Laura felt her stomach turn. The thought of going on a blind date with a stranger her aunt had picked out was too much to bear.
"No, thank you," she said, trying to keep her tone polite. "I'm not interested in dating right now."Her aunt sighed. "Well, suit yourself. But you're going to regret it one day, mark my words."Laura finished her plate of food and made her way to the door. She couldn't take it anymore. The constant pressure to settle down and get married was suffocating her."Where are you going?" her cousin asked, as she grabbed her coat."I have to go," Laura said, not bothering to hide the annoyance in her voice. "I have work tomorrow."Her cousin looked disappointed. "But we haven't even played any games yet.""I'm sorry," Laura said. "Maybe next time."As she left the house, she felt a wave of relief wash over her. She was finally free from the prying questions and judgmental comments.But as she walked to her car, she couldn't help but feel ashamed of herself. She wondered if there was something wrong with her for not wanting to get married and start a family. Was she destined to be alone forever?She tried to push those thoughts out of her mind and focus on the present. Maybe she was different from her family members, but that didn't mean there was anything wrong with her. She was happy with her life, and that was all that mattered.As she drove home, she made a promise to herself. She wouldn't let her family's expectations dictate her life anymore. She would live on her own terms, even if it meant going against the norm.The road ahead wouldn't be easy, but she knew she had the strength to face it. And maybe one day, her family would finally accept her for who she was,Laura continue taking care of the old man while the son Clifton was busy with his menial job, but always come to check on his father at the hospital every evening,When Mr Morgan was getting better, Laura was trying to familiar herself with Clifton, but Inferiority complex was worrying Clifton, he was drawing back, he doesn't want to Insulted by a rich lady like Laura, so, he kept to his lane,Whenever Laura trying to get closer to him, Clifton was trying to avoid her and giving gap between them, Clifton doesn't want to get familiar with someone that will later snopes him, so he respects himself,A few weeks later, the old man was discharged from the hospital, and Clifton resumed his menial jobs, and he was trying his best for his parents,Because of Clifton, Laura was trying to familiar herself with the Morgans family, and she often go to the house under the pretends of coming to check the old man,When Laura was expected to shoot her shot on Clifton, but unfortunately she didn't meet him at home, she waited and waited until she was tired, and decided to leave,Meanwhile, Laura doesn't want to face the oppression and humiliation she faced when she attended the wedding anniversary of her parents,Laura commitment to her job doesn't give her time to have a relationship, because she was very dedicated to her, and her looks seems scary and her assets seems to be driving some men away from her, and the position she held In a reputable multinational oil company was Inevitable because she earned higher and flamboyant salary, she owned a big mansion, well decorated, with beautiful views, quality and expensive furnitures, and modern kitchen equipments, with five exotic cars parked In the compound,Now that Laura was facing oppression In the social gathering she decided to concentrate on searching for a soulmate, but she doesn't beant a irresponsible for a partner or husband, but she needs an urgent partner to accompany her to her sibling wedding,Laura try checking dating app on social media, and she visited match maker companies, but she was not Impressed with men coming tfir her,Laura decided to call Clifton on phone, “hi Laura” Clifton said, “how are you?“ he asked,“I'm good” Laura retorted, “how are you doing today?“ she asked,“I'm not fine because of the hectic of the office cum traffic on the highway make me sick and tired” Laura retorted,“Oh, sorry about that” Clifton said,“Where are you now?“ Laura asked,“Hope there Is no problems?