Riggs Universal Holdings.
One of the biggest financial groups in the world has just appointed the new C.E.O, Calvin Riggs, the first son of Mr. Riggs and grandson of Mr. Cole Riggs, it was news worldwide as every media company and news outlets were reporting and covering the appointment ceremony.
Riggs Universal Holdings has been active for more than twenty years, having their branches in so many countries of the world.
There have been little to no many details about the newly appointed C.E.O except for the fact that he is the first son of the former C.E.O, he was rarely seen in public and handled business matters privately, insiders information has described him as 'ruthless' because of the way he relates with people, that's why everyone was in awe as they saw him give a speech.
He had a devil-may-care outlook and a Stoic expression, a well-proportioned and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength, he looked nothing like his father as he took on the face of his mother but unlike his mother who had a warm smile on her face as she watched her son, he looked distant and unapproachable, like he couldn't wait to leave the arena.
As soon as he was done with his speech and all the other familiarities, he left the hall.
His fiancée, Nora Whitlock, watched as he left with his assistant, she heaved a tired sigh as she stood up and also left the hall.
She exuded poise and elegance as she walked, dressed in a fitting gray dress that exposed her bare shoulders as her silky black hair complimented her fair-glowing skin.
"What are you doing here?".
His deep voice echoed in the empty hallway, his brows furrowed, making him look curious as he stared down at her with his dazzling eyes that could read one's mind and penetrate their soul.
"Well, I am curious too, you know, so I followed you here". Nora answered with a smile on her luscious lips.
Calvin scoffed as he heard her answer.
"Go back to the hall, I have meaningful things to attend to". He spoke nonchalantly as he walked away from her.
Nora ignored his statement and followed behind him, but she couldn't keep up as he took long strides, and she was in heels, so she removed them and ran with her bare feet holding her shoes in her hands.
Calvin stopped in his tracks and turned back to her.
"Wait for me, where are you going?". Nora asked with a gasp as she stopped running.
"You are being too clingy, Ms Nora, It makes me want to nullify the engagement between us". Calvin said without hiding the irritation on his face.
"Fine, I won't be clingy, but just take me with you". Nora pleaded passionately.
"No".
"I am going to shout, you don't want people to think that you abuse women, right? That would not…".
"Do what you want, Ms Nora, and please put on your shoes". He said callously as he strode away.
An hour later, the ceremony came to an end, different articles were published, the news about the newly appointed C.E.O was the talk of the country for about a week.
"WOULD THE NEWLY APPOINTED C.E.O OF RIGGS UNIVERSAL HOLDINGS BE BETTER THAN HIS FATHER?".
"THE NEW C.E.O WAS SEEN WITH THE SECOND DAUGHTER OF THE WHITLOCK AT THE APPOINTMENT CEREMONY, IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO?", were some headlines for debate and news gossips.
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Amelia had a radiant smile on her face as she boarded a cab home, she had just taken her day off to celebrate her birthday with her boyfriend, things had been going well for her now, she had just bought a luxury apartment with her savings to be living with her boyfriend.
Heaven's Gate, a place with nice apartments to be sold to the rich, It has always been her dream all the time to live in a spacious apartment secluded from her gossiping neighbors where she can dream about the future instead of fighting mosquitoes at night.
She had always wanted to live like the wealthy, although she was grateful for the life she had now, she still wanted to experience in her life how to sleep without worrying and overthinking.
The joy she felt when she took a tour of the apartment wasn't something she had felt in years, this was a huge step for her to take but it was so satisfying for her to achieve one of her goals, she knew that to be rich one had to take risks, she couldn't wait to start living here with her grandmother and her boyfriend, Liam.
Growing up as an orphan made her go through a lot of hardships, but she was grateful because unlike other orphaned children she has seen on the streets with no one to take care of them, she had her someone to refer to whenever she was in pain, distress, hungry or sad, she had a mother
figure.
The dean, as her grandmother was called, wasn't her biological grandmother but was a mother figure to all the children she had taken care of in the orphanage until they were sent to another orphanage because of unstable finances to take care of them.
Amelia stayed back with her grandmother as she was already old enough to start making decisions, she decided to take care of the dean by herself and after the orphanage home was sold for redevelopment, Amelia used the money to rent a small apartment where she and her grandmother would be living in for the moment until the dean's health started declining, and she suffered a heart attack.
Amelia rushed the dean to the hospital, but the dean's condition was very critical and as a result of that she has been lying unconscious in the hospital for almost two weeks.
Amelia reached home to her crappy apartment but instead of being sad, she was happy that she would soon pack her things and leave far away from here and away from these annoying neighbors to a beautiful place that she can dance around in.