Chapter 17

"What is wrong with that girl... Stay away from your man? Who is her man that is fighting for...Another problem again..." Jennifer murmured to herself still in the vehicle.
"It's only one man I have now and it's Dean... he has not even been my man completely... or is this girl talking about Jeffrey who I haven't seen for long now... Oh... I get it... that's how people behave in this area...Anyway, it is none of my business since I'm not with her man... she should look for her man elsewhere... Chuckle" Jennifer smiled in silence and was about to come down from the vehicle.
"Meeting...meeting... meeting... I'm just useless here. if I don't wait now... it will look as if I'm a bad person... if I even go inside now... I'll still be a bad person... what is even going on inside that I can't be there... I'm tired here already... Fuck... I could have just been at home enjoying my bed right now but here I am... can't even sleep because he asked me to wait... can't even go in because he asked me to stay in here... I'm tired '' Jennifer Continues to murmur to herself and tries to spy but she can't see anything.
'Damn... I'm tired already... Why do I feel so sleepy right now... But seriously... I'm useless here... I think I should go and say goodbye to him. I walked slowly toward the door and waited until he saw me.
"Hey...Hey... " I whisper in a low voice.
"Hey... Come over here" I whisper again while waving my hands.
"Please excuse me..." Dean left the meeting as soon as he saw me waiting outside.
"I'm sorry for keeping you this late but please we'll soon be done... Why can't you wait a little while please..." His mouth odor is damn smelling because of the alcohol he has consumed but thank God he's not drunk.
"I'm tired... What took the meeting so long...You told me it won't take long but I've been here for up to thirty minutes... I'm tired" I grumble while hitting my leg on the floor.
"Dean... You should head back here as soon as possible..." A member of the committee Shouted while everyone was staring at him.
"Please, I want us to go home together... Can you wait a little more... If you check the back of the driver seat, there is a laptop there... you can take it and start watching films from inside... Please just be a little patient..." Dean folded his hands and pleaded with a smile on his face...
"Hey Dean, what took you so long... we all have places to be... come here now and sort things out quickly..." the same man of the committee Shouted again since everyone was waiting for him.
"I'm sorry dear... I have to join them... please bear with me... They need me..." He left in a rush and I don't even know what to say to him.
"What's wrong with you Dean... you know this is a serious matter and you went ahead to bring someone who'll distract us... what is wrong with you... don't you think we all don't have someone to talk to?" The man raised his voice as soon as Dean arrived...
"I'm sorry but it's not my fault... we all used to bring our colleagues before so I don't know why this year has to change... anyway, let's just go straight to business... what the agenda" Dean responded and everyone was still silent, staring at both of them.
"We have been waiting for you in the aspect of the money because there is no time... immediately we are done, we'll start making money as soon as possible" Another man named William commented still with his bears on his hands.
"Damn... I thought we paid for the light...why does this light have to trip off now" The light went off and everywhere was dark...
"Sorry, sir... we'll put the light on in less than a minute, sir... we are sorry for your inconvenience. " The man in charge of the building ran to us and apologized and before he could complete his statement... The power went on again.
"Back to business... What I'm saying is this... 2.2million dollars? It's too much for me to generate... I don't have such funds now" Dean complained and continued to drink the beer while others were busy cracking their heads.
"It's a lot of money but we have all contributed our best and look at you... your company is doing great and your mother is rich... This won't take you long to gather... Our only hope now lies in you Dean" The man replied with remorse while others continue to stare at Dean for his final say.
"Dean... we trust you and you need to trust us back because definitely, profit will come from this and you'll gain it more... Why are you changing all of a sudden" The only lady present in the meeting commented while throwing a blissful smile on Dean's face.
"It's not that simple... I have workers and I also need more workers and you all should know that sometimes, the company doesn't favor me... but I have to do it for my staff... me risking this will equally affect my staff and besides... if you need something like this from me... we must sign an agreement... I know we have been doing business for a long time but looking at the amount I am bringing... It's way bigger and it's good we signed an agreement... but I'm not saying I have the money" Dean laughed as he explained and at the same time drinking.
"Agreement...No problem but you are better than this... Anyway... when are you planning on getting the money down so we can prepare the contract before then" The chairman of the meeting commented while the others stared at him.
"Now that we have discussed what we want to... is it not time for us to go home... Oh... it's late already... Let's sleep here since we bought this place." The Chairman concluded and headed to a room where he will take his test tonight.
