đa ni-ght w!th him đ·đ
đChapter 30
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đNo! Sis, youâre trending. Your picture is everywhere!
đWhat!â Irene exclaimed.
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đYou mean you donât know?â Damien asked.
đI donât know anything! I switched off my phone cause of the countless messages i was receiving and i only switched it on few minutes before you called.
đCountless messages?â Damien asked.
đDamien, right now. Iâm stuck!
đWhatâs wrong?
đ I..i gave out my contact to some ladies at the dinner p@rty who admired my dress and want me to make the same for themâ Irene sat worriedly on the couch.
đWow! Thatâs a good thing but Irene,you donât even have equipments anymore. H..how are you gonna do it?
đI donât know too!
đYou shouldnât have shared your contact..
đI did alre-ady, i donât know what to do.
đHow about you charge them and receive half of the payment, with eveything put together,you can get some equipment and âŠ
Irene was listening to Damien when she saw two unfamiliar men walked in, going towards the stairs.
đDam, Iâm gonna call you laterâ Irene said, disconnecting the call.
âHello! Who are you guys?â She asked, rising to her feet.
She walked closer to them and truly she has never seen their faces around here.
âWonât you guys say something? â She asked the b©dyguards in the living room and just when one of them was about to speak.
Harold spoke up, slowly descending the stairs.
âI invited them overâ he said.
âOhhâŠokayâ Irene said.
âButâŠâ She was saying when she st©pped.
Inviting them over doesnât mean they should just come in and not say hi to anyone and even proceed towards the stairs.
Thatâs unruly!
âIâll be with Nola in the kitchenâ Irene said.
âOkayâ Harold said.
âCome with me to the garden guysâ he added and Irene wondered what was going on.
Harold rarely allow anyone into his garden.
She shrugged and walked into the kitchen.
âIâm so sorry Nolaâ
âItâs fine, i knew you brother was on the phoneâ
âYeahâ Irene rinsed her hands in the sink.
She continued helping Nola while she gave Damienâs advise a thought.
Yeah.
Thatâs what sheâs gonna do.
Not like she has any other choice.
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âI want you to repeat the second story to me. Itâs so interestingâ Ivory yawned.
She was laying on her be-d with her blanket dR@pÂŁd over her while Irene re-ad be-dtime stories to her.
âOkayâ Irene said, repeating the second story.
She was halfway when she found out Ivory alre-ady sle-pt off.
She sighed and slowly rose to her feet.
She walked out of ivoryâs room into hers and she deliberated if to change into her nightwear or just leave Haroldâs robe on.
She brou-ght more nightwear from the house but still loves putting on his robe.
Itâs so comfortable on her b©dy and the blissful dreams she do have while wearing this robe to be-d is just so magical.
She shrugged and decided to leave the robe on.
Not like heâs gonna question her.
Itâs hers now, he gave it to her alre-ady..
Irene felt so disappointed when she walked into the libr@ry and couldnât find Harold.
The fireplace was not lit and she knew Harold might not be coming into the libr@ry tonight.
Is he going to start avoiding her because of the k!ss?
âWell..â she shrugged, moving closer to the fireplace.
She arranged some logs of wood into it and then lit it.
Harold might still come, he canât possibly be asleep by this time.
Itâs not so late.
Sheâs just gonna re-ad while waiting for him.
She selected a novel and went to sit in front of the fireplace.
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âWowâ Irene yawned.
She was done re-ading the novel and Harold isnât here yet.
She stood up and put the novel back to itâs place before walking out of the libr@ry.
âWhat theâŠâ She said after seeing the two unfamiliar men again.
They were staring at her like she caught them doing something bad.
And why are they looking so dusty.
âIrene, you arenât asleep yetâ Harold said behind her and she turned.
She
was surprised he was looking dusty as the men.
Whatâs going on?
đ·đa ni-ght w!th him đ·đ
đChapter 31
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She was surprised he was looking dusty as the men.
