only an suspicious occasion , but also a historic day in the history of the subjects of Nema as Mary ,their daughter , had demystified the age-old chauvinism no
fter winning the Research Development Award from the Academy of
c . Being neither too short nor too tall , her curvaceous figure could only be contrasted wi
elings , she considered Mike as that good , trustworthy friend who would always be there for you whatever the circumstances . They had come a long , long way from nursery School to high school , from college to being workmates . She owed much of her success to his encouragement and honest criticism . She was like that b
gorgeous in that dress , and even more majestic walking beside Mr . Handsome !" Karah was an old f
pany of handsomeness itself ," she returned the compliment as t
except one ," she mischievously eyed Mike . They burst into giggles . " Anyway , meet our collegemates , Juliet and Xaxa
s Sike , a very intimate friend of mine . I seem not to have enough of him , so I asked him along ." Mary was inwardly surprised because t
eard a lot about you , and it's my pleas
liet had the foresight to brin
't believe it when I saw your invitation . I had thought you had deleted me from your memory bank altogether . Plus , my long business tri
. She threatened me with hellfire if I coincidentally planned to be away on this particular date . I
in college , or that I hated her when she travelled out of the cou
ch an amiable little thing that I can't imagine her not gett
you seem to know me , albeit theoretically , let me introduce my partner . Mike and I have come a l
ntervened Karah . " Guys , don't you think ther
wise because , in my humble opinion , no reasonable man could resist having such a sweet soul for a life partner ," he enthused , staring directly into Mary's eyes .She blushed , conflicting emotions coursing through he
ere are a couple of other people to welcome . We w
nology , and Health and Environmental Sanitation chat
she said . " Am really ho
binet secretary for Science and Technology .
ord my absence ," stated Hose , cabinet secretary for Health and Environ
. Feel at home and in case you need anythi
nitaries who had arrived untill they reached her father , Mr . Jaz
?" Jaz was asking the el
s is business . Am not so envious of your daught
he rats ?" Jaz retorted . " Nothing good would ever come fro
ldren's success ? You wouldn't wish for our family conflicts to be transmitted into th
rrupt after overhearing their exchange . "
here is Max , my eldest son . He is running our Genetic Engineering and Organ Transplant facility . And this is George , our Chief of Security . Though , we weren't invit
s for not being able to send the invitations in tim
Jaz . " It was not even print
ere now . My dear , why can't you show Max around w
ded Mary as they walked off . After
while I attend to other
in the office in a minute
u didn't introduce your
and mine looked as if they were about to cause an explosio
ith your answers ? I mean , 'part
me ," she said , laughing slightly . " Woul
come a long way to be partners
me neighborhood . And fate behaved in such a way that we went through same schools and c
o familiarize myself with this neighborhood because I was sent to boarding schools as soon as I learnt to say 'Papa' , mostly ou
afford boarding school , but also in foreign t
looking directly into her eyes as they paused on the door to her office . " Well , I have a busines
you a call ," she responde
. He strolled away , leaving her standing at the door . She was still staring at his retreating back when Mike ope
" your stare implies that you did
e me feel that you are j
ought I was mindi
ome your bus
you are part of my business . Talking of
to him and they walked