  &quot;Jamal,&quot; She called in greeting with a tired voice
  &quot;Madam, good evening ma,&quot; He replied in his thick accentuated voice, smiling.
  Mitchell smiled too. 
  &quot;You worked late again today,&quot; he said concern in his voice
  Mitchell nodded.
  &quot;I beg madam don t stress much, okay?&quot; 
  &quot;Okay,&quot; he said before looking into her bag, bringing out a few naira notes which she handed over to him.
  &quot;Here,&quot; she said, handing him some money 
  &quot;Thank you, madam. God bless you&quot;
  &quot;Amen, and you too,&quot; she said. Goodnight, Jamal
  &quot;Goodnight, madam,&quot; he said happily.
  Mitchell drove into the clear chilly night. The weather was cold but the night was clear. Very clear and beautiful, it was still early but she could already see dozens of stars in the sky. This was one night she could have loved to enjoy by just gazin

  Daniel joined her after a while. 
  &quot;Can we meet tomorrow? I d like to discuss something important with you,&quot; he said, sounding serious again.
  Mitchell remembered the last time they spoke; he had mentioned something about his boss s interest in her and had asked her to meet to discuss things. But she was busy then and still was. Mitchell hoped that Michael wasn t the important thing Daniel wanted to discuss with her. If he was, that can wait.
  Regretfully she said, &quot;Daniel, tomorrow won t be possible. Hope it s something that can wait?&quot;
  &quot;Yes, it can wait. Anytime then,&quot; he said.
  &quot;I m sorry.&quot;
  &quot;C mon,&quot; He laughed. &quot;Mitch, I understand. And allow me to get back to my work.&quot;  He said, with a ring of laughter still in his voice
  &quot;Goodnight,&quot; Mitchell said.
  &quot;Goodnight, Mitch.&quot;
   	She hung up. Mitchel

  &quot;Competitive Zubal Food Company launches the same food products as Lyon.&quot;
  Perhaps that was exactly what Lyon was waiting for, or maybe he was expecting her to cancel out on the launching event altogether, whichever way, it was still going to be bad news for her company. One she can t allow to happen. She needed to think hard and fast.
  The only thing Mitchell was certain of was that the launching needed to take place at the exact date and it had to be different products from the one already launched by Lyon.
  For the next few minutes, Mitchell busies herself making new plans until she hears a knock on her door.
  &quot;Come in,&quot;
  Her secretary entered. &quot;Ma am, they are ready for the meeting.&quot; She said,
  Mitchell closed the file in front of her and handed it over to her secretary along with her computer before leaving with her for the meeting.
  &quot;Debb

&quot;Jamal,&quot; She called in greeting with a tired voice
  &quot;Madam, good evening ma,&quot; He replied in his thick accentuated voice, smiling.
  Mitchell smiled too. 
  &quot;You worked late again today,&quot; he said concern in his voice
  Mitchell nodded.
  &quot;I beg madam don t stress much, okay?&quot; 
  &quot;Okay,&quot; he said before looking into her bag, bringing out a few naira notes which she handed over to him.
  &quot;Here,&quot; she said, handing him some money 
  &quot;Thank you, madam. God bless you&quot;
  &quot;Amen, and you too,&quot; she said. Goodnight, Jamal
  &quot;Goodnight, madam,&quot; he said happily.
  Mitchell drove into the clear chilly night. The weather was cold but the night was clear. Very clear and beautiful, it was still early but she could already see dozens of stars in the sky. This was one night she could have loved to enjoy by just gazing at the sky. It was one of her favorite hobbies. Stargazing. Sometimes she could sit in he

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