by her second hand. âYou can not go in there. He is busy. Learn to understand company policiesâLaila screamed at her.She was frustrated, the way she made for the door to Grace entered was breathtaking. She stretched and pulled herself trying to make it to the door before she opened it. Grace already stretched her hand for the door knob.If Roxana and Grace should come to face each other. Michael will definitely not like it. He didnât introduce Grace to anyone in the company as his girlfriend or lover. However, it was obvious and can be seen or noticed by anyone around him, the way he reacts towards her.Part of his negligence made Grace approach his office door without courtesy. Itâs an organization and some manners are to be applied. Grace has never been to a place she is restricted before. So, she feels
Roxana was busy with her phone. Pressing hard. It was a tinted glass car. The chauffeur rode past Grace into the main road. She had a long glance at the car.âThis looks like the same car Michael carried me out with yesterdayâ. She wasnât too sure because she didnât take note of its plate numbers to compare to when next Michael gives her a ride.The next day, Michael worked from home. He wasnât to rest from the stress he faced the next day. Grace narrates all that happened to her mother the previous day at work. Her mother frowned at Laila and consoled her daughter. She told her not to forget to find a way to make Michael lend her the money to pay her workers.Ben has started the recruiting process. And they have started getting the awareness that the company is about to rise up again. Ben and Helen did interviews for the workers and ended up recruiting fifty of them to different departments of the company. âWe should start with this for now. When we maximize enough profit. We can rec
Her determination and goal is to help her mother build the company and remove my name from the companyâs beneficiary. When my father was alive. He added my name, Grace and her motherâs names as the beneficiaries of the company. Now that he's gone, Grace is looking for a means to take me away from the picture. âAfterall, she is a billionaireâs surrogate mother. She should be rich at the end of it allâ. She said to herself. She forgot so soon I was used in exchange to clear the debt her mother caused.Yes!, her mother caused it. She was used to living an extravagant life when father was still alive. She never bothered to have a business of her own or tell father to teach her how to go about it. She is known to always be around high society ladies showing off the wealth she knows nothing about. That made it easy for her to run into debt after fatherâs demise.Charles and Grace start to get along because they both work together most times. Michael didnât show up at work throughout the re
They all entered. âThe popular Michael and Roxanaâthe manager said. Roxana felt proud of herself. She is a local celebrity now. She is enjoying it a little. The little fame was making her feel pompous.She smiled, âYes, the popular couples to beâ. The manager stood to receive them âItâs so pleasant seeing you both in my office at the same timeâ. Ann seems to be invincible. The receptionist and the manager didn't recognize her or give her any special treatment. Roxana was the star of the moment.Michael and Roxana moved forward to shake hands with the manager. âYou all can have your seatâhe announced. They sat on the two chairs facing the manager while Ann took her seat on the long waiting chair. She didnât bother to get angry with it. Roxana is her friend anyways.âMy name is Brayden St. Patrick. To what do I owe this amazing visit?âThe manager smiles at them. âNice to meet you Mr Brayden. My name is Michael, my fiancĂ©e Roxana and her friend Ann. My fiancĂ©eâs friend hereâhe points to
He yelled and pointed in their direction, âWhat is this supposed to mean?. Is this a love garden or a working place?. Who does this romantic show off while at work?â. Everyone around shivered. Michaelâs voice echoed loud around the building.Charles and Grace stood up in fears. Charles has known his boss to be strict man who is feared around. Grace hasnât seen this side of him till that moment. She looked around to see if it was reality.Michael has never been so harsh on her. He just got her a beautiful bracelet the previous day. What could have gone wrong just yesterday to the next day?. She was confused. Other members of the staff stood facing downwards. They donât want to share eye contact with him. Michaelâs breath increased and his face was red while his eyes were splitting fire.âMr Wellington, is this how you head your department?. Playing and showing off affections while at work?âMichael screamed. Mr Wellington could not reply.No one dare replies Michael whenever his angry.
