When Lyne entered the conference room and heard everyone discussing about Velma's proposal, she was pleased as her lips raised up in a happy arch.
When she heard others proposing to fire Velma, she could not just contain her happiness.
"Mr. Robert you are absolutely right. This company only wants the best. If someone cannot deliver what we want, they can as well scram before tarnishing the company's reputation."
"That is right director Lyne." Robert said.
"I suggest that..." before Lyne could finish her sentence a cold voice was heard from behind.
"What do you suggest director Lyne?" Albert asked as he swept his cold gaze across the people who were in the room.
Everyone immediately shut up. They were not sure how long the president had been standing at the door and how much he has heard.
They coward in fear as no one dare not to talk. Even Lyne broke in a cold sweat. Although she did not know what relationship was there between Velma
"President can you calm down. Everyone here knows how Director Lyne loves her work. She will never put the company's interest at risk just because of something petty!" Vice President Chris said. He had a close relationship with Lyne, and could not sit idol and see her be bullied. "Are you trying to say that I'm intentionally picking on her?" Albert said. "I did not mean that. I'm just saying that their must be a misunderstanding." Chris immediately said. Although he was a Vice President, he was very afraid of offending this big boss. "Why don't we here Velma's side of story before making any judgement." Albert said and signalled for Velma to explain herself. Velma stood up and nodded at everyone. "I'm just new to the company and I had no intentions of going against anyone but I will not seat still and let someone tarnish my reputation. I know I'm an amateur in the business world and not as profound as you guys. But there are some things that I
After the meeting, everyone left one after another. They did not dare associate themselves with Lyne.Lyne sat on her chair, crushed. She left like her will to live had been destroyed. She knew that her future has been totally destroyed as she will never find a well paying job after leaving Gulf Financial Group. Let alone a well paying job, even the chances of finding a job were slim.She looked at Velma who was busy arranging the documents and an idea struck her mind. She has been found out and there was no escape route, she should just bow her head apologise. What if Velma was gracious enough and forgave her, then she will retain her job and deal with the rest later.After waiting for everyone to leave, she approached Velma."Velma, I'm truly sorry for what I did to you. I was blinded by jealousy and hatred that I ended up doing things that harmed you and the company. Can you help me talk to the president and see if he can retract his words." Lyne
Lyne left the office after confirming that there was no one around. Her parents lived in the village. They used all their lifes savings just to send her to the college in the city. She was also a hardworking person and performed very well in her exams. She then got an opportunity to intern at Gulf Financial Group, she was lucky since she was employed immediately after her internship period due to her brilliant performance.She had slowly raised from one position to another untill she found herself as the Public Relation Director. She was a very ambitious person and that had helped her get a lot of approval from her seniors and co-workers. Looking at the tall building disappearing from her sight, Lyne finally cried her heart out. She lay on the steering wheel of her car as she cried with heartbreak. Her heart was in pain but apart from that, it was also twisted with hatred and jealously. Since Velma came to the company, her life seemed to have
By the time Alfred finished washing up, Eunice had also finished preparing a simple meal for him. It was not hard since she was just heating up what remained from their dinner and preparing a few vegetable dishes."Come eat. We already had dinner, if I knew you were coming we would have waited for you.""It is Okay. There is no need for trouble. I had a light meal on the plane so I'm not that hungry.""Okay. Dig in before it gets cold." Eunice said and went to busy herself in the kitchen to prepare some tea.Alvin had already taken Winnie home and he was not around.After the simple dinner, Alfred went to sit in the lounge as he waited for his wife to bring some tea."What happened for the one year I was not around?" Alfred asked the moment Eunice sat down beside him."A lot has happened but I only found out recently." Eunice said."Velma had a class reunion party with her classmates almost a year ago...." Eunice explained ever
The dinner went smoothly after everyone stopped talking about the unhappy topic.After dinner, Albert immediately bade his parents goodbye."Mom, dad, I will be taking my leave now. It was nice having dinner with you.""Why are you in a hurry to leave?" Julius asked. Helen also looked at her son."I have a morning meeting tomorrow and I need to prepare the materials. It is almost the end of the year so there is a lot going on." Albert said. Only Raymond knew the reason why his brother was in a hurry to leave. But he could not say anything."Okay. Come and visit when you are free. You must come home for Christmas, mom will prepare your best dishes." Helen said. She was someone who was easily satisfied. Since her son had already come to visit, she was happy."Okay mom I will come when I'm free." Albert said."Be careful on the way." Helen said to her son."Okay mom. Rest early." Albert said, pecked his mom on the cheek and left t
