Six weeks later…

Wearing a creamy long sleeve shirt with a knee leveled skirt to match and a heel, Yasmin walk into a café shop looking so different from her usual self, she ordered for a cappuccino and took it to cornered seat while she gets busy with her phone as she await someone.

An average height man walked into the same café shop and look around until his eyes settled on her, he smiles in acknowledgement and went ahead to get his own drink before approaching the table

“You look radiant today” he complimented as he got to her

“Thank you” she replied with a brighten expression while she took off her glasses and place them beside her cup

“I’m sorry I’m late”

“No I’m just a bit earlier” she said and clean her mouth with the tissue on the table

“You look so ready to visit old friends today” he said and Yasmin nodded with much confident

“Old friends? More like old enemies” she replied and shared a smile with him, they both focus on their drink for a while and after that decide to leave

“Shall we go?” he asked and Yasmin nodded readily.

They got outside where the driver was waiting and entered the car, before the car took off he takes her hand

“If you feel nervous just lean on me, I’m here to help”

“I don’t think that will be necessary I can manage just fine” she reply him with an assuring smile and he smile back

“Let’s go” he said to the driver who nodded and start the car engine.

The shiny bright sign reads Black empire upfront and the car halt there, two people got out of the vehicle and the driver went ahead to park the car. They both stare at each other momentously before proceeding inside the company.

Lot of eyes settled on them as they walk to the elevator, they both snub the inquisitive and odd looks and proceed to the eight floor as that’s their destination.

The moment they walk in, eyes settled on them again but this time on this particular person who seems familiar to most of them, they watch as they both stroll directly to the meeting room.

The door opens and everyone’s head snap to the door to see who is it that just arrived, after ten seconds of the door being opened, they both step in creating attentions to theirselves.

Some stood up in recognition while some remain seated while they await them to take their seats, they were lead to their seats just as the right side of the cabin but then just as they are about to be seated a hand snapped diverting everyone

“What is she doing here?” he asked with a puckered brow

“What do you mean President Black? She’s with me” he answered with a mischievous smirk seeing that he’s not convince, he gave a little laugh and gesture to her introduce herself

“Hello, I’m Yasmin Cassidy, representing ARON” she introduced and Kyler saw the obvious malicious smirk on her lips.

“I’m back Kyler Black and this time I’m going to pay you back in the same coins you paid me” she said inwardly and take her seat right after him.

The atmosphere of the felt frosty after and everyone stare in tension at the feelings being passed across the room, not knowing what is the cause for the sudden change mood

After waiting for a while for both parties to speak to continue the party, the others in the room begin to clear up their throat to gain their attention back to the main purpose of the meeting

“Do you feel ill?” he suddenly face one of the senior manager who keeps coughing up

“No President Black, I’m sorry” he apologize and adjust himself on the seat.

“Like I introduced earlier I’m Yasmin and I will be working together with you all for the new venture which the two great companies will be starting soon” she explained

She felt his eyes on her but made sure to compose herself and make sure her eyes doesn’t glance at him for a second rather she look focus at the others

“I will like to introduce the President of ARON, Mr. Thompson Bays” she announced and everyone greeted him formally

“And also Mr. Bays, this is President Kyler Crust Black” she said and put on a professional smile as she introduce them formally

“I’m sure there’s no need for that”

“Of course there is, this is afterall a formal business meeting” she said keeping the smile on her face.

“Why don’t we talk about the new business now?” Thompson suggested and ended the rising heat between the two.

~

Thirty minutes to the meeting and Yasmin was already feeling irritated, she glare at him for the fifth time since he begin his talk, she stare down at the original proposal on the table and feel exasperated as his words

“I don’t think that makes much of a sense” she burst out and the others who had their attention on him turned them on her after hearing her sentence

“What?” he asked not believing his ears, did she just interrupt him?

