Mark was happy to hear that that he stood up and reached out his hand for a handshake. He didn’t expect Charles to shake him but then Charles surprised him by shaking him.This made him believe that Charles had really bought his lies, and trusted him. He didn’t know it would be that easy, but he was glad.“It’s my luck.” He thought to himself.“Alright, you can take your leave now. I have a few other things to attend to.” Charles said, with a smile.“But I thought I was in your league now. Can’t I attend to the things with you?” Mark asked, hoping it was something he would get useful information from.“You are in my league means I have a use for you. And this is the part you’ll be helping me in. It also means other parts or category is none of your business, Mark. Do you want to break the trust you just built with me?” Charles said, through his teeth.“No…no. Absolutely not.” Mark responded hastily.“Alright then. See you when next there is a meeting.”“Yeah, sure.”Mark felt irritate
Mark wondered why the Governor was suddenly at his back, and didn’t say anything until he turned around.“I wonder for how long he has been here.” Mark thought to himself.“Do you need anything, Governor?” Mark asked, hoping there was no problem.“Nothing actually. I see you were about leaving but can you stay here just for a moment to talk with you?” George requested.“Yes, sure, sure.” Mark gladly replied, and moved closer to the rails.“Good. I see you’re really capable. Just like your friend here.”“My friend?” Mark questioned, taken by surprise.It seemed to him that Angela didn’t reveal that they are siblings. Mark wondered how not revealing that they are siblings would help better, because George didn’t look like he cared if they were friends or not, except they are lovers.“Yes. Your friend. Or isn’t she your friend?”“Yes…yes, she is.” Mark responded, hoping this wasn’t going to cause an issue later.“Alright. So, as I was saying, I have recognized your capability to handle s
Charles was a bit troubled and displeased especially with the fact that he couldn’t jump into their conversation to ask about the Jefferson they were talking about.It was definitely going to be rude and a huge turn off for Mr. Grayson as it wasn’t nice to just interrupt or show signs that one was eavesdropping. Soon, Mr. Grayson stood up, and walked out of the conference room. Charles exhaled sharply, and his expression could show he was in deep thoughts. Vera who noticed that, tried to bring back his attention.“Is anything up?” She asked as she touched him lightly.Charles snapped out of his thoughts and looked at her.“Yeah?”“I asked if anything is wrong?” Vera repeated her question.“Oh, nothing.” Charles replied and looked back at the table.After a few minutes, Mr. Grayson walked back into the conference room, adjusting his suit.“I’m so sorry for the delay. Now, we can kickstart.” He said as he sat down.Charles wasn’t as interested as he was before. His attention was now di
Charles was quite surprised and was more interested in what he had to say. “Give me more details on this.” Charles requested with a glint of curiosity in his eyes.Mark was more than happy to share him the information he wanted to hear and spilled more than enough to Charles. Charles was pleased to hear the amount of information he heard from Mark, and Mark kept giving him more as days and weeks passed until the D-day.Now, it was that very day which both George and Charles had been waiting for, badly. This day was going to tell who would end up being the winner, and trample on the other.They got to the event, and they sat at the front seat, somewhere in the crowd until they called them up to the stage and people gave them a clap. The people of the state were also watching from their TV.They were all excited about this day and were ready to support their candidates.“We welcome Mr. Charles Lincoln and Mr. George Washington to the stage.” The presiding officer announced, and the cro
“Mr. Charles?” The officer called his attention again.Soon, Vera showed up, and James was right beside her. Charles was so glad that he could almost jump up, but he comported himself.“I have evidence, and my people will show you the evidence.” Charles replied as he leaned back in his chair.Mark stepped down from the podium, hoping it wasn’t something which the audience would believe. Vera climbed up to the podium, and played a recorder of both Angela and George’s chat, using the microphone.Angela glared at Mark who was now standing beside her.“Are you for real? So, those months you spent getting closer to him, you didn’t get rid of that one evidence?” Angela said, through her teeth.“I…I didn’t think he was going to be able to use this, because he spoke like he wasn’t going to use this evidence publicly.” Mark tried to defend himself.“Oh, goodness. Stop acting like you’re a child, Mark. What the hell!” Angela snapped, although in a low tone.“Let’s just hope things go our way.”
The next day, Charles woke up, feeling happy and in a good mood. He was glad about his achievements, and resilience towards it. A few years ago, he would have never believed if they told him that such a miracle was coming to him.Even as the election was beginning to seem tough, he still won, because of his good heart and skills. He stood up, had his bath while humming a happy song, and got dressed.Charles walked down his stairs like a man of pride and success like he truly was, and his joy couldn’t be measured. Vera who was staring at him from where she was, could feel the happy aura around him. She was also glad that their efforts paid out, and everything good was working out for them.“Surely, the good always win.” Vera voiced out as Charles got closer to her.Charles smiled, and pulled a chair out in the dining, and sat down to a bountiful meal prepared by the maid which they retained after using her.Charles didn’t plan on having a maid before, but ever since he used her to dec
The receptionist came out and knelt down before him, pleading earnestly as she rubbed her palms together with teary eyes,“Please don’t do this to me. I realized my mistakes, but there was no way to get to you.” She continued to plead.“You’re making things worse by lying. You can’t have realized your mistakes that day, just with me. And that’s because you have been doing this for long, and don’t feel remorse. You were after the little gain politicians give you when you boost their ego.” Charles sneered at her, disgustingly.“Please sir. I have realized my mistakes. Just give me another chance.” Tears began to stroll down to her cheeks as she continued to plead without stopping.“I have made up my mind, and I do not want you to destroy the reputation which Auto Air Airline has built for themselves. To be sincere with you, I was shocked that Auto Air Airline operated that way, but I’m hoping it’s just you and a few more like you doing that.”“I promise it’s not from the management, s
The next day, Charles prepared to go for his mother’s burial place and when he was done putting on his suit, he sat on the bed, and exhaled.He knew if he went there, feelings of rage could double up, and that could make him act really merciless. At the same time, he couldn’t keep running from visiting his mother at the burial ground.He wanted to change the mood he always felt whenever he was going to visit his mother. Feeling sad, and rage filled, he wanted to take that off the shelf today.“Phew! Charles, you can do this.” He said to himself and exhaled, then stood up.He walked out of the room, and strode down the stairs until he got to the sitting room where Vera was waiting for him. He appreciated Vera for her constant support, and reminder of the right thing he was to do.“To start the day on a good note, I just sent you a million dollars.” Charles said as he walked out of the house.Vera followed him, and thanked him sincerely for his kindness to her. Then she got into the car