Chapter 7
Author: Harry Parker
last update2024-12-11 16:57:30

"Yes sir. Louis. It's more like a league of companies. 

The companies in this region and the rest of the world have always sought to be more organized.

However organization would never come without some sort of leadership. For this reason, a complex competition of companies was organized, to pick out the most powerful company and deserving too.

That would not only be feared by the rest of the companies but also be treated with respect.

And nobody could think of a way of coming up with something apart from this!" Queen explained while her head remained bowed all through.

"I and Mayor Sam have always been working towards this project and he has always been keen with anticipation!" Queen noted politely.

Louis's head was forced into a nod multiple times. The sense in them was beyond anything that could be explained.

The idea didn't sound too off to him. And if the mayor was so keen into getting into this, it could only mean that there was more to these that was being revealed to the majority of the people that would be participating in this company.

And taking note of the “why” in his life, It had always been sort of boring. Maybe this was the point where he could finally have some fun.

"Then we are in!" Louis said..

Queen was beyond excited. She nodded her head multiple times, appreciating him with smiles written all over her face.

She was about to leave with the excitement that was still brooding deep within her when suddenly she pushed and made a turn to Louis.

"And also! Here you go sir Louis. This is what you requested!" Queen handed over a document to him.

It was the file about the Hart family that he had requested for earlier. Seeing it right in his hand at the moment forced Louis's heart to fluster immediately.

For a while, he hesitated and the pounding of his heart resounded through the room.

During the extent of the investigation, Queen had found more about the young master. Things that went right through her heart like deep stabs.

And if there was anything that she had learned after those long hours of learning about him, it was the fact that he needed to be alone at the moment.

"I would have to leave the young master. I will return as soon as possible!" The words that she spoke were almost below a whisper.

And a silent nod was all the response that she got from Louis who was still staring right into the piece that was in his hands.

With the silent air that roamed the room, he took a deep breath, memories running right through his head.

He hesitated once again and drew the deepest breath in the whole of his history. After which he made the decision.

"I have to do this!" He muttered firm words, forcing the confidence to course right through his vines.

And with these words, Louis tore the documents open.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the City, the duo of Lord Kelly and Lady Annabelle had barely gotten home when she posed an offensive font in the form of a frown towards him.

Throughout the journey, the memories of what went down at the hospital came piercing right through her heart like a stab.

The heat that ran through her body. That look of triumph that laced the face of Louis that made her pray that the earth would swallow her whole, As a means of escaping the embarrassment that came rushing off through her body like a budget of ice cold water.

Drawing a really deep breath, Lord Kelly remained confused as she said no further words, only staring offensively into his eyes in the most uncomfortable manner.

"Is there a problem?" Lord Kelly was finally forced to inquire.

"Is there a problem? Is this the part where he pretends that nothing happened? After everything that we both know went down at the hospital today?" She scowled her eyes almost turning red hot with fury 

Lord Kelly who had been trying to forget that the incident ever happened had a feat of anger running through his vines.

His attempts to control his rage through his clenched hands were all futile.

The personal assistant to the head of the company had called him earlier, to pull off from the car that Annabelle was trying to drag.

And he didn't care to argue. Apart from the fact that he owed a debt to these people that he would not be able to pay, even with three of their lives, they also had the power to pull him back into the mud.

It would only be best for him to avoid the case. But Annabelle remained insistant.

Wasn't she supposed to understand that this was way beyond him? Besides he had never questioned her in anything before. Why couldn't she just let this slide.

Maybe it was because he was becoming too soft on her and she was seeming to forget who he actually was.

Letting out an angry roar, Lord Kelly's face flashed with fury unlike anything that Annabelle had seen before, immediately sending falling back in her steps.

"If you know what's best for us, you're going to leave that case just as I have instructed earlier and never bring it up again!" He ended walking away.

Annabelle stood petrified, her eyes bulging off from her sockets. For a while she could not get herself together until a shake forced life back to her.

"Mom! We aren't going to allow him to go scout free right?" Sheldon said.

"Certainly not son. Not after the sort of embarrassment that we were made to go through back then.

If Kelly has decided that he is not going to help, then I would have to take matters into my own hands!" She brought out her cell phone from her pockets, placing a call at the instant.

"Don! I need to see you right this instant. If our love means anything to you, you would treat this matter with urgency."

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