Mrs. Juliet Jackson is in front of their home in the garden, watering her plants and flowers when she hears the sound of a car parking in their garage.She looks to see if her husband is the one returning. He had left after previously apologizing over the phone to his friend when they were seated together in their living room downstairs, telling his friend that he was truly sorry and would go to the company to see Liam right away about his actions.Mrs. Juliet knows her son is still finding it difficult to settle back in his homeland, as he already has a well-established business in the States.Liam stops walking toward their mansion and stares at the garden. He sees his mother watering the plants; she stops, hands over the watering can to one of their maids, and walks up to meet him."Good evening, Mom," Liam greets as his mother approaches and gives him a hug."Welcome, son. How was your day at the office?" Mrs. Juliet asks."It was fine, Mother. How was your day?" "Fine, son. Did
"Oh, that's his name; I didn't even know his name, but I saw him today too," Anita responded."Really? What does he look like? I was hoping to see him when we closed, but before I stepped out, his father said he had already gone back home.""Yeah, I saw him with an elderly man at the garage, at the restricted area at the back of the company building. Was that his father? The man looked short, and I never suspected him to be his father," Anita replied."Yes, he's short. How about the CEO? Is he tall?" Temisa asked in a panic."Yeah, although I don't really know. At first, I saw him sitting, and he sent me to ask his secretary to buy him lunch, but his secretary hates me and didn’t even want to show me what to do today in the office. I'm really stressed and don’t know if I will go to work there tomorrow," Anita replied sadly."Why? Don't mind that stupid secretary; she might just be jealous because you're cuter than she is. You know you're very pretty, so maybe she's just envious. Why no
Mr. Taiye gets back home, and his driver parks their car in the mansion's garage while he steps out and walks toward their mansion. As he steps into the living room downstairs, he finds his wife arranging the dining table with the help of her maid."Welcome back, honey," Mrs. Juliet says as she walks away from the dining room to meet him. He gives her a hug and subtly kisses her cheek. Just then, Liam, who's coming downstairs, sighs as he descends the stairs to join his parents for dinner before retiring for the night.Liam isn't surprised by his parents' lovey-dovey nature in front of him. He knows his father loves his mother dearly; for this reason, despite his vast wealth, he still sticks with his wife, who bore only him, despite all her miscarriages."Welcome back, Dad," Liam says as he reaches the bottom of the stairs, announcing his presence in the living room.He silently hopes he can find a bride like his mother—a calm and understanding woman who knows him even when he isn’t ta
Anita stepped out of the room she shared with Glory and walked back to the dining room where their mother was still crying and seated on the couch in the living room.Anita stared at her mother and sighed as she walked to meet her.Her sisters were already sitting at the dining table, waiting for her and their mother.The living room was gravely silent, with only the sound of the ceiling fan rotating quickly heard."Mom," Anita said, crouching down beside her mother."Mom," Anita called again, and Mrs. Tonia sighed and stood up."I don't know how your father got himself involved in a fraudulent case. How could he? Now the police have refused to let me see him," Mrs. Tonia complained.Anita sighed. "Mom, I believe they will find the real scammers. The officers I met told me that Dad released some confidential information to a colleague who absconded with all the money, and until they trace the real perpetrator, Dad can’t be released.""Why would he get involved? I'm not happy about this
Arriving at the Benson Group of Companies, it’s already 7:45 a.m.Anita rushes to the entrance gate, where most of the employees have already gone inside."You arrived late today, madam," says Solomon Matt, the assistant head guard in charge at the gate. Anita smiles faintly at him."Not yet 8 a.m.," she responds as she quickly writes down the time she arrived at the company gate and steps in.Anita quickly walks toward the building, and the surroundings are calm as she approaches.Entering the ground floor of the company, she sees primarily security personnel and new distributors interested in partnering with the Benson Group, waiting for the receptionist to start serving them, as the company has not yet begun its day’s work.Further, Anita feels the piercing gaze of the clients burning on her as she makes her way toward the elevator going upstairs to the third floor.She knows her oversized gown is attracting all the attention, but she cares less about what people and onlookers say a
Liam stood by the elevator door as he saw Anita approaching. He decided to wait for her before pressing the button to close the door.Anita walked up to the elevator and stared at him, confused."Are you going downstairs for lunch too?" he asked her in his husky, masculine voice. Anita swallowed and struggled to find words to reply."Yes, sir," she stammered."Step in," he commanded, and Raymond moved aside as other staff using the second elevator arrived. They stepped out and stared in shock at the CEO talking to the most beautiful young woman on the third floor.Joel stepped out of his glass office, intending to go downstairs for lunch as well. He saw Anita walking into the elevator, and the CEO was already inside, making him furrow his brows. They didn't even wait for him to approach as the elevator door closed, leaving Anita nervously standing beside the tall, handsome CEO.Anita felt extremely nervous; after all, the cold man was her boss.His masculine scent forced its way into h
"You heard the buzzer sound just now. Eat quickly; let's leave," Temisa says to Anita as she finishes her meal and sips her bottled water."Hmph," Anita breathes out."Waiter!" she calls, and the waiter walks over to her."Can I have an empty takeaway packet to take this food home?" Anita asks."Sure, ma'am," the waiter replies and quickly leaves them."Are you going to see your father today?" Temisa asks her."No... I need to rest today, and besides, the officers won't allow me to see him.""Hmm, it's well, girlfriend, I just hope they find the culprit because I doubt what will happen if they don't.""Hmm." Anita sighs."Here's the empty takeout pack, ma'am." The waiter returns and hands Anita a new transparent plastic plate with a blue cover."Thank you," Anita responds, and he nods and excuses himself."I have to start going back upstairs; you know my job is arranging the products into their respective cartons, so I'm leaving. Don't go home without me today!" Temisa informs Anita as
Anita was still busy sleeping when the buzzer of the Benson Group sounded, indicating to all the workers that it was closing time.Margret stood up from her seat, packed her bag, and didn’t bother waking Anita. She leaned on her desk and switched off her computer. After arranging her bag, she slung it over her shoulder and stepped out.Bambam was attending to the last client of the day, as she was one of the sales representatives of the Benson Group involved in customer care services. She packed her bag and stood up, stepping out of her glass office to see that most of the staff on the third floor had already left, with just a few remaining. She glanced at Margret's office, which was opposite hers, thinking Margret was still in there, but as she approached, she saw Anita asleep at her desk.Bambam stepped in and gently tapped Anita's shoulder to wake her up, startling Anita, whose face looked dull and swollen from her earlier sobbing. Anita picked up her handkerchief from her lap and w