BED

"Come with me." she whispered as she walked past him. Mirabella walked to her room without looking back to check if Neo was following her or not, she wasn't too sure of it either but she felt looking back might make him feel to special, somewhat.

But became sure he did followed her when the door she had open annoyingly as she entered her room became shut.

"What's this all about?" Neo asked calmly despite the rude approach.

Mirabella faced him with the aim of lashing him with words or accusing him based on what Diva said, though she had defended him outside but still can't deny the fact that she was so jealous and unhappy about it.

But as she turned, the soft look on his face melted her heart, he was looking so handsome and elegant as ever, and the way he smacked his lips! It melted her heart more.

"Aren't you going to say anything?" He asked again.

"What happened between you and Diva?" Mirabella asked with a straight face. "The girl is going around saying things like you made advances at her and she turned you down."

"Are you asking me that question or you just want to make accusations to make yourself feel better?" Neo asked too. "You already know the answer, she made the advances and I turned her down." He moved closer to her. "Is that the kind of woman you really want your son to get married to?"

"Do I look stupid to you?" Mirabella scoffed and sat on her bed. "I am still condoning her stupidity and rude self because of what she will bring to the table by the next shareholders meeting."

"What do you mean?"

"At the next shareholders meeting, Richard will try again to remove me as the Chief Executive Officer, again. But this time will be different, because he has the remaining shareholders by his side."

"That's how many percent shares?" Neo joined her on the bed paying rapt attention.

"Forty nine." Mirabella sighed and rubbed her palms together.

"Wait, what about the minor share holders? I heard they are very large in number, they own half or quarter percent shares."

"Y has all of them in control."

"What?!" He raised his voice a bit. "Then what are you chances?"

"Diva's father has five percent, With him on my side, they can't get rid if me."

Neo frowned his face. "So, after all, you are using Diva?"

"She was the source of this mess in the first place, if I knew about my husband's will then, I swear to God I would have tampered with it."

"Diva was a child then!" He whispered quietly.

"She lured by son to it and look and what happened."

John cleared his throat, "it wouldn't have happened if you didn't report to her parents."

"Will you just shut up John." She stood and folded her arms. "If I don't do this, I will end up in the streets, where I came from."

"Stop saying that, you have made enough money to help you live well for a life time."

She faced him in rage. "Does that mean I should stop making money? And let some animals take over what I worked hard for?"

"Leave the kids out of it." John whispered.

"We all have to pay the price, we are involved, I don't care how we do it but I will not let those people have what is mine."

John opened the door, he looked at both of them with confused look on his face, his mom was standing and Neo was sitting. "What's going on here?" He asked and walked in, shutting the door quietly.

Mirabella's eyes widened, she was totally speechless because she was caught off guard.

"She was questioning me concerning what Miss Diva said." Neo spoke up saving himself and his lover.

"What did she say?" He put his hands in his pockets.

"She had told me yesterday, that Neo made advances at her." Mirabella finally spoke up.

John laughed briefly. "That is not possible, Neo will never do such."

"How sure are you ?" Mirabella asked raising her brows.

"Diva isn't his type of woman." He looked at Neo. "He likes reserve and soft women."

"Have you seen him with any?" Mirabella asked again.

"I guess I have seen him with a few, I'm not gonna lie." John whispered with the hope of helping his dear friend out of the investigative process. But little did he know, that it was like adding petrol to a wild fire.

"I see." Mirabella muttered and she nodded her head.

"Get up man, we have a lot of things to settle at work." He faced his mom. "Do I look good? I am meeting a potential investor today."

"You look very amazing, she touched his tuxedos, "my son is the most handsome man in the world." She pulled his cheek. "How did my tiny baby of that time grow this big?"

"Stop it mom, you are embarrassing me." He whispered. "Mom, stop allowing people sit on your bed anyhow, I find it a bit insulting , only if you have some sort of special relationship with him or her." He paused and continue. "Or do you have a special relationship with him?"

Mirabella's head was about to explode at the moment, "what sort of crazy question is that? Does he suspect me?" She asked in the loudest voice in her mind.

"Of course not." Neo spoke up once again to save his lover and himself.

"See you later mom." John kissed his mom on her forehead. "I promise to make you pasta when I return, it's been a while I did that."

"That is because we've been having issues lately."

"I will see you soon." He kissed her again and walked out. Neo followed him without having a look at his lover. He knew she was going to have a sneer mixed with jealous look on her face because of what John had said earlier.