"Good morning, boss," there were greetings from all directions as Brad marched through the reception area to the elevator.He briefly waved at them, his eyes trained on his destination.Brad preps himself for the day's work as the elevator takes him up to the floor where his office is.He had barely settled in when a soft knock sounded on his door. "Come in," he hollered out without looking up from the files he was studying."Good morning, sir," Ciana greeted."Morning," he briefly looked up, absentmindedly taking in her crisply ironed office wear.Having Brad's indifferent gaze on her made Ciana fidgety for a while but she soon got her whims around her."There's a meeting scheduled for 1:00 PM. It's your first meeting for the day." Brad nodded then he reclined in his chair and listened to her as she continued to fill him in about his work schedule for the day."Also, there's the document containing the details of the trainees who made it to the final round of the training. The HR a
The doctor settled in his seat and instinctively motioned for Sophia to do the same, "Please, seat." Sophia sat in the doctor's office, her eyes took in the stark interior of the room. She had been in the white a number of times, yet, it never failed to look foreign to her."So about your brother," the doctor's voice drew Sophia's attention back to his face. The doctor clasped his palms together and placed it on his desk. "As I've said, he was moved to a VIP room but the reason we called you here is that-" he broke off, "I'm sure you've heard the announcement about the mini branch that is now in New York and about the patients that will be moved there, right?"Sophia shook her head. "Yes, I have."The doctor nodded, then his expression turned somber, "I'm afraid you and your brother won't be able to return to New York when the rest leave."Sophia's heart leaped in joy at the news but she still kept her fingers crossed. "Why is that?""Your brother was diagnosed with some underlying h
Brad got off work quite early as he had to meet with Ned. Just as he prepared to leave his office, he got a call from Tony. "Hello man." "Good day, I called to tell you about the latest developments. Have you got some time?" "Yeah," he murmured, then he took his seat and calmly listened to what Tony had to report. "I've selected three doctors that will take over at the new mini branch for a start. The branch will fully open tomorrow and that's when the doctor's will also be coming in. The nurse's, and other employees have carefully been selected too. I assure you that I have gotten everything ready, even some of the equipment we ordered for has arrived and others are due to be here by tomorrow or the next. I have been working on stabling the hospital and making sure everything is alright but I was still wondering if you would like to come in and oversee how it is all going and if the way things are is to your liking. Perhaps, you could come down today since just a few people have r
Ned squinted at the figure coming toward them. Then he suddenly recognized both of them. The taller man was the man who had come to relay the man's message yesterday while the shorter man…his thoughts trailed off as he cursed under his breath."Godammit!" He muttered under his breath thinking that he should have known better than to give the job to him.Nick pushed the man forward and kept his hold on his shoulder steady. Brad clasped his hands together in front of his body. "Now, are you trying to say you don't know who this guy is?"Ned swallowed, avoiding the gaze of the young man, "No.""He doesn't work for you?""No," his responses were becoming sharper."So every action of this guy is purely his own thinking?""Dammit! How am I supposed to know all of these when I don't even know the boy?!"Brad slapped the boy on his shoulder, "Come on, boy. Speak.""He paid me to stalk her until I find her location," the boy stammered, "He gave me a picture too. He said the job was top secre
"What about the boy, sir?" Brad turned back and his gaze traveled past Nick to the car where the boy was still seated on the car's seat, his wrists and legs bound."I don't know," Brad said dismissively, "Just take care of him. But make sure neither Ned nor one of his thugs gets a hold of him. We might still need him." He paused, though Ava was very good at the sort of thing the boy did, he still thought he might be useful in the future. Ava usually has her hands full. "Take very good care of him," he told Nick and proceeded up the short flight of stairs that led to the elevator.Brad took a refreshing bath. He was in his walk-in closet rummaging his wardrobe for a relaxing wear when his ringing tone disrupted the peace of the room. With his towel still sitting snugly on his hips, he strode to the bed where he had thrown the phone before going for a bath.He grabbed it and the corners of his lips twitched on seeing the caller's ID."Yo, Brad. It's been eons!" Kevin exclaimed the momen
Ned's selected men were stationed at the Yee's Club. Ned had instructed them to always stay by the club and patrol there. Hopefully, Brad or Nick would show up to eat or meet with someone. Then they would be able to get in touch with him and give him the letter Ned had written and handed them.It was the only way Ned could think of to reach his lender. The man who had come bearing his lender's message had refused to let him have either his number or his lender's number. If he had, at least, let Ned have either of their numbers then letting Brad know that they needed to meet wouldn't have been an issue.. Sophia clutched her phone between her ear and shoulder as she got ready to leave the house."Yes mum, I'm almost ready. I'll leave the house now," she said to her mum while grabbing her purse and rummaging for the key in it."When they are through, I'll call you, bye," she said and ended the call. Then she asked for a cab and made her way to the hospital.Lancelot was getting his fir
Brad arched a brow at the caller's ID on his phone's screen."Another update?" He muttered to himself, "This guy is on a roll.""Good afternoon, sir.""Hey, Tony. Afternoon." Even though Brad could already tell that that was why Tony had called, he still asked, "What's the latest update?" "It's actually why I have called," Tony absentmindedly muttered under his breath as he flipped through the files that showcased the details of each of the doctors that just arrived. "The doctors from Russia just arrived not quite long ago. I am currently going through their files once more.""Alright. Keep up the hard work."There was silence on the other end of the line. When Tony said nothing, Brad was about to end the call when Tony spoke up."So you're really not going to be a part of the company?" For some reason, Brad thought that he sounded solemn.Brad massaged the skin between his brows. "Don't worry, Tony. I know what I am doing." His eyes flitted to the files on his desk as he continued s
"What's in the letter? A drawn chequebook for my money?"Nick peered into the envelope. He could see that its content was handwritten but the scribbles were on a plain sheet of paper. "No sir. I think he wrote you a letter."Brad scoffed, "A letter? In this age?""His men said he had no means of reaching you so it was his only option.""Whatever. What's written in it? Read it out."Nick read out its content. Ned simply wanted to meet with Brad as he had something to discuss with him.Brad pondered on it for a little while. Then he said to Nick over the phone, "Alright. Schedule a meeting time, go over it with his thugs or him, and let me know if I can fit it into my schedule.""Yes, boss.""Yeah, and do it quickly. I, actually, am interested in whatever he has to say when he doesn't have my money yet." "Yes sir."As Brad dropped his phone after the call, he smirked to himself. His plans were going well. It was almost the end of the two-day ultimatum he gave Ned and just as he had wa