Nathan had to pull out a chair and sit beside his mother. “This is incredible!”Mr. Smith plunged his hand inside his jacket and pulled out a ring, carved out of ruby stone. He caressed the ring and walked up to Nathan. “This is an Alcantara symbol. It was handed over to the heirs of this family for generations and now that you have come of age and the heir of this empire, I want you to take this,”Nathan took the ring from his father and slipped it into his middle finger. Mr. Smith continued. “The ring is a symbol of authority. Any high-profile person out there will know who you are at a glance at the ring. It’s your identity as the Alcantara heir.”Nathan gave repeated nods. Mr. Smith sat opposite Nathan. He began to rub his hands against each other vigorously. “I want you to also know that you’ve got one thousand men at your disposal.”Nathan’s eyes widened. “Are they that much?”Mrs. Smith giggled and crossed her legs. “Of course. Each of them was trained and carefully selecte
Nathan woke up the next day with the thoughts of Avery. The image of her disappointed face, when she walked out on him at the yacht, was still imprinted in his mind.Before heading to the bathroom, he decided to try calling her. After dialing her number severally, Nathan flung his phone to the edge of his bed with a frustrated sigh.Her number was still unreachable.Nathan couldn’t help but wonder. Had she blocked him from accessing her line?He placed his hands on his hips and shook his head in filial objection. It couldn’t have gotten that deep. With a defeated sigh, he aimed for the bathroom.A few minutes later, Nathan stepped out and moved to one of his exotic closets. He had resolved to show up at Phoenix that morning. He needed something to distract him from his situation with Avery so he concluded that work would do the trick.After getting dressed in a grey Armani three-piece suit, Nathan hung his face mask, grabbed his briefcase, and dashed out.***Avery palmed her forehead
Corrigan cleared his throat loudly and continued.“Gregor just got to the city and as an acquaintance, I told him about the club and he showed interest in becoming a member. As a kind fellow, Gregor has donated the sum of 100 million dollars to our ongoing estate project.”The cheers and applause intensified.“For those who don’t know him, Gregor manages several oil companies around the world and is currently making waves in Rockville. He’s the CEO of the famous DELL OILS PLC.” Corrigan added.Nathan turned to his father. “Seems like the man in question is a big shot.”Mr. Smith threw his back against his chair with a dry smile.Gregor took one of the empty seats in front.Corrigan invited the men carrying laptops to move closer. “Speaking about the brief exercise I earlier talked about, I’d like to introduce a new policy.”Murmurs broke out.“Policy? What policy?”“Is Corrigan changing a rule?” A second voice commented.Corrigan moved closer to the crowd. “I don’t intend to change an
“Come in,” Nathan said while ushering Charles into the guest living room. Their session at the bar was short-lived. After Nathan gave Charles an update about his experience at the billionaires club meeting, the boys decided to leave. Nathan had requested that Charles come with him to the estate that night. It was quarter past 9 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were having a chit-chat in the spacious guest living room when Nathan and Charles walked in. Mrs. Smith fell back on the couch and heaved a sigh of relief.“Thank goodness you are back son.”“I told you he needed some moment to clear his head and he was going to get back home.” Mr. Smith asserted. “Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” Charles hailed after Nathan made him stand before the couple. Mr. Smith stood up and extended his right hand toward Charles. “Charles Wells right?”Charles has stars in his eyes. Mr. Smith Alcantara had just called him by name. He quickly shook Mr. Smith with a wide grin. “Yes sir. Pleased to meet you
By exactly 9 a.m., Charles pulled the Bentley to a halt in front of the city’s biggest mall. The boys stepped out and aimed for the entrance of the skyscraper. “Seems like we will be the ones to open this place,” Charles remarked after they stepped in. “Well, looks like there are a couple of morning customers on standby.” Nathan pointed out after they got in. They took the route leading to the clothing section. When they got to the male section, they were greeted by a young saleslady who was smiling so brightly at them that Charles thought her cheeks were going to hurt. “Good morning. Welcome to the Deloitte store. Do you need any guidance or you would want to look around by yourselves?” She asked with her hands stationed behind her. She was dressed in a short black shirt and a white silk shirt. “You show us around,” Nathan said. He turned to Charles. “What do you think?” Charles agreed with a nod. “So do you have any designs or materials in mind? What do you guys want to s
Charles clenched his jaw and quickly looked away. He was irked by the words coming out of Derrick’s mouth. Nathan slipped his phone into his jacket after making the phone call. He was about to turn around when the tail of his left eye caught a show glass by the corner. As someone who is fascinated by wristwatches, Nathan began taking steps toward the transparent glass. Rebecca walked up to him with a smile. “The iced watches arrived yesterday and would be on display later by the day.”“I’d like to have a good look at them. I’m a fan of such a brand of watches.” Nathan said. “You can take a look and who knows, you might find the perfect watch amidst the collection,” Rebecca replied with a smile. Derrick moved to them and faced Rebecca with his eyebrows raised. “Are you nuts? He’s yet to clear his 960,000-dollar bill and you’re showing him these exotic watches?”Nathan turned to Derrick with his brows furrowing with rage. “Why don’t you just mind your damn business?”“I feel so sor
Rebecca and the rest of the staff quickly stepped aside with their heads lowered. “I hope you didn’t encounter any trouble shopping here?” Terry asked Nathan. “Was anyone hostile toward you? Let me know and I’ll fire them immediately.” Nathan smiled and pointed at Rebecca. “She’s the nicest sales lady I’ve ever met.” “That’s true.” Charles agreed. Rebecca slowly lifted her head with a proud smile. “Rebecca, why don’t you take me to the denim section for the jackets I talked about.” Charles requested. “Sure sir.” She quickly replied and aimed for the door. Charles went after her. “I’m so sorry about your card.” Mike sympathized with Nathan. “I can’t imagine the frustration.” “What took you so long?” Nathan asked after heaving a sigh. “I’m so sorry young master. I needed to clear something at the bank that’s why I couldn’t be here on time. Hope I didn’t keep you waiting for long.” Mike said. Nathan waved his hand down. “That’s okay.” “I guess you’ve met Nathan Smith now.
“When do you want us to meet up?” asked an eager Nathan. He quickly sat by the edge of his bed and turned to the oval wall clock by his right. He wouldn’t mind meeting up with Avery that night.“How about tomorrow?”“Okay.” Nathan sharply replied.“But if you’ll be occupied then we can reschedule.” Avery pointed out.Nathan sprang off from the edge of the bed and shook his head. “No. I’ll be free tomorrow. Just tell me when and where you want us to meet up.”He heard Avery sigh over the phone. Dozens of thoughts began to flutter in his mind.“I think I’ll leave that to you to decide. I’ll be available throughout the evening so pick a suitable time and location and then get back to me if that’s cool with you.” Avery responded.“Got it.”She hung up.Nathan sighed and lowered the phone to his chest. The conversation ended when they reached a consensus but somehow, he felt they should have said more.He collapsed on the bed and shut his eyes.****“Come in,” Nathan responded from the ins