Moriah stood up, feeling attacked. “I still don't understand why you're coming to me with this, Sean.”Sean scoffed. “Is that supposed to be a joke? You're the only one who can help me.”She threw her hands up in the air. “Urgh, it's just one project, Sean. You have like thirty others that have been approved…why don't you go on with that one and leave this one?”He squinted. “Is there a reason you're being so evasive?”“No.” She looked away. “I'm just saying that you need to forget about Atlas, is all.”“I have a ton of people depending on me for this project to work and now after all my efforts, you're telling me to let that go?”She looked him square in the eye. “That's exactly what I'm telling you.”“You're the fucking CEO, why can't you do something?” He yelled, frustrated.“I'm sorry Sean, but you need to leave. I have things to do.”“But-”“Go. Now.” His loving mother was gone, replaced by the stern businesswoman who was well respected.Sean grabbed the copy of Atlas and stormed
Sean took off his sunglasses when he arrived at Rebecca's little cubicle outside his office. She stood up the minute she spotted him. “Good morning, Mr Lambert!”Sean only shook his head, leaning an elbow on the edge of her desk. “You know you can call me Sean, right?”“I do, sir but Mr Lambert has a nice ring to it.” She joked.He chuckled, tucking the sunglasses into his breast pocket. “So what do you have lined up for me today?”He pushed says, walking briskly into his office with Rebecca droning on, listing out the events scheduled out for him.“You have a meeting with Ms. Alberta at 2 pm, it's supposed to be for the coupons you agreed to give out and then Mr Cooper, from Initiatives.” She scrolled up on her tablet, jumping up in surprise. “Ooh, that reminds me…the meeting you wanted so badly finally came through, he mashed to squeeze you in by 4.”“What meeting?” Sean took a seat behind his desk, powering up his computer.“With the CEO, sir,” Rebecca replied making his head snap
Sean blinked rapidly to be sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him but no…Clement was still standing in front of him with a smug look on his face. “What the hell is going on? Is this some prank?”“Now, why would I prank you brother?” He spat out the last word like it was so distasteful. Shoving his hands into his pockets, Clement spread his feet. “You asked to see the CEO, here I am. What do you want?”Sean ran a hand through his hair, messing up the slicked-back hairstyle he took minutes to achieve. “I don't believe you. Where is he huh?” Sean looked around, walking towards the bathroom door and jerking it open. “Where's the CEO?”Clement resisted the urge to roll his eyes at how Sean was behaving. “He's standing right across from you, but I'm guessing that's not what you want to hear, is it?”“There is no way they made you of all people the head of this company!” Finding no one in the bathroom, he pulled out his phone, searching for Moriah's contact. “Moriah will tell me the tru
“How could he?” Sean exploded once he was in the confines of his office. He tossed the file to the ground, deeply upset.Rebecca rushed into his office when she heard the noise, grimacing when she saw the mess on the floor. She didn't need to ask how the meeting went, since his face was an obvious indication.Sean whirled around. “Did you know? Did you about Clement?”It all made sense now. Why everyone including Moriah, his mother didn't want to tell him that Clement was the fucking CEO!Rebecca shook her head, genuinely confused. “Sir, I have no idea what you're talking about. I take it the meeting didn't go well.”Sean snorts, still pacing. “Of course it didn't! I should have known something was wrong when everyone kept insisting I leave it alone. It turns out that Clement is the new CEO, and he rejected the Atlas project.”Rebecca's mouth fell open in shock, her hands coming up to cover her mouth. “Really?! I had no idea.”“Yeah. Neither did I.” He spat out bitterly.The last thin
The shrill ring of his alarm woke him up.“Urghhhh…” Sean groaned, covering his ears with an extra pillow while he blindly reached out to stop the alarm from buzzing.It took a couple of tries but he finally got the annoying sound to stop.It took another five minutes before Sean was able to convince his body that it was time to get out of bed.Then after splashing some cold water on his face, it seemed to jolt his brain.Sean went through his systematic daily routine. Shower, brush, exfoliate, and then padded downstairs.A simple breakfast of bread and toast with hot coffee got him ready for the day.Once he got to the parking lots, he tossed his keys to the security guard and walked up the stairs and straight into the elevator. The minute he stepped foot into this building, his brain was already working overtime, eager to pick up from where he left off yesterday.The elevator doors opened and he walked, heading straight for his office.People greeted him as he walked past, making hi
The rage Sean was battling broke free then.He didn't need someone to remind him where he came from.Launching his body like a missile at Clement, Sean aimed for the knees so he could tackle Clement to the floor.People screamed and inched away when they started to fight but Sean was just getting started.Folding his fingers into a fist, he drove it into Clement's pretty face.Over and over again.On the third time, Clement managed to catch his hand, twisting it to the side.Sean yowled in pain, pushing off Clement's body but he launched a blow at the side of Sean's face.“A couple of classes in Karate isn't going to prove anything!” Clement panted.“It will after I've beaten you to a bloody pulp!” Sean growled, stomping on Clement's feet but luckily he was faster, rolling away to avoid getting his leg crushed to pieces.Clement was quick to get to his feet, his fists positioned in front of him.One thing Clement didn't understand was that Sean was not only proficient in fighting but
“Sean…” Moriah tried to reach out to him but he avoided her touch.“I'm sorry, Moriah but no.” His gaze was locked onto Clement's. “I've had enough of his shit, not going to take anymore.”Moriah's gaze flits from Sean to Clement, noting that they were hell-bent on destroying each other in a fit of jealous rage.It wasn't helping that they were both prideful and stubborn males.“What can I do to solve this?” Moriah tried one last time to resolve this amicably before it exploded into something that they couldn't control.Sean wondered why Moriah cared so much about making peace. She was his mother and the reason for the chaos in the first place.Licking his lips, he made a declaration. “The CEO position.” All eyes darted to him the moment he spoke. “What?” She was confused.“Remove Clement from the CEO position, and let me take my rightful place as the heir to the Lambert dynasty.” He spared Clement a glance. “That's the only way to resolve this. If not, then I'll be gone for good.”M
Sudden rage filled Clement's heart when he saw his mother smiling at Sean. “So is that it? You come in here and announce that Sean is my brother and I'm just supposed to accept it and sing kumbaya around bonfires?!”“Clement, calm down.” Sean said with authority but Clement was far beyond listening to anyone.“No! I'm not going to listen to anyone, sure as hell not you!” He spat. “You're never going to be my brother, you know why?”“Why?” Sean humored him, taking the heat off Moriah.“Because you're competition.” He replied, pacing around the office. Clement adopted a casual tone, pretending to gain interest in things as he walked past them. “You see, I was living just fine before you came along, and fucked everything up! Because at the end of the day Mom likes you a lot more than she likes me, meaning the company's going to go to you and I don't want to be around here to watch that.”“Don't be ridiculous, Clement!” Moriah snapped, tired of this child's play they were having. “Sit you