"To Olivia " Ariel called excitedly."To me""To Olivia!" They all replied simultaneously as they clicked their glasses all together and to a sip."Wait wait guys I have another toast" Olivia said as she raised her glasses."To the successful reopening of your company and to love !" She said and they all laughed."To love !!" They replied raising their glasses too before finally taking a sip."Atleast after all these days we could do with some good news " Xavier said as they took their seat and they all nodded."I know right " Ariel replied."One more thing , Vanessa agreed to sign the annulment papers " Olivia said."She did ?!" Ariel asked with a small smile."She did and she even agreed to sign Michaela's custody to us " Miguel added."Wow , that's nice to hear congrats Man" Xavier replied "So you get a boyfriend ""And a baby as bonus " Ariel said and Olivia smile widened."A cute one at that " she replied."Aw, so when do we get to meet her" Ariel asked."Soon ,once everything i
Next day ....Saturday Morning ......8:00am ...."Alright gather round everyone " Xavier said as he walked into the company, immediately they turned around and they saw that Ariel walked in with him they all erupted in a cheerful and excited noise as they all rushed towards her."We're happy to see you Miss Ariel " they chorused and Xavier quietly stepped back not to get caught up in the crowd."I'm very happy to be here also " Ariel replied with a wide smile as she took turns in hugging each and every one of them."I feel honored that you all welcomed me back this way " Ariel said immediately they had already taken round hugging her."And honestly I'm very glad to be back here with you guys after such a long time ""I hope that we continue to cooperate with each other and do our works with utmost diligence and passion " she said and they all nodded with a smile"It's back to work people!!" Xavier said as he stepped forward again."I would say ,I love the energy y'all brought back to
"That bastard !!" He growled.And just then the door opened and Liam walked in."What's going on , I saw Xavier dad just leave , did you guys have any fight ?!" He said."Did he see you come in ?!" "Ofcourse not , I hid " he replied "Better !""What's going on dad , tell me what's going on , why is everywhere so scattered" he asked as he bent and began to pick up the papers."That bastard !!" Uncle Mark snorted again."What's going on, what did he say""He's planning to lift the restrictions on Xavier and grant him full access to the company " he replied "What ?!!" Liam exclaimed as he dropped the paper he was packing back on the floor and stood up abruptly."That can't happen, it'll ruin all of our chances of getting what we want " he replied."Exactly the reason for my anger !" Uncle Mark replied "He said he was going to make the announcement public and sign all necessary documents once the project they have at hand is completed " he replied."So we have from now until then to m
Afternoon 3:00 pm ...."Let's take a break " Xavier said as he stood up with it's his hands in his waist."Good job guys , good job " "Let's take a one hour break , we'll continue after that ""Thank you sir " they all chorused and beg to walk out , Xavier also exited the work space and walked back his office "Hey baby " Ariel greeted as she walked into his office."Sweetheart " he replied as she walked towards him , bent over and placed a kiss on his lips."How are you " he asked and she nodded."Great I guess " she replied as she walked back to sit on the sofa in his office ."You know I kind of like really miss you working as my assistant " he said and she laughed."Who went to employ another assistant , it was you not me" she replied."Left to me I would have still been your assistant " she replied."No that's not possible " he replied."You have moved , and you're no longer an assistant but an associate " he said and she smiled."If you say so " she replied."I know so , " he m
"Dad this is not the way " she repeated frustrated as she took her seat in front of him."You have no idea what you're doing Mia or what the way is " he replied."You agreed to Liam's biddings once , that's all it takes " he replied." Once an associate always an associate" he replied and her face knotted in a frown." You have no choice Mia , the moment you agreed with Liam to have Hilton killed to implicate Xavier , you became a part of us and you're no different from us " he said."I'm nothing like you and brother !" She replied." You can say that as often as you like but as far as you keep indulging us my dear you're exactly like us ! " He replied" I just wanted to let you know , my next plan majorly involves you ""And that's just the straw we need to break the camel's back " he added." I won't do it " she replied." You don't have a choice my dear " he said to her " And don't think of doing anything funny , I know you always try to prove you're smart " he said." So are you
Later that Evening .....6:30 pm ..."Hey baby " Xavier greeted as Ariel walked into the house and she walked towards him and placed a small kiss on his cheeks."The meeting, how did it go " he asked and she rolled her eyes."I'm sorry I didn't think you were serious when you said you'd put me in your ear " he said and she dropped heavily to the chair beside him."What happened , fill me in " he said."Well he wanted us to create another app for him , I didn't even know whether to say yes or no ""He wants it in the next Eight days " she replied."So what did you say ?!" He asked."I said okay , " she replied."And he had an idea so he wanted us to brainstorm together on what kind of app we would create " she said."And did you guys come up with one ?!" He asked."No , he got tired " she said and Xavier chuckled."So he just decided we come up with something and let him hear about it before we go on with it " she explained."All that in eight day ?!" He asked."All that in eight days
Next day Sunday Morning....7:00 am ....."Babe , are you no longer going to church " Ariel asked Xavier as she walked out of the closet fully dressed .He slowly turned in his bed and raised his head up at her."I feel feverish" he replied and she quickly rushed to the bed and sat beside him.She placed her palm on his forehead and neck to feel his temperature."Really , when did this start ?!" She asked."I don't know " he murmured."I just woke up with sore throat and body ache " he replied." I'm feeling extremely tired " he mumbled."It must have been the week's stress" she said ."I'll probably need to call Olivia to cancel , I don't think I'll be able to go out, with you like this " she said."Oh no , you don't have to do that I'll be fine on my own " he said ."I can't leave you weak and helpless alone in the house " she insisted and picked up her phone."If you need to get things done how would you do it ?!" She asked and he shook his head."I'll be fine baby , just go to ch
Later that day ..... Evening 5:00 pm ..... A knock came on the door and Olivia slowly stood up to open it . "I'll be right back " she said and walked towards the door. "What's going on " Ariel said as she stood up also as she saw a dress up crew walk into the house . These people were actually different , they weren't white , they were African . "This is our last item for the day " Olivia replied. "You're welcome please come in " Olivia said as she welcomed them in . "The last one is my special surprise for you and first of all I'd like you to dress up to fit the occasion and location were going to " she said . "Should I be scared now Olivia , are you shipping me off " Ariel said and Olivia laughed. "Ofcourse not " she said. "Please let's get started we don't have time on our hands " Olivia said. "This is Joy and she'll be helping with our makeup " Olivia said to Ariel "Hi joy " Ariel greeted. "Nice to meet you " joy replied as she gave her a small side hug. "Let's get