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
CHAPTER 22: STEPSISTER.Evelyn held Tom's hand as they walked around the things meant for sale inside the big supermarket. He kept on bickering with her about some specific cartoon characters. She wasn't in the mood to fight back, instead, she pats his back and nodded whenever he asked 'Am I right, mum?'. That was his characteristic.As they kept walking, Evelyn saw her stepsister from afar and she immediately paused in her walking. Tom had no idea what had made her pause, he thought that she was going through the commodities on display so he cared less. Evelyn looked at her son and then at her sister who seemed to be parading the whole place with her head raised high with pride.Evelyn licked her dry lips and was about to turn around just to prevent her from seeing them but luck was not on her side this evening as Ruby caught a glimpse of someone that looked so much like her sister."Excuse me?" She called out and rushed to meet the person. Evelyn's hand turned sweaty and she had pro
CHAPTER 23: I SAW HER.Later in the evening, the whole family of Hezekiah was relaxing after they had had their dinner. The sitting room wasn't lively nor was it stiff but one wouldn't want to feel comfortable there.Johnson Hezekiah was cupping his chin with his palms, his face was dull. Anyone who might have entered the sitting room at that moment would have seen that the famous Johnson was now a shadow of himself. His sunken eyes were glued onto the television that kept rambling about some business officials.For the past months, his business had automatically gone down the grave. The business shareholders were all withdrawing themselves from the business, he tried his best to keep everything under his control so that things wouldn't leak out but…it just went, poof.Johnson sighed and rubbed his face in depression. His money was all going down the drain, his eyes darted toward the woman he called his wife, Jessica. She was busy watching him too.Jessica had been trying her best to
CHAPTER 24: SICK.Outside a luxurious building, around the swimming pool arena were two seats beautifully decorated to sit on them. The full lights were on and it only beautified the whole outta area.On the two seats were Erica and a particularly fair young man. They were sitting opposite each other and were immensely into the current discussion.The young man was wearing a bathrobe and his hair was wet, signifying that he came out of the swimming not too long to discuss with Erica."I see no reason why you ought to swim tonight," Erica commented."That's because you are far from being me. This is the time I wished to and I did." The man replied."My dear cousin Vincent is smart and knows how to play with words," Erica said with a daring smile."And that's why you will always be behind me.""Don't be so sure of yourself." Erica chuckled and they clicked their glasses together before pronouncing the word CHEERS to each other. They took a light sip.Erica exchanged the position of her