After the meeting, Dean became so drunk that he can't even move an inch anymore.
"Dean.. do you mind if you take me out on a date maybe somewhere else" The lady in the meeting draws her chair close to Dean and whispers to him.
Her name is Rachel and she's the only daughter from a rich family who took over her father's business.
She didn't complete her education because of her father's business but yet, she is capable of running the company.
Everyone in her company is scared of her and at the same time others love her because she's playful at times.
She has this interest in men but has never had a boyfriend. Her mum has always told her to get married to a rich man just as she is rich already. At the time when she fell in love with a guy, the relationship wasn't able to last for two days because of her mum. Because of this, she has been looking for a rich man to flirt with until she saw Dean but has never had the chance to.
She loves barbing her hair and has never plaited it since she was seven years old... She admires thugs' hair a lot and she does her hair like them despite the fact that she's the CEO of a big company.
People in the street look at her because of her kindness to everyone but at work, the majority hate her.
"Date...Sure... sure... sure... but...I need to sleep" Dean stood up with the dream face but fell immediately.
"You are drunk, don't you know that" Rachel laughs inside her but helps him get up from the ground.
"I need to sleep" Dean murmured again and was about to stand up but Rachel held him from not falling.
"Let go of the room" She carried him while he was resting on her shoulder.
They both walked straight to the room whereas others were already sleeping.
Dean fell off the bed immediately they got there but Rachel quickly made him get up.
"You need to shower before going to bed..." Rachel stood him up and was about to undress him since he's not himself.
"I want to sleep..." Dean murmured again and fell on Rachel's body while she was undressing him.
"Boss? What is going on here?" Jennifer shouted and Dean looked back but was unable to clear who was talking.
"Oh...This is what you have been doing" Jennifer yelled again and Rachel pushed Dean making his eyes clear off.
"Jenni? What are.... you doing... here" Dean stammered as he continued to stare at her.
"Oh... Now I get why you said that... Anyway, boss... enjoy your day, I'm going home... I hate you" she yelled and walks out of the room with anger making Rachel and Dean stare at each other
"Let her go... I'm tired" Dean jumps on the bed and sleep off
"Damn... I just waste my time here... We have not been in a relationship for up to two days but now look at him... He's already cheating on me... I can't bear this... I wished I never met him and I never came here" Jennifer ran out in pain while she took the nearest cab back home.
While going home, a lot of thoughts started running from her head that she even slept without pulling off her dress on the comfortable bed.
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The next morning...
"Oh... boss is not yet back from a business meeting, oh... I mean flirting..." Jennifer complained as she headed downstairs and didn't see anyone.
"I know something might be fishy in the meeting and that is why they didn't allow me to go in but if it is someone else...They will let her in... Anyway, it's none of my business now... thank God I have not officially agreed to be his girlfriend... If not... I could have been crying by now" She murmured to herself and deep down in her heart, she is pained.
' So that girl has been dating the boss for a long time and he still had the gut to ask me out? What is he up to and how did I foolishly look at him with his deceptive smile... This won't happen again... Jennifer, it is time for you to grow up and be wise ' My inner voice whispers.
"Yeah... I need to wise up... Look at me... run away from home, see one rich dude, have feelings for him and now I'm living in his house but still, he wants to play with my feelings... Anyway... I'm done with whatever relationship he wanted..." I replied to my inner voice as my eyes turned red but I stayed strong to not let the tears come out.
"I need to prepare something for him before he comes back" I head straight to the kitchen and look through the cupboard but don't feel like cooking.
"I should just let him cook for himself today... But... I'm still a maid here and it's my job to cook for him... Damn... I'm tired... what all this..."I tried putting the pot on the cylinder but I was just staring at it.
"Fine... I'll do it and he'll eat it the way I cook it" I quickly put the pot in the cylinder and start cooking but deeps down... I didn't feel like cooking before I heard the sound of a horn in the compound.
I left the food to see who it was and it was the boss and that same lady.
I stared at them from a distance as they both came down...
It was like she's inviting the girl for breakfast but, I won't cook anymore if that is the case.
Dean was coming through towards the house direction and the lady stood behind...
Dean walks very close to her as if he was about to kiss her.
"Oh...What both of you did last night is not enough for you guys... You still came to his house and continued Right?" I clapped while distracting them from doing what they wanted to do and both of them stared at me from a distance.