“Practically you will be changing the whole proposal for the business which wasn’t what was agreed on by the two parties, it will be going against the agreement” she said and took a gulp from the bottle water in front of her

“I don’t think I need to listen to a common representative while the president of the company is here” he remarked and ignore her

“Are you saying you are disregarding my presence that could be count as a disrespect on ARON” she continued determined to piss him off

“I doubt you came for something else than the business being discussed”

“Why would you think that? What else will I come to Black to do rather than talk about the new business?”

this time everyone look on wondering where their discussion is heading but Yasmin can’t careless about the stares and murmur, she has a determined look in her eyes

“I find you talking back at me disrespectful woman” he said his voice raised than intended she seems to be getting to him now

“You sound as disrespectful too” she returned

“You are crossing the line Yasmin” he yell this time fuming with his hands in a fist

“You crossed that line first when you fired me for no reason Mr. Black” she let out and gave a deep breathe

“It’s President Black” he corrected sternly

“Oops my bad”

“Miss Cassidy I think you should stop now” the person sitting next to her tried to persuade her to stop

“What? I’m just being concerned since President Black here is somewhere who might run away from responsibilities when he feel lost” she answered and cross her arms

“I need you out of this meeting and project!” Kyler yell at her standing up at his feet having the last of it, the insult is too much for him to condone and he cannot take it any longer neither can he stand her impudent.

“You can no longer order me or make decision about me, I no longer work for you remember” she resorted

They both had a tug of stares before Kyler finally exit the room after threatening to end his company contract with ARON.

Back to the Café Thompson went to the counter to get her a cold soda to cool down, he handed it to her and watch her drink it at a go almost finishing the content of the tall glass

Thompson laughed the rigid manner in which she drinks and gave a tissue to clear her lips “you went too far Yasmin” he said after seeing her calm face

“I’m sorry I just couldn’t hold it” she said and put down the tissue

“I understand but daring Black is like daring poverty”

“what are we going to do now?” she asked feeling guilt-ridden for her unthoughtful actions, when she had saw her back then looking so good and guiltless after rendering her jobless make her so pissed off that she couldn’t contain her anger anymore

“We have to beg him now, that’s the only way to please him and make sure the contract is secured for ARON”

“I’m really sorry Mr. Bays” she apologize sincerely even though she knows her apologize is useless

“Don’t worry Yasmin, just focus on you main goal and things will be fine” he said and smile to her face watching her closely, Yasmin nodded and took her drink to finish it.

Right, she just need to do as planned and things will be alright, she will be able to let go of her hatred for him only after defeating him and making him give an apology.

The little holiday was over and work resume as normal with everyone getting busy, Yasmin resumed early to work than the rest in order to put few things to place.

President Black has always hated a tiny dirt or any trace of error in his space so she had to come in time with the cleaner to monitor their work and see if they had everything properly done, she also has to do a little clean which is why she always had to bring a pair of soft slippers every day to put on and put them off after cleaning to dress up neatly in her heels and not too much perfumed outfit

The first time she had start work with him and had put on too much deodorant to impress him, was the day she received a great humiliation as she was told to go wash them off her body.

Dropping the clean napkin on her desk after a thorough cleaning, the incident flash back into her memory once again and she felt her chest tightened in unknown excitement and fear

Should she assume that finally after eight years of one side crush, there is finally a positive response? But the look on his face when he saw her beside him doesn’t look good at all, he seems mad and disappointed.

Eight years ago when Yasmin became an employee she had encounter President Black back then and he saved her from a gracious fall and helped her with her shoes, something she never expected since then she has develop a soft spot for him and has always stare and admire him from afar with hope of getting closer to him someday.

Luckily for her in her fourth year working in the company, one of the Bosses had made a terrible mistake with the presentation and she being a junior worker then had step in to help, then and there President Black saw her potential and promoted her to be his personal assistant, an opportunity she has always wished for.

At her first day she wore a new outfit and spray herself with perfume and put on a long heels

“You smell like dog pee”

He had commented in front of everyone presence in the room and Yasmin felt so humiliated in his presence

“you didn’t come here to seduce me but to work hard for me so get rid of this smell this minute and make sure your shoes aren’t so ugly next time, plus I hate the new smell coming from your outfit, change it” he ordered

Yasmin had wished at that moment to be carried away into the air or better still disappear into it. That very day she had change everything she put on apart from her inner wears.

The news went out to all like wildfire and she was taunt by it for many days that she so much regretted trying to seduce him although he turned out not to be as nice as she imagine but her love for him never died rather she determined to work so hard and impress him once again with her intelligence.

