An Endless Plea
Ralph had returned from his trip a few days ago. It was a Thursday evening Marie was busy in the kitchen preparing dinner.Ralph and Jane had helped out the little they could before heading to the sitting room.Boom! Boom….Came the bang on the front door, they both turned around, Jane opened the door to meet Travis and his father standing right in front of her. They walked in pushing her aside. Harry had heard the knock from the inner room and so he rolled himself out to see who was just about pulling down his little house."Hi Smith" he greeted. His brother looked at him with so much scorn in his eyes before replying to him."We have come to plead with Jane concerning the contract" , Smith informed them. "Taylor has refused to sign the contract with anyone but Jane" he saidThis made Ralph smile a bit.Jane looked from her father to her mother who was just walking out of the kitchen with a white napkin in her hands and then to Ralph who was also listening with keen interest."I have tried convincing his secretary and even the guards to let me see him but they wouldn't let me. The company needs you to sign this project, it is important. Grandpa has invested too much, we can't let it slide just like that" Travis said."You could come back to the office and get this signed and everyone is happy. I get the credit and if you do not want to work for us anymore you can leave afterwards". Smith said with arrogance in his voice."You're so mean", Ralph said, reacting to what Smith had just said to Jane. "Who's this Lunatic?" Asked Smith.PAK! Smith Frowned, holding his cheek in his hand. He could not believe what had just happened to him. He didn't think that the husband he had found for Jane was really cracked in the head and dared to hit him.That moment he looked into Ralph's eyes, he felt like he had fallen deep into a deep ravine. Smith was furious but he dared not hit back."It looks like you two aren't here for Jane's help, you're here to make a scene huh?" He asked them, tilting his head towards Smith and Travis.Everyone turned in shock towards Ralph's direction. He had just slapped Smith.Travis could not dare to say anything because his broken arm still suffered the pain from the last fight at the hotel."My wife goes nowhere," Ralph said, his eyes turning red."I have not settled the previous fight with you", said Travis.Ralph gave him a scary look, Travis felt like he was looking at a terrifying wild animal waiting to devour him with just one bite. Travis' legs couldn't help but tremble a little obvious enough for the others to see.Settle with me? Ralph asked, glaring."Seems you both aren't here to plead, and if you must plead then you should do so with some respect and remorse". Smith immediately calmed himself down after hearing this and suppressed the anger rising in his heart. He isn't going to interrupt what he had to do because of a mere lunatic. If they can successfully sign this contract he would definitely take care of these people most especially that crazy fellow. Ralph."Uhhhm! Jane, the Abbey's group needs you, please come back. We can pay you double. Double of what you earned before you got laid off". Smith explained.He looked at Jane and there was no single trace of sincerity in his voice. Jane didn't know what to do. This seemed like a trap to her. A smart trap she wasn't ready to fall into.Marie was stunned; she never imagined that these two arrogant men would one day come to her home to personally ask Jane to return to the company.Jane was confused and didn't know what to respond so her husband spoke on her behalf." Need I remind you one last time, when asking for a favor, ask with humility. Why would you even come to someone's house and scream orders at them" Ralph said.Smith's expression changed, his eyes twitched as he looked at Ralph."So you strongly believe that we can't get this contract signed without Jane huh? Smith asked. Go ahead and do it then, I don't care for it. Jane said this, puffing her chest forward with determination."Come back to the company. We would take good care of the bills so your family doesn't starve to death", Travis said this while he rolled his eyes from Marie and then to Ralph who was just standing with his hand in his pocket." I would take care of my parents," Jane replied, shrugging her shoulders. And me too, added Ralph.This response made Travis, Smith and Marie giggle. They all stared at him in utmost shock."Yes,I would take care of the entire family so go to hell with your job". He yelled with confidence, mouth spread open as particules of spit flew out of his mouth.He wore rags, he could barely feed himself and talk less of a family.Travis raised his nose."Very good!"Smith said this as he looked at the three people in front of him with a fake smile on his face. He walked two steps towards their bedroom and screamed." Harry, you have done a really good job as the head of this deluded family of yours!"With this he snorted and left with Travis.The door of the room flung open as Harry rolled himself out to the sitting room. He couldn't understand why his brothers treat his family the way they did."What do we do now?" he asked.Marie looked at him with anger in her eyes. She didn't know what sort of man she had chosen as a husband. To her, he was a weakling.Marie smiled at Ralph, even though she doesn't like him but he had just given Smith what he deserved because of her family.Marie knows they are protected at least from the constant bullying her family receives from the Abbey's. This strange man is definitely not what she never imagined him to be. A fool. ********At home, Smith paced his sitting room in rage. Fuming from disappointment. His face was red. He took off his black jacket."I thought this was going to work out. That arrogant and saucy girl made our efforts useless. And that lunatic dares to slap me?""Dad, you should have let me deal with him," Travis said.Smith turned to look at him.ahahahaha! Smith laughed so hard."I should have let you deal with who? Didn't he break your arm the other day?" Smith asked to point a finger at the broken hand."Don't provoke crazy people" he said to Travis, "it can never be considered as a crime even if they committed murder."Damned Bastard! Travis exclaimed He crossed his legs. Why was Ralph's stare so terrifying? Although He had been in this business for many years, he felt so terrified at the sight. Ralph is a lunatic; it was probably normal to have a terrifying look. Even he didn't believe that the husband he had chosen for his niece would turn out to be a thorn in the ass. He's definitely a nutshell that needs to be cracked but that would be after this whole contract stuff.Travis lowered his eyes in shame.So dad what now? That slot wants us to beg her on our knees dad, she can keep dreaming for all I care.Smith just stared."Forget about Jane", he finally saidHe knew someone who could help bridge the gap between his company and CEO Taylor. This is a better option.All necessary information about the contract has been settled earlier, signing the contract was just a mere formality. It wouldn't take much time. Since CEO Taylor has decided to forfeit so many benefits for a mere whore like Jane. "Relax! I have a friend who works often with CEO Taylor. CEO Lee, he would have this settled in a few days". He said this, placing a hand on his son's shoulders.This contract means nothing to CEO Taylor but it means alot to us so I must do everything I can to get it from him, he can't be that difficult. There's a price to pay for this and it was certainly better than begging Jane.He picked up his phone and dialed a contact.CEO Lee, hi, he greeted.Hi, Smith the voice responded from the other end.I would love to pay you a visit tomorrow at the office, Smith said."Ok, then 8. am is fine" replied the voice."Alright, thank you". He hung up.There was relief on Travis' Face when he heard these words."Dad, I would deal with Jane once on this project". Travis saidA very mean idea just flashed his mind, he smiled at himself."We could chase them out of Ruwan Dad".Don't even try it Travis, your grandpa would be furious at us it would ruin the whole process". Smith Replied.
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