Avalon took his hands off her shoulders and looked into her eyes deeply. How was he to let her know that he was already feeling something for her? That would probably scare her off. He rubbed his palms together.
"Is that what you are scared of?" He asked and forced a giggle out of his mouth. "You have nothing to worry about." Jennifer said nothing. She just looked at him. "Nothing like that will happen," he said. "Okay?" The truth was, Avalon had formed a code part of her life. When she was downcast by the frustration of her life, it was only Avalon who stood strongly by her side. He even defended her in front of those two traitors that stabbed her in the back. "If you say so, it's okay," she replied. "Let's set the rules and regulations for this arrangement." Avalon sat down. "Really? Are you being serious right now?" She nodded her head. "If we are going to do business,The next day, just not long after the day had broken, Avalon was driving into a fashion world. Jennifer sat by his side and flashed her eyes at every turn they made. She always admired everything about the Avalon Group. They had extensions in almost every sphere of endeavor. And fashion was one of them two. Fashion world was just one of those extensions."Oh my goodness," Jennifer said. "I've always wanted to shop in this place." Avalon steered right and parked in the garage. "You have? Really? Why haven't you come here to get a few things, then?"Jennifer threw a glance at him and chuckled. *My pocket warned me not to do so." They both laughed over the attempt to joke by her. They got off and headed into a part of the large complex. They were in a small living room, relaxed and waiting for who Jennifer had no idea of. However,she had something else on her mind. "Avalon," she called. "Yeah," he responded. "My ears are open." Her face turned a bit confused. *It's a bit weird, you
"You know this is entirely business, right?" She asked. "You don't have to butter me up." Avalon grinned at her. "It doesn't matter, does it? Whether it's strictly business or not, you will be my queen throughout the time of this business deal." "But you still—" Her words were cut in the air as someone walked in, a man that seemed to be in his thirties. "Hello, Sir," the young man said as he walked in. Avalon got up to his feet. "James," Avalon called his name. "What took you so long?" They shook hands. "I had no idea you were coming. I would have made preparations before now. But don't worry. l have already sorted out some of the best arrivals for you." Avalon smiled. "I'm not here for myself today." "Then, why are you…. My goodness. You are here with someone," he said and chuckled. Avalon walked to Jennifer. "This is my woman." James threw his mouth agape in an attempt to make a silent wow sound. "She is too good for you." Avalon giggled. "I go for the best, you
When the next day finally arrived, Jennifer was nervous beyond her own imaginations. She was dressed and set to go. She had dressed so sophisticated owing to the many clothes that Avalon had gotten for her the previous day. But for some reason that she could not place her hands on, it felt entirely off. Something was off about the whole thing. They were going to deceive the elderly man into believing that they had something serious going on between them. Although she silently craved for such a thing to happen, it was still not the case. Avalon could simply calm his nerves and find a woman that he can love. After giving the whole thing a careful consideration, she made up her mind. Even if she was going to be a part of something like that, she would have to do it being herself. Looking all classy and dressed in those expensive dresses when she was obviously not up to that class could end up hurting her. She took every piece of material gotten from the fashion world yesterday and put
After a quiet drive, they sped into through the gates of Mr Hall's enormous area. It was an estate only occupied by him. Buildings towered on both sides of the road. Jennifer could not help but wonder at the magnificence of the whole place. She always heard of the place but never imagined that she would really get the privilege to be there. But just that she was there but that in the next couple of minutes, she would be standing before the renowned chairman of the Avalon Group. The joy in her heart knew no bounds. But at the same time, there was that strong trace of anxiety that was fighting its way up her throat. "I know you are nervous," Avalon broke the silence. He took a turn and they got into a long road with trees casting shadows over them. "No, I'm not," she lied. Avalon glanced at her and chuckled. "Saying you are not shows you are really anxious." "Hell yeah!" She said loudly. "I'm about to meet the reputable man behind the Avalon Group. Do you have any idea what th
Avalon and Jennifer exchanged looks. They were yet to settle down and the visit was already taking the wrong shape for them. Avalon turned to his father. "Uhm.. Dad, I think you should—" Mr Hall cut his son off. "You have not answered my question, son. Who brought this thing into my home?" Jennifer stepped forward with a very broad grin on her face. "Good morning, Mr Hall. My name is—" "I don't give a damn what your name is," he said. "All I know is that you are a riffraff hanging around my son." "Point of correction," she said. "I am not a riffraff. And I am obviously not hanging around your son. It is rather the other way round." The man's expression changed. "Son, is that an attempt to joke or what?" Avalon cleared his throat and held her hand tightly but gently. "I would not want to say I wish that was true. But dad, Jennifer, is the one for me." Mr Hall chuckled. "You really think so. Jennifer, right?" Jennifer nodded her head. "Yes. My name is Jennifer." Mr H
