It was a bright morning in J hotel and suites where Ryan stayed temporarily. One of the properties his grandfather had willed to him. As early as five that morning, he had gotten out of bed for his normal routine of exercising at the gym before the day fully started and he got dressed in his exercising outfit.Winter drew nearer than anyone had anticipated and made every day colder than the last so he never went to exercise without his hoodie on. Stepping out of his room in his sneaks and a bottle of water in his hand, he made his way down to the gym and took to the normal routine he usually went with. Plugging his ears with his earplugs, he took to the treadmill for a jog. All through the night, he couldn't stop thinking about his ex wife and his ex boss. The things they had done to him were far from forgivable and he hoped he never forgave them. He tried to burn himself out by running, if he was too burned out then there would be no room for thinking. More importantly, he woul
Ryan was short of words, he stared at her like a frozen statue with no emotion on its face but deep down, he was trying to read through those deep brown eyes of hers. The will had been shared according to their late grandfather's wishes and he knew she was certainly displeased with the way it went but this want of hers was obviously part of some dark scheme or plot for her son to overthrow him. But what would they say about him if he refused to allow his own family member to work at his company? He was too proud perhaps? Or he wanted to be the only one on top? He finally blinked but still said nothing. "Too straightforward?" She asked him as she had been waiting for a response from him. The silence had lasted long enough for her to know that he wasn't planning on saying anything. "Ah of course not. It's just... Did they ask you to ask me for this?" Ryan sat up in his seat as he asked her. She smiled. "I'm a mother dear and a mother would already know what her child or children w
Kathie Hughes walked into the premises in her high heels and her head held high. She was just as strict as she was nice, she never let anyone take her kindness or meekness for granted or perhaps assume it as her weakness. When she punished an offender, she never looked them in the eye and she acted like she didn't care.But this time, she truly didn't care. She already had it out for Lilly Goldberg since the day she supposedly tried to seduce the new heir. She wasn't aware of the history they shared, no one was. Ryan was a new man looking like he had lived in that wealth all his life. Clearing her throat softly, she stood close to Ryan with a stern look on her face. "I would have greeted you all good morning but I'm afraid it isn't such a good morning, after all, I believe you are all aware of why you are here today." "We are," Lilly responded, still wearing her smile. "But it doesn't mean we cannot share pleasantries. If you feel the need not to then you can go ahead and do so."
Lilly Goldberg felt like it was her turn to die when her ex husband said it was her turn. If he asked her to get a ridiculous amount of money as well then she knew for sure that it was over for her. She needed to convince him before he made a decision to at least go easy on her. If only she could get him to a secluded area then she would be able to ignite her plan. She cleared her throat and spoke up right before Ryan was about to speak. "Uhm Mr Jacobs!" She yelled, cutting him off before he could even speak. "Mr Jacobs, I... Please there is something I must discuss with you in private, if only you will just spare me some time before you make up your mind..." Ryan stared at her for more than a second, did she want to talk about their divorce? If not then what? He needed to find out. Maybe if he heard what she wanted to say, it would give him a hint to what she was planning. "Mr Jacobs," Kathie called his name softly, "you shouldn't listen to her, who does she think she is to spea
Lilly felt her throat tighten. The way he looked down at her caused her stomach to knot into several complicated loops and she almost threw up. Her heart was unsteady and several balls of west glimmered on her forehead. Kathie stared at Daniel Robertson who seemed to be fidgeting. His hands shook uneasily and his eyes traveled across the room uneasily. She knew that boosting the revenue income from three hundred thousand dollars to ten million was impossible in one week so he had every right to be nervous. She heard footsteps behind her and she hadn't noticed the door open as she was lost in thought. Or maybe the door was just very silent. Ryan walked in with his head held high and his hands in the depth of his pocket. Looking as cool as he always did with a stern yet very handsome expression to make any woman swoon. Behind him was a lady with her bowed head sunken in her shoulder and her eyes lurking about uneasily. She didn't believe she would live to see the day Lilly would
He stepped closer to her. His eyes bore into her until she looked away and stepped back. "Ms Goldberg, whatever are you spurring?" "What do you mean by that?" She asked him. "Are you going to deny that we were once married and didn't only just divorce recently?" "Oh no dear, not at all. But it seems like you're the one bringing your personal feelings into the business lane. Why are you so confident that you will fail? Relax. You seemed to have misunderstood me. I am simply asking you to triple the income you usually make per week and I am giving you two weeks to carry it out." Lilly's eyes widened. She had confidently believed her words would crush him but it only came back to crush herself. She was grateful enough that the board of directors weren't present to hear the things she had just said. Ryan turned to face Kathie. "Am I asking for too much from a company that I spend millions on?" Kathie immediately shook her head. "Of course not! In fact! It is too small to reque
Ryan picked up his bag without even cleaning up the mess on his table. He almost seemed like there wasn't life in his face, like it had suddenly been drawn out of him. He was more anxious, curious and determined than he was afraid but he was still afraid and the mix of emotion made him look lifeless. He didn't take anything else from the table apart from the drenched letter. The words from the wet paper floated about in his head and drove him to almost run out of the office."You have made it to the top. Don't congratulate yourself yet as this means death is near. You are not surrounded by family but by enemies who will try to poison you and take what's yours. Play wise and smart, be cunning and cautious. Secrets are plenty more than you think, eyes watching you are plentiful than you think. Death is closer than you fear. The day you read this, that day they shall try to kill you. Take hints from me and you will live long and excel. Find more of me in Jerry Jacobs personal space."
Kelly slammed the door loudly as she stomped into their medium apartment. Rage filled her up and steam would have flowed through her nostrils if only it was possible. Lilly made no attempt to speak as her mother fumed. Daniel Robertson had said his goodbye to the two women and went straight to work. If he was going to at least increase sales by one percent then he needed to work nonstop. "M-- mom..." Lilly finally muttered. One death stare from her mother and she went silent again. Kelly sighed. "You have never been so foolish in all the three decades you have lived, you used to be ahead of every single person and you knew when they were trying to mess with your mind! "But this time, you literally begged for your mind to be messed with! We have made an enemy today, apart from your ex husband, you know that right?" Lilly didn't need any explanation to know who her mother was talking about. Everybody knew and respected Kathie Hughes because of how responsible and beautiful she was