Mavin's POV
After I had escorted my grandpa home, I took him to his room downstairs. I ensured that my grandpa drank his medicine before I left him in the care of Angela and went back upstairs to my bedroom.
I went into my closet, changed from my casual clothes into a blue suit, and prepared to leave for the company. I was having a business meeting at noon with my shareholders and partners. I already contacted Henry Black to reschedule the business meeting for the afternoon and to let my secretary know that I wouldn't be arriving at the company on time.
The day was Saturday, October 18, and I took my time to dress up properly in my room. The business meeting included meetings with other foreign partners that I work with. Even as Grandpa Charlie had disconnected his company association from mine, Except I married to give him a great-grandchild or to impregnate someone before the year ends. I knew I would still have to work very hard to control Grandpa's company. Since it was only a temporary warning, I still don't want to take my grandfather's warning, or his written will, too seriously.
I walked towards my room mirror again to examine my appearance, and adjusted my necktie to fit properly snugly. After I was through adjusting my suit, I wore my socks and black shoes. I then exited the house and made my way downstairs to my garage. I have a lot of cars. My collection includes SUVs, my G-wagon, and sport cars. I drove around the city by myself.
I walked towards my black SUV, a black Range Rover Sport. It was one of my favorite cars. I got into the driver's seat and started the vehicle engine, then I finally drove out of my residence and to my company. I was still thinking about Thelma, the young lady that I had a one-night stand with. And I thought it best to get a complete, full-information check about her. I couldn't remember using any protection on her the previous night. And it wasn't like I had a protective cap to wear; I wasn't planning on sleeping with any woman either.
It was also her first time. I felt bad, as I had slept with her roughly because I hadn't been with a woman before. I finally arrived at my company's gate. It was a smooth ride from home to work, with no holdups along the way. I then drove into my company headquarters. My office was located there. We also operate smaller branches in other states.
I stepped down elegantly from my car and walked towards the company building. I entered with the bodyguards guarding around the luxurious five-star building. I then made my way towards the elevator and went up to the third floor, where the meeting hall was. I used the private elevator, stepped out, and went straight to the business meeting.
As a black man, it wasn't visible on my face what had happened to me the previous night. I was extremely unfriendly towards the majority of my staff. They understood the importance of working diligently, and even the female staff members refrained from attempting to seduce me at work.
I then entered the large meeting hall and made my way toward the head seat. I typically occupy this seat as the CEO and head of MW Group. I could see that most of our top partners had arrived, and they all had a dissatisfied look on their faces. I arrived late, and the meeting hall was silent as I finally sat down in my seat.
Again, I didn't know what the point of the discussion was all about. All I could think of was Thelma. What had she done to me? I don't know, but I was sweating, despite the air conditioning in the meeting hall. Luckily, my assistant Henry Black was there to help me out, and he stood up and started to read out the brief of the business meeting to all our partners in the meeting hall.
We have gained new marketing value, pricing, and shares by collaborating with them. Well, we only had one top competitor, and that was the BEEH Group. They were far ahead of us, and after the business meeting had come to an end, since I was still sweating seriously,. I stood up and shook hands with some of our partners, not having the time to negotiate with them. I told them to meet with Henry Black, and I finally left the meeting hall with a disapproving look on my face.
I wasn't in the right mood to speak with any of our top partners, and I know they were aware of my mood swings at times. I've heard a variety of opinions about myself. I made my way out of the meeting hall and entered the elevator that took me up to the fourth floor. I stepped out of the elevator again and walked towards my office door. Mrs. Tonia Briggs, my secretary, was a middle-aged woman dressed in a black suit. She stood up from her office seat and greeted me. "Good afternoon, boss."
Mrs. Tonia was a light-skinned woman, and I knew that she was married with kids. I managed to respond to her greeting, not wanting to be rude, as I finally went into my office.
My office was wide and spacious enough. It was painted white and mixed with ash gray. I walked towards my black office chair, and I stopped beside the huge desk and took off my blue coat first. I subtly blamed myself for not following Doctor Amari's advice earlier to undergo a quick medical checkup after noticing that I was perspiring.
I took off my coat and threw it aside on another seat. I wasn't expecting any guests, and I wanted to prevent any clients from coming into my office to see me. The day was Saturday, which is not our usual working day. And more likely, I was sweating hot despite the air conditioning in my office. I picked up my office telephone and placed a call across to Mrs. Tonia Briggs office line.
As soon as the phone call connected, I instructed Mrs. Tonia to prevent anyone from entering my office. I instructed her to direct everyone to the nearby top staff offices. They should also reschedule any crucial business meetings. I won't meet with anyone until I have the time.
