...She said and walked out on them. Valentine looked at Lina, she nodded her head. And they left each other. Valentine sighed, and followed Josef and Lady Ganja closely behind, until they reached the supposed door.
She opened the door for them and locked it once they were settled in. It was a very big office, whose air tasted expensive, and exotic. Lady Ganja sat down on a belly level table.
"Hey, Valentine. Nice to see you again…" she smiled at Valentine. "But, what in the name of God were you guys doing!?"
She turned to Josef who rolled off his eyes on her. "Josef?"
Josef didn't answer. "Josef?" She called him again, he still resisted, and Valentine wondered what was going on between both of them. "Josef!" She hit her hand on the table.
"Yeah? Must I answer?"
"Very good. And yes, yes Josef, you must answer every question I ask you now"
"Deal" he said abruptly, shaking his head.
"How long have I been out?"
"Is not my damn business, aunt"
Valentine is baffled. "She- he is your, I mean you're his aunt? Like a real aunt? Or just a caretaker or some kind of babysitter?"
"Shit, what are you saying??" Josef scoffed.
"Watch your language, Josef …" She looked at Valentine, maintaining her smiley face even though Josef was pissing her off. "Oh yes. I'm his aunt, and I was charged by his father, right before he died…"
"Here we go" Josef threw his arms in the air and brushed his hand on his face disappointedly.
"Um, I'm so sorry about that. I'm sorry, Josef …" even being on opposing sides with Josef, her heart was still pure. She genuinely felt sorry for him and his absence. Perhaps if he was still alive, he wouldn't be such a Jerk.
"Hmm I don't need your sorry. Keep it for yourself, and don't you call my name again" he snarled.
"For crying out loud, Josef . You're not a kid, you're 23. 23, Josef . You're not a kid anymore. See she is a nice girl, and I like her already…" she smiled. "Oh you obviously don't know who I am…"
"Oh, yeah. I was going to ask you anyway… " she glanced at the office. "My guess is you're a professor or top lecturer, or…"
Lady Ganja chuckled. "Haha. No, honey. I'm the Vice Chancellor" Valentine's eyes widened and her jaw dropped. "Wow…" she muttered.
It was an honour to sit before the Vice Chancellor of Liege College! Talking one on one with her, and all thanks to Josef's shitty scene! But it wasn't all good seeing that she was Josef Bond's aunt. No wonder he was like that, she thought.
"Oh my Gosh. I didn't even greet you properly!"
"Oh no honey, no worries" She hurled it off and smiled. "Well, you must have known already. I'm called Lady Ganja here…" she laughed. "These students, oh my god, what a name" she chuckled and pammed her hand on her chest. "But my name is Monica Bond"
"Wow… Is an honor to meet you ma'am" Valentine smiled.
"Can you give us a moment, please? I need to speak with Josef privately."
"Oh, sure." She stood up and hurried to the door.
"Valentine?"
"Yes, ma'am?"
"This conversation isn't over yet. And we should have some talk sometime. And get to know each other more, okay?" Her beautiful face once again emitted a beautiful smile.
"Okay. Thank you" Valentine opened the door and had it closed after her.
She saw Jemima leaning against the wall with his ever fresh face.
"Hey, heroine"
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"Josef what's wrong with you?! Why did you slap a girl? For christ sake, do you know what you are doing to yourself? You have no right whatsoever to touch a woman! Never! And I don't want this to repeat itself, you understand?"
Josef stared at her with a blank face.
"Do you understand?" She asked again, but Josef wouldn't say anything. His face remained blank. While his left eyebrow tilted up.
"Josef, I don't want to repeat myself damn it!"
Josef sighed. "You know that I won't reply, why do you like wasting your time and energy?" He said with no effort to his vocal cord.
"Do I need to remind you of your future position? Mmmm? Trust me, you're not setting your foundation well. Look at your brother, h—"
"Aish, don't compare me to my little brother"
"You call him little…" Lady Ganja chuckled. "He has leadership qualities, intelligent, and passionate about anything he does. Serious, and not a Jerk…"
Josef throwed a “here we go again” look at her. "Sorry…" she sighed. "Look, I'm not saying that you're not good, but you have to do better."
Valentine and Jemima walked side by side along the offices.
"So, you came here to see what she would do to us?" Valentine asked.
"No. Just passing by…"
"Doesn't look like it"
Jemima shrugged. "Well. Lady Ganja is back, so a greeting wouldn't hurt. Don't you think so?"
"Talking about Lady Ganja, so she's your aunt? And the Vice Chancellor. Wow"
"Yeah, she's my aunt. And Josef's antidote. At least, for the time being, there won't be Triple B and 4DD's havocs"
"I saw you. You just stood there, watching your brother do something so horrible to a girl, And you didn't do anything"
"My brother would hate me if I continue peeling into his thing, don't you think? What you did today, no one has ever done it. You stood up to the Big bad boy, that's some dope , you know"
Valentine smiled. "Thank you"
"But you should get ready"
"What? What do you mean?"
He stopped walking. "You just started a fight you can't win. Literally, you are fighting against the authority…"
"Authority? I didn't fight against any authority. Josef isn't the authority" Jemima was making her tensed. But she knew too well what she had done. But there are always prices to pay.
He chuckled. "So you say… What's my name?"
"Jemima?"
"In full…"
"Jemima Bond"
He smiled. "Good. And he is Josef Bond. Have you heard of BOND HOLDINGS?"
"Yes? And? I don't understand you. What are you trying to say?"
"Well, my dear, do well to understand" he walked away.