Drake's POV Immediately Ron ended his call, Sheila walked into my office as if she had been monitoring to know when I would end the call.“ There's a man here to see you. He said his name is Mr Freddie Morgan. He requests to see you immediately." Freddie? How did he locate my company? What is he here for?Whatever he was here for,I was glad he came. I needed someone to talk to after such a long hassle.My lips stretched to a smile.“ Please, let him in." I instructed.Sheila nodded at me, left and returned a few minutes later with Freddie.We quickly exchanged handshakes. Freddie grinned from ear to ear.“Hey Fred, what's up? What brings you to my company?” I asked.“ I was driving past the next corporate company so I decided to stop by and say hello. How's work?.” Freddie inquired, his voice dripping with curiosity.I beckoned Sheila. She came forward,my mouth to her ear.“ Prepare white coffee for my guests. A lot of sugar please." I instructed, emphasizing on the word sugar.Sh
Drake's POV The day was over. I made my way out through my private elevator. Sheila had left already since it was an hour past four o'clock. I got out of the elevator and made for my car. My driver was ready,my engine ignited in preparation for my presence.I got into the car, my driver revved out of the parking lot and made his way to the main road.“ I'll be stopping by the Mall to get a few groceries. The mall is close to the public square park.” I instructed, staring into the rearview mirror.My driver nodded, refocusing his attention on the road. We finally got to the Mall where he parked close to a roadside curb. I alighted and walked the Mall. I pulled out a shopping cart and made my way to the beverage section.This was unlike me to do the shopping. Valerie usually does the shopping but ever since she became Ron's girlfriend she secluded herself from things like shopping for groceries. Charlotte on the other hand was too lazy to realize that a few groceries were needed in th
Author's POV Charlotte knew she was going to lose Drake if she didn't do as she instigated. She saw the seriousness and looked at his face. He meant every word he said with every depth of seriousness he laid emphasis on.She paced around the house. “ That little scum thinks she has a place in Drake's heart!?". She yelled squatting on the floor.Charlotte had to get a hold of things,come up with a plan inorder to secure her spot. She had never seen Drake this angry. HE kissed Valerie because she saved him, justified but she knew that if didn't interfere,Drake might start having weird fantasies and feelings he's not supposed to generate. Valerie was the cause of all her problems. She wanted to break the fragile bond she shared with Drake. Funny enough, Charlotte knew she was slowly losing her grasp on Drake and that wasn't as planned. Valerie rampaged her hair.“ Something has to be done. Something must be done!.” Valerie screamed, clutching her hair. She moved closer and stood in
Drake's POV The chirping of birds perched on a tree branch below my window,filled the air, their consistent hum and melody added to help make me deepen my sleep. As much as I wanted to sleep,I also had to get up,get dressed and head to work. I had a meeting with foreign investors who wanted to invest in the company. I struggled, fighting off the burning urge to sleep deeper, I rubbed my palm over my eyes, yawning and stretching out almost the same time. I finally got up after about twenty minutes,made my way to my bathroom where I turned on the furnace,the warm water washing the sleep of my eyelids. I dried my face with a face towel and walked back into my room.I took out my keyboard, initiating going through some contract file I had to sign with the foreign investors today.I had barely begun to scroll through the contract when my phone began to ring. I walked over and picked it from the bedside table, returning back to my PC.Sheila's caller's ID danced across the screen of my
Drake's POV If Ron isn't involved in this scam,the whose behind this game? This question remained unanswered. Sheila had promised to help me dig in and for the meantime,I had to pretend everything was okay while I hoped for an answer to everything that happened. Shirley walked into the room a few seconds after I ended my call with Sheila.“ What would you love to have for breakfast?." Shirley asked,her eyes lowered to the floor beneath her.My expression turned grim.“ Prepare whatever you want to. I don't think I have the appetite for anything." I replied absentmindedly.Shirley feet rooted to the floor, unable to budge. She didn't understand why my answer was vague which was definitely unlike me.“ Pardon Sir but I don't understand what you say.” Shirley asked politely. I couldn't blame her. It was unlike me to not have something to say in regards to my meals.“ Have suddenly lost your hearing aid? What can't you understand I'm what I said? Fucking prepare anything. Check the foo
Drake's POV Ron's expression was ridiculous, impassive and somewhat annoying.“ Answer my question Ron? What did you tell the investors that made them terminate a good relationship between both countries?." I inquired, voice dripping with venom." Have you lost your mind Drake Chase? What sort of question is that? Have you started drinking lately? Why would I cause the company harm?Hearing Ron's constant denial added to my frustration.“ Do who the fuck did it? Huh? Who the fuck made the investor call of partnership with us? If not you,who else?." I inquired,my finger trained at his face in accusation.“ Who the fuck did this!?". I bellowed, veins bulging out of my face.Ron took a sip of his tea unbothered about the rising pitch of my voice or the constant reminder that my rage flared with the seconds of time.“ Ron,you can't just sip your tea and not reply to my question. If you didn't omit who then did?.” I asked again,eyes red rimmed.“ So that's all you came to do? Bark and te
