He said many things and concluded with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, a new Mount Olive. It is a Dukedom that will surpass other Dukedoms in Canterbury."The other Dukes grinned at his boastful remarks and said, "Don't be too sure."He laughed softly and continued. "After ...""He is laughing like Oliver," one of the Dukes pointed out."Not just that. The voice sounds like his," another Duke responded."After we close, the dignitaries, my fellow Dukes, and elders will join me at my palace for lunch," the old man continued and confused them all the more."His palace? Where is it?" One of the eight elders asked his fellow Duke."The palace of course. Oliver's house.""Is it that dilapidated house?""Yes. Is it not better than going to Harry's house?""That killer? I wouldn't have gone ""You got it," the other admitted.The old man looked at the audience and said, "The others will have their lunch in this hall. I hope you are not offended?"He paused and waited for their reac
Monday - At The Complex Despite the hectic weekend, George reported to work as early as usual. Tim was in his entourage and he wondered why he wished to be there so early. They arrived and met some of the managers standing and chatting in the vestibule. Collins stopped and he alighted.Tim drove to the car park and parked his car. He looked at Stephanie's car spot and it was empty. Instantly, he was worried and remembered the knock on her door that Friday night."Why is she not here yet?" He asked himself.Meanwhile, he monitored her all through the weekend but was worried even though he did not see any inditing movements.However, he was disturbed and wished to see her face. Shortly, she drove in and parked at her car park.He smiled softly and waited for her to get out of the car. Now, the four doors opened, and three of her colleagues - junior staff who do not like the staff bus, alighted from the back seat and the clerk came out of the passenger's door "Who are the three ladies?
At George's Office He had been occupied with the Christmas celebration and the installation ceremony of his father. Now that they were over, he could face his work. After he settled down that morning, his secretary gave him the agenda for that day's meeting and he remembered the steel mill."We must visit it before the meeting," he said and called the General Manager and the Production Manager.Afterward, they met at the vestibule and proceeded to the site. They were walking around the premises and taking note of areas to improve on and facilitate the pace of the work. At that point, his phone rang and he looked at the caller."Oh, my God! But I spoke with him this morning," he mumbled when he saw that the caller was his father.He ignored the call and continued with his work. The old man called again and when he got no response, he called Tim.At The General Manager's Office He faced Stephanie and asked her, "Do you mind if I pick up the call in your office?""I won't mind. Go on,"
In The Head of State's Office After the salutations, they took their seats and focused on his expressionless face. To their disturbance, he was mute.To break the silence, Tim remarked, "I don't know that the First Lady is good at table tennis games."Kay was aware of what Tim was up to and focused the on Head of State's face. His wife would always give him joy and he smiled broadly."I know. That is the only thing that can make you smile from ear to ear," Kay teased him, and he burst into a raucous laughter.Tim pretended not to know what he did and did not laugh. Rather, he watched the two laughed unrestrainedly. The Head of State faced Tim and answered, "Yes. She is. Thank you for the compliment.""You are welcome, Your Excellency. I was surprised to see the news and wondered why I had not seen her playing before.""Are you wondering?" Kay asked him with a smirk and explained, "Can't you see that the Cadets frightened him on Friday and he needed to unwind?" They laughed at his j
He returned the salute and headed towards the staircase. The security guards wondered if he missed his way. He was relieved with the exercise and attributed his tiredness to the program of the weekend which deprived him of his training. Meanwhile, the old man, who was supposed to be resting after the ceremony was glued to his phone. At noon, he called him. The phone rang several times before it timed out. He was surprised that he did not pick up the call and looked at the number again."I dialed the right number," he told himself and dialed it again.He waited patiently for him to pick up the call, but he did not, and it timed out again."Why is he not picking up his call?" He asked himself.He tried one more time and gave up. He was lost in thought when Francis, who stayed behind to take care of him, called his attention."Your food is ready, Old man," he informed him.He recalled himself and answered, "Thank you, Francis."He reluctantly walked to the dining table and was distresse
Now, they were at the civic center, and the three workers who were employed to take care of it stood up at once. They greeted him respectfully and he responded."Kindly open the door," he requested and they did that at once."Thank you, for this," he appreciated them and walked in. The others followed him and they looked around. By default, the two young men were among his mini entourage and they began to educate him on all they thought that he needed to know about the center."That is good to hear. I think it would be appropriate to expand the center.""It is big enough, Your Grace," one of the young men said."Why do you want to expand it, Your Grace?" The other person asked him.Francis was amused by their boldness and looked at his colleague. He smiled as well and waited for the old man to respond."We need a bigger center where youths who wish to go into entertainment can perform," he answered, and their eyes opened."Ha!""So soon?" They asked him at once."Yes. Or what do you
