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RUSSELLS POV “Russel…Hey man…yo Russ…You there? Russell!” Somewhere in the background, I could hear the sound of my name being called but I barely registered it. I was way too fixated on the tablet which had a display of all the corners of my house being displayed in 3D version, that was until the source of the voice pulled the tablet out of my hands suddenly and turned it off, leaving me momentarily startled. “What the fuck man?” I asked scowling at Sam, my long time friend and colleague. “Yeah, What the fuck is right.” He replied with a scowl that matched mine. “I’ve literally been calling your name for the past 10 minutes and I haven’t even gotten as much as a response, where is your mind at? “I’m sorry.” I replied, kissing my teeth in frustration. “My thoughts have just been all over the place with Elisa resuming work today and all.” Sam seemed to be having trouble understanding what I was talking about as he asked, ‘’What’s the issue here exactly? Do you not want her t
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Elisa's POV I resumed work the very next week, just as I had promised, and despite knowing fully well that Russell had his reservations concerning the issue, I knew it was the right thing to do. I also knew that if he would look past his fears and worries, he would see that keeping me locked up at home would do me more harm than good. Don't get me wrong, I was Bella nervous leaving my little girl with a total stranger, but the nanny had been vetted, and I knew she was no threat. Besides, Sasha, my sister was still around and that was enough to let me rest easy. Leaving baby Emily in Sasha's charge would be detrimental, but that didn't mean she couldn't still offer a helping hand when it was necessary and also keep a watchful eye on the nanny. "Oh my God it is so good to see you." Amy squealed the moment I stepped into the office on Monday. She literally ran over to me and embraced me in what I could call a bone crushing hug...if her limbs weren't so skinny. Maybe she had actual
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As usual, Ms. Jenny was seated behind her office desk when I stepped In, and not surprisingly, she was making a phone call that lasted a while. I got it though. She probably had a lot to discuss with all the other head of departments...or maybe she just really liked using her phone.Whatever the case, I couldn't help but wish she would be done with her call soon so that she could attend to me and I could be on my merry way.That didn't happen...not for the next 10 minutes at least. So there I was, standing awkwardly by Ms. Jenny's desk as I waited for her to get off the phone. She had not given me the permission to sit and I had better manners than to do So, hence my awkward stance. By the time she was done with her call, I was almost ready to turn on my heels and run out of her office."Elisa Jones." She declared, as she simultaneously dropped her phone. She eyes me in a manner that suggested she was only just noticing me for the first time. "Good morning. Ma'am " I greeted, tryi
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I knew I was supposed to be dejected about the punishment I had just received as a result of my elongated absence from work, and although I reckoned it was rather fair considering the company's policies, I couldn't help but feel that it was probably a little excessive. I mean, I obviously wouldn't mind being an assistant to Jason or some of the other auditors on the team because I knew that they would at least treat me with some level of dignity.Being an assistant to Amy or April however was going to be a different case entirely. For starters, they already did not like me and they would obviously jump at the chance to boss me around and treat me like dirt.It was going to be a hellish period no doubt, but rather than focusing on those details, my mind had become rather preoccupied with something else.Just as I was about to leave Ms. Jenny's office, she received another call which I had no intentions of eavesdropping on, but I heard a name that had me stopping dead in my tracks and
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Calling Russell during work hours was something I had actively avoided ever since I started working at NNT. It was important that we kept the details of our marriage on the down low, especially since the details of our marriage might be confusing for some. In the same vein, I had never taken the liberty to visit his office, except for that one time during my employment interview, a time that felt so long ago considering how much Russell and I had grown so much since then. We had fallen in love, built a family together…a real one, and now even had a daughter who was the little cherry on top our marvelous cake. Unfortunately, this whole drama with Charlie was going to make me break all the rules, and I couldn’t even care.I pulled out my phone with shaky hands and dialed Russell’s number, but every time, I got redirected to voice mail. After the fou
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My heart was racing frantically as I stepped out of the elevator and made my way towards Russell’s office. My thoughts were already in a jumble ever since I discovered that Charlie was at the company, but coming face to face with him was something else entirely, especially since I was only seeing him for the first time since the day I gave birth to Emily.As soon as I got the 11th floor, I pulled out the access card Russell had given me and swiped it across the sensor and the doors slid open with a slight beep. I made my way towards his office and given that I hadn’t been there in over a year, I was a little shocked that I still remembered the way. Still, I was in too much of a hurry to dwell too much on the thought. I was also receiving a few questioning looks from the receptionist and the staff who were moving about. Apparently they knew that only NNT’s executives had access to the 11th floor and they needed no prophet to tell them that I was no executive. Still, I had entered with
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"You did What?" Russell asked, collapsing back into his chair, probably from shock or simply from the sheer exhaustion of the whole situation. He was probably hoping that he had misheard, but unfortunately, he was mistaken. "I uh...I ran into Charlie in the elevator as I was coming up to see you." I replied, suddenly not feeling very encouraged to tell him the details. I had been just as shocked running into him as well, but i had done well to coordinate myself quickly. He was supposed to be using the executives' elevator anyway so i couldn't help but suspect that he stepped unto that elavator with the hopes of running into me. "That fucker..I'm gonna kill him." Russell declared, his rage rising. "Can you just calm down?" I doubted it very much but I was still worried that Russell might do something he was going to regret."How can you tell me to calm down?" He asked in annoyance. " He clearly targeted you, despite my strict warnings to him to stay away from you until the whole iss