Drake's POV If Ron claims to be innocent, then who is the culprit? Or culprits?I knew there was someone behind this and this internal force trying to destroy my reputation by all means.Sheila had done a good job by letting me know that someone made the foreign investors leave. Maybe I had more enemies than I thought I had.My driver drove into the office space,parked the car by my private elevator ready to take me up the stairs. I got into the elevator and it took me to my officeOn reaching my office, Sheila was already there sorting out a few files.“ Good morning Sir." She greeted, halting with what she was doing and giving me a head bow.I didn't bother to reply. She knew I wasn't the real me. I was lost and I needed to find this criminal before it's too late.I took a seat, settled down with a mint candy in my mouth. “ Who amongst the female investors told you about what you shared with me over the phone?” I inquired, my curiosity deepened.I want to connect all possible do
Drake's POV 3:45 Pm. I kept staring at time,my mind divulged of any means of keeping itself occupied until I was ready to leave.Sheila had dropped the audio tape from her interrogation from twelve junior staffs. There wasn't much attached to their conversation but I was able to pick out something. They didn't have contact with the foreign investors considering there were based in the ground and second floor of the building.Sheila had promised to continue tomorrow even though I saw how exhausted she was. Interrogating a total number of twelve staff members alone was no easy feat. I had stopped her from carrying on with the interrogation considering the company had seventy staff and ten contract workers.She couldn't bear the burden of twelve,how would she bear the burden of sixty eight more staff. There were other ways to snuff out a culprit and I would find it out sooner or later.The door to my office opened and Sheila walked in with a glass of water. I asked if it's almond time
Valerie's POV Two weeks later.The doctor attended to me while the nurse administered a pill for me to take. It's been two days since I was rescued. A lot has happened over the past two weeks. Now I am here for the test results which were conducted two days ago.Charlotte had kept me captive for a week and two days before I was rescued. How Drake and the police found me was absurd but I was glad Charlotte was behind bars.I was glad to be free even though I stayed a week and two days in captivity.*Flashback*“Here's your food, pig. Make sure to eat up and be done in five minutes. I'll be back to collect the plate.” Charlotte hissed and spat into the food before placing it on the ground in front of me.She pulled at my hair and confirmed the tightness of the chains around my body, hissed again before scurrying out of the dirty dark room where I had been kept captive for only God knows when.For four days,I hadn't had anything except water. Charlotte had made it a point of duty to spi
Drake's POV My chest region wanted to explode. It was exploding already,my heart racing as I listened to Valerie's voicemail.Ron had forcefully taken the company from her? How? I thought they were working together in pulling me into mud? Is she making a mockery of me or is she damn serious?She sounded serious. Her voice dripped with fear and uncertainty like she didn't know the next step to take. I dialed her number but I didn't go through. Something was off so I decided to go home. I wasn't expecting her to be home but at least I could corner her while she's packing out of the house.I quickly entered my car and the driver sped off at full speed. We pulled up in front of my lawn for ten minutes. I quickly alighted, sprinting into the house.I quickly made it to her room, knocking frantically on her wooden door but there came no reply. I knocked thrice and still no response.What if she's in the shower?I tried to be considerate but then she had identified herself as an enemy. Fr
Valerie’s POV I didn't know if Drake had received my voicemail or not but I hoped he did. This was all my fault. I should have listened to Jasmine. I tried calling Jasmine but the network connectivity of my surroundings was poor and I couldn't reach her.Luckily,I got lifted by a cab driver riding along my path and he brought me down to Drake's house. I got down from the cab, thanked the driver, and offered him a few bills which he kindly turned down before revving out of the lawn. I felt grateful for his kind lift after I had spent close to an hour trying to find my way home.I sluggishly carried myself to the porch, approached the door with a soft knock.My legs began to tremble beneath me. Here I was standing in front of Drake's house,a man I had just taken his company and a few valuable assets from him and handed it to his stepbrother.No response.I knocked again, this time louder and more pronounced.Shortly after,the door creaked slightly, opening to reveal Mia's face.“Welcom
