CLARA"Leave my son alone!" I removed her hand from my son. "Benjamin, please come." We walked out on them. I could see the disappointment on her face and that of everybody but I am not bothered after all; he is my son and I gave birth to him."Nancy! Nancy! Nancy!" I screamed my son's nanny's name. When she came to answer, I asked her why she allowed me to call her name three times. "Sorry, ma'am, I was doing something inside Benjamin's room." "Why did you allow him out here when you know that we have visitors?" "I didn't know when he left the room." "Please be careful and watch over him. Your job is to look after my son, did you understand?" "Yes, ma'am." "Benjamin, follow your nanny; we have visitors."He wanted to refuse but I told her to forcefully carry him because I don't want Michigan close to my son. I don't need anybody to bewitch my son. I noticed how Michigan felt and so I saw her stand up and walk up to me to confront me. "Clara, what had come over you? I have

MICHIGANAfter the incident that left me angry throughout the night, I had to rethink my partnership with the man who once left me completely broken.The woman whom he supposed was his wife was of no good to him. It would have been easy to cut off the contract there.I could not take the easiest option and end this all at once, as I thought back to the story behind that company and the shame that his father had to endure just to raise the business.All the sympathy I had for him would be washed away as soon as I remembered the demon that I called my sister and the way she made me act at the party."Armando, where are we with the papers?"I asked my most trusted ally, and as I seemed to have come to a final decision, my emotions gave me more reasons to cut off the partnership without a second thought."They are ready, but I have a question to ask you before you make up your mind."Armando responded with ease in his tone; he saw my worried and troubled expression."Is it about last nigh

DAMIENThe humiliating memory of me begging Michigan burned into my mind as I thought of it every passing second, glued to my seat with this painful memory.I felt my anger grow each time I would recall the scene. I just wanted to throw a punch at someone or something, but I could not.My fist became so tight that the thick air could not penetrate it, and my gaze fixed on the very embodiment of my utter frustration and anger."How did we even arrive at this?"I thought to myself as I slowly began to recognize the amount of time it took before the tables turned."Michigan is not the same girl that stayed in the mansion with me; she had grown to become a force to be reckoned with."Her achievement in such a short period baffled me and left me drifting from an angered countenance to an impressed reaction. "And with Armando by her side, who showed how smart and strong a man he is, like me, to help her, they both have built an empire that can't crumble."My impressed reaction slowly wore

ARMANDOMichigan and I arrived early at the conference room to have the final meeting before the agreement was signed.I sat by Michigan's side with my mind driven towards the outcome of this contract, I knew better than anyone about Damien's past with Michigan.I knew that there was still a spark of love and meekness in Michigan and it was up to me to keep her focused on her goals rather than fall back into a cycle of pain with such a guy."Let us go into it."One of the lawyers said as we began reassessing the contract for any fault or any terms that would flash back on us.I could see the determination in Michigan's eyes as she fixated her gaze on the white sheets that would give her power over her painful past.For some reason, I felt her determination would not only do good but also make her too driven and too blunt to exact the right verdict on Damien.I reassured myself that she would make the right call when the time dawned, I shrugged the look of concern from my face as I ass

MICHIGANThe next morning felt so good as the start of my revenge plan was going smoothly, it was as if the universe decided to make today my day.Full of smiles as I entered the car on my way to the new branch I had set up in the city, everything I gazed at was just another reminder of how good I was feeling.I even decided to tip my driver for lunch, he was surprised to see me all happy as I usually wear my work face every single day."Here, you can go to a fancy restaurant or something just do well to pick me up when I call."I said as I handed him a small stack of cash from my purse.We then arrived at the building and I prepared myself to walk into the next phase of not just my revenge but also the next phase of my life.I stepped out of my fancy ride with a confident and bossy smile as I walked into the building, the workers wore the same look as my driver and at that point, I knew for sure that today would be very different from others."Good morning ma, you are looking rather