Chapter 1
"Good day Miss Ca Reeds, I''d urge you to return tomorrow or whenever you are free. The CEO
is not around presently and I don''t wanna keep dying you".
Ca sighed, " Oh okay ".
The receptionist felt bad for her " I''m so sorry about that. You can leave your document and CV with
me. One thing I can assure you is that, you''d get the job definitely only if... " she paused.
Ca got curious and asked, "Only if what?"
The receptionist exhaled heavily and continued, "Only if you are single".
Ca''s eyes widened. She wondered if her marital status was necessary.
The receptionist tried to put her at ease, "Well, I can see it in your document, that you are not
married and that''s great".
Ca nodded slowly and asked, "But does it matter?"
The receptionist stuttered "Er...yeah. And i''ll guarantee that my CEO will employ you if you are not
married and if you have no child".
Ca scoffed "I don''t".
The receptionist pped her hands happily, "Perfect! Well then, you''ll get the Job. You''ve just
passed thepulsory requirement."
Ca smiled but didn''t say anything.
Thedy continued, "I''d inform the CEO about you. One more thing, try to be here tomorrow
unfailingly."
Ca said," I will. Thank you so much."
She stood up and made her way through the door. As soon as she got out of the office, she jumped
up happily.She suddenly stop jumping and shuddered.
" It''s not like I have gotten the job." She Sighed heavily.
Ca is a graduate And she''s been searching for job for some months now. And It''s been pretty
difficult because she always gets turned down for some dumb reasons. Ca almost gave up but
she just couldn''t. She wanted to earn a means of living instead of living off friends and family, like
Jennifer. Literally, she has just gotten a job easy-peasy, just because she said she was single with
no child.
She nned to return to thepany tomorrow, meet the CEO for the interview. Though the
receptionist had assured her that she would, she couldn''t help but still felt anxious. The receptionist
she met earlier should have just gone straight to the point instead of making her wait for the CEO
who never came. She walked sluggishly and wearily to a nearby bar shop.
"A chilled bottle of whiskey for one!" Ca hollered as soon as she entered into the bar. Drawing
other people attention to see who it was. She rolled her eyes, not minding the stares she was
receiving.
"Whatever." She hissed.
She walked towards the bartender, who politely served her a bottle of whiskey and a ss cup just
like she has ordered. But instead of pouring into the ss cup first, she hungrily gulped directly from
the bottle.
"Gosh! This is so good!" she gave a soft belch.
She was about to take another hungry gulp again when someone interrupted her.
" Gently, Come on! There''s a ss right in front of you." The stranger said. He grabbed the bottle
from her.
" What d'' heck? I know now give it back". She grabbed the bottle back from him.
" Then you should drink from the ss instead. It''s etiquette."
Ca ignored him and drank from the bottle again. The stranger folded his hand and stood right in
front of her.
"Please leave already." she rolled her eyes.
The stranger smirked, "You look so decent on the outside though. You just yelled into the bar, you
are rude to someone you''ve just met. You aredy, you shouldn''t even drink Whiskey but then,
you''ve lost your etiquette."
Ca had finally had enough of the man''s audacity so she shouted, "Excuse you! Do you know
me?"
He shook his head "Nah, not at all."
Ca rolled her eyes, "Then why do you even care about what I do?"
He just shrugged," Just the in fact. You should be decent both on the outside and inside."
Ca rolled her eyes again "You know nothing about me or what I have been through. So stop
spewing nonsense and leave me alone." She drank from the bottle again and murmured " Hmm so
satisfying".
Ca took ast gulp from the bottle, dropped it and paid the bartender.She began to walk out of
the bar while the man stared at her till she was out of sight.
Liam sighed heavily and shook his head.
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" Ca honey! Come help me with all these!" Jennifer, short for Jenny shouted from the kitchen of
her restaurant. Ca Reeds let out a yawn and moved in the direction of the kitchen. She was 23
year old and had reddish brown hair. She was 5''2 feet tall and a little bit chubby. She had a small,
round face with dimples and mole on the left side of her upper lip which deepened whenever she
smiled. She had brown eyes, the color of honey. She was endowed and had curves in all the right
ces. No guy would pass by her without turning back to take a second look. She was really
beautiful, that she knew. She took after her mother''s stunning beauty.
Ca was fresh out of college and had started applying for jobs on the. She majored in Arts
and also loved to paint. Painting gave her joy, made her forget her the current world she''s in and
painting made her long for something so much..... She couldn''t ce a finger on the exact thing it
was.
She was the only child of Davis and Georgia Reeds. Davis, her father died in a car ident when
she was 6. She had been the onlyfort of her mother, Georgia. She never remained the same
still, she lived on for their daughter''s sake. She sighed, putting the past at the back of her mind.
She came to visit her best friend in her small restaurant poprly known in the area as " Jenny''s
Kitchen ". Jennifer Wills was her best friend back in college. She still was. They both went to
Harvard university and after they graduated, Jenny had immediately moved to Mexico city with her
boyfriend to open up a restaurant and start a new life. Ca wanted to pursue her career so she
began to search for a suitable job in the city. She was not pleased with the ones avable so she
decided to follow her friend''s footsteps and relocate to Mexico too but it was not so easy for her.
She had toe up with thousands of reasons why she wanted to leave the state she was brought
up when she tabled the matter before her Mom.
Georgia had cried her eyes out when Ca informed her about her decision to move to Mexico city
and begin a new life, a new job, a new everything. She tried to persuade and make her change her
mind but knowing Ca was as stubborn as her Dad and once her mind was made up, it would take
a whole world to change it. Georgia did not have a choice but to ept and respect her daughter''s
decision. Ever since her husband''s death, she had be very fragile and looked forlorn. Her
daughter was the only reason she smiled. Sometimes, she would sit outside her porch and stared
nkly into space. Ca would sit with her on such days, make small talks and crack jokes until she
came out of her shell.
