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THE NEXT MORNING
By 5:30 am, Adam Sleeves was up. He brought out a travel bag from his closet and filled it with clothes and all other essentials he would need for his trip. Once all packed, he proceeded to the bathroom for a shower.
By 6:15 am, Adam was all dressed up. Taking all of the things that he needed, he exited the room with his luggage.
Placing the deep brown box by his door, Adam proceeded to Anna’s room. His little girl was still sleeping soundly. He spent about a minute watching her sleep after which he placed a soft kiss on her tiny forehead.
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After what felt like forever, they got to the hospital. Adam got down from the back passenger seat, then proceeded into the building. A couple of staff there recognized him so they greeted him. Adam responded by nodding.Central Hospital was his family’s hospital and also one of the best in the United States. Adam hated hospitals and heaven knew he could count how many times he had been here.Asking for directions made no sense since Adam had an idea of where Thelma Sleeves would be.Coming out of the elevator that led to the 4th floor, Adam made his way to where the VIP wards were.&n
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Adam arrived in Berlin, Germany at about 4 pm. From the airport, he went straight to the serviced apartment he would be staying in. After resting for a couple of minutes, he joined a very important zoom meeting which lasted for almost an hour. Then he took a long nap when the meeting was over.Sleeves eventually opened his eyes, reached for his phone that was beside him, he saw that it was way past midnight. A little over 1:30 am.Adam went through all pending notifications on his phone, then he decided to call Kara. She picked up almost immediately as though She had been expecting his call.“Hi,” Adam said to the other side, not
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Knowing that his best friend would be anxious about hearing from him, Adam decided to call him.Oliver finally picked after a couple of minutes. “I gave up on you calling me today since it’s midnight over there. How’s everything? You’re just coming back from the club?”“Club? No, I just woke up from a long nap.”“Now that you mentioned it, I’m just realizing that it’s been a while since I've been to that place,” Adam said, referring to the club. The clubhouse was his safe haven. It became his second home overtime because he was there almost every day of the week.
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Helen just finished tucking Calvin to bed. Stepping out of his room and gently shutting the door, She bumped into the last person she wanted to see. Tessie Sleeves.Helen wanted to roll her eyes badly but she was able to stop herself.“Where are your manners? Even if my husband told you not to receive any orders from me, does that mean that I don’t deserve to be greeted in my own house?” She spat, giving Helen an ugly glare.“Good evening, Mrs Sleeves,” Helen greeted with a small bow, then proceeded to take her leave.
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THREE DAYS LATERAdam Sleeves did his possible best to ensure that he got to Chicago earlier than they all expected but that was impossible because there were a lot of things that needed his attention in Germany.But he was very glad when the three days trip came to an end. For the first time in like forever, Adam found himself very eager to return home.Whenever Adam Sleeves traveled out of the country on business trips, he was known to spend extra days or even weeks, to enjoy himself. Literally anything to keep him away from Tessie Sleeves. But it was different this time around. He couldn’t wait to get home to his kids and Kara.
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“Whatever is on my body is none of your business, Mr Sleeves. You’re invading my privacy. This is not how a gentleman behaves. Please quit staring at my boobs and help yourself out of my room! The last thing I want is you being here or your wife walking in on us.”Adam didn’t seem to listen to all that came out of Helen’s mouth and neither was he affected by the glare she was giving him. He brought up his right hand and ran a finger over the small tattoo, indirectly touching her boob.Helen slapped her Boss’s hand away from her chest area and tried to escape from his hold but Adam wasn’t having it.&l
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THE NEXT DAYAdam literally spent the whole day in his room. He woke up late, and on the bad side of the bed. He poured himself a glass of alcoholic drink, went over to the desk area in his room and did some work on his laptop for hours. He took a nap in between, after which he continued working.When it was almost 5 pm, Sleeves reached for his phone and decided to leave Kara a text message. He told her to get the kids ready as he would be leaving with them at 6 for Ollie’s party.Adam wasn’t one that spent so much time in the shower so he only went into the bathroom at fifteen minutes to 6 pm. He was out in no time, then started getting read
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“Nervous?” Adam asked the moment he started the car engine, taking a glance at Kara who was seated beside him in the front passenger’s seat. She had desperately wanted to sit at the back with the kids but the car Adam was taking out this evening wasn’t that spacious. The back could only fit in two car seats so she had no choice but to unwillingly sit in front with him.“You could have taken one of the other cars.” She mumbled as he drove out of the mansion.“I could, but I didn’t.”“Why?” She asked immediately.
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