Later that day, Ryan was in his office having a very unproductive day. Since he came, he has been unable to keep his focus in one place. There were just too many thoughts flying over his head. The whole incident involving his wife and his father-in-law were just a lot of work for him to deal with. He didn't want to make mistakes. But he was scared he was already doing so. What if he was accusing them wrongly? He thought. That would be a very bad move by him. The business relationship the two families shared made two of them stand out amongst others in the business world. Somehow, it felt like he was about to ruin it. No matter how he thought about it, it just kept feeling strange to him. He was still drooling in a pool of his thoughts when the office line rang, jolting him off his head. “Hello,” he said as he took the call. “Sir, are you free?” Sarah's voice asked politely over the phone. He scratched his brows. “Is there a problem?” “Not at all, Sir,” she replied. “It's just t
Mr Biden drove into his house and parked right in front of the main building. Kristie was also in the car. They both got off and headed in. Mr Biden slammed his hand on the center glass table in anger before sitting down. “Dad, you need to calm down,” Kristie said to him while assuming a position on another couch. “Calm down?” Her father queried her. “Is that what you have to say? You are not even angry about the humiliation that your husband gave to us back there.” “But nothing has gone wrong yet, father. He does not know about it yet.” Mr Biden scoffed at her daughter. “You really do think that Ryan is a fool, don't you? A little suspicion is all that's needed. The bad thing for us here is the damn fact that he has caught the scent of something he should not have. What exactly have you been doing in that house?” Kristie stood up. “Dad, are you now questioning me? We should be looking for a way to shift his focus away from us.” There was silence between them for a while. The f
At Ava's house, Arnold was sitting alone when Ava came to join him by the pool side. He stole a glance at her and smiled mildly. “You should be resting,” he said. Ava crossed her legs and looked at him. “Why?” Arnold shrugged. “I don't know. I just feel so.” Ava said nothing for a while. She thought about what happened earlier during the day. Arnold wasted no time to punch Ryan. It felt more like he had been waiting for the slightest opportunity to do that. “Thank you,” she said finally. Arnold looked at her. “What are you thanking me for?” He asked, feigning ignorance. “For today,” she replied. “You were there for me today. And you tried to protect me.” Arnold smiled. He was happy that Ava was gradually beginning to look in his direction. It brought him a whole lot of relief. “Come on, Ava. You don't have to thank me for things like that. I did what I was supposed to do.” Ava smiled cheerfully. She could see that Arnold seemed to really care about her. Feeling safe around h
For the rest of that day, Ryan was no longer himself. He got back to his office in a worse state than he left. He could not explain why everything was turning out the way it did. Yes, he made the mistake of not holding on to Ava and following his father's bidding to marry Kristie. But then, he was not the worst man on earth. He worked hard for everything. He grew the family's business to greater heights. But then, all of a sudden, nothing was making sense. Everything was shaking right before his eyes. The most terrifying part of it all was the fact that no other person could see what he was seeing. This was not just about Ava's return as the new chairwoman of Avalon corp. Something else was going on. Something he could not explain. He called in his secretary, Sarah. “Sir, I'm here,” she said, watching her boss wallow in his pool of misery. Ryan heaved a sigh. “Please, go through these documents and do the needful.” “Okay, sir,” she said and grabbed the documents on the table. Sh
A couple of moments later, Ryan sped into the parking area of Avalon corp and jumped out. Then, he ran as fast as he could to the elevator. His heart was beating faster than normal. He had no idea what he was supposed to do next. But somehow, he just wanted to stop Ava from taking all those people away from him. When the elevator clicked and stepped out, his entire body froze. It was already too late for him to do anything. It appeared the meeting was over before he could arrive. There were faces of the people that were once his people all over the place. “Mr Ryan Blake,” one of them called him and smiled. “Thank you for firing us. Now, my life will be dedicated to something good instead of working for your ungrateful family.” Ryan had nothing to say. He was not in the position to lay any sort of blame on anyone at all. Kristie brought this upon him. Sharon stepped out of the meeting room with Ava's handbag and some documents. On seeing Ryan, she approached him. “Good morning, Si
Ava arrived at her office around a couple of minutes past 8am. Her secretary, Sharon, was on standby, waiting to carry her bag from her. Arnold got down and opened the door for her. “Thank you, honey,” she said with a smile on her face. “Are you sure you don't need me to be there while you speak with them?” Arnold asked. “I don't mind speaking to them on your behalf. This could be—” “Shhhh,” Ava said casually with a smile on her face while using her index finger to shut Arnold up. “Don't worry about me. This is not going to be a big deal. You can trust me on that.”Arnold grasped her hands gently. “I'm only being concerned here. I understand these guys probably have a sort of resentment against Blake Haven group. But I don't know if it'll be that easy to have them on your side.” Ava smiled at him. “This is Avalon corp, not just any business group out there. I need to go now.” Arnold held her shoulders firmly and landed a soft kiss on her forehead before leaving. Ava turned her a