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Anthony sat before his screen as he surfed the internet. He had been sitting before his laptop for hours since he returned from the meeting with Kevin.The documents looked real enough. But it was possible that he merely handed over a paper while the company was still running. When he had brushed the surface before he met with him, he had seen the post, but he felt the need to go deeper. To ensure that he was now the rightful and only owner of the company.So far, everything looked as they'd said. The website has been closed. All the stupid posts and videos have been taken down. And even the physical location he had asked his men to check has also been deserted by everyone.The company was finally his.It was only then he was able to move on with his normal daily life. He rang up the kitchen to bring him the breakfast he had rejected. Then he undressed and went to take a long, relaxing bath to calm all the stress that the stupid boy had made him go through.Anthony had just stepped ou
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Nathan walked out of the big gate of the prison. He felt the fresh air on his face; the smell of sweaty bodies and disgusting food that had made him throw up several times was gone. He was now free… finally.He looked down at his skin, and his lips twisted unpleasantly at the bruises and scratch marks on his skin. Then memories of all the nights spent protecting himself from all of the insects and flies rushed back to him. All the times he would stay awake when that mentally unstable boy was brought to his cell. He remembered the eerie way he looked every night, and he quickened his pace away from the prison gate. He watched as everyone whose names had been called walked to their families or a waiting car.He wondered where she'd go. He was quite certain that no one would come for him. When he heard his name, he was so surprised because he had already accepted his fate, believing that his own parents had abandoned him.Which was why when he heard a familiar, “My son!" He came to an ab
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The words resounded in Amy's ears.She had been slouching as she packed up her things, but now she perked up, her shoulders erect.Mr. Kevin sold his company to protect someone? Who could this be? She wondered. How important could this person be to him that he sold a whole company and shut it down in the blink of an eye?A girlfriend? Or perhaps one of his parents?She wanted to know all of these, but she dared not ask him directly. Well, she didn't think it was right. He must have just told her out of sheer politeness since he had been quite harsh on them.She slowly nodded. It now made sense why he had been so cranky when he told them the previous morning. If he had to sell the company to protect someone, then the person's life must be on the line in some way.She hoped the person was okay. “I hope the person is fine now?"There was a pause. Amy almost thought the call had ended. She was about to pull her phone from her ear to check when she heard his soft, “The person will be fine
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The spoon in Donald's hand froze midair when the reporter made the announcement: ‘Fast rise enterprise, the Print Odd company, abruptly shuts down.’He raised his brow in a frown. The company folded up? He cocked his head to the side.“Print Odd company," he mouthed the words to confirm that it was Kevin's company, the one he had just partnered with.How was that even possible?He dropped his plate, and walked to his laptop. He returned to the living room, sat himself down in his coush. He booted the laptop and typed the name of the company in question into the browser.And there it was; articles after articles of Print Odd company closing up without any notice. The first article was written by the company itself.He opened the article and read. Then he went ahead to read more articles and posts made by several bloggers. Each blogger coming to their own interpretation of The print off company folding up.‘Imbalance Dopamine: The fall of The Print Odd company.’'Baby steps is the right
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As Philip drove them to the house, Nathan looked outside through the window. His eyes took in the malls and supermarkets, the girls in miniskirts, and the kids playing around.He felt even bitter and angrier whenever he thought of all the life he's missed, all because he was left to rot in that godforsaken place.He wondered what the people would think if he had been walking through these streets and roads on foot. He imagined that he would have either begged or stolen a hoodie.Since he got into the car, he had been avoiding looking into the mirror. He had once glimpsed it in the mirror in the prison restroom, and he hated what he saw. He hated how thin he had become. The beard and moustache that covered his face were hideous. It made him look like some creep.As the car moved through the gates to the house, he felt relieved to be back. Finally, he was back home. At some point during the ride, there had been a fear in him, a fear that somehow his father would do a U-turn and return h
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“The tickets are ready, boss. Four for each. First class.” Kevin read out the message that Alessia had sent him the previous night. Though he had placed a call through to him immediately after.That was one thing Kevin was certain that most of his men learntfrom him. Backups. No matter how certain the first plan is, have a solid backup“Are you guys done?" Kevin asked as he walked into the living room.“Yes, boss. We're all set," Howard answered as Jake walked forward to take Kevin's bag from him.Alright then.” He took one last look around the empty house and nodded. Then they walked out.Howard was the last to step out,, so he locked the door behind him. His maid has been given a break,, and she has returned to her house. She would resume back when Kevin returned from Landary Province.Jake loaded everyone's luggage in the car. Then they all got in, and Jake drove them to the airport.As they made their way there, Kevin shot one lastst text to Amy..“On the way to the airport. Meet
