“Open the door, Helen.” a familiar voice I had come to dread fearfully echoed behind the closed door. “Just a minute granny” I said in a tired tone. Just as I suspected, my old landlady has probably come to remind me of the house rent that was due. I had been behind on payment, and she probably got tired of waiting for me to fix myself up. Maybe, she had come with her eviction notice. I braced myself for whatever she had come for, as I couldn't have had a worse day. The old lady has done enough to let me stay for two extra months for free in her house after my last rent expired, which is the only source of her livelihood. As much as i was afraid to look her in the face and inform her that i don’t have her money yet, i also had no choice than to let her know. At least, this was going to help her make her decision. She could decide if she wanted to have me ejected out of her house or decide to keep me till I would be able to sort her out. I shrugged at this thought and shuffled list

Lucas opened it and took a minute to run his eyes over the document in the file before he snapped it shut. “This is a deal you have to sign concerning the marriage i mentioned earlier to you, it includes in detail all the cash and incentives you will receive as my wife. ” he pushed it out to me with a look that showed he wanted to be done with this and get back to business. That was the problem with him. He was always in a rush. He usually does things like he was being forced and right now, he was acting like he wouldn't be here if he had a choice. Well, he really didn't have a choice if he was coming to me for marriage. Insure, he had already weighed the pros and cons of the matter, and I'm sure it was going to be beneficial to him in one way or the other. Successful businessmen like him wouldn't cut or make deals that wouldn't favor them. They went into a deal rest assured that their interests were protected, hence, the need for the document he was offering to me. I was reluctan

I smiled at this thought, but then I frowned at my face, knowing she was taking more time than I was willing to give her. All I wanted her to do was to sign the damn document and save me from the embarrassment that the board of directors and my counterpart could bring to my family. Most of the directors were really expecting me to fail in finding a wife, as they were actually in support of the other person who was trying to contend for the position of CEO with me. They must have felt that since he was married, he was more responsible than I was and deserved to be the CEO irrespective of competence and character. My thoughts made me look sideways, and I could see that Phillip was lost in another world of his own. I hadn't heard him speak to me since we left Helen's place and was curious about what could be wrong when I saw that he was also immersed in his own thoughts. One thing that ever ceases to amuse me about Phillip was how he would appear to be faraway in his thoughts for a mom

Throughout the drive to Houston, the thoughts of the previous event were all over my mind. Instead of getting angry, I made a firm resolve in finding a way to end Buzz madness once and for all. Buzz may be a clown, but he’s no fool, he knows how to pursue what he wants and will always try with all effort to get what he wants. Especially now that his father has fueled all his actions. His father never rebuked his attitude and actions, he’s even supporting him with his special forces to help him fight for the position. No wonder Buzz's father, Marcus Williams, had insisted right from the time, that Buzz should attend a different business and martial arts school like me. It's obvious that he doesn’t want the CEO position to leave his family. But Buzz as a clown who lacks interest in school had refused, with the conviction that to be a good CEO, plenty of education isn’t required. This revelation made me remember what had happened at one business school we had both attended one summer

With the way Catherine was fawning over me, I couldn't help but think she would probably act the same way. I couldn't take any chances. I also had my own share of the problems that came with dating gold diggers. It was while I was in college, that time I was still vibrant and sexually active. Thanks to this tedious job that has made me the oppo Although, I didn't act like I was from a rich home, somehow the news filtered out about who I was and then all the ladies had their attention on me. I tried my best in evading them until I met Keisha. Keisha, who was shy and usually kept to herself. At first, I wanted to introduce myself to her as an average guy, but I decided against it since my family background was well known. I would not want her to feel like I lied to be with her. Since I could afford to, I got her gifts. I mean, real expensive ones. Most times, I would take her to places which she had never dreamed of getting to in her life. We continued dating, with her acting all lov