Drake's POV Mia finally agreed after much persuasion from Valerie and I to stay back. It wasn't an easy peasy persuasion considering that Charlotte was hellbent on making Mia more frustrated but hopefully,Mia decided to shut Charlotte's voice out of her head and decided to listening to us instead.“ You better learn to talk to elders with respect so it doesn't put you in trouble." Valerie cautioned, applying more butter over her bread.Charlotte's face pulled to a scrowl.“ You should also know that maid don't deserve to be treated special. They are bunch of house helps and keepers. They are not supposed to be given the privilege to express their feelings. Maids are supposed to be treated like fucking animals." I stopped eating and shot a disapproving cold glare at Charlotte.“ shut it Charlotte. You seriously need to see a psychiatrist because how can a normal human being talk like someone whose brain is located in her bowels." Charlotte gnashed her teeth when Valerie chuckled to
Valerie's POV Charlotte was overstepping her boundaries. Her effrontery seems to escalate on a daily basis. Her mannerless display of disrespect towards Mia was totally uncalled for. How can she forget Mia's months and years of servitude to the Chase family? Is she even considerate to the less privileged? I shrugged at my thoughts, sitting on my bed and bringing out my cell phone from my drawer. I dialed Charles' number. I had an assignment for him which I was hoping would coincide with the time Ron was planning the revenge plan.Charles answered on the third ring.“ What is it this time?." Charles' harsh tone greeted me immediately. I scratched my forehead, contemplating.“ How have you been Charles,I am sure you know who's speaking to you." I inquired.“Of course I know who it is. Mrs Valeria Chase. Why are you disturbing my phone after almost two weeks of snubbing and not coming back?." Charles asked,his voice a mix of anger and shock.I heaved a sigh. At least he recognized my
Author's POV Charlotte paced around her room, stamping her feet angrily against the surface beneath her. His rage flared with the seconds. She has to do something before Valeria becomes Drake's favorite. H she knew Valerie wasn't lying when she said Drake had kissed her first. Charlotte felt betrayed by Drake and this made her hatred towards Valerie skyrocket. She felt like a total fool the morning she met Valerie and Drake sharing a passionate kiss.“ Argh!." Charlotte growled,her mind rolling back to that morning.Her territory was threatened, her power and authority opposed. Drake had given her and Charlotte the same control and will over Mia and Shirley. She hated how much power Drake had given Charlotte. All these thoughts attempted to explode Charlotte's mind.She had to do something. Real quick. She needed to take swift action and precautions against future reoccurrence but what can she do? Suddenly an idea occurred to her.Ron Chase.Ron Chase seemed like the villain she nee
Drake's POV Arrangements had been made and Michelle had promised to make the event planning something to remember. I had faith that she would do a good job having seen her effort in making it a success in her three years partnering with my firm. I was glad to have her as an event planner and I was ready to pay her charges in full as long as she does a perfect job.“ You can inform the stakeholders about the latest update." I said to Sheila who stood across from me, bearing a small file.“ I don't think that would be needed considering you have a meeting with them scheduled to start –.” Sheila glanced at her wrist watch. “ Scheduled to start six minutes from now." Sheila recalled humbly.I slapped my forehead." Oh my Gosh! How could I have forgotten? Oh God! How could I forget such an important meeting? Thank you Sheila for reminding me about it. I almost would have missed this meeting.” I chided myself, thanking Sheila for saving me.Sheila flashed me a soft smile." I am only doi
Author's POV “Argh!." Charlotte growled, hitting her feet against her bed bunk.“ Fucking Ron. How dare he cut yh freaking call on me!?." She yelled,her finger’s rampaging through her hair.She walked over and sat on her bed stamping her feet, veins bulging out of her forehead.“ What's so special about Valerie that even Ron is so enchanted about? What's so special about her? Why can't men listen to me? What are they always after Valerie?" Charlotte asked herself,her eyes blazing in fury indignation flaring.She rose up from the bed, picked up her phone and called Drake “ Hello Drake, how's your day going so far?.” She asked, trying to sound caring,a stark contrast of the rage brewing inside.Drake scoffed from his end,his voice laced with irritation.“ What is it Charlotte? What are disturbing my phone at this hour. I am in the middle of a meeting. Spill the beans quickly. I have work to attend to.” Drake sneered.Charlotte rolled her eyes, sinking her finger's into her bed.“ I ca
Drake's POV I stepped out of the conference Hall. Sheila walked out of my office and collected my file from me. “ How did it go Sir,I hope you didn't have trouble answering all the questions thrown at you?.” She asked, her voice laced with concern. I nodded, walking into my office, Sheila tailed behind me and shut the door behind.“ It went well. I wasn't expecting it to. Thanks for doing a great job." I complimented genuinely.Sheila flashed me a professional smile me.“ If it went well as you said Sir,why did you waste a lot of time in the Hall?" Sheila questioned,her curiosity palpable.Did I waste a lot of time? How come I didn't realize it. It is it because Gregory raised a question about my whereabouts and discussion with a Detective? Gregory was thorn in my flesh. He had always been in support of Ron, right from the genesis if everything. “ Something came up in the meeting that resulted to the meeting being prolonged. It wasn't anticipated or supposed to be raised but Mr
Valerie's POV “ Hey Charles.” I shook hands with Mr Charles and sat down.Charles had called me earlier to inform me that he was able to run a DNA test and also acquired Angel’s birth certificate.He handed the birth certificate and DNA test result to me.“ I brought what you requested." Charles said, his voice low and urgent.I collected it,my eyes darting over the birth certificate. I had to confirm all the information were correct and not falsified.“ The birth certificate is authentic. You did a good job by being able to retrieve this without being caught. Hope Charlotte's friend didn't suspect a thing?.” I inquired, my concern piqued.Charles nodded, sipping from a coffee he had with him when I arrived at the eatery.“ Sge didn't suspect when though she was skeptical about letting me go see her. She told me Angel wasn't home and that I had to come back tomorrow to see her but unfortunately, Angel heard my voice and came running to me. It felt so good having her frail body in my
Valerie’s POV.My jaw dropped, my eyes fixed on Ron's moving lips that produced inaudible words.What had Charlotte told f8n this time? What's is she up? Why would Ron even listen to Charlotte.“ What has Charlotte's you this time?." I asked,my voice dripping with malice.“ what has ahe told you?, Ron Chase?.” I asked again, impatience simmering deep.im my voice.Ron hesitated deliberating on the right answer to give. This only flared my rage. I leaned closer to the table “ have you suddenly forgotten how to speak?." I inquired, curiosity piqued.Charles expression turned grim.“Don't tell me what Charlotte said is true? Tell me it's a lie Valerie." “What is it? What has she told you?" I asked again,my patience stretched thin.Ron's gaze seemed to bore into me.“ You were intimate with Drake weren't you? That's against the rule Valerie. You are not supposed to be intimate with him yet you ended up kissing him. How could you?.”My expression turned serious.“ What do you mean,how c
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