Cade stood up and made to move. The president and his daughter followed behind him. Outside the apartment, Raegan's father insisted vehemently that Cade followed them in the presidential vehicle that was flooded with bodyguards. Cade could fight for himself and he knew he did not need so ,uch extra protection, but the president was insistent. He was coming with them, and that was final so they should just join him at once.Cade finally caved in and got in with the president and Raegan. The president always wore a bulletproof vest and now he was thinking of getting some customized for Raegan. The drive to the Milton Conglomerate took them approximately forty minutes. The first car to arrive at the company's premises was filled with bodyguards, followed by the one that housed Cade, Raegan and the president, then behind them was the final one also filled with bodyguards. The bodyguards in the first car got down and arranged themselves in a pattern before Cade, Raegan and her father cam
The next day, Maxwell walked into the company building, smiling at the receptionist. He looked devilishly handsome in the tuxedo that he wore, so that the receptionist got hot just from looking at him. He knew he had an effect on her and she wasn’t the only one. Other women stared at him with awe or longing as he walked past them and it made him smile proudly. He knew that he was such a handsome and irresistible man, and it warmed his stomach each time he saw a woman getting all hot and flushed from just looking at him. How could Raegan resist him when he looked like this? How dare she abandon him and go with another man when so many other women wanted him? To Maxwell, she should be grateful that he even wanted her. He brought his wrist to his face to look at the time, but what he was actually doing was showing off his expensive wristwatch that was now glittering under the sunlight that casted rays through a window in the reception. "How may I help you sir?" The receptionist said. M
"Go on," Cade said. He clasped his palms under his chin as he waited for Maxwell to talk about his proposal. Maxwell brought a file from his briefcase, and cleared his throat before he began. "After a careful and thorough research made by myself on the merchandise of the Milton Conglomerate, I found that the Milton Conglomerate lacks in the area of food catering supplies. Given that this is an all round merchandise company, I think that the unavailability of that aspect in the company is a huge loophole that would cause a setback or missed opportunities for the company. While the Milton Conglomerate has proven to grow without the need to have this as a part of their merchandise, I can prove to you from my research that the Milton Conglomerate has missed a few, if not more opportunities, for this. Given the influence and brand name, which includes integrity, trust, worthiness and good customer service, that the company has gotten for itself, I'm very sure that people will not hesitat
Raegan cursed underneath her breath and Cade turned to face her. "What's wrong, baby?" Cade asked. He looked at where she was looking, but did not see why Raegan should shout. It was just her father greeting people and he did not see anything that warranted Reagan's cursing. "Nothing, I just felt a slight pain in my back," Raegan lied. Cade did not believe her. How did a slight pain cause one to say cuss words, while looking in a particular direction? "Really?" He asked. Raegan looked at him and sighed. She did not want to tell him that she had just seen her ex boyfriend exchanging pleasantries with her father at her own birthday party where her father was supposed to be courteous enough not to invite an ex that cheated on her. She decided to come up with a better lie. She didn’t want to tell Cade about Maxwell, she just wanted to forget that Maxwell even exists. "I just saw my dad welcome more friends. It's upsetting because this is supposed to be about me, but nobody has wish
They both stayed at the party for a few more minutes before leaving to avoid looking rude. Then they spent the rest of the evening in her room. When Cade arrived at work, he realised that he had forgotten to inform Raegan of the man's business proposal of a partnership while he was at the party with her. Though, in his defence, it was her birthday so it wasn't appropriate for him to be bringing up business talk. He looked at the proposal brought by Maxwell once again, impressed at what he saw after his project team had done some research and submitted their analysis. He closed the file and called for his secretary, using the landline on his table. "Yes, sir?" The secretary answered. "Contact Mr Maxwell Jordan, requesting his audience. I need to be in a meeting with him by tomorrow.""Yes, sir, but your schedule for tomorrow is quite busy, as you have a meeting with the Ericssons tomorrow, concerning the new project." His secretary reminded."That will take most of the morning hours
The Ericssons were a big company that dealt on different merchandise themselves, only that they were a lot smaller than the Milton Conglomerate. It was because they wanted to expand their domain that they decided to partner with the Milton Conglomerate. However, they were already partners with Maxwell Jordan in the field of technology. Now, Maxwell made a big part of that company because of his political influence on the company's technology department. If he were not just a partner, the CEO of the Ericsson Companies would have made him a board member. But being just a partner did not limit him to only the technology department of the company, since the CEO of that company had a special liking to him. It was safe to say that the CEO, being a woman, admired and in fact lusted after Maxwell because of his brilliance and cleverness. Now, while Maxwell drove in his Mercedes C-Class, he thought of how he could manipulate the obvious and steaming attraction that the CEO of the Ericsson Com
They got to a restaurant that dealt mainly with wines and Spanish food. Thankfully, Laurel was impressed by the place. It did not take too much to woo her. Maxwell was grateful for that. Now, all he needed to do was order some good wine and lace his ‘idea’ with the sweetest charm he could muster. He really was not enjoying this as much as he thought he would. "What would you like to order?" Maxwell asked her after they had secured a spot to sit in the restaurant. The restaurant was really beautiful. Its scape was set to be dim and lit by lights that seemed to be dying out. It was a romantic ambience, and Maxwell liked that he made this choice. It would pass his message – even though it was fake and he did not mean it – to Laurel quite easily. Laurel looked at the menu once again. The prices of the wines in the menu were ridiculously high, same as the food. It was not that she could not afford them, it only seemed to put her off because she was not one to waste her hard earned resour
Maxwell succeeded in getting the CEO of the Ericsson Companies to unknowingly get into a competition with the Milton Conglomerate, with his sweet words. It would have been harder if Laurel did not like him, but he had his beauty, charm and eloquence to thank for the just signed paperwork for the partnership with the Ericsson Companies. Laurel extended a hand to him, and he took it in a soft handshake. He did not forget that she was a woman, and not just any woman – even though he was finding it very hard to come to terms with it, Maxwell was beginning to get attached to the difficult Laurel, especially after the intimate night they spent together some days ago. He had been trying his very best to forget that night. In fact, he had totally stopped communicating with her until it was time to sign the paperwork and seal their partnership contract before communicating with her again. It was not that he did not like her or the night they spent together. What he did not like was that he w