“ Clifton asked,“Not at all, I just want to get some stuff for your dad at the supermarket” Laura explained,“Okay, I will rush down to the house waiting for you” Clifton said,“Where are you right now, I can pick you up so that we can go to the supermarket together” Laura said,“I'm at work looking dirty” Clifton said,“Don't worry about that, text the address and the description of the place, I will catch you up there” Laura said,A few minutes later, she heard the sound of message alert on her phone, and she checked the message, It was from Clifton, and she headed to the described area,When she arrives at the area, she saw Clifton waiting for her with his working tools, Laura was ashamed of herself, because of Clifton's appearance looks, but she can abandon him because of his looks,Laura opened the car door, and Clifton entered Into the car while Laura drove to the supermarket, and she said, “hope you wouldn't stay In car while I gets the stuff for your dad”“Yeah, no problems, I will” Clifton said,Laura got more than enough groceries, beverages, drinks, assorted meat, shampoo, body wash, and she bought few quality wears for Clifton, she paid all her bills on the counter while one of the shop attendant help with all the shopping bags In the stroller, and push It to where Laura parked her car, and all the shopping bags was arranged In the while Laura drives,Inside the car,“sorry to ask this questions” Laura said, and she stylishly stared at him,“Go ahead” Clifton said,“Are you married?“ Laura asked,“No, still single” Clifton retorted,“Are you In a relationship?“ Laura asked,“Yeah, but off and on relationship” Clifton said,“What's your educational background?“ Laura asked,“Bsc. degree” Clifton retorted,“Did you put effort In hunting for job In your speciality?“ Laura asked,“I'm sorry, I don't want to discuss about that” Clifton said,“Sorry,I don't mean to hurt you with the question, I just feel concerned about you” Laura said, and she concentrate on her driving,“I'm sorry, I don't mean to snopes you, only that I don't like discussing my personal Issues with a stranger” Clifton said,“I'm sorry to have bothered you” Laura said, and she drove Into the Clifton's dad's compound, and she parked her car by the doorstep, and two of them came out of the car, and she opened the car boot, and brought out all the shopping bags, and she entered Into the house, and greet the Mr Morgan and Mrs Morgan, Clifton's parents, while Clifton carried all the shopping bags Into the house,A few minutes later, Laura entered Into her car and drove to her house,Since then, Laura has been tried to familiar herself with Clifton,Two weeks to the wedding, Laura called Clifton, and she asked If Clifton do attend party?“, “I'm sorry, I don't have resources to attend a party” Clifton retorted, “okay, we will discuss on the party resources later, Laura said, and she ended up with the phone conversations, Laura had been eagerly waiting for this wedding party for months, but she was faced with a dilemma. She didn't have a partner to accompany her to the event and, being a big and rich lady, she was nervous about approaching a man who might turn her down. However, she had heard about a new service that rented out boyfriends and girlfriends for events like these. Laura considered this option but was hesitant to choose Clifton to accompany her."There's got to be someone I know who would be willing to go," she thought to herself, scrolling through her phone contact list. Suddenly, a name caught her eye: Clifton.Clifton was someone she had known for a while, but they were never particularly close. She had alw
Laura was In a deep thought, she was thinking of how to help Clifton to fix his life and get back to the normal track of high standard of living, but she doesn't know how to go about Clifton's problems, Laura approached her boss and mentioned that her friend Clifton was searching for a job, "My friend Clifton is an excellent candidate, and I believe he would be a valuable addition to the company," Laura shared with her boss.Her boss responded, "Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Laura. I know a few people who are hiring, and I'd be happy to put in a good word for him."Laura was elated, "That would be incredible! Thank you so much."A few days later, Laura received a call from her boss, "Hi Laura, I spoke to one of my friends, and they're interested in Clifton's profile. Can you ask him to send his CV over?"Laura was thrilled, "Absolutely! Thank you so much for your help."After Clifton shared his CV with Laura, she forwarded it to her boss who promised to pass i
Clifton was over the moon.l, he has a glamour and rich lady as a girlfriend and to crown It all, Laura had just said yes to his proposal and he couldn't be happier, he had been saving up for a while to buy an exotic car, and he felt like this was the perfect time to do it, As he drove his new car down the street, he saw his ex girlfriend, Melissa, standing on the corner, She looked different somehow, more put together than he remembered, but he tried not to dwell on it too much,"Hey, Clifton," Melissa called out to him as he approached. "Nice car. It suits you." she said, Clifton tried to keep the conversation light, "Thanks, I've been wanting one for a while now," Clifton said, Melissa smiled at him coyly. "So, I was thinking maybe we could grab a drink or something later. Catch up," Melissa said,Clifton hesitated, he knew he shouldn't be hanging out with his ex girlfriend now that he was engaged, but he felt guilty about how things had ended between them, "I don't know
