First Heir: Hunter Dmitri

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    “Good morning, how may I help you today?” a guy greeted Hunter, while he was picking his order, “If you can’t choose, then, I’d like to offer you some of our best seller,”

Hunter’s brow furrowed, then nodded eventually, “Thanks, so, what can you offer for me, with less cream or milk,”

“You can have our avocado escape, or reales pocho, it both contains fifteen percent milk, ten percent sugar, and fifty percent coffee,”

Hunter handed the cashier his card, “I’ll get that both, thanks,”

“Thank you, here’s your card sir, and this,” he handed Hunter a buzzer, “We will let you know once your order is ready, for the meantime, you can sit over there,” Hunter nodded and settle himself to a sofa near the counter.

He just went back, after a month of staying home, he came back to the place where he was shamed, and belittled, Hunter’s father let him decide, to whatever he plans to do, and he want to start at the very place where he though, he would start a new.

“Omg, is this real?!” Hunter looked up when he notice a pair of stiletto in front of him, there he saw a woman, wearing a silk orange dress, “You’re Olivia’s fiance, right?” her voice was too loud, that other costumers were looking at them.

“And who must be you, miss?” Hunter’s voice has traces of both annoyance and rage, he doesn’t want to be associated with his ex-fiance anymore.

“I’m one of her friends, I heard Olivia didn’t showed up to your wedding? I told her you’re not worth her life, our friends had been telling her to stop patronizing you, and do charity work,” she smirked, “I guess, she listen to us, looking at you, trying to act classy and normal after that shameful day,”

“Miss, I came here for coffee, just go, and don’t associate me with that woman anymore, I no longer need her,” Hunter said.

“Oh, come on,” The woman didn’t even have any decency, and sat in front of Hunter, smiling, “Hunter, I heard you are willing to change your surname to hers? My god, you really want to simp, you stoop so low, and wants to adapt their family name,” Hunter aggressively gritted his teeth, “Anyway, you must be looking for a job?” the woman pull out her wallet and handed him her business card, “I’m the general manager of Imperial Company, you can apply there, and just said that you know me, I’ll let you use my name for once,” the woman chuckled, “Were in need of cleaners,”

Hunter grabbed the business card, the woman smirked at him, feeling like she slapped him with the fact of how low he is, compare to Olivia, and her friends. He pulled off his phone from his inner pocket, and dialed a number, it didn’t ring twice, and answered.

“Edgar, how are you?” Hunter’s has a hint of humor, when he saw Alison—the woman who’s shaming him, forehead’s creased.

“I’m doing good, sir, I didn’t expect your call, I’m so glad I heard from you,” the man, who’s name is Edgar, wanted to partner with Hunter for a very long time, “I’m uh, yeah, uh, when do we start from here?” Hunter chuckled upon hearing.

“No pressure, anyway, I have a good deal for you,”

The man’s face on the other line brightens up, Edgar will profit a lot if Hunter approve his offer, and he has been trying for five years, “Anything, sir,”

“Okay, I will set an appointment for us to meet and hear your pitch, in exchange,” Alison was now looking at him, curious of who he was talking, she was fight her mind, that the Edgar he was talking to, is different from the Edgar she knew, “I want you to fire your general manager—Alison Ford,” Alison’s eyes widen, “Is that a deal?”

Hunter bid his goodbye, “Don’t be a baby, and don’t hoax me, Hunter. I won’t fall for that, but nice try, anyway,” Alison laugh, disregarding her thoughts earlier, but in no less than a minute, Alison’s phone vibrating, indicating someone was calling him, Alison almost forgot breathing, when she saw who’s on the caller log.

She is hesitant in answering the call, and looked at Hunter, who’s armed crossed on his chest, and looking at her. He face is pale, and her hands were shaking.

“Why don’t you answer it? I bet it’s your boss,”

Hunter didn’t wait for Alison to answer, since he knew where it will end, his buzzer lights up, indicating that his order is ready, he went to the cashier, and the barista gave him his order.

“Thank you for stopping by, you have a great day!” he said enthusiastically, “Come again!”

HUNTER spent his day, meeting with his business partners and investors. Some were shock on his return, but most of them were glad that he is back.

“It’s been a while, since we saw you, Mr. Dmitri, we’re very glad that you’re here again, I might lose another millions if you didn’t come back,”

The three other gentlemen laugh with Arnaldo’s snide remark, he is Hunter’s one of the many partners who didn’t ever lose, the moment they let Hunter drove their plans.

“Enough with that, Arnaldo, you’re flattering me too much, anyway, I’ve called you here to announce that I’m having my new branch,”

“That’s great, when will you start, sir? I can refer you to a dear friend of mine, who owns a construction firm,”

Hunter missed having business appoinment,  that he didn’t notice it was his last meeting for that day, he was meeting his business partner, for almost all his branch.

“Smith!” Hunter tapped Smith’s shoulder, upon entering the restaurant, “How have you been, it’s been a while,”

“You dumbass, you left me, without even saying anything, and you’ll act now, like a very good friend, how dare you?”

Hunter laugh, he never laugh hard for years, that’s when Hunter slowly realizing what he missed, for the past years, of trying to fit on Olivia’s standard.

“It just so happen, come on,” Hunter mumbled, followed by a laugh again, “I ordered while waiting, I’m famished, it’s been a long day for me,”

“I know you’ll always run to this restau, this is your favorite,” Smith said in a matter of fact tone.

“Of course, mom used to eat here with me, however, for some unknown fucking reason, the owner won’t let me buy this one,”

“Yeah, I mean, I won’t sell it to you too, you look—” Smith teasingly looked Hunter from head to feet, “Uh, a swindler?”

“Oh, you fucking fuck—”

“Mr. Philipps?” Hunter and Smith stopped teasing each other when someone called Smith, Hunter’s eye widen, but he immediately fixed himself, “OMG! What a coincidence, of all restaurant, glad to see you here!”

“Oh, Olivia, yes, I’m a regular here, with my buddy—Hunter, dude, this is Olivia, one of my employee,” Smith tried to act cool, when in fact,. He knew Hunter’s wherebouts, and he is just messing with Hunter.

Olivia look at Hunter, terrified, “Oh, you’re here too, William,”

“Mr. Philipps, what a pleasant surprise, you’re with a fr—” William’s brow furrowed, while looking at the man in front of him, and turned to Olivia, “Oli, isn’t he the man you’re supposed to marry?”

“Yes, uh, but uh, Mr. Smith, don’t let him deceive you, he deceived me once, and I almost marry him, he can be a great deceiver as that, he wants my family’s wealth,”

Hunter chuckled, when hearing Olivia, Smith stood up, “Olivia, why would he be needing your wealth? Are you that reach?”

“Well, our family, is a well off, my grandfather and my d—”

“Your dad, who’s almost near bankruptcy? Is that what you’re talking about?”

“No, we still have different business, and—”

“He’s a leech who will surely suck all your blood, Mr. Philipps, we’re just concern about you, that’s all, he’s a dangerous man, you can come with us, and we will talk about business,” Hunter can't help but to silently chuckled, William, disrespecting him.

“Both of you are fucking unbelievable,” Smith turn to Hunter’s who’s silently listening to them arguing, “Dude, how that fact did you stand living with this bitch?”

“Excuse me?!” Olivia’s unbelievably said, “What did you say?!”

“Why would he need your little money? For fuck sake, he’s a shipping magnate, a world class businessman, he’s basically perfect, he’s a billionaire, dumb woman!”