But life isn’t what she had planned, it was harder pleasing him and working for him but she changed completely after months she felt it was a mission impossible seeing the narcissistic person he is.

But afterall all these years and even when he got married she never let go of her feelings for him rather she kept it to herself and continue to desire him secretively.

Work begin at the early hours and soon she put aside her worries and focus on work, when he came to work he kept a straight face at her as he always do and didn’t say or hint her so she thought maybe he’s going to pretend nothing happened between but she know for sure she can’t just keep it to herself.

“Let go eat lunch” she announced to her standing from her desk, she only had tea in the morning out of anxiousness and feels so hungry now. Everyone stood up and pause their work to go out for lunch but then before they leave he came into the office and call their attention

“Miss. Owens?”

We all looked at Talia whose name is called and she raise her hand in recognition, we all waited for him to say whatever it is he called her for, some looked curious and some looked impatient and hungry but I looked at her in confusion

“Why is he calling for her and not me?” she wondered

“I want to see you in my office now” he said after casting his eyes at her carefully and exit the office, while Talia who seems nervous followed after him and the rest went out for lunch.

Yasmin’s feels unsettled during lunch and quickly finish eating before the others

“I will go back first” she had said and left back to the office before others. She got to the office and sat down while she strain her eyes over to the president office to know if Talia is still in there or not

she look inquisitive towards the office again and decide to bring snacks and coffee to his office, in a hurry she get some snacks and made coffee with no sugar she place carefully on a small tray and proceed to his office.

Just before she got to the door it came open, saving her the trouble of knocking but then president Black came out of the office and Yasmin found herself smiling the moment she saw him, she quickly walk forward and stretch her hands forward a little

“I brought some coffee and snacks” she said with beams

~

Kyler waited for her to come in and keep a straight face, he looked like he was about to break a bad news to her, being a great businessman over the years he is never afraid to speak out his mind but looking at her smiling face, he felt a pang of guilt inside of him but that isn’t enough to make him change his mind.

“Place it here” he told her and watch her do so with excitement, the more he sees her cheerful face, the more he finds his decision difficult to standby.

“Kyler Black never finds it to speak his mind” he console himself and gaze at her looking relaxed

After placing the tray down, Yasmin waited hoping he would say something to her, she really hope he doesn’t want to pretend like nothing happened between them

“Don’t you have something to say to me sir?” she asked after minutes of silent from him

Kyler glance at her and focus back to his computer, after he was done he look back at her again

“Go get your sack letter from Talia” he said and Yasmin excited face turned sour immediately, she doesn’t seems to understand what he just said

“What? I don’t…what?” she asked confused and worried

“I hate repeating myself Yasmin” he said irritably

“But what did I do to deserve being fired?” she wanted to know, she hasn’t except him to fire her after sleeping with her, it was his mistake not hers

“It’s my company not yours and I decided whatever I want, hand over your duties to Talia and leave immediately”

“I think I have the right to know why I I’m being fired” she said stubbornly feeling angry now at the whole thing, first he slept with her and now she’s getting sacked unjustly

“What is my offense president Black?” she demanded to know

“Oh so you want to know, fine I’ll tell you” he said and stood up from his seat approaching her

“But first should I pay you for the sex?” he asked stonily

Yasmin stare dumbstruck at him wondering where that just came from,

“Is he taking her for a slutty bitch who gets paid after sex?’ she asked herself with a heavy heart

“I don’t know what you were expecting but this is it and I’m sure you are not expecting some sort of apology from me”

“Wait, I still don’t get why you should fire you, if you want to keep it secret I mean if you don’t want the incident remembered it’s cool but…”

She almost bite her tongues as she said those words, forget about it? She certainly can’t and neither can she be cool at all

“whether you forget it or not it’s your business but what I’m telling you is I’m in no way responsible for what happened, you climb into my bed remember?” he said and Yasmin felt his words stung her heart, she look at her with hurtful and miserable gaze and watch him stare back unmoved

“What was I expecting anyway?’ she murmur to herself

“I heard that” he snapped

“Maybe they were meant for your ears to hear” she snap back at him not caring anymore, she’s fired anyways

