"What are you doing?" Benhail asked, gawking at Emery as she lobbed the clothes into a small box.She said nothing to him and continued to toss the clothes."I asked a question," he said again."I read the contract, I have a copy to myself and there is nowhere that's written on it that I must answer every one of your questions. So, why won't you let me be?" She stopped hurling the clothes from the wardrobe. Veering around, she shot him a glare and continued to talk in a loud voice. "You haven't talked to me for four days, I live in the same house with you, yet you don't acknowledge my presence. You even changed the code to the door and I can only come in here when you are around." Flinging her arms around the room, she rolled her eyes at him. "I am moving my things to the goddamn room you asked me to stay in!" Benhail scratched his head. He searched for the words to say to appease her but nothing came to his mind. He knew he'd been an ass for days. He sent her out of the room, he di
A few minutes after Benhail left the room, Emery's phone began to beep and she rushed to get it from the bed. Amery told her she was waiting in the living room with Lola."No way!" Emery screamed and ran out of the room before the door shut. She was glad the door took time to close, she hurried through the hallway and down to the living room. She saw her sister and best friend seated comfortably on the couch, she burst out with joy and ran to hurl them into an embrace. "Oh my God! Oh, my G! Oh, my G!" She shrieked over and over again. "You guys didn't tell me you'd come over." "I didn't miss you, Amery did, she's been dying to see you and know how you are fairing," Lola spoke up, crunching the crackers Agnes served them."Oh, my," Emery stared at her twin sister. She looked so healthy, healthier than she'd been in years. Emery was glad, she took Amery's hands in hers. "How have you been?""I am good, I was missing you so much." Amery squinted her brows and they hugged each other agai
Benhail groaned tiredly as he stepped into the living room, he flopped on the couch and his mind drifted to the thing Mariana told him about the demand for blue wine drooping. They still hadn't gotten the sweetener that tasted like the ones they used and the embargo persisted. He rubbed his temples in worry and shut his eyes."Good evening," Agnes greeted him."Agnes," he called weakly. "Your food is ready if you want to eat first before having a shower." She said.Benhail smiled, he loved how the woman always took care of him and made sure that he was alright. He purposely chose her when several people applied for the job. He saw her as responsible and he felt it would be nicer to have someone older around him. Agnes hadn't failed him since he employed her, she's been the best choice."I think I will just go to the room and have a bath first," he said and rose to his feet. He grabbed his suitcase firmly in his hands and walked into the bedroom. The door opened to an empty room, he s
Emery didn't fancy the fact that she had to stay at home every day, doing nothing, but Benhail insisted that she didn't work. She had talked about it to him over and over again, but he just didn't agree with her suggestions.It's been three weeks and he has changed so much—he talked more to her. Though he still didn't reveal things about himself, he spent more time with her. He stopped acting hostile towards her. Emery felt his actions were just to make her feel good and he didn't mean to be nice, but she didn't want to care. All she wanted to care about was the fact that he's changed and was now being good to her."Hey Agnes, is there something I can do around the house to keep myself busy?" Emery asked, walking into the kitchen to get some water. She downed a glass of water and waited for Agnes to give her an answer. "Anything?""Nothing really," Agnes shook her head."You know I used to work so hard before I met Benhail, and now I just feel like a lazy ass." She leaned on the count
"There is good news!" Mariana shrieked as she dropped the files on Benhail's table. She folded her arms across her chest and stared at him, tapping her shoes on the floor, she said. "Guess what?"Benhail smiled, "the embargo was lifted?""You're smart! That's why you are the boss." She said jokingly. "It happened last night and I was beyond happy, I was screaming my lungs out. We can now order from China.""Yes, but you do know that the demands for blue wine dropped drastically. Our rival companies are supplying the markets now, I am not too happy about this." He told Mariana."Yes, we are not satisfied but we can't change that. I came up with a few ideas." She sat on the chair and leaned forward, resting her hands on the table. "Ideas that would help sell more.""Go on," he jerked his hand in front of her."What are they?""Firstly, we need to re-strategize. Have these things within us instead of ordering them all the time. We can start by inviting Young and his men to a meeting and
Benhail sent a text to Emery to meet him at the same restaurant they had met before she moved into his house.He glanced at his wristwatch for the umpteenth time, it was past thirty minutes and she still hadn't shown up, he called her again but her line was off.Benhail was worried, so he called Agnes to confirm if Emery left the house. He just dropped the call when he saw her at the entrance, she was straining her eyes in search of him, he waved his hand, she saw him and sauntered towards him."Hey," she gripped her coat tighter and set her purse on the table. Dragging out the chair, she sat on it and smiled at Benhail. "I left my phone at home."He nodded his head, "Did the chauffeur bring you here?" He admired her hair which was neatly packed in a bun. There was light makeup on her face, he smiled as he remembered the last time he complained about her looking too plain. He was impressed she put in more effort to look good for him, and only him."Yes, he did. And Jesus! He talks so
Emery sat straighter on the bed and she was just staring at Benhail as he slept. It's been over a month since she moved into the house, and she was sure she was getting attached to him in a way she couldn't explain.He rolled on the bed, and she smiled remembering what went down between them the previous night; she had too much to drink at the restaurant, got inebriated and Benhail helped her into the bedroom. She didn't let go of him until he made love to her over and over again.Her phone beeped but she ignored it, still staring at his face. All she wanted to do was just look at him. The incessant beeping of the phone made her groan, she stretched out her hand to pick up the phone from the cabinet top, she unlocked it and it was a call from an unknown number.Emery glanced into the phone, trying to recollect if she knew the number but it was so strange. She placed a call back to the number but it was unavailable."Could be a mistake," she murmured, dropping the phone back into the c
A few days after, Emery woke up feeling so weak. She opened her eyes to an empty space on Benhail's side of the bed. He has probably gone to work or was at the gym. Yawning loudly, she moved her hand to the cabinet and picked up her phone, she glanced down to check the time, it was past ten in the morning."What? What?" She furrowed her brows. She didn't know time was far spent. She had planned to go visit Amery and Lola at home today. She hurriedly got out of bed and ran into the bathroom. She got inside, shut the door, and slipped into the bathtub but quickly ran out to throw up when she was feeling nauseous; the scent of her soap irritated her for the first time since she'd been using it, she clutched her tummy as she vomited into the toilet's bowl. She stood up and washed her face with some water.She had been feeling feverish for days now but didn't pay much attention to it. She canceled the meeting with her sister and best friend and decided to stay at home to observe and treat