Mrs. Tonia replied, "Okay, boss."
I immediately ended the office call, dropped the telephone line, walked to my fridge, and took out a cold bottle of water to drink and calm my body. I finally settled on my office seat, and I thought again about Thelma and what kind of witchcraft she had possessed me with. I couldn't stop thinking about her.
"Oh! Perhaps it's my lack of experience with women, but why am I unable to simply stop thinking about her?" I grimaced and picked up my office line again to place a call across to Sir Adam. I wanted to find out if he had gathered all Thelma's details since he had presented her to me the night before.
The phone rang on the first ring, but Sir Adam didn't pick up my call immediately. I frowned and called Sir Adam again, and he finally answered my call.
"Hello boss," Sir Adam said, and I immediately asked him, "Have you found out any details about Thelma's real information yet?"
"No, boss, but we're still working to match her identity. Thelma Sabastain was the only identity we found that matched her real image. She is the only daughter of Melissa Sabastain and CEO Conrad Sabastain of BeeH Group." Sir Adam spoke to me, causing me to freeze and sit upright in my office chair. It took some time for the revelation to sink in and for me to pinpoint the precise person Sir Adam was referring to.
"What?? Which version of Conrad Sabastain are you referring to, Sir Adam?" I asked again, and Sir Adam replied, "Uhm, boss, I think Thelma is the daughter of the CEO of BH Group."
The phone line goes silent for a while. And I finally replied, "I don't believe you, Sir Adam. "Did you find it properly?"
"Well, boss, that's what the hacker found. Maybe when I find another identity that truly matches Thelma's image, I will let you know about it."
I sighed heavily and replied, "Okay."
The phone call had long ended, but I was still staring at my phone screen in disbelief. I couldn't believe that I had slept with my enemy's daughter. BH Group was totally monitoring all my company activities and literally creating everything that my company also does.
For a long time, Steven Sabastain and I haven't interacted, even though we meet at any shows or awards ceremonies. Since Steven and I are mostly competing for the Best Entrepreneur of the Year award and the Best Businessman of the Year award, The Billionaire of the Year Award, and also our companies too, were mostly compared by other growing companies that looked up to us, wanting to know which company was the best among my grandfather's company, named LX Group. And the BeeH Group?
I continued to stare at my phone screen silently, and I finally dropped the phone down on my office desk. I couldn't believe it that CEO Conrad Sabastain would allow his only daughter to sleep outside late at night without bodyguards.
"This is unbelievable!" I said this as I sat up properly again and finally switched on my computer to research CEO Conrad Sabastain and his entire family online for the first time in my life.
Thelma It was a brand new day. I sat up carefully on my bed and finally slid out of it. I walked up towards my room window and pushed the curtains slightly open to stare out at my father's garage. I saw my elder brother Steven Sabastain standing there and speaking to a bodyguard. Like Steven, felt my intense gaze on him. He turned and stared upward at my room window, but I quickly shut the curtains closed. I wasn't ready to greet him. I still felt embarrassed from the previous day when I looked so red in front of them, plastered with love kissing marks all over my skin and face. I had to do my business training as I had graduated. But I didn't know if my father would allow me to go outside of our mansion again, to work with the company that I had chosen. I submitted my application to M.W Corporation. My mother didn't want me to learn under Steven. The company had already sent me an approval email to resume with them on Monday. Since it was Sunday, I decided to inform my parents
Thelma. I finished eating my breakfast in my bedroom and stood up from the chair. Walking to the mirror, I stared at my beautiful yellow reflection once again. I have a sharp, pointed nose, and my blue eyes were sharp and enchanting. I smiled as I walked away from the mirror and stripped off my clothes to take my bath in the bathroom. Stepping into the bathtub, I bathed quickly as I still wanted to meet with my father, knowing I had been avoiding him since the previous day. I sighed, acknowledging my mother was partially right about me being a bit naive. I shouldn't have paid heed to Sandra and Ella's words, as they were closer to each other than to me. They sometimes behaved jealously because my parents were wealthier than theirs, and my father's company had won many prestigious awards and recognition in City B. My mom actually wanted me to take over my dad's company instead of my elder brother, Steven Sabastain. Mom only acknowledged Steven as her adopted son, even though she op
