12

? The Redford’s Mansion ?
THE pink coloured Rolls Royce drove into the compound with a great speed, and straight to the garage. It got to the garage and halted.
It took time for the engine to die down and then the driver slowly alighted. It was Amelia, the hot chic. She had just returned from The Petersons’ Mansion, looking all exquisite, sweet and hot.
She was putting on a pink crop top and a mini skirt, which hardly covered her butts, then long black high heeled boots which stretched up just above her knees.
On her head was a gold bob wig worth about six hundred bucks.
From her neck, ears, nose, fingers, almost every part of her body, glittered different kinds of gold chains and rings.
She stooped low into the car to get out her designer bag, and I must say, as she bent, part of her butts were shown to the world.
She took out her bag and locked up the car door with the car key, then began catwalking into the mansion.
As she walked in, she checked the time on her phone, it was almost midday, still 11am though, was she gonna catch up?
She has a little business meeting with some few business associates by 12pm. Her father had asked her to stand in for him.
Although she was already done with college, about a year ago, but her father, Mr Redford was still reluctant to hand over the company to her just as Mr Petersons had done to Jeremy.
Why was hers different? It wasn’t her problem though, at least not yet. Not when she still gets what she wants and at her disposal; money and fame.
Do you know what it is, to be parading about and getting the fame at the business world as the first daughter and heiress to her father’s company, or as the fiancee to the young, hot bastard billionaire CEO, Jeremy Petersons?
Gosh! This was what a lot of girls would kill to have, and she just got it within the twinkle of an eye, on a platter of gold. So, who cares?
She walked up to the large long doors of the mansion and the guard standing by it, opened it immediately.
“Welcome ma’am”, he said.
She replied nothing to him but dashed into the mansion, and the first person she saw made her cuss and wrinkled her face. It was Tarmah, her bug of a sister.
Tarmah was lying down on the couch in one far end of the large living room. Amelia smiled, perfecto. She was gonna tip toe upstairs and straight to her room.
She began walking stealthily and was about climbing the stairs, when Tarmah called out in a semi loud voice, her voice cutting into her body like hot knife would do to butter.
“Welcome sis”, she said from where she laid.
Holy shit! Amelia cussed, she thought the witch was fast asleep, and by the way, why was she back from school?
She scoffed at her greeting and stood straight to look at her.
“Thanks”, she replied and immediately wanted to take the stairs, hoping she would go back to her sleep, but no, to her utmost disappointment, she replied her back, and even got up.
Amelia winced watching her walk up to her. Gosh! She so hated this her sister. Although she was the elder, but the kind of manipulation she (Tarmah) have over her was one thing she couldn’t fight. Tarmah was so possessive and manipulating than she is.
“Ugh ugh big sister, wow!”, she marvelled at her dressing.
“You look superb, where did you go to have fun?”, she asked.
Actually, she wasn’t sleeping. She was at the balcony upstairs and had seen her drove in, then came down to start their normal brawls, she was elated that she always has the upper hand. Although, it doesn’t make her the senior, Amelia is older than her with just a year.
“And when did you start asking me such question?”, Amelia asked and she laughed, trying to be humourous.
“Come on sis, I need to know. As your only sister, I really need to be sure you are always fine”, she said and shoved her hands into the pockets of the baggy trouser she was putting on.
“It’s not your business Tarmah, keep off!”, she replied and made to climb the stairs, and she dropped another one.
“Hmm, forcing yourself on him won’t do you any good”, she said and began whistling, looking away.
Oh jeez! Not again. She got peeved but decided to ignore and continue going just so this pest would leave her alone, but she didn’t, girl was ready for her today.
“Even with all these pillars, paints and cements you put on, man wouldn’t still look your way one minute”, she said, still whistling.
Gosh! What an insult! Amelia fisted her right hand, fuming, but continued climbing up the stairs though.
