Chapter 138

Half the city was almost depleted before Uche took over the company, and now, somehow, he's got the state government investing financially in M-city again through his company, which handled most of the new and ongoing constructions.

"Sorry. Talking too much." Pearl apologised.

"What happened after I passed out?" I asked her what I initially wanted to before she started blabbing on.

"Oh. Well, I apologised to him on your behalf and told him how honoured we were to have him visit your book signing, and I told him we'd send the book to his office after you woke up and signed it."

"You apologised?" I took the blanket off my legs and got them out of bed.

"Well...I thought I should..."

"What exactly were you apologising for?"

"You passed out on him? I didn't know what else to do. I saw him and recognised who he was."

I stopped and screened her. I could almost read her thoughts. Was she assuming I passed out from seeing Uche, the famous Mr Ok