Deceitful Love ?
It was never felt?
Created by:
Humble Lee?
Chapter 6
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Eva Pov ?
Who the hell did he think he is to talk to me like he owns the world?
It just happens that he’s the owner of VPH but that doesn’t mean he should treat people like trash!
It was really pissing me off and for some hours, I couldn’t concentrate because my blood was boiling. Aunty offered me lunch but I told her that I wasn’t having any appetite to eat so she asked what the problem was and I told her everything that happened. In her own opinion, he has the right to employ whomever he wants to employ and that I shouldn’t take it personal and just go look for another job.
“I just hate the fact that I wasted my time here. First thing tomorrow, I’m going back to Spring Valley.” I said but she responded by just nodding her head.
I left the sitting room to my room to gather my things. After I zi-pped up my bag, I sat on the bed and start to operate my phone but I saw a mail icon so I clic-ked on it and it was from VPH calling me for an interview tomorrow by 9 am.
I screamed in ecstasy calling Aunty’s attention.
She rushed into my room and asked what the problem was and I told her that they just sent me a mail that says I should come for an interview tomorrow morning.
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Ryan Pov ?
“Sent,” George said smiling but I just glare at him.
“Honestly, I don’t like this arrangement. This is not professional.” Not just that but I don’t like the girl for a start. How can I work with somebody who is a stri-pper? It’s going to ruin the image of the company.
“What exactly are you afraid of bro? She’s as beautiful. All that she nee-ds is a little touch and she’ll be okay. What?, Do you want your mother to keep bugging you? This will let her off your case and you can continue with your shots.”
“That girl is going to give me a ha-rd time.”
“Deal with it bro, this is business and besides, it’s not like you have any relationship with her.” He said and although I can see some sense in what he’s saying,
“You’re right. This should be strictly business. I won’t let my issue with her come in between the future of VPH.” I said and George clap his hand.
“We should toast to that.” He said and went to fill the glas-ses with champagne.
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McKings Residence ?️
Vivian is standing in front of the house staring at the beautiful surroundings in front of her and she kept a smiling face as she remembered how she met Julius.
Julius McKings although the stepson of Esther McKings is a generous and loving guy. After Vivian lost her baby she became so bitter and all that was running throu-ghher head at that period was to kill Esther and herself because she can’t imagine her life without her baby.
She met Julius when she was been kicked out of the apartment she was living in because she couldn’t afford the rent and he was just driving by when he saw her with her luggage. He asked to help her but at that time, Vivian had stopped trusting this gender so she snubbed him but he kept insisting, he even got out of the car and pleaded with her to help her. Vivian found this strange but the truth remains that she nee-ds the help and that was why she got into his car and before you know it, she felt comfortable with him and told him all that had happened to her. He offered to help her heal and since then he became her friend and when he asked her to marry him, she didn’t hesitate because she knew that she’ll be very close to Esther to deal with her and find out about her child but one thing is she did love Julius.
Vivian fold her hands up to her che-st smiling at nothing in particular and she was enjoying the view until Madam Esther showed up in front of her.
“What do you want?” Vivian asks her when she notices that she won’t stop looking at her.
“I’m just curious, what did you use on my son that made him sign VPH to your name?” She began and Vivian roll her eyes.
“I’m not in the mood to have any conversation with you so please, leave me alone,” Vivian said and turn to leave.
“I tried figuring it out and then I came up with something, he loves you.” She said and Vivian smiled before turning to face her.
“And you’re going to destroy the beautiful thing we have because?”
“I don’t have to do anything. I just nee-d to sit down and watch him find out the whole truth.” Madam Esther said and Vivian nod her head sideways.
“I wonder what he’ll do when he finds out that you’re still in love with Stanley.” She said and walk inside. Vivian screamed in rage because she really want to be the one to end this old woman’s life but she just can’t do it.
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Eva Pov ?
“Hey, wait!”
I was so happy when I was coming here. There is just this as-surance I have that am the only one coming for this interview today and when I got there I turned out to be the only one but it was Me. Pervert’s as-sistant that interviewed me and not him himself. I can’t seem to see him around.
“Congratulations Miss…?”
I roll my eyes remembering that he can’t even recall my name.
“Eva Sinclair.”
“Congratulations Miss Eva Sinclair, you’ve been chosen as our face model. You’re welcome to VPH.” He said smiling why is he sounding like a good person when it’s obvious that he and Mr. Pervert are accomplices?!