“I just hope one day he gonna tell it to your face, that you are trash to him, and that you mean nothing to him”, she said.
“Will you shut up Tarmah? Shut the fuck up!”, she shouted, vibrating in anger.
“Woahhhh! I did nothing okay?”, she said as her sister descended the few steps she had already ascended, ready to slap her.
Tarmah watched her, hoping she really does slap her. She was ready to show her the stuff she was made of, but the girl didn’t.
“Idiot child!”, Amelia cussed instead.
“That’s only all you can do sis”, Tarmah said, “nothing more”, making Amelia all the more boiling in anger.
“Even to make Jeremy fall and love you, ordinary that you can’t do as well. My gee! What exactly are you good at?”, she continued.
Amelia fumed, her eyes staring daggers at her.
“You are pushing me to the wall Tarmah, for goodness sake I’m your senior”, a said.
Tarmah nodded.
“I didn’t remember saying you weren’t. Damn it Amelia, you and I knows fully well that you do not deserve Jeremy, Dad is just forcing you two and you do know Jeremy doesn’t like it”, she said, looking undaunted.
“It’s none of your business okay? If you are jealous you weren’t the one chosen to be his wife, then you have to learn to live with it. Jealous twerp!”, she said and began walking away.
“Were you still able to succeed yesterday?”, Tarmah asked, shouting so she could hear her properly, “I mean were you able to seduce him as you said? Did you both have fun last night?”, she continued asking and Amelia was forced to stop as she ascended the stairs.
Without waiting for a reply, she bursted into laughter.
“Of course I know you didn’t. I know that plan of yours wouldn’t work, and I told you”, she laughed again, “poor thing”, then she began walking back to the couch she had gotten up from.
“It’s absolutely none of your business like I said before”, she said and Tarmah abruptly stopped to hear what she had to say, “besides, why are you even here? You are supposed to be in school and not always running home to meddle into matters that doesn’t concern you”, she hissed.
Tarmah bursted into laughter, startling her.
“Go get a life sis, and stop forcing your petty self on a man that doesn’t want you”, she said.
“What!”, her eyelids flickered as she exclaimed, and she fumed so much, struggling to resist the urge to get down and land her a slap.
She did nothing in the end, but only watched her leave, staring daggers at her. Damn it! This girl is really pushing her to the wall.
Hissing out loud and long, she turned away from her, and continued ascending the stairs. She had some place to catch up with, and wouldn’t afford to stay any much longer.
***
As soon as the billionaire CEO settled down on the swivel chair in his large office, Carrie, his personal assistant came in, carrying some files with her.
“Good morning Mr Jeremy”, she greeted, but he kept her mute, writing something on paper.
The guard who was with his briefcase and iPad, dropped them on the glass computerized desk and left the office.
Jeremy still bent his head down on the large office desk, writing on paper.
Carrie frowned her face, twisting her lips. She knew he was at it again, he wasn’t scribbling any meaningful thing, she knew. He was just doing that to avoid her, in the sense that she would wait and when she couldn’t anymore, she would then leave.
He has always been doing that. But this time, Carrie swore she was going to remain there standing, until he replies her. Even if it means standing for eternity, she was gonna stand.
After about three minutes of Jeremy still scribbling on paper, and Carrie still standing, she greeted again.
“Good morning Mr Jeremy”, she said, smiling.
He sighed and then raised his head up to look at her, finally, she deepened her smile, and he snorted.
“There is absolutely nothing good about the morning. What is it for today Carrie?”, he asked and dropped the pen.
Carrie frowned. Is that how to reply to a lady’s greetings, huh? She dropped the files on the desk.
“That is not how to reply greetings of a lady this early morning huh”, she said, pouting.
He snorted.
“Can you please state your matter? What are my plans for today?”, he asked, trying his best to be calm.
If it was any other lady, you so well knows she would have long been sacked, but with Carrie, it wasn’t so, she was different.
