Mr. Sterling stopped immediately. He had hoped that Lana Wane and Eric Woods, the new CEO would be comfortable with the judgment he passed.'Who wouldn't love such judgements,' he thought. 'The rich are always happy with such judgements and he doesn't think they wouldn't be comfortable. But as it stands now it feels like she doesn't approve of it with the way she called out to him.Even the already dispersing crowd began to gather once more to hear what she was about to say."Look! It's Lana Wane. She wants to have a say in the matter.""Oh my God! I hate this woman already. What position does she hold in the company, by the way?" Kate queried. She doesn't want her to ruin the situation."Shsss, Mom. That's rude." Alisha told her mother.Lana then said, "Nice judgment Mr. Sterling. But I think it's not so nice at all."Mr. Sterling was agitated. "Sorry? Miss?"Kate's face turned red."I said it! This woman is about to jeopardize everything." a supporter of Mr. Sterling whispered."Be
The next day was a saturday. James was still in bed even when it was past 9 am. in the morning.Last night, he couldn't sleep. He kept rolling and tossing on the bed.As soon as he closed from work, he went straight to the small motel room he had booked days back. The fact that the security guards let him leave without questioning him surprised him.He had thought that the company would try to not let him leave since he's now under their debt.But that wasn't what was bothering him the most.What was going through his mind the whole time was his encounter with Alisha at her office.The memory of the whole encounter with her kept replaying in his head.He wasn't sure of how to react either. He couldn't deny the fact that she cared for him dearly, and a part of him felt like he still cared for her.'This is all useless! Am I missing her or what?' he thought.The more he tried to get her off his mind, the more he thought about her."Ahhh!" He lamented. "What's happening to me! Come off
Mr. Ken guided the way to room 25, a swarm of thoughts buzzing in his mind. He couldn't fathom what business had brought this man to his humble motel.The sight of a Rolls Royce parked in his lot had left him puzzled and flabbergasted. To Mr. Ken, it signified one thing – that the guest in room 25 was no ordinary man. He was undoubtedly rich, but Mr. Ken had been entirely unaware of it all along."Darn it," he silently cursed himself, "I wonder how my staff, especially Tom and the others, have been treating this guest."The situation left him perturbed, contemplating what had transpired under his very roof.The notion that a man of wealth had been staying for an extended period without his knowledge left him with an unpleasant feeling, and concern for how this guest might have been treated during his stay.He was so happy that a rich man was in his motel and at the same time anxious that this rich man would give a bad impression to other rich people about his motel if he was being tre
The guests were all shocked to their bone marrow. They couldn't believe what was going on.A resident among them is the Young Master to the rich man with the Rolls Royce."What's going on?""I can't fathom that this man, who seems like a nobody, is actually rich.""So this Mr. is such a rich man and yet he decides to live this way in this motel." The guests referred to James. "He's such a fool.""Oh! I think he's so humble despite his wealth!" Another argued."God dammit and I think I need to give this Sir a nice treatment," one of the sex workers said. "He's gonna enjoy me.""What the f**k? I can't believe this pauper is rich," a gangster smoking nearby said with surprise to his fellow."Darn it. We need to be swift." His fellow replied.Even Tom the manager was shocked that it was James. Mr. Ken and the rest of his staff were equally taken aback by the unfolding drama. Mr. Ken whispered to Tom, inquiring if he had ever been treated poorly. He warned that mistreating James would cos
The drive to Montgomery Hospital seemed longer than expected, even though Gregor was pushing the car to its limit.Inside the car, an eerie silence hung in the air, and Gregor couldn't help but sense that something was amiss after James made that call.It was after James requested to be taken to Montgomery Hospital as soon as possible that Gregor began to piece together what might be happening.Montgomery Hospital? That was a place for common folks, not someone of James's stature. This sudden decision left Gregor puzzled, and he wondered if someone very close to James over the past three years was in dire need of medical care.Gregor couldn't help but recollect the last time he had set foot in Montgomery Hospital as a young boy. The memories were still etched deeply in his mind.The hospital was a place that lacked the grandeur and luxury of those meant for the elite. It stood as a place for peasants with its simple worn out building and basic facilities. The staff, though caring, wor
At Sky Care, the doctors swiftly sprang into action. They rushed the girl to the emergency room and began a flurry of medical procedures to stabilize her condition. Nurses prepared an IV line, and the beeping sounds of machines filled the air as monitors tracked her vital signs.Eric and his wife stood at the threshold of the emergency room, tears in their eyes, clinging to hope that their daughter would make it through. James and Gregor stood beside them and whispered words of encouragement, "She's in good hands now. The doctors at Sky Care are some of the best in the region. She's got a fighting chance." James said.Eric nodded. He has been here once to see James when he was admitted after the series of beating he got from Jaxon and Henry. He was surprised to see James fully recovered in a space of two days.Nobody believed he would recover so soon but the doctors at Sky Care made it possible.And so he has put all his hope in Sky Care medical doctors and believed that his daughte
On the drive back from the hospital, while James’ mind was filled with thoughts on what to do on Eric’s case, he was also thinking about what to do and who could possibly be efficient enough to run the company as an acting CEO since Eric was most probably going to be busy running around because of his sick daughter and to ease the mind of his worried sick wife, Mary.On the other side, Eric was also thinking of a way to possibly manage a company that had been all so suddenly handed to him to run while trying to be there for his ailing daughter and his worried sick wife.He opened his mouth to say something.“Uhh…Mr. Wane, I was thinking and…” a hand on his shoulder made him halt and stop talking.It was James’ hand.“I have also been thinking ever since we left the hospital and I’m pretty sure I can guess just what exactly you have been thinking about. It would be very cruel of me to take you away from your family in this trying period when you all need to draw strength from each othe
Eric heaved a sigh before he stepped into the company. His daughter had been well taken care of at Sky Care hospital and she was comfortable but he found it really hard to go to sleep. His thoughts and worry kept him awake all night and all he could do was hope his little girl would come out of all this strong.“Good morning, Mr. Wood.” It was Thomas Sterling and his voice had cut through Eric’s thought and he turned and smiled.He needed to be composed and focused to play his role and play it very well.“And good morning to you too Mr. Sterling,” he said.“Why aren’t you going in yet? Everything is set and everyone is waiting for you inside.” Mr. Sterling gestured towards the meeting room.Eric was not supposed, according to the plan, go in without the company of Mr. Price. He’s a long time friend to the Wane family and Mr. Ryan Wane had carefully chosen him among some others. He was meant to have arrived but there had been a little delay in his flight, hence the lateness.“Is that s