Evans was shocked at the sudden outburst of the reporter. How did this person come in and how the hell did he have so much designs. Was someone playing some tricks."Cough...attention please." Evans cleared his throat."The person talking about plagiarism, if you don't produce enough evidence, be prepared to hear from our lawyer, what you are doing is slander and it won't be tolerated.""I will let the PR manager explain everything to you." Evans said as he stepped off the stage. His job was just to introduce the products to the market, he did not expect that there will be such a mishap.Who would try to throw mud at them like that. He believed that it couldn't be a person from their end as that would mean the person was sabotaging his career.Even Velma was shocked. She was in the CEO'S office watching the live broadcast and almost wanted to run to conference room where the press conference was being held to clear out the rumours.But
The reporter's heart skipped a bit seeing Martin, but it was soon back to normal. That person had said that the relationship between Martin and his daughter was down the drain and he even fired her. Actually his aim was just to mess up this press conference and if possible, force Velma to take the blame.After thinking things through, the reporter smiled smugly."Mr Martin, is it true that Gulf Financial Group took your company's designs and forced you to shut up?""Is it true that your daughter is there designer? But why would she leave her family's company and join someone else's?""Did she do something unspeakable that is why you chased her away?" The reporter was really bent on making things difficult for this people."Shut up!"Hearing that he was starting to slander his daughter, Martin roared angrily. His face turned dark from anger."CEO Martin..." Seeing that Martin was getting angry, the reporter thought that he got ev
The following morning, the internet was blasting with the news of Gulf Financial Group entering into jewelry market. Everyone was shocked at they rushed to get their hands on the first batch of the products.The orders flocked in like hurricanes, it was so overwhelming but it made everyone who participated in it feel accomplished.Even Julius was shocked when he saw the news. His son had not said anything to him about entering the jewelry market, but seeing the positive reviews online, he decided to trust his son."Whoa, I was just thinking about what to buy my girlfriend this Christmas. I was worried because Lovelast had not released anything new for a while now, but Gulf just came in in the nick of time.""It is hard to believe that it was designed by the same person. Looking at the designs from Lovelast and the one's released by Gulf, there is a big difference. I think that I'm becoming a die hard fan for this mysterious designer."The internet
Alvin looked at the black and white lines on the paper. Although he understood every letter and word on it, but he could for some unknown reasons not understand what it was talking about. He could not believe what he was seeing. His face was as white as snow. Even the hand that was holding the document trembled slightly. Velma was standing there, looking at them coldly. She had never forgotten the humiliation she suffered when she went to explain things to Alvin, only to find out that he was dating her worst enemy. Be it not for Albert being by her side, she would have done something terrible. Alvin looked at Winnie, his eyes and aura cold. Winnie trembled. She knew that she was done for. There was nothing she could do. She looked at Velma with bitterness. How she wished for her to die. She wondered why that person did not just finish her off. Alfred had also seen the papers and his expression was even worse.
"What really happened? All I remember was that I was drinking tea with some man who seemed to know a lot about my mom, but everything else after that is a blur." Velma said, trying to, as hard as she could to remember exactly what happened.But all she got was a splitting headache."Don't think about it baby. Everything else is okay. Don't worry about it. What matters is that you are fine and well." Albert consoled as he patted her on back."Well..." Velma did not know what to say."Where is my son? How is he?" She asked nervously when she remembered that her son was taken away from her."He is alright. He is with mom.""I have a surprise for you." Albert said as he smiled mysteriously."What surprise?""Just a moment."Albert tapped on his phone screen a few times and the ward door was pushed open from the outside.Velma looked at the door wondering what the surprise was.Then, a woman wi
Seeing that the man was dead, Christine breathed a long sigh of relief. Now everything was over. Albert fired a shot at the door and pushed it open. He rushed in. It was dark he had to use a his phone's flash light. He find Velma lying unconscious on the floor and immediately rushed to carry her up. Albert rushed out at a lightning speed when he felt that her pulse was faint. At a private hospital under Gulf, Albert was fidgeting nervously as he watched the emergency room. He did not know what he will do if Velma will not make it. Christine had also rushed to the hospital. She had not seen her daughter for a very long time and had not imagined that their first meeting will be like this. She watched Albert as he walked back and forth nervously. "Hey, can you relax, Velma will definitely be alright." Christine said. Albert looked at the woman who looked exactly like Velma and nodded his head. He now understand
