ur housekeeper, Ma Erica said as she walked into my room and saw me crying myself to death. A lot had happened in just a few days; I had

r late father; bless his gentle soul, would never have wanted you to be in this current state, feeding yo

tlessly. I looked at her as I cried and she immediately understood the question on my mind, i

still want you to live the best of it, to finish school, get your degree, take over the company and go on many dates with those fine young men th

et out all the stuffed emotions inside me, calling upon my dad as I cried into

formed the habit of always saying ' all is well'

that sounded like it, dad would always tell me to deceive my heart into b

re was no deceiving it and so I cried out that bittered heart

hold after getting into the states, and back then as a child I had witnessed her crying in silence. I had innocently confronted her, questioning her of her reasons for crying, that was when

e, " now, I want you to get into the restroom, fre

too tired t

I could cover myself with my sheets and disappear. I conflicted

I swallowed the foam from the toothpaste or I didn't use a toothpaste at all, but I didn't rinse my mouth. I was even too distraught to remember how to walk properly, not to talk of br

ng room, pretending to be looking around for something while just secretly making sure tha

ed Dolce and Gabbana gown on a black with gold pearls Prada shoes, together with a g

a stranger in our house, her status had even transcended that of a visitor. " You look t

asantries. Cinderella had a godmother who had encouraged her to be courageous

nce your father passed away, and his will is yet to

hareholders making

this week, then the next, but they will surely ma

ffee, finally relaxing my nerv

ting next week ", I said, takin

e seat at the high end, in a fancy suit and tie, looking fresh and young, straight out

hich I signaled to the

re that I had everyone's attention before continuing, " I've invited my father's lawyer, Mr Thompson to this gathering, just so that the needful will be done using due protocols", they knew what I meant, all of them, wrinkled faces and deceitful eye

f the room as all eyes went from him to me,

said it, " as the major shareholder of the company, with a total of 41% shares in stock, he had instructed that 3% of his shares should be moved to the company's departmental store. To all those whom he had borrowed shares, he had decided to let them keep the shares once they sign an undertaking contra

it wasn't expected,

ddressing me, " before you will be able to take full control of the shares he left for you, you will

o the hell Hazel was, before it struck

aimed, standing to my feet