Bryce stared at her face. He married her because she was the first woman he had slept with. He could not bring himself to give his body to another woman. He didn't marry her out of love, or the fact that she fits anything of his but just because she was his first. He was also very much aware he was her first too. He had never had the urge to go to bed with her again after their first time in the club where he was drugged. He didn't have much memory of how it felt and to make things worse, aside from the fact that he was always occupied with either work or family stuff, they were sleeping in separate rooms. He felt different for the first time around her when she started getting nightmares and he was forced to share a bed with her. The other day, when he saw Angela with Bernard, he didn't like it. He didn't want Angela around Bernard and feeling the two may hook up again after work, he decided to take her home himself that day. He was angry and he reminded her of their contract. She c
"Angela?" Susan called out Angela's name."I am sorry," Angela apologizes snapping out of her moment.She lowered her head stepping out of the way to make way for Susan and Bryce to enter the office. Susan deliberately stepped on Angela's feet when she took a step in and when Angela reacted by taking a step back, Susan leaned to her side and fell to the floor."What was that for?" Susan barked at Angela who appeared confused wondering what happened. "First you beat up Eva in the elevator and you pushed me to the floor? What is wrong with you?" she questioned as she got up from the floor.Bryce remained silent as he was not sure what happened. He only saw Angela move back and next Susan falling to the floor. He made no attempt to save Susan from falling. He strode into his office and stood beside the table while Susan scolded Angela."Enough Susan," Bryce intervened. "Angela you can go. Susan, get seated and let's get to business," he added and Angela exited the office immediately. "M
"Do I make myself clear," Bryce questioned."Yes, Mr President," Susan acknowledged."Now sit down and let's talk about the main reason why I called you out of your office," Bryce said and Susan pulled the chair in front of his desk and sat on it.Bryce picked a file from his desk and handed it to Susan. She accepted it and opened the first page. Bryce began to ask her questions about the file in her hand which happens to be an employee's file. The employee had been offered a contract and Bryce was not aware of it. Susan went ahead to explain what happened and Bryce decided to let that slide too giving Susan a final warning not to use their friendship for her gain. "You can go now," Bryce dismissed and Susan left.Bryce picked up his phone and dialled Angela's extension."Angela come to my office now. When coming bring the movie script along with you," Bryce said."Yes, Mr President," Angela said before the call ended. In less than five minutes, Bryce heard a knock on his door and
"So how do we send Angela to Bryce's apartment?" Eva asked after thinking through the idea. "Bear in mind that, Angela always leaves the office before Bryce," she added and sat down behind her desk."You are right," Susan replied thinking it through."Wait, you can give her another task that will make her leave the office late like the last time," Eva suggested."No, I would end up in trouble with Bryce," Susan said and snapped her finger. "I have a better idea," she said and walked up to Eva.She leaned in and whispered something into Eva's ears. Eva's eyes widened listening to Susan."That sounds perfect. This would make her incur the wrath of two bosses," Eva said laughing. "Let me call him right away," she added and fetched her phone."Hello Aaron, I have a job for you. It would require you to have a near-death experience. Can you do it?" Eva asked."You want me to risk my life to get rid of this Angela girl?" Aaron asked."Yes," Eva replied. "What did this girl do to you ladies
Angela lifted her head a little and stared at Bryce's sleeping face. She felt happy waking up to find him still in bed. It was 5 am. "Are you going to lie there staring at my face," Bryce's voice deep husky voice travelled to Angela's eyes causing her to jolt."Er, sorry," Angela apologized and tried to get up but Bryce pulled her back, making her lay back on the bed.He turned around coming halfway on top of her. He stared at her face and Angela was not sure where to look. Her eyes kept looking everywhere but his face. "Look at me," Bryce said, his voice commanding yet gentle.Angela stopped her roaming eyes and slowly shifted them to his face. He stared at her face and Angela began to feel uncomfortable with the way he was staring at her. He leaned forward and kissed her lips."I am your husband, you don't have to be shy of me. This wouldn't be the first time we have slept together," he said, his voice very low and seductive.Angela nodded with her lash lowered. He kissed again be
Angela read the accusing look in the eyes of everyone gathered around the scene. Aaron was being attended to by the medical team on site."No, no. I didn't do anything. Why would I do that?" Angela said to Don."That is what I want to know. I was warned about you but I decided to give you a chance and you injured someone on set. When did you conceive your idea of revenge?" Don said to Angela in the presence of all."How can you say that?" Angela defended. "Someone is framing me up. I planned revenge and I waited for Aaron to offer me a plate of apples and a knife just so I could switch the knives. So what if Aaron didn't bring any knives on set?" she added."How sure are we that you did not bring a knife to the set? In this scene, the male lead's presence was supposed to be enough to scare the attacker away. You modified it and introduced the fight scene and the stabbing scene. Was it just to get back at Aaron for disrespecting you?" Don questioned."No, I only brought in the scene be
