Nate lost track of time as he typed away at his computer. He considered showing up at the office for an hour or two but he wasn’t feeling it. He had stayed away from work for a long time and he needed to return. He now enjoyed working at home and had a couple of files piled up on his table at his den. Whenever he wasn’t with Ruby or she went out, he worked on the files. The test results for the contaminated maple syrup had just come in and it was confirmed that some contaminants were added to a particular batch of maple syrup being produced. When he heard his maple syrup tastes bad at first, he was confused. The syrups had high shelf life and they were made with caution. He had to devise a plan to get whoever contaminated the syrup. He knew the person couldn’t do it alone and probably needed more hands. Now that everyone at the factory knew Nate ran tests on the syrup, they were going to lie low. The syrup wouldn’t be contaminated for a while.He clicked his tongue as he thoug

The alley was dark and scary. He was ten years old again. Mr Jacobin held his hand as he took him to the ice cream shop. He trusted his father and looked up to him so much. They had so much on their list to do but the night was still young. At the end of an alley was a trade fair going on. Nate jumped happily, he told some of his friends at school that his daddy was going to take him to the fair during the weekend and they were going to have so much fun. Each time he talked about his father, his heart swelled with pride and his eyes shone with admiration. Mr Jacobin was always busy with work but he made out time to spend with his son and only child. In order to spend more time, he made it his duty to drop him off at school and pick him up. He had planned that when Nate was sixteen, he was going to take him to the factory and company even more often. He had so many plans for the future. He had also planned that they would run a company together as father and son. “Daddy, I wan

A couple of days later, Ruby made breakfast for Nate. He was doing better and they spent the night together in the comfort of each other’s arms. She was content with how her life was going.Maria was a little relieved as most of the time, Ruby did the cooking while Nate washed the dishes. “I brought some more groceries,” Nate announced as he placed the paper bag and moved to hug her.He had just come back from his morning run.He decided to return to work the next day. She hugged him back as she placed a kiss on his forehead. It was now normal for them to place kisses on each other’s faces as a show of their affection. Although they didn’t say it to each other’s face, it was obvious that they both wanted to take things really slow and see where it was headed. “What are you doing today?” He asked, he wanted to take her for a walk in a private park “I’m staying at home today, just to chill” Doris sent her a file containing some of the atrocities Anderson had committed

Ruby shifted nervously in her seat. The Wyatts were now gone hours ago and she had heard enough with so many questions to ask. She shuffled in Nate’s swivel chair at his den, her hands covered in sweat even with the air conditioning unit turned on. It was a good thing none of the servants were at home to reduce the drama. She had met the gardener only once but she could tell he was one to run his mouth. The first day they met, he kept eyes on her while shearing the flower beds. She’d also noticed him peeping at her window. She remembered Nate had said he couldn't make proper friends in highschool because of Taylor, that got her wondering if he wanted to be her friend and Taylor objected to it or if he didn’t just want to have anything to do with a weakling generally. She drew in sharp breaths, she wasn’t ready to leave the office just yet. A part of her was scared of what awaited her opposite the large mahogany door. What if Taylor had secretly revealed to him that she was in

Nate shut his laptop and packed up his bags. Adam was waiting at the parking lot for him. After Ethan’s unexpected visit and outburst, he was kind of disoriented. He couldn’t describe what he felt for her with words. He didn’t agree it was love because he didn’t believe in love but he was really upset and jealous when Ethan claimed he loved her and she loved him too. He turned off the lights and almost made a run for the elevator. He wished to escape Maggie and other staff. Maggie had come in more than thrice to check up on him, she kept on asking him if he was okay or if he needed something. Her constant disturbance had caused him so much irritation but he did a good job hiding it.He had also gotten a couple of stares from Cassie and some other ladies whose names he couldn’t remember. He wasn’t the friendliest with his workers but he cared about them but with everything going on, he was sure how he felt and he tried to hide the resentment he felt in order not to take out hi