“I want you to meet Susan Patrick, Susan meets Reuben, my business partner,” Joseph said, introducing her to Reuben who was lost admiring her beauty. He found himself enchanted by her every feature“Hello, Reuben. It’s nice to finally meet you.” She said with a warm smile.“Nice meeting you too, Susan,” Reuben replied, returning the smile.“So let’s get down to the main reason why we are here,” Joseph uttered while going back to sit down, he could see the expression on Reuben’s face which demanded an explanation.He cleared his throat, “Reuben Forster, she is Ryan’s secretary, she will be helping us to carry out our plan.” “Ryan’s secretary,” Reuben exclaimed. He furrowed his brow, switching his gaze from the lady to Joseph who nodded his head intermittently in understanding to Reuben’s expression. “She is my daughter, So let’s play our game properly.” He said firmly.(It’s getting interesting.)“How are you sure she can do that? What if she snitched on us?” Reuben gutted out in do
The man stepped forward with his face stern frown and annoyance boiling within him.Ryan and his guards turned to face the man who was walking towards them and the guys glanced at each other while maintaining their gaze at the man striding towards them with great speed.“Ryan Baker, I came here to warn you seriously to stay away from my girlfriend,” he said as he took a step forward, his gaze fixed on Ryan with deep anger.Ryan stared at the man with a brow raised in confusion, “Who are you and what is your girlfriend.” he asked in curiosity.The man clenched his jaw while giving Ryan a cold glance. “I am Douglas Reed and stop acting as if you don't know what I am talking about.” He uttered with a serious tone.Ryan moved a step forward, “I don't know who you are and who your girlfriend is, I don't have time for whatever you have got to say. You had better leave here.” He said while still maintaining a calm demeanour.“Don't play dumb with me, Ryan. You think I didn't see you with her
Susan came back after a few minutes with the coffee, she placed it in front of her boss, while still standing to see if he would drink it.“Thank you, Susan. I want you to help deliver this file to Mrs. Juliet Benjamin.” Ryan instructed while handing her the file.“Okay, sir.” She replied with her gaze still fixed on her boss.Ryan could feel his inner spirit, being in trouble when he raised the coffee. A sudden wave of nausea washed over him and he felt something was wrong, the feeling increased unwell. Ryan's heart began to race, he knew he needed to use the restroom quickly.With a sense of urgency, he pushed his chair back and hurriedly walked towards the restroom and pushed the door open and stumbled inside. Susan felt disappointed, she was almost close to actualising her plan. She stood still at her spot forgetting the instructions she had been given earlier.After some moments, he came outside with a heavy sigh of relief washed over his face. He met his secretary Susan still s
He paused and continued “I felt the financial projections were overly optimistic, we need to ensure that our partnership should be based on realistic expectations and should not sound financial planning alone. Your presentation lacks specific potential risk mitigation strategies.” He said with a more serious tone. He didn’t hide anything from them, he said everything in his mind.The manager tried to defend his proposal. He stood up from his seat, his expression had changed from happiness to disbelief. “Mr. Ryan. We can provide those details. 1 didn’t want to overwhelm you with numbers, I understand your concern about it. But we can revisit our financial projection and can also provide conservative estimates if that would be suitable for our collaboration.” He said politely. His heart was pounding fast in disappointment. He sat down with his face etched with concern and uncertainty.“Mr. Maxwell, I get your point but as a real estate company, we need a data-driven decision.” He said.
He took up the phone with his face furrowed, “Hello,”“Hello, Ryan. How are you.” Elizabeth asked.Ryan sighed and answered slowly. “I am doing good.” “You didn’t call me, even when I told you I would be travelling. You never even bothered calling me to know if I got home safely the last time we met.” She said in a disappointed tone.Ryan was contemplating if he should inform her about what happened the night, “Hello, Hello. Are you there? “ she asked.” “Sorry, I was busy. But I have something important to ask you,” he said.“What is it,” she asked politely.“Who is Douglas Reed?” Ryan uncontrollably asked.Elizabeth was speechless, she struggled to utter a word. Ryan could hear her breathing pace from the phone.“He is my ex-boyfriend, Ryan. We broke up two months ago and he is still coming back threatening to deal with me if I don’t accept him back. I am sorry I never informed you about it.” She said,“But how did you know,” she asked.Ryan explained. “After, you left that day. A
Douglas Reed sat across from Juan Pablo Ramirez, Juan’s expression was unreadable as he stared at the man seated before him. He sat behind his desk, puffing his cigar. His office was filled with smoke and the smell of liquid, making it difficult for Douglas to breathe.“Well, well, look who is here, my old friend, Douglas Reed. What brings you to my abode tonight? You look worried man, cheer up.”“Get me a glass, I need to make my guest feel comfortable. What do you want, whiskey or Vodka?” He said to be certain Douglas was ready to drink.“Whiskey,” Douglas replied with a fallen demeanour.Juan snapped his finger and his guards did as instructed, he poured some whiskey into the glass before Douglas Reed. Douglas raised his hand to stop the guard when he noticed he was satisfied with the quantity he wanted to drink. He gulped it once into his mouth, and demanded another round, Juan narrowed his eyes at him. The guard poured the same portions into the wine glass. Before he bows and mo
Douglas nodded, he leaned forward with his hand on the desk. “ I want him humiliated and killed, but first I want to see him face to face before you kill him. I want him to feel the pain I felt when his guards were beating me. I want him to know that I, Douglas Reed. Is untouchable in Brentwood.” He uttered in desperation.“When Elizabeth sees that her new lover is no more she would come back begging for my love. Then will I decide if I would accept her back or not,” he said sarcastically.Juan Pablo raised his eyebrows at Douglas, he puffed more smoke into the air. “Douglas, I have heard everything you said. You know if you want my help, you will have to pay a price.” Juan reminded Douglas.He shook his head in understanding, he grasped the content of Juan’s words. “I am ready to pay whatever price, all I want is for the job to be done.” He said in a mean and determined tone.Juan shook his head slightly, “You have nothing to worry about. I will get him and bring him to you, then you
The number rang and after a few minutes the call got connected, without hesitation Diane Carter voiced out. “Hello, Mr. Ryan.”“Hello, send me your location. I am willing to help you save your mother.” He said in a low tone.“Thank you, Mr. Ryan. I will send a private jet and my driver will be waiting for you at the airport when you arrive.” Diane said softly and politely.He terminated the call while calling his secretary, Susan and the Vice president Mrs. Juliet Benjamin informing them about his absence from work.He moved towards the staircase hurriedly, his face was engrossed with concern for the woman. He met his butler by the door, he was prepared to accompany his boss to his office.“Good morning, young master,” Nicolas said with a smile.“Good morning, Nicolas. I have an emergency in Johnson City, I need to be there in an hour. Get the car ready.” He said, with his voice barely above a whisper.“Johnson City,” Nicolas exclaimed.Ryan nodded his head in response, “Is there any