Contract Marriage; Fated Love

Now that she knew who the other woman in the picture was, it was time to pay her a visit. Yes. It was time to pay Benny Jones a visit. She needed to inform her that Noah belongs to no other person but her.

Benny alighted from her car with an air of importance. She was a junior worker at her place of work yet she drove one of the best cars in town. All thanks to Naoh. Her colleagues gossiped about her but she wasn’t bothered. She knew she was going to leave the company in a matter of time. She was only there temporarily till Noah married her.

She walked like a queen towards the company. She felt a soft tap on her shoulder and she turned spontaneously. She came face to face with Grace.

Goodness! This girl again. She had given her sleepless nights and she felt like strangling her at the moment. She kept calm and watched what would happen. She needed to know her relationship with Noah. She didn’t want to be in competition with anyone. From the look of things, she might be playing the second fiddle.

“Good morning,” she greeted.

“Good morning to you too. I’m sure you remember me, right?”

“Yes, Grace.”

“I want to speak to you for a while.”

Some of the employees coming into the company stopped and stared. Grace was dressed like a woman of high class and they all wanted to see what would happen. After all, they all knew Benny had something up her sleeves. Firstly, she was a new employee, a junior worker and yet, she drove one of the finest cars. She has also been seen moving around with the high and mighty President Noah. Now, it was this high class girl. They didn’t want to miss getting the first hand gist.

“Emmn, I have work to do. It’s working hours.”

“Oh! Wow, you work here? You aren’t even a manager? Or a senior staff member? What lowly position you must have to be running along at this time. Isn’t it too early?” Grace mocked checking the time on her wrist watch.

“Oh! I forgot this is the time people of your class go to work. Why don’t you stick to your level and people who are in your league?” Grace continued.

Benny got angry and landed a slap on Grace’s face.

The onlookers gasped and murmurs of “Ahhh!” “Oh my gosh!” rent the air.

Grace held her burning cheeks in shock. She didn’t imagine even in her wildest dreams that someone would dare lay a finger on her. Before she could come to terms and process what happened, Benny walked out on her and went into the company.

Grace wished for nothing more but for the ground to open and swallow her. She would be labelled a weakling by everyone. She was just hit and she let the person go without doing anything. Entering into the company to cause trouble will only be embarrassing herself. Benny must pay for this humiliation.

Grace had spoilt her morning. She had woken up bothered because Grace’s issue had given her sleepless nights. As if her memory wasn’t enough, Grace showed up in person to further ruin her day. The slap she gave her was just the beginning.

“Low class employee.”

“Awwwww. She’s pondering on the words.”

“Or is she thinking about sticking to people of her class or her league?”

“She thinks she is all high and mighty but she has to report to work like a low class worker. That girl just gave her a perfect description.”

Benny’s colleagues who had been looking for every opportunity to daint her image gloated at the golden opportunity they got that morning. Benny ignored them completely and turned on her computer. This was working hours and not time to engage in a battle of words. Moreover, she wasn’t in their level, they were soon to find out.Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

“Hey!” one of them said, pushing her shoulder.

“Don’t you want to be a super woman again?”

“She’s so scared right now.”

These actions and comments infuriated Benny. She had to put them in their place else they would make her a laughing stock and a pushover. They only had the courage to speak to her that way because Grace had. Initially, no one had the courage to stand up to her.

She stood up in anger and slapped the girl. Everything happened at the same time. Benny slapped the girl and she fell back hitting her head on the table and consequently throwing down the things on the table. Everyone but Benny gasped.

The keyboard and three people’s phones fell on the ground as well. They picked their phones and inspected them. Andrea, the girl who was slapped, stood up and picked her phone too. Hers was the worst hit. The fall had damaged her screen.

“You must replace my screen, you will pay for it,” she yelled at Benny.

Benny didn’t want something that trivial to bother her. She only turned and said,

“Next time, you mind who you talk to and how you talk to them. Everyone is not your mate.”

That brought silence in the room. It was still the same Benny, with her cold, aloof and distant attitude. They all went back to their seats in shame. Benny had carried the day.

Grace looked up Benny on the internet and found some information about her. She was no one important. The only thing available about her was her involvement with Noah. She was a nobody! It hurt her so much that she didn’t have the chance to retaliate.

Benny stepped out of the shopping mall and went to the underground parking lot. A car was wrongly parked making it impossible for her to drive out. The car had its rear light on meaning the driver was still inside. Benny honked her horn repeatedly but the driver didn’t bulge. She came down and went to the car. She tapped on the driver’s window and the driver opened the door.