Levi had just woken up and headed down the stairs to find Diana when his phone rang. He was feeling guilty that although he had allowed her to come over and spend time with him, he was too busy.So today, he planned to accompany her wherever she wanted to go as long as she was willing.He had reduced the notification volume of his phone so although it was chiming, it was very low. Only its vibration in his pocket made him aware of the incoming call.But he had gotten to Diana's room and didn't want to disturb her so he ended the call without looking at it.Knock!Knock!He knocked on the door quite a few times but there was no response.Usually, he wouldn't just burst into a feminine's room but he was worried something might have happened to his sister that's why she wasn't responding so he opened the door and let himself in.He was startled by what he saw and halted at the doorway. Diana must have tossed around overnight because she appeared in a crossed position on the bed which mad
"What's wrong?" Levi arched a brow, amused at her shell shocked expression. Diana quickly regained her composure and shook her head sideways.She thought of something else and asked, "This means, you own NewsQuill, The Continental Times and The Chronicles altogether?""Mhm mmm," Levi nodded and pulled her along. She was going to delay him with her questions.Diana let him pull her along as she contemplated on how to feel. Her other two brothers, although older than Levi, only have managerial positions in their family business but Levi...At such a young age, he already managed to own and control a chain of three prominent print media companies.He is so impressive if she wasn't his sibling, she would have really thought of seducing him!"Wait brother... Does my sister in-law know this?" Diana whispered, ignoring the employees' curious gazes as they walked into the exclusive elevator for only the CEO and other high end staff."What do you think?" Levi gave her a curt reply, not confirm
Chairman Tyson was heaving and the directors tried to keep him calm. Seeing the state their chairman was in, one of them who was a good friend with him spoke up,"Mr Lloyd, it is only because of the respect we have for you that we have come here. We didn't expect you to dishonor our respect like this and trample on it.""Yes," Other directors backed him up. They all stood one after the other."If this is the reason why you have tricked us here, you will be disappointed to know we won't be giving away this company. It isn't just the chairman's hard-earned legacy but also our sweat and dignity."Levi didn't try to stop them, instead he stood again and walked to the transparent screen displayed on the wall."During Micheal's short tenure, you should all know he has taken out quite a lot of loans to solve the crisis in the company. That was a mistake on his part.... If you do proper calculations, the company wouldn't be able to stay afloat for less than a week."Levi's lopsided smile wide
One cart turned to two, three and then many more till the guards were all pushing one themselves. Finally, Diana stopped and pointed at the cinema."Brother, a new movie just came out. Let's watch it together," She pulled Levi's sleeves excitedly.Levi looked up at the poster of the movie and almost cringed when he saw it was romance."How about we go to a restaurant? Aren't you famished?"Diana pouted but her stomach grumbled. She was indeed hungry but she wanted to watch the movie even more.However, seeing the expression on Levi's face that stated he was trying his best not to shudder, she decided against it.Besides he got her everything she pointed at in a heartbeat, something mother wouldn't do for her."Fine. Let's go to the restaurant," she took a picture of the poster first to send to her best friend before arching her hand round Levi's arm."Sir, where should we ship these to?" The guards asked, pointing at everything they had gotten from the mall."To Campbell's residence."
"There is really no way out. Besides, I have gone through the contract. It's fair enough."Chairman Tyson gritted his teeth when he heard the director's words. Easy for him to say when he isn't the one letting go of his carefully built business."Yes chairman, I have to admit this time, he is right. At least, if we agree to the boy's offer, we will get to keep the company," Another director backed up."I even heard of the trouble brewing in the Hernandez's Group," Another director chipped in. "If a huge conglomerate like that can also have their own conflicts, what are we still holding onto?""Chairman, the mistake you made is to put Micheal in charge. Before I used to think he really had the potential but not only did he get the company into trouble, he caused more crises.""At least, if Mr Lloyd buys the company, he should start from the scratch or a lower position here to learn how to hold the reins."Hearing the director's words gave chairman Tyson's headache. He finally snapped,
The next day, an impromptu board meeting was called at the Hernandez's Group headquarters. The directors exchanged gazes and whispered amongst themselves.The CEO's secretary, Zelda, had only informed them the CEO had called for a meeting and gave them no other information.They were confused. Isn't it the young missus away from San Jose? Why did she call for a meeting then? Because of these, they all arrived at the hall earlier than the time that was even given for the meeting.As soon as it was the exact time chosen for the meeting, Levi walked into the conference room with some guards trailing after him.The directors recognized James as he was the young missus' personal guard and some other guards but the man they were all trailing after was unfamiliar to them.They wondered why he was and why he attended their board meeting. Levi stopped at the seat at the edge of the table and removed his shades."Good day everyone. I am Levi Lloyd. I'll represent Brooklyn Hernandez in this meet
"How about we observe this stock for a week? Just a week. If nothing happens like I assumed, then I'll admit I was wrong and you have a choice to choose any penalty for us."The directors turned to each other and thought about it. It isn't bad. Just one week.Levi waited for their response although he knew his proposal was enough for them to remain calm for a while.After some minutes of deliberation, they turned to him. "Fine, we will give you just one week's ultimatum.""But if the stock crashes like I said, isn't it fair to promise something in return?" Levi twirled his shades around his fingers slowly as his calculative gaze went from one director to the other.They didn't request this but then retorted, "If it really does crash, we won't counter the young missus' decisions on stocks anymore."Levi smiled lopsidedly. Just what he wanted to hear. "Good then we'll wait and see. This meeting is adjourned to next week. Good day."The meeting was dismissed and everyone dispersed. Howev
When Levi opened the safe box, he found the book just as he left it. He brought out the book and sat back on the bed.Glancing at the image on the book that was exactly like his ring, he flipped the pages open easily.The book was filled with italic writings of a strange language that he surprisingly couldn't read.His brows furrowed as he went through a line of sentence in the book and confirmed he couldn't understand the language.But ever since he got the ring, he had been able to read, hear and speak different languages, why couldn't he read this one?It was really surprising. He went through other pages and surprisingly it was the same thing.He was exasperated, 'How am I not able to read this?'He pulled at his ring and wondered if he had worn it the wrong way but when the object wouldn't even come off, there was no way to find out.So he returned the book and kept the safe box the same place as before."I am certain those inscriptions are about the book but why couldn't I under