“Have you seen Nathan? I was supposed to meet him here.” Avery told Charles. “He’ll come around,” Charles responded with a nervous smile. He then pointed at an arched corner by the right where seats were aligned. “Let’s go have our seats. I think the event is about to kick off.”Avery sighed and went after Charles. She couldn’t stop roving her eyes around the yacht in search of Nathan. They got to the settling spot and Charles helped her to get seated around one of the comfy chairs. Soon, the seats were occupied by people ranging from kids, young men, and elderly men and women whom Avery had never met. She leaned toward Charles and was about to register her confusion when Mike suddenly appeared before the crowd. Avery sighed in relief. At least, there was another person she was familiar with on board. Mike flashed a quick smile and adjusted his black silk tie. Looking down at the small crowd, he cleared his throat loudly and began. “It is with delight and honor that I welcome yo

“All vehicles are set.” Mike supplied. Nathan and his parents were led out of the yacht. They got to the shore and after trekking for a few seconds, they were taken to the limousine. The escort vehicles took the lead while the limousine followed with the rest of the vehicles diving closely behind. It was a few minutes to 7 pm and the family get-together had come to an end. Nathan didn’t play any of the board games or eat any of the traditional meals. He only took a few sips of red wine. The drama with Avery had placed him on the edge and all he wanted to do was get off the yacht as soon as possible. As they drove back to the Alcantara estate, Nathan kept tapping his phone screen as he anticipated Charle’s call.After driving for about an hour, the vehicles drove straight to the estate and while they were headed to the parking lot, Nathan spotted several vehicles parked in the open space meant for guests. He got off the limousine and was about to reach for his face mask when his f

Nathan woke up the next day with the thoughts of Avery. The image of her disappointed face, when she walked out on him at the yacht, was still imprinted in his mind.Before heading to the bathroom, he decided to try calling her. After dialing her number severally, Nathan flung his phone to the edge of his bed with a frustrated sigh.Her number was still unreachable.Nathan couldn’t help but wonder. Had she blocked him from accessing her line?He placed his hands on his hips and shook his head in filial objection. It couldn’t have gotten that deep. With a defeated sigh, he aimed for the bathroom.A few minutes later, Nathan stepped out and moved to one of his exotic closets. He had resolved to show up at Phoenix that morning. He needed something to distract him from his situation with Avery so he concluded that work would do the trick.After getting dressed in a grey Armani three-piece suit, Nathan hung his face mask, grabbed his briefcase, and dashed out.***Avery palmed her forehead

“Come in,” Nathan said while ushering Charles into the guest living room. Their session at the bar was short-lived. After Nathan gave Charles an update about his experience at the billionaires club meeting, the boys decided to leave. Nathan had requested that Charles come with him to the estate that night. It was quarter past 9 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were having a chit-chat in the spacious guest living room when Nathan and Charles walked in. Mrs. Smith fell back on the couch and heaved a sigh of relief.“Thank goodness you are back son.”“I told you he needed some moment to clear his head and he was going to get back home.” Mr. Smith asserted. “Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” Charles hailed after Nathan made him stand before the couple. Mr. Smith stood up and extended his right hand toward Charles. “Charles Wells right?”Charles has stars in his eyes. Mr. Smith Alcantara had just called him by name. He quickly shook Mr. Smith with a wide grin. “Yes sir. Pleased to meet you

Charles clenched his jaw and quickly looked away. He was irked by the words coming out of Derrick’s mouth. Nathan slipped his phone into his jacket after making the phone call. He was about to turn around when the tail of his left eye caught a show glass by the corner. As someone who is fascinated by wristwatches, Nathan began taking steps toward the transparent glass. Rebecca walked up to him with a smile. “The iced watches arrived yesterday and would be on display later by the day.”“I’d like to have a good look at them. I’m a fan of such a brand of watches.” Nathan said. “You can take a look and who knows, you might find the perfect watch amidst the collection,” Rebecca replied with a smile. Derrick moved to them and faced Rebecca with his eyebrows raised. “Are you nuts? He’s yet to clear his 960,000-dollar bill and you’re showing him these exotic watches?”Nathan turned to Derrick with his brows furrowing with rage. “Why don’t you just mind your damn business?”“I feel so sor