"Oh my goodness! That is the father of the twins!" There is no way this could be true. If he discovered who I was, what would happen? Would he still give me the job if he found out about the kids? He might want to harm them, oh no, this is not happening.' She pondered within herself, she was not aware of her mental freeze as she was astounded beyond belief.
"Hello!!!" Her train of thought was abruptly interrupted by Mr. Cage. Many years had passed, and he could not recall her. Besides, he had been too preoccupied with trying to get her out of the hotel room that evening to really notice her facial features."Pardon me, sir. I am Ms. Nia, and I-I was chosen for this job." Despite her best efforts, she could not help but succumb to the overwhelming urge to swallow her saliva, as nerves were glaring at her."Yes, it was me who asked for you, dummy, " He said, Her heart skipped a beat at his arrogant tone. She could still feel the sweat trickling from her brow even with the air conditioning in the office running.'Who is this girl? She brings up a memory, but I can not seem to put my hands on it; I am not sure where I saw this her." Mr. Cage thought to himself."And why are you still standing there looking silly? Please take a seat; and stop acting foolish." He said. What would truly happen if he found out she was his children's mother? Look how depraved he is; his arrogance is beyond comprehension.Startled, Nia immediately sat down with her heart thumping loudly. In her entire life, she had never witnessed someone so conceited."Hello, welcome to Cage Enterprise. My name is Mr. Cage, and I am your CEO. I saw your works firsthand, and I must say, I was impressed. However, it seems that your work is more impressive than you." In spite of his efforts to remember Nia, Mr. Cage claimed to have remained composed and professional.Nia was really not in the office; instead, her focus was on that one night—the night she lost everything—She just kept a dead pan look on her face as she gazed at him with his voice echoing in her head."Ah, yes, sir, Cage Enterprise is a prestigious company. I had to work extremely hard to catch an attention, but I do not understand what you said about me being less impressive than my work." She spoke to the man sitting directly in front of her, a hint of fear was palpable in tone, she fought hard not to swallow her saliva."I must quit this job; I do not really need to work here, but I have already used a portion of the signing bonus, and if I do not give it to him, he might sue me. Oh my god, I wish I had known it was him." She thought to herself."You came in here looking like a dumb twat; I know I am handsome, but please hold on to your professionalism, woman. You are not professional enough. Your clothing is out of style; you dress like ladies from the nineteenth century." Her shoulder felt heavily burdened by his remarks; who was he to criticize her appearance?Even as she attempted to keep eye contact with him, Nia was compelled to face her appearance and started to criticize it. "I knew this pair of pants was not meant for me." She contemplated in her mind."However, let us set that aside for the time being. It is explicitly stated in the documents that you automatically become my "Personal Assistant" as soon as you sign the contract." He stated, Nia had read that section of the documents, and she consented to it, but she would not have consented if she had known it was this perverted demon."Yes, sir, I am fully aware." She answered, a little tense, but she knew she had to own up to her mistakes."All right, we will go see the site you are working on tomorrow, but in the meantime, I need you to do something for me." He asked, flipping through a file as if looking for something in it."All right, sir, what exactly is my job?" She responded."These are some proposals from our partners; I would like you to review them, pick the best one, and bring it to me later." He said, pointing to a stack of files.Nia was taken aback by the amount of work assigned to her on her first day, but she knew she was not there to have fun."And I need them finished by the end of today." He commanded.Mr.Cage was a really mean young man; he was the type of boss who could fire you for smiling at the wrong time, from the position of the tables to the standing position of employees, he always wanted everything to be perfect.He had never seen ten percent imperfection; everything he did or attempted to do had to be perfect, including the size of his food."Certainly, sire." Nia stated as she attempted to pack the files."Hold on, my secretary will see you to your office." He then picked up the phone and dialed a number, and almost immediately, a lady entered, assisting Nia with packing the files."And Nia!" He called out, she turned around and looked at Mr. Cage, who gave her a morbid look."I want it done perfectly well, you may leave." He stated. Nia walked out of the office right away; everything that had just happened was strange to her, and she did not want to spend another second in there.She was a bit relieved knowing that the CEO didn't recall her."Conan!!! " He yelled. Almost immediately, a stout man on black suit who was standing right in front of the office, walks into the room."Yes sire." He responds with a bass tone."From today, I need you to keep on eye on that lady, find out everything there is about her, and get me explicit information." Mr. Cage commands, he was really serious about finding out about Nia, she struck a memory but he couldn't really get a hold of it."Yes sir, " He bows," Anything else. " He inquired."Not for now, you may leave. " He responded, wiggling his fingers as the man exited the office.