“You should drop the act and just get on with whatever you want to do cause I’m already getting bored here,” I said getting furious already.
“Your appointment letter is already sent to your email so all you nee-d to do is print it out and come with it next week when you’re resuming.” He said.
“We didn’t get to talk about my pay.” That’s the most important thing right now. The payment.
“All the details are in the letter. The interview is over.”
Why is he looking grumpy all of a sudden?
“Relax. I don’t bite.” I said getting up but instead, he replied by nodding his head. I stare at him for some seconds before walking out of the office.
I can’t wait to tell Grandma, Fateemah, and Angel about this job, am very sure that they’ll be super happy for me. I’ll go home to inform them and pack some of my clothes, and plan where I’ll be staying before resuming on Monday.
Even though am going to hate working with Mr. Pervert, am sure the pay will be worth it.
“Hey, wait!”
I pause hearing his voice. I thought am not going to have to see him today?!
“Where do you think you’re going?”
I scoff and turn to him.
“Home of course. Your as-sistant told me to resume next week and I nee-d to go prepare.” I said looking into those blue beautiful eyes of his. I’m stupid for thinking about that.
“Well, you can’t go cause I nee-d to put you throu-ghsome things.” He said getting closer.
“Stop walking.” I stretch my hand towards him and he stopped.
“First of all, I just got employed. Secondly, I don’t reside in Texas which technically means I didn’t come with all my things so, Mr. Pervert,…”
“Don’t call me that.” He warned but I ignored him.
“I don’t have anything to do with you today so am sorry,” I said and walk out on him but he followed anyway.
“If you step out of this building, forget about coming back here!” He said but I didn’t even stop walking.
I am resuming next week and that’s exactly when he’ll see me.
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Deceitful Love ?
It was never felt?
Created by:
Humble Lee?
Chapter 7
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Eva Pov
I was already parking when I received an email from VPH asking me to report to the office on Monday by 7:30 AM. I wanted to reply because honestly that Ryan guy is rude and I’m not planning on returning to working with him but my conscience won’t let me and thinking about Grandma Andrea and Angel just made me want to do everything to give them a better life.
MONDAY MORNING: 6:45 AM
“You look absolutely stunning!” Auntie compliments my dressing and it’s making me blus-h.
I’m clad in a coffee brown short gown that stops on my knee and a jean jacket to match it up. I’m wearing a white high heel I took from Fateemah’s collections when I was coming to Texas and I parked my hair in a neat ponytail. I didn’t tell you but I have nice black hair coupled with grey eyes.
She brou-ght out her phone and took me a shot then asked me to be going as if she was already chasing me.
“Calm down Auntie, I haven’t eaten breakfast yet,” I said walking to the dining and to my greatest surprise there was nothing on the table. I turned to her disappointed.
“I intentionally didn’t cook so you can get to work early today. It’s your first day for Pete’s sake Eva.”
“And so because it’s my first day I should starve myself to death?! Auntie, I have to eat to be healthy and able to sell their Br@nds with my beautiful face.”
I can sense my confidence coming back.
“A big company like VPH surely won’t lack a cafeteria.” She added.
“And I don’t like cafeteria food. I’ll eat cereal instead.” I said and went to the Kitchen after pulling off those shoes.
I brou-ght out the cereal from the fridge and pour small content into a bowl and added some milk then I sat down by the counter and start devouring.
“It’s 7:52 already Eva.” She said again and I stopped eating looking at her. She gave me a stare and I sigh.
“This is me trying to eat this small cereal and don’t you think I’ll make it early to my new office if you don’t get to distract my meal?” I said and she folds her hands up to her che-st.
In less than 10minutes, I was done eating. I checked my face for any adjustments and being that there were none, I proceeded to the living room where I put on my shoes, waved her goodbye, and left the house.
Author Pov ✍️
“You’ve been ignoring my calls,” Vivian said the minute she stepped into her husband’s office. He doesn’t come here often but he has an office in the company and can come in at any time. She has always wanted to talk to him about that but how is she going to start that? Won’t it be as if she’s taking advantage of her husband’s kindness?
After the scene she displayed with Madam Esther, she and her husband hadn’t been on speaking terms, unlike before he has been avoiding her.