"It is all right. But remember you have to tell us how you ended up on the street."He showed worries and Richard opened the car door. He sat down and focused on him for his response.When Tim noticed that he was troubled, he asked further, "Did you discuss your past with her?"He hesitated before he answered him, "No, Boss. I did not.""Did you see why you need to let the President know about you so that he will know how to defend you," he pacified him.He took a deep breath and responded, "I got it, Boss. If I may ask, when can we see him?"Tim looked at Richard and he took over the discussion, "I will find out from him and let you know.""It is all right. Thank you very much for your support.""You are welcome," Richard responded and Tim turned on his engine."Don't go back to work with your moody face, or you will upset your parents-in-law," Tim declared, and he cheered up."I got it, Boss," he answered cheerfully. "See you later," they said simultaneously and Tim drove away."Go
"Yes. You can recall that he called me and requested that he should resume work even when the Holiday was short.”"Yes. I remember. He must have lectured him properly for him to deliver seamlessly.""You are right. We visited him one day and discovered that he was in a closed-door meeting with Gerald.""Ha!" George exclaimed and laughed aloud. Tim laughed, too, and George asked him, "A closed-door meeting with a cadet? That is hilarious.""But it paid off. No one would attribute the protest to him.""I got it. We learn every day.""You are right."He read through the old man's report and was pleased with his plans to expand the civic center. Afterward, George called him and he was happy to hear his voice."Hello, Son," he greeted him."Hello, Dad. I'm happy to hear from you. I apologize for not picking up your calls.""I got it. I thought you could be busy with your work.""You are right. How was your day?""My day was fine. I went to the civic center to ensure that everything was in
At The Complex Laura got up and walked to the door like a bulldog. The Corporal and warden gave way for her or she would have pounced on them. With that, she increased her offenses, and Jerry cashed in and whipped her legs with the horsewhip."Repeat after me, Miss Dickson. Say I will not disturb the peace of the complex again," he requested while flogging her."I will never disturb .... Hey!" She stopped and shrieked in pain.Jerry continued to flog her, and she continued to cry and repeat after him."Run for your life before I kill you. Silly girl," he shouted at her and she obeyed. George was happy to see her running out of the cell like a little mouse frightened out of the Queen's chair.She continued running towards the reception when Jerry joined George in the car and he turned on his ignition."Good job, Sergeant," he said and drove off.Nevertheless, she got to the lobby, and the new security team was surprised to see her running like a thief."What! What are you doing here?
He would have called Cpl. Simpson, who was on night duty, to release her, but it would not give him the satisfaction he wanted. Shortly after, he stormed out of his room, got the car keys from the hangar, and walked to the garage. His car alerted Collins and Jerry the moment he turned on his ignition. They walked out of the boys quarters and focused on him."We are going to the complex. Hop in if you are ready," he informed them.They were troubled and did not want to keep him longer than necessary. Jerry was on his khaki pants and camouflage shirt. Collins was putting on the same shirts upon knickers and was not comfortable with it."I will change to trousers," he said and walked away.Jerry got into the front seat, looked at George's sad face, and inquired, "I hope there's no problem?""The boss said we should release that wrench in the guard room.""Ha! You can ask the Corporal to release her," he advised him."I would have done that not until I lay my hands on her, and she would r
He furrowed his brow when he saw her in the kitchen preparing her dinner."Why doesn't she live in a big house and have security guards and a cook like Laura? At least a cook," he thought."Something should be done about it," he concluded.After he left the parlor, George sat on the couch to wait for him. At that point, he got a message from his father. He relaxed and punched on it. A wide smile covered his face while he was reading through it."She will never stay without trouble," he said when he read that Laura was arrested that morning.In the end, he said, "She would soon be working to finance bills that she incurred out of stupidity."At that point, Tim joined him and they walked to the dining table."How was your meeting with the Major General?" "It went well. Empress has grown lean," he pointed out and George was lost."What has Empress got to do with your meeting?" He asked him at once."Oh! I didn't inform you. The meeting was because of them. She fought with her instructor
