Chapter Seven

Inside the club is filled with bubbling lights and calm music, every interior use inside was sophisticated ranging from the lodges to the bar and the relaxation area with an adorned piece of art and a bar filled with a wide range of drinks to suit every taste of their members.

Behind the building, there was also a swimming pool, and places for sports like golf, table tennis and volleyball which is why people find pleasure in coming here because other than just the quality of the place, there were fine things that they could do or watch others doing.

Donald's gaze met the family of eight that were all sitting at a spacious lodge and he strided towards them, biting his lip nervously.

"Donald! What the hell are you doing here and who told you that you can finally come back to the Clan's annual meeting?

Paul roared as he got on his feet while the entire family that was having a chit-chat turned their attention to him.

"How did you get inside?"Uncle Andrew asked. But he went on his knees and began to plead.

"I noticed this gathering is incomplete without me. I was not angry that I wasn't invited, you should be grateful that I made it here," he said sarcastically

"Donald, have you forgotten that you are no longer a member of this family?

One of the rules of our Clan is that once expelled, you can't come back. You have to leave this place else you will be thrown out of here". mike explained

"The rules forgot to remove Taylor from my name when expelling me. So, I'm here for nothing but to answer Taylor my name," he said teasingly.

"Wait! " Madam Sylvia called out as he came to a halt and everyone focused their attention on her.

"It is going to be a long night and we will be needing someone to serve the drinks and other things needed, how about he stays the night and once we are done, we can send the bouncers to throw him out".

She explained and everyone nodded in accord, Donald sighed loudly, exhilarated that she finally had a chance to be with these people.

"Donald, you can go ahead and stand behind while we have a discussion".

"Yes ma" He replied politely and took a few steps backwards.

"For this year's anniversary, we are considering which artists we will be featuring, it is an entertainment industry and we toil hard to forge these artists into what they are, so I think that it is time we showcase them"

Madam Sylvia explained while everyone at the Taylors Clan was seated except for Donald who stood behind them and had his gaze elsewhere.

"Before we talk about the anniversary, I think that we should first discuss the blockbuster movie director Gerald is working on

"I read through the proposal he presented and the cost of the movie is indeed high, with the current situation of our company right now, I do not think that we can find his movie"

Andrew explained, Madam Sylvia opened her mouth to speak but a waiter came over to their table, dressed in plain black trousers and a silk white shirt, a professional and polite smile on his face.

"Good day everyone and welcome to Galactic Elite Club, what would you like to have, there is our special wine which is our most expensive for tonight, it is the Penfolds Grange Hermitage 1951 and we have only ten bottles"

"We will have the entire ten bottles" Paul replied quickly and Donald stared at him stunned because he had previously worked at a company where foreign wines were being imported and he knew how expensive the wine was.

"Paul, you want the entire ten bottles, don't you think that we should order five first?" mike, who is the second son of the family and in his early fifties, suggested but Paul was so determined to show off, especially in front of Donald who was doing that when he was in school when they were both growing up.

He needed to show him that although he was not successful as a student, he was more successful in the actual world.

"You do not have to worry about the cost uncle, I am going to foot the entire bill"

“Are you sure about this?" His father Andrew asked knowing that the company was going through some rough patch.

"Do not worry Father, I am fully capable of paying for a few bottles of wine". He replied and Donald who stood behind him could not help but scoff because he knew the price of the wine and the cost of bottles of it.

The waiter was excited that he was able to sell off their most expensive wine so easily and hurried back to get their order just in case they decided to change their mind.

After a few minutes, two waiters came back, the first one carried a tray of wine, and the other held the glasses and carefully placed them on the table.

"Would you like us to serve Sir?"

"You do not have to worry about that, we have someone for that" Paul exclaimed sarcastically and diverted his gaze to Donald who immediately stepped forward to serve them the expensive wine.

He filled each glass almost to the brim and overfilled Paul's own to the extent it poured on the table

"Donald, are you out of your mind, see how you ruin my clothes with wine, this stupidity has not left you. I thought you had outgrown it after leaving for several years. This boy should leave here right away." Paul exclaimed.

"How dare you command where I am, I was thinking of sending him out before you made a judgment, the last time I checked, you are not the head of this family. So you can't make decisions where we are. Because of what you said, he will stay till the end of this meeting and there is nothing anyone can do about it,"Mike exclaimed.

"Let's continue with the meeting," Mike commanded.

"It is going to be difficult saying No to Gerald Smith, considering how much we will be making from the movie and this could help revive our company" Sylvia suggested as she slowly sipped through her glass of wine with her legs crossed.

She was in her early seventies but still looked sophisticated as a result of constant check-ups, Medicare and utmost care for her entire immune system, her skin was glittering under the yellow silk dress she wore with a light make-up to enhance her complexion.

She is the second wife of Mr Samuel who was their grandfather and she is also the last survivor of the third generation of the Taylors family which is why they listen to her voice, but the company is run by Andrew as the CEO and mike as the managing director while Paul was the head of A and R of their entertainment section.

"I understand how much we need this movie to produce under our company, but there is no fund that can be spared for such an expensive movie, I am sorry Aunt, we have to let it go and hope that we can be able to revive the company a little with the upcoming anniversary".

Madam Sylvia sighed loudly knowing that they would only be able to raise half of what they needed at the anniversary.