The least I wanted to see

Who is she ?" Glory asked.

"My name is Kalani"

Glory made a loud gasp...

"I thought you said Aurora was dead," she stuttered...

"My sister is not dead, okay. "Kalani snapped, taking Glory's hands to her face.

"I'm just a resemblance of her beauty," Kalani smiled.

"We will explain everything to you, Glory." Collins stuttered.

"Did Aurora give birth?" Glory stuttered, moving her feet backward.

"She didn't, okay, and for your information, she's still alive," Collins uttered softly, touching her shoulders.

"What did you mean ??" Glory stuttered, staring at Collins weirdly.

Collins sat her down and explained everything to her. After the whole explanation Glory couldn't control her tears. She kept crying loudly because of how heartbreaking the news was.

Collins tried his best to calm her down. She took a face towel and stood up... Dragging her feet to Raiden and Kalani's side, she stopped by staring at them, seconds after her staring competition she burst into another round of tears.

"I thought she was dead, " She mumbled.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry" Glory pleaded almost going to her knees.

Kalani pulled her up on her feet instantly and hugged her.

"Do you still love my sister?" Kalani asked.

"Yes! I still do. She's the best senior role model I ever got back then. She's always neat and punctual. She's friendly and a genius." Glory smiled out tears as she disengaged from the heartwarming hug.

"Big guy" she called, trying to catch Raiden's attention.

"My name is Raiden," he said, trying his best to give her a comforting smile.

"I think you should tell Mom about this news," Glory suggested. " Especially that old man, he's still sad about the news. I think you should not keep this from them"

"I can't keep it from them. But I will tell them at the right time" Collins answered.

"Okay ... Can't wait to see her " Glory sniffed.

"You will definitely see her, " Collins chuckled.

"They all look great. I will get their uniforms" Glory mumbled. Walking closer to the shelves.

Kiara sat on the table with her legs swinging in the air...

"Daddy" she called.

"Huh"

"I want to start schooling in Aunt's school" She groused.

"Why the change of mind all of the sudden" Collins asked.

"I want to stay here," she mumbled.

"You are not leaving that school. I don't know why you like changing schools.. --- Get her enrolled since that is what she wants" Glory cut him off.

"You are always supporting everything she says." Collins snapped at glory.

"Just for her sake. Do you want her to have low grades" Glory whispered.

He exhaled frustratedly "Kiara" He called with a frown.

"Huh," She hummed, licking her fingers as she chewed her candy quickly.

"Is that what you want?" Collins asked and she nodded.

"Maybe you should stay with Glory for the meantime," Collins suggested.

Murmuring silently"I will stay with Aunt Glory. Only for the meantime" Kiara uttered, getting down from the table.

"Good girl. Are your materials complete" Collins asked?

"Yes," they nodded.

"Take care of yourself," Glory said to them.

"I'm coming back this Saturday," Kiara pouted.

"But I thought you said you wanted to stay with Glory for the meantime" Collins frowned.

"Just for the meantime. I'm missing you already" She pouted.

"You are coming this weekend right. Fine since today is Monday I still have days ahead to rest." Collins smiled.

"Let's go Kalani," Collins called.

"Okay sir" She answered, standing up on her feet. She stopped and hugged Kiara.

"I will miss you," Kalani smiled, pecking her cheeks.

"Don't miss me deeply. You will be here tomorrow just because our class is different" Kiara uttered, pulling Kalani's cheek playfully.

"Our class will be different, but don't worry I will make your lunch break memorable" Kalani smiled, pecking her forehead.

"Kalani !!" Raiden groaned.

"You are such a grumpy old man," Kiara half yelled at Raiden, who frowned at her words.

"Keep frowning, frowning those rotten faces thinking they are handsome. Too bad you are ugly" Kiara rolled her eyes at Raiden, who was glaring so hard.

Glory couldn't hide her laughter as she burst into a round of laughter..

"She's going to be a great bully" Raiden thought with a scoff.

"Kalani !!!" He yelled, making Kalani shrink a little.

"Don't scold her old man" Kiara laughed, emphasizing the word "old man"...

"Bye, bye" Kalani waved at Kiara and Glory.

"Let's take you back to your class" Glory smiled, packing Kiara's junk food in a box.

"I thought you said we were going out," Kiara asked, crossing her arms around her chest.

"Outing canceled. Your Dad said you should be in class not outing" Glory replied, carrying her from the ground.

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Collins dropped Kalani and Raiden off at their place. Different thoughts kept running through his head as he drove with the 80 limits on the highway.

"Who is this Alex, what should I do to get Aurora's love. She should just fall in love with me. Assh, that's going to be a tough decision to do. Before I could win her heart back then was not an easy task to do. What if she's still the hard girl to get" he thought, stepping foot on the acceleration speed.

"This is hard, God led me to the right part. I'm confused" he thought, crying in his mind.

Turning the direction of his steering wheel to the right side, he kept honking continuously.

"Where is this security guard?" He mumbled, still horning. The security guard could be seen running towards the gate. He drove inside his company compound brutally. Collins checked his wristwatch for the umpteenth time.

"Three minutes late for the business meeting." He said to himself and got out of his vehicle.

"Good Morning sir" The security guard greeted me.

"You are fired" He muttered, locking his car.

