For over a month, Joyce called and texted Taylor to apologize for her misjudgment to no avail. Even when she took care of her sick mother, she kept doing the same but the guy never rejected nor accepted her calls and neither did he think it right to respond to her text messages.Suddenly, he texted her just because she saw him with a woman he claimed to have broken up with. Joyce texted back. ‘I forgot to thank you for not getting intimate with me. I wish you all the best.’This was her subtle way of accepting the breakup and somehow, she rather felt relieved. Her sins of misjudgment were paid for so she needn't feel guilty anymore.While the dish was being served in the private room, Martin joined them, seeming happy to see Joyce who was rather uneasy. “Joyce I went to your office but you weren't there. Good to see you here,” Martin said with a smile.Martin went to her office to look for her? She already imagined the worst. She was going to take over the front page of the office goss
Taylor realized that the voice sounded familiar. All along, he hadn't taken a good look at the people around the table. He had also forgotten that this was a private room and not just for anyone. As soon as his girlfriend went to use the washroom, he used the opportunity to come and see Joyce so he didn’t take time to look at those in her company. The shock at seeing the two men was like a flicker of light that blinded him.Instantly, he withdrew his hand, when met with Martin’s dreadful gaze before shifting to Anderson’s warning countenance. ‘How did Joyce get to know the new business gurus in the market?’ Taylor was very amazed since Joyce was just a student.“Mr Crown and Mr Stone, I didn’t mean to…”“I think you should leave,” Martin said sternly, cutting him off. He sensed that it was an ex and if Joyce forgave him, then things would be difficult for Martin. The best thing was to keep Taylor far away from Joyce. Taylor didn’t dare to argue because the company in which he worked a
From how Joyce had whitened, Martin knew there was more, especially when he saw a figure at the entrance.“Turn around Joyce, I'm already here,” she heard Dylan say. Time did not permit her to absorb the shock when she turned around to see the man holding a bouquet of roses. Without closing the gap between them, he stood at the entrance and spoke a little louder, like he wanted everyone to hear what he had to say.“I’m sorry Joyce, but you still have to agree that Taylor was a prick right?”Dylan asked victoriously. He was dressed in a black suit, most probably from the office but Joyce had no idea how he knew that she was there. This was the first time she came to an outrageously expensive restaurant and at the same time, the two exes showed up. Joyce was emotionally exhausted. The best answer to a fool was silence and Joyce chose that option. She rose to her feet but didn’t utter a word.It worked well with Taylor but for Dylan, she couldn’t tell. He had faked a piece of evidence fo
Martin didn’t start the ignition instantly and gazed at Joyce intently. She looked lost. “See, I was just joking but since you didn’t refuse, you are my girlfriend from today,” he confirmed. He had no intention of going back on his words anymore.Joyce felt as if she had just been awoken from a trance. She was too shocked to react and he took it as an affirmation from her. Martin was greatly feared at Crown Towers but Joyce never thought he could be like this.“Mr. Stone, I never thought you to be so funny. How can I be your girlfriend when you don’t even know me?” She asked with a smile. For all she knew, it was impossible and he was still joking.Martin realized it was going to be a long conversation to convince her so he started the ignition and stepped on the accelerator before he referenced, “Your best friend got married without knowing her man.”Joyce figured out where this was going, and decided to make it bare. “Avery is different. I’m a woman with baggage and from my experienc
Avery was upset when the intercom in Anderson’s office began to ring unstoppable. With his head buried in between her thighs and her release close, she groaned in annoyance when he pulled away. “Don’t move,” he warned her in a deep sensual voice, turned around, and walked a few steps away from the table where he had positioned and was feasting on her deliciously. Seeing him equally annoyed, she smiled and pouted, while waiting patiently for him to continue from where he stopped. “What?” Anderson barked in annoyance when he answered the phone.The receptionist was startled by where she sat as if he stood in front of her and she could understand his annoyance. He had warned her to not disturb him but this project was among the ones he marked as urgent a few hours ago and told her to immediately relay everything concerning it directly to him.“Mr. Baker is here with the final report for the first half of the…”“Alright.” Anderson cut her off and hung up the phone. He knew what he told
Avery didn’t have friends in the company and neither was Scarlet in the same rank as her so she was skeptical. Moreover, Joyce was acting strange. “Why did she send me a gift?” Avery asked, confused.When Scarlet came to drop the gift, Joyce asked what it was but Scarlet said that it wasn’t her business. For that reason, Joyce didn’t want to get involved and neither was she going to tell Avery about how rude Scarlet was. Nature would just have to take its course. “I don’t know. Unless you want to ask her but you haven’t even checked what it is,” Joyce forced a smile and said.Avery lifted the cover of the box. “Cupcakes,” she exclaimed but her eyes darkened. During her first year in college, one of her colleagues invited the whole class to her birthday party. The cupcakes looked attractive, just like this one, she ate a lot and nothing else.Not even a drink. Unknown to her, she was secretly videoed as being a gluttony who couldn’t afford common cupcakes. The video circulated very we
“It seems that you have company,” Martin teased as soon as he pressed stop the ignition. Joyce smiled but it was a nervous one. Her house wasn’t gated so the two cars had already occupied the paved area, forcing Martin to park by the side of the road since the remaining space was covered with lawns and hedges. Martin went around to open the door for her and she stepped down. Since no one had stepped down from the two cars, she could already tell that they were inside the house. The fact that two of her exes were in her house saying whatever they wanted to her mother when another man followed her was scary. “Nervous?’ Martin asked since she hadn’t uttered a word. “Yes,” Joyce answered truthfully. Not knowing how to face the two men together, she was grateful that Martin was here. Martin smiled at her and said proudly, “Don’t forget that your boyfriend is here. You can leave the talking to me,” he said in that domineering tone that always made her feel hot. She was just realizing
The woman stood there innocently with dark brown curly hair, just like Joyce’s, except that Joyce’s hair was longer. Apart from being of the same height, they didn’t have any other common features. The middle-aged woman saw nothing wrong with her statement and neither was she surprised by how agitated her daughter was. Martin had just wasted 100k which meant that he was loaded. She wasn’t asking for a mansion but just a modern house around that price or a little more. Men like Martin wouldn’t give for free. Joyce might pay the price differently so she wasn’t remorseful. Also, for her inability to enjoy many healthy days, she desired to spend the few she had in unforgettable ways till she was no more. Martin wasn’t concerned about the request but the fact that the woman didn’t bother to ask how he was faring or the intent of his relationship with her daughter before making her demand. No wonder Joyce was reluctant for him to meet her mother. “Mum, this is too much,” Joyce couldn’t h