"Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you are living?"
Bob Marley
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Giovanni POVNormal people relaxed on Sunday evening but that is not the case for me because my Sunday is like any other miserable day but today didn't turn out like my other miserable Sundays because Dennis visited me and told me a shocking fact about my past.
"I couldn't get much information boss but here is what I got," Dennis handed me a brown folder.
I took it from him and anxiously tear the paper to see the content inside. The news inside the paper came as a shock to me because I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
"Are you sure about this?" I asked and Dennis nodded.
"This came from a reliable source"
I looked at the paper in my hands and cou
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them- that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.Lao Tzu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Melody POV Just as Monday came, the week flew fast and the day of the presentation which was Friday came and it was now or never. Throughout the week, I busied myself with the proposal. I almost lose my mind because I couldn't come up with something until Wednesday morning. Even my boss didn't bother me with work because he knew how busy I was.The morning of the presentation, I woke up early and prepared for what I wanted to say and Lorena was helpful because she made me bought new clothes all for the presentation. When I got to the company, I prepared
"Life's most persistent question is, 'what are you doing for others?"******************************Melody POV"Come get up melody. Are you going to be on that bed sulking all day?" Lorena yelled at me and pull the bed cover off me."Leave me alone Lorena!" I yelled and pull the cover over me."Stop acting and get off the bed Mel. It's been three days already."Yeah, it has been for three days. Three days since I insulted my boss over the fact that I didn't get the project I worked my ass off to get. It was mine, not the freaking Cassandra's."My life is over Lorena, " I removed the bedcover and sat up on the bed."Your life isn't over Mel, you have hope and I, " Lorena smiled brightly and tried to encouraged me but she didn't try enough."You can say that again w
"Love is unexplainable......"Oluwatosin melody •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Goovanni POV"Mr yuan, you cannot break the contract because of what you heard. We've been in this business together for a long time now and you should know that all I wanted is the best for both of us," I said to Mr yuan over the phone but he didn't agree with my proposition."If miss melody is not in charge of the new brand then I must let you know that xians company will pull out of the contract.""But Mr yuan..." Mr yuan didn't let me finished as he had hung up on me. This was the fault of that short woman called melody. How dare she tries to destroy all I have worked for?
"In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "You take it!"C. JoyBell C.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Melody POV "You want to give him another chance?" Lorena asked again and I found myself explaining for the umpteenth time why I was giving Giovanni a second chance."I still don't get it, Mel, do you have to work for a jerk like him?" Lorena asked like a concerned mother would ask her little daughter."Yes, Lorena. You and hope need identification and Giovanni has offered to help if I come back to the company.""You are even on first name base with him. Sounds interesting, " she said sarcastically and winked at me."Ew, don't give me that nasty look. Although I foun
"It's hard to believe in coincidence, but it's even harder to believe in anything else." Will Grayson~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Giovanni POV After the meeting ended, Cassandra came barging into my office. She seemed mad as I could see through her glaring hazel eyes. "What was that?" I didn't bother to reply to her and pretend to read a file on my desk. "Giovanni I am talking to you!" She yelled at me. One thing I hated is been yelled at and Cassandra should have known better than to yell at me. "How dare you yell at me?" I stood up from my chair and walked to her. "Let be clear on this Cassandra, I made you the COO of this company because you were capable and reliable in your work but you are starting to make me think differen
The past is never dead, it not even past. Williams Faulkner~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melody POV It's been three days since I came back to DReam and two days since I last saw my boss. After the crazy meeting with peppy, he left for a meeting in France, and ever since then, I haven't seen him. It was not as if I missed him or something but his presence made me feel calm and now that he wasn't around, I felt something missing in me. On my way to work that morning, I had a feeling that something was going to happen, and before what I thought, something did happen and it wasn't what I was expecting. My boss was back and there was an impromptu meeting. "Have you heard?" Anita came to my desk as soon as I came to the office that morning. "What have I heard?" I questioned her back. She
"The purpose of our lives is to be happy." Dalai lama ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Melody POVI don't know how long I have been in the corner I ran to but all I know is that my past came rushing at me and all I wanted to do was to stand up from where I sat and run away from DReam company and never return.But how was I going to do that when I have finally confirmed that Giovanni and Franklin wasthe same person"How long do you plan on sitting here?" A voice spoke behind me and I jumped up from where I sat. "Why did you run away from the board room only to run here and sit down like a homeless woman?" He asked.My eyes met his brown eyes and I didn't know when tears roll down my face.What are you doing melody? Why are you crying in front of a man that is prete
"If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor." Eleanor Roosevelt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Melody POVTears of pain,Heartbreak,Sorrow.That's how I felt ever since I met Lorenzo. It's been a day but have not gotten hold of myself yet. I couldn't bring myself to believe that Giovanni and Franklin were the same people. It was also hard to believe that Lorenzo was back in my life." are you sulking again?" The door to the room opened as Lorena and hope stepped into the room."Mummy, " hope rushed to me and hugged me.I was laying on the bed but my mind was somewhere else and when my daughter hugged me, it bought some peace to me."How are you doing baby? Do you enjoy the city with your aunt Lorena ?"