*******Nia was now in her office."You are fortunate to have survived that session with your heart still intact." The secretary said this while arranging the file on the table, not looking at Nia.Nia was perplexed by her words; what exactly did she mean by "with her heart intact?""What do you mean? Can you please be more specfic?" Her brow furrowed as she adjusted her gaze to the secretary."Well, the last lady who saw the CEO attempted suicide after the CEO told her that she was not fit to be a human being." She responded.Nia's heart began to pound violently; was this secretary trying to scare her or was she joking?"And now that you are here, brace yourself for years of harsh criticism; do not worry, you will grow to it; I have been working here for years, and my body can withstand his words like a bulletproof vest." The secretary stated.Nia's eyes widened, her jaw dropped, and she could not believe what she had just gotten herself into. Not only was this perverted demon her children's father, she was about to spend six years with the meanest CEO in history.“See you later ma'am, hope you're not the next person the ambulance would be rushing out.” She said as she left the office.Nia was speechless, she had nothing to say, she tried to figure out why she signed those papers.Recalling the kids was the only thing that left her mind at ease, she was ready to bear all the pain in the world just to make them happy.Ring!!!A loud telephone in the office jolted her out of her thoughts.“Nia, I need you in my office immediately.”"What exactly does he want from me? He was done with me not long ago. Has he figured out who I am? The urgency in his tone was palpable, and he appeared angry. Oh, I should not have accepted this position. What will become of my children? If that perverted demon thought of hurting them, I would show him an image of a distraught mother.' Nia pondered as she made her way to the CEO's office, her face flushed with curiosity and her heart racing in her chest like it was in a marathon race. She could not hide the gnawing guilt between her brows. What if he knew Nia was the woman he had an affair with five years ago? Will that be the end of Nia? Where would she flee to? How would she hide her children from him? Of course, he would want to keep her quiet forever, fearful that Nia would tarnish his reputation, legacy, and everything he worked for. Nia's mind was racing with questions when she noticed a familiar brunette in her early thirties walking down the hall. She was dressed profession
"Aww, here we are once more. My time in this hellhole is apparently coming to an end now. It is time for me to find my children a secure haven." Nia remarked, understanding that she was no longer comfortable working with Cage Enterprise—particularly since Carmella was now aware of her identity. In light of her twins in particular, she found this decision difficult to make."Are you not supposed to work for this organization? You really appear to be homeless based on your attire. Carmella spit, her gaze circling Nia's gaudy dress.Nia was so self-conscious that she started berating her appearance by staring at herself."Since I started working here, there have been constant insults." Did I commit a crime coming here?'"Do not worry dear, everything will be sorted, I have warned her about her dressing and I believe she will change as time goes on," Mr.Cage said, disgustedly staring at Nia; he could not have his perfectionist wife see a bad dresser in his company."I don't know if your p
"A man, I don't think I know any man in Newyork." Nia stated, what man could be dropping something for her, she only got into the city just yesterday, and a man was already dropping something for her, who could that be?"Well he seemed to call himself Mr.Nobody. It's non of my business, here it is.” She said, stretching a box to Nia as well as a letter which said, 'Don't open until November.' Well November was still six months further, but why wasn't she meant to ask open till the date displayed? Who exactly was the man. He seemed to be playing mind games on her.“Do you know how he looks?” Nia inquired, trying to see if she could recall who the person was.“Well the camera's could tell you who he was, but would do you no good. He came as a butler.” The secretary explained.“Oh, well maybe it's not for me, cause I haven't met any man apart from Mr.Cage since I arrived this country.” She replied.“Have you looked at the name of the recipient on the box? It clearly states your name.”