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In an hour's time, the social media managers, Sonia and Joel, arrived at the company.They had a quick talk with Alessia and Vivian. What needed to be done. They discussed the new features to incorporate and the ones to not include from the last websites.“You sghoudl aslo check the last statistics and look out for what worked and what didn't,” Alessia said."Yes. We remain The Print Odd company but we are returning stronger and better!”" Yes;”Alessia agreed, admiring the new manager's energy.Vivian went to continue reaching out to the employees. Sonia and Joel focused on creating the different new websites needed for the company. While Alessia went up to Kevin's office and began to put things in place there too.Before afternoon, the previous employees had began to resume work. The moment Vivian sent them a message, she got immediate responses from some of them asking her if she was a scam. Not until she sent some if them a live video of the office and the people working, they didn
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Anthony drew back. He was beyond shocked. "What?" He looked at his man like he had a bolt loose in his head. " What do you mean? What does that even mean?”"Here, boss,look at it the print odd company is back” he moved close and shoved his phone in Anthony's face.Hisbyes bulged as he looked at the screen. “What is this? How come?”He snatched the phone from his man's hand. He wiped his hands over his face and looked again.“I asked how come?” He yelled.“I dont know, boss. I just saw it." Kevin took a deep breath. He calmed himself.“This must be a glitch,” he said calmly. “Right?" He looked up at his man. “It's a glitch."“Yes, it is a glitch. That's all it is. It will be gone by night time.”“Exactly. Print Odd is mine. I haven't made any changes do this can not be real.”“Yes," his man nodded again and repeated.After his man left, Anthony snatched his phone and dialed Philip's phone number.He picked up on the first Ring. “Philip. To what do I owe-"“I need your help," Kevin cut
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By the time Kevin reached home, he had already calmed himself down. The silence during the drive back to his apartment has made him think everything through.There was no reason to be upset over people who had disappointed him over and over again. It was just that he thought he and Mia had gone past that stage. He didn't have a problem standing up for himself, but when Mia had done so the first time, he had been pleased, until she switched to her grandmother's side just because he decided to speak up for himself.It was the fact that he had allowed himself to be pleased by that singular act that angered him even more. He should have known. After all, birds of the same feathers flock together and they are her family. It would be hard to be different even if she wanted to. So he couldn't entirely blame her.But even with all the conclusions he came to, he still stood his ground. They didn't need to know who he was, but he needed to show them that no one should be underrated, looked down
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Mia felt her heart tightened in her chest as she watched Kevin walk away. She could tell that he was upset. He hadn't even looked back at her with a nod like he always did. She remembered how it had felt like her heart was wrenched out of her chest when he snatched his hand away from her hold.But she had been helpless. He should understand. How was she supposed to support him when she had no idea if he was telling the truth. Heck, he wouldn't even open up to him about who he really was. Yet, she couldn't direct her anger at him.Her hands closed into fists. All of these began with one person.She turned to Morris, who was consoling Grandmother R, who still looked affected by Kevin's words.“You followed me, didn't you?"Morris cast her an irritated glance. “Who is that question for?"When she was leaving the Euphoric Bio building, she felt eyes on her, but she thought it was the other workers on the floors she passed through. She should have known. Most of all, she should have bee
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Mrs Perry couldn't resist the urge to bark out with laughter. She laughed so hard that some of the oldies in the restaurant chuckled along with her.Morris shook his head and chuckled lightly too. “How pathetic you are, Kevin."Mia, who had been staring at the back of Kevin's face as his words, stepped out from behind Kevin and glared at Morris.”Morris!"Morris rolled his eyes. "Why don't you tell him to stop lying so much and so stupidly.”Mia couldn't say anything as she felt embarrassed. She wanted to ask Kevin why he was lying but she didn't want to do so before her grandmother and Morris. So she just subtly shook her head at him.“I’m not lying,” he said cooly, disappointed that even Mia didn't believe him. Hadn't he proved himself enough?The laughter died in Mrs Perry's throat. Morris also stopped lying. They all regarded Kevin. There was no atom of humor on his face or in his words. “Are you serious?" Mia blurted.“What stupid question is that?" Mrs Perry said, her gaze still