Jennifer glanced at Avalon who was equally as surprised as she was. His father literally told her to show him what she is made of. That has to be good news, right? "Sir?" Jennifer said. "What…did you say to me right now?" She asked, not because she didn't hear him correctly the first time but because she wanted to be sure she was not being anxious over nothing. "I believe you heard me clearly the first time," Mr Hall replied. His face was without any sort of expression. That made it even more serious. There was no way of saying what he had in mind or what he would probably be thinking. "Dad, are you being serious right now?" Avalon asked. The man got up to his feet. "Does it look like I'm not? Have you ever seen your father play around, especially over important matters like this?" Avalon knew better than to go on with his questions. He just glanced at Jennifer and kept mute. He could tell the pretty lady was already being set on edge by his father. He just hoped that she
Avalon too was in total shock. He had no idea Jennifer was a genius. He just knew she was a good girl who was good with whatever she did. She did mention to him a couple of times that she was good with numbers. But not even his wildest imaginations could he have imagined that the same lady he had been talking casually with was a super human being. "What…did you just say?" Mr Hall asked with eyes that were bulging out. He was surprised and could not hide it. In fact, beyond surprise, one could say he was shocked. The surprise was for what he had witnessed. He already had different brains looking at the screen for a good while at different times. He too had spent time looking at the screen. But somehow,this lady he called riff raff was able to pull it off without any assistance. She did it in less than five freaking minutes!!! "I'm pretty sure you have had different people look at this. And somehow, none of them was able to figure it out." "Oh my goodness," Mr Hall said. "You are
Jennifer could clearly remember the day she gave him that name for the automobile business. As at that time, it was only a dream, something he wanted to do. So, she knew it was him. That name belonged to someone she used to imagine her future with. But she got brutally stabbed in the back. "Donald?" Mr Hall asked. "Who is this person? It can't be the Donald I know." Donald was initially a president in the business. Mr Hall always knew him as someone who was industrious and gave him his trust. In recent times, Mr Hall had to step down from his position as the Chief Executive Officer of the business. He needed his son to step in. But Avalon wasn't ready. He had just returned to the country and needed time to breathe. There was just one candidate very suitable for the office at that time. And it was no other person than Donald. "You made him the Chief Executive Officer of the business just recently," Avalon replied and scoffed. Mr Hall could see the look of sadness on Jennifer's
Meanwhile, Vicky, on the other hand, was feeling frustrated. Not because she had not gotten what she wanted—of course she always wanted Mike, and now she had him. What else could she possibly want except one thing? To give him a child. Yes, she always said that she would be able to easily give Mike a child. But now that she's in the same situation as Jennifer, it seems as though she could not even do what Jennifer could do. Despite always getting intimate with Mike, she was unable to bring a child for him at all. Instead, it was after a long time that she got pregnant. She was surprised because during those weeks, two weeks or more, she was not in any intimate session with Mike, but she got pregnant. That was when she realized the pregnancy was definitely not for Mike and was for her boyfriend, Ronald. She went to see the doctor to confirm, and he told her the pregnancy was just a few days old, which clearly meant it belonged to Ronald. She felt so frustrated and thought she sho
“Why are you shouting at me? Don’t you remember what happened?” she shouted back, but Mike couldn’t recall anything, his mind blank from the alcohol. “You planned this, didn’t you?” he accused, hoping it was all a dream. “How could I plan this? Did I take you to the bar to get drunk?” she replied, feigning anger while secretly enjoying the situation. Mike realized that while being drunk was his fault, he couldn’t entirely blame Vicky. He stood silently, looking at her before speaking. “You won’t tell anyone about this. Jennifer must not find out. I made a mistake, and it won't happen again. Do you understand?” he said. Vicky, knowing that once Mike had been intimate with her, he would want more, just nodded. “Why would I tell Jennifer? I want the best for your marriage. This was your mistake, and I warned you about it. But here you are, finally making that huge mistake,” she said, grabbing the bedsheet and leaving the room. Mike sat on the bed, frustrated and confused about
“I am not running away from you. Get that into your head. I’m just going out, okay? You can stay and do whatever you want. I don’t plan on getting involved with you again. I made a huge mistake getting involved with you, and I won’t go back on it. Instead, I’ll avoid it as much as possible,” Mike said to Vicky. Deep down, he wanted to give in to his lust and pursue her, but he knew that would lead to complications. He believed that if he indulged, Vicky would begin to threaten him. What Mike thought wasn’t how Vicky felt. She was madly in love with him and believed he was all she needed. Vicky knew that if she pressured him, she would lose him again. Watching Mike step out of his room earlier, she noticed his conflicted feelings. She recognized it as lust and planned to use it to her advantage. She nodded slowly, allowing Mike to pass. As he walked away, she bit her lip, determined to win him over. She couldn’t believe someone like Jennifer had him and didn’t appreciate him enough t