“Just get out and if you need compensation you can tell Talia the amount you want” he said dismissively

“You know I never thought Kyler Black is such a coward who backs off from responsibility”

“Watch your language Miss Cassidy” he fired angrily

Yasmin wipe off the drop of tears that fell on her left cheek and tilt her head confidently

“You should have atleast done this the right way”

“What right way? Making you my mistress or divorcing my wife and getting married to you? Don’t be silly young woman, you are lucky I’m not taking this up”

“You are making this sound like I’m villain who intended to ruin your home whereas I’m the victim”

“Victim?” he asked standing up “if you are the victim you wouldn’t be on my bed way before I arrived there”

“That was…” she wanted to explain but she stop

it’s over there is literally no point in trying to convince him or explain things to him, it’s so obvious he has his thought settled on the fact that she intentionally get into his bed, that’s it she can’t take it any longer.

She burst off his office and march to hers to clear off her table, a final goodbye to Black empire and her long time crush, Kyler Crust Black.

She walk out of the building but just few steps away from it, she change her mind from a final goodbye to a see you soon.

“No matter how long, I will come back and definitely have a comeback on him and his company” she promised and walk away

The plan to finally get rid of her husband and be with who her heart belongs to now was going perfectly for Veronica, these days she has exhausted a lot of things from Kyler all in guilt of having cheated on her.

What’s more it is that they don’t share the same bed anymore and in order to heal her wound she has requested a time space between them which includes a travel out and a secret romantic trip with Conrad.

Life for her couldn’t have been so hard and this for her is the beginning of a new life of freedom, with a divorce paper in place and evidences to proof that he cheated on her, veronica felt on top of her game as she took a cocktail to celebrate her success.

She requested a maid to open the drink and pour her a glass, with her drinks in her hand she click glass to the air and took a tiny sip then dropping the glass as she felt nauseous all of a sudden.

Not wanting to make a big deal she took the glass again and finish the content once and for all but then her stomach begin to feel upset and in a moment she hurried to the bathroom to throw up.

“what the hell” she wondered, not sure why the nauseous pop in, without wasting time she put a call through to the family doctor and ask to see him tomorrow for her checkup.

The illness got worsen the next day and Veronica could hardly get out of bed, she needed so much for Kyler to be there but for more than seven weeks now they haven’t talk to each other and hardly see so there is no way he’s going to be here.

The maid who came in to clean her room saw her weak state and quickly call for a doctor to come over, angry at the maid for calling an unfamiliar doctor to check on her Veronica yelled angrily but seeing she has no choice with the headache and other emotional feelings right now she accept to get treat by her.

“Congratulations ma’am you are pregnant” the doctor announced happily as she help her sit up

“What crab are you talking about? I’m on contraceptives” she said throwing her hands off

“Well madam that doesn’t guarantee hundred percent, although I don’t know why you might not want a child now but I hope you keep this one”

“What?” Veronica yelled reality dawn on her at that moment, this is disastrous, how could she be pregnant this is definitely trouble for her.

“Doc” she grabbed her hands which she had just thrown away minutes past

“I need this baby gone, I don’t care if it cost my life but I definitely can’t have this thing inside of me” she said desperately and the Doctor look on not sure what to do

“Why would you want to hurt yourself rather…?”

“Stop with the crap okay? I don’t need your opinion just do what I asked”

“But ma’am…”

“Five million” she said and the doctor’s countenance lighted up at the amount of money

“To keep your mouth shut and to get rid of this thing without anyone else knowing about it” she offered

“Of course I will try my best to ensure this goes well, my lips are sealed” the doctor agreed and they both decided to contact each other secretly until she could get an abortion.

~

A week after many failed attempt to get an abortion Veronica became devastated on what to do, she has tried many times to get rid of the baby growing in her but to no avail as her life is seriously in line, having no choice left she phoned Conrad to sought out a solution to the disaster.

