Forever & a day

nto his study to turn on his computer. He was met with articles and pictures from all angles of him holding onto a woman and walking into a hotel room the night before. The woman was none

m entering the suite together. The pictures which were uploaded on various internet sites show two people in a w

een only to find a call from his mum and dad simultaneously. He felt a headache coming on and sat back on his chair before picking up his dad's call. “Dad, it's not what it looks like. I can explain if you just give me a chance.” Ferret just laug

huckled and ended the call. James didn't give what his father said a second thought before rushing out of his apartment and driving towards his office before an idea entered his mind. James banged his palm on the steering wheel when the id

bout James’ personality because we have been friends for so many years and you have witnessed his behaviour over those years. What you don't know is that after James left to study in New York, he continued a long-distance relationship with Lia Smith. They would meet over holidays and lo

ever stopped trying to take what belonged to James. First Lia, a few months later, James went to an auction to purchase a piece of land that dad had his eye on for warehousing space however Alex managed to bribe an official who leaked James’ bid price to him, and he increased his offer, which was accepted

whispering to one another. She brushed it off and got into the elevator however as soon as she walked into her office she was greeted by Ferret, Jill and Bill Marlow from the PR office. All three of them greeted her but Maya was still confused as to why they were waiting for her in her office so early in the morning. A thought crossed her mind and

med the door shut. He was taken aback when he saw his parents and the head of the PR team gathered around Maya. “You sly vixen, what have you done?” James screamed at Maya and placed both his palms on her desk. “What's going on? I don't understand what you're so upset about." Maya looked around the room for someone to

reputation of this company, its CEO and most especially my own reputation. Oh, my goodness, my family. I need to talk to them before they think that this is true and...” before she could finish her sentence James said “That's enough of your drama. You colluded with Alex last night, didn't you? Now it explains why you were at the same hotel at the same time as me. Oh

n't stand this anymore and interjected, “James, that's enough. I don't want to hear another word against Maya from you and Maya, you are not quitting. We are here to help you fix this situation because the board members and our new investors are already calling to find out what's this story about. James, I

out of Maya's office together with Bill, while Jill gestured for Maya to come over to the couch. Jill started off by saying, “Maya you have been a part of our family for a long time, and you know that we have always wanted the best for you. We are proud of all that you have achieved, and we will continue to s

turned to alcohol and women to shut out the pain and emptiness he felt. He is trying his best to continue his father's legacy and while we are proud of him, we feel that he could achieve greater things if only he managed to settle down and find some stability in h

part of the office, Ferret was having a similar conversation with James however the latter was not having any of it. While his father sighed in frustration, James’ phone kept ringing. He pulled it out of his pants pocket and looked at the screen. He excused h

ogistics of the press briefing and to draw up the press release. He didn't care if Maya agreed to the plan or not because he wo

te for the sake of their professional relationship. Jill was letting her thoughts run away with her when Grace pulled her out of her thoughts and reminded her that this was just a pretence and that they are not really in love with one another. Jill sti

n, she decided to switch off her phone, lock herself in her office and crashed onto the couch thinking about the mess she just got herself into. Something just occurred to her, and she cursed herself for not thinking about this. How long would she have to pretend to be in a relationship wit

o prove to everyone that he could fill his father's shoes as CEO of the company. Grace cried for a while before Maya hugged her friend and comforted her. May

ained everything to her grandmother and aunt and they had no problem with the situation. Maya's eyes opened wide in

dma doesn't know what a player he is so don't say anything to her.” Maya pleaded with Sheetal. The latter zipped her lips and gave Maya a hug. Maya is third generation of Indians who settled in America years ago. With no siblings, Sheetal, her cousin was 2 years younger than her and was the closest thing to a sibling and they got on well with one another. Maya's paternal family didn't quite acknowledge her because Maya's mum was from a poor ba

al family a few times while growing up, but they didn't acknowledge her nor did they try to foster any relations with her until she turned 21years old a few years ago. She got a call from her paternal grandmother who was the only family member to care for her

aya thought. As with most Indian families, they were very conservative. Many people still practiced no sex before marriage therefore Maya felt relieved that Jill understood this and explained to this to her grandma. Maya's family knew the Aslans very well because her grandmother would only allow her to go out with people she knew and trusted therefore when Maya first met Grace, Jill came over to introduce herself to Dadi, and a

nd supported my daughter. That was true love. Maya, I pray that you and James find the same love in your relationship.” Maya's sense of guilt increased ten-fold however she shyly smiled at her grandmother and nodded in understanding. Dadi continued, “Although we agree in principle,