“Why are you smiling like that?” Charles asked Nathan the moment they stepped out of the cafeteria.
“She’s here!” Nathan professed, pointing a finger toward the garden facing the cafeteria.
Avery and Henry were at a corner transferring some files to their phones.
Charles arched a brow and saw Charlotte taking steps toward the garden. He turned to Nathan. “You got her to come to school didn’t you?”
Nathan confirmed with a nod. “Yeah. I gave her a call a while ago to cheer her up.”
“Impressive!” Charles remarked. “You are such a wonderful friend Nathan. Some of us have been entangled with the fun part of the scandal that we failed to consider the impact it might have on Charlotte.”
“I’ll go speak to her. I’ll be back in a minute.” Nathan said and began taking steps towards Charlotte.
After Avery and Henry were d
It was a few minutes past 7 am and some of the students were hurrying to the lecture halls for their first lecture of the day when Kelvin’s G-wagon with its customized number plate pulled into the school premises.When the car drove in, the onlookers came to a halt. They watched the car drive to the parking lot. Kelvin stepped out.“Here comes Kelvin!” one of the students announced.Two of his bodyguards quickly alighted from the vehicle. One of them took the lead in his bid to lead Kelvin to the lecture hall while the other bodyguard followed Kelvin closely behind. Kelvin was wearing Prada joggers and had covered his face with dark spectacles. With his left hand plunged inside his pocket, Kelvin cast his gaze on the ground and followed his bodyguard.Murmurs began to erupt among the students.“Do you think he’s sorry? It seems like he was forced to make that apology.”“
Immediately after Nathan hung up on her, Dory slipped into a panic. She threw the phone on the bed and began to pace aimlessly around her room. She swung her head from left to right in filial objection. No matter what, that meeting must not hold. She clenched her jaw and began to burn with rage as the image of Alex fluttered in her mind. “That good for nothing Alex. Who the hell does he think he is?”If she is done reviewing the shares, Dory was expected to assemble the board of directors and shareholders for a meeting with Alex Alcantara. Alex was not supposed to call the meeting. Now, his actions might cause their plan to go down the drain. Dory crashed by the edge of her bed after taking her head into her hands. No matter what, she had to stop the meeting because if she doesn’t, she might lose the only opportunity she had to steal that company. She quickly went for her phone and placed a call to Fredrick. “We have a problem.” She spat the moment he responded to the call. “I ju
“Go ahead!” Nathan urged McDonald. He was getting ready for school when he got McDonald’s call through his official line. “Dory intends to steal the company rights today. She wants to break into your office.” Nathan chuckled and continued to adjust his sleeves. “She can go ahead and do so. I left the documents for her in the vault that’s if she can access them.”McDonald sighed. “You don’t get it, Alex. Fredrick came up with a new plan that would help Dory access the papers.”“Tell me about it,” Nathan said. McDonald revealed the entire plan to Nathan and by the time he was done speaking, he was breathing heavily. “Don’t worry about a thing McDonald. Dory can go ahead and do as she pleases. Trust me, she can’t win. “ Nathan assured McDonald. McDonald exhaled. “I trust you, Alex. You’re not a coward and I’m sure you’ll give her a taste of her own medicine.”“Just go ahead with the plan and do all the group requires of you. I’ve got things under control.” Nathan said and hung up.