"Please sir, I went to the comfort station, sir... This is my only source of income sir" The security guard pleaded, holding his legs.

"Get your fucking hands off me" He yelled at the security guard. Some of his staff and non-staff happened to watch the drama afar while some were close but they didn't dare to stop by to watch the unfolding drama.. some left seconds after watching to avoid being sacked.

👥 The security guard should forget his job.

👥 Mr. Walter has pissed already,

👥 The man should just plead a little, maybe he can have a change of mind.

👥 This is too heartbreaking, the man is aged.

👥 Not his first time sacking his staff" A woman said with a loud hiss.

A lot of murmuring filled the air... The louder it was getting the angrier Collins was becoming.

"Say another word and lose your job," He said with an icy authority voice.

Everyone ran to their various departments, offices, and duties immediately, which caused dust in the air. .. Collins turned around to leave the old man when Kiara's words stripped into his memories.

***Flash Back***

"Mrs. Sharon is not with us again, I mean she's not working in my company again" Collins muttered.

"What did you do this time around daddy?" she asked.

"She got punished for her mistake," Collins muttered, increasing his speed.

"She can't just get punished without a reason and I wonder why you punish your staff"She uttered, shining her tiny white set of teeth.

"Really!!"Collins exclaimed, staring at her closely.

"Yes, mostly if they aren't punctual, dirty and if they aren't taking their job seriously but Mrs. Sharon is not in those aspects, she's punctual, she's not a dirty type, she's always a much in her job so why did you sack her, because that's how you punish your staffs by giving them a sack letter"She questioned crossing her arms.

"She didn't take her job seriously" Collins uttered and stopped the car because of how heavy the traffic was.

"You are lying!"She blurted out, looking away. She turned her face to the window.

Collins was shocked by his daughter words,

"Did she just say I was lying?"He thought.

"So what happened??"She persisted.

"She didn't come to work one day," Collins said, checking out the traffic.

"And you didn't ask how she was faring, you just concluded and misunderstood the whole thing and sacked her," she muttered, gritting her teeth.

"Are you seven years old?"Collins asked and laughed at her words.

"I asked Owen why She didn't come to work and I was told she gave birth so" he scoffed.

"So? So what??''How did you expect someone that just gave birth to come to work, you should have just given her a two-month lease and then apply for a temporary female assistant in her place while she's back. That's how granny taught me"She half yelled. Collins was taken back by her bossy attitude.

"Okay, am sorry" Collins apologized, trying to avoid her anger.

"Am I not the person you should have apologized to?"She scoffed.

"Who are you expecting I should apologize to"Mr. Walter asked, hoping it's not what is in his mind.

"Mrs. Sharon of course, you should apologize to her"She winked at him

*Flashbacks Ends*

"What should I do?" He thought, rubbing his forehead.

"This Man has been punctual with his work for the past five years. Why will I have to sack just because of my anger" He thought again...

"Kiara will be mad at me if I make this type of decision. Gosh, Why I'm I entangled with you Kiara" Collins murmured with gritted teeth.

The man was still on his knees with his face on the ground.

"You have not fired again," He said, checking his wristwatch again.

"Oh! My God. Thank you so much, sir. I promise to do my job delicately" He smiles out tears as he dusts his trousers.

***** Skip Skip Skip******
"What did you tell the new business contract dealers ??" Collins asked, looking at the number of floors the elevator was.

"Told them your car got faulty on your way to work," Owen answered.

"Okay" He replied quickly and exhaled deeply.

"This elevator should move very fast, I'm still going to the last floor of this building which is the 120th floor" He muttered, running his hand through his hair.

"We will be there so "Owen chuckled.

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Collins along with some officials sat around a long rectangular table. There was a lot of discussion among the officials, argument upon argument. Finally, they all stood to show how supportive they are altogether by shaking their hands.

"It's a great opportunity to make a deal with the richest company in the world," one of the officials said.

"Sorry for breaking this news to you Mr. Walter," One of the officials said.

"What news ??" He uttered, looking at Owen who was also confused.

"We have the owner of the company among us"

"What?" He exclaimed, " He's among us. Like, right now" Collins smiled.

"Yes," They nodded.

A tap on his shoulder made him turn around...

"My name is Alex Gray, the owner of Aleper Wears. I'm also the owner of Aleper Gasoline" He smiled.

"Wow. You are quite famous " Collins smiled, giving him a warm hug.

"Thank You" He smiled.

"I love the combination of your business name," Collins smiled.

"All thanks to my ex-girlfriend, still in love with her, but I don't think she loves me anymore. I am determined to win back her love, she's very faithful and cheerful" Alex smiled.

"Who asked him for all this introduction," Collins thought, rolling his eyes.

"Wow! Your ex-girlfriend must be pretty. " Owen exclaimed.

"Yes, she's very pretty, genius and cheerful" Alex replied.

"I think that's great," Collins muttered, putting his hand inside his pocket.

"What's the combination of your business name?" Owen asked.

"Owen !!" Collins scolded.

"It's fine. Her name is Piper. Piper Aurora Walker" He uttered using his hand to brush off his hair.

Collins stuttered, "What did you say ??" He asked.

"Piper Aurora Walker," Alex said again.

He gritted his teeth furiously "What the fuck (Wtf)" Collins muttered.

TBC...
THIS ALEX IS REAL MEHN.