He widened his eyes. Ann must have heard what he said. He instantly changed the discussion. âI am sorry for allowing you to go home by yourself. I should have driven you homeâ.Roxana was confused about what he said. She was about to retreat when she saw Ann approaching. She kept mute and didnât argue with him. âOkay, itâs fineâshe hissed.Ann has been a close friend to Roxana for a long time. She knows much of her attitude and body languages. She didnât argue with Michael or challenged him to repeat what he just said.She only tried to send him a message pretentiously. âMichael, use your connection and power to find the culprit. Because if you donât, I will find it out myselfâShe said.Michael exhaled, âI will for sureâ. The project at work was done so Laila had to call her boss. Michael excused himself from the ward to take Lailaâs call. âHello sir, the robot has completed 99.9percent. Itâs okay to be launchedâ. This is great news for Michael and his household.The launch of the rob
Her mother rushed towards her daughter screaming, âHelp! Help!!,Help!!!â. Immediately, two house helpers ran to the spot and helped Roxana up. Her mother got close to her daughter. Her heart stopped for a few minutes.âWhat could have happened to her?â. âWho could have attacked herâ. âThere are bruises and marks all over her bodyâ. And signs of teeth bites. It was a scary scene to watch for the mother over her child. She cried as she inspected the marks and bruises. Roxanaâs eyes remained closed, she wasnât moving or breathing.The mother tried to revive her daughter but she couldnât. She called the emergency number. For some help to come over and help her. They were taking too long. She canât keep watching her daughter lay motionlessly like that.With the help of the house helpers. She was able to carry her in the car. She was crying as they carried her. She couldnât wait for the arrival of the emergency services. She drove her daughter to a nearby hospital.The manner at which she d
âOk sir,âThe chauffeur replied. He didnât know the actual car his boss was pointing at. He only drove off towards the outside. Michael didnât raise his head. He was still dialing Roxanaâs phone number.The chauffeur was still looking around but didnât know where he was actually driving to. And who exactly he was chasing. Roxanaâs number went through and she picked the phone. âHello Michael, what is wrong?â. âRosie, I am sorry, I have been so busy I havenât eaten since. Where are you?âMichael said.âHmm, ok, if that is it. I am at work packing up to leaveâRoxana replied. âOkay, wait. I will be there soonâHe uttered. Michael ends the call.âDrive to Roxanaâs store. Donât chase the car anymore. Tomorrow is another day for thatâHe uttered. Thatâs a sign of relief for the chauffeur because he was only driving and not chasing after any car.If Michael had not mentioned about going to Roxanaâs office it would have been a difficult day for the chauffeur as Michale would get angry if he didn't
Shockingly, she shut the door behind her and ran out. Michael saw her, Grace didnât. She only heard someone banged the door. Laila went back to her seat looking stunned. She never knew they had gone so deep with their relationship.She sat for a few minutes trying to get a clearer picture of what she saw in her head. âWhat did I just see?â. âHow can her boss be having romance at work in his office?â. âWhat if she wasnât in the seat and Roxana stormed the office?â. âIs her boss really having a double affair after proposing publicly to Roxana?â. Those were the questions going on in Lailaâs head.She just couldnât fathom what exactly happened. She stared at the bare floor. âI donât think he can have time for me now, I should visit the cafeteria to have lunchâ. She left her table in the cafeteria. She was only wondering if he had broke up with Roxana to be so bold to smooch Grace in the office.âWho is that?âGrace queried. âRelax, I donât care who was there. I love you, honeypot, and that
Suddenly, Grace jumps on her mother. âWe got it mommyâshe said jubilating. Helen held her daughter tight not to fall. âReally, you got the whole wages for my workers?âHelen said laughing happily. Grace came down to her motherâs body.She was so happy, seeing the way her mother was reacting to the money they got. She felt so proud of herself. She was able to bring a smile to her motherâs face. They are about to forever bounce into luxuries and say goodbye to debt and brokenness forever.Grace has always known luxuries all her life. The one time she experienced brokenness was not immediately after my father died. It was after that. When her mother mismanaged the wealth he left behind. âCome on inside, you deserve the best treatment my darling. You are making me so proudâHelen laughed.They walked inside holding each otherâs hands giggling. It was one of the best nights for them. Settling on the couch, Grace brought out her phone to send the money to her mother. âSent,âshe said, smiling.
âOkâMichael continued to listen. âSure, the money she needs is a million dollars. However, We were able to come up with half of it. So, right now we need five hundred thousand dollarsâ.âOh!âMichael exclaimed. His wedding is fast approaching and he is also in need of money as his wedding cost was on his shoulders to foot.Nevertheless, the money Grace was asking for was chicken feed to him. Giving her was not the problem but he hasnât gotten what he needs from her. âI donât want to ask you. That was the reason I said if I get a âNoâ as an answer. It will ruin my whole dayâ. She exhaled, âI guess my day is ruined alreadyâ. She silently wiped her face.Her pitiful eyes were fixed on the floor. She was sobbing quietly. Michael moves close to Grace. He threw his hands over her shoulder. âWorry not, your day isnât ruined. You are with meâ. Grace wouldnât stop displaying her sadness. She was acting it so well for Michael to pity her.Michael draws her closer and starts rubbing her back. She
She frowned her face as she approached the inner part of the office. She doesnât want to see Laila at all. Getting to her spot she wasnât there. She had gone to have her lunch. âSilly being isnât on seatâShe hissed as she walked past her table. She knocked on Michaelâs office door.âCome inside,âMichael said, smiling. Grace entered. âOh, you and the sun canât tell which is brightest. You are looking like a shining Angel,âMichael commented. âThank youâGrace blushed. Michael stood his seat and he came around Grace. âCan I get a hug from the shining Queen?,âMichael pleaded.He stretched his two hands to hug Grace. âYou can get it for a few secondsâ,Grace replied. He hugged her warmly and disengaged the hug. âThat is enough to fill my day. Talking about that let me order two lunches for myself and you to be brought hereâMichael said. âYour great impact on the success of the robot is really overwhelming and well appreciated. I will send your works to my Dad to see how brilliant you workâM
The robotic team was at work. Mr Wellington was inspecting it when Michael walked in. Grace has not seen him since five days ago. She maintains professionalism and acts like he was not important to her.Last time she sent him a message appreciating him for the job well done. He didnât reply to her messages or call back. She wasnât aware he was with Roxana and Ann. And he dares not to do so.âWelcome sirâthey all chorused. âHello, well done. I can see the job is going really wellâMichael said. Mr Wellington stepped forward, âItâs a great success so far. Before the end of this month. It should be finally completed and ready for launchâ.âOk, letâs practicalize it nowâ Michael suggests. He wants to see it himself that it's the same thing he had seen on the computer. âOk sirâCharles said. His name was the third of the list according to people we brough initiative and worked best on the project.Charles unveiled it and starts to operate it pressing different buttons. It was obeying the com