By the time Albert landed in the city, one hour had already passed. He did not know how Velma was doing and he was worried sick.He had mobilezed all of his men and they were on the standby.The moment he landed, his phone rang. He had switched it off whole he was in the plane and had only powered it on.He did not know the caller and quickly picked up the phone.He thought that he might be the person who took Velma."Hello.""Albert, thank God if found you. I'm Christine, Velma's mom." A female voice came over the phone.Albert was shocked for a moment before he came back to his senses."Aunt..." He called out."Where are you now?"I just landed. I'm at the airport now.""Have you heard about Velma?""Yes, just is why I especially came back. Does aunt know anything?" Albert asked. He sense that he would not came him if she did not have anything to say."Yes, I never imagined
Tom had changed their base. Although Christine did not ask anything and obediently followed, she knew that it must be Albert's doing because she had not heard any negative news concerning her daughter. Tom had tried to find out how Albert managed to discover his identity but he was not successful. He could live as frustration thinking that there was someone better than him. *** Today was a Saturday and Dylan wanted to go to the museum, although Albert was out of town for business, Velma decided to have fun with her son. Albert had arranged a lot of men to protect her so she knew that she will be safe. She also called Brenda and Nana who readily agreed. As they were having fun, a commotion occurred at the museum pack. There was a gunshot. People started to panic as they moved in different directions, shouting and screaming in fear. Velma was also startled, held her son in her arms and started to run aimlessly. Soon, she had parted from
The news about Velma's video had been taken down and no was talking about it. It was as if it never happened and people marvelled at how powerful the Bill family was. Most of them had been waiting to laugh at Velma after she was thrown out of the family, but they disappointed. At exactly 7AM, Albert's phone rung. I was the same unknown number calling. His lips curled into a smile as he picked up the call. "Hello.." "Hello Mr Albert, I hope you have been great for the past three years." Tom said over the phone. "Of course Mr Tom West, I have been doing great." Albert said, without hiding the fact that he knew the man's identity. Tom's heart almost stopped. How the hell did Albert find out about his identity. He was well hidden and only few people knew of his identity. But his shock did not last for long. "Hehee Mr. Albert, what are you talking about?" Who is Tom West." Tom feigned ignorance but in reality, his heart
Velma was still in disbelief. How could there be such a maniac. She don't remember offending anyone. Why would someone hate her so much? Albert looked at her and embraced her tightly. "What are we going to do?" Velma asked with a trembling voice. She was not ready to lose the love of her life. "We are if course going to be together." Albert said and gave her a reassuring kiss. "But..." Velma tried to say something. Albert blocked her words as he captured her lips. "No buts. Just trust me okay." Albert said. "Okay." "Now go to rest, I still have things to take care of." Albert said as he tucked her in the blanket. "Then can you tell then to bring my son, I what to sleep with him." "Okay." Albert said and left the room. He told aunt Mary to take Dylan to his room before he went to his study room. Although this was his family home, he had his own study room just opposite his bedroom.
Since it was a child's birthday, there was not a lot of speeches. Dylan was taken to be shown to the guests and after cutting the cake, he was taken back to his room since he was already asleep. To entertain the guests, the Bill family had prepared short videos if Dylan when he was growing up. Everyone marvelled at how cute he was even when he was still an infant. "Wow, that child will be a killer once he grows up. He took all his mother's and father's good points." Everyone was amazed. But suddenly, the screen change. The videos of a toddler were replaced by videos of two people doing the unthinkable act that could make one heart race. The sound coming from the video made people to cover their ears. "What is going on? Why would someone play such a video?" "This is too embarrassing. We still have children around." Suddenly a woman's face was shown on the screen. It was breathtaking and the person who was fil
Today marked one year since baby Dylan was born. Everyone was excited since it marked the beginning of a new life in Bill's family. The preparations were ongoing since morning. Although Velma wanted a small party for her baby, Julius did not accept that as he had a lot of friends he wanted to invite. He had also forced Velma and Albert to get a marriage certificate and they were now a married couple although they were yet to hold a wedding. Dylan was a little genius and by now he could utter complete sentence. Everyone loved him and doted on him. Especially the Bill's, they spoiled him more than they had spoiled Nana. Nana and Velma were now friends and they could sometimes go shopping together. "How do you feel now that your son is turning a year older?" Brenda asked her friend as she applied make up on her. They were currently at Bill's Manor where the celebration will be taking place. "I feel like an old granny