The past is never dead, it not even past.
Williams Faulkner
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Melody POV
It's been three days since I came back to DReam and two days since I last saw my boss. After the crazy meeting with peppy, he left for a meeting in France, and ever since then, I haven't seen him. It was not as if I missed him or something but his presence made me feel calm and now that he wasn't around, I felt something missing in me.
On my way to work that morning, I had a feeling that something was going to happen, and before what I thought, something did happen and it wasn't what I was expecting.
My boss was back and there was an impromptu meeting.
"Have you heard?" Anita came to my desk as soon as I came to the office that morning.
"What have I heard?" I questioned her back.
She looked to her left and right before answering my question.
"There is a meeting and I think it concerning the new Vice President of this company."
"Really?" I asked and she nodded.
"Yeah, and from what I heard, it seems the person is the CEO's little brother."
"The boss's younger brother? How did you get this information?"
Anita looked left and right again before replying to him.
"I heard it from Lindsey and Cassandra." She said.
I looked up at the CEO's office and couldn't see his office through the transparent glass, I wondered what he was doing inside his office.
"So when is the meeting?" I asked Anita who was still standing by my desk.
"In five minutes, " she replied.
"Five minutes?" I asked myself thoughtfully as I stared at the boss's door. "Why didn't he tell me anything?"
"I should go get prepared for the meeting, " Anita's voice broke me from my thoughtless thoughts. " I'll see you in the meeting, " she said and walked away from my desk into the CEO's department office.
When she left, I stood up from my chair and thought of why my boss didn't tell me anything about the meeting.
"He was gone for two days!" I didn't realize that I have said that aloud.
"Who were you talking to?" My boss's hoarse voice resounded in my ears.
When and how did he get here?
"I asked you something melody or have you gone deaf for two days that I left."
I cleared my throat before raising my head to face him.
"Hello sir, welcome back from your trip. I heard there is a meeting today and it is so surprising that I had to find out from another staff," I said with a fake smile on my face. "Some people just feel too important that they find it hard to tell their assistant anything," I smirked as he realizes that I was talking to him.
" what are you getting at melody? It was a personal trip and I felt it doesn't concern you. " he pointed out.
"Really?" I scoffed and place my hands on my waist. "None of my business, " I scoffed again and shook my head. "Since whatever you do is none of my business, I'll like it if you could excuse me because I have a meeting to prepare for," I told him and made sure I bumped my shoulders into his.
Serves you right.
The meeting started a few minutes after my encounter with my boss. As soon as he walked into the meeting room, I made sure I didn't make eye contact with him.
"The reason for this meeting is because this company has decided to have a new vice president that would be in charge of some other branches in the country and around the world." He paused for a while and looked at the faces of all the directors in the room.
"I know it on short notice but this person is none other than my brother Lorenzo Aderemi. " As soon as he announced the name, my heart skipped a beat. I was shaking where I sat and I knew it was because of the name I heard.
"With a standing ovation, I'll like it if you all could welcome my brother Lorenzo Aderemi, " he announced and the door to the conference room opened and my worst nightmare stepped into the room.
I was glued to my seat as I found it hard to stand up from where I was seating. My breath quickened and my chest rises up and down at a fast pace.
Calm down melody, you are only dreaming. You are only dreaming.
It was only when the clapping stopped that I felt all eyes on me. The people in the room all looked at me as if I had grown another head. They all began to murmur amongst themselves but I didn't care because all I wanted was to get away from this room
"What is wrong with her?" I heard Cassandra said.
The only mistake I made while sitting down on my chair was raising my head to look at Lorenzo Aderemi. As soon as our eyes met, he grinned wickedly at me and I gasped and bolted to the door.
I walked to a corner where no one could find me and burst into uncontrollable tears.
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Five years ago,
"Are you sure your family will like me?" I asked Franklin as we walked to the front door of his family mansion.
"We had talked about this love, they are going to love you. " Franklin assured and kissed me on the lips.
I nodded after the kiss and we both walked into his family mansion.
When he introduced me to his parent, I thought they were the worst people on earth but when I met his brother, I wished there was another word for worst.
"This is who you want to marry?" Lorenzo sneered as soon as he saw me. "You can't marry bro, she is a low-life girl, and marrying someone like her is going to tarnish our family image. "
"What are you trying to say, Lorenzo?" Franklin asked his brother.
"All I'm saying is that she is not the right person for you. She is just a gold digger who is obviously after your money."
"And did I complain to you?" Franklin asked his little brother.
I placed my hands on him because I didn't want to be the cause of a fight between two brothers.
"It hasn't been thirty minutes since you introduced him and she is already causing a fight between you and your brother. " Their mother had said with pure hatred written clearly on her face.
"Mother, Lorenzo, and I haven't agreed with one another in a long time. Don't blame this on Melody. Blame it on Lorenzo."
"On me? It your business anyway so why should I poke on something that doesn't concern me. But I won't be surprised when she becomes a problem for you later in the future." Lorenzo replied.
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Present.
Giovanni POV
As soon as Melody ran out of the board room, I knew something was wrong and it had to do with Lorenzo or probably what I have said.
"This meeting is inconclusive as I have to speak with my brother, " I announced and dragged my brother out of the board room.
I took him to my office and while passing the front of melody's desk, I saw no sign of her and I knew whatever happened in the boardroom was beyond what I could ever imagine.
"Tell me, Lorenzo, do you know that lady that went out of the boardroom," I asked.
Lorenzo shook his head and took a seat on the leather couch in my room.
"How do I know a woman I didn't see? Did you know her from somewhere?" Lorenzo asked suspiciously.
"She is my assistant."
"I see bro. Now that I'm made the president, what are my duties?" Lorenzo asked with a smirk on his face.
I looked at him for a while before looking away and staring at Melody's desk through the transparent glass. I knew my brother was not telling the truth about melody. I needed to know why melody left the boardroom as soon as she saw Lorenzo.
"So tell me bro, which branch I'm I posted to?"