TORN AND REJECTED."Mum, another one." Tom opened his mouth for a snack known as "Chin Chin", at least that was what Kira said the name was.Even though tonight was their first time seeing and eating it, it was so tasty. When Evelyn inquired about it, her friend said it was a Nigerian-made snack that was made by a colleague of hers so she decided to share hers.Evelyn put another one as requested by Tom into his mouth while they continued watching the news. Tom saw no need to watch it as he busied himself with playing games on his mum's iPad. Evelyn felt so relaxed and happy when something popped up on the screen, and her smile faded away just as it did three years ago.On the screen was her father's picture, the name of her family, and a picture of their company."... it's been observed by our media personalities that the company that is being headed by a famous businessman, Hezekiah Johnson, has been going through an internal turmoil based on the fact or excuse that for the past thr
NERVOUS.Dan and Raphael were having a staring contest with their drinks in opposite hands. One was having a pessimistic look, the other was having an optimistic look."So, let me get this straight, I am an uncle now," Dan asked to be sure again."Whose uncle? Are we related?" Raphael glared."You'd better take it easy. We still don't know what to do in this situation. But are you sure? What if the child belongs to someone else? Or maybe she met another person and they both had sex? Something like that?" Dan tried creating the possible reasons."No. She told me that she was single, and the child looks like me as well. I was just not expecting to be a father so soon though I am glad about it.""But are you planning to keep this a secret from her forever?" Dan asked and crossed his legs."No, I am not planning to but I have studied her well enough that she doesn't like mixing with others and she tries to keep herself out of public issues or problems. I don't know if she likes me or hate
CHAPTER 13: HIDDEN PAIN.In the Theophilus mansion, everyone had settled down in the dining room. Each person sat opposite the other and also in a place that he or she wished to.The mansion was quite huge and grand. Entering into it as an average fellow could make one feel worthless just by staring at the designs and huge materials. None of it was fake. Whosoever must have mixed the colors for painting should have been given an award.While entering the mansion, the small guest room greeted the eyes of the guest and he or she would be made to sit there until being invited into the main sitting room by any family member. The sitting room was broad and it had rows and rows of artistic paintings that were either purchased or given as gifts to them.Standing at the corner were rows of trophies that screamed more of the chairman of the company's achievements.The Theophilus family was well known amongst others for a lot of things that they were into. They had branches in almost all differ
CHAPTER 14: LATE FOR WORK.Rrrriiinnng! Ring!"Hmm." Evelyn moaned when her phone rang. The blinds of her window weren't closed so it allowed the ray of sunshine to go through the window. The ray landed on her face and she blocked it with her hand before she rolled on the bed and covered her face with the pillow. Then it suddenly hits her. She jumped out of her bed and landed on the floor due to carelessness and shock."Ouch." She groaned and rubbed her buttocks, it was painful. She stood up reflexively, grabbed her phone, and looked at the time."What the f*ck!" She half yelled and covered her mouth to prevent the sound. She was late…she was freaking late! It was 8:30 am and she just woke up."I am doomed." She said to herself and rushed into the bathroom to take a quick shower. She ran back into her room nakedly and put on her underwear before scattering her wardrobe for her official wear. She kept throwing one cloth over the other and when it came to the section of her shoes, she j
CHAPTER 15: DADDY?Evelyn sighed for the millionth time in a roll. She glanced at her phone and saw that it was past 3 in the evening. Though she had arrived in front of Kira's place unannounced, she felt bad about it, guess she would have to bake her a cake or something to appease her whenever she comes over.She arranged the files on her table and counted them. All they had to deal with in the business term was a huge load of files. Raphael was the head of the Engineering block in the company and every building project or architectural work was brought down to the boss' fifteen as they were called.These sets of people [the boss' fifteen] were made special. They received complaints, followed Raphael's orders, went for inspection of sites, and examined drawing projects before they got delivered to Raphael for the final take-off. They held meetings with him on a fixed day and did a lot of things.They were not the only ones though. On Vegas's side, he had the same set of people but la
CHAPTER 16: FRIEND REQUEST.Evelyn arrived home earlier than predicted and quickly made dinner for both of them before taking a rest. Actually, her body was at rest but not her mind. She kept having serious deliberations, arguments, and doubts in her heart about what she saw earlier in the office. Could her doubt be true? Why was she even stressing herself out?She believed that the stranger she slept with might recognize her because she hadn't changed that much. So if what she was thinking was true then Raphael could have walked up to her and asked her about it. Again, why would he?"Why am I even stressing myself out about it? It might just be a coincidence. I at least have someone who might look like me in appearance out there so this should not be different." She consoled herself…at least, she tried doing so.Then she picked up her phone and logged in to her Facebook. It's been a while since she was online, she went through the list of friend requests that she had. She needed more
CHAPTER 17: MEETING VEGAS THEOPHILUS."Can I get two egg rolls and a bottle of Sprite, please?" Evelyn requested at the counter. It was a sunny day, thank goodness that she was already dressed up as lightly as she could. If not she would have been sweating like a Christmas goat for slaughter. The woman passed what Evelyn had requested to her and she collected her payment. Just as she turned around, she had a collision and what she was holding fell to the ground."Ouch." She bent and picked them up."I am sorry, I am so sorry…" The masculine voice apologized. Irene looked at who it was.A man dressed in tuxedos just like Raphael, his hair was perfectly styled. He had a nice and we'll trim beard that made him look more manly but somehow gave a playboy vibe to Evelyn."Hello, I seem to be so attractive if you can stare at me this way without blinking," Vegas said proudly. Evelyn blinked and shook her head as if that would bring her previous thinking back."Excuse me, what?" She asked in
CHAPTER 18: WHO IS MY FATHER?CONTINUATION FROM THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.Raphael stood there in front of the family, his head bowed. He wanted to cry at that moment but he was doing all that he could to prevent the tears from falling. He was a man…he was supposed to man up! There was nothing a tear could do for him at this moment to not experience his father's wrath."I can't believe this! Another failure! Another disappointment! I can't believe this! I really can't." Micheal screamed. He was sweating profusely as he walked to and fro while talking."Never in my life have I disrespected my family name this much. How could you have done this, Raphael? I thought that I should not just make you jobless or allow you to work for another company because of what people might say, I gave you a chance to showcase your talent but you went ahead to showcase how dumb and stupid you are.I warned you, boy! I warned you about this step of yours that you were about to take! I told you that this girl th