Chapter 11

He didn't miss the shock expressions of his workers when he left but he decided to brush it off, shrugging it away and driving off to work.

Nathaniel Hugh, a young bachelor who recently got married and the successor of a large company by his family which was Pearl Inc. The company was one of the largest selling soap and body products in the state. It had many branches across the world. It was his grandfather who built the empire before it was passed to his father then to him and being the only child, made him the sole heir of the company. Under his grandfather and father's time in company, the business was going fairly but since when Nathaniel was handover the company when he was twenty years old, he made the company to the top without any big competition while others company in soap and skin business followed his company's footsteps,waiting for the opportunity to struck and which was impossible. He was ruthless, cold and shady with the help of his friend - Nicholas who was a lawyer and his maternal side being one of the biggest mafia in the state and that made him untouchable.

The security men saluted Nathaniel when he drove in, opening the door of his car for him as he walked languidly to his private elevator. The private elevator was only used by him or his family. He pressed the green button which opened the elevator's door and he entered, waiting for it to close as his PA stood outside. The elevator's door closed and he pressed the last number where his office was situated, checking his wristwatch. He disliked tardiness from workers. He worked diligently, disciplined and a very time conscious human. By the time the elevator dings, the door automatically opens and his PA bowed his head again and collected his briefcase from him before he nodded to him and walked to his office.

The workers working at the top floor were surprised to see their boss in office when they'd thought he would take a week break because of his wedding but they thought wrong. Every one of them stood up and bowed as a sign of respect while he walked past them without saying anything. No one talked when he was passing, no chit chatting could be made because their boss hated gossip but what they could do when gossiping was one of the females hobbies. When they knew he was away from hearing them, the tables filled with murmuring and whispering which flew round the office.

He entered his office, unbuttoned his suit and hung it on the chair before he walked to the glass window and looked at the passing scene at the street. His PA knocked and entered, bringing him his briefcase, coffee and the daily newspaper. He collected the coffee and newspapers from him, staring at the coffee before taking a whiff at the smell and took a sip, humming on satisfaction as the taste hit his taste bud.

After watching the passing scenes with him sipping his coffee, he went to his seat and took a seat on it, unfolding the newspaper to read the latest updates.

He sat down on his seat, placing the coffee mug at the side of his table before his wife thought occupying his mind.

Would she be awake now, he wondered as his heart beat thudly about his wife. He checked his wristwatch sgsu to see it was already 8:30 am, and half an hour after he left home. He took his phone from his pocket, scrolled through the contact list and called his nanny after the second ring, answered.

"Nana" he greeted in a cheerful voice, rubbing his shaved jaw.

"Nathaniel" his nanny called him in a sad voice while his heart was disheartening. He knew what Clara did broke his fragile old woman. His nanny was a very kind person who thought of others before hers but what Clara did would have raised the poor woman's blood pressure which doctor had advised not to do anything to make her worried.

His nanny only gave birth to a daughter who was Clara's mother and Clara being her daughter's daughter. Clara's mother left Clara with her mother when she was an infant without name to explore and enjoy her youth life but till his, Clara's mother had been heard or seen whether alive or not. Well, what's the purpose of her being alive if she can't take care of her poor mother, he grimaced internally. Then the grandmother didn't mind and took care of his granddaughter, only to have Clara betray them and broke the woman again. He tightened his jaw in anger with what Clara did. She played him well like Ronaldo played ball on the field. Then the image of his angel flashed in his eyes and he calmed down, smiling cheekily. His PA who stood at the entrance, stared at his boss dumbfoundedly, wondering what had gotten to his boss because his aura changed after a day of his marriage. Well maybe marriage is one of the best things to happen to humans, he thought grinning.

"Nathaniel" The nanny's voice thickened and crackled with emotion she was bolted in since yesterday her granddaughter left her, leaving her with a letter informing her about her running away with another guy. She was heartbroken, headache was like a second flesh to her since yesterday's night. "That ungrateful girl?" she muttered, rubbing the immense headache she was feeling as a tear slipped down from her eyes. When her daughter left her, she thought everything was over for her but she wasn't disturb so much because she had a granddaughter who could wipe her tears and be her companion but she was wrong. The person who she thought to wipe her tears and be her companion was the one making her cry. She did everything in her power to make her a good person and give her everything she wants in her power to make her happy. It's a prayer answered that she was still living and working with the Hugh's Family with what her granddaughter did.

"Nana'' he called softly, "I understand. It wasn't your fault" he consoled her. He knew that she would blame herself for what had happened. She would blame her parenting and everything. "I was foolish for not seeing the subtitled changes in her'' he paused, pinching the bridge of his nose tiredly. He called to ask if his wife was awakr this. He was tired of everything but the only thing he wasn't tired of was his wife. He hadn't plsn how he was going to face and talk with his nanny.

"I'm sorry" the woman cried, "I'm sorry" she bit her lips to stop her cries "I'm really sorry" he sighed.

"Grandma, we will discuss this when I get home" he assured her, smiling softly while he could hear her sniffing at the other side.

"Okay" her voice thickened.

"Awesome" he nearly clapped his hands in relief, all these emotions, crying stuff made him awkward, he always did not know what to do. He always confused him.

"is my wife awake?" he asked hesitantly.

"She hasn't but whenever she is awake, I'll ring you" his nanny responded while relief flooded through him.

He hung up and put his phone on his table taking the folded newspaper he left earlier, he sat properly on his seat then opened the first page.

What he saw on the headlines made him shouted, startling his PA.

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