The billionaire's secret heartthrob - Season 1 - Episode 14

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The billionaire's secret heartthrob - Season 1 - Episode 14

‘I am sorry grandmother if I hurt your feelings….’

‘You hurt me son. I want the best for you. Bellena is the perfect bride for a billionaire of your status.’

Dean hated it whenever she cried, but his mind was made up, Toke Melaye was the woman that he loved and nothing could change that.

He moved closer to her and placed his hands on her shoulders, ‘ask me anything else, I could give you all of my inheritance but I cannot grant you my happiness. You must understand that I love Toke Melaye, I love her so much and I can’t help it.’

‘But she has a past…it’s dark’ the woman said.

‘Love does now dwell in the past, love happens in the present’ Dean caressed her weak shoulders.

The woman watched her son’s face, it was hardened, his dark eyes were full of determination.

‘You remind me of your father’ she smiled and ran her hands on his beard.

Dean’s eyes glistened with tears as he remembered his parents, why was she going back to the past.

‘I never wanted him to marry your mother…’ the woman started.
‘Why?’ This was the first time he was hearing this.

‘She was poor, threadbare poor. I did everything to tear them apart but your father was as stubborn as you are now…’ she smiled and gave his chin a light sq££ze.
‘So what happened?’ He was interested in hearing all of it.

The woman laughed as she stared into her grandson’s face, he was so handsome and grown, ‘She got pregnant with you, when I heard the news, all of my hatred and disapproval of their union fled. I loved you even before you were born, I love you more than anything, more than my desire that you marry a from a wealthy home.’ She cried quietly.

Dean had never seen grandmother May this broken, ‘I am sorry for disobeying you, but I can’t help but love her.’

‘I give you my blessing then, whatever makes you happy, I am willing to adjust.’ She nodded.

Dean closed his eyes, he had never felt this relieved, so at ease with everything.

‘I love you grandma.’ He whispered.

‘I love you more’ she replied before drawing him closer to her for a hug.
Usually Dean would be eager to head to his office, all because of her. He loved to watch her work or sometimes, invite her into his office just to have a little chat or drop kisses on her lips, but today was different, he felt empty without her.

He’d arrived his office filled with determination to make things straight with Toke, he needed to know everything about her. If she had some dirt in her records, he needed to help her through it, he loved her that much.

Toke had proved to be a very honest person along the years, she was hardworking and had a lot to offer Flames, he just wouldn’t let her go or turn his back on her.

‘Come in’ he murmured, someone was rapping his door.

‘Good morning sir, I got what you need.’ Shola breezed in with a large brown envelope containing all the documents that he had asked for.

Dean was surprised at her swiftness and ability to collect such huge
amount of data within a few hours, ‘just how much?’

‘All of it.’ Shola replied confidently before she set the envelope before me.

‘Run me through it.’ Dean was impatient, he was not a reader.

‘She has dirt in her records but somehow she had been able to hide it perfectly, but not everything is hidden from the sun.’ Shola pulled out one of the papers and handed it to her boss.

Dean grabbed it hurriedly, ‘‘Rebirth Revival Juvenile Home.’’
‘What’s this?’ he asked.

‘Toke …’ Shola clasped her hands together not knowing how to drop the news.
‘Tell me everything.’ Dean asked.
‘She grew up in a broken home. Her father had died when she was only five but their mother…one Mrs. Oludayo remarried, her new husband was a drunk and a very irresponsible man. From the reports and the statements that were taken from her while she was in the juvenile home, she killed her stepfather…’

Shola took a deep breath, not knowing whether to continue, as Dean had hopped out of his swivel chair, his face held an odd expression, one that she had never seen before.

‘Are you alright sir?’ She stuttered.
‘Go on.’ Dean bit his lip firmly.

He did not’t know her past would be this dark, but he wouldn’t believe it. His Toke was innocent, she looked harmless, even this discovery would not change the way he loved her because his love was unconditional.
‘She claimed the man had constantly harassed her and her younger sister, Ms Emma Melaye sexually, they told their mother about this, but she wouldn’t believe them. So that fateful day when she was not home, he had attempted to rape Emma, impulsively, Toke fetched a hard object next to her and smashed it into his back leading to a spinal injury.’

‘No…God, this is horrible.’ Dean shook his head as he imagined the pain Toke and her younger sister had passed through.

‘She was too young to go to prison, her mother remarried shortly after that, her new husband was a drug dealer and she was later sentenced to life imprisonment for conniving to hide her husband from the sight of the law.’

Dean was really confused, ‘how was she able to hide these part of her life for all these years?’

‘Sir, we both know the consequence her past would’ve had on her should she have brought it to limelight. No one would believe she was innocent, even though she was not convicted, she found a way to bury her past.’ Shola moved closer to the table and fetched another paper.

‘How?’ Dean asked.
‘There…’ she showed him a white sheet that contained Toke’s bank transactions.
‘I was able to hack into Olive Groves Bank, that’s where we pay her salary to. Toke has been sending a lot of money to this account, 80% of her salary goes in here…’ Shola traced a line from the source to the receiving end.

‘Victor Adamu Sheldon’ Dean read the name aloud.

‘Yes, for many years now, she has been paying a huge sum into this man’s account.’ Shola nodded.
She rushed towards the envelop and pulled out another sheet, ‘I did a scan on him, he is a retired militant and I have a feeling he is into kidnapping.’

Dean’s eyes ran over the picture of the dark ruffian in his early forties; he was almost obese, thickly bearded with an irritating looking goatee and bloodshot eyes.

‘His gang members call him “Vector”. My guess is that he knows Toke’s secret. He knows about her involvement in her step father’s death and her mother who has been sentenced for life. Vector is blackmailing her and she is helpless. Toke Melaye is a force to reckon with in the business world, she has ideas that could take any firm to its next level. She knows this, and that is the reason she does not want her past to come out.’

Dean felt so hurt that Toke would go through all these pain without letting him in. Slowly, he began to understand why she would live in a low cost estate when he was paying her half a million monthly.

‘Does she have other siblings?’ he asked.
‘No, just Emma…who recently lost her job and got kicked out by her landlord’ Shola fetched another sheet containing information on Emma.

‘No, not needed’ Dean sighed and settled in his seat.

He was lost on what to do, how long would Toke pay through her nose for the act to be hidden? She was eighteen and innocent ! No one was going to crucify her, why could not’t she come out with the truth?

‘Can I go now?’ Shola asked.
‘Not yet, I need to see this Vector man, face to face.’ Dean drummed his fingers angrily on the table.

‘Sir…’ Shola believed she had not heard right.

‘You heard me, find everything you can on him. I need to see him.’ He repeated.
He would get Toke out of this mess, no matter what it would cost him.
‘Sir, I know this is not my business but you could lose your life. Vector is a wanted man, he is a very dangerous man and it would not be wise to contact him directly.’ She tried to make him see reason.

‘But I want to, I need to make this mess disappear.’

‘I want her to be free. I want her to live life without any fears. Every good person deserves that and Toke is a good person, that’s why I want to do this.’