Valerie's POV My legs vibrated beneath me as Drake walked up to me,his gaze devouring. He took the mic from me forcefully, his gaze shifting to the crowd.“I am so sorry for this misunderstanding fellas but think this lady is probably drunk and needs to be taken care of. Guards please lead her away.”Drake commanded his voice dripping with authority and power.Two men leapt forward and snatched my arms, grabbing and holding onto me tightly. They began to lead me away but Ron was quick to intercept. He landed both guard's a kick to their groin letting them retreat away and unrest erupted from the onlookers.This definitely wasn't what they planned to be their soulful entertainment but surprisingly they had no choice but to sit and watch it play out.Drake rage boiled over the surface ,his anger simmering onto his oceanic blue eyes.“ Why the hell did you do that to my guards Ron? What right do you have to waltz in here and disrupt a party that lots of money was spent on to organize? Wh
Drake's POV My car pulled up infront of a the magnificent hotel, an exact replica of a castle in fairy-tale. My driver quickly alighted, turned around opening the door for me. I stepped out of the car,the cool evening breeze caressing my skin. Charlotte stepped out as well,her arm quickly slipped around mine. She flashed me a sheepish smile, holding unto her purse tightly. I straightened out my suits, applying a fresh layer of deodorant, adjusted my glasses before making my way into the Hall which was bustling with loud music and bangers. Alot of guests had started arriving, staffs especially. Junior staffs to be precise.I looked around, my eyes dancing across the hall untill I spotted Sheila whispering into the MC ear.She seemed to be telling him to begin immediate actions since I was already in the room.The MC nodded understanding whatever she had to say. My gaze left thier faces and got focused on Charlotte who kept tugging at my suit.“ I don't want a single wrinkle in sight
Drake's POV It's been two days since i had the most terrifying nightmare of my life. Why would Valerie appear as an old woman seeking revenge? Why did she constantly accuse me of killing our baby when I indirectly and directly didn't have a hand in it.Till date, I had no answer to my question. I literally just couldn't comprehend why she had to disguise herself as an old hag. I didn't take it so literal but I knew Valerie wasn't happy with all that had been happening to her. I was going to find out sooner than later.The foreign investors and I had lost contact. Sara had stopped receiving and returning Sheila's texts, emails and calls. She must have cautioned herself to avoid being snuffed out or caught by her Boss who would probably be livid at her. I had told Sheila to keep on sending texts untill Sara eventually replies.Surprisingly,the ball solstice was to hold tomorrow. It was such a great day anticipated by a lot of people. Me ,my stakeholders and my employees,the junior staf
Drake's POV “ Wait Valerie, listen to me." I yelled repeatedly but Valerie wouldn't listen,age kept on moving, her pace gradually increasing.“ Please wait for Val. I have something important to talk to you about. The road ahead of us is quite dangerous. You need my help in navigating these dark paths. Let me help you." I urged, calling into the night air but Valerie wouldn't listen.“ Leave me alone." She managed to say, her back h at me,her pace a little.“ It's late and dark, lonely and scary. You need to come back to me. The driver is waiting. If we keep on going through this path,we might lose the driver entirely.”Valeria chuckled scornfully “ I don't mind losing the driver. I don't want to go with you. Leave me alone.”Valerie's steps increased as she surged deeper out of the light and into the darkness, navigating through the wood and thick bushes like she was quite familiar with her environment.“ You are threading into the bushes Val. Am sorry I called you out tonight. We
Drake's POV “ Out of my fucking room before I lose it. You are a fucking chameleon. You always change your skin to fit a favorable condition. You don't care about others. You only use them to satisfy and pleasure yourself. You only use them when you have something to gain. When they have something meaningful to offer." Charlotte's expression turned pitiful,tears pricked at the corners of Charlotte's eyes.“Drake, I care about you. I am not exploiting you. I care. I want to care.” she tried to touch me,my devouring gaze stopped her hand halfway.“ I want my personal space but if you're willing to give me the space I need,get out of my way, I am late for an appointment." I sneered and shot her a glare.“ Drake, listen to me." Charlotte pleaded.I frowned,my annoyance flaring.“Get out of my way,I need to use the exit door." I ordered.Charlotte's feet didn't budge,it rooted firmly to the floor.“ pl–.” I shoved Charlotte away, stepping out of the room immediately." Sleep in the room
Drake's POV 3:45 Pm. I kept staring at time,my mind divulged of any means of keeping itself occupied until I was ready to leave.Sheila had dropped the audio tape from her interrogation from twelve junior staffs. There wasn't much attached to their conversation but I was able to pick out something. They didn't have contact with the foreign investors considering there were based in the ground and second floor of the building.Sheila had promised to continue tomorrow even though I saw how exhausted she was. Interrogating a total number of twelve staff members alone was no easy feat. I had stopped her from carrying on with the interrogation considering the company had seventy staff and ten contract workers.She couldn't bear the burden of twelve,how would she bear the burden of sixty eight more staff. There were other ways to snuff out a culprit and I would find it out sooner or later.The door to my office opened and Sheila walked in with a glass of water. I asked if it's almond time