Dreams Come True

By Mariam Campbell

Biases, single stories and a return of the past threatens the love between two lovers. A working-class lady has to decide if she can forgo her bias about the rich and powerful while a billionaire must overcome his past to open up to love.
Rosemary is a rising star at the advertising agency where she works as an advert executive. She has set her own personal rule as never to get a contract using her body and this makes it difficult for her to get the big juicy contracts.
Damien is a highly private billionaire that few people know about since he has also set the rule to never mix business and pleasure. He is rarely seen in public and very few know him as the owner of one of the fastest growing tech companies that is spreading across 3 continents.
The return of an abusive ex gives Damien the in he needs to win Rosemary completely even though it means he has to be more public about their relationship. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mariam Campbell
• Release date: Jul 9, 2023
• ISBN: 9791222433813

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CHAPTER ONE

I don’t understand why I have to be the one to attend the meeting grumbles Rosemary as she zips her black and white polka dot pencil skirt. She keeps a change of cloth in her office for such a day like this when she has to have a dinner date with a client, you know last minute things.

The CEO asked for you specifically, said someone recommended you Dami is the advert manager in charge of her unit and her best friend. Although, sometimes she can be a shitty boss and I almost want to conk her over the head, never mind the best friend part.

Isn’t Shade responsible for that firm? I don’t want any issues with that madam Rosemary buttons the white blouse to go with the skirt. She looks at the heels and shakes her head. With her curves and size sometimes, heels can be a pain in her behind.

No, the firm was reassigned last month by management. The guy didn’t like Shade or the new person. Dami hands her a heavy file of the account and all that Rosemary needs to know about the client and their needs before the dinner meeting.

Then he asked for me? Why? asks Rosemary

I have no idea says Dami and they both look at each other.

You know I hate all this late dinner meetings which almost always ends up with me being propositioned by the client Rosemary glares at Dami why could you not schedule a lunch work meeting or a meeting at the client’s office instead? Dinner makes it sound like a date, especially since it is at a swanky restaurant inside a high-class hotel

That part is all the client dear bestie Dami grins as I frown at her Sorry, my bad, you don’t want the bestie thing at work she says as she walks or should I say swings her waist to the door.

Dami and Rosemary have known each other from their first year in secondary school, they stuck together through all the awkward boyfriend and teenage years and remained friend through the university and now work for the same company. Although, Rosemary didn’t join the company until a couple of years after Dami, hence the reason why she is now the boss and not on the same level with Rosemary.

The dinner meeting was with a client of the company they work with but this particular client wasn’t one initially handled by Rosemary. As an account director with an Advertising Agency, she had her own list of clients that she was responsible for. Mesh is a product brand owned by Damsal Holdings, one of the leading tech businesses in the continent. From what Rosemary understands they are not a client that is easily satisfied.

I hate these late meetings that lasted until way past my bedtime. However, annual evaluation was coming up in two weeks and I just had to clinch this deal as it was the biggest deal on my plate this year. If I am able to get the contract the commission alone will pay for the first instalment on the flat my sisters and I wanted to buy for Mom in the estate on the mainland. Aside from that, it would ensure that my target for the year is met and even exceed it. All of us have an annual target given at the start of the year and the annual review would be based solely on whether or not we are able to meet the target assigned to us or not. The industry is a cut throat one and since I have refused to play the game like my colleagues to get contract, it was more challenging for me. Fortunately for me, I thrive on challenges and overcoming them. I am aware of what most of my colleagues in the industry did to get the big contracts but as far as I am concerned, my body just was not part of the contract.

Rosemary enters the restaurant of a popular hotel in Lekki some hours later. I look around for the client I am here to meet with. I have spent the last few hours researching the company and their brand and going through the thick file that Dami had given to me while I was changing. It is an international brand with subsidiaries in over fifteen countries around the world. Even though the founder of the company was Nigerian, the company and its brand was well known in most African countries and a few in Europe and Asia.

One thing I never found on the company website was the picture of the founder of the company. Seems he is a private person and the fact that he wanted to handle this particular campaign himself was strange. Normally, the brand director of the client company took care of the leg work and meeting with the Account executive but this case is different. Maybe, it is because I am the fourth person to work on this campaign and he asked for me specifically and by name.

As I bring out my phone from my extra big bag to call Dami or call the contact number she had already programmed into it, someone walks up to me.

Good evening, Rosemary. I can call you Rosemary? My name is Damien Salako, your meeting for the evening he extends his hand to shake hers with an easy smile on his face.

I almost drops the phone when I look up at him. I don’t think I have ever seen a Nigerian male look this good. I can hear my heart beat increase and there was a ringing in my ears as I continued to stare at the man holding out his hand waiting patiently for me to take it.

Damien smiles at her as he takes in the beautiful woman in front of him. She had a natural look that was refreshing, different from the trend going around these days of ladies going all out with make-up and makeovers. She has on make-up but it is understated and brings out her natural beauty instead of taking away from it. Most ladies these days apply make-up so they can look like someone else, with the contours and blush that gives a false impression of beauty.

Finally, Rosemary takes his hands and had a flash of him naked in bed from just that one touch. "Don’t you think he is good enough to eat as dinner" my mind says and I try to shut the voice before it gets its way.

Pleased to meet you Mr. Salako I try to get the image out of my head as he leads the way to the table for the evening.

How are you doing? Damien inquires as we take our seat

I’m good. You? was my reply from a safe distance away with the table acting as the buffer between us. For the first time I didn’t mind that the meeting was late upon seeing the Client. Why did he ask for me specifically though? I was still thinking about that when he looked at me again.

May I ask what you are thinking about? asks Damien

Sure. I was just thinking why you asked for me specifically. I don’t know you I look around the restaurant to avoid looking directly at him.

I happen to have asked a friend of mine who worked on the advert campaign for their company. He told me it was you and I requested that my company’s account be given to you since the previous executives were finding it difficult to give me what I want was his reply.

May I ask what.... I stop talking as he raises up his hands.

Let’s order first, after dinner we will discuss the advert campaign. I hope that is okay? He says before picking up the menu before him.

Yes sir, that sound good the menu looks like a booklet but I can see it doesn’t have any prices against any of the meals as I open it

Please, not sir he smiles and I stare at his mouth call me Damien. Let’s discard the formalities

I adjust myself slowly on my seat and looks around the restaurant. I can feel him looking at