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"So now that all that boring talk is out of the way, can you tell me why you've alway been trying to convince me to come up to your office, because since I've been here, nothing particularly out of the ordinary has happened." "Oh, something spectucalar is about to happen." Russell replied with a mischievous glint in his eyes. Clearly, his sour mood from earlier had dissipated even though only temporarily and even though I knew he was soon going to go back to thinking about how to solve the whole Charlie mess, it was refreshing to see him back to his old self. "Something spectacular huh? And just what could that be?" I asked, deciding to play along. "Uh huh," he replied, making his way towards me and helping me take off my coat. "So you know how it goes in all those books you love readinv.." he continued, taking me in from head to toe as if he was only just seeing me for the first time. "...where the male protagonist is the CEO of some company and his love interest is an emplo
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Detective Jameson's eyes narrowed as he watched Charlie being handcuffed and led away. The confession had come unexpectedly, but the motive was all too familiar. "Revenge," he muttered to his partner. "The oldest motive in the book." Rodriguez, Jameson's partner shook her head. "Family dynamics can be toxic. Brothers, especially." As Charlie was taken into custody, Elisa finally felt a sense of closure. Her daughter, Emily, was safe, and the kidnapper had been caught. But the truth was harder to swallow. Charlie, her husband's brother abd the man whom she had once thought of soending her life with had orchestrated the kidnapping. "It was all about revenge," Charlie spat during the interrogation. " He took everything from me – our parents' attention, the family business... He left me with nothing." Jameson's expression remained stoic. "And you thought kidnapping an innocent child would even the score?" Charlie's eyes flashed with anger. "You don't understand. Russellalways got e
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“What are you doing here?” He asked, composing himself and trying to pretend like he wasn’t affected by my presence but I could see through his charade. He wa spanicking a lot and although he thought that his hideout had been pretty secure, here i was standing right there in the flesh. Still, he couldn't show his fears or he was going to appear guilty.“What do you mean?” I came to see you.” I replied, pretending to play his game.“Cut the crap Russ. What are you doing here and how the fuck did you find me?”“What can i say? I was just passing by. i mean i was in the neighborhood and thought I’d stop by to say hello to my only brother.”At my words, he huffed and went over to his bedside to put on his shirt, and boxers on pretending to ignore me."Are you going to stand there and watch me get dressed?" He asked probably in a bid to get rid of me."Its nothing i've not seen before so you can relax."Charlie sighed in frustration at my adamancy.“Well, you’ve said hello now so you can
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I had faced a lot of challenges in my life. I mean, that was avoidable considering what i had achieved. No great achievement came without challenges and I was proud to say that I was fairly successful myself. I also prided myself in the knowledge that I was a troubleshooter and a problem solver. I always had an idea on how to get out of complicated situations, and if i couldn't get an answer right away, all i had to do was sleep over it and come morning, I'd have a solution on my hand.But two days had passed and I was yet to discover a solution to my most prominent life problem. My daughter was missing and I had no idea where she was or where to look. With every passing day, I felt as though the very world in which I live d was crumbling in on me and I simply felt suffocated and helpless. The police had no leads and the one sure lead I had; they were not giving me the go ahead to look into. They weren’t looking into it themselves either or at least they weren’t look into it fast eno
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“But according to Miss. Jones’ statement,” The judge continued. “It appears that she told you that she was pregnant but you refused to acknowledge it and rather accused her of lying.”“That’s true your honor.” Charlie agreed. “But in my defense, the first time she told me about her pregnancy, she called me through my brother’s phone. Now prior to the time, she and my brother Russell had never met before. In fact, I had never even told her that I had a brother, so it didn’t make sense to me that she was calling me from his phone. I took it as it was a prank planned by my brother seeing as my brother and I often play such pranks on each other.”Wow, Charlie was really going in for the kill with his calculated lies and fabricated lines. I never knew he had it in him, but then again, he had enough money to hire the best lawyers to give him legal advice. But unfortunately for him, our lawyers were just as good, maybe even better, and that is why he was bound to lose.“You claim that you lo
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As expected, the news that Charlie was suing for custody spread like wildfire. In less than 24 hours, media houses had carried the news. Social media hashtags were eating this up and even my family and friends somehow got a wind of the situation. My phone was constantly pinging with calls and texts and calls and Russell’s phone was honesty not any different. At this point, I had still not gotten around to telling my parents the real story behind how Russell and I met and the circumstances surrounding our marriage so when I received a call from them as well, my anxiety creeped in. I thought about ignoring them for a little while longer, just until I could gather my thoughts and gains dome courage, but with the issue of Emily’s paternity being debated, I knew that there was no more hiding it from them. So the very next day, I got on a flight and flew home. Russell offered to go with me and knowing how much I hated flying, I honestly wished he could accompany me. Him holding my hand duri
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“Are you really married to CEO Russell?”“Was it really a contract marriage?”“Are you two getting divorced soon as per the details of the contract?’’“Has he paid you the settlement money?”“Are you really asking for more money than was agreed in the initial contract?”“Did you really seduce him and trap him with a pregnancy?”“Who is the real father of your child?”“Are you a gold digger who is only with Russell for his money, and fame?”The questions were endless, all of them unkind, and for some reason they all seemed to be directed my direction and my direction alone as if I was some kind of villain in my own love story. It was all so fucking ridiculous. Like, why was I getting stabbed with all the shards of glass, like everything was my fault. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t want Russell receiving any heat, but I also didn’t feel like I deserved any either. If anything I felt like I was supposed to be comforted and consoled, especially since my only offence was falling in love with
