Chapter seventeen

"hey Sophie...how are you?"

"Am good babe.....you?"

"Cool"

"Don't you think you call me a little too frequent this days, is there anything you'll like to talk to me about" Sophie asked concernly.

"Sorry?....of course not, my...my mind just draws toward you this days that's all."

"Thanks babe" Sophie said a little unsure.

"So how're you doing, everything's okay?"

"Yeah good," Sophie debated if she should tell her about the incident between her boss and her.

"Got anything you want to tell me?" Stacy asked.

"Yeah... My boss...he and I made love this morning.....I wouldn't lie it was the best moments of my life and I just feel like....."

"Marcus made love to you?!" Stacy sounded angered and surprised but Sophie brushed it off. She must be happy for her.

"Yeah, I was so..... anyways I'm happy he was the one who took my virginity, and I think am slowly falling in love with him"

"Wow! That's.... that's great news. Am happy for you babe."

"Thank you..."

"Gotta go. Quiet busy here" she said and ended the call.

Weird.

Wait. Marcus made love to you. Sophie remembered that statement.

How......?

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Sophie was about leaving when she heard the door dinged.

Marcus was home.

She became restless and waited for him to come in but he never did, instead Leslie walked in.

Gosh! This annoying woman?

"Hellooo?" Sophie greeted her

She scoffed and looked her up and down.

"Your name?"was the only thing she said.

Sophie eyed her sarcastically and said:

"Sophie. And the boss isn't home yet, I was just leaving now so you can peacefully wait for him."she said trying to bystep her to leave. A strong hold on her arm stopped her.

"Am here to talk to you. Not him?"

"I don't think we have anything to say to each other, an his maid remember?"

"You're his maid, anyone could tell you're more than that with the way he was looking at you."

"Well, that's not my fault " Sophie stared nonchalantly.

"It clearly is....if you hadn't been seducing him, he wouldn't be looking at you that way. Well to cut the long story short, I have an offer for you."she said folding her arms.

"An offer?" Sophie asked.

" I can help you leave this your low wretched life as a maid, I'll give you a check of ten thousand dollars, only if you leave my man"

Low wretched life as a maid. Sophie thought.

"You sure are the rich spoilt brat that you look like. Ten thousand dollars will sure change my life like you said. But no.....I won't take it and I won't leave Marcus because I love him and you and your money can as well go to hell"

"What?" Leslie said angrily.

"And how dare you fall in love with my man"

"And how his he your man?" Sophie retorted.

"We're about to get married!"

"Seriously?, Prove it then, an engagement ring? A necklace to show your union?"

"Wh..... what?"she is as red as the devil now clearly showing she's very angry.

"You think you can have my man"

Sophie didn't say a word. Just stared daggers at her. Her stare only angered Leslie the more because the next minute, she grabbed a handful of Sophie's hair and began dragging her.

"Arrrrggggghh" Sophie screamed.

"Let go of my hair," Sophie said as she managed to remove her hair from her tight grip. As Sophie straightened. A hot slap landed on her right cheek.

Her face reddened from pain.

The door dinged and Marcus entered.

"What's happening here?" He asked as he studied Sophie's reddened face.

Leslie bursted into tears.

"Your maid here beat me up just because I came here to ask of you. She slapped me and also pull my hair" she said between tears and ran a hand into her hair to roughen it more.

"What?!" Marcus said and faced Sophie.

"Is this true. How dare you. What gave you the right to do such a thing." He said clearly angry.

"What!....you believe her?" Sophie said, trying hard not to cry.

She looked at Leslie who stood behind him and Leslie stuck out her tongue for her.

"You didn't? So she's lying" he said and took few threatening steps towards her. And Sophie backed up against the chair.

"Do you want to loose your job."

Sophie looked into his angry eyes and shook her head pitifully at him.

"You sure are dump" she said and walked out from his front. Grabbing her bag from the floor and stepping hurriedly into her shoes. She left. Banging the door as hard as she could.