Listen to 'memories by Maroon 5 ' and shut up and dance by walk the moon while reading this chapter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Five months later, Melody POV " I welcome you all to this wonderful gathering tonight. In conjunction with DReam and company, allow me to introduce the latest brand in the business world." I paused and cleared my throat. "Memories!" I exclaimed and the hall was filled with applause.Five months had passed and a lot had happened. The following week after the funeral, I introduced Giovanni to Hope as her dad. At first, she was surprised but she quickly accepted him as her father. She was happy and cling to Giovanni for days.My aunt who abandoned us, Ruth Glenn visited Lorena in the hospital before she got discharged and apologized for the past. She handed ove
"I wish I knew that I loved you. Trying so hard just to say three words. Baby be mine.." From three words by Francois Klark. Melody POV It has been two weeks since the unfortunate incident happened at the Aderemi's mansion. I could still remember the sound of the explosion. It's was so loud that I couldn't hear for few seconds.The tabloids spread rumors concerning the deaths of the two brothers. Some said they were mental patients and others said that they were attacked by terrorists. No one knows the real truth except myself and the rest of the Aderemi family. It was a tragic day and it's was still fresh in my memory. The rumors spread by the tabloid affected DReam badly. Their stock rate plummeted. When Giovanni heard the news about the stock rate, he locked himself inside his room for a week and when he cam
"Inside the world of beautiful people. Surrounded but still alone. "From Beautiful people by Ed Sheeran feat Khalid. Benjamin POV In life, once a child is born. It calls for joy and celebration but that's wasn't the case for my brother. His heart had been filled with hate ever since he was born. I didn't blame him for everything he was doing but yet, it was just too much. I loved my brother and wished he could realize his mistake and stop acting cruelly before it's too late."I'm a bastard because that's how I was born. When I turned five years old, my father said that I was lucky to be born." I heard my brother explaining his sad story to our family. I never resented my brother for everything he had done for my family. I wanted him to be happy because he was in too much pain and to heal, he became a monster.
"Sooner or later, it ends in goodbye. We all have to break away. " From breakaway by Ella Cummings feat Sarah swire. Melody POV When I woke up, I could not move as my hands and feet were tied together. I was laying on the ground and when I looked around me, I figured I was in a basement. The room was dark and the only light that penetrated the room was the sun through a small window."Hope, " I shouted for my daughter because I couldn't see her anywhere. "Hope," I cried out."It no use," I heard a voice said from the opposite room. It was a woman but her back was facing me so I couldn't see her face. Her feet and hands were also tied together but she looked comfortable."Where is my daughter?" I shouted."She is fine," she repl
"Tell me how to be in this world, tell me how to breathe and feel no hurt. Tell me how 'cause I believe in something, I believe in us. "From 'us' by James bay feat Alicia KeysGiovanni POVJust like Kendra planned, we waited for George's call but it never came. The two days had elapsed but still, he didn't show up neither did he planned anything. I was almost tempted to call him but Melody asked me to wait but time just passed by and I anticipated the worst. While anticipating George's call, I made sure everyone was heavily guarded by highly trained Ex-military men. If he were to attack any member of my family he wouldn't be able to get to them. On the fourth day, I came to the office to review some business proposals and that was when it happened.In the middle of reviewing the proposals, I got a call from an unrestricted number. A number I have been expec
"This is a battlefield and I intend to win."Giovanni POV The deadline ended two days ago. After the attempted attack on Melody and hope, I made sure they were heavily guarded by security. I took time from the office for those two days and also postponed the Chinese project that Melody was in charge of. For those two days, I tried to come up with something to lure George out and sent him to prison once and for all but none came. No ideal came for those two days and I got frustrated to the point that I locked myself inside my room for twelve hours until Melody came to find me. When I opened the door for her and she saw my state, she gave me a warm hug."It's going to be okay, " she assured me."I just want this to be over with," I confessed. "I want everything to end so we could pick up from where we ended things," I poured out my mind because that's was how I felt at that moment.
Music played: love someone by Lukas graham.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melody POV "Where she is?" Giovanni asked me as soon as he came to the hospital. After the accident happened, I called an ambulance who took Lorena to the hospital. I couldn't help but cry as I rode the ambulance to the hospital while holding Lorena's hand. Just when I had thought I found her, someone wanted to take her away from me. Once the ambulance got to the hospital and Lorena was wheeled into the ER, I called Giovanni. "Franklin," I burst into tears as soon as he picked up the call. "Melody," he shouted. "Where are you? What happened?" "Lorena, she......" I couldn't form any words as I started crying again. "Tell me, what's wrong?" He asked and I gave him the address of the hospital.
"Always fight for what's right." Melody POV"Are you sure this is the right place?" I asked Lorena as we got to the address given to us by sister Mary. The house was a mansion and I wondered why my aunty would maltreat us when she lives in a house as big as that."Wow! Your aunt is a rich woman," Lorena squealed as we tried to open the gigantic black gate leading to the house. "Why is this not opening?" She hit the gate with force but it didn't budge."Calm down Lorena," I said to her and pointed towards the house. "Someone is coming.""The house looks to be abandoned," Lorena commented. We heard the clicking of heels and as it grew louder, Lorena and I exchanged looks. A lady appeared at the gate. She was dressed like a maid but she looked sophisticated like she owns the house."Who might you be?" She asked as she eyed us
Giovanni POV It was so unreal sitting with my family and everyone pretending to be happy. I had invited them to my house for dinner as we planned. They were all surprised when they got my invitation. I had never invited them into my house. After everyone had arrived and settled down to eat the dinner the Lasagna I prepared then began."Thank you all for coming," I said. My mother was the first to reply, she was sitting beside my father on the right-hand side."This is delicious son. You still have your culinary skill." She commented and I gave her a warm smile."Seems you've finally gotten out of your shell," Lucas teased. He sat opposite my mother."Stop that's son," uncle Benjamin warned."Can't you see what he is doing?" Lucas protested. "He is trying to win over the family because he has no one. He invited us for this pathetic