Billionaire Ascendancy

The excited Raven woke up before anyone in the house could wake up to get ready for work. She was super so excited for today and for the fact that she will be running over the Black family business as their leader, and also the CEO. She got dressed in a black pants suit and parked her hair into a ponytail. She applied some slightly little makeup on her Face and glared at her reflection in the mirror. She was indeed beautiful with gap teeth and dimples on her cheeks. She exhales deeply as she imagines herself walking into the company and everyone greetings and bowing their respect to her. If today actually works out, she promised to visit her father in the hospital to visit him and see how he’s doing. After getting ready, she went to knock on Stefan’s door and was surprised at the quick response she got from him. A smile escaped her lips the moment she figured out that he was ready and was waiting for her. “How do you know I was going to the company now? She was stunned to ask and couldn’t hold herself from asking Such questions. “That’s because I know how it feels to be at this position and I know the excitement that comes within it so yeah, I gotta prepare alongside you and make sure you wouldn’t get late on your First day”. His reply leaves raven to be speechless. “You can come downstairs and let’s have some coffee before going”. With a deep breath, she closed back the door and started going away, heading downstairs to make the coffee for the both of them before finally going to work. She suddenly got attracted to him and everything he does keeps her pondering on how someone could be so cool and at the same time amazing. Raven does hope everything could work out for them and later at the end, everybody in the family will start to like him and see him as someone capable enough to marry her.

That shouldn’t be a problem because she already has plans for their future. If this company works out for her, she could put him in a bigger position and from there, he will start growing and they can start a family by producing offspring. Raven does hope Stefan won’t slip away when she starts making some changes in him and making him to be the type of man she wanted and the type of man everybody wishes he could be. Stefan came downstairs and found Raven already seated, waiting for him with the two coffees in her front. Stefan sat down and took a sip of the coffee in front of him. He loves how she makes the coffee and he wouldn’t hide that fact so he let her know how he really enjoyed the coffee which she had made. Stefan promised to take her to the company with his car and drove her back home. He wouldn’t even hesitate to be her driver. They arrive at the company as they make themselves out of the car and walk towards the door entrance but all of a sudden, a group of shareholders approach them and stop her from entering the company.

“Young man, are you aware of what you’re doing right now? Step out of my way and let me in okay”. Raven bellowed at the four shareholders who were currently holding the door entrance as she brought out her ID cards and showed them her identity but they still didn’t move an inch from where they’ve stationed themselves at. Richard had reported the situation to his friends in the company and told them to stop Raven from entering. And just as they’ve been told, they were surprised to know that a young girl in her early twenties will be leading them. They didn’t want to admit to such a thing so they agreed with Richard to do all they could in order to stop her from ruling them. At the ongoing situation, Stefan couldn’t just watch and do nothing as he excuses himself from her and gives Owen a call.

“Please where are you Owen? I need your help right now at the Black group company! I think Richard had sent some of his friends who’re the shareholders of the Black group to come and stop Raven from entering the company and to drive her away! Ss I’m talking to you right now Raven is feeling devastated and I really want you to come and help her out on this one by showing your presence”. Stefan explained to Owen who promised to come and sort everything out in under seven minutes since the company was still far from each other. “What I’m I going to do Stefan? I’m so confused right now, how could uncle think of doing this to me? Raven let out her frustration to Stefan who tried talking to them and let them in but they wouldn’t hear. At that moment, Raven tried contacting His grandma and uncle but none of them seems to be picking her calls at the moment. The two of them were aware of what was happening here since they were the mastermind behind everything that was happening. “Why are you guys doing this? You will surely regret your actions once I get the hell inside that company”. Ravens threaten them thinking that they will be terrified of her but nobody moves or seems frightened of her words. She Guess they all look down on her as a little girl who isn’t worthy of leading them. She pondered how she was going to lead Such a bitter People like those middle aged men in front of her right now. A smile crept through Stefan’s lips the moment he saw Owen approaching them. The four shareholders gathering the door immediately open the door without hesitation, on seeing Owen, the leader of the Maxwell group company. Raven couldn’t help but ponder how important the person who just entered was to them but as the person turns to lock the door and go inside, she sees his face. He was the leader of the Maxwell group company. As Owen went inside the company, he ordered them to bring the two people who were currently outside inside the company since they were the reason why he had come. They couldn’t disobey him even as much as they’ve been instructed by Richard never to allow Raven in but they need to listen to the bigger person here. Ravens were happy on hearing that Owen had instructed them to be brought inside.

