“Sir, the madam said you have something to tell me,”His secretary Grace let out. Nathan looked at her wondering what she was talking about before he remembered. “Yeah, if you don’t mind, make a call, I want all the board of directors and every head of various departments, in a meeting by Friday, noon, those that can’t make it in person should make sure to tune in on the conference call,”He related to her. “Yes, sir, is that all.”“Yes, Grace, that’s all for now,”He replied. After she left, he covered his face with both palms thinking about what he would say, Friday was just three days away and with Gianni not present, it would be his first time handling things totally on his own, he didn’t know what to expect from the directors; the ones working in the building he was in might not have a problem with him because they have at least seen him work but what about the ones not close by? The ones in other countries too. What if they doubt his capability? “Do not overthink, Nathan,”He
Thursday morning as soon as he arrived at the office, his phone buzzed and he reached out to check who it was, he was expecting calls from those who work for Dan but so far, not one of them has called. The number calling wasn’t registered on his phone but he picked up thinking it would finally be one of those who used to work for Dan. He hasn’t heard from Dan either but he knew the man would be going to many lengths to get the building or his money back from Pedro, Nathan hoped he was doing the latter instead of the former because the former was a lost cause for him. He had no right to the building. Again, knowing who Dan is, he might want to get the building. That would be a stupid move that would only lead him to more trouble and Nathan was more than ready to give him more trouble if that’s what he wants. “You thief, I thought you would be too scared to take my calls, but you did,”Nathan recognized Pedro’s voice immediately after he spoke. “Pedro? Why are you calling me?”Nathan
Friday morning finally came and Nathan left the house early again, the meeting wasn’t until twelve but he knew they would arrive even before the time slated for the meeting to take place, even though the tech team had it under control, he still had to check for himself that everything regarding the call was set and there will be no network issues, not to lie, he barely even understood what the tech team was saying. He thanked them after they told him all the mics were working and the call line was also working properly. According to his secretary, a total of forty people were expected to be present and about a hundred pls more would attend via phone call. A great number of people for his first-ever solo official duty, all of whom were far ahead of him in age and also experience, Heck, he was anxious but he did his best not to let it show. It won’t do him any good to show a weak front. When it was time for the meeting to begin, he drank a cold bottle of water, before heading to the con
As soon as he was free, Nathan brought out his phone and called Gianni, he wasn’t able to speak with her again after Wednesday's call, he tried calling her when he got back from the office on Thursday but she didn’t take his call so he assumed she was busy, he meant to call back again but forgot due to how anxious he had been. The surgery was yesterday and wanted to be sure that Sebastian is still okay. “Nathan,”Gianni's voice came over the phone, she sounded tired. “Hey, how are you doing? How is Sebastian?”Nathan asked. He took his seat on the couch in his office. “He is still the same, not waking, not moving, I think I deluded myself into thinking he would wake up once the surgery is done but jokes on me,”She lamented. Nathan could feel and hear the pain in the words she spoke, he wished she was close by so that he could give her a hug. “Don’t be too hard on yourself, Gia, you know it is not in your power to bring him back,”“Yes, I know that. If it was up to me, if I had th
“You are a pest, Nathan, why can’t you take no for an answer, do you really have to boss me around here?”She let out, judgingly. “Yes, now get up, ma’am,”He replied and helped her up against her wish, he led her by hand out of Sebastian’s hospital room, he paused when they met the nurse at the entrance of his room. “I am taking her out for fresh air, please put a call across to her if anything happens that needs her attention,”Nathan instructed the nurse, who nodded accordingly. He led Gianni out of the hospital and towards where he had parked his car, she brought out her phone when they got into the car. “Who are you calling?”Nathan inquired. “The doctor, he is in the best position to call me if anything happens,”She told him as she spoke on the phone, at least she finally let him take her away from the hospital, after she finished her call, she turned her expression to him. He spared her a look while keeping his eyes on the road. “Why are you looking at me like that?”Nath
“Wow, I don’t know what is more shocking, you keeping this place in mind and bringing me here or the fact that you have worked three jobs here before,”She commented but her focus wasn’t on him but on the water display before her, he didn’t try to engage her and just gave her space to admire the beauty before her. She didn’t need to know just how many odd jobs he had done in his twenty-six years of living. He was the former king of odd jobs, and could take up more than four jobs at once, They pay in pennies so the only way he could earn more was to do more work. There were so many things he did to get money that would come off as a shock to the woman in front of him who was busy taking photos of the view with a bright smile on her face. The way all the worries she had earlier faded away, she was so easy to please; she might not know what a hard life was but he was sure that even if she had been born with less fortune, she might have found a way to find joy in the little things of life
“Where are you? Can you come back?”Gianni said over the phone and ended the call before he even got to say anything, he gave the city one last look, placed his phone back in his pocket, and walked back towards the wards. “Where did you run off to?”Gianni asked when he met her in the hallway that led to Sebastian’s room. “Nowhere, I just wanted to give you guys some space,”He replied. He couldn’t look directly at her. He should probably apologize for earlier but he didn’t know how to get the words out. “I haven’t told him about what Pedro did and that you are the new head, I am just saying, if he asks you about the company, just tell him that it is going fine, If he asks about Pedro, I will be the one to answer,”She told him. She sounded like she normally does with him. He expected her to be different after the stunt he pulled earlier. Maybe she didn’t want to bring it up or it wasn’t a big deal for her like he was making it out to be. “Yes, ma’am, whatever you say goes,”He sa
Nathan decided to take the rest of the weekend off and spend time with his sisters since it had been a while since he last had a one-on-one talk with them, he got to know the little things they have been up to, Nora told him about her upcoming activities in school and he promised her that he would be there, Nelly, on the other hand, was just glowing and was all smile, recounting how the mean girls in her class were now trying to be her friend now that she was richer than them. They talked about watching him on the TV and he felt so much pride when they told him they were proud of him. He called Gianni to find out how Sebastian was doing and she told him he was recovering well, he wanted to go see him again but he didn’t want to old man to ask him questions that he couldn’t give answers to since Gianni said they shouldn’t talk about what happened while he was in coma with him just yet, he hoped they could talk about it soon as he didn’t want Pedro to be the first to tell the old man w