Bella tried Daniel's cell phone number for the umpteenth time before going to work but he wasn't answering and she decided to call again. What does she care anyway, it's not something new anyway, he's always been that way. Taking the subway, she headed for work.
The atmosphere at her workplace is different today, most of the workers were staring at her but trying to be discreet about it.
"Hi Bella" one of the workers Tiffany greeted her with her big smile and Bella was shocked, some days back, they all treated Bella indifferently but now someone even talked to her? Oh wow
Keisha walked in with a cup of coffee which was placed on Bella's table and glared at her, "Your coffee...ma'am"
She bit out the 'ma'am' with such venom that Bella shifted uncomfortably in her seat, "Thank you, Keisha, um...you can call me Bella"
If stares could kill she would have dropped dead because Keisha's eyes held fire and brimstone as she stared at her and she leaned in close to her ears, "you can get your lunch yourself" she whispered fiercely into her ears and stormed off and Bella heaved in relief.
Keisha is obviously not taking her current job description very well and she hates Bella even more for being the cause of her predicament with that alone, she was more determined to seek out the whore's husband and tell him exactly how his wife has been seducing her boss in the company.
"She's just pissed that she was demoted to a mere office maid," Tiffany said the moment Keisha was out of earshot, "just ignore her"
Bella managed a smile just then Ollie walked in, in the absence of Keisha, he is now their unit supervisor
"Tiffany, you'll be the one to show Bella everything she needs to know" he instructed and then stared at Bella
"At the end of the day, I need a report of your progress" Bella quickly nodded
"I'll do my best to learn everything" Ollie smiled at her before going back to his office.
"Now, let's get to work," Tiffany said and Bella stood to follow her, just then, her phone rang and it was Daniel
Tiffany shook her head and snatched the phone from Bella before she could answer the call, "No, no, this is work time and not break time, you are not permitted to pick up any personal calls until you are on a break"
Bella was itching to answer Daniel's call but she was also afraid of going against the company's rules, now that she has hope of finishing her college, she does not want anything to jeopardize that. It won't do her any good to get herself fired.
She nodded at Tiffany, her husband should hold on until when she was through after all, she had tried calling him before but he chose not to answer her.
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Daniel hit the table in his study with his hand, he couldn't believe what the pen drive he had risked his life for contained, he had the wrong drive and this one contained a video of his father making jest of his mother. They were in bed with his mother's body obscure by the white bedsheet, it was obvious that they just finished making love or were about to and his father was encouraging her to sign a document.
Deed of the house where he had collected the drive from, his mother's soft laughter filled the air as she promised his father that she would sign anything if he promised that it would be both of them together forever and of course, his father quickly promised her and she being in the air of 'I'm in love' signed the deed thereby making him the owner of the house.
The sly fox knew exactly what he was doing and his mother was just too naive to notice. He cursed under his breath, the only thing that this drive had proven was to show that his mother had given Nicholas Calvin the house in good faith.
Whatever faith she was in, he would get it back, that deceiver did not deserve anything from his mother. He knew exactly what he was doing when he had gotten involved with his mother.
He angrily flung the glass of wine on his table across the wall and watched it shatter into pieces, the force of it put pressure on his injured arm and blood flowed out from It.
The doctor had told him to take it easy, especially in endangering his life but how could he rest when the need for revenge burns in him and churns his gut? How could he keep going to his mother's grave when he knew that he hadn't been able to avenge her as promised?
He went to the kitchen to get the first aid box but to his chagrin, it wasn't where it used to be, where the hell is it? He thought agitatedly as he opened a few cabinets but still couldn't find it. His agitation grew, he hated not meeting things the way he kept them, Bella must have removed them without even bothering to inform him about it. This is one of the reasons he loved being alone, no one could move his things if he were alone.
He had to stop the blood flowing from his wound, picking up his phone, he dialed Bella's number and went berserk when she busied his call. After dialing her line for a couple of times, he is already seeing red and felt like throttling someone. He had wanted her to tell him when the first aid box was but since she wasn't picking, he had to call Aaron.
"Send my damn wife home now" he gritted as soon as Aaron picked up, there was a slight pause on the other end
"Boss, are you okay?" Aaron asked in concern, he knew his boss had been shot and also knew that the pen drive didn't contain the information his boss was looking for, so, he knew what mood he would be in right now but even through phone call, he could sense that his boss was in some kind of pain
"I'm okay, just send her home, give her any excuse but let her be home as soon as possible" Without waiting for his reply, he hung up and went back to his study, seeing his laptop still opened and video of his mother still playing, he snapped it shut and punched the wall several until he was bleeding all over, from his gunshot wound and also from the bruises he sustained why punching the wall. If his father thinks that he has won, he has another thing coming. He brought out his cell phone and dialed another number
"Hello Richie, I want you to show up in Calvin's board of directors tomorrow as my representative, just inform them that two of his men recently sold their shares and hence, you're now part of their board of directors. I'll instruct you on what to do when you're in there"
Snapping his phone shut, he placed his head on his desk and closed his eyes. He counted from one to ten so as to calm his nerves. He will bring down Nicholas Calvin and that is a promise he will make sure he fulfills even with his last breath.