Reuben got to the location given to him, his eyes roaming around the premises as he ambled towards the hotel receptionist.“Good evening sir, welcome. How may I assist you,” she said with a warm smile.“Good evening, I am here to see Joseph Thompson. Could you tell him Reuben is here?”“Do you have any appointments with Mr. Thompson?” she inquired with her hand on the keyboard.“Yes, we have a scheduled meeting,” Reuben replied,“Okay, hold on sir,” she replied while she typed on the computer keyboard for the name and after a few checks she faced the direction of the intercom. “Here we go sir, a minute.” She took the intercom and reached out to Joseph to confirm.Reuben couldn’t take his eyes off the beautiful receptionist, her presence was like a magnet which was drawing his gaze towards her and he watched as she moved her lips and how she smiled.“Sir, Mr. Thompson is awaiting you when you take the elevator to the fourth floor and his room is by the third left.” She informed him by g

The man stepped forward with his face stern frown and annoyance boiling within him.Ryan and his guards turned to face the man who was walking towards them and the guys glanced at each other while maintaining their gaze at the man striding towards them with great speed.“Ryan Baker, I came here to warn you seriously to stay away from my girlfriend,” he said as he took a step forward, his gaze fixed on Ryan with deep anger.Ryan stared at the man with a brow raised in confusion, “Who are you and what is your girlfriend.” he asked in curiosity.The man clenched his jaw while giving Ryan a cold glance. “I am Douglas Reed and stop acting as if you don't know what I am talking about.” He uttered with a serious tone.Ryan moved a step forward, “I don't know who you are and who your girlfriend is, I don't have time for whatever you have got to say. You had better leave here.” He said while still maintaining a calm demeanour.“Don't play dumb with me, Ryan. You think I didn't see you with her

He paused and continued “I felt the financial projections were overly optimistic, we need to ensure that our partnership should be based on realistic expectations and should not sound financial planning alone. Your presentation lacks specific potential risk mitigation strategies.” He said with a more serious tone. He didn’t hide anything from them, he said everything in his mind.The manager tried to defend his proposal. He stood up from his seat, his expression had changed from happiness to disbelief. “Mr. Ryan. We can provide those details. 1 didn’t want to overwhelm you with numbers, I understand your concern about it. But we can revisit our financial projection and can also provide conservative estimates if that would be suitable for our collaboration.” He said politely. His heart was pounding fast in disappointment. He sat down with his face etched with concern and uncertainty.“Mr. Maxwell, I get your point but as a real estate company, we need a data-driven decision.” He said.

Douglas Reed sat across from Juan Pablo Ramirez, Juan’s expression was unreadable as he stared at the man seated before him. He sat behind his desk, puffing his cigar. His office was filled with smoke and the smell of liquid, making it difficult for Douglas to breathe.“Well, well, look who is here, my old friend, Douglas Reed. What brings you to my abode tonight? You look worried man, cheer up.”“Get me a glass, I need to make my guest feel comfortable. What do you want, whiskey or Vodka?” He said to be certain Douglas was ready to drink.“Whiskey,” Douglas replied with a fallen demeanour.Juan snapped his finger and his guards did as instructed, he poured some whiskey into the glass before Douglas Reed. Douglas raised his hand to stop the guard when he noticed he was satisfied with the quantity he wanted to drink. He gulped it once into his mouth, and demanded another round, Juan narrowed his eyes at him. The guard poured the same portions into the wine glass. Before he bows and mo

The number rang and after a few minutes the call got connected, without hesitation Diane Carter voiced out. “Hello, Mr. Ryan.”“Hello, send me your location. I am willing to help you save your mother.” He said in a low tone.“Thank you, Mr. Ryan. I will send a private jet and my driver will be waiting for you at the airport when you arrive.” Diane said softly and politely.He terminated the call while calling his secretary, Susan and the Vice president Mrs. Juliet Benjamin informing them about his absence from work.He moved towards the staircase hurriedly, his face was engrossed with concern for the woman. He met his butler by the door, he was prepared to accompany his boss to his office.“Good morning, young master,” Nicolas said with a smile.“Good morning, Nicolas. I have an emergency in Johnson City, I need to be there in an hour. Get the car ready.” He said, with his voice barely above a whisper.“Johnson City,” Nicolas exclaimed.Ryan nodded his head in response, “Is there any