Hell School

Chapter 16

I hate Mondays but I had to work very hard or else

my competitors would take advantage of that. Jaxon came home late so I went to check on him in

his room. It was 7am and he still looked like he had

been ran over by a truck... I covered him up and went

to the kitchen where i found Ciara sleeping on the

counter. She too looked like she had been ran over by a truck.

Where we these two yesterday???I hope Jaxon

wasn't falling for this crazy mud girl... I always loved to prepare my breakfast . I had the

mentality that no one would understand my stomach

more than me... I tried making noise with the cooking pans while I

was cooking but she didn't wake up... I even placed a

piece of bacon on her lips but she just bit it and

continued sleeping... Damn!!!She was indeed a heavy sleeper....

I didn't want to ruin her beauty sleep but I hated

people who were unprofessional... "Wake up!!!" I screamed in her ears and she woke up

screaming that she fell off the stool... "Why are you sleeping in the kitchen???? Don't you

have a bed back home???" "Did you have to scream in my ears...I would have

woken up you know...." She struggled standing up... "Yeah, you should not be sleeping in my kitchen..."

"Okay Mr Perfect..." She staggered away... The fact that she didn't argue or insult me was a

guarantee that she was having a rough morning and

I had made it worse... I felt a little guilty but she deserved it for locking me

up in the bathroom. I quickly ate my breakfast and

got ready for work... When I walked inside the company everyone went

silent and got back to work. Yes sometimes I felt awkward when I saw the fear

on people's faces when they saw me but that fear

has made me the most respected CEO in the country. I wasn't ready to lose my father's legacy....He had

high hopes of me and it was my duty to always keep

the Marcias real estate developers company

blazing.... "Sir, we need to go through the proposal that I will

represent before the board..." My project manager

ran after me the moment I got out of the elevator...

"Okay but first i need to see the financial manager

then I will call you..." I had alot of work to do from Thursday since I was

busy doing things that didn't make sense. Like

planning to crazy mud girl's life a living hell... After I had the meeting with the financial manager, I

approved the budget which was to be used in the

construction of the county assistance offices at the

capital... Then called in for the project manager to oversee the

workflow of the ongoing project to ensure we were

still running on the budget and on time... "Good, I love the work you are doing there. About the

proposal, I believe it's okay...Just leave a copy here

and I will go through it before the 4p.m meeting..." "Yes sir..." When the project manager was walking out of my

office, my new personal assistant came in. "Excuse me Sir, the minister wants to see you in one

hour's time. He has something crucial to discuss with

you..." "Okay cancel all my appointments until 1pm..."

"Yes Sir..." Due to the misusing of funds, the ministry of lands

and physical planning decided to give the contract in

which we are to build affordable houses for the

common mwananchi around the slums... That was a very big milestone for our company and I

wouldn't want anything to ruin it...It was gonna open

many doors of opportunities.. I was busy going through the proposals before

submitting them to the ministry of lands when Sophie

called me... "Yes, what do you want Soph??? I am a busy man..."

"Ciara is coming to your office to take measurements

of your new suit..."

"But I have many suits???"

"I am throwing a welcome back party for myself and

I need my brothers to look fantastic..." "But.. "

"No buts....."And she hanged up. Being the only girl in

our family, the twins and I always agreed to what

she wanted and she took advantage of that... But truth be told, she had won the most influential

person award due to the classy parties she hosted... "Sir, the minister is here...."

"Let him in..." I stood up, adjusted my tie and was ready to speak to

the minister... "Good morning Minister, welcome to my office... Do

you care for anything???"

"No, I am afraid this is a business visit..." "What happened???" I could feel a drop of sweat roll

down my back... "The board of directors wants to take the contract

back. We have done our investigation and confirmed

that the young bachelors we have worked with have

a thirst of power and so they don't do their work

well.

We are done working with young bachelors..." " But Minister, I am known for my diligence and

professionalism. I wouldn't misuse the government

funds..." "I know Mr Marcias, but this is a housing project and

we need someone who has a family and understands

the concept of being a family man..."

"But I have little siblings and run our company well

since my father died. I even do I better job than

him..." I could feel my blood boiling at 450 degrees....

I wanted to hold him by the collar and remind of

everything I have done for this project but chose to

remain calm... This was an injustice of the highest criteria... "You can't get in. The boss is in a meeting..." I could

hear commotions outside the office.

"I don't care..." Ciara slammed the door open into my office. "Jordan....I need your measurements..." She said

ignoring the fact I was busy.

"I am busy Ciara...."

"I will sit and wait..." She got in, greeted the minister and sat at the sofa by

the window... I was sure I would have convinced the

minister but after Ciara's rude behaviour I wasn't

sure he would even listen to me... "This must be your girlfriend..." The minister

commented and we both asked in unison,"What???" "What we mean is why do you say so??" I clarified

myself... "Like nobody would have the guts to enter Jordan's

office like that if it weren't someone close to you..." I faked a laugh,"Yeah, she is my girlfriend. Actually

we are getting married in a month's time..." "What???" Ciara asked and my throat constricted with

nervousness.....

"Love," I walked to where she was, "Sorry that I had

to propose to you like this but the circumstances I am

in forced me..." I placed my hand around her

shoulder... "I am sorry to have caught you by surprise but I

needed the minister to know...And about the

measurements my love, I am sorry I kept you

waiting...." I kissed her and walked back to my seat... All that while, Ciara was in shock.. She neither moved

nor talked... She just stared at me, her eyebrows

raised questionably.... "This is good news Mr Marcias...If you getting married

in one month's time there is no need for us to take

the contract from you. That's a guarantee...." It seems the crazy mud girl was my lucky charm

after all but the question is how was I to implement

the lie??? "That's good news. Kindly Mr Minister let this be

between us since my girlfriend doesn't like the media

attention and paparazzis...."

"That's okay..." Ciara stood up from the sofa and walked to my seat.

"Baby, I will come back later..." She kissed my cheek

and walked out getting me by surprise of how good

she played along... "She is a very beautiful woman, who would have

thought Jordan Marcias would settle down??"

"Minister, I wanna be a family man...That's why you

gave me the contract in the first place because you

saw the potential...."

"Very smart man...Let me get going and kindly remember the ministry doesn't love to be kept

waiting..."

"I will keep that in mind Sir...." I walked him out and when I got back in the office my

mind was still processing what had happened

earlier... I was selfish and without thinking I dragged Ciara into

my mess...She probably hates me more than the devil

right now... How could be so stupid to kiss her??? I am so

screwed.. My body slumped in misery....