“I don’t want to talk to you so leave.” He said without sparing her a glance. She stood there for like 3seconds before sitting down facing him but still, he didn’t look at her so she has faced the screen of the laptop he was working on down.
“If this is about your mother you know that…”
“She is my mother and if you can’t respect her that means you don’t respect me.”
“That’s not true. You’re my husband and I’ll always respect you.” She said and he remove the glas-ses he was wearing.
“Oh really?! You respect me? Then why don’t you listen to me?”
“Because you are not making any sense. Your mother is the reason why I lost my child and you think I’ll just forgive her because she said so? Common Julius.” He should at least pretend to un-derstand where she’s coming from.
“Let’s as-sume I don’t know the whole story. Can’t you forgive and just move on from all these?!” He half yells at her and immediately she starts tearing up.
If anybody is going to tell her to forgive and move on that person shouldn’t be her husband because he knew how it all started. She told him everything and this is what he’s going to tell her? To forgive and move on?
Vivian blinked off the tears and sit up. She has promised herself not to cry because of Madam Esther. She has made a promise to herself that she’s going to fight that woman till her very last and that is exactly what she’ll do and no husband is going to tell her to do otherwise.
“I thought it was the right thing to do. I mean fixing the problem we had.” She said with lumps in her throat. She got up and made to leave the office.
“Vivian, I’m sorry.” He apologized and she stopped letting the tears she was fighting to roll down them she felt his hands on her wai-st.
“I didn’t mean to trigger all those memories back. I was only worried for you.” He said behind her and she sniffed, tapped his hands and remove them from her wai-st then excused herself from the office.
No one will ever un-derstand the pain she’s feeling inside.
She tried letting go of the pain but just could not cause the thought that she didn’t even get to know the gender of her baby kills her every day.
Her heart is bleeding and what hurts is the fact that nobody wants to share in her pain.
Eva Pov ?
He specifically told me to come to meet him in the training hall as he called it. He said it’s here he’s going to teach me how to pose for a photoshoot and every other thing that followed, I didn’t remember.
I was leaning by a pole watching as he talk with the crew members.
Ryan does have a fine physique, coupled with a broad che-st. He is the complete definition of a se-xy man but with a stupid character. He has the body of a model though.
“Eva, get on stage!” First of all, this is the first time he’s calling my name so it sounded so weird that I wanted to tell him that that wasn’t how the name is been mentioned.
I reluctantly walk up to the stage and stood in front of many photographs. I don’t even know the difference between them all.
“So she’ll take a solo first?” He asked a man who nods his head forward.
“We already know what you can deliver Ryan.” He said and I clic-ked my tongue.
“I’m just interested in her posing style.” The man said and he stepped backward while I’m completely clueless about what to do next.
“Give us your best pose Miss Eva.” The same man said and the photographers got their cameras ready for shooting but I don’t know what to do.
Eva think!
“What are you waiting for?! We’re working with time here!” He said and right now I feel so pressured and uncomfortable.
“Can I go in?” Ryan asked the man who nod his head as a yes and then he pulled off his suit jacket and rushed up to me.
I was about to remove the band that was holding my hair together but he place his hand on mine connoting that I don’t but why does his hand feel so warm and comforting?!
“Relax and take charge.” He said to me and I breathe out. I don’t know but this guy’s voice seems to carry some magic words.
He placed his hand around my wai-st and signaled me to rest my head on his shoulder.
“Stare at the camera with excitement.” He said and I look in the direction of the cameras.
“Stretch your legs, especially the left one.” He said very gently and I did stretch it forward.
“Can we have a shot now?!” The man I have later known to be the manager of photography said and Ryan replied by giving him a thumb.
The first shot was taken and we were allowed to check it out. The manager applauded me. He said he liked my genuine smile and he will appreciate it if I’ll keep it up and I as-sured him.
“I don’t get to be praised?” Ryan asked and that’s when I noticed he has been standing by my side the whole time.
“This isn’t about you Ryan. Everyone should go rest and come back for the main shoot by Wednesday.” He said and I opened my mouth in shock and he saw it.
“Didn’t Ryan tell you?” He asked me and I turned to Ryan.
“Sorry I forgot.” I ignored him and turned back to the manager who place his right hand on my left shoulder.
“I trust you’ll do just fine. You made the right choice Ryan.” He said and emBr@ce him before leaving.
Tbc