The butler had called the company, and asked for some men, after he had received Jayden's call. The man was scared of Jayden. The butler knew Jayden was enraged. He needed to vent his anger. He knew almost everything about Jayden, because he lived with them, and watched him grow up. Jayden had a short temper, but he had learnt to control it, after the incident that almost left him traumatized. He had been angry at his schoolmate, for pouring water on his book, and refusing to apologize. As a quiet person, he was often bullied. Only a few people knew about his family. He did not understand why he was hidden from the world. While other rich kid went to school with their personal guards, the butler always took him to school. The boy had refused to apologize, and insulted him, after hearing that his mother had left him. Out of anger, he punched the boy, and he lost his tooth. Since then, he avoided anything that would make him angry. Seeing the cold eyes, and how he glared at the man,
He rode his scooter to the mall. He sighed, wondering if there would be, yet, another drama. The mall was the biggest mall in Texas, and only the upper class had went there. Only a few members of the lower class were accepted there, to work as cleaners, receptionists, or security officers.It was an 8-storey building, where a wide varieties of products were sold, and services, provided. You could find almost everything you needed there—food items, electrical appliances, clothes, spa…People were going in and out of the mall, dressed in, of course, expensive clothes.He walked in, with the expectation of having another drama occur."After today, do not come back. You are fired!" The manager of the mall said, throwing a white envelope at her.Jayden wondered what she could have done. She had just gotten fired, and he was sure that she would create a scene.He took a deep breath, and walked towards her direction, "hello."He had expected her to frown, and say harsh things to him, as he
They waited patiently for his answer. Mr. Thomas was confused, he did not understand why he had the smirk on his face. He had thought Jayden would return to his father, after visiting the mall, but his reply made him feel disappointed. "Take me to the beach house." Mr. Thomas faced him, ready to convince him; but he raised his hand up, indicating that he was not ready for the conversation. The butler could only sigh. "How could he embarrass me that way? In front of all those poor puppets!" Jane yelled, immediately she entered the car. Her friend ran to her, to calm her down. "I will make him pay!" "Calm down. I told you not to talk to him, but you still insisted." Jane glared at her, and she kept quiet. "What are you waiting for? Drive me home!" Back inside the mall, the ladies were still shocked by the scenario that just occured right in front of them. "What did you do to the man that made him give you such an amount of money?" One of them asked. She was the same person wh
Mr. Fernando had finally agreed to call his son. He did not realize that he had held his breath, until his brother touched his shoulder. Deep down, he longed to see his son again.Jayden was not expecting a call from anyone, let alone, his father. His heart beat skipped, he was unsure of what to do—to answer the phone, or not.He finally answered the phone, but none of them said a word. It was as though they were in a breathing competition."Hello, Jayden."It was the first time in almost half a year, he heard his father's voice again."Hi, dad."They conversed for over an hour, and Jayden promised to return home."Goodnight.""I told you. You just needed to talk. You both have pride!" Mr. Lukas said.Mr. Fernando glared at him, and he chuckled, bidding him goodbye.Jayden began to pack his things, ready to go back home the next day.After packing, he took his snacks outside, and stood close to the shore. The moon had shone its light on the water, giving off a shade of gray, and blue.
Fiona knew it would be hard for Carina to believe her. She moved closer to her, and showed her a mark."I know you won't believe me, but here," she bent her head, "the mark you left me, after hitting my forehead with a stone."Carina shook her head, not wanting to believe her. "It cannot be.""It is true, Marina."That name sent shivers down her spine. It was the combination of Margaret, and Carina. It was given to them in school, after they paired to write a project."It's really you!" She could not hold it anymore, she ran into her embrace. They stayed in each other's arms for what seemed to be till eternity."I was saved by Mr. Fernando, the owner of Fernando's Intl. I'm working as a manager in his company, which is now handled by his son," she said, after they say down. "How about you? Where do you work?"Carina sighed, "I used to work at Meldives Mall.""What do you mean by 'used to'"?"I was fired. Today."Carina told her how they managed to survive, and how hard it was to cope
They saw their mother sitting on the floor with pictures scattered around her. The room reeked alcohol. She had been staring at the old pictures—her two daughters, and husband. She had lost two people at the same time.She was still in deep thoughts when the ladies arrived. They were shocked to see their mother drinking. Carina had been with her mother for years, but she had never seen her drinking alcohol."Mother."The woman turned, and stared at them with wide eyes. She did not expect to see Carina, neither did she think she would drink much. From a sip to a few glasses."Ca… Carina, you are home! Is it already closing hours?" She said, hiding the bottle behind her back."It is almost 10pm, mother!" She walked in, looking around the house, as if there was someone else in, "is this what you do when I'm away? Everyday, I work my ass out, just to provide the bills for you to get well. When did you even start drinking?" Carina half yelled. "I… I am sorry, my child. It was never intent
"Son of a bitch!" Jayden mumbled. He glared at the picture so hard that if eyes could burn, the picture would have been burnt to ashes."Any other information?" He asked, seemingly interested in his rival."Not really. Just the companies investing in his. They are about five of them. Three out of five had withdrew their investment in our company."He smirked, sipping his drink. "Have Alex gather the names of the companies investing in his firm. I need it to carry out my plans. I will take back all of them."The butler looked at him, he was sure that Jayden had changed, overnight. "Alright. Is that all?""For now, yes."He left the documents with him, and went back inside. Taking the last sip of his drink, he took the documents again, and began to read through, searching for anything vital, the company's SWOT—strength, weakness, opportunity, threat. He needed to know everything about The Emirates, if he wanted to remain at the top. Aside topping the chart, he wanted to take his reve
"Did you see how he looked?" She said, resting her elbow on the table, "oh! He looks like my dream guy, so handsome."The other workers stared at her, and bursted into laughter. "Keep dreaming, Tory. He would never spare you a glance."From a statement, it proceeded to a conversation. "But, wait! Did you see the way he looked at her?" Tory said."At who?" The other girl replied, looking around, carelessly."At the receptionist, idiot!""Oh, you're right. Do you think they know each other?"Carina noticed how they stared at her, which made her uncomfortable. It was just her first day at work, and she was already having enemies."Don't mind them, that's what they do—gossip around, like they don't have loads of work to do. Just ignore them."Sonia had noticed how uncomfortable Carina felt when Tory, and her group were boring holes on her, with their eyes.She would get used to their character, soon."But what did I do? I mean, it's my first day, and they are already gossiping about me?