To extricate herself, she answered at once, "No, Sir.""Then what happened? Don't keep me here longer than I wish," Dale thundered, and she was fear-stricken. "I apologize, Boss. I agreed with her and watched her walk to her husband. When she was sitting with him in the car, I called Mrs Bentley and showed her the two. She was surprised to see them discussing freely. When she returned, Mrs. Bentley did not bother to verify whether it was true or false."She stopped and looked at Richard who had killing intentions on his face. Tim was relishing the story and hated it when she stopped. He hit his hand on the table angrily and shouted at her, "Then what happened?"Although, they were not familiar with Tim's identity they believed that he was an important person to Dale.Instantly, she continued, "She gave her a knife hand strike. Before she could defend herself, she struck her with her shinbone and they began to fight."They focused on Empress who was still looking down. They compared
"I hope she is all right," he said and was restless.Before Tim walked to the foyer, he remembered Dale's summons to Richard's wife. He looked at his time and mumbled, "I would like to be there."He walked to his room and before he settled down, he heard a knock on the door."Come in, the door is not locked," he said, and George walked in with his stoic face."What is the matter. You scared the farmers away with your look," he made clear to him.He smiled weakly and asked him, "Did I? Miss Dickson attacked her colleague and injured her."Tim furrowed and dismissed him, "I have a meeting with Dale. We will talk about it when I return.""I got it, Boss," he said and returned to his room.Tim lay on the bed, breathed heavily, and asked himself, "What is wrong with this girl? Sacking her would not favor me otherwise, I would have done that."He thought for a while and resolved, "I know what to do?"Likewise, he rested for a while and got up. At that time, he heard Richard's car and tried
To Valentine, Tim may sound boastful but Ambrose knew better. "What do you think, Ambrose? Do we employ another person for that?" Richard asked him."No, Major. I can handle it."He faced Tim, smiled, and undertook, "I got it, Boss. We won't let the Third in Command down.""If you say so.""That is good to hear. Let's see the farmers," Richard said and moved.They followed him at once and walked to the farm. Since the incident of Monday, the farmers had not seen Tim and Richard. They stopped work when they saw them and greeted them accordingly."Good afternoon to you all," they responded simultaneously.Tim stepped aside and Richard addressed them, "Thank you all for your patience."Meanwhile, George, the General Manager, and the team arrived and parked beside the clunker. They got out of the car immediately and George tried to walk to the estate."They are at the farm, Major," one of the security guards informed him after the salutations."Thank you for informing me," he said and mo
At The Complex At lunch, Laura was not back, and Barbara took the initiative. She informed the Corporal of her intentions to be away for lunch and left. She returned at once with her packed food and ate in the cubicle. George and Bright met the General Manager in the elevator and informed him of the arrival of the machines."That is good to hear. I would love to see them. Or what do you think?""I planned to visit there after lunch. We can go together then," he declared.Now, the elevator door opened and they walked out."That is better," the General Manager said and they walked on.Soon, they were at the canteen. They had the meal happily and avoided discussing their proposed visit to the mining field. Their reasons were simple - to avoid luring the other managers from volunteering to come with them. Afterward, they returned to their offices and hoped to leave at 2 PM.Nevertheless, the exhausted Laura returned a few minutes before 2 PM. As for lunch, she was aware that she had miss
At Mount Olive "Kindly get your attorney, Young lady," the officer advised Laura."I was wrong, Officer. I shouldn't have missed my way," she declared, concealing her motive for visiting the palace.The officer pouted, gave her the statement paper, and said, "Write all you could remember about the incident here."Now, she was conscious of her office and afraid that she might be too late to work. She looked at the time and it was a few minutes before 9 AM.'Barbara would be happy to see me punished if I am late to work,' she lamented and began to write her statement quickly."I'm through, Officer," she showed her the statement and announced.She collected it, looked through it, and informed her, "The DPO is in a meeting. I will submit it to him after that."Instantly, she began to fidget and asked her, "Huh! When will that be? I should be in my office."She paid no heed to her question and simply said, "Kindly wait at the reception.""Hey! I'm in trouble," she exclaimed, got up and w
She saw herself walking into the palace and was covered with sweat immediately. The officer was calm and watching the television as well. She switched her look from the television to the officer. When she got to the point, she said, 'I'm in the wrong place,' she looked down and pursed her lips to suppress her nervousness.'Ella must have done this. The Duke does not know my house and could not have gotten my address,' she thought.The officer picked up her form and looked at it. Without any signs of anger, she said, "Your workplace on the form is different from what you said in the footage."'Why can't I get it right? Why can't I get what I want?' she asked herself in low spirits."Did you get my question?" The officer asked her when she failed to answer her."I apologize, officer. We can talk it over," she pleaded, hoping to bribe her.At Tim's House "Just calm down. Everything will be sorted out shortly," Tim advised Richard and they began to wait."Do you mind breakfast?" Tim off