It was a miracle that despite everything that David faced, his secret was still safe. His father was very angry about what happened, and Rosie told him that his father was coming back home in a few weeks. That set David's mind on edge for days again, he kept awake at night, thinking about him finally going to meet with Dominic Ford. Doctor Iris came again and she gave him a thorough checkup to make sure that he was fine. She kept clearing her throat as she touched his torso, trying to assess just how much pain he was in. "How did you say you got this again?" She laughed nervously. "Accident." He answered. "Seems like I am the most unfortunate person on Earth." "Your father is Dominic Ford, do you know what that means?" She whispered. "You are anything, my friend, but not unfortunate." She took out some drugs from her bags and placed them on the table for him. "One from each bottle twice a day." She instructed. "If you need to ask anything, you can ask Mister Gary to call me."
Stefanie's eyes watered and her lower lip quivered. She held her face, where Rosie slapped her, and she walked out of the room. David dragged and sighs as he turned to Rosie. "Was that necessary?" He asked. "You think she should still have a job after the stunt she pulled?" Rosie wondered. "Do you even realize the gravity of what she has done?""I ask if it was necessary to hit my girlfriend." David fumed. "I didn't bring her here for you to hit her." Rosie pulled her head back and raised her hands. "Oh, I'm sorry about that, good sir," she laughed angrily. "Maybe I should have given her a pat on the back for almost killing us!""This is stupid, I am calling her back." David walked towards the door. "You are not going to fire her!""I just did, I am not changing my mind any time soon." Rosie folded her hands. David angrily turned back to her. "And who do you think you are?!""Your boss!" She reminded him. She was right in his face. "You dare not come against me!" David's expre
Nick was very brave for having a smirk on his face when Rosie was curled-lipped. "What did you just say?" She asked, wanting him to repeat himself. "Look, Rosie, this is the easiest money you will ever make in your life." He said. "You can take this and start a whole new life elsewhere, away from your evil boss." Rosie's eyes shut. Yes, Mister Dominic Ford actually forced her to work for him, she was his slave, but that was before he broke her. She finally saw the world from his perspective, and since then, she never left his side, even when he gave her the choice. She was a willing slave, he was a tough but good master to her. So when she saw Nick throwing millions in her face, she wasn't moved. It was a whole lot of money, but she wasn't going to betray the man who gave meaning to her life. "So, let me get this straight." She folded her hands. "You came here actually thinking that I would take the money? And give you what you want?""I came here because I know that you are a
David came back to the apartment before the rest of them. Since he was so early, and they were going to be late, he took out the time to prepare some food. When he was done, he ate his own and kept it there to be put in the microwave later. He went into his room and spent hours working on his laptop. He walked back to the kitchen to take a drink, there he found Ethan. Ethan was working on his laptop too, but he barely looked at David. David frowned slightly, he wasn't imagining it, his friend was holding a grudge against him. Despite that gut feeling, he still swallowed his pride and cleared his throat. "What's up, man?" He nodded at him, as he opened the refrigerator. "Hey." Ethan sounded as cold as ice, his voice heavy with reluctance. David also noticed that Ethan was munching cookies and having a soda, he wasn't eating what he prepared for him. "Did you see the pasta I kept in the refrigerator?" David asked, seeing only part of the door was touched. "Not hungry. Dre wou
It was raining so sparingly, that David wasn't in a hurry to get to where he was going. He had a cigarette in his hand, which he smoked as he went, but somehow wasn't quenched by the rainwater. It was a busy evening, the cars honked around and the pedestrians trotted around the street. David walked past people, sometimes avoiding bumping into them by a hair length. He got to Stefanie's studio apartment and he knocked on the door. The rain gave way and started to fall in heavy drops. He tossed his cigarette away and knocked on the door, harder. Hope she wasn't doing anything stupid. Finally, the door opened. Her hair was in a messy bun and her eyes were red from crying too much. Her lips quivered when she saw him and she let herself into his arms. "I'm sorry." She croaked. "I know that Rosie hates me, but it's you I'm more apologetic too." David held her and walked into his house. He shut the door and held her face in his hands. "There's nothing to be sorry for." He smiles a
That wasn't what Nick was expecting at all. He thought it was going to be hard to convince David to give him what he wanted, but David was offering it on a silver platter. He first laughed, he didn't want to even believe that David was serious, and not trying to mess with him. "What is this, some kind of reverse psychology, or some shit?" He chuckled. "Are you messing with me?" "No, I'm not." David stood his ground. "From what I see, we both want two things. Why is it bad if we trade to get what we want?" Nick aggressively rubbed his jaw, he looked at Natalie. Although she was kind of a dumb girl, she knew that something wasn't right with this deal. "He is lying, it is not balanced at all," Natalie said. "He has come to trap you." "Speak of only what you know, Natalie," David warned her. "I don't have the time or patience to play any trapping game with anyone." Nick was watching him as if he was looking for the quickest sign to see that he was lying. He saw nothing. When he s
David didn't realize that morning had come. He would have continued sleeping, if not for Dre that barged into his room and shook him away. "David, wake up! You have got to see this!"David stood up, his body wanting to go to sleep. His eyes were heavy, but he rubbed life back into them. Dre was nudging him, pushing his phone into his hands, David was confused about what was going on. "It's barely morning, Dre." He complained. "Just give me five more minutes, I promise to give ear to whatever it is that you want." Dre wasn't listening, he didn't stop shaking his friend. This was a very serious matter that couldn't wait. "It's about Dominic Ford! It's very terrible, you have to see this!" That was what David needed for his eyes to fly open. He was fully away in a flash and was up to his feet. He was by the window, scrolling through Dre's phone. The article was a few minutes old, it was very fresh news, but that didn't dampen the graveness of it. Dominic Ford's recent act was th
David was staring with wide eyes, this wasn't what he was expecting. "Is this a joke?" He asked her, clearly it had to be. "No, sir, it's not." She said, "Because whose genius idea is this?" He laughed. "Why am I supposed to take the fall for a man I have never seen in my life?" "That man is your father," She reminded him. "And this is your company here, you have to do it." "No." David dropped the file on the table. "This is crazy, I am not going to do it. Did you see the crowd? I am not standing in front of those angry people to apologize for something that I didn't do!" He was about to walk out of the door, but Rosie stopped him with a hand on his chest. "Do you realize what you are doing?" She asked. "I need to be ready in an hour."He shrugged her off very aggressively. "I don't give a fuck!" He yelled. "Since it's so important to you, why don't you do it?!""Stop it, David." Her lips were thinned, she didn't want anyone to hear them, but he was screaming. "Call your bos