Friends had suggested her getting a new lover, that it would keep her from thinking about Davis.
She had refused of course.
She was not going to Mexico with her boyfriend though, because she had none. Of course, she
had been in a rtionship before. It just didn''t turn out well like she had hoped. That douchebag of a
boyfriend cheated on her and still had the guts to put the me on her, saying that it was all her
fault and he wouldn''t have done that if she had given in to him and give him sex. Remembering all
that made her wanted to puke. It had all happened two years ago.
Ca went into the Kitchen and was greeted with the view of Jenny battling with the arrangements
of the utensils. She lent a helping hand and they finished everything in no time.
" So what are your ns for today?" Jenny asked, turning to brush off a speckle of dust on one of
the cabs.
" I don''t know honestly " Ca sighed audibly before she went on, " one of the jobs I applied for
online asked me toe for an interview. The job is not in my line of profession though but I''m
ready for anything right now. I would have epted the offer but the requirements listed on the
advert sounds ridiculous " She took a pause, Jenny looked very interested now.
" Imagine, they want a youngdy of 19-25 years, she must be heavily endowed and not married. "
Jenny''s eyes widened and they became huge as saucers. " What the hell?!"
" I thought so too " Ca continued " I think those requirements are very ridiculous. Geez, I''m damn
tired of looking for jobs that I''ll literally ept any one thates my way now. Except THAT, of
course". She exhaled and reached for a cup of water.
" Okayy..... Now I get" Jenny looked at Ca intently and continued, " But hey, I have an idea ".
Ca raised one fine, carved eyebrow and motioned for her to continue.
" Why don''t we run this restaurant together? We both know you''re very good cook so I think you''ll
do great in this field ". Jenny held her breath, almost as if knowing what Ca''s reply would be.
" I can''t, Jenny. I want to try something different. Do something different " Ca almost begged,
searching Jenny''s face to see if she understood her.
" Okay okay I get you " Jenny decided to let go of the matter, " But never hesitate toe to me for
help, okay?". Jenny smiled and reached out to squeeze her hands.
" Thanks hon" Ca engulfed her in a big hug. Later , Ca decided to try her luck and thus,
decided to go for the interview of THAT job. Don''t push your luck, a voice in her head said. She put
those thoughts at the back of her mind. She decided not to go to the interview she was supposed to
go very early the next morning and tried this ridiculous one.
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" Damn!" Liam ke mmed down the receiver. He was beyond being ordinary annoyed right
now. He was in a rage. How dare he! How dare he tell him what to do?! His father, Donald ke
just phoned him now to warn his son that he would take away what he cherished most, the
company he had worked all his 35 years on earth for. He had threatened to take it away from him
he didn''t produce him a grandchild in a year. He reyed the conversation in his head and felt
another wave of anger surged through him.
Threats didn''t sit well with him. Though he was not the type to be moved by such threats, he knew
his old man well. He was just as stubborn as his Dad. He had tantly told his father that such
threats wouldn''t work on him anymore, that he was not a '' pushover ''. But knowing his his old man
was just as strong-headed as he was, he wouldn''t go back on his words and would carry on with his
threat if Liam didn''t do what he asked of him.
His childhood friend, Alexander Hamilton came into his office that moment. One look at Liam, he
could already guessed something was off. He looked like he was ready to kill someone. Alex held
his tongue in check and decided it wouldn''t be a good thing to tease him this time.
" Hey dude. What''s up? U look like you''re ready to kill someone right now, ohh I''m starting to get
scared" Alex crossed his hands hands over his heart yfully.
" As a matter of fact, yeah. I''m ready to spill blood " Liam replied, all serious
" And whose blood is that? " Alex asked, looking serious now.
" Donald''s " He spitted out.
" Your father?" Alex asked, looking astounded.
" Yeah "
" What happened?" Alex asked, looking perplexed.
Liam narrated everything his father said to him getting angrier by the minute and Alex just nodded
and muttered an " ohhhh" when he was done.
" Ohhh? Is that all you''ve got to say?" Liam really wanted to punch his big head.
" Hey man, calm down " Alex cajoled, already smiling.
" Really? I should calm down??" Liam asked, looking incredulous. " Maybe I will after treating you
to some nice punches of mine " He rolled the sleeve of his shirt up and gave Alex a hot chase.
" Oh no" Alex said before running away for his dear life. The two did like cat and rat while the
employees looked on, wondering what was wrong with two of the richest men in Mexico. But
knowing Alex so well, they knew he must have provoked their boss that made him run around like a
little kid.
" Hey hey it''s okay. Let''s be serious now ", Alexughed and ducked when Liam pulled off one of
his shoes and threw it at him.
" Not before I break your head" Liam muttered and the two went on like that for more minutes
before finally plopping up on the couch in Liam''s office. They were there now.
" You know what, baby? Why don''t you consider your old man''s offer and be a married man? "
" Or you can pretend like you''re up for it and get a fake girlfriend instead. So he''d know you''re
serious about it " Alex added, thinking hard.
Liam finally got his chance and didn''t waste a minute of it. He smacked Alex''s head very hard.
" Hey!" Alex shouted and Liam threw him a dirty re which shut him up immediately.
" But I''m just trying to help " Alex whined and pouted.
" I''ll think about it, asshole. Now get the f*ck out of my office "
" Hurray! " Alex rejoiced. " So I''ll be a godfather soon " he added smugly.
Liam picked up his shoe again but this time, Alex didn''t wait, he left on his heels.
After Alex left and he was alone again, he rubbed his hands through his soft, silky ck hair. He
had no choice but to go along with what his friend suggested if he wanted to save hispany. He
sighed, getting back to work.