Cole did not know what to say to what Martins had just suggested. He would like to think of it as a suggestion because he was definitely not expecting him to be his driver.But he did not have a choice, did he?Gulping hard and looking ahead into the distance, he let out a deep breath as he turned back to Martins who had a smug smile on his face. Cole felt like punching it off with his fist but instead, with flared nose and tamped down ego, he raised his chin and stared at Martin. “Sure.”Martin’s grin widened when he heard this. He pulled out the key and handed it over to him. “You drop me off first. Then you can go to where you are going.” He said.“No, this place I am going to is nearer than yours so I will drop your car and you can find your way.” With that said, Cole stepped into the car and revved up the engine, making some noise in the process.Martins did not like the turn out of things. He wanted to take Cole to work so he could mock him and tell people that he could not affo
Linda stared at Cole as if he had grown hundred heads for him to speak with such confidence. “What?” She exclaimed in total shock.Cole’s brows jumped up. “You heard me right.” He said with pursed lips.“I completely heard you wrong.” She countered immediately.“There is no way I would let you get the position of the project manager. That is one of the most important positions in the company. We can’t just give it to a nobody.” She hissed out, a slight dirty frown appearing on her face.Cole smirked as he relaxed against the seat with his arms folded. “Well, that is what I want. I don't care what you think.” He told her, his left brow jolting up a bit.“You don't? Project management needs to be in the care of someone who has a strategic and creative mind, not someone who has little or no qualifications for the job.” She said, blinking hard.Cole blinked innocently. “Like I said. I don't give a damn about what you think qualification is. I have chosen what I want and you as the secret
Cole glanced around the place with his eyes still wide in confusion. As if on cue, the sound of the elevator stopping was heard and Justin’s looming presence made them all still but Marcus decided to use that time to have Cole thrown out.He thought this was a perfect time so he ordered the security men. “What are you waiting for? Drag him out!” The security men took Cole by his collar and the other held his two hands before they dragged him out. Cole quickly recovered from his shock and did not try to struggle against them since he knew that he was going to meet Justin on their way out.They bumped into Justin who was busy checking his phone for any messages from Cole since he knew he would be coming to get the job.He halted to a stop when he saw the way they were dragging Cole out. The security men stopped and gave Justin a curt bow and proceeded to walk by him when Justin raised his hand, stopping them.“And why are you dragging my guest out of the office?” His voice boomed and C
Cole settled further in his office. All he focused on was trying to get some insights into the rest of the work that was left unresolved but he could hardly do anything.Time passed by like a blur, Justin had left the company building already, and Cole who just noticed that the sun was already setting let out a wide yawn. He closed the files and rose up.He walked out of the company building, thankfully no one thought to make jest of him.As he got outside, he signaled to a cab but the cabman ignored him as he sped by. Cole shook his head and stood, he began to reminisce everything that had taken place. He now had a job of his own.Benjamin will really be happy with him and Cecilia would warm up to him in no time.Fortunately, another cab was approaching him already and he slid out of his thoughts, he hailed at the cab and this driver seemed to be nice because he parked right in front of Cole.Cole hopped in and told him the address of the Downs’ Mansion. Without question, the driver
“Go check what it is,” Emma ordered Cole who hesitated for a while before moving cautiously towards the door.His eyes glanced around the place, hoping what had manifested when he was in Justin’s company but it did not. He turned the door knob and pulled the door open.Cecilia stood with her eyes hard before she and Cole had to take a step back at the intensity of her gaze. She did not acknowledge him as she passed by him and walked in. She dumped her bag on the couch and slumped down.“Anyone there?” She called out and none of the maids was close enough to hearing limits.“Anyone there?” She called out again but Emma walked towards her daughter with her eyes hard.“Would you be careful when you knock? You almost gave me a heart attack.” She hissed.Cecilia faced her mother and shook her head. “Where are the maids?” She asked.“I sent them to get me something from the mall. You can ask Cole to get you what you want since he seemed worried about you.” She said, emphasizing the word ‘wo
The limousine stopper before the company building. Cole stepped out and placed his phone in his pocket. He walked towards the reception.The receptionist greeted him. “Good morning,” Beneath her voice he could sense the mockery and hatred she felt toward him but he ignored it and her as he stepped into the elevator.He knew Justin would have arrived at the office so he went straight to meet him. Linds notified Justin of his presence. Cole did not really mind since he was still undercover and he did not want to draw attention to himself.“You can come in,” Linda told him, avoiding his gaze. Cole went in and gave Justin a slight bow since he noticed Linda’s gaze on him. She was watching him.“You are dismissed,” Justin said and Linda bowed before walking out.Cole sat down without Justin’s approval and he let out a sigh.“You will be doing the introduction today.” He said first and Justin bobbed his head in agreement.After a while of discussing some issues that were not pertaining to
Justin got a message from Linda that his attention was needed elsewhere.“Okay, I am coming.” He turned to Cole and patted him on the shoulders before walking away. Cole knew that it was the plot of Marcus and Linda.He shook his head and as he stepped into the place, the rest of the workers all rose to their feet but Marcus remained seated, not moving an inch to show respect.Cole shook his head again. “If you at least hate someone, try to make it oblivious.” He said and Marcus rolled his eyes, a little bit ‘unmanly’ of him.“You can all sit down.” He said to the rest of the workers. “I guess I would not have any issues with you since Marcus here happens to be a strategist and also possessed the qualification for creativity.” He added.The rest of the workers shared a look. It was obvious in their eyes that they did not like the way Marcus was put in their midst.He ignored them and since Marcus was not going to allow them to talk, he patted Marcus on his shoulders. “Looking forward
Throughout the entire night, Cecilia did not speak to Cole and his entire attention was on the files he working on.As soon as he was done with them, even though his mind kept telling him that something was amiss, he disregarded it and slept off.The next morning, his phone’s alarm sounded and his eyes flew open. He sat up and said a word of prayer before taking his bath and doing the usual.As he was done with dressing, he went to the place he had hidden the black card. He cleaned it before placing it in his pockets. He packed the files into a nice protective bag.He exited the room and met Cecilia, this time she was not dressed in her extravagant gown. She just wore a less casual gown and turned around to meet his gaze.She did not question him as he picked an apple. He cannot to wait to eat in the house because he has places he was going to go so he munched on the apple and walked out before Emma’s ranting ass will come after him.He walked to a point where he signaled to a cab and