Chapter 157

Chase may have lost the job offer that would have come from Charles, but he didn't lose it completely. What happened was that he got the same job but from a different client and in a different location. It wasn't that long after he had called Olivia and informed her of the new development, being that the search for Mike in Africa would not work out anymore, when Olivia called him back. When he passed the message, the way he heard Olivia respond made him feel something was not really alright with her. What he never anticipated was the move she made next. She called him and gave him the job of digging into Mike's life and getting everything that he could about him. He was to make sure no stone was left unturned in his search. Every area of his life, both present and past should be dug into, none should be left out. In fact, the most important was his relationships with women, both his ex and if possible the side chics, including flings he had or he was having if any. 

It was such a huge task that Chase wondered why such details. He knew that it would be time demanding and consuming too, so he asked how she wanted it done considering that her Dad might visit unannounced and might demand for him. It shocked Chase when he heard that the directive had been approved by Ben Hart. Although it gave him a more relaxed mind to do the job, not without thinking of any distractions from official calls, he also understood the implication of not doing the job in a professional way so as to get the desired information needed. Chase was to fly back to France to hand in the report on the job he handled in the UK, before heading to the US. 

At the Harts house, Olivia, Mira and Lucy were working as a team. It all started after the call between Olivia and Chase. The two had realized the Olivia needed all the help she would to over come the impact of Mike's unexpected change of attitude and lifestyle on her. Ordinarily, they would have asked that she forget everything about him and move on, but for Lucy who strongly believed that something good could still happen. She didn't only have such belief, she actually convinced Mira to share the same view with her. Hence the team in up for the course. 

The three of them sat down together in one room plan on how they would handle issues, Olivia felt Pat would have been another brain that was supposed to be part of the think tank. She had just mentioned it to the other two when Pat stepped in. Olivia thanked God she was around, the first thing she did was to confirm if she would be leaving immediately, when Pat told her she was back for the day, her joy knew no bounds. She took her time to update Pat all that had happened all the weeks she had been busy, she made sure the story followed sequentially the way it all happened. She finally asked her, what her thought was on the issue. 

While she was narrating, Mira and Lucy kept mute, all they did was focus their eyes on Pat. They were expecting to hear her own opinion and what she would suggest Olivia to do. Pat could not believe it that so much had happened without her knowledge. It was obvious that she was very busy, having been left with the fashion and catering business. She was always returning late and very exhausted, most times, Olivia and Mira must have slept off, it was mostly Lucy who would welcome her with sleepy eyes. Her happiness was that she always deliver on her job, and there hadn't been any complain coming from any job she had done as not well delivered.

The way she saw the three ladies eyes centered on her, probing directly in her eyes as if the answers they needed was in there, made her smile. She had a different approach to it all, she had to let them know that the plan would sound odd and funny, bug they should know that she meant every bit of it. She demanded that they wouldn't joke about it and asked that they make her a promise. This they did immediately, and she was happy.

Pat then told them her own plan, she was of the plan that even though they search and try their possible best to win back Mike's heart, of it doesn't work out as they planned it, they wouldn't leave things that way. She said that if Olivia would not have mine, then no one would. She would take extra steps to see that no one else would. The steps she mentioned was mostly legal, she was sure of what she was saying as she was as at the moment the only legitimately wife of Mike. It was a huge eye opener to the other three ladies, as they all jumped into the plan. None of them had thought of something related to that, not to think of it. As for Olivia, she knew that when it gets to that, Chase would be handy and he would do a perfect job on that.

Pats plan brought a twist in the game, it changed Olivias' perspective towards the issues. What was and had been a problem that seemed difficult to be resolved, suddenly turned to a game filled with fun. It became a light matter as they were ready to do the spoilers job with passion. It was a great relief on Olivia, and she couldn't hold back her sincere appreciation to Pat. It wasn't as if she never knew that Pat had so much concern and cared about her, but with this, once again she had destroyed any iota of doubt. 

At 'D Maggies', Margaret seemed to have forgotten all about the medical test. It seemed that the contract and the fact that Mike would be around for sometime, had changed her body system. She felt better and stronger, and was able to carry out her duties without complain. Mike also observed that she hasn't vomited not showed any sign of being weak, feverish or complained of headache. He wondered if all those things were really based on stress, which would be a great relief on him. Be it as it may, he would also have loved that she went for the test. He thought of how he could convince or persuade her to do so, but his instinct kept telling him not to. He had better allow her do it at her own time. 

The money involved in the second batch of the deal, was double of the first, it wasn't long after Grand pa had called Margaret and had spoken with Mike, that other members of the family heard the news. That evening became an evening of calls, it was one phone call after another, as each member called to appreciate both Margaret and Mike. The last call that came in was never anticipated nor would Margaret and Mike had thought or guessed it. It was a call from Margarets' Dad. 

If there were few things that everyone that knew Margarets' Dad would say about him, it would be that he hardly called and that he was a very busy man. Mike was also aware of this, not only had he heard from the daughter about him, but it was evident as he was conspicuously and unavoidably absent from the family annual meeting. Such a meeting that incorporated the business affairs of the family which he was a shareholder, one would have expected that the business part would have been a reason for his attendance. When Margaret picked his call, he asked that she put it on the speaker, he then asked how they were fairing, after a few chat, including his commendation on their input in the profitability of the company, he gave them an appointment for a dinner together in the most expensive hotel in the city. They were to decide the date most suitable for them and get back to him. 

Margaret couldn't believe it, she had never seen the Dad so excited. It was the very first time he would show he was happy after long time. She had got used to his rigidity and hard handedness in things that had to do with her, she wondered what might have changed him. As for Mike, he was indifferent, after all he hadn't met him before and it wouldn't be his first time of meeting such a person. He had exposure that cut across many kind of people and class, and he was an expert in interpersonal relationship. Part of the skills he had acquired was in his classes while studying human psychology, it had obviously helped him both in his job and businesses which were mainly human interfacing. 

All he needed was to reach an agreement with Margaret for a suitable date, then get a befitting attire that would make a statement on that day.