“I had come on behalf of the Maxwell group! To congratulate my partner (ms Raven’s Black)on her first day in the office. Maxwell Group is new to the city and I hoped that the first project with Raven would be a success.

When the shareholders heard that it was the manager of the Maxwell Group, they immediately changed their attitude. They all bowed to Owen and said they would definitely help Raven. Raven couldn’t help but smile at the power of wealth and rank. She couldn’t help but imagine that they would have still been outside if not for Owen who had come to help them out of the first obstacles of leading the family business.

“Thanks for your partnership sir, we will definitely help Raven since she’s now our president”. They bowed down to him again in respect as I turned to look at him with a smile. “Thank you so much sir for everything you’ve done for me today! I will never forget your favor”. Raven Shrugged at him as he smiled. If only she knew that the person standing behind her right now was the one who’s doing everything possible to make sure she got this position she would have respected him more. “I need to take my leave now Raven please take care of yourself! I need to drive Owen back to the Maxwell group”.

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I and Owen went back to my car as I drove him back to the Maxwell group. But not quite long I received a call from Raven. “So I have been curious about this right after you left with him if you were actually the one that had persuaded Owen to come and help me”. I smiled over the phone on hearing her questions. “I’m just a driver, how could I have persuaded Owen who’s the manager of the Maxwell group company to come and help you? She scoffed on hearing my reply as she said that she was just overthinking. And I went on to say that I had just driven Owen to the Maxwell Group. Raven was so happy to hear that, and for the first time she said, Thank you, husband. I felt very happy too. After hanging up the phone, Lisa, who had been standing beside me, suddenly threw the papers on my desk, startling me. I looked up at Lisa and noticed that she looked in a very bad mood. I couldn’t help but ponder if Lisa was upset with the conversation I had with Raven over the phone.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“What’s with the sudden actions Lisa? Are you actually upset because of the conversation I have with Raven? I ask as she nodded her head and whispered a ‘no answer’ and walk away. If that wasn’t the reason why she was angry then what could be the reason? Not quite long, I heard a loud Knock on the door as order whoever it was to enter inside. It was one of the secretaries working downstairs that approached me. I couldn’t help but pondered what could have possibly bring her to me. “What is it? Why have you come to me? I question, wanting to know her reasons because secretary doesn’t really have any businesses with me except they are here to report a situation to me.

Actually sir, there’s a young woman outside, claiming to be your fiancée, she’s actually on her way to send you right now sir”. My eyes widened open by the news I just heard as my brain tried recalling any weird encounter I would have had with someone claiming to be my fiance. I thought about if Raven could be the person she was talking about but I wasn’t sure. Raven will never do such a thing and besides we are even married! If the person isn’t Raven then who?

“Tell whoever the person is that I don’t know her nor have I seen her before so I can’t really claim her as my fiance”. I passed such information to the secretary who bow her head in obeisance of me before walking away. I couldn’t help but continue to think about this. What if all of this was a prank by a raven to test my loyalty and see if I was going to fall for the lady who claimed to be my fiance? But that doesn’t make sense because I don’t think that Raven will even do such things. She wouldn’t have time for that. Another idea bump into my head and this time around I knew that was the right answers to my doubt and questions. I think the Black family had join hands with each other and prank me with this lady in order to test my loyalty. I could only smirked on realizing their plans. And at this moment I don’t think it’s necessary for them to prank me because I love Raven with all my heart and I’m ready to do anything for her, in order to win her soul and make her love me back. Raven was someone who can’t make decisions on her own, she chose to believe what people says to her than believing what her thoughts had instructed her to do. My thoughts all came crashing down the moment my phone rang, bringing me back to reality. I stared at the screen and it was ‘ Kendrick Maxwell’ my grandfather who was calling me at the moment. I couldn’t help but pondered why he had called me all of a sudden.

“How have you been doing son? Remember the last time Derek told you that I plan on finding you a good business partner who could be your wife right? I have found her and she’s the CEO of the Kenya group”. At the mention of ‘wife’ my eyes popped out of its socket and it was then everything reoccur back to me. So the lady who was claiming to be my fiancee was the one grandpa was talking about.