This personal assistant of his was somehow special, and… somehow fortified from his bossiness.
No, no, don’t think they are in love, or he has a soft spot for her, no don’t conclude yet, it’s far from it. Here is the reason below.
He had employed her months ago and also overlooking all these oversteppings she was making just because of Old Maria.
Old Maria was Carrie’s grandmother, the only living relative Carrie has got on earth, and she is like a mother to him.
Few years back Old Maria worked as a janitor in the high school he attended, and as a little high school boy then, she loved him so much and had proved it at times.
She had even protected him from bullies on few occasions and had taken time to always give him some pieces of advice.
Most times when he flaunts, and deserve punishments for flaunting, Old Maria would just like a miracle, save him from the disciplinarians.
They were so fond of each other that most students and teachers alike, thought she was his grandmother, but nope, it was just love that the old woman had for him, and he in turn, loved her as well.
This love grew even after he was done with high school and went to college, by then she had retired, and he always went to her home to visit her.
So it was during one of his visits that she begged and pleaded with him, to employ her grand daughter who just finished college in his company.
He loves mama so much that he accepted without thinking twice. And that was how few months back, Carrie became his personal assistant.
So now, you can see the reason he overlooks when she oversteps, and never want to get her fired, it was because of Old Maria. At least, from the huge earnings she gets, she looked after Old Maria.
“Well Mr CEO, you have to reply to my greetings properly first, before I can tell anything to you”, she said and folded her arms, licking her lips.
Hmm, Jeremy got tired of her. What kind of a girl was this?
“Morning. Now what are my plans for today?”, he asked.
Although she wasn’t satisfied with the reply he gave, but she smiled anyway.
“I sent a text to you yester night, don’t know if you saw it but I did. You would be having a meeting in…”, she glanced at her wristwatch, “in four hours time, yep, exactly four hours time. It’s about the…”, Jeremy interrupted her.
“What else?”, he asked. He knew about the meeting, and he actually saw the text. It was just a small meeting with some business associates who was about embarking on a new business and needed to partner with them.
Carrie frowned, why would he interrupt.
“Well nothing, just these documents you gave to me yesterday, the work has been done”, she said and shoved the files on the desk towards him.
He nodded satisfactorily, another reason he doesn’t ever feel like giving her a sack letter, she was competent.
He took the files and brought out the documents, then began looking through.
“Any other thing I can do for you this morning sir?”, she asked.
Jeremy at first wanted to say no, but later realized the impact it would have on him if he doesn’t have breakfast, for he actually wanted to skip it.
“Tell Nancy to check in”, he said.
She frowned again. What is even this guy’s problem? She had told him several times to lay Nancy off, that she was definitely gonna do her job, together with hers, but he wouldn’t listen, he wouldn’t.
Nancy was his chef, at the office and on most days, she prepares his lunch, because he hardly eats food he doesn’t know the source. He doesn’t even eat from the canteen at the company, except from a few trusted restaurants and eateries.
“Okay”, she said and turned to leave.
“Wait”, he called her back and she abruptly turned.
Then he pressed on a little button on the right side of his large desk, and a drawer slid out from under the desk.
There were some papers in the drawer and he put his right hand into it and took them out, then he dropped them on the desk in front of her.
“Get those done before the end of today”, he said to her, “and get me a cup of coffee”, he added and pressed on the button again and the drawer slid in, as slowly as it had slid out.
“Okay sir”, she replied and took the papers, then walked out of the office.
As soon as she stepped out, he heaved a sigh of relief, that pest has gone, he wanted to jubilate but stopped, she was gonna be back again, he asked her to get him a cup of coffee right? Ahhh!
He opened his laptop, and began working on it. Few minutes later, there was a knock on the door and it opened, Carrie entered carrying with her the coffee he asked for, just the way he likes them to be made.
She genuflected and dropped it on the desk and thankfully, left without saying a word. Jeremy heaved a sigh of relief again, then he took up the coffee and sipped a little.
