SCREW YOU MR. CEO!

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th the financial mess I was in. The burden of my mother's medication expenses and the threat looming over the stupid car were pushing me to a

ome back from work be

ing to head out. "Babe, you're here. I'm going out, we'll see later,"

I need your

y, and she asked with a hint o

ning all the courage I had

e skeptically,

ded to be upfront. "Give me $3000.

ent some money home now and I'm left with so little." She complained, but I knew Claire,

nce, I promise, I'll pay you bac

ass girl. You got fired from your job because you react

he memory. "How do you not expect me t

d just laugh it out. But you decided

idea who h

nd powdered her face with more foundation before turning from the mirror to lo

going to smack him hard th

for this, you know. Are you not surprised by how he found out your address? And even about Victor?

t at fault. He was. He was the one who embarrassed me at my job, almost ran me over, and splash

here I was seated by the edge of the bed and fli

uc

nd put them in front of you that's why yo

." I mu

good pay. Judging from your past actions, you'd only cause me more trouble if

don't want to work as a stripper. I'm not as beautiful as you are." I held my fa

You should learn to swallow your pride too, Vanessa Williams." She called me by my full name. I watched her expression, and seeing she l

burst into laughter. "Girls do not smile this way, have some shame." I chuckled too and after a wh

excitedly, boun

makeover. You're not allowed to wi

assle. I'll wash your clothes in return

o sit in front of her dresser. "If you keep on like this Vanessa, unkempt, I wonder who's going to marry

n that later. Right now, I just need t

can do that by lo

y appearance while lecturing me about my unkempt state. As she combed my h

n a hurry?" I remarke

done fixing your hair.

**

ng," Claire said. She dropped $700 on the dressing table, picked

w did he know about Victor? Claire was right, the people around here had no idea that Victor spent the last thr

s, I tried to wipe them away but I wasn't the best at hiding my tears. I wanted to break down,

ashba

or's

acking his things to fit into a small traveling bag and for

he called the first time but he didn't respond as he ga

re he was and touched his shoulder, "Victo

said, and by the tone of his voice, she could detect something was wrong. Victor leaned closer and placed a light kiss on his younger sister's forehead. "I'll call you and Mom later, I have to

own as she sensed something must have gone wrong and the thought of

o. The moment he looked into her eyes, she shook her head slowly

she begg

ie down. The boss is dead, and a whole lot of us

uction site, they found the manager dead and in a pool of blood, having no idea who pushed him, they decided to hide the body to avoid trouble for themselves because they knew nobody would believe them. Later on, the oth

d body and the missing building materials and it didn't take

of the others who took from the money, including Victor, and the police concluded that they killed the manager. Victor heard from

ut, Her thoughts began racing, What did he do??? He had put himself in huge trouble. Seeing

said with a broken voice, almost on the verge of crying. The way his sister turne

believe me?

e begged but she was speechless. He held her

ntil the whole issue dies down. If you

cried softly. She tried to digest

w." She said, acting like she'd turn ok. She knew she had to be strong t

sa, who lay on the only sofa they had in the living room which had turned to become her bed. She was asleep but woke up by the faint sounds

upport the family." She said, forcing a fake smile on her face. They couldn't

ded simply before making his way to the door, he'd only just opened the door when he met the police in front of him, about to knock at the s

hair which ended in her falling helplessly from the chair and hurting her knee. Vanessa was so confused, her mother and her brother had fallen into trouble at the same time. On one hand, Victor was dragged ou

ed for help in the lonely house

shback

ssa

se. I made sure to lock the door properly and left th