During dinner that evening, Lady Denson was quite elated. She did not even bother to hide it as she grinned from ear to ear looking like a birthday girl who just received her first barbie doll. Adah kept her mute as she ate her meal hungrily while her father talked with her mother about the events that made the day. Lady Denson seems to love it whenever the family is in the news.
"I saw it all on the news!" She remarked in reply to her husband's comment which Adah could not make out.
" I believe the empire is in safe hands but I fear that we may be pushing this too far," Mr. Denson said wiping his mouth with the napkin.
" I don't think so, I think if there is going to be any perfect time, it is now. The empire is doing excellently well and the bad eggs have been flushed out. So Adah can now have an easy administration." Mrs. Denson explained glancing towards her daughter who ate unperturbed.
" As far as I am concerned, there's no reason for us to fear. The empire has a system that can now work on its own. By the way, I got a call from the First Lady this afternoon." She informed expertly changing the topic of discussion.
" What does she want again?" Mr. Denson asked looking concerned all of a sudden as he chewed softly.
"Nothing to bother just an appreciation and a reminder of our support towards her human trafficking project." Mrs. Denson explained and looked up when Adah stood up from the huge king-size dining table.
" Ensure you have a good rest, my sweetheart. Tomorrow will be yet another day and you must learn to take each day as it comes." She said with full eyes on her daughter.
" Thanks, Mummy, Adah said warmly with a smile. She greeted her father who seemed relaxed with his wife as they conversed endlessly. As she entered her wing, she rushed to her bedroom to get comforted in the softness of her bed.
At about three in the early hours of the day, she woke up with a start and remained still on the bed for some time. She wondered what must have been starring at her to have warranted the manner with which she woke up. She tried going back to sleep but only to discover that sleep was not coming. She got out of bed and walked barefooted to the double-door refrigerator. She collected a bottle of water and a straw and looked for her computer which was on the side table. She reached out for it and dragged herself to the office. She looked around after switching on the bright lights and walked toward the desk. After sitting down on the seat, she placed her computer on the table and sipped from her bottled water. looking at the full walled picture of herself in front of her, she recollected where and when the picture was taken. She was twenty-two and had gone on a picnic with her parents at the park. Her mother had taken the picture which she has come to love and now a full walled framed of the picture is used to add beauty to her home office. She looked away and opened her computer before pressing the button to boot the system. Adah did some typing and went through some documents before checking her emails. She saw an email and at once knew that it was from the head of personnel. To her surprise, it was the submitted resume of the young man. With a great amount of interest, she carefully went through every detail and saved it to her documents. She stood up and went for her phone, She picked it up and went to her contact list before dailing on it. She waited for a while before repeating the call.
Lily picked up the video call and Adah saw her best friend and her lover. Adah greeted the white lady and they discussed. She later turned her attention to Lily while the other lady left the bedroom. Adah saw her come back and sat on the bed giving her the usual eye which Lily knows too well. Lily knows her friend and her ever love for secrecy, especially on sensitive matters that bother her life decisions and family. Lily stood up and walked out of the bedroom to give her best friend the needed attention.
"I will be coming within a week pending when I conclude with the embassy. I am going for three years working visa and Mr. Kindle has given me his blessings." She said sitting down on the couch and looking concerned because her friend look worried.
" Wow! this is great news but we must get you a place to stay, a car, and an office". Adah said looking quite elated.
" You seriously need to do some explaining", Lily said looking quite aghast.
" Yes, I know Lily. You see, I have a project and I want it to be a lone thing so that it does not interfere with the responsibility of the chief of Denson's empire. It is solely my project but for Denson's empire and I need people with a pedigree to work with me on this so that's why you are in." Adah explained it all in one breath.
" Still don't get a pinch of the whole thing but am in," Lily said which seems to reassure Adah. Lily knows how her friend thinks and this must surely be a big thing.
" Please I will want an apartment close to the office as well as the lagoon, my house and office should not be more than a kilometer apart." She said with a big smile playing on her lips. She saw Adah writing down her specifications and folding her legs on the cushion. She knows her friend very well as well as her super-wealthy family. She remembered when Adah after a long while divulged the news to her. Indeed, it was hard to take in but as their relationship blossomed, she had to at a time apologize to Adah for disbelieving her. She wondered a little bit about the project her friend is so interested in and cannot even reveal and reasoned that it will be in the open sooner than later.
"I will get back to you on the project but that will be when you arrive sweetheart. I don't know if you will be coming with your girlfriend?" She asked indirectly.
" Don't know yet but I will want her to decide for herself," Lily answered sweetly.
" All well then Lily, call me when you are about to board the plane," Adah said while they hung up Adah looked at the time looking surprised at what met her eyes. She quickly opened her documents again on the system and acquainted herself with the resume. She wrote down some questions and intents after which she stood up, her system in hand, and left to prepare for the day. She felt a little awkward as she prepared for work that morning, she saw herself changing from one dress to another and seemed confused about which to put on. At a point, she sat confused on the bed and looked at the array of clothes that filled the wardrobe, and sighed in ejected confusion. She wants to look good and special but within her, she found no reason for such a tendency. She finally settled down for an all-pink suit and shoes and her hair she allowed to descend to her back after holding it firmly with a pink chignon. By the time she was set, her bedroom was quite a mess.
She was almost late for the office that morning, Lady Denson did insist that Adah must take breakfast for she believes that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. She finished her breakfast and left the table.
The air that morning was quite sweet and calm to the skin. As the wind came on the whole environment, she noticed that the effect of it was a little chilly. One wonders how sporadic changes in the weather condition can come up without any note of earning. The weather can be unpredictable but that of today looks cool on the skin and she seems to enjoy every aspect of it. Adah was quite elated about Lily's acceptance to come and join her on a team. The team she has in mind may be minimal because forming a crowd will retard the whole idea she has in mind. She wants young minds that will be energetic, and possess the ability to think outside the box. She needs a think tank because that will be the first step toward survival. Money is not everything, money without brains simply equals failure and vain pursuit. Lily has been proven to be trusted. Lily has what it takes because she knows her and can predict her with ease. She also knows that Lily will be a shield of defense, a trojan that will fight till the end. The others she cannot tell because she is yet to know the workers. Moreover, since the whole process is still at the teething stage, she feels that secrecy should still be the watchword.