Chapter 22

She told him he had once again just made her look like a fool and she was done listening to his stupid explanations for the records, she was thankful for his help although he used his ways to help her he could believe his ears when she embraced and gave him the box of cupcakes she had baked for him to have as a snack because she didn't know that they were going to meet in such circumstances and would never have known if she didn't have to be too mean with him he was trying to make everything extremely go well with him because he kept putting himself out there so she would forgive him for what he had ever done to her.

Leaving the park they decided they were going to go out for a drink and since they had cleared the whole air about the baking humungous orders although he told her that she was still going to keep having to deliver such great pastries since the children had already become accustomed to having cookies and doughnuts every weekend for their orphanage games it was his philanthropic way of making them happy although he was thinking of making them a charity fundraiser which of course he wanted to discuss with Ashlyn so she could give him ideas on that so they could use it to renovate some places of the orphanage.

Calling her friends to give them the gist of how she got to be with him at the Park thinking he was someone else and they thought it all began by saying he was the famous man who bought.

"You got him smitten" she commented because of the lengths to which he could get just to keep her to himself he didn't want her to lack anything at any time and he knew she was a strong woman who could have whatever she wanted at any point of her life, and that was why he had decided to help her from the sides.

And he was working that hard so that he could get her out of the way speaking of which they all knew they were dealing with an evil person who had the name of her but she knew for a fact that she was in safe hands since her friends were going to be by her side because she knew she would never stop until she has Blaze to herself even if it meant hurting he himself.

Mrs. Blaze kept her company with miss as they kept playing their game of chess in their garden shelter Mrs. Blaze couldn't move around that much anymore so miss always had to come to see her friend as they had some treats from her daughter's bakery.

Hr was watching Tom and Jerry as he tried to explain the scene to his mother but she wasn't understanding what was happening so she just kept accepting what he was saying and he kept on explaining as she concentrated on her phone.

"Mom, you are not understanding what I am saying to you," he said while pouting and trying to climb into his mother's body.

"I'm sorry baby, but mommy is working that is why " she answered him before she kept her phone down.

Because she didn't want him to keep pestering her she decided to keep her phone down so she could concentrate on it later on since he wouldn't let her rest so she carried him on her chest and they watched the famous cartoon which have been present time immemorial and that was how they both fell asleep. even before the cartoon was finished her mother entered the house from her game and when she saw the both of them in that position she succeeded in raising him and taking him to another chair she could put a blanket over him and immediately his weight was lifted off of his mother she opened her eyes in a flash and was ready to attack whoever had taken away her bundle of joy when she noticed it was her mother she calmed down before she took a glass of water which helped her to can down from the way she was feeling then she apologized telling her mother she was yet to calm down from what was happening and she was just scared.

Okay, things were getting out of hand she wasn't thinking straight anymore, she felt she was in charge of everything that was going on in the office all because of what for some reason he almost denounced the investment money he was tired of all her approaches and trying to sabotage his relationship with Ashlyn she had done so on many occasions which only made him detest her presence so much she didn't make it easy for him she always wanted to be noticed that she was around and was going to be around for some considerable number of weeks before she was off their hair.

The shot took place two days ago and she wouldn't let the team rest with the changes and photoshop she wanted her picture to have a slimmer waist or a striking glowy complexion that was just a fake life she kept portraying and irked him so much because she couldn't be herself she always wanted to look perfection when in truth no one could be labeled a perfect person he used to love her with her flaws but looking at her now he couldn't help but puke mentally she was an epitome of what people would call fake life and he still didn't get why he would want her to be used in his investment as the face of a wine advertisement. Other good reputable morels could nail this part with as much dignity as they could decipher and would not necessarily throw themselves at him but here he was dealing with a wan who couldn't close her legs even after she had been rejected numerous times.

He still had to ask his biggest investor what had prompted him to use his ex-fiancee.

When he got to him he just blatantly said he chose her because he knew she was familiar with what he did since they used to date.

It made sense to go to him but not completely he had to get to the bottom of this so he didn't do something to her which might warrant his reputation being tarnished.

Speaking of which it had been a long time since he spoke to his mother and for some reason, she had been quiet she usually called him a little too much that he detested it but for two days now she hadn't bugged him to come to see her or the marital issue or the fact that she didn't want to have Ashlyn as a daughter in law it was strange he was going to stop by her house later that evening so he could know what was happening with her.

Right now he had to get back to work.

He treated a few files which needed to be treated and then called to know how the female who had done her make-up was fairing.

Okay here is the story turns out this little girl of 21 was the make-up artist for the shot and they wanted it to be something cultural and modernised all in one and when this little girl had done this beautifully at least to the whole glam team and him they all applauded her and then the devil aka she looked herself in the mirror and claimed she didn't like the look and she looked like an unripe mango to make her satisfied with what she wanted this young girl went all through the trouble of cleaning her face and restarting everything from scratch this went on for two hours with her not being comfortable or pleased with what had been done on her face and when thee little girl dared to complain of time wasted and it was being tedious on her and she was tired she was reprimanded by her who said she had no right to complain as she was being paid and had rights to question her authority he tried to intervene but as usual she wouldn't have any of it and just as everyone had become tired of what she complained about and where giving up on having the shoot that day, she took the got cup of coffee which was by her and pour it on the poor make up artist back she was burnt and rushed to the hospital and the. asked why she did that she hugged saying no one disrespected her and went free. Everything said and done another makeup artist was called to which he sternly told her if she wasn't satisfied she should use the door hearing this she sat down and complied until they had the shoot done.

And now she wouldn't let people rest by snatching her waist and making her look slimmer than Kim Everyone wouldn't wait to have her leave in the upcoming weeks ahead.

The pictures were shown to the board of directors and everyone was displeased by what they saw most people even threatened to take out their votes for the wine that was to be sent into the market.

Hearing and fearing that his company might suffer great losses was the reason why he had to call his blossom friend he to explain everything to him and ask if it was wise that he returns the investment money but who were they going to use as the da e of the product?

"Ashlyn" he blurted out after hearing everything his friend had told him a few seconds ago.

"Yes what about Ashlyn?' he asked.

" I meant we could ask Ashlyn to do the shoot for you and be the face of the wine, just think about it she is beautiful, flawless, and wouldn't bother your glam team if you ask me," he said to his friend.

"Okay that makes sense but Ashlyn won't accept to do such besides she isn't a model" he tried to reason with his friend.

"Ask her and get her feedback before jumping to a conclusion "

"Look at that banging body of the mother of your child and tell me you don't think she could pass for a model" he deep panned making his friend more assured of asking her but first he had to pass by his mother's house to find out how she was fairing and he wanted him to go there with him so they finished drinking their glass of whiskey it was a cold afternoon they needed that to stay warm inside so they wouldn't catch a cold it was the rainy season.