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
CHAPTER NINETEEN: ERICA.A few days later,Vegas walked out of the Elevator that led to Raphael's office. Mrs. Conner who was dozing off on her seat jerked up. She adjusted her glasses and was surprised to see him."Mr. Vegas? You're here? It's been a while." She said."Thank you, Mrs. Conner. Is Raphael in his office?" He asked."Of course, he is.""See you later." He waved at her and walked away. Mrs. Conner sniffed and rubbed her eyes with her hands, she almost lost her job there. Sleeping during office hours was prohibited but because she was the oldest among Raphael's staff, she was given a pass by Raphael but she really couldn't say for the rest of the business owners.Vegas made his appearance known in the area as the fifteen staff stood up to greet him. Evelyn turned around to see who it was. Vegas nodded slightly at her as she greeted him too, she turned around quickly to continue working on her computer. She didn't want to get with him at all.Vegas just kept his words withi
CHAPTER 20: YOU ARE A GREAT MUM."Here, have this." Evelyn passed a beverage to Kira."Thanks. " Kira appreciated it. It was Friday night for them to enjoy themselves. Kira was having a sleepover at Evelyn's place. That was what she was getting used to."Living alone is one big hell of a ride," Kira said as she popped the drink openly."Don't tell me about it. I experienced it for a while before giving birth." Evelyn replied and took a sip from her drink. Her friend simply smiled."So how are you coping at work?" Kira asked."I am coping well. The workers are nice…""And your boss? I have never really seen him at all so I don't know what he looks like. Is he handsome? Is he that dream guy that we would always talk about when we were teenagers?"Evelyn smiled and remembered Raphael's distinctive features that got her red like a tomato."Are you blushing? Wait…you are blushing, what the f*ck? You are blushing about your boss…""What? No, you totally got it wrong. I was just having a ran
CHAPTER 21: HEARTBEAT.Evelyn arrived at the company the next Monday morning after dropping Tom off at school. She wasn't late this time around so she wasn't much in a hurry until she bumped into Vegas again that morning."I am sorry…oh, Mr. Vegas, Good morning." She greeted him swiftly."Good morning, Miss Evelyn. You seem to be in a rush." Vegas commented and put on a charming smile but Evelyn looked away and breathed in the fresh air. The air had suddenly become suffocating for her.She wasn't in a rush before but now, she suddenly wished to be Barry Allen, the fastest person alive."Yes, since you know that sir then I will love to take my leave."As Jeremy was about to take the elevator upstairs, he sighted the two of them. He couldn't figure out what exactly they were talking about but seeing the way Vegas was smiling, it seemed as if he was flirting with her. He wasn't privileged to catch a glimpse of Evelyn's reaction or else, it would have been fun to watch."Goodness, Mr. Veg