Alex walked into his enterprise that morning and asked his secretary to bring all documents to him. "Come in" "These are the documents s,ir" "Reschedule my meeting for tomorrow. I am sure you know what to do" "Yes sir" "Good" She left the office. Alex was going through the documents when he received a call from the secretary "I never had an appointment with anybody" "What's his name?" "George?" "Alright, let him in" Alex wondered who George was. He had forgotten that he once met him when there was an issue between Ashley and her father. There was a knock on the door "Come in" The door flew open and Alex was surprised to see George in his office. He recalled that they had met before but he pretended like he was not surprised. "Good morning Mr. A.lex" "Good morning, please sit" George took his seat immediately "What do I offer you?" "I am okay for now, thank you" "So to what do I owe this visit?" "I am sure you might not recognize me again" Alex pretended an
"What do you mean by he escaped?"George was so furious. The boys had luck that they didn't meet him in person, if not he would have sniffed life out of them. "If you tell me this bullshit tomorrow, you won't be alive to tell what happened"He ended the call in annoyance. "Shit! He escaped this but I assure him that he will not by tomorrow. These guys shouldn't mess around with me" George was very eager to deal with Alex. It pained him so much that Alex insulted his class. Truly, George never reached anywhere. He was not of the same level or class as Alex. He never feared that Alex might want to get him. He always thought that he was always smart. "But what does Alex mean by not knowing the whereabouts of Ashley? I am yet to understand that. I will torture him till he tells me where she is" He picked up his phone and called Alex"Hello, this is George on the line. You mean to tell me that you don't know where Ashley is, right?" "You are very lucky that you escaped those boys, i
"Really! Ashley Simpson was a mistake?"Alex was shocked that Monalisa knew her surname. He rolled his eyes and wondered how she knew about her. "You know her?" He stammered."Yes! I know her. She used to be my best friend" Alex couldn't believe this. If someone could be Lisa's best friend that means they are the same. He wasn't sure Monalisa was telling the truth. Maybe she had heard her name before and now wants to spoil everything about her. "Interesting! So could you tell me all you know about her?"Monalisa looked at him with surprise. "You are serious, you want to know about her? I thought you had met her before""That I mentioned her name doesn't mean I have met her in person"Monalisa was put in a tight corner. She was speechless about what to say. She thought Alex must have met her. Lisa wondered how he got to know her name. "But you just said you missed her"Alex had to find a way and cover up so he doesn't get caught."You didn't allow me to finish up my statement befo
"Did I hear you say work?" He came closer to her, giving her his right ear so he could hear what she said clearly. "You heard what I said" She kept a stern face looking all elegant in her outfit. Alex was surprised that she had thought of working, but what he didn't know was the kind of work she talked about, and why she was looking suffocated in her outfit. "When, where, how, and why did you get a job?" He wanted to be sure of the job she was talking about. "Why are you asking me all those questions?" She became tensed and was thinking out exactly what she would answer."I am asking because I am surprised that you could think of making something good out of your life, and of course not all jobs are responsible", he said with a smirk on his face. Monalisa felt embarrassed a little bit. Those words pierced through her skin down to her bone marrow. "Alex, these questions are not necessary. Were you expecting me to remain in this house and cook for you like some sort of house hel
"Hmmm… My downfall" Alex muttered under his breath. He began to think deeply and remembered George. "Could it be him?" He asked no one in particular.The secretary was confused about who he was referring to. "Who?" "George"He said calmly and slowly with his head bent, trying to think and be sure of what he said. She became more confused "Who is George, sir?" She askedAlex looked at her, stood up, and walked round his table with both hands in his pocket. "George Chulley was the one who visited two days ago. Do you remember?"She recalled that there was a shabby-looking young guy that walked into the enterprise and demanded to see Alex. He was putting on loose jeans with a bogus white shirt, though the white color was fading to brown. He also had a dirty-looking brown shoe with its mouth shattered, his hair was bushy including his unkempt beard, in all his dressing, he crowned it with a big golden chain on his neck. "Sir, you mean that dirty looking human? What would he want
"What do you mean by he is the wrong guy?" One of the guys asked with his hands in both pockets. "Can't you see him with the FBI? Are you blind?" The guy kept calm. Alex arrived at George's company and told the security to relax. "I will be right back" He walked into the company. "Is your boss in?" Alex tried to maintain peace even in his speech. "Yes sir, you can go in" He walked to the door and knocked. Despite that George did something terrible to him, that didn't mean that he would lose respect for anybody. He was a respectful young man. "Come in" Alex heard his voice. The door swung open and Alex saw George sitting comfortably in his executive chair. George saw him and quickly stood up. "What are you doing here?" George asked nonchalantly.Alex slowly moved closer to his table. Placed his hands on his table and maintained direct eye contact with George while still standing. His mouth was closed but made some movements to show that he was grinding his anger in control.
"How is he feeling now?""He feels much better, thank you my very good friend. I appreciate all your care during these trying times. So how did it go?" Susan asked impatiently."Guess what? I finally got the job" Ashley said, beaming with smiles."Are you serious? What happened?" "Well, you know I got a message from them and I went back to the company. The receptionist was not ready to attend to me. I showed her the message and she looked at me and told me to hold on. While I sat down there waiting, the person I assumed to be their boss came out of the office and asked who I was?""I told him I got a message from them via email and I have been waiting all day to be interviewed. He was surprised and gave the receptionist a questioning look. He asked her why she didn't let me in but there was no reasonable response from her. He scolded her thoroughly and guess what? In her presence, he told me I had been appointed as the new secretary to the office""Wow, are you serious? You are reall
Ashley looked at her with all curiosity "What is it?" "If you eventually fall in love with Peter and your father refuses to give his consent or refuses to forgive you, I think I and my husband can stand in as your parents" Ashley widened her eyes "Are you serious?" "Yes of course""Wow! That will be lovely. But I just hope my father will forgive me. I don't think anyone can replace my father and the love I have for him""I understand. I think we need to go back to where everybody is enjoying themselves instead of you staying all alone here and sulking like a baby" Susan said Jokingly."I will join you soon", Ashley said with a smile."No! I want you to follow me" Susan held Ashley's hand and they left the room. "Brighten up girl," Susan said with a smile and patted her on the back.When they arrived in the living room, Peter was stealing glances at her. He finally stood up with the glass of wine in his hand and walked up to her "Hey! How are you doing?" "Hi! I am very well an