Clifton sat on his couch and stared blankly at the TV, he was In a deep thought because he couldn't believe that Melissa that had broken up with him long time ago wanted to come back to his life after he had engaged with someone else Laura, he tried everything to make things work between them then, But he abandoned him because he had he lost his job, and he had no money then, now that Laura had help him got a good job, and he had fixed his life, Melissa wanted to make a comeback” he said, “I won't allow that to happen, because I begged her not to abandon me, but she did, she made me realized that love without money wasn't enough, He had been completely blindsided by her decision” he said within himself, Meanwhile, Melissa was plotting her next move. She couldn't simply let Clifton go because she had seen changes In his life, she needed to know the kind of woman he would end up with, she couldn't bear to see him happy with someone else, She knew she needed to act fast, She r
Clifton sat in his office chair with a perplexed look on his face, staring at the computer screen, trying to make sense of the bombardment of messages and notifications he was receiving,He picked up his phone and called his girlfriend, Laura, hoping she could shed some light on the situation. "Babe, can you believe all this craziness that's happening to me right now? It's like the universe has something against me," he said, "I don't know, Clif. Maybe it's just a coincidence?" his girlfriend suggested,"I don't think so, It's just too much to be a coincidence, I have this feeling that someone is out to get me," he replied, feeling paranoid,Just then, his boss walked into the office and Clifton quickly ended up with the phone conversations, "Hey, Clif. What's going on? You look like you've just seen a ghost," his boss said, noticing Clifton's uneasy expression,Clifton quickly explained the situation to his boss and begged him not to let Laura know what was happening. "I don
“Hey," Laura said, getting into the car,"Hey yourself," Clifton replied, smiling,The drive home was filled with chatter and laughter, both of them sharing stories about their day, As they arrived back at the Laura's mansion, Clifton turned to Laura, “would you like to come to my place tonight?" he asked, his eyes pleading.Laura couldn't resist his puppy dog eyes and nodded, "I'd love to." Laura retorted, and she smiles, “Alright, come on, let's be on our way, we are getting late” Clifton said, and two of them walked Into the roadside where Clifton park his car, and they entered Into the car, while Clifton drove to his house, a mini duplex, The drive to Clifton's place was filled with anticipation, both of them looking forward to another night together,When they arrived, Clifton cooked dinner for them both, and they spent the evening talking and laughing, enjoying each other's company,As the night began to wind down, Clifton turned to Laura, "I have something I want to show you.
The following day, Clifton wakes late, bath, dressed up, took his car keys, and he headed to the parking lot, where he entered Into his car and drove to Laura's house where he picked Laura and he drove to his parent's house, and he walked Into his parents house, Clifton exchanged pleasantries with his parents, and he sat down, Clifton was nervous as he sat across from his parents, hoping that their advice would help solve the problems he and Laura were facing. He had always looked up to his parents and respected their opinions."So, what seems to be the problem between you and Laura?" Clifton's mother asked.Clifton sighed and looked to Laura for support. She squeezed his hand and gave him a reassuring smile."Ex girlfriends," Clifton said. "They keep intruding in our relationship. Especially Melissa, and Harriet called me In the night saying that she will be coming to my hoise today, I'm fed up with their problems” Clifton said, His father raised his eyebrows. "Melissa?
Melissa had been trying to make friends with Laura for some time now, She had always admired the way Laura carried herself, her professionalism, and the way she talked to people, and she wanted to emulate Laura's behavior, Melissa had heard about Laura a couple of times from Clifton, but she had never mustered the courage to talk to her until two days ago.Melissa had gone to Laura's office, pretending to ask for some professional advice. After chatting for a few minutes, Melissa had mustered up the courage and asked if they could go on a beach walk together, "Hey Laura," Melissa said, "I was thinking, would you like to go on a beach walk with me sometime? We could catch up and have some fun at the beach side," Laura smiled, "That sounds like a great idea. When do you want to do it?"Laura asked,"How about this weekend?" Melissa replied."I'm sorry," Laura said, "I have a social gathering at my office this weekend, but how about next weekend?" Laura said,Melissa was disap