AMAKA'S POV.I immediately went to my office to join Simon and he gasped upon seeing me walking into the office. "Wow! You didn't spend much time there?" Simon asked with a warm smile on his face as I moved over to his office desk to present his own lunch meal to him. "Yeah. I don't feel like staying there to have my lunch either," I told him, as I walked back to my own desk. "It simply means that we have the same feelings," Simon remarked and I smiled. "Maybe," I told him, and he nodded."Thanks for helping me out. I will get busy now, and let me eat the meal," Simon commented and I shifted my face away from him and looked at my own meal, just as I settled on my own chair. I unlocked my food and started eating it. After a while, I wrapped it up and wiped my lips, before I went to discard the plate in a trash bin and walked back to settle on my office chair. Resuming with the rest of my work for the day, I focused on the remaining working hour before my phone rang out. It was a
AMAKA'S POV."Goodbye, Simon," I told him as I picked up my handbag and exited the office. I thought about why Danna would call me for us to be friends. Well, I am not getting acquainted with her older brother. So the call was useless.I came out of the company's gate and got a cab as I went back to the house that I now live in with my son.Upon arriving at the estate gate, I saw the school bus that comes to bring my son had driven in. At the house that I now live in, the school bus stopped at the gate and Jason got out of the car and walked into the compound before the school bus drove away. I considered going to his school to change it and to not allow him to come home alone. Since I wouldn't be around. This was a new house and I couldn't trust the neighbors that I barely know of.Thinking about Janet Moore and she owned a shop along the road, I considered maybe she can help me take care of Jason until I return from work. But I cannot trust her yet. Even as she was my neighbor. I
AMAKA'S POV.It was not like I wasn't happy for my sister. But then, she has to get married and I had to attend it. I placed a call to Maureen like I initially wanted to do and the call connected. "Hey, girlfriend. What's up?" Maureen's soft voice came through and I told her, "I'm fine and you? How's home and your husband and your baby in the womb?""Hehe!" Maureen grinned and said, "All fine and yours? How's my little husband doing? Is he awake?""No. He is fast asleep on the bed. Jason has been sad lately and I don't know what to do right now," I told Maureen and she asked me, "Why? What happened to him? Is he sick?""No. But Joseph is the problem. After we did that DNA test. He has been asking for forgiveness and for a second chance," I told Maureen and she yelled, "Is he crazy? Why would he think that you want him after everything he put you through? Did you accept him? How about Ethan as Mom told me that Ethan is a good man and willing to marry you?""Maureen. I know that Ethan
AMAKA'S POV.Arriving at J.E Global's, Simon and I arrived at the same time, and he said, "Good morning, Amaka. I called you last night and you didn't answer.""I'm sorry. I haven't checked my phone today either," I told Simon, and he frowned."It's alright. Let's go inside for our work today."I smiled and followed Simon into the lobby, and we wrote down our time of arrival.After that, we went to our office together.As we stepped out of the elevator on the fifth floor, we came across Bobby George speaking with Ivan."Good morning," I greeted them as they were all wearing white shirts and black trousers, paired with black shoes. The same as mine, but I wore a black skirt."Welcome, Amaka. How was your night?" Bobby asked, and I saw Simon glaring at him as he moved over to Ivan to get his office key."Fine. How about yours?" I asked Bobby, and he bashfully replied, "Splendid.""Okay," I went into the office door with Simon, and he lamented, "Don't tell me I have to compete with Bobby
Amaka's POV:As closing hour arrived, I turned off the company's laptop on my desk that I had been working with and set to leave for home."Wait, Amaka. Since you are not living in that old estate, where is your new home address so that I can give you a ride to your house?" Simon said, as he walked out of his office chair and peered at my face."Is that necessary? I don't want it to look like I am leading you on and I am not doing anything to entertain you," I said, and his face dropped."Can you stop it with the accusations? It feels like you are the one personally pushing me away. I just want to be your friend, and I never complained to you that you are using me or I am not getting any gifts in return for my kindness. Please..." Simon said, and I sighed."Fine." I told him the estate where I now reside, and he checked the map with his phone."It's not far from here. So I will drop you off. Come, let's go," Simon said, and I shook my head and followed him out of the office.As we wal
Amaka's POV:Jason’s blue eyes were full of tears as I helped him with his bath. He didn’t want to communicate with me and glanced away.“Jason,” I softly called as I helped him with his night bath.“It’s not that I don’t want your dad, but you don’t understand what your dad did to me, do you?” I asked, and he looked at my face.My heart softened as I met his blue eyes and his cute, light‐skinned face.“No. But you already sent Dad away,” he said, crying, and I sighed.“Fine. After school, you can go to your dad’s house on Saturdays and Sundays. Are you okay with that?” I asked him, even though I knew Jason would refuse unless I agreed to stay with him at Joseph’s place.“Will you come with us?” Jason asked. I shook my head and responded, “No. I have other work to do.”Jason sighed and didn’t say anything. I finished bathing him, brought him back to the room, and helped him dress in his white pyjamas.Jason went to bed to sit down while I told him, “You can watch your favorite cartoon
Amaka’s POVI picked Jason up and took him to his room so he could sleep comfortably on the bed.The night was still young—it was only 8 p.m.I wasn’t ready to sleep, so I went back to the living room and sat on the soft mattress I had laid on the red rug.Just as I settled down and changed the television channel, I heard the doorbell.Who could it be? I mumbled as I moved to the door to see who was standing there.I saw my neighbor, Janet Moore.“Hi,” I greeted her as I opened the door.“Good evening, Amaka. How was your day? I just got back from work and came to check on you to see if you were already home,” Janet said, grinning as she donned a bodycon red dress and black shoes. She clutched a large black handbag on her shoulder, too.“Yeah, I’m back. I’m sorry I didn’t stop by your shop today. I was in a hurry because I didn’t want my son to be home alone. I even arranged for his school bus to bring him home so that I could be at ease,” I explained, and she smiled understandingly.
