"My poor little angel, I'm so sorry to hear your day went badly," Mrs Anderson said from the other side of the call. "Now, tell. What happened," she asked.Angela wiped her tears and sniffled before she began to talk. She told Mrs Anderson everything that had transpired in the company including Eva's calls and Bernard bothering her the previous day and in the morning before work."Oh dear, I am so sorry to hear that. I wish there was something I could do to help," Mrs Anderson said in resignation."Mummy, don't worry. I had a choice in all of this. I could have ignored them, and they wouldn't have gotten me, but I got angry. I didn't just get angry, I allowed my anger to take the better part of me. My boss tried to warn me, but I was too angry to listen. Listening to him scold me, I could feel in his voice he did all he could to prevent me from going into such a mess, but I was too stubborn," Angela said, taking the blame."Sweetheart, don't be too hard on yourself. You did have the r
"Do you want to talk about it?" Bryce asked and Angela shook her head. How could she talk about the painful memory of her childhood? It was her 13th birthday and her parents were murdered in her presence. The Anderson adopted her and changed her date of birth to her adoption date but maintained the year. "It's okay," Bryce said and rubbed Angela's back gently as he tried to calm her.He wondered what could have scared her so much to the extent of breaking her down this way. Yes, some nightmares could be scary but her reaction feels more like she lived a reality in her dream. "Get some rest," Bryce said and tucked her into bed when she was much calmer."Please don't leave me," Angela begged when Bryce turned to leave.Bryce stopped in his steps. Angela's voice travelled to his eyes one more time as she pleaded with him not to leave. She sounded so scared. "Okay," he replied and decided to continue whatever he was doing in the office the following day. The room he had given to Ange
"Finally, some peace of mind. I can go back to working my way to Bryce's heart," Susan said after a good laugh when Eva mimicked Angela entering the disciplinary committee room. "Yeah, and I, back to working my way to Bernard's heart," Eva said."I don't know why you are struggling with Bernard. He loves women. I am surprised he is turning you down," Susan said as she sat down behind her desk."Well, that is a side of Bernard, no one knows except me I think," Eva said and sat down behind her desk. "He is free with everyone but he is not a playboy like he makes everyone believe. He is very traditional," she explained. "I see," Susan said. "In that case. There is one thing you can do. Drug him and get him to sleep with you. He will take responsibility," she added."How am I to do that when he doesn't want me anywhere around him?" Eva asked."Company party coming up. We can do something," Susan said."Sounds like a plan," Eva replied with a smile."Now let's just wait for Bryce to retu
The slowly passed and Angela wrapped up for the day. She put her reports together and after sending the email, he carried the hard copy to Bryce's office. She knocked and entered the office after she heard Bryce's voice inviting her in. "I brought the report," Angela announced and headed for the place where she was supposed to drop the documents."Angela," Bryce called out to Angela his voice very soft."Yes President," Angela responded and moved towards Bryce's desk. "How are you?" Bryce asked and relaxed in his seat staring at Angela."I am fine," Angela replied staring at him with no expression at all registered on her face. "Have you eaten?" Bryce asked. "No please," Angela replied and lowered her head."Why?" Bryce asked. "I was scared of what this day will bring. I felt a bit relaxed after the verdict was given," Angela said. "And thank you for the phone," she appreciated changing the subject."That is fine. I believe you have learnt your lesson. This is the corporate world
Bryce was forced to remain awake and occasionally check on Angela till morning. He finally drifted off to sleep at 4 am. It was 5 a.m. when Angela woke up from sleep and slowly pulled herself out of Bryce's arms. She quickly got ready and dressed up. Bryce was still sleeping when Angela took one last look at him before leaving the bedroom. Bryce was a very handsome man and keeping the image of his face in her mind she smiled. She used her new phone to request an Uber to the office. Angela arrived at the office at 5. 30 am and quickly started with her morning routine. She was done and unaware that Bryce was awake all through the night watching her sleep, so assumed per her itinerary Bryce would be in the office by 7 am. She sent his coffee to his office and proceeded to her office to work. Inside her office, she found a file on her desk with a note signed by Bryce. She picked up the note and read it.This is an important contract for the Don Entertainment Industry. We are signing a s
Angela stood there not sure how to feel. Just 24 hours ago she was facing the disciplinary committee for breaking a company rule with termination as the punishment. Lucky her, she was not terminated but she signed an undertaken and now this. "Mr President, I ...." Angela began and realised there was nothing she could say that would liberate her and if anything trying to explain that it wasn't her effort was not going to save the company from the inevitable."What can I do to help?" Angela found herself saying looking very sorry.Bryce was about to reply when they both heard a knock on the door. Bryce responded and Susan walked in."Mr Present, I received this email from Don Entertainment. They claim they have a contract with us," Susan said. "They sent me this and it has your stamp on it," she added and showed the document she had printed to Bryce. Bryce looked at it briefly and sat down behind his desk. He dismissed Angela with a hand gesture and he asked Susan to sit down."Now li
"This is not good. It means Angela is still going to be around," Eva said. "Wait, how about we make sure whatever nonsense experiment they are doing doesn't work?" she suggested and Susan gave it a thought."That sounds like a good plan, but how do we pull that off without drawing attention to ourselves? Let's not forget, that you fought with her and she was not dismissed. Bryce saw my reaction when I realized they were keeping her and Bryce saw my reaction again when I realised he intended to keep Angela after this second mistake. Bryce would run an investigation if a third mistake happens," Susan pointed out. "We don't have to be directly involve. We can pay someone to do the job," Eva said with a sinister smile."Great. Do you have someone in mind?" Susan asked."Don't worry about that. I will find someone perfect for the job," Eva said smiling."Remember, everything must be Angela's mistake," Susan pointed out."Let me get the person first. I come over to your house," Eva said an
Angela stood on the bus on her way wondering what Eva and Susan wanted from her. She just wished she could tell Eva, she was already married and hence didn't have any interest in Bernard but Bryce had told her their marriage must remain a secret."Why marry me in secret and ask me to move in with you, when we are not living like a married couple?" Angela thought and her mind shifted to Bryce.She recalled the feel of his body when she slept in his arms. A smile crept up her face and she began to blush. The bus stopped at her junction snapping her out of her dreaming moment. She got down from the bus and started walking towards the Estate. She was already known by the security men. She greeted and walked through the gate heading towards the apartment. She pushed the front door open and entered. Josephine welcomed her and Angela acknowledged with a nod and headed for the staircase. She climbed up and headed for the bedroom.Inside the bedroom, she tossed her bag onto the couch and took