"After a lot of deliberation and doing our checks, we have decided on who to award the railway project. We award the contract to A&M Construction," the man said. "What the hell!" Amanda yelled.Aiden was standing in the living room fixing his cufflinks wearing a black suit with a white. He heard the news and the side of his lips curled upwards."What did you do to get the contract?" Amanda asked Aiden when she turned and saw him."What do you mean?" Aiden asked. "Who did you pay to get the contract?" Amanda asked through gritted teeth. "Is that what you did?" Aiden asked and walked towards his office."I am not going to accept this," Amanda said and out of anger, he dialled Mr Smith's number. "What the hell happened?" Amanda asked as soon as Mr Smith answered."Calm down Ms Thatcher. What are you talking about?" Mr Smith asked unaware the company who won the contract had been announced."How did I lose the contract?" Amanda asked forgetting she was not alone. "You have not lost t
Mr Harper's face expressed disappointment which Aiden saw but it vanished as quickly as it appeared as Mr Harper headed back to the rooftop. "Lewis, come to the reception," Aiden said and watched Ana feeling restless in the chair. "On second thought, no need," he said and ended the call. Aiden walked towards Ana and touched her forehead. She kept crossing her legs. Aiden frowned immediately realizing what was happening to her. "Help me, please," Ana whispered and tugged at Aiden's trousers. Aiden held Ana's hand as she was making him feel uncomfortable. He removed his jacket and wrapped it around her before carrying her. He wanted to stop her from touching him. He walked towards the exit and to his car. Lewis saw Aiden coming and he opened the back seat door for him. Aiden sat in the back seat holding Ana, preventing her from moving. "We are going home," Aiden said. "No. Let's go to the nearest guest house," he said and Lewis started the car engine and drove out of the company's c
"I promise you, I will not touch you until I am free from Amanda," Aiden said. "If you feel uncomfortable I can sleep in the chair," he said."I am fine," Ana replied after looking at the small chair. They both lay down and slept. At sunrise, Aiden was the first to wake up. He called the restaurant and placed an order for breakfast. He requested variety as he was not sure what Ana would like. He put the handset back on the phone and turned to look at Ana who was still sleeping. He had fought his feelings for her for a while. He had thought he could send her away so he wouldn't have to give in to his feelings but upon hearing the news from Dr Jerome about her health, he felt bad. If he had not turned her into his surrogate for a woman who didn't deserve it, she would not be in such a situation. "I will fix this problem. I will marry you and even if you never have a child, it is okay by me. I would love you until my last breath," Aiden thought and frowned, surprised by his thoughts an
"What is it?" came Aiden's unwelcoming voice as he sat behind his desk in his office. "You have a visit from your mum," Amanda announced and Aiden frowned. "Are you coming home?" she asked. "I am at work and my mum knows that. I will be home after work," Aiden replied and ended the call before Amanda could say anything else. "What does she want? I thought they cut me off?" Aiden thought. "This looks like troubles ugly head," he thought rolling a pen through his fingers. A gentle knock on his door interrupted his thought. Aiden's gaze focused on the door waiting to see who would enter after he invited the person in. "Good morning, sir. The meeting room is ready for your 8:30 and the clients have arrived," Ana reported holding a file close to her chest. "Thank you," Aiden acknowledged and stood up from behind his desk. "How does my day look?" he asked walking towards his tea table. "After this meeting, you have another at 11 a.m. with the senior management team. You have a 1 p.m
Back at Aiden's, Mrs Scott was on the balcony, talking to her husband on the phone. "I have a better plan," she said. "Tell me about it," Mr Scott said. "No, not on the phone. Walls have ears. I will tell you when I return home tomorrow," Mrs Scott said. "You plan on spending the night at Aiden's?" Mr Scott asked, sounding unhappy. "It is only a night. And it is important I stay," Mrs Scott said. "Okay," Mr Scott accepted reluctantly and the call ended. At Aiden's office, Ana did her best, coming up with excuses, and rejecting all of Mr Harper's suggested time for a chat over food. She did recall what happened at the company's celebration time If Aiden had not intervened, she was not sure what would have happened. With this in mind, she knew she needed to be careful around Mr Harper. The day slowly passed, with Ana moving in and out of Aiden's office, carrying a file or her laptop. Aiden went for the meeting with the project team with Ana and Mr Harper and attended his other me
"Look, you are not our son but we didn't love you any less. We raised you like our own. That you know," Mrs Scott said and Aiden knew she was right about raising him with love. "What do you want?" Aiden asked wondering what was the purpose of Mrs Scott's visit. "To make amends," Mrs Scott replied. "How do you intend to do that? End this marriage you have tied around my neck?" Aiden asked. "Is that what you want? To end this marriage?" Mrs Scott asked but Amanda entered the living room at the time Mrs Scott said to end this marriage. "Good evening," Amanda greeted to announce her presence. Amanda left the living room for her room after staring at Mrs Scott for a while. Mrs Scott felt Amanda had heard something which she was interpreting wrongly. Aiden was still with her, there was no one she could attend to Amanda and explain things to her. Aiden paid attention to Mrs Scott and Amanda and knew something wasn't right. "Aiden, your marriage is not six months yet. It is your marriag
Meanwhile, outside the study, Mrs Scott, who saw Aiden coming down the staircase and in a few minutes also saw Ana heading in the same direction was now standing behind the study with her ears pressed against the door as she listened to their conversation. "Hmmm, So Aiden does have a thing for this Ana lady," Mrs Scott thought as she could hear titbits of the conversation because Ana and Aiden were not so loud. Inside the study, Aiden kisses Ana's neck moving down to her chest. Ana's hand hugged Aiden's body as she struggled with her confused emotions. Next, she felt Aiden's hand on her chest under her clothes. "No, if I don't stop this now, I will end up sleeping with him again," Ana thought as her desire battles with her senses. "Aiden," Ana whispered against Aiden's ears. "Please, I... please stop," she managed to say. "It wouldn't be our first time," Aiden whispered back staring at her beneath him on the sofa. "I know but it doesn't make it right," Ana replied. "I under
Aiden was still in his study when an email notification popped up on his screen. He heard the living room front door opening and he knew Amanda was back. He opened the email and inside was a link. He clicked on it and another window opened. It was a video titled Porn Star. Aiden looked at his time seeing the length of the video. An hour and 15 minutes. It was half an hour past 11 p.m. If he wants to watch, it only means, he will go to bed after midnight. He picked up his laptop and exited the study heading for his bedroom. Inside his bedroom, he looked out his window and the compound was silent. He sat on his bed and placed his laptop on the side table. He clicked and saw a curtain slowly parting revealing a red decorated stage. Aiden frowned watching the video on his laptop. Next, a blurry image of two people came up and gradually, the image became clearer. It was Amanda and Marcus. Aiden put his earpiece on and listened to the conversation as he saw Amanda's lips moving. The convers