Amaka's POV."So, when are we going to meet again?" Ethan asked me as we stood beside his black car that he had arrived in."Ethan," I called his name softly. "I don't know when we can meet again. As for tomorrow, I do not think I am going to work. I want to go to the courthouse to file a complaint and to proceed with my child custody case with Joseph. So I will be busy," I explained, meeting Ethan's curious gaze."I understand," he replied. "I just want to be close to you. It's alright. I have a lawyer. How about I contact him for you? It will reduce the stress of you going to the courthouse and filing the complaint.""Alright. I will be expecting the lawyer's call. If I don't deal with Joseph, he might think he can just force his way back into my life," I grumbled, and Ethan smiled."Wouldn't Joseph suspect that you're the one helping me if you help me get a lawyer? Would that not cause an issue between the two of you?" I asked Ethan, meeting his eyes."No," Ethan moved closer to me
Amaka's POV:After I was done sending the text message to Joseph, it showed as received, but my heart was so anxious to hear what he would reply to me.I carefully placed the phone back on the bedside drawer and fell asleep.****Joseph's POV:After returning from Amaka's apartment where I took Jason back to meet his mother, I knew that she was already stone-hearted and would not forgive me. I decided to let her focus on her life and her business and wait for her to bring the child custody agreement for me to sign, as I wanted to be a part of my son's life.As I parked my car in my garage, I got out and went into the house.Lady Tope was present in the living room, and she welcomed me. "Welcome, sir.""Thank you," I replied as I glanced at her face. She smiled warmly, and I knew that she had heard when Amaka had come here to my house and yelling for me to return her son."Sir," Lady Tope's soft voice stopped me as I reached for the stairs to climb it and ascend to my room."What's it
Amaka's POV "Mom, is tomorrow really my Dad's birthday?" My son asked me as I set up his dinner at the dining table. What kind of brain does Jason have? He pays attention to even the things that I do not expect him to care about. Also, he asked me reasonable questions since he learned to talk. And additionally, he became more of a talkative since he met his Dad. "Jason, I do not know. Your father was here. Why didn't you ask him or stay with him?" I looked away from my son's face as I served him his jollof rice to eat. "But Mom, Dad has been nice to us. Why do you not want to talk to him and be his friend? Dad said that he is sorry, and he will not hurt you again," Jason said as he looked at me thoughtfully. "Do you believe your Daddy?" I asked my son before we resumed eating. "Yes. I believe Daddy," Jason replied, and I sighed. "It's okay to believe your dad, but I do not want to be his friend or believe him again. He lied to me, and I haven't forgotten what he did. So I will
Jospeh's POV"You should try to apologize to her. I believe she will forgive you," Lady Tope said, and I nodded my head. "It's fine." I stood up and went to the top floor to check on my son, and he was sleeping peacefully on the bed due to the cold. I looked at his cute face, as the room bulb was on. The night had fallen gradually, and I sighed and picked up my phone to create a fake account and to send an apology message to Amaka. She had to hear me out. However, as I thought about sending her a message, I thought about the possibility that she might not see it. So I kept my phone back on the shelf and went to study. A few minutes later, I came out of the study as it was past 9 pm. Jason awoke on the bed and looked at me. "Daddy, how about my Mom?" He asked me first, getting out of the bed, and I told him, "She is not here. Do you want to go and see her?""Yeah," Jason nodded, and I sighed. "Fine. Come with me."Jason requested to use the bathroom, and I waited for him to exit.