“Aren’t you leaving yet?” asked Dory’s secretary. She was standing by the door and had finished setting up her desk, ready to leave the office.Dory was going through her phone. “You can go ahead, Maris. I’ll be working overtime today.”“Okay!” Maris slammed the door and left.Dory turned to stare at the clock on her wall. It was quarter to 4 pm and she was certain that by 4:30 pm, all the employees would be gone.She stretched her legs on the table with her back resting on the chair as she continued going through her phone.Dory kept herself busy by scrolling through insta feeds and cooking shows on YouTube. At exactly 4:30 pm, she dropped the phone and abruptly stood up.“Time is up!” She mumbled and took deep breaths. She then arranged her desk, grabbed her bag, and left the office.Dory took the elevator and arrived at the reception. Rose was gone and so were the employees. She noticed that the doors to the offices were shut and no one was at the reception.She strode to the surve
All eyes were fixed on the glass door as Hose Luis, Fredrick, and McDonald waited on the only lady in their group to show up.Immediately after Dory carried out her operation successfully that evening, she sent a message to the group, requesting that they meet at the Phoenix guest house, at 7 pm sharp.It was quarter past 7 and the men were settled in the formal lounge, waiting for the woman of the hour.For Fredrick, the past 15 minutes seemed like 15 hours. He was dying to find out the state of the plan. Even though Dory had informed them that the plan was a success, he would only confirm it once he sees the legal papers.McDonald and Hose Luis on the other hand were pretending to be on the edge, each man was struggling to maintain his loyalty to the group while working on Alex’s plan.There was a bottle of champagne on the table surrounded by several goblets but none of the men touched a thing. They felt it was best to wait for Dory and celebrate once they confirmed that everything
After they walked out of the hall, Nathan moved away from his group to respond to the text he got from Mike. Charlotte came out of the hall and the first person she had her eyes on was Nathan.She walked up to him with a smile. Nathan sent a quick reply to Mike and then turned to face her.“Hey, ready to go home?”“Yea. I just texted my driver and he’s on his way to pick me up.” She replied.“Cool.”“Before I leave, I just wanted to thank you for the little words you said to me this morning,” Charlotte said.Nathan chuckled. “I didn’t think it was going to have much effect on you.”“Well, it did. Who would think that I’ll leave my shell? Look at me in school when a while ago, I was sulking in my room.” She said with a smile.“You’ll be fine Charlotte. Just know that I’ll always be there for you.” Nathan assured her. “You’re strong so I’m sure you’ll get over this.”Charlotte cleared her throat loudly. “I’ve been thinking Nathan.”“About what?”She sighed and stroked her forehead. “The
Mike traced his way up the staircase. He got to Nathan’s room and stroke the doorbell. Nathan who had been expecting him rushed to the door and opened it. “Welcome, Uncle Mike.” Mike stepped into the room with a smile. It was a few minutes past 10 am. It was the day of the board meeting. Mike noticed a young man sitting on one of the couches in the room. The man immediately stood up after Mike walked in. “Cole, I want you to meet Mike. He’s the executive assistant of the Alcantara empire.” Nathan introduced. Cole gave a slight bow. “Pleased to meet you, sir.” Mike acknowledged him with a nod. Nathan had already informed him about Cole. He walked up to him with his hands on his hips. “You’re the hacker right?” Cole put on a proud smile. “Yes sir. I’m good at bypassing networks and securities to collect data.” Mike gave him a pat on the back. “By bypassing, I hope you’re not into illegal stuff right,” Cole chuckled. “I’m the clean boss. I’m legit. You can count on me.” “That’s
Nathan stood before the compartment of his closet which contained various designs of tuxedos. With two fingers on his lips, he kept roving his eyes around the closet, looking for the perfect outfit to grace the board meeting His phone began to ring. He moved to the edge of his bed, grabbed the phone, and responded to the call. “Hey, Charles.” It was their lecture-free day so none of the boys was in school. “Where are you? I’m currently at your apartment and the door is shut.” Charles said. “I didn’t sleep there. I’m at the mansion.” Nathan replied. “I’m free for the next two hours so you can come over here.” “Cool,” Charles replied and hung up. Nathan decided to go to the living room downstairs and speak with Mike. Maybe Mike could help him pick the right outfit. He strode to the living room and met Mike addressing the bodyguards. Joe, Jackson, and Don stood at one corner by the bar stand while two other bodyguards were receiving directives from Mike. “You guys must not step o