The news of Damon's plan was already reaching the right people and the reactions coming in were not funny. Everyone was concerned about his plot and how much they felt it was wrong. The first he had to deal with was President Balbano himself who still didn't buy the idea.Balbano came to Damon in his suite at the Presidential Villa to discuss the matter with him again with the hopes that he might persuade Damon to change his mind.“I understand how badly you want to resolve this situation and how much you've been working on doing that since you came, but I can't help it. I must ask you,” President Balbano, sitting opposite the Prince said out to him, “Are you letting Ambassador Barnes get into your head?” He asked the question because of how the Ambassador was pushing the situation with Damon at their last meeting and how Damon rashly brought up this risky plan. He felt somehow that the Ambassador may have triggered that move in Damon, probably because Damon felt like he wasn't doing
Sonia was at her office doing her job, she had been promoted by Philip under Damon's instructions from the head of Food Research Institute to be the vice president of the Langstons Lifestyle Inc., the lifestyle arm of the business empire.It was a new role and a huge responsibility for her but she was settling in just fine. Her phone rang and she looked at it, it was a strange number so she ignored it for the times it rang. After several attempts and she yet snubbed it, another call came in and this time from Ivy.“Hey, Vy. What's up?” She picked it up and replied to her sister, she was quite surprised that Ivy was calling her at such a working hour and even immediately after the strange number that was blasting her phone.“Sis, did you get calls from a strange number?” Ivy asked her, her tone carrying with it heavy concerns and worries.Sonia could only imagine why Ivy was asking her such a question and with such a worried tone. “Yes, I did. What do you know about it?” She asked Ivy,
Damon looked at his phone to ascertain who the call was from and it was from his grandfather, King Richard Langston. He had not spoken to his grandfather for some days now but Brandley regularly updated the King on everything that was going on, including this new plan.King Richard was calling to let out his own concerns about the mission Damon was about to embark on. “Long may you reign, My King.” Damon exalted the King as he answered the call.“My boy, good to hear from you,” King Richard answered, “How have you been?” He asked.“Very well, Your Majesty. And I'm sorry I've not had the chance to reach out to you for a while.” Damon answered to express his apologies for his lack of communication for the past few days.“Not to worry, my son. I'm still alive and well.” The King joked as they laughed together.“Good to know, sir,” Damon responded with excitement about his grandfather's health.“So, I hear you are about to embark on a foolhardy task, why is that?” The King asked his princ
Damon's conversation with his grandfather ended abruptly as the King ended the call without answering Damon's enquiries. Damon had suspected that his grandfather knew something about Mr. Barnes that he wasn't telling him and he asked about it but the King refrained from telling.He turned to Brandley who was the closest person to his grandfather prior to his arrival. “Brandley, you've worked with my family all your life and you know almost everything my grandfather knows. Now, tell me what you know about this. What is the King keeping from me?” He asked the man.Brandley stood silent and confident throughout the unfolded scene as he watched the King and the Prince bouncing off on the subject. Now, he is being pulled into it by Damon who suspects Brandley might know something about it. “I can assure you, My Prince, the King alone knows what he is saying.” The man answered calmly and intelligently.“No, Brandley. This is not your usual response, you definitely know something.” Damon ob
“You are what?!” Damon exclaimed to Sonia's statement of her being pregnant. He thought he heard wrong or maybe didn't get her clearly. “Sorry, I thought you said you were pregnant.” He said to her with his curiosity heightened to the highest it could be.“Yes, I am pregnant.” She said it out again slowly for him to hear and understand.“You're joking, Sonia. Tell me the truth,” Damon wasn't taking it yet to be the truth what she had said, he felt she was just playing games with him.Sonia kept him quiet for a while as she moved her hand through her stomach to feel what she called her pregnancy, and smiling brightly. Damon looked at Brandley who was the only person he could see, his face showed how shocked he was by the unverified news from Sonia about her pregnancy. Several thoughts already coursing through his mind even though he was yet to confirm the truth from her. “Brandley, switch this to video, please.” He said to his right-hand man, instructing him to make his call with Son
Hearing of Damon's risky plan, Sonia was left speechless and her heart pounding fast. She couldn't believe that was what he was planning on doing.“Sonia?” Damon called to her, trying to get her attention back to him and away from her crippling anxiety.Sonia got up from her seat and walked around behind her desk, “No. No. No….” She continued to mutter that word in disbelief about the plan as she paced around behind her desk. She couldn't believe Damon was planning on doing something that stupid and reckless.“Brandley, what's going on?” Damon called for Brandley's help to understand his woman of interest. He had become worried about her and her sudden behaviour since he told her the plan.“I think you broke her, sir. She's in panic mode now.” Brandley answered him, giving his assessment of Sonia's situation.“Baby! Sonia! Honey!” Damon called on and on to her as she continued to panic around her office, “Take some water, darling. Drink something and let's talk about everything.” He a
Sonia's reaction to Damon's plan had blown through the roof, making Damon even more concerned. He had become more concerned for the lady than for the assignment and he needed to remedy the situation with her first.The news of Sonia's reaction had been contained between the four and kept out of the knowledge of the rest including Ivy. Brandley made arrangements immediately and a team came over to pick up Sonia to one of the Langston's private airports in London.Their trip this time wasn't done secretly as there was no need for that. Before Sonia left, she made contacted with Lisa and informed her of her trip to Italy to persuade Damon to reveal his plan to her, just as Mr. Barnes instructed her to do.Suspicions were down and everything was carried out perfectly. She got on one of Damon's private jets and flew off to Italy, ready to confront Damon about the plan. Meanwhile, in Italy, Damon was worried about the situation with Sonia and how he was going to fix that. Brandley thought
Sonia kept quiet for a while creating suspense in the room between herself and the men. Everyone listened keenly to ascertain the truth from her about her pregnancy, if she was then that would be great news for Damon which as he said would change everything.After much pretence and a pitiful look, she finally responded to him. “I'll tell you when you get back from your mission.” Sonia looked him in the eyes, touching his face with her hands as she gave him her response.The tension died down a little but the confusion only heightened, she just played another one on him and she was good at it. “Get serious, Sonia. Are you pregnant?” Damon held her hands away from her face and asked her the question again.“You'll find out when you get back. So, come back safe.” Her tone lowered more but intentionally and hardened on the response she had given him. They looked on, staring at each other with Damon wishing there were other ways he could find out the truth from her. He had suddenly become