When Vicky looked at him, he walked away almost immediately. But Jennifer, who seemed so happy to see Vicky back, helped Vicky with her luggage. She opened the door back to Vicky's room, only for Vicky to see that everything was still intact and Jennifer had not changed anything. She looked at Jennifer with a teary face as Jennifer hugged her once again. “Of course you don't think that I would let my husband chase you away like that. I knew that you would come back. I just needed to persuade him. But for me to do that, you had to leave first. That is why I did not change anything in the room. I left it exactly the way it was because I wanted you. I wanted you back. And I don't want to stay with Mom because that's a lot of torture. I know the kind of person she can be sometimes, and for someone like you who is so open-minded, you two would just end up fighting each other all day long,” Jennifer said to Vicky. As Vicky was arranging all her things, she thought of a good plan. She
Even though Vicky had left just as Mike wanted, he couldn't help but see that Jennifer was not happy about it. She was most definitely not happy that her sister had left, and now Mike was happy. But she was missing Vicky, and most especially since Jennifer did not have the heart to be cruel to anyone, she felt that she was being too wicked to her sister. She worried that her sister might continue to misjudge her for as long as possible, and that alone caused a lot of thinking for Jennifer. It had been two nights since Vicky left when Jennifer finally spoke to Mike about how she felt. Mike was in the sitting room scrolling through his phone when she sat beside him. He turned to her and noticed her sad expression as he dropped his phone and moved closer to her, wrapping his arm around her. She choked back tears but did not smile. He looked at her and raised her chin so they would be staring into each other's eyes as he shook his head sideways. “You are not supposed to act this way. Wh
Meanwhile, Jennifer, who was unable to understand what was going on, refused to accept the fact that Mike would say such a thing about her sister. Even though Vicky was very rude and quite stubborn, she would never say her sister would want to ruin her marriage, no matter what. For that reason, she could never believe what Mike said. She shook her head sideways, stood up from the bed, and faced Mike as she placed her hand on his shoulder and lifted his chin with her right hand, looking deep into his eyes. “Trust me, Vicky would never want anything bad for me,” she said. “In short, Vicky cares about me, and she just wants the best for me. She always says it, and just so you know, she's the one putting in so much effort and so much of her time so that I can get pregnant for you and let our marriage flourish. So when you say that Vicky wants to do something like that, I am not going to believe it, no matter what you tell me. I could never believe something like that.” Jennifer contin
As Vicky watched Mike walk away, she couldn’t help but feel more determined. She could see it in the way he was a bit hesitant that he still wanted her and would want to be with her. “If he got the chance, I would definitely use this against him. I would come back another day. I would not just give up. Instead, this was like motivation for me to do better,” she said to herself and then left the apartment. Meanwhile, Mike was inside his room feeling frustrated about himself. He couldn’t even take a rest or even take a quick nap because he was so frustrated. He could not understand why he even had the thought of thinking or even cheating on Jennifer with Vicky. Vicky looked like somebody who didn’t even know what she wanted. Mike decided to take a quick rest. But a few minutes after he had tried all his best to sleep, Jennifer walked into the room looking all exhausted. As she rushed towards him with her hands wide open, Mike also stood up as they hugged
Vicky wasted no time in getting closer to Mike as her shoulders bumped with his. He looked at her from head to toe, and that was when Mike also realized that she was dressed very skimpily. Even the way she sat down felt like she was opening her body totally to him. Mike tried his best just to look away because he did not want to get involved with Vicky in any way.“Don’t try to act slutty. I didn’t expect you to be slutty in any way. Why are you trying to touch me this way? Jennifer was not here. You can go back to your room now,” Mike said to Vicky, who shook her head sideways.“You can’t tell me to leave. I know you want me. I know you need me here. It was obvious I could see it in you. So stop trying to push me away because at the end of the day, you need me even more,” Vicky said to Mike, even though she doubted that Mike might actually fall for it.Meanwhile, Mike contemplated that he really did need someone, and Jennifer seemed to be busy these few days, and he wanted a child in
Vicky arrived at her sister's house and knocked on the door only to be stunned to see that it was Mike who answered the door.He looked at her with an expressionless face and just walked in. She followed behind him and squealed in happiness as she felt so much joy at the fact that she would be alone with Mike. She quickly covered up her excitement with a frown on her face as she looked around like she was still searching for Jennifer.Mike sat on the chair and crossed his leg, and then his attention went back to Vicky who was still standing and trying to act all polite. "Where is Jennifer?" she had said with a quiet tone as Mike rolled his eyes at her."Are you really looking for Jennifer? Because she left and I'm more than sure she would have told you about it that she's going somewhere," Mike had said and went back to scrolling through his phone.Jennifer did not know how to come up with her plan but she knew that today was going to be her chance to get Mike to like her. "This was a