“Chairman?” Manager Rox blurted out before he could control himself. Not in a million years could he have expected a loser like Jason to be called that. He remembered the young boy his parents adopted from the system for the payment. He thought of all he did back then to Jason and the last straw that finally sent him out of their house. His tie suddenly felt too tight and he felt a sudden urge to fan himself. “I am sorry for this…embarrassment” Charlotte said with contrition. “I would have been here earlier to welcome you if I knew” “I was only passing by after my run. I would have come back later to properly introduce myself. But then I was accosted by…” he let his words trail off. The security men squirmed when Charlotte turned the full blaze of her glare on them. The chief security dropped to his knee instantly and the others followed suit. He was sweating profusely as he begged, echoed by the others “I am so sorry for my stupidity… for our mistake. I was so blind to ever thi
“You can be rest assured that I am not here to take your position or make you step down,” Jason said, going straight to business as he sat on the luxurious, spacious couch that Charlotte offered him.He looked extraordinarily handsome in his navy blue, double-breasted jacket and matching trousers. His collared dress shirt moulded perfectly to his physique accentuating his patterned necktie.His spattered running shoes had been replaced with a glistening dress shoe of the highest quality. Jason looked every inch like the man in power, a far cry from the Jason that was mistaken for a criminal earlier. It was no surprise why Charlotte looked a bit flustered. She waited for Jason outside with some other high-level executives for a few minutes until 10 am. True to his words, Jason arrived at 10 am sharp. The executives were amazed when they saw him as they couldn’t believe that their conglomerate belonged to such a young man.Charlotte had briefed them about Jason though. They all greeted
Jason put aside the thoughts of the delectable Charlotte the moment he got back to his hotel. He knew that he couldn’t afford to be distracted by the thoughts of what-ifs, not now that he needed his mind to be at its sharpest.He had made the necessary arrangement he needed to and his family would be taken care of. All he needed was to take care of himself out there. He knew that he would have a lot to deal with out there. Of course, he could have sent his men to get the job done as they had suggested.But he was unwilling to. He had to get this done personally. He had a debt to pay. An anxious heart to calm.Jason might have lost his parents when he was a kid but he knew that family was one of the most sacred things. Emma had no family. That was why she not only died as a result of the act of a cruel bastard; her death was swept under the rug as if nothing peculiar happened. Jason vowed to prevent that from happening again. There was a girl out there who was probably hoping with eve
The cool breeze from the overlapping water ruffled the white tufts of hair on the old man’s head as he looked out at the gurgling river from his garden.The Aquae Sulis river ran through the back of the home he chose for himself as a sanctuary. The home where he awaits his granddaughter.A closer look at the man showed the sallow look on his face, his veined hands and his thinning hair.He held a gold walking cane in his hands as he stood at the unfenced perimeter of his ten acres of land where the sprawling wood and stone-modelled mansion was situated. The environment suited him just fine.The nearest neighbour was about ten miles away.“Where are you, Millie?” he muttered to himself as he breathed in the fresh scent of water over fertile soil.He felt the cleansing deep down to his toes. It felt like a cleansing of his soul. He felt like the chemicals and cloying smells had been washed out of his system. He was never going back. If he had to go, then he would go on his term. Not bei
“This is a bad idea,” Andrea said as she had repeated several times since Jason told them what his plan was.“You have repeated that several times now,” Jason said in amusement. He turned to Simon “How many times now?”“Not that I am counting, Mo Chroi, but you have said it about ten times at least,” he said with a small grin. Then he turned to Jason, ignoring the scathing look that his partner gave him “Truly sir, she is right. This is…”“I don’t want to hear it,” Jason said with a shake of his head “I am sure that my brains would start leaking out if any of you repeated just how dangerous it is for me to get in there”“You can simply send us” Andrea insisted.“No” Jason shook his head thoughtfully, his eyes on the activities going on at the dock.” I need you two out here. Your…expertise would be put to better use out here. Also, how was I supposed to call for rescue if you are in there with me. I might call on you to save me, you know?” he added with a slight wink to lighten the moo
Andre Fitzgerald was unable to keep the promise he made to himself. His intention to get in touch with the patriarch on behalf of his erring son had not been actualized. Since he collapsed after leaving his son’s bedside the other day, not only did the doctor tell him to stop doing anything strenuous or emotion-wracking; he was advised to have total bed rest. Not only were his limbs getting weaker, but his immune had also taken a hit as well, and ailments that others take in their stride will not only bring him low, it could ruin his chance at longevity. Andre, being Andre, did not listen of course but then after an episode where his phlegm was stained with blood after a wracking cough episode, he stayed put. He stopped going to the corporation as he was known to do at least once in a month or whenever the urge hit. Matteo was sure he was sad about his father’s deteriorating health, ofcourse he was. He was also glad that he would finally be in charge of things at the corporation. Hi
“Hurry up, I don’t have all day!” the foreman shouted at the new worker when they got to Amora dockside. “Let’s go, let’s go” A bus carried them to the NMN farmhouse where some men were already waiting for them. Jason looked around with the hope that he could see Carlisle himself or any sign of the girls said to be kept by his network. No such luck though. “Listen up!” a man with a slashing scar on his face addressed them under the twilight. The porch light glared at them from the cabin said to be meant for the workers. The man strutted around. His offensive tobacco scent filled Jason’s nostrils as he removed his bandana from his neck, and flicked it against his thigh as he looked them over. “You all are workers of Mr Carlisle now” he shouted in his thick brogue, paused as he waited for the men to look straight at him “If you think that means that you sit on your lazy ass and goof off, you are mistaken. You not only work for him, but you also owe him your loyalty too. Is that take
Jason made sure to check out the layout of the cabin’s interior. The inside was more spacious than the minimal look the single-story building gave off from the outside.The clapboard and cedar shingle used predominantly in the construction was well incorporated that it gave off a comfortable aura that invited one to sit back and relax. Nothing was relaxing about the men that lead the newcomers in though.Jason saw that the bungalow cabin was the straight-planned type as he followed the men without making obvious the calculations he was doing. The fire crackled in the kitchen to their left as they passed. Two men entered the kitchen going straight to the round table in the middle of the kitchen. The slab wood counter closed to the range looked serviceable enough.“Kitchen,” the man leading them said tersely. Then a few feet to their right, he motioned without giving them time to check it out. "Restroom" A turn from the restroom area and the men stood abruptly when they saw what was pr