"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
"Perfect. Let's meet him at the restaurant across the street," Susan said."Okay," Eva replied and quickly sent a message from her phone to the person who had sent her the guy's details. "Okay, let's go. He headed for the restaurant now," she said."Okay," Susan acknowledged and stood up from behind her desk.Eva equally stood up from behind her desk and the two ladies exited the room heading for the elevator. Outside, as soon as the ladies entered the restaurant across the street, Bryce's car drove in and it was followed by that of Bernard. Bernard saw the back of Eva when she entered the restaurant but he said nothing. Bryce on the other hand was occupied by something on his phone so he didn't see anything and Angela was on her laptop. The two cars parked in their respective places and the occupant alighted, heading to the company. Everyone went to their respective office and Angela after drafting her email for the staff screening, shared it with Bryce for his approval before email
"What happened?" Devon asked."Bryce called all the employees and informed them that the news about our relationship is fake," Susan whined."Calm down. I will take care of that," Devon consoled."Is not even that. He turned me into a laughing stock in the company. This is so humiliating," Susan continued to whine."I am coming over," Devon said. "I will have this resolved immediately," he added."Thank you," Susan appreciated and ended the call."So what now?" Eva anxiously asked after the call had ended."He is coming over to correct things," Susan said smiling."This old man does like you a lot," Eva commented."Yes, since my parents died, he has been like a father to me," Susan said and frowned. "I must say, he has been attentive to my needs more than my parents ever were as far back as I can remember," she added."Well, you told me, it was Bryce's fault that your parents died. So he might just be making up for it. Which is good," Eva said."Yes, well. It does work to my advantage
Back at the Police Headquarters, Mr Anderson had finished narrating the whole issue to Darren."My daughter is innocent. Here is some information we have which clearly shows the inconsistency in the investigation. An indication that something is not right," Mr Anderson said."I have heard everything you have said. I will assign one of my men to monitor the investigation going on at the central police station. I will let you know how we will proceed based on what we find," Darren said."Thank you so much," Mr Anderson appreciated and Darren walked them to their parked car outside.At Diamond Corporation, a controversy has already started following the news about Bryce and Susan being in a relationship which goes against the company's rule on relationship. The accompanying images to the news made it undeniable that Bryce and Susan had something going on. The company's rules against relationships among employees are one of the reasons why Bryce kept his marriage with Angela a secret. He
Back in the cell, Bryce pulled away from the hug and stared at Angela's sad tear-stained face holding her by the shoulder. He stared into her eyes and his heart ached. All he could read from her eyes was pain. He cared for her and believed in her innocence seeing her again. Now he needs to get hold of something to support what he thinks. He was unsure when or how it happened, but he felt her lips on his and gave in to the desire that travelled through his body. He kissed her. Angela did not protest. She allowed him to kiss her and she didn't even know what pushed her to accept his kiss. Bryce is fully aware that Angela has been accused of murdering two members of the Moore family and there is evidence proving her guilty. Angela on the other hand believes whoever murdered her parents is connected to the Moore family. So why are they both standing in a withholding cell, passionately kissing each other? Shouldn't they hate each other for the pain they both felt after losing a loved one
"I want to be alone," Bryce suddenly said to Devon's surprise."Son," Devon called out, staring at Bryce and Bryce suddenly looked okay."Please, Dad. Leave," Bryce said sternly."Son, you don't look good. How can I leave you alone?" Devon asked sounding concerned."I have lots of employees in this house," Bryce said and his father shook his head and was about to leave when Bryce stopped him. "Wait, can I have the video?" he asked and Devon just stared at him briefly before moving his fingers on his phone."It's in your email. Bryce, I know it's your first time falling in love with a woman, but you must let her go. She is bad news," Devon said but Bryce remained silent.Devon walked out of the house, leaving Bryce in the living room.Meanwhile, at the police headquarters, James and Mr Anderson were led to an office by a lady. She knocked and entered with James and Mr Anderson trailing behind her."Sir," the lady said and the man behind the desk, who was going through some papers raised