Chapter eight (8)“I thought she wasn’t married,” Mr.Cage replied, astounded by the information that was conveyed to him.“Well the day I met her, she seemed to have been single. She had a friend with her, and also those kids as well.”“If she is married, how is that meant to affect me, it’s her life not mine,”“Sir, don’t you think that there is something awkward about that lady.” Collins said.“Collins, whatever happens in that ladies life is non of my business, if she decides to sleep with all the men in the world to have kids it’s still not my business, you gossip too much for a man.” Cage said, walking away from Collins, who stood behind him still puzzled on why his boss could keep such a person on seat.Meanwhile, Nia had arrived at the daycare, she had already taken her kids away while Mr.Cage and Collins were busy with their discussion. “Destiny, where are your friends?” Mr.Cage inquired.“A lady just picked them up a few minutes ago, dad.”Cage then stood silently, staring a
“I want you to start by explaining to me, where you have been since 1pm.” He inquired, gazing at Nia with rage and all seriousness wavering around his face.“I….came from a short break sir.” She stammered, her heart thumped so hard, you could almost hear the beat, at this moment, she felt like the earth should swallow her.“You liar….You better tell me what you went to a daycare to do today.” He furrowed his eyebrows in disbelief, he didn't really see her at the daycare, but with what his second told him and Nia coming back to the office late, he was able to put one and two together, discovering that Collins was actually speaking the truth.‘How the heck did he find out about that?’ She pondered, her face couldn’t hide the astoundment wavering around her. She then recalled Stanley telling her that he and his sister met a man that looked exactly like them, well, could it be Mr.Cage?“Oh sire; my friend asked me to help her pick up her kids from the daycare.” She lied, she knew that sin
At this point, Nia was disturbed, the message which came into the CEO’s phone kept reading itself in her head. She walked home with thoughts of the CEO that she totally forgot all about the man whose message she saw in her office. RING…..The CEO’S phone jolted her out of her thoughts, she hurriedly got up from her seated position to check who was calling. It was an unknown number, ‘Should I pick this call? What if it’s the CEO? Oh nooo, I’m done for.’ She pondered within herself, trying to figure out what to do until the ringing was over. The call immediately came in once again, but this time she didn’t waste a second to pick the call.“I have been waiting for you Ms.Nia. Or have you forgotten about our meeting,” A familiar avoice suddenly dropped out of the other side of the call.“How did you get my boses number? and how the heck did you know I'm with his cell?” perplexed Nia asked,astounded by the caller's mysteriousness.“Woman, right now that information is classified,”“You are
The whole room became silent, everyone present in the restaurant ran out immediately, trying to hide themselves from the men pointing guns at each other. Right now, only Mr.Cage, his men, Mr.Nobody and his men and Nia were present in the hall.What shoke Nia the most was when he said 'Where about of her kids?' What did he mean by that? As far as she was concerned, her kids were in safe hands, what did this fellow mean by his statement?“I don't understand? My kids are in safe hands with their godmother, what do you mean by that?” Nia inquired, her heart beating uncontrollably, she began to feel uncomfortable with the words spoken by Mr.Nobody, forgetting that Mr.Cage was seated right in front of them.“So they are your kids, why did you lie about it?” Mr.Cage asked.“No need to ask questions that already have answers, you both should be bothered about your kids.” He said, still munching on his salad.“What do you mean by you both?” Mr.Cage hastily stood up from his seated position as h
"What happened that same night?" Nia asked, impatient and uncomfortable with what Mr.Nobody was saying.At this point she felt as though the mysterious young man was about to reveal all her secrets."Would you please allow me to speak, I haven't said a thing yet and you are already restless, we don't really have to make this hard, do we?" Mr.Nobody answered, throwing his fork on the table, his patience was already wearing thin, and Nia and Mr.Cage kept making it difficult for themselves."Alright let's get to business, like I was saying, something happened that very night, Nia here made me lose a son that very night. The hospital was filled up with patients, and Nia here had all the professionally expert doctors take care of her that night and the worst part was that our well known Nia here, gave birth for two mother fucking days,""I had to take my wife to another hospital all because our celebrity Nia, a famous lady then, was giving birth in that stupid hospital. My wife was heavy on