“Mom”. Athena got into her mother's room and found her sitting on the sofa. Her eyes were fixed on her favorite opera show on the TV screen. Athena gave it a quick look and focused her attention back on her mother.“You didn't give me the address, or is that supposed to be a surprise too?" Athena asked as she stood in front of her mother, who was busy with the show, without giving Athena a glance. “Victoria Restaurant and Lounge, 7 p.m.”. Veronica said it without blinking. Athena looked at her for a while. She knows her mother isn't in a good mood to speak at the moment, so she quietly works away from her room.She searched her closet and thought about what to wear, but then she realized she wasn't going to meet Sabastian for anything that had to do with romance. It was strictly business, plus she has a little apology to make. She pulled up black leather pants and a gray top and slid herself into them. She strapped her jacket over her back and picked up her bag after arranging her ha
Athena was nothing more than happy to finally have that talk with Sabastian. She smiled as he led her back to the car. Finally, she has been able to overcome her fears. Things didn't go as she feared they would. With the sound of his promise lingering in her heart, she went back home.The moment she pulled into the compound, her mother opened the door to welcome her into the house. A strange thing she thought in her mind. Her mother has never in a long time acted this nice towards her, especially when she had Maxwell living with them.“How did the meeting go, my sugar plume?” Veronica asked with a broad smile on her face and wine in one hand.“It went well; why are you so excited?” Athena asked as she brushed past through the little space her mother created between them.“Well, I was just anticipating the outcome of the meeting with Sabastian, and I can guess from the look on your face that it was positive." She said that, as she closed the door. She walked behind Athena with her feet
Walking through the front door of the mansion he bombed into grandpa who was just waking up from a little nap. It was a daily routine for him to nap a little. Maxwell smiled as he saw grandpa come down the stairs into the living room.“Hey grandpa, is everything alright?” Maxwell asked with fear in his eyes.“Yes, I guess I am fine. Just the aging bones at its job”. Grandpa said with a little more stretch. And then he got down to the living room and sat on the couch. “I guess you are stressed from all the movements in the past days. I think you need to hand over some of these things to Uncle Zander. He's a good catch and can represent you in almost all the meetings”. Maxwell advised.“Of course Zander knows exactly what to do when I am not around and I must tell you that I have the best sons and even Mirabella. She is worth the price of ten other men put together”. Grandpa said with so much pride and admiration in his tone.“We are a powerful family and I love it that way”.“Power is
Sabastian Bash pulled up at the Fairmont Tower around 12 p.m. He knows that it was time for Athena's break, and since he is around the area, it was only wise that he stop by to say hi. But everyone knows it's just for the meantime. Sabastian definitely knows why he is perching around Athena; however, Athena and her entire family are oblivious about his antics, especially her mother, Lady Veronica, who sees more potential in the young man than she sees in her own daughter. He walked in through the front door, squaring his shoulders like he owned the entire building. A dark shade lay over his face as he walked, then he bumped into a young man who was coming from the other wing. “Watch it, young man. This suit and shoes are expensive." He tells him and brushes away some invisible dust before moving forward. He murmured and sighed as he climbed up the stairs leading to the elevator. “What happened?” A young man asked the guy who had just collided with Sabastian. “He ran into me, yet
Sebastian has not been himself since he heard the news about the dinner party and opening of the new casino. He walked to his car and paused again like he had some strange dreams while having a nap. How can she get an email and I didn't. He spoke to himself and opened his car. He scurried for his phone and when he found it he tapped the screen and raced straight to his gmail app. He began to check through and when he couldn't find anything he became frustrated and cursed them for not honoring him. He squeezed his lip and drove off. He rushed home to think of ways he was going to make it up to Mirabella .“Why are you pacing and tossing up and down?”. His friend asked him. Jonathan stays over at his place sometimes and since the two men had known each other for long there was no harm giving him his spare keys.“I've been here waiting for you and there you are trying to impress