They met at the usual place and immediately he got into the room and rush at her for a kiss but surprisingly for him she push him off and turn away, not giving up he came behind her and attempt a kiss on her shoulder wanting to take control of her body

this time she almost gave in as the kisses trail down to her cleavage but then remembering the crucial reason for being there in the first place she turn away again and push him off weakly

“Stop Conrad” she half-pleaded

‘What is it? Didn’t you call me here to get laid?” he asked upset at the rejections

“No, I need to talk to you” she answered

Conrad whose desire was to have a crazy sex suddenly lose interest and took out a cigarette from his pocket, he lighted it up and took a puff blowing away

“Can you not smoke and listen to me?” she said angrily at his nonchalant attitude

“No I won’t, not until I whip your ass into a perfect submission” he answered with a playful grin

“I’m pregnant Conrad” she throw the bomb

“So? Congratulations, is that why we can’t have sex?” he said with another puff

“Can’t you get your head over sex and listen to me? This isn’t Kyler’s baby” she screeched.

Conrad dropped the cigarette in his hands and match it with his shoes to put it off scattering his hair in the process

“You could have said that earlier” he said getting out of his horny mood

“You could have aborted it rather than inform me, besides are you not on pills”

“It’s not my fault your manhood was big enough to pierce through everything and result into this” she lashed

“You think I don’t know what to do” she said and pause to catch her breathe

“I can’t have an abortion, I will lose my life if I do” she informed with a piteous look

“Damn!” he cursed biting his thumb in frustration at the news

“Just tell Kyler you are having his baby then” he suggested resorting to his last thought

“That won’t work too” Veronica answered and Conrad frowns wondering what other excuses she has

“I haven’t sleep with Kyler since the incident, if he knows I’m pregnant we are doomed Conrad” she said and hug him to console herself

Okay calm down and let’s think together” he said and brought her to sit on the cushion

They remain in each other’s arm for a while until Veronica lean in for a kiss, Conrad whose body already desired the lust didn’t hesitate to respond.

Half way to their smooching Conrad suddenly pull out an idea in his head on what to do, he shook her slightly excited at his solution

“you shouldn’t sleep with me now you need to make Kyler Black have sex with you before the week runs out” Veronica stared at him trying to force a smile but she couldn’t since his solution seems a bit confusing for her

“Don’t you get it? The pregnant is just a month or thereabout, what if Kyler get to sleep with you before it reaches two months old, then you can claim to have an early birth” he poured smiling at the possible solution

“And that will work?” she asked doubtfully

“Just follow my lead” he assured and hug her again feeling relieved.

~

Just as planned Veronica put on a new cleavage with four strings back and thongs to go with it, already taken her bath with her body fairly wet she lay down on the bed and waited for his arrival.

It been so long since and her body can’t wait to have him although not as much as she craves Conrad.

The long wait suddenly came to an end when she heard the sound of his car driving into the park, feeling excited and a bit nervous she waited till he gets to the room to meet his surprise.

More than twenty minutes was gone and Veronica is starting to get impatient and irritated, how long is she going to wait she wondered to herself seeing no sight of him in the hallway to the room as she peeped

“What could be keeping him? I told the chef not to cook anything and just tell him to come upstairs”

After waiting for like forever she angrily grab her phone and dial the housekeeper’s number and the moment it was receive she spoke angrily

“Where is my husband?”

“ma’am...”

“never mind” she cut the call and quickly put on a nightdress making her way downstairs to see what’s going on

Searching for him, she found Alex in the living room with one of the maids and she approach him to ask questions

“Where is your Boss? Isn’t he here with you? Don’t tell me you came alone, why did you drive his car then?”

“Good evening Mrs. Black, President Black won’t be returning home tonight” he answered and drop the glass of finished water

“What?” she snarled “why? What happened? Why didn’t he call to inform me?” she ask in a rush again

“He just had a lot to do and needed to catch early flight tomorrow morning, also he sent me to inform you”

“And rather than inform me you were busy drinking” she yelled at him passing aggression

Calming down after the yell she asked to know when he will be back and the answer given to her isn’t what she wanted to hear, time is definitely not on her side and the faster she gets to sleep with him the better.

Racing back to the room she pick her phone to call him and see if she could make him change his mind and come back home to sleep but his number isn’t reachable

She resorted to texting instead and told him she already forgave him for the affair and needed him back as soon as possible

“I need you to sleep with me” she begged.