The Enemies Fall in Love

gave her both, served cold alongside the chaotic heat of Lagos traffic, the

EPA had cut the light at 2 AM, the room had been a stagnant oven, the fan long dead. Zara had ironed her white shirt twice with a hot charcoal iron, checked her natural hair bun in a cracked mirror, and pressed a kiss to her lucky UNILAG pen. This wasn't just any Monday. This was Apex Telecom

ate of chickens, Zara rehearsed her pitch like a prayer. *"Apex youth are not just data users, they are dr

freezing shock against the Lagos heat. She navigated the sea of polished professionals and MacBook glows, her sneake

nd her momentum died. It was

olded to the shape of her back for three years. The chai

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precision that suggested he used a ruler to maintain it. He wore a navy wool suit that defied the 34-degree Lagos heat, smelling of expensive London ra

e didn't even look up. His voice was a smooth,

he open office. "I am not late. It is 7:58. The meeting

were cool, professional, and infuriatingly calm. "In London, we resp

dards back to the airport. And take your fine body off my ch

"Wahala don start," someone whispered. Amaka, her best friend in HR, pe

gering just a second too long. He was smug, he was arrogant, and God help her-he was

tave. "Or did you wake up specifically to choose violence against me? P

ure indignation. "Your UK template is a fantasy. It doesn't work in Yaba. Yaba gir

ks. Daniel's eyes narrowed, his polished exterior flickering for a split second to

open with a bang that

p all the oxygen in the room. Behind him followed two Apex Telecom executives, men whose pres

tension. He didn't notice the frost between them; he only saw the potential.

l's eyes widened,

or. "One billion naira. The youth market. The TikTok generation. You have one week. One desk. One killer pitch.

returned was different. It wasn't the silence

er, then at the man standing over her.

hrough the air like a blade as he leaned closer, his scent of expensive cologne mome

r ribs. "Just stay out of my way, London. I have a billion naira

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