Chapter Two

Bright's POV.

At the Morgan Group's head office, I was seated in my office chair, discussing business with a client, when my office door swung open and my fiancée, Nini Andre, who worked as my finance executive, barged in.

"Bright, I am done with this relationship!" Nini shouted as she rushed in and threw the diamond engagement ring I had given her the previous night in my face.

She didn't care that I had a client with me. She couldn't wait for us to be alone and openly embarrassed me in front of my top partner.

"Mr. Justin Tilman, we will continue our business negotiation later," I informed my partner, who stood up and left my office respectfully. He acted as if he had not seen the angry woman in my office.

After Mr. Justin left, I fixed my gaze on Nini. She was a fair-skinned 27-year-old woman.

"What's the matter, Nini? Why did you throw the engagement ring at me?" I asked, standing up from my chair. I was the CEO of the Morgan Group in this city.

"Are you asking me why I'm calling it quits, Bright? Are you really a man? We have been having unprotected sex, and yet, I'm not pregnant by you. What does that tell you? That you are impotent!" Nini shouted, glaring at me.

Her words struck me deeply. I had already known that I was not capable as a man, but at least, I provided for her and her family's needs.

"Nini, we have been dating for five years now. Why do you want to call it quits? I can get medical help. You will have my child," I said, walking out from behind my desk to approach her, but she yelled at me.

"Don't come any closer to me! You are an impotent man. What's the point of having all these millions when you cannot get a woman pregnant? I cannot continue with you, Bright! I only accepted your ring at the hotel yesterday because I did not want to embarrass you, but I cannot continue. You should look for a barren woman to marry, not me," Nini said, not caring if her words were breaking my heart.

"Nini, please, you know that I love you very much. I did everything to support you and your family. I paid your tuition fees into the university. You cannot break up with me now," I told her, but she narrowed her eyes at me.

"Tell me how much you spent on me, Bright? I will make a refund. This is my life that I am talking about here! My future. I cannot spend the rest of my life with you. And do not come after me again, we are over. Completely over! Besides, I gave you my body in these past five years that we have known each other. So take that as payment for all the money that you spent on me. But I cannot take this ring. I need a real man who will make me feel like a woman. Not an incompetent CEO like yourself!" Nini shouted and stormed out of my office, leaving my world turning black.

I had always loved Nini Andre. I did everything to make her happy. But recently, I didn't know how she had found out that I was impotent. I hadn't discussed it with her yet, but she said she wanted to have a child before we got married.

I moved back to my office chair, trying to resume my work, as the time was past 4 pm. But I couldn't focus on anything.

My mind kept replaying Nini's words.

I was a 31-year-old man who had been dating her since I was 26.

Sighing, I turned off my computer and picked up my phone to call my best friends, Sunny Howard and Gabriel Jefferson.

"Hello, Sunny, are you free tonight?" I asked Sunny, and he apologized. "I'm sorry, Bright. I have an important client to meet tonight and can't hang out. Why not call Gabriel?"

I frowned, feeling like the world was turning its back on me.

"Alright. I'll call Gabriel now," I said, before ending the call with Sunny. I placed a call to Gabriel, asking him to hang out.

"Hello, Gabriel. Can you hang out with me tonight?" I asked, and he paused before asking, "Where? Why not call your girlfriend to hang out?"

My heart ached at the reminder of Nini and how bluntly she had cut me off, warning me not to go after her.

"Nini broke up with me and returned my engagement ring," I told Gabriel, and he gasped, "What? That bìtch! I already knew she didn't want to marry you. Didn't you see how reluctant she was to accept the ring?"

"It's okay, Gabriel. I hold no grudge against Nini. She says I'm not man enough, and she doesn't want me," I said, and the call went silent for a while.

"Are you sure you want to hang out at a club? You should try to reach out to Nini and see if she's serious about breaking up. Besides, you've done so much for her and her family. Now, she wants to quit the relationship?" Gabriel was angry, and I understood him.

"Gabriel, let it go. Nini will surely come back to me. She can't do without money. She'll come to beg me," I told him, and he sighed.

"Alright. I'll see you tonight at the Blues Club, around 6 pm," he said, and I felt better.

"Alright. I'm still at the office. Once I leave, I'll head to the club," I replied, and he said, "Okay, see you there."

My call with Gabriel ended, and I received a call from my stepmother, Eden.

"Hello, Mom," I greeted her, and she asked, "Bright, what's going on? I heard that Nini Andre has ended her engagement with you. Why would she do that?"

Shutting my eyes painfully, I replied, "It's her choice. How am I supposed to know?"

"How can you say you don't know why your own fiancèe broke up with you? Anyway, you have to come home today. Your father insists," she said, and my brows furrowed.

"I'm in no mood to come home. How about tomorrow? I'll be there," I told her, as it was Friday, and I needed some time to unwind.

My stepmother, Eden, didn't really like me, so I was sure she was celebrating now that my fiancée had called off the engagement.

"Fine," she said and ended the call. I got ready to leave the office and head to the Blues Club to meet up with Gabriel.