While they walked back home, Avery said to Anderson. “It seems that Tom has changed.” She was referring to how Tom seemed to care about Sophia a while ago. They looked like a couple in love. Perhaps Tom truly loved Sophia to the point of obsession.Anderson was unmoved. It wasn’t easy to win back his trust once it was lost. “It’s just a day and I don’t think anything has triggered it since Sophia hasn’t been to work.”It was just like Avery thought before they saw Tom. Jealousy was the only thing that triggered his insecurity. Until something happened to make him jealous, they wouldn’t be able to tell for sure if he has changed. “So how do you intend to trigger his jealousy?” Avery asked him. Anderson went into deep thought and said,“I have a plan.”A few days laterSince the day Avery made a move on Anderson, he never went past slight kisses. He could tell that she wanted more but he was also waiting for her to sort out her emotions. He would never take her when another man occupied
“What?” Joyce was both excited and surprised. She never thought it would happen so soon. Not after the argument she had with Avery on her wedding day. Avery thought that Joyce didn’t believe her and exclaimed, “I know, I’m insane, but don’t laugh at me,” she said, stomping her slender legs like a teenager throwing tantrums. Joyce was even happier.“Then that is good. You are supposed to love your husband so you shouldn’t feel that way.”“You don’t understand, I made a promise to Trent.”Joyce instantly frowned. So this was all because of Trent. If she had her way she’d slap Trent out of Avery.“Forget Trent Avery, you should be ashamed. What do you think? That marriage is a joke? Snap out of it before it’s too late,” she advised sternly. She didn’t want to associate with an adulterous wife so the earlier she told Avery her stand, the better.“But the plan was to divorce Anderson,” Avery explained. This wasn’t supposed to happen so why did she fall so hard? She ignored the mud until s
“Or what?” Martin roared in return, succeeding in rousing Tom’s anger. A blow from Tom tilted his head to the right and when he turned left, he moved with a blow on Tom’s face as well.“You wanna fight? I’m ready,” Martin seethed when Tom threw another blow. Sophia was disoriented, turning to Anderson. “Ander, do something.”Anderson stared at her with a laissez-faire attitude. “Why should I? They are men and if they break anything, they will pay.”Sophia was helpless. Anderson wasn’t going to stop them and she couldn’t continue watching the two men fight because of her. She yelled,“STOP IT BOTH OF YOU!”The two men froze instantly. Martin’s suit was a little crumpled with tiny blood in the corner of his mouth which he quickly wiped with the back of his hand.Tom’s face was red but there was no blood. His shirt collar was a little crumpled as well and he was fuming as Sophia grabbed him by the arm. “Let’s get out of here.”Nobody stopped them but before they reached the door, Anderso
Watching the CCTV“Hey, talk to me,” Sophia said when they entered the living room. Tom was angry and ran up the stairs but Sophia followed him with speed. At first, he would have taken it on her but she was grateful that he ignored her instead. Whereas, his coldness was also unbearable so she caught up to him when he was undressing. “Are you upset with me or Martin?Tom snapped his head in her direction while unbuttoning his shirt. She was just removing her stiletto and removing the clip in her hair, allowing it to fall. His gaze lasted on her with admiration. She was very beautiful. Her long curly brunette hair was very tempting but recalling what Martin did, he grimaced instead.“You should have stopped him when he caressed your hair.” Sophia could see that he was trying very hard to bottle up the anger. Yet still, she was dismayed by his accusation. “Are you blaming me? He is like a brother to me,” she explained with distress. If Anderson hugged and touched her hair, she’d see
It was unlike Anderson to hasten to the canteen for lunch but he did it this time. As usual, everyone would coil when the cold CEO walks into the canteen. Most of the staff were happy that he came today. It meant that he won’t be there for the rest of the days of the week so they don’t have to be looking over their shoulders anymore. They were just happy to see the deputy CEO beside him but today, he wasn’t as friendly as usual.Trent had reached the table where Avery sat with Joyce and lowered himself to sit, except that his ass was on the floor instead of the chair, as the people in the canteen broke into funny giggles, instantly keeping silent at the sight of the cold CEO. They had seen the new member of the managerial team for a few days now but he seemed to be in some form of a grudge with the CEO, who was holding the shoulder of the chair on which Trent was about to sit.Trent was ready to curse whoever pulled a fast one on him when his eyes met Anderson’s fearful gaze. “You c
Joyce dropped her phone after seeing the caller ID. Avery instantly discerned that something was wrong and asked, “What is the problem?” She was worried. Joyce never concealed anything about her personal life from Avery so she said casually, “It’s Dylan.”“You two are back together?” Avery grimaced. Dylan was Joyce’s second boyfriend. They broke up when Joyce found out that he edited videos of her ex-boyfriend in bed with another woman, causing her to break up with him to date Dylan instead. It was very painful knowing that she hurt an innocent man because of him.“Never,” Joyce retorted. Her only wish was to get back with her ex-boyfriend, Taylor.“So why is he calling?” Avery asked.Joyce shrugged and drank some water. “To get back together.”“Answer it and tell him no,” Avery suggested. Joyce chuckled.“I’ve said it like a hundred times and am tired. I’ll just allow it to keep ringing.”“And what about Taylor?” Avery asked again. She knew that Joyce was still in love with him and w
It was thirty minutes past closing time and Joyce hadn't reported to Martin’s office as promised. Crestfallen, he makes his way to her office to confirm if she had left when he bumps into Anderson.“Where is Joyce?” Anderson asked worriedly, knowing that Joyce would be with Avery. “She’s not here and Avery?” Martin asked in return, perceiving a pending predicament.“Not here too. She’s not answering her phone as well,” Anderson’s brows creased as he said. He thought Avery was with Joyce in Martin's office but met the opposite.“I thought Joyce had refused to come and see me but now, let’s go and check.” The two men walked hastily to the accounts office while Anderson asked,“What about Trent?” He hoped that Trent hadn’t tried anything stupid again.“He left after the embarrassment you caused him,” Martin explained. Trent took the rest of the day off and since he was working as a contractor, no one could penalize him for as long as his job wasn’t neglected.The two men arrive at the ac
Scarlet could already feel that this wasn’t going to be good but she waited nervously to hear the options. “One, you will work on those files and submit them first thing tomorrow.” Her eyes lit. Her boss would cover up for her. Mr. Nox was very understanding and kind. But Anderson’s next sentence took away every drop of hope she had left.“Not to your boss but to my desk.” She froze instantly. How could she finish that load of work by tomorrow morning? That was impossible.“Option two?” She asked hopefully.“You leave and never come back. The choice is yours,” Anderson said coldly and walked out.When he reached the main office, Martin was waiting for him beside the two ladies. “How did it go?” He asked Anderson.“You’ll see,” Anderson responded, just as Scarlet rushed over and collected the files on the desk, hurrying back to her office. “But we haven’t finished,” Avery yelled innocently behind her. She turned around and smiled. It didn’t reach her eyes but her response was polite