Avery didn’t have friends in the company and neither was Scarlet in the same rank as her so she was skeptical. Moreover, Joyce was acting strange. “Why did she send me a gift?” Avery asked, confused.When Scarlet came to drop the gift, Joyce asked what it was but Scarlet said that it wasn’t her business. For that reason, Joyce didn’t want to get involved and neither was she going to tell Avery about how rude Scarlet was. Nature would just have to take its course. “I don’t know. Unless you want to ask her but you haven’t even checked what it is,” Joyce forced a smile and said.Avery lifted the cover of the box. “Cupcakes,” she exclaimed but her eyes darkened. During her first year in college, one of her colleagues invited the whole class to her birthday party. The cupcakes looked attractive, just like this one, she ate a lot and nothing else.Not even a drink. Unknown to her, she was secretly videoed as being a gluttony who couldn’t afford common cupcakes. The video circulated very we
“It seems that you have company,” Martin teased as soon as he pressed stop the ignition. Joyce smiled but it was a nervous one. Her house wasn’t gated so the two cars had already occupied the paved area, forcing Martin to park by the side of the road since the remaining space was covered with lawns and hedges. Martin went around to open the door for her and she stepped down. Since no one had stepped down from the two cars, she could already tell that they were inside the house. The fact that two of her exes were in her house saying whatever they wanted to her mother when another man followed her was scary. “Nervous?’ Martin asked since she hadn’t uttered a word. “Yes,” Joyce answered truthfully. Not knowing how to face the two men together, she was grateful that Martin was here. Martin smiled at her and said proudly, “Don’t forget that your boyfriend is here. You can leave the talking to me,” he said in that domineering tone that always made her feel hot. She was just realizing
The woman stood there innocently with dark brown curly hair, just like Joyce’s, except that Joyce’s hair was longer. Apart from being of the same height, they didn’t have any other common features. The middle-aged woman saw nothing wrong with her statement and neither was she surprised by how agitated her daughter was. Martin had just wasted 100k which meant that he was loaded. She wasn’t asking for a mansion but just a modern house around that price or a little more. Men like Martin wouldn’t give for free. Joyce might pay the price differently so she wasn’t remorseful. Also, for her inability to enjoy many healthy days, she desired to spend the few she had in unforgettable ways till she was no more. Martin wasn’t concerned about the request but the fact that the woman didn’t bother to ask how he was faring or the intent of his relationship with her daughter before making her demand. No wonder Joyce was reluctant for him to meet her mother. “Mum, this is too much,” Joyce couldn’t h
Joyce was so embarrassed that she couldn’t look Martin in the eyes. It was obvious that her mother had indeed placed demands on Martin but as to what exactly, she was even more concerned. This was the first time in a long time that she saw her mother smile so brightly like a child but one thing remained, how could her mother be so shameless to encourage her to kiss Martin right in front of her? Joyce didn’t know how to continue holding her head high because it was too much for her to bear. Martin saw her discomfort and said, “why don’t you put the food down and walk me to the car?” That seemed like a better option and she quickly obliged and walked him to his car. “What did she tell you?” Joyce asked as soon as they reached the car. Martin could see that Joyce was nothing like her mum. Even if she needed something, she’d never ask or say it, for which reason she seemed ashamed of her mother but he could also tell that both women loved each other a lot. They were just going throug
Anderson’s business partners were initially annoyed at the invasion but when those who made it to the wedding began to murmur that it was Anderson’s wife, their annoyance turned into admiration at how Anderson rushed to Avery’s side and held her in his arms protectively. Martin was equally disturbed. If something was wrong, then Joyce should be with Avery but there was no sign of her. He checked his phone to see that Avery had called him ten times since Anderson stored Martin’s number on her phone for emergencies. “Love, are you sick?” Anderson asked worriedly, cupping Avery’s cheeks in his palms. Avery shook her head and said in a teary voice, “No. It’s Joyce. She sat down and couldn’t get up.” Anderson was confused. “I don’t understand,” he said and glanced at Martin, who promptly felt uneasy and strode over. “Is there a problem?” Martin asked worriedly, hoping that Anderson hadn’t pampered Avery too much for her to interrupt this very important meeting for a cuddle. Avery tur
Anderson and Avery knew that the directive didn’t include them but it kicked Anderson’s worry glands as he asked, “What is the problem?” Everyone else had rushed out of the office so he had to know exactly what was happening, especially when he hadn’t seen Martin like this in a long while.“Ander, whoever did this has got to pay. They coated the chair with glue before she sat on it,” rage lace up Martin’s voice.Anderson’s gaze dimmed. “Why and who did this?” He asked all together. Martin’s withdrew his hand from under Joyce’s knees and behind her back, where he had tried to lift her earlier. He beheld at Anderson with conviction,“I will find out but we have to find a way to get her out of the chair.”Anderson snapped a finger. “I think I have an idea but she would need some clothes.”No one knew what his idea was but, “I’ll get it for her,” Avery quickly volunteered when Joyce cried, “please don’t leave me again.” She preferred Avery’s company to the two rigid men beside her.It was
The ladies were relieved that the men had finally left, though curious to know the people involved as well. But that could be reserved for later. Joyce had to unzip her pants and come out of them with the help of Avery and Sophia. When she was done changing the clothes, Sophia bid them goodbye and left to attend to other businesses.Joyce was too scared to sit on any other chair again after going to the washroom to ease herself and back, while she wondered why she hadn’t seen any of their colleagues around after Martin had sent them away.“Where did they go?” she asked Avery after she returned.“In Mr. Nox’s office,” Avery responded, thinking that she was referring to the men. Joyce realized it and explained further,“I mean everyone else.”Avery shrugged. Today as their last day was supposed to be a memorable one and she never expected such a terrible goodbye. As such, she responded, “I don’t know and I don’t care but I heard Martin say that you are his fiancé. Did he propose to you a
Suzy blinked and fear covered her eyes, she regretted her confession. “I can’t tell you,” she said apologetically to Mr. Nox but Anderson had run out of tolerance. He wasn’t going to waste his time on rebellious employees.“I’m done. Mr. Nox, tell the detective…”“No, I’ll talk. It’s Scarlet. She promised to give us good appraisals for promotion if we did as she told us to,” Gloria confessed before Anderson completed his sentence. She wasn’t ready to go to jail or get her employment records stained.“Mr. Nox,” Before Anderson could add more words, the middle-aged man stood from his chair, ambling to the door.“I’ll call her in.”The men nodded in agreement, as he went to the next office and returned with Scarlet. A discreet smile stretched her lips as she looked at the two young men but her gaze rested longer on Martin before she turned to Anderson,“Is there a problem sir?” Mr. Nox had already informed her that the CEO wanted to see her so she didn’t know that Martin was there as wel