Whatâs going on?
âYeah..Iâm not asleep yet, i was at the libr@ryâ Irene said.
âWaiting for me?â Harold asked, smiling.
âNoâ Irene lied.
âYesâ Harold tea-sed.
âWellâŠwhy you looking so dusty?â Irene asked.
âThatâs something i canât tell you for nowâ Harold said.
âWhy?â Irene asked with furrowed brows.
âItâs not a bad thing,so donât be worriedâ Harold said.
âOkayâ Irene sighed glancing at the men once more.
âYou should go to be-d now, itâs so late alre-adyâ Harold said.
âYou should tooâ Irene said.
âOf course i will. Soonâ Harold said.
âGoodnightâ Irene said.
âSleep ti-ghtâ Harold win-ked so cutely that Ireneâs heart skipped a beat.
âIs she going to keep denying this?â She thought as she walked to her room.
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âGood morning, good morning, good morningâ Irene sang, walking into Ivoryâs room.
She didnât see Ivory but she knew she was bathing when she heard the sound of the running shower..
She opened her wardrobe and brou-ght out her well ironed school uniform.
Itâs a wonder that Harold employed someone just to take care of his daughterâs wears.
Itâs a thing she can do alongside her nanny duties.
She doubt if ivory would ever face any ha-rd sh!pin her lifetime.
Her father did alre-ady, he worked for her alre-ady.
The little girl now has everything at her beck and call .
She doesnât pray her children suffers the same ha-rd sh!pas she did.
Sheâs also gonna make sure she works very ha-rd so her children wonât lack anything and live their best lives.
And
that starts now !
Once she drops Ivory in school,sheâs gonna start accepting every order on her phone, sheâs gonna reply those text messages on her phone and bill the ladies.
Damienâs advise is gonna work for her and thatâs what sheâll follow.
But where will she place her machine and materials after buying them.
There should be space in her room but will Harold accept such?
âI love that determined lookâ Irene flin-ched when she heard Harold say behind her.
She turned to look at him and was surprised he was still in his pajamas.
âGood morningâ she greeted.
âGood morning, you had that determined look on your face. What were you thinking?â Harold asked.
âOhh.. about the orders, i think Iâm gonna accept themâ Irene said.
âYes! Thatâll be so niceâ Harold smiled.
âIâm gonna collect half payment from each of them and use it in buying a machine and the materials Iâll nee-dâ Irene said.
âWhy donât we discuss that when youâre back from dropping Ivoryâ Harold said.
âSeems youâre not going to work today, wonât you be the one to drop her?â Irene asked.
âI might go to work, Iâm still quite busy for nowâ
âOhhâ Irene said.
âDoing what?â She asked.
âNever mindâ Harold smiled.
âThose men are still around?â Irene asked .
âYesâ
âDaddy!â Ivory called, walking out of the bathroom.
âHow are you princess?â Harold asked bending to pe-ck her forehead.
âFine daddyâ she smiled.
âArenât you going to work today?â
âI might, but Iâm still busy for nowâ
âBusy? Doing what?â Ivory asked.
âWorkingâ
âWorking? On your l@pt©p?â
âOhhâ Harold hesitated âYeahâ he quic-kly added.
âYouâre telling liesâ ivory frowned.
âYes!â Irene almost said aloud.
âWellâŠIâm actually workingâ Harold said.
âWhat type of work? House chores?â Ivory raised her brow.
âCâmon iâm not re-ady to tell you yet. Youâll see for yourself when youâre back from schoolâ Harold grinned.
âOhh.. okayâ Ivory said drying her b©dy.
âGood morning ivory, how was your night?â Irene asked.
âOhh..Iâm so sorry, my dadâs so hvge. I didnât see youâ Ivory said and Irene let out a short laugh.
âCâmon, youâre running late alre-adyâ Irene said and ivory nodded.
