ZOEY
Losing her job was not the only price Zoey had to pay for the false accusations she made against Caleb. She was left confused as to the power in play concerning what was happening to her, she not only lost her job but her landlord also gave her a quit notice from her apartment, a petition was also filed as to bearing false witness and making Caleb suffer, she knew he was not from a wealthy home but what surprised her was the lawyers fighting his case, they were high profile lawyers that usually represented celebrities and wealthy businessmen.
Left with no choice, broke and homeless; she decided to do some snooping around. The information she was able to gather made little or no sense to her but an awful feeling nagged at her, so she decided to reach out to Caleb, find out what was amiss, and maybe have a piece of the
PURSUE***********************NARRATOR’S POV***********************The chase of who would take over the Fernandez group of companies continued. Sophie had not won a single contract no matter how hard she tried. She had done all the necessary research and put in her best to no avail.This caused her sleepless nights and she had bags under her eyes. Her parents became worried and encouraged her to relinquish to David who seemed to be faring well, unknown to them he too had had so many rejections but kept lying to appear in charge and winni
LET'S CELEBRATE “Congratulations ma'am, you are hired.” the executive manager shook hands with Sophia and Caleb. Sophie wanted to scream out but had to compose herself, it was a dream come true and she could not wait to share the good news with her parents. “The contracts would be ready for signing on Thursday, so we would be expecting to see you here before 10:00 am.” “Okay, I will be here.'' Sophie replied, “would the CEO be here too? '' She wanted to meet the young man that had inherited the company. “Unfortunately no, ma'am.” the manager replied. Avoiding to spare a glance towards Caleb who had turned red due to Sophie's question.
TO FORGET Caleb and Sophie had more wine and loosened up, Caleb made bolder remarks about Sophie's body and she smiled flirtatiously, enjoying his bold stares and the way he touched her. They both were so intoxicated that they flirted shamelessly with each other. Sophie woke up disoriented with a very bad headache which made her head spin. She felt like death itself. The movement beside her made her cringe in fear until she saw who it was. “Caleb, how come?” she wondered. She couldn't remove her eyes and she allowed it to wander over the body lying beside her. He was naked as the blanket shifted revealing some public hair below his pelvic area. Sophie glanced over at herself; she never slept naked, but she was stark naked from her waist dow
NEMESIS ***************** CALEB’S POV ***************** The drive to Sheraton Hotels and Towers was the fastest I had ever driven in a long while probably never. I wanted to see Angela again, there was something about her that tugged in my heart. It felt like a Deja Vu, and I loved it and wanted to relieve it. Maybe my heart was still hurting from my experience with Sophie and trying to cling to any memory or person, only time will tell. I wanted to forget the night with Sophie, it was of utmost importance that I do. I let the car windows down and allowed the night breeze to caress my skin while I listened to rhythm and blues. I felt free,
PARDON ************** ZOEY’S POV **************** The moment I set my eyes on Caleb, memories of our time together came back with full force. He was the kindest and most generous man I've ever met. He had treated me with so much respect and love when we were dating, our relationship was envied and complemented by our peers in school. Everyone said our match was made in heaven, unfortunately, I turned it into a nightmare. As I stood before him in what I believed was his home, I came face to face with what I had lost due to my negligence and lack of self-control. Would I blame Philip, never? It was my fault, my grievous fault, I wanted to eat my cake and still have it. I belittled the most precious person I had because he wasn't wild as
CORPORATE ********************** CALEB’S POV *********************** Back to new-york, the city that never sleeps, everyone seems to be in a hurry to get to their destination. The always busy streets, the late nights, the clique of friends, the new and old lovers, everything seemed to be going on all at once in the great city and having lived here all my life I feel a special bond with it. I went straight to the office from the airport, my guards walked a considerable distance away from me as I did not want to draw attention to myself. Also, I wasn't ready to announce my new status to my in-laws, at least not yet. Junior level staff were not aware of who I was just as I wanted and demanded from my CMO and I
THE MEN IN MY LIFE*****************SOPHIE’S POV******************It was a sight for sore eyes to see Caleb again, he had been gone for some days since our night together. I know I sometimes say hurtful things and most times it wasn't from a place of being spiteful. According to my mother, she says I should learn to weigh my words before saying them because it is impossible to take the hurtful things I said back.Well, it doesn't take overnight to change, and since Caleb left for almost a week I knew my words must have hurt him deeply. Whatever happened between us that night wasn't his fault, we should blame the alcohol, shouldn't we?. Well after a week of me worrying about him even though I vehemently denied that I was to my parent
DOWNFALL*****************DAVID’S POV*****************The day has not started the way I envisioned, it is beginning to seem as if nature and man are against my every move. There seems to be a greater power at play over my life. The weather forecast for today promised sunshine but the opposite is the case. The downpour had been heavy with bits of thunderstorms, now my meeting has been canceled till further notice and the deal I am pursuing is worth millions. It had taken me a lot of time and effort including spending lots of money to secure the meeting but now everything is on hold. My mood right now is probably worse than today's weather.Since my parents announced their plans to retire and the qu