"That cunning whore?" Ergon spat, surprising Noah greatly."W....w...what?." Noah stuttered, not being able to believe his ears."What do you mean by that? Why did you even call her that?""Oh dear brother, believe me when I say she deserves to be called worse names than this, why did you even bring her up? Why did you have to mention that bitch's name to me? I never want to hear her name, please." Ergon said."Okay, hold on a second, last I can remember, you two were a couple, so what in the world happened?" Noah asked."You don't wanna know." Ergon sighed, rubbing his temples.The name Valeria brings nothing but anger and hatred to him. Remembering the past alone is enough to give him a headache, he doesn't even know what happened to her, and he doesn't even care.Five years ago, his mother had come to the mansion in search of her. He could remember how heartbroken she was when they told her the news of Valeria running away. Ergon never told anyone what he knew, he kept it to himsel

Next morning....Valeria sat in the living room, together with Shantel and her son, who was sleeping on her thighs.Shantel, on the other hand, was busy with her laptop.It's Saturday, so she wouldn't be taking Fred to school. Her thoughts were occupied with how she was going to face Fred's principal. She knew she had no money to pay for his school fees."Woah!!" Shantel screamed and that interrupted Valeria's thought."What the hell is wrong with you, Shantel? You know Fred is asleep. What if you wake him up?" Valeria asked."I'm sorry mum, I'm sorry." Shantel said sarcastically and Valeria scoffed."Please don't yell like that again." Valeria warned."You see, I'm just really excited, I told you I downloaded an app last night, right?" Shantel asked.Valeria thought for a while and she nodded."Yes you did." "I just got to find out that they have websites where we can look for good jobs opportunities from different companies." Shantel said excitedly and Valeria heaved."Is that why

Valeria arrived home with a sad expression on her face. Shane stared at her and she wondered what actually went wrong.Valeria didn't even spare Shane a glance, she just went and sat down on the couch."You didn't get the job?" Shane couldn't help but ask.Valeria didn't reply, she just stared into space, Shane got really pissed and she wanted to yell at Valeria, but when she noticed the tears on her face, she suddenly softened."What's wrong, Valeria?" Shane asked and she went to sit beside her.Valeria turned to face Shane and the tears she'd been trying to fight back came rushing out.Shane was surprised by this. She knew this was not about the job anymore, something was definitely wrong.Valeria pulled Shane closer and she hugged her, still crying in her arms."Hush now, you can tell me anything." Shane said and she stroked Valeria's hair lovingly."I..I..I don't..." Valeria trailed off and she sniffed.Shane pulled away from the embrace and she stared at Valeria."I told you I'd

"What?" Noah asked in surprise.Valeria sighed deeply."I said I'd take the job," she repeated.Noah stood up from his seat, then he walked over to her side.He looked at Valeria for sometime, he could see that she desperately needed the job, but he'd finally reconnected with her after so many years. He can't let her slip away again, and he still wants her so badly. This is a golden opportunity for him, and he's gonna use it wisely.Valeria stood, glaring at him. Noah's eyes, which were so soft, suddenly turned cold."I can remember you telling me that you wanted nothing to do with my family. You also don't want this job, so, what brought you back here?" Noah asked coldly."And my words still stand," Valeria said through gritted teeth, and Noah furrowed his brow."And what do you mean by that?" He asked.Valeria felt like yelling at him that it was none of his business, but she managed to control herself."Sir," She called, surprising Noah."I'm just here for the job, nothing more, we

"I'll be back," Valeria said to Shane."What? Where are you going to?" Shane asked.Valeria gently removed Fred's head from her lap, then she placed it on the pillow, being careful not to wake him up.When she'd done that successfully, she placed a kiss on Fred's forehead."I love you son, and mommy will set things right." She whispered with a small smile.Valeria stood straight, then she faced Shane."Where are you going to Val?" Shane asked again."To see someone, you don't have to worry about anything, I'll be back soon. Just help me look after Fred."Shane walked to Valeria, then she took her hands in hers."Hope you're not about to do something stupid Valeria, please, we'll figure something out, nothing will happen to Fred. I get the feeling that you're hiding something from me, please Val, don't do anything stupid." Shane said worriedly.Valeria smiled weakly."You're so funny," She chuckled softly."I'm being serious here, Val. Don't try to act smart with me." Shane said sternl