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After the shock, the first thing that came to Mia was relief. Relief that she had decided to choose a restaurant that was never crowded. Right now, she could count the number of people in the restaurant in one of her hands and there'd still be a remainder. Another bonus was that they were all old people. So there was no flashing camera in their faces yet. It was a relief that soothed the shock.But the shock still remained. The worry for the things her grandmother would say to Kevin. And the fear of her own anger.How did they find her? Why were they even there? Why did they even find her in the first place?She had already rushed to her feet when she saw them. Now, she stood before her grandmother. “What are you doing here?" She looked between her grandmother and cousin.She was certain that neither of them would have come to the restaurant to eat. Apart from the fact that it was quite a trip from the company, it was too local for them. They preferred the fancy and flashy restaurants
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As Mia walked out of the company's premises, she tucked her car keys in her bag, deciding not to go with her car.“Good morning, ma'am," the security greeted her as they opened the gate for her."How're we all doing?” She returned their smiles."Very well, boss.”Outside the gate, Mia walked down the road a few miles before she saw a taxi driving down the road.She flagged down the taxi and got in.“Where are you headed, ma'am?" The driver asked Mia. Mia told him the me. Of the restaurant where she had decided that she and Kevin would meet. Then afterward, she sent the name of the restaurant and the address to Kevin.Morris dragged his gaze away from the plate number of the taxi as his phone rang out.He briefly glanced at it before he picked it up and answered the call.“Hello.”He returned his eyes to the road.“Were you able to make it out in time?”“Yes, grandmother. I'm on her tail now. I was able to make it outside before she got a taxi.”“A taxi?” There was surprise in Mrs Per
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The signing process was swift. Mrs Perry had a smile on all through as she signed her part and watched the rest of them sign where they had to sign.“Okay, so we're done," Mrs Perry said as she flipped through the papers. She nodded. She handed Kevin a copy. “You can go with your copy. All the rules are clear, are they not?”Anthony nodded. "They are.”Mrs Perry pinned him with a half glare. "No one should go against those conditions, Anthony. Ensure you ram it into the ears of your family members. Mia and I would do the same. If we really want to live in peace, then we should live without any air of hostility.”Anthony smiled. "Yes, Mrs Perry. I'll talk to them. Thank you for agreeing to this.”She shook her head. “It's nothing. I just want peace." She stretched her hands out to Anthony.Anthony took Mrs Perry's hands and shook them. “I look forward to many collaborations and meetings with the Perrys.""Same here,” Mrs Perry smiled, gripping his hands firmly."Mia?” Anthony called.
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Mia regarded Anthony for a while, irritated by the smirk on his face. “You sound so sure,” she scowled at him.Anthony chuckled. He reclined in the seat and put his right leg over his left knee. Then he rested his hand on the back of the chair. "That's because I'm sure."Mia felt the insane urge to hurl him from the couch, but she needed to remain civil, especially now that grandmother had agreed to reconcile with his family. She crossed her arms over her chest. “So how did you know?"Anthony shook his head, a smile on his lips. “People really need to stop asking me that. I have my way of finding out stuff that I am determined to get answers to, and that's just it. Mia raised her brows. “I see. You have your ways and one of those ways is to kidnap people and intensely ask them questions like a maniac, right?”Anthony rolled his eyes. “That was just a test.”“A test!" Mia squeaked incredibly."Yes. You heard right.”“Right. That’s also why you still haven't been able to find out anyth
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Anthony shook his head. “We let trivial things get in between us.” He sighed regretfully. “We're better than that, Mrs Perry. We should be building empires together and not keeping malice like kids. We should be making a plan to succeed. A plant “How can we still work together after what happened, Anthony?" That was Mrs Perry's first words. "How can we build these empires together if we don't trust one another? The seed of distrust has been sown, it's been watered and given enough time to thrive and grow. It's not just going to wilt and vanish.”"We make it wilt then. Trust, once broken, can be gotten back, believe me. We once trusted one another because of our actions. These same actions were what brought the mistrust and knocked us apart. To regain the trust we lost, all we need to do is act… we just need to act right and sincerely. And we'll be fine.”Mrs Perry regarded Anthony, processing his words. Apart from the fact that he was making sense, she was going to accept it anyway.
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Anthony did the last button on his shirt and picked up his phone. He scrolled through his call logs as he walked to his shoe rack. Once he saw the phone number he needed, he dialed it. He placed the phone on speaker, chose the shoes he wanted from the shoe rack, and walked to his bed. By the time he lowered himself into his bed, the call ended without an answer, so he tried again.He once again put it on speaker and placed it on the bed beside him. As he waited for his call to be answered, he grabbed his shoes and began to put them on.“Hello?" Her smooth voice boomed through his phone's speaker and filled his room, loud and clear.“Good morning, Mia, I trust you slept well?" "I did. Why did you call so early?”"I'm on the way to your office now.”"Alright, then. I'll inform the security and receptionist so that they'll let you in without any hassle.”“Okay. See you in a few."Anthony chuckled slightly when Mia ended the call without a response.He picked up his phone and rose to hi
