Chapter 12 Hating NinaTAYLOR’S HOME, NEW YORK.Andrea stared intensely at her phone as she refreshed the page repeatedly. But nothing seems to change. She cursed under her breath, suddenly anxious even though there was no need to. Nina is gone and will never get to live lavishly again. She made sure of it.A devilish smirk settled as she looked around the main bedroom. The next day, they had succeeded in chasing Nina away; she had the walls repainted and changed the entire design Nina had put in place. It is all hers now, as it should be. As an orphan, Andrea is quite curious about where she ended up. She had advised Asher to block Nina’s account and ensure she had no access to anything that would make her life any easier.They even blocked her to keep Nina from getting a job in any reputable food company. Andrea had the money to do whatever she wanted, and it was easy to convince everyone necessary. With all of this, she had expected to see Nina back at the door, begging for them to

Chapter 14 The Call“You might break that screen if you keep staring at it like that,” Tania told Nina, her hands steady on the wheels.Nina sighed, consciously rubbing at her belly. “It's a surprise that he hasn’t called yet after saying he would reach out.”“Do not worry your pretty head too much. Xander looks like someone who would keep to his words. It would help if you got ready to leave for work now. I will drop you off.” She offered.“Thanks, Tania.”“Anytime. I will get some Chinese on my way back. I hope you wouldn’t mind.”“I would love that.”Nina’s phone rang, and she was surprised to see an unknown number. She has just a few people on her line. It mainly was Asher, Andrea, and his parents. With their fallout, she had blocked all four of them. Tania, Samson, her boss, and Xander are the only ones with her contact now.“Why aren’t you answering the call?” Tania asked as she turned the car into another street.“I don’t know who is calling.”“Didn’t you apply to some companie

Chapter 16 Andrea’s AppearanceSIMS GROCERY STORE, NEW YORK.“As painful as it is that you are leaving, I am glad you finally got a deserving job,” Samson said, hugging Nina slightly. “I will miss you, and I hope you won’t mind coming around here whenever you are chanced.”Nina smiled heartily at him. “I will make sure to do that. Thank you so much, Samson, for taking a chance on me. I have you to thank for this change of direction.”“So, when will you be leaving?”“Since I didn’t tell you before. I will work the counter today and tomorrow until you can find a replacement.”“That is super kind of you, Nina. Thank you so much.”“You are welcome. I will get back to work now.” Nina said.With her head bowed to put things in order, the door opened, causing Nina to raise her head. A light gasp escaped her lips at the sight of Andrea, who seemed carried away with the discussion she was having on the phone.“If only you had packed some in my bags, I wouldn’t have had to stop by the road to g

Chapter 18 Her OutburstM&M FOODS, NEW YORK.Asher held onto his head as he stared blankly at the computer screen. Nothing seems to make sense. The numbers seem to be depreciating. He needs more money pumped into the company as soon as possible if they intend to have any heads way. To make matters worse, Andrea isn’t exactly turning up as expected.His phone rang, showing his father as the caller. Asher picked up the call with less enthusiasm.“Yes, Dad.”Darren cursed from the other end. “What is this I am looking at, Asher? Why is our market value this low? What the hell are you doing?”“Dad, can you not yell? I am going through a lot at the moment. I don't believe it's my fault you went recklessly with your money; stop trying to make me the bad egg. As you asked, DDFoods are topping the sales chart because they found better ingredients for our best-seller, and the consumers are going crazy over it.”“Are you stupid? Why would you respond in such a dumb manner, and you run a company

Chapter 20 A Fulfilled PersonTANIA’S APARTMENT, NEW YORK.With a delightful tune on her tongue, Tania strolled into the room, giggling multiple times. Nina looked up from the sweater she was crocheting. “What's going on? Why do you look so happy?” She asked. Tania exhaled like a fulfilled person and handed her an envelope. “Take a look at the content.”Nina raised a brow as she received it. Reading through it quickly, she gasped. “Oh, my goodness! Tania, this is such good news. Brooklyn College? That’s a big deal.” She squealed, clapping her hands. “This is my lifelong dream, Nina. I will finally study art history and learn as much as I want. And this is all thanks to you.” “Me? What did I do?” “You noticed my excitement whenever there’s a new art piece in the house. You made it a duty to always seek my thoughts on any new art piece that caught your interest and even praised me, saying I would make a good curator. So, I got more curious and started reading. I got my GED and then