"I am listening?" Bryce said and Angela's head remained lowered. "Start talking. I don't have all day," he said raising his voice when Angela remained silent."I picked some portions of the movie script and gave it out to the characters the team had selected. During the cast selection, we allowed each team member to audition for the role. They all put their heart into it and the performance was amazing but we needed to still select people for the roles. So Don and I made the selections based on the outstanding performance where we looked at people who brought the characters to life in the most natural way," Angela began. "When we announced the results, Aaron Gregson was not happy I made him a standby support to the chosen male lead. He called me out and I don't know how he found out about my college education. He announced it in front of all. I defended myself to retain my respect. I later had a conversation with Mr Don and Aaron became the male lead for the movie," she went on. "An
Bryce left Don's office and headed for the office. He left behind a ride with two guards to take Angela home once she was done on set. Don also returned to the set and the shooting of the scenes continued but Aaron was resting in one of the rooms following his injury on set. Some offices came on the set but Don spoke with them and they left without speaking with any more. In the restroom, Aaron was lying on a bed shirtless with a bandage wrapped around his belly covering his wounded area. He was holding his phone in his hand typing away. Aaron typed. I demand you pay me extra. I was stabbed in my side on set today. Angela got framed for it but I am lying here in pain.Susan typed.I understand. You would be compensated for your work done. How serious is your injury?Aaron typedThe knife blade was not that long so the wound was not that deep but it still hurt. Susan typed.I would my doctor to tend to you so you recover quickly. I will send you the last payment to you once Angela
She sent her location via text to Elorm and got up from behind the study desk. She put the documents into her drawer and walked towards her closet. She went through her clothes and grabbed a sexy black small dress. She slipped into the dress. She stood in front of the mirror and was about to apply some makeup when she remembered Martin."What if he is back home now?" Zora thought. She quickly thought of an excuse to give and still go out of the house. With a convincing thought in mind, she packed her makeup tools into her bag and grabbed a long jacket. She quickly wore it over her sexy small dress. She put on her shoes and exited her bedroom. She locked the door and started walking towards Martin's bedroom door. She stood behind Martin's bedroom door and knocked. She had already planned on what to tell Martin as soon as he opened the door. She waited a while and there was no response. She knocked again and tried opening the door and realized it was locked. She turned around and wal
"Take the device off Zora's phone once this is over. I will be right back," Martin said to Bernard and exited the office after Bernard had acknowledged. Martin left Bernard's office but didn't go up to Bryce's office. He walked toward Zora's office and opened the door without knocking. As he had suspected, Zora was not in her office. He already knew she was looking for the company's document. He left the place and walked towards the elevator. As soon as the elevator door opened and he stepped inside, Elorm took a peek at the hallway. He heard the footsteps in the hallway and next was Zora's office door opening which was the office next to his. This is why he came out to see who it was once he heard the elevator door open. He caught sight of Martin's back before he entered the elevator."Hmm, if I want I can take Zora away from you and you will not stand a chance. I know her better than you but that is not my motive now. It's a shame, you will all go six feet under soon," Elorm though
Bernard was in his office when his monitoring device picked up Elorm's conversation. He recorded everything.The day went by normally, with everyone in the office going about their duties. Elorm appeared to be showing how committed he was to his new job, which left Zora confused about who he was and his intentions. She knew there was no evidence that Elorm indeed poisoned Angela, but one thing was clear: He lied about his health condition."Was it to get my attention and get back with me?" Zora thought while sitting behind her desk in her office.She recalled things that had happened since the day Elorm showed her his medical report and she thought he was dying. He had kissed her that day. He unexpectedly kissed her again during the company launch and at the hospital, he almost took things beyond a mere kiss, had she not had the will to stop him. He was going to take her right there on the couch with Angela lying on a bed in a coma in the same room with them. "He just wanted to win m