Joseph's POVI came out of my house not expecting to see Amaka here, yelling for me to bring our son out. I knew that I had not signed the child's custody agreement with her. "Hey, big brother. My friend and I came back because she has something to discuss with you," Danna said as she quickly moved away from her white car with her best friend. "Danna, I did not invite you here, and you can tell me whatever your friend has to say to me over a phone call," I told my younger sister as I was pissed off seeing her. I knew that she doesn't like Amaka again, and maybe because she wants to introduce her friend to me, but I do not want her. "I know, Mr. Joseph. Only that your son hasn't caught up with his studies. So Danna and I suggested that I can be his extra school teacher," Clara immediately chipped in, and I looked at her face in shock. "My son's school teacher? Well, I am aware that he is going to school, but he was sick, so you do not have to worry about coming to teach him," I sa
Amaka's POVFeeling Declan Moore's hand in my left hand made me slightly tingly and sent goosebumps down my spine. As he looked at me with love-sick eyes."Hi, it's nice to meet you, Amaka. Can I have your contact?" Declan asked me quickly, as he put his phone into my hands.I opened my mouth to speak and to tell him that I wasn't interested in being his friend. But seeing Janet's smiling face as she wanted me to be friends with her brother, I sighed and replied, "Alright. I'll input my number."Declan smiled and took his phone back, saying, "Thank you, Amaka. I will give you a call later."Glancing at Janet, he said, "I have to go now, sister, and take care of yourself.""Okay, brother," Janet replied with a warm smile as her brother walked away.He ran up to catch up with a black car waiting for him, and Janet giggled. "I can't believe that you thought of my elder brother as my boyfriend. Didn't we look alike?"I sighed and told her, "I'm sorry. I actually mistook him as your boyfri
Amaka's POV: "Amaka, I am not asking you to forgive Joseph. But you know that he is my best friend, and I know Joseph well. These days, I think he is more affected by seeing you again, and you should give him a chance at least, a second chance to prove his worth again." Ethan kept his face focused on the road as he drove his black SUV away. I sighed, still not responding to his advice. "It's well," Ethan muttered as he drove back to the island where my rented apartment was. "Are you bothered that Joseph would want to fight with you if he is so serious about his new-found feeling for me?" I queried Ethan, and he laughed aloud. "He is already fighting me, and he hadn't hung out with me since you showed up in our lives. Honestly, I sometimes wished that I had met you before Joseph did. He doesn't deserve you, at least. Let me be honest. You are too decent for a bad boy like him. So, I cannot blame you for the decision that your heart desires." "Mmm," I was silent as I knew that
Amaka's POV:I stood up from the couch and went to give Joseph's mother my bank account details, and they made the transfer into my account. Once I had confirmed the money, I thanked the Ericsons once more, even when it wasn't what I wanted.Joseph was smiling as if he had won my heart, but I had my reservations as I saw his two aunties looked happy."I have received the money, sir," I let Joseph's father know, and he nodded."That's fine. I want you to use that as compensation for what our son did to you. And we hope that you can always come to visit us whenever we have any family activities," Mr. Ericson said, and I nodded sadly."I will. I have to get going home now." I wanted to leave, and Joseph's mother said, "Why don't you join us for lunch before leaving?""No, Ma'am. I am not hungry. I have a running stomach, so I am always mindful of what I eat outside," I told Mrs. Hannah politely, and she smiled sadly, as she wanted to make amends for the past."It's alright. Since you do
Amaka's POV "Can we get going, please?" Joseph asked me, and I peered at his face and replied, "Alright."I took out my phone and contacted the Uber driver, and I apologized to him. "Hello, sir. I won't be able to go with you again. As I already cancelled the trip. Can I make a refund to you?""It's alright, Madam. You don't have to worry about the payment," the Uber driver said. I marched to get into the back seat of Joseph's car.I saw Joseph smiling, but I rolled my eyes and looked away."Mommy," Jason smiled at me from the front passenger seat, as he was happy to be sitting in the front seat beside Joseph.The car was filled with Joseph's cologne, and I sat in a tight corner, trying to do some breathing exercises to distract my nose from his intoxicating scent."Can you unlock the car windows?" I asked Joseph, after seeing that the car was an automatic."Anything for you," Joseph replied with a calm voice, but I didn't bother to correct him, since he had unlocked the car windows.
Amaka's POV:As I woke up in my room, I sighed and got out of my bed as I made preparations for my son and me to visit Joseph's mother.If it wasn't that I had made the promise that I would visit them, I would have canceled it because Jason was not feeling well.I went to have my bath in the bathroom, and as I got out, I donned a blue top and black trousers, and also a black pair of shoes. Then I moved over to the mirror to do my makeup.I saw that I had a little acne due to the stress that comes with working. I didn't apply makeup, so I made use of my tinted lip gloss and went to my son's room to check on him.Jason was still asleep on the bed, and I recalled how I had gone to Joseph's house to bring him back.Sighing, I gently went to wake my son and to assist him with his bath.His body temperature was back to normal, and he had eaten well the night before.Helping Jason to undress, I prepared a warm bath for him and took him into the bathroom to wash up.A few minutes later, Jason