CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

“Harley” Joanne called as Harley walked out of her room yawning.

“What is it?” she asked as she saw the hunch of flowers in the seating room and a small smile spread all over her cheeks.

“The flowers are here already?” she asked and Joanne nodded.

“There’s a note as well” Joanne replied as Harley dropped the cup of tea she was holding as she walked towards Joanne and collected the note. A lot of times, only the followers had always been sent unfailingly but once in a while, there were notes attached. She flipped the note open a smile spread all over her face.

Dear Harley,

I hope you are having it okay? And if you are not, it’s no big deal. Take some time off and enjoy yourself. I know you are much stronger and will get over whatever it is that is troubling you. I’ve got your back. fighting!

Your biggest fan.

Harley folded the note and chuckled lightly “Ask them to take the flowers to the usual place” Harley said as she slumped on the chair.

“Are you not still okay?” Joanne asked as Harley smiled.

“I’m very much better now. These two talk so alike” Harley said as she shook her head.

“Which two?” Joanne asked and Harley chuckled while Joanne chuckled and opened her phone. Her eyes widened as she raised her head to meet Harley’s eyes.

“What is it?” Harley asked as Joanne swallowed her saliva.

“You won’t like this” Joanne replied as she turned her phone to Harley.

PRESIDENT WILSON CAUGHT DATING A MINOR.

PRESIDENT WILSON OF WILSON CORPRORATIONS IS DATING A MINOR.

YOUNG CEO ZANE WILSON CUAGHT WITH HIS LOVER IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT.

MINOR AND PRESIDENT WILSON CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

PRESIDENT’S WILSON LOVER EXPOSED.

LADIES HEARTS ARE BROKEN AS PRESIDENT WILSON IS CAUGHT WITH HIS LOVER.

At about 11pm yesterday, President Wilson and his lover was seen on the streets trying street food and eating. Their acts were lovely dovey as they fed each other food, held hands…..

Harley blinked her eyes as she pushed the phone from her eyesight. Seeing all kinds of headlines with pictures attached, Harley didn’t know how to feel. She blinked back the tears rushing to her eyes as she chuckled.

“We are just friends; it has nothing to do with me” Harley said as she ran into her room while Joanne sighed as she dialled her boyfriend’s number.

Zane chuckled as he stared at the people seated in the conference room. He glanced at them before chuckling again.

“Minor? Lover? Are you guys nuts?” he yelled as they all flinched.

“We’ll take down all the articles at once President Wilson” one of them murmured as Zane chuckled.

“No need to take it down. I’ll tell you all the truth” Zane said as Dylan stared at him.

“That was my younger sister who needed to by something at night” Zane said as everyone in the room turned to him in shock and surprise.

“Yo…. unger…. Sister?” one of them stammered as Zane knocked on the table.

“Now you will go back to wherever you came from and write an article on me clarifying this matter. I don’t care if all you want to do is PR, nothing, absolutely nothing can happen to my younger sister, else I won’t take it easy with any of you” Zane said as he stood up and walked out of the room.

“President Wilson, is it okay to disclose Amanda’s identity?” Dylan asked as Zane shook his head.

“Don’t disclose her identity, increase the security around her and tell Drew to be more alert” Zane replied as he walked into the office and his phone rang.

“Hey Amanda” he said into the phone.

“I’m at the back door, tell someone to pick me up!” Amanda said into the phone as Zane sighed.

“Alright” he replied as he dropped the phone.

“Dylan” he called as Dylan turned to him.

“Get Amanda here” Zane replied as he reclined back into his seat and rubbed his forehead.

After he dropped Harley and went home, Amanda all of a sudden wanted to eat street roasted meat. They had gone out to the streets to buy it from road and streets stalls. He had totally forgotten about her identity and that Amanda’s identity was not known. He had held her throughout the journey on the streets. The pictures of them holding hands and Amanda feeding him and was all over the internet. Her face was blurred in half of the pictures and his wasn’t that blurred to show that the photographer wasn’t close to them was he was taking them and he was in a hurry. He must have been shocked to see the duo and having an affinity for gossip, took pictures.

“Why aren’t you going to school?” Zane asked the moment Amanda stepped into the office.

“I don’t know” she replied as she walked into the office house downstairs.

“President Wilson, Miss Madison is here to see you”

“Oh let her in” Zane said with a smile.

“Why are you just picking the phone Dylan?” Joanne asked as Dylan sighed.

“I’ve been very busy Jo. My boss been going out with your best friend and leaves all the work to me. I’m very busy” Dylan replied as Joanne chuckled.

“Tell me honestly, does President Wilson takes Harley as a plaything or a joke?” Joanne asked as Dylan frowned.

“What are you saying?” Dylan asked as he scoffed.

“Plaything? Joke?” Dylan asked as he scoffed again.

“The last person on earth that President Wilson would take as a joke would be Harley Madison, why are you even asking? Don’t you see yourself?” Dylan as Joanne chuckled.

“Of course I see and I thought the same but what’s with all those headlines these morning. What do you have to say?” Joanne asked as Dylan opened his mouth to talk and sighed.

“Really? You believe that?” Dylan asked as Joanne laughed.

“There were fucking pictures Dylan. Are you still trying to cover up for him right now?” Joanne asked as Dylan sighed.

“Why would I cover up for him? The news wasn’t true in the first place” Dylan replied.

“What do you mean?” Joanne asked.

“Because the girl in the picture is Amanda Wilson, his younger sister” Dylan replied as Joanne went quiet.

“What did you just say?” Joanne asked.

“I said the girl is his younger sister” Dylan replied.

“The news should have been released by now. Open your phone. I have a lot of things to do. I’ll call you later” Dylan added as he ended the call.

Zane stared at Harley as he leaned back into his chair, for some reason he felt there was something off about Harley but he didn’t know what it could be.

“You still haven’t decided?” Zane asked as Harley pursed her lips and raised her head to meet Zane.

“I only came here to ask you something Zane” Harley replied as Zane nodded.

“Okay, I’m listening. You look like you want to ask me something scary though” Zane said as Harley forced a smile on her face.

“The both of us… what…...” she hadn’t finished her question when Amanda walked back into the office.

“Zane, there’s no more noodles in the store. How?” she asked as he turned and noticed Harley Madison seating on the couch. Her eyes widened as she pointed at her.

“You are Harley Madison right?” she asked with excitement written all over her face.

“Oh right, I should introduce you. Harley this is…...” Zane started but Harley was quick to cut him off.

“I know who she is. You don’t have to explain to me” Harley said as she rose to her feet.

“For a slight second, I hoped it wouldn’t be true but I was wrong. Let’s not see ourselves in the future President Wilson” Harley said as she walked out of the office trying to supress the tears rushing towards her eyes.

A tear slid down her cheek as she got into the elevator and her phone rang. She picked it seeing it was Joanne.

“Harley, where are you, I’ve been trying to reach you for a while now” Joanne said as Harley sighed.

“I’m coming home now” Harley replied.

“Are you at peace now that he has explained?” Joanne asked as Harley chuckled.

“Explained? There was no need to explain anything, I saw her with him” Harley replied as Joanne laughed.

“You’ve met his younger sister?” Joanne asked as Harley frowned.

“What younger sister?” she asked.

“The girl in the picture, she’s his younger sister” Joanne replied as Harley froze.

“Joanne, I don’t understand what you are saying? What do you mean his younger sister? Isn’t she his girlfriend?” Harley asked as Joanne chuckled.

“Didn’t you go to look for him? Didn’t he explain it? It’s even on the news already too. Didn’t you check your phone?” Joanne asked as Harley froze while holding her phone.

“Harley, what did you do?”