Chapter Forty; Meeting Elio Galileo.“Hello Lucas Baron, I am Elio Galileo, it’s nice to have you shadow me” Those words were like heaven on earth for Lucas.For a minute, he forgot to even extend his hands to shake the man who had already put out a hand for him.Thank goodness Vienna was there, she hit Lucas at the shoulder and he came back to his senses.Lucas stood up and shook Mr. Galileo for a very long time.“Come to my office tomorrow and my assistant will brief you of the necessary things you need to know” Mr. Galileo said and checked his wrist watch.“Now if you would excuse me, I have other things to take care of, you two can run along and enjoy the rest of the view”Lucas and Vienna knew that Mr. Galileo was using style to send them away.But they were even more happy to leave than he’s happy to send them out.“Thank you sir, boss, I will not let you down.” Lucas bowed down again in courtesy before letting go first.Vienna stood back and exchanged words with Mr. Galileo bef
Chapter Forty One; Bottles Of Wine.“What are you laughing at?” Melissa asked her son and Lucas stopped laughing.“It’s nothing mom, you shouldn’t worry too much okay? I am not mad at you, I understand why you did it”“You do? Then why didn’t you pick your call?” Melissa asked doubtfully.“Because I’ve been busy mom, I think I might have gotten a job too” Lucas couldn’t help but share the joyful news with his mother.“You think or you know?” Melissa asked a little unsure about how Lucas was answering the phone today.“I have mom.” Lucas corrected himself and Melissa beamed with pure happiness for her son for she knew how much he needed to make it in this world if he must make something of himself.She was so happy for him.“So Lucas, what position did you get? I know with your school qualifications, you can easily bag a managerial or directorial position in a big company in town. Tell me so that I can brag about it later.”“Don’t worry mom, I’ll tell you all the details once everythin
Chapter Forty Two; A True friend.Lucas hesitated for a while, but he knew he could not continue to keep Lucas in the dark.He wanted to tell him that he actually went to meet with Vienna and she took him to meet Mr. Galileo himself.However, he remembered Vienna’s words that James had some issues with Galileo and it may have affected why Galileo refused to see them in the first place.He wondered whether James didn’t know of the possible rift between them or he decided to turn a blind eye to it.Should he mention that he was aware of it or should he pretend not to know about anything? Surely he can’t just continue to pretend not to know right? After all, James had always tried to be with him through these times and ever since he came to the house, one good thing that happened to him since he moved into that house apart from the fact that he got regular visits from his mom, is that James was there.Whenever he came back from school during the break with a long face, James would alwa
Chapter Forty Three, First Day At Work.The last thing remaining for Lucas was to take his bath, perform his other nightly routines and go straight to sleep.Even when Lucas lay on the bed, he couldn’t help but thing about what awaits him tomorrow and he got excited just thinking about it.For the first time after a while, Lucas went to bed with a relaxed mind and a happy countenance with great anticipation for the next day.At night, he even dreamt of himself as a very rich man and one day the owner of a very big tech company.Lucas’s dream was cut short though by the annoying blaring sound of his alarm clock.This time, he didn’t turn off the clock but immediately jerked up when he thought of what day it is, it’s the first day of his work and he can’t be late.He woke up with a big smile on his face, entered the bathroom and took a warm shower, rubes pomade,got out and wore the clothes that he had already prepared since the night before.Haven looked at his reflection in the mirro
Chapter Forty Four; Excitement to Boredom. When he entered the place, he was surprised that there were already many people in the office, but he was more surprised about the fact that they were all wearing casual outfits.Many of them just wore casual outfits like T-shirt or just long sleeves and even at that, they still neatly folded the arms so it ended up looking casual.What is going on? Lucas thought as he casually looked from the floor length glass door to the entrance of the place he was told to wait for the assistant.Maybe they just came in casual outfits and would change later? He thought.Lucas had browsed about the company, it was known for its excellent and comfortable working space, but the internet gave little information about what really went on inside the company.Lucas waited for a while before the door opened, someone who looked about the same age as Lucas came and entered.“Hello sir, my name is Henry Maxwell, you can just call me Henry, but I am the personal ass
Chapter Forty Five, A Different Task.Lucas decided to get himself busy by using the computer in front of him to browse other things that may be important to him.But after switching on the computer, he realised that a log in detail was required, but he had no idea what he would use since he was not given one yet.Just when Lucas stood up to ask the secretaries in the next office if they knew how he could access it, the door suddenly swung open and Henry returned back to see him standing by the door.As soon as he entered, he gave him an ID card and said, “you can also use it in the cafeteria when getting food.” Henry said leaving a confused Lucas.He was wondering why he needed to use the ID in the cafeteria, was glue being given a mission?“Aren’t you going to go and eat? It’s launch time anyways, the food is delicious, just follow the directions I showed you earlier and go eat.” Lucas didn’t realise that it was already launch time, it was then that he realised he had successfully
Chapter Forty Six; A Lucky Protege.“What did you just say?”“Yes, you will be going out for launch with Mr. Elio today. here’s the file about the client you’d be meeting, read and understand everything that’s there before twelve o’clock, that’s when you’ll have to leave” Luca’s eyes lit with excitement when he heard that he was going out to meet a client together with Mr. Elio Galileo. It meant a lot because it meant that Galileo was willing to introduce him to the man, that was what Lucas thought. He was well aware of what these kinds of meetings could do. Not only could a contract of decades be signed over an official meal, a long lasting friendship, partnership or even other types of relationships could easily sprout from a simple meal at the lunch.He was somewhat excited but still tried contain his happiness and keep a normal almost straight face like they all seemed to be doing in the office.He stretched his hand and collected the folder that was handed to him. Thinking tha
Chapter Forty Seven; Opening Up To The Master.“No man, I didn’t mean to say it in a bad way, artists are good people too now….” Before Lucas could finish his sentence, Henry had already interrupted him.“So what exactly did you mean? Don’t you know that artists are just lazy people who get overly paid for doing absolutely nothing but looking pretty and I actually work? Never compare me to them please.”Lucas could tell that Henry was having some issues about artists but he doesn’t know what exactly.So he just kept quiet and sat down looking at him.“I was talking like a CEO, not a wrist, you should be fast in picking up things and never yet assume something that you are not sure of, even if you did, you don’t have to say it out loud, you don’t know what people might like and what they might hate.”Henry looked at the file on Lucas’s hand before he continued speaking, “except of course if you are reading their biography at that point.”“Well you do have a point.” Lucas agreed.“Good,