âI will leave you guys to do your thingâ Harold said.
âDad will you drop me in school?â Ivory said.
âNo princess, Iâm so busy right nowâ Harold said.
âOkayâ She frowned.
âBut Iâll come pick youâ Harold said, hoping thatâll soften his daughterâs ha-rd look.
âIs that a promise?â Ivory asked me.
âYesâ Harold pe-cked her cheeks and she smiled.
âThese two are so adorableâ Irene smiled to herself as she picked ivory shoes.
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Irene
and Nola looked up as one of Haroldâs b©dyguards walked in.
âIrene, Mr Harold wants to see you in his pri-vate living room nowâ He said and turned to leave immediately.
âIâll be right back Nolaâ Irene said, dropping her pen and notepad.
She was listing the materials sheâs gonna get.
She walked out of the kitchen door wondering why Harold wants to see her.
OhhâŠhe might want them to continue the discussion about her getting her materials and all.
She should take the notepad with her then.
She walked back into the kitchen and caught Nola smiling to herself.
âGood memories?â She tea-sed as she picked her notepad.
âUh? Youâve returned so quic-kly?â Nola asked.
âNo, i c@mÂŁ to pick thisâ Irene said.
âOhh.. okayâ Nola said.
She watched Irene walk to the door and she smiled to herself again.
She would be so surprised to see what Harold has for her.
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âHi Mr Haroldâ Irene said, walking into his pri-vate living room.
âHaroldâ He corrected and Irene smiled.
âHi⊠Haroldâ She said.
âGood, have your seatâ he said, dropping the remote control beside him.
Irene sat gently, wondering what all this is about.
He rarely invite people to his pri-vate living room.
âSo what are your plans concerning the hvge orders you got?â Harold asked.
âI thought as muchâ Irene smiled.
âHuh?â Harold asked.
âYeah, i knew you called me because of that. But why are we having this conversation here? â Irene asked.
âThatâs how i want it, itâs my house right?â Harold smiled proudly.
âYeah, it isâ Irene agreed.
âSo i decided to get the half payments andâŠâ
âHow much will you be billing them?â Harold asked.
âOhh..well i.. donât know yetâ Irene sighed.
She hadnât even thought of it,all she thought was that she wonât like to charge them much.
âYou donât know the amount to bill them and youâre alre-ady thinking of half paymentâ Harold laughed.
âI wonât be charging them much thoughâ Irene said..
âIrene these people are not paupers, donât charge them with a small amount. Most of them would call off the order because the amount you called for them is too small!â Harold said.
âReally?â
âYes, cause theyâll believe youâll be using cheap and fake materials for them. They so much love and prefer expensive stuffs. So you should better know how to bill themâ Harold said.
âOhhâŠokay. thanksâ Irene said.
âCome with meâ Harold said, getting up.
âwhere to?â Irene asked, rising to her feet.
âJust come with meâ Harold said and started heading towards the direction of the garden.
The same way he had led those strange men to yesterday.
She followed him with different thoughts filling her mind.
They walked into the garden and she sighed.
This will be the second time sheâll be coming here.
She should visit this beautiful place more often.
Harold led her to a small building which was constructed in the garden.
She saw it the last time and she had wondered who occu-pied the building.
âGo inâ Harold told her.
âWhy?â She asked, surprised.
âJust go inâ He said and she still remained on that sp©t.
âComâon Iâm not going to hurt youâ Harold laughed s-en-sing her hesitation.
âI think you should go in firstâ Irene swallowed ha-rd .
âCâmonâ Harold said and she took a step forward, she glanced back at him and caught him smiling to himself just like Nola was.
âWhatâs going on?â She asked.
âYou will know after walking into that buildingâ Harold said.
âOkayâ Irene said and with a shrug, she opened the door and walked in.
The sight before her left her shocked and if she hadnât held on the armchair beside her, she would have hit the ground.
TbcâŠ
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