"He used you to harm Angela. I am going to use you to punish him," Bryce said and Zora raised her head to stare at him. "Now listen to me carefully. Tomorrow, you will go to the office and act normal. By normal I mean he must know that you know his correct health status. Onboard him and let him start work," he added and Zora expressed confusion."Is that all that I am supposed to do?" Zora asked staring at Bryce."Yes, give him the job, and don't change your attitude toward him," Bryce echoed, and Zora nodded. "I am done," he said and at that moment Angela woke up."Zora, you are here?" Angela said drawing everyone's attention in her direction. Zora smiled and walked up to her and stood by her bedside. She held Angela's hand in hers and smiled."I am glad you are awake. How are you?" Zora asked and Angela smiled.Bryce and Martin just stared at the two women chatting."Where is mummy and daddy?" Angela asked and Zora turned to look at Bryce and Martin."They travelled," Bryce quickly
"What are you talking about?" Zora tried to play smart."Who is he?" Martin questioned and showed the picture to Zora. Zora stared at the image of Elorm on Martin's screen and gulped. "It's not what you think. He didn't do anything. I was with Angela when he left." Zora tried to shield Elorm and Martin frowned."So why did you lie about it the first time?" Martin asked."He is my friend and he has cancer. He is dying. I didn't want you to add him to your list of suspects. He is a good man," Zora defended."Is he your ex?" Martin asked and Zora lowered her head."Yes," Zora replied in a low tone. "He broke up with me when he found out about his health. He didn't want to drag me into his problems," she added."So you want to go back to him?" Martin asked and Zora raised her head to stare at his face."No," Zora replied with a frown."So why were you kissing him? I saw you twice. Is it part of a healing process?" Martin asked feeling hurt about Zora meeting up with her ex."I didn't ki
Martin stared at her carefully. Zora's heart raced in her chest and Martin picked something staring into her eyes. She appeared to be hiding something."Zora, tell me the truth. I know someone came here. Don't lie to me," Martin said and Zora hardened her heart.She couldn't bring herself to give Elorm away. She was sure Elorm didn't do anything to Angela. If anything, she believed someone may have come in after Elorm left."I was alone with Angela. I left to use the washroom. When I came back, I didn't see anything amiss. I sat down and dosed off. I heard some beeping sound and opened my eyes. I was greeted with the scene of people surrounding Angela's bed," Zora narrated."How long were you in the washroom?" Martin asked."I am not sure but I was there for a while," Zora replied and Martin frowned."What were you doing in the washroom?" Martin asked trying to calculate how long Zora was in the washroom and the possibility of someone entering Angela's ward and exiting without her not
Zora found herself resting her head on Elorms shoulders while they both stared at Angela on the bed. Elorm knew Bryce and Martin were not coming back to the hospital anytime soon because he had someone watching them. He deliberately started caressing Zora's shoulder. Zora was absent-minded so she didn't pay much attention to what Elorm was doing. Elorm checked his time and realized Zora was dosing off. He allowed her to sleep a little. He moved his hand to her chest and gently started caressing her chest and that woke Zora up. "Elorm, no. I am going out with someone," Zora said and sat up."Zora, I never got the chance to touch you. I love you and you know it. I am not going to do anything but please give me the chance to know what it feels like to touch your body. I promise you, I am not crossing any boundaries," Elorm pleaded. "Plus, it will help you forget the pain you are feeling now for a couple of minutes. Knowing someone loves and cares about you deeply to the extent of sacri
Zora slowly stepped toward Angela's bed, her face contoured into sadness, and tears filled her eyes. Bryce stared at her across the room, nursing his sadness."Angela," Zora finally spoke, her voice filled with pain and a cry held back. "Who did this to you?" she asked as if Angela could reply.She dropped to the level of the bed and held Angela's hand. Tears quickly rolled down her face as she stared at her only friend's face. Bryce stared at the two and realized he couldn't take it anymore. He stood up and walked to the bed."I know who did it, and I will deal with the person. Please stay with her. I will be back," Bryce said to Zora, standing at the foot of the bed.He walked towards the exit without waiting for a reply. Outside, in the hallway, Bryce saw Martin standing just a distance away from the entrance."Come with me. I know who did this," Bryce said to Martin. "We are going to dig him out of whatever hole he is hiding in," he said and Martin nodded.The two started walking
Bryce stared at the information on his phone screen. He was not surprised by what Ivan did, as he knew him to have such a character. With money and power, he had just upgraded his bullying skills. Bryce sat down in deep thought. Back in school, he never liked Ivan but never engaged him anyway. The day he decided to confront Ivan for beating up a student who came from a poor family, he never came to school and Bryce never saw or heard of him again to date. He was sure Ivan was affecting him because he put his mother, Matilda in prison. "Ivan, I am coming for you," Bryce said, his gaze falling on Angela. He remembered their son, who never got the chance to see the world.Back at another location, Ivan was still with Eduardo, planning how to finally take Bryce out."That bastard is still breathing. How is he escaping?" Ivan thought pacing up and down the balcony."He has guards," Eduardo pointed out. "Again, this is Bryce we are talking about. He is stupid. He has his ways of getting in