Minutes later Nancy stepped in after proper knocking. She walked up to the boss at the desk.
“Good morning Mr Jeremy”, she genuflected.
Without looking up at her, he replied.
“Morning Nancy”, his eyes were still on the laptop.
Nancy sighed.
“Um, Carrie said you needed my service”, she said.
“Yeah. Go into the kitchen and make me a snappy breakfast, I would be having a meeting in few hours time”, he said.
“Okay sir”, she nodded and went to the door by the left side of the office, behind the CEO’s desk. Using the password with she was very familiar with, she entered the room.
It was a suite, a very comfortable room in there. There was a double sized bed, a television, some couches, a dining, a kitchen and a bathroom, and every other things that makes it comfortable.
She went into the kitchen to make according to him, a snappy breakfast. It was scrambled eggs, tea and bread.
She rushed with the food and soon, she was done. Then she set the food on the dining and went out to inform him that food was ready.
***
Jeremy entered his office and sank into his chair, really looking tired, they were just done with the meeting, and it was really hell.
This other company was trying to use his own company’s influence on the business world to get customers on the new product they were about to bring into the market.
Now, trying to tell them it wasn’t just using their influence that was the main thing, but using some strategies, it was difficult trying to convince them.
They just didn’t want to buy it as they insisted on partnering with them, most especially their boss, who seemed to be their CEO, a female. She never wanted to buy the idea, until they finally accepted to.
He growled on his seat as he relaxed more comfortably into it. But there was definitely something off about that lady, the way he was looking at him the whole minute the meeting lasted.
Just then his door opened and a lady entered. Who dares opens without knocking? He looked up to see Belinda, the CEO lady, huh? He sat up instantly.
She was smiling as she closed the door behind her and walked up to him.
Hmm, indeed she is a hot chic, as she was looking very classy in a black mini Versace gown.
“Mr Jeremy”, she said, smiling so broadly.
“Hmm, Miss Belinda, aren’t you guys gone yet?”, he asked.
She shook her head.
“Yeah, for my associates. They are gone, I didn’t”, she said and sat on the chair adjacent to him.
His eyelids abated.
“So, why? Any unturned stone?”, he asked.
She laughed and crossed her legs.
“Always business minded. I am not here for business”, she said.
He was stunned, befuddled.
“Huh? So, what are you here for then?”, he asked.
She didn’t say anything in reply, but just looked at him lustfully, licking her lips and rolling her eyes. Jeremy was more confused.
Before he could comprehend what was going on, she was already up, and walked to him. Then she sat on his desk and put her right leg on his, the mini black gown she was wearing exposed her thighs.
The thighs caught his attention and his eyes turned to it, he swallowed hard.
“You gonna get this, and more if only you can just be man enough”, she said.
Jeremy got the info immediately and a smile played on his lips, then it turned into a smirk. Wow! On a platter of gold? Who was he to say no?
“Alright, my guards are gonna send you a location later in the day, we can’t do it here, this is an office”, he said.
She smiled, what an intelligent man.
“I like you already. It’s accepted”, and she stood up, pecked him on the cheek and cat walked out of the room, leaving him mesmerized.
“Wow!”, he exclaimed as soon as she left.
It wasn’t up to a minute she left that Carrie bursted in. Jeremy frowned on seeing her, what again?
“Mr Jeremy, I am hundred percent sure that you do not know what you are about to embark on”, she said as she stood in front of him and folded her arms, looking at him.
He slowly looked up.
“Carrie what is it? What? Would you just let me be for once?”, he asked.
“Let you be for what? Do you know who that lady is?”, she asked.
“What do you mean?”, his brows furrowed.
She smiled.
“Well I think you don’t. Do you know Belinda is married?”, she said.
“What!”.
“She is a married woman, and her husband is the owner of the company she runs”.
“Huh!”, he exclaimed.