The billionaire's secret heartthrob - Season 1 - Episode 5

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The billionaire's secret heartthrob - Season 1 - Episode 5

‘How do we achieve this?’ A question from the floor brought her back to consciousness.

‘Um, to achieve hyper-diversification, we must be open minded and ready for serious innovation. I propose that Flames should go into Fabric business, social networking, and crypto currency and lots more! There’s so much opportunities out there, if others could tap in successfully, we must outrun them.’ Toke answered sharply.

‘But Ms. Melaye, you must remember that each company has their strength and their weakness. What worked for “Erina” may not work for “Flames”’ Another person contributed.

‘You are right Madam, we all have our strengths and weaknesses; we all have individual differences and so it is in the business world. But we must not forget one of the cardinal points in marketing; completion; it is not healthy to assume one would fail when one has not tried something out.’ Toke answered, before she would finish, there was another hand.

‘So, you’re saying we should try something out? Let us say Flames as a fragrance empire dives into Fabric, do you think that would fare well with us? We have a trademark, one that has been maintained more than a hundred years now, what makes you so sure that this “hyper-diversification” would work out?’
‘Thank you for that lovely question Mr. Ucheze.’ A smile played on Toke’s lips, if she had any doubts about the success of her proposal, they were now gone as she was filled with a new surge of confidence and pride in her work.

She was not just a dreamer, but a woman with tact and purpose. She knew when a dream was feasible and when it was merely a pipe dream.

This proposal she had worked on was feasible, it could battle well with reality; it was important and she had carefully prepared herself for all the questions she was being fired with.
‘If Flames chooses to dive into Fabric business, we need cotton plants; we need farmers and processors; we need dyers; we need logo creators. It does not take ten years to achieve all these, if we start now, it wouldn’t be too late. But I promise you, the results are very rewarding.’ Toke replied with a radiant face.

She felt even more confident as she read her proposal.

‘Any more questions please?’ She smiled politely to her audience.
There were no hands, instead the board members murmured within themselves. Toke had lit a fire that would help them see the way.
‘Personally, I would love to have all Flames products within my reach. I think is beautiful to have different things but from the same owner. Imagine if the clothes I am wearing today are made of Flames or my shoes…’ she paused and grabbed her blazer by the tail.
This provoked laughter from her audience.
‘What if my lipstick was Flames?’ She licked her lips now, she was seducing her listeners.
‘What if we were all Flames?’ She asked.
Slowly she parked all the things she had carried to the stage, her time was up, she felt fulfilled that she had dropped the questions that had troubledher to the rest of the employees.
The board members clapped her as she climbed down the platform toward her seat.
‘That was a mind blowing one Ms. Melaye, the board of executives would dwell on it. Now, let us move to the next Item on our agenda…’ the Vice president’s voice drifted across the large hall.
‘Now what?’Toke rolled her eyes as she felt her phone buzz. She felt really disappointed that Dean had not come to hear her proposal.
She took out her phone and noticed he was the one calling. That meant only one thing; he was through with his visitor.
Toke cleared her table and took on her briefcase, slowly she tip toed out of the conference hall, her heart pounding all the way as she rushed to meet her lover.
Her footsteps were a matching tempo of her heart, ‘Can I go in?’ she questioned his secretary.
‘Yes’ Shola nodded.
She took a deep breath to calm her down; she had missed him so much. She had a lot of explaining to do and apologizing too. She could not’t wait to set her eyes on him.
She pushed the door open slowly; a strange fragrance hit her nostril, that was when she realized he was not alone.
Her heart thudded faster as she caught sight of the woman in Dean’s office. He wore a smile on his face, she could tell whatever this woman was telling him was really funny. Though the woman’s face was unclear, she surprisingly felt intimidated by the British accented English that flowed from her lips.
‘Oh you’re here Ms. Melaye, come on in, I’d like you to meet someone very important.’ Dean Legacy rose to his feet; he’d spotted her out of the corner of his eyes.

An air of familiarity hung between the two, it seemed Dean knew this woman from somewhere.

Toke’s eyes fell on the woman hurriedly and her heart stopped beating as she found the beauty of the woman too rare to be real. She was a living revelation of the nymphs and mermaids she had heard about in stories.
It did not’t take this woman great effort to look beautiful, and yet in her simplicity, she was astonishing, smashing every little thing that stood in the face of her beauty.
Toke felt jealous for no reason, this even surprised her. Jealousy wouldn’t let go of her mind, it stung her to the deepest depths of her heart.

The other woman could feel Toke’s eyes on her, she smiled to herself knowing she had achieved her purpose. She knew how beautiful she was and her looks had opened up doors when there weren’t any.
Bellena Agwadike was the owner of “Mildred” one of the most popular fashion houses in Nigeria and she had come to pay an old friend a visit.

Bellena was a tall woman, she was slightly taller than Dean. Born to a German mother and a Nigerian father, which made her biracial and her physical features non comparable.

Her skin was very light and flawless with freckles at some spots, like her neck. Bellena had long black hair which she tied into a bun; her eyelashes were long and thick, almost covering the better part of her eyes. She had a straight nose and adorable pink lips which she adorned with red.

She was shapely, she had a large pair of boobs which shot out in the tight tank top that she wore; she had strong and firm hips which were very sexy to look out; her legs were full and fleshy. She was the true definition of beauty.

Toke could not’t deny this woman was far more prettier than she was, she suddenly felt insecure, what if Emma had been right? What if Dean was only using her for the good of his company?

‘You must be Toke Melaye, I enjoyed listening to your proposal.’ Bellena rose to her feet, offering Toke a handshake.
‘Good morning…’ Toke’s eyes widened in surprise, how had this lady known about the proposal?

‘We watched it.’ Dean pointed at the huge Plasma Television that hung on his wall.
‘Oh, I understand…’ Toke felt happy as she realized he’d been watching her the whole time.

‘So, I want you to meet BellenaAgwadike, daughter of Chief Agwadike and the owner of “Mildred” fashion house, Nigeria.’ Dean stepped in to make the introductions.
‘She is my childhood friend.’ He added.
That did it, her heart beat dropped; her feelings flew from jealousy to despair once Dean was done with his introduction. Bellena unlike her, was a highborn and this would make Dean’s interest in her justified.