Thelma. I picked up an orange scarf from my closet and wrapped it around my neck before walking out of my room. I went downstairs to the living room to find my parents. It was Sunday, and the time was still after 10 am. As I descended the stairs into our living room, I heard my father's voice speaking to my mother. I met their gazes as they stopped discussing upon hearing my footsteps. I stood frozen, feeling tense, like a sacrificial lamb waiting to be slaughtered. "Good morning, Dad, Mom," I nervously greeted my parents. I could feel the tension in the living room as my dad stared at me. He responded, "Good morning, Thelma. Aren't you going to church today?" "No, Dad," I breathed out in relief. I had feared my dad would reprimand me because of what had happened the day before, which was Friday. But to my surprise, Dad was smiling at me, sparking my curiosity. Instead of scolding me for the incident that occurred on Friday, he seemed pleased. I said, "I have already prayed to God
Steven I stared at father's face as he remained seated on the black living room couch, deeply pained to see my younger sister, the only one I have, crying and storming away angrily after emerging from her room at last. She had been hiding in her room all day, trying to conceal the kiss marks clearly visible on her neck and cheeks. I couldn't help but wonder how she managed to celebrate her birthday at the LX Hotel - and our father had even granted her permission. It was the first time in Thelma's life that she had been allowed to go out with her friends to celebrate her birthday outside our home. Thelma has never sought the publicity that comes with being related to me. Not many people knew she was my father's daughter; there were only speculations about my parents having another child, a girl. Not many people bothered to search online for Thelma's identity, as my dad never posted anything about her either. "Dad, it might not be a bad idea for Thelma to intern at MW Groups. The co
Steven: "Hmm.. Why are you still here, Steven?" Father asked me as he finally looked back at my face. I replied, "Dad.. we haven't finished talking about Thelma starting her internship tomorrow at MW Group. Please, Dad.. Let's just give her a chance and support her for once," I said. "Support Thelma, you say, Steven. Did you see the kissing marks all over your sister's neck and face? Did you bother to ask her who she went out and slept with?" I sighed and replied, "No, Dad." "Didn't we support Thelma? We supported her to go out and celebrate her birthday for the first time in a hotel. Even when she refused to tell us the name of the hotel, only telling your mother. Her friends made the arrangements and she couldn't say no to them, as they paid for the birthday celebration and organized everything. We thought it wasn't a bad idea and allowed your sister to go there. Now look at the mess she came back looking like... She went to LX Hotel to celebrate her birthday too." Father shook
Thelma: "What did he say?" Steven asked me again, and I shook my head, considering telling him the truth: the man I had slept with had been drugged to sleep with me. He was very angry to find me in his bed the next morning. "Thelma," Steven called to my attention again. I said, "I mean, I don't know his name, brother. Can you tell Dad that I need some time to get over the man I had a one-night stand with before the marriage?" "No, Thelma. That's only if you know the man's name. Maybe Dad would consider letting you marry the man instead of Felix. Do you remember his name now or what his Butler called him?" Steven asked me. I shook my head and replied, "No. I only remember the Butler's name, Adam." "Adam what?" Steven asked, looking seriously at my face, but I didn't know. "Hmm, it's okay, sister. I've already convinced Dad to let you do your internship at MW Group. Do you know why the group is called MW?" Steven asked. I shook my head and replied, "No." "It means Mavin White Corpo
Thelma, I woke up late at night in my bedroom, with the sound of knocking on my room door waking me from sleep. I stood up from my bed and walked to my room door to find out who was there, as sleep was far from my eyes. Approaching my room door, I pulled it open and saw my mother standing there. She frowned at me as I made way for her to walk into my bedroom. "Good evening, mom," I greeted Mother as I finally shut my room door and turned to face her. She asked me, "Thelma, didn't I tell you to remind me today that we would be going to the hospital? I totally forgot about it due to disagreeing with your father about you being betrothed to Felix. You didn't even come to remind me, why Thelma?" I frowned and replied, "Mom, I told you that I'm fine. I cannot remember anything wrong with me or the man." "I know, Thelma. I'm not disputing that with you, but for safety measures, I think it's best for you to go to Doctor Amari's office tomorrow evening after you finish work. Meet with Do
Thelma. "No... I cannot go, please, let me stay," I begged him, but he moved away from me and walked back to his seat without looking back at me. I immediately rushed up to him to beg, "Please, sir... You cannot send me away. I really want to do my internship here. Please..." "No, Thelma! I cannot let you work here. I cannot stand seeing you here every day in my company. So get out," he said coldly, his voice sounding mean. I shivered as he practically sent me away from his office. I broke out into sobs and replied, "No..." He swiftly turned around to face me again, anger filling his eyes. He pinned me to his desk and asked coldly, "Are you sure you still want to work here with me? And under my watchful gaze too?" I didn't know how to respond, my lips trembling to speak. His lips then brushed mine, and he kissed me so passionately that I was left breathless when our lips separated. Confused, I looked at him, but then the office door pushed open, and a woman entered the office, g