Susan's home, at 2 am, four hours after Bryce and Marcus had left, Susan slowly opened her eyes. Her head hurt so bad and her nose picked up a horrible smell. Her body was sticky. The light in her room was still on. She realized she was lying on the floor. She pushed herself up as she tried to recollect from memory what happened. She saw the vomit she was lying in and recalled everything. Feeling disgusted, she carefully got up from the floor and walked into the bathroom. She stood under the shower in the bikini and allowed the water to wash down her body before removing her panty and bra and dropping them in the bin. She put some shampoo into her hair and began to wash it. She realized immediately she had a cut at the back of her head. Her mind quickly went to the pain she felt at the back of her head before darkness covered her. After showering, she wrapped her hair in a towel and put on a bathrobe. She went for the mob and a mop bucket and cleaned the vomit from the floor annoyed h
Bryce moved his lips to Susan's neck and Susan ran her hand through Bryce's hair enjoying the passion burning inside her. Bryce's shirt was already opened. Susan just took it off him and tossed it to the side. She started tagging at his pants but Bryce suddenly froze."What is it?" Susan questioned wondering why Bryce suddenly stopped.Bryce suspended himself over Susan and stared down at her. His vision was still blurry and confusion rode his mind as a strong desire burned within him. He could not see the face of the person in bed with him clearly. Even though his body needed that satisfaction it didn't feel right. His mind was in chaos but something inside so strong stopped him from sleeping with the stranger lying on the bed.Susan lifted her body and captured Bryce's lips in another kiss but this time he didn't respond even though he didn't push her away."What is wrong?" Susan asked wondering what was happening.Bryce pushed himself off Susan still feeling something wasn't right
"I told you he would come. This side of the business is new. There is no way he would leave it in Britney's hands to handle alone," Eva said, and Susan smiled, knowing it was Devon who had convinced Bryce to come for the premiere. "Let's go welcome him," Susan said and was about to leave but Eva stopped her."How about the red carpet?" Eva prompted her as she wanted to take some pictures."No, I will only do the red carpet with Bryce. I need to get the news out there," Susan replied and Eva smiled."That sounds great. I wish Bernard would just walk with me instead of abandoning me like this," Eva said pulling a sad face."Hey, don't worry your head about trivia things. What is important is, that he has agreed to marry you. Once you two are married, he can't ignore you forever," Susan said."You are right," Eva acknowledged."Now let's go inside, I get a man to secure," Susan said and pulled Eva towards the back exit.Meanwhile, the main entrance was flooded with the media team. The p
Mr Anderson relaxed in his seat searching his mind after hearing what James had just said."Sweetheart," Mrs Anderson called out to her husband staring at his face. "Do you have anyone in mind?" she asked."This is where I got stuck," James interrupted. "I don't know anyone at the headquarters. If I go there, I will be raising this issue like an ordinary person who had come to report a case to a higher authority and they will treat it as such. If whoever is giving the orders is from the headquarters, he will screw us up," he added."I think I might have someone in mind. It's time to reach out to an old friend," Mr Anderson said after a minute of silence and Mrs Anderson smiled. At Diamond Corporation, Susan was behind her desk trying to get some work done as the whole company prepared for the premiere schedule for later in the evening. The door to her office slowly opened drawing Susan's attention to the door. She began to wonder who was entering her office without knocking. The door
"Mr Anderson, I do have some news. Something doesn't add up concerning your daughter's accusation, but I don't have much to conclude," James replied. "What do you mean?" Mr Anderosn asked and Mrs Anderson stared at Mr Anderson wondering what was happening."This is not a discussion to be done on the phone. I just called to let you know I have found something. I will come over so we can talk about it," James replied."Okay," Mr Anderson replied and the call ended."What did he say?" Mrs Anderson asked anxiously."He has found something but he would not talk about it on the phone," Mr Anderson replied."And about seeing our daughter, is that possible?" Mrs Anderson asked. "I forgot to ask. Let me call him back," Mr Anderson said and quickly dialled James's number.Back at the station, the chief after going through the report got angry. He called the officer he was working with into his office."Did you read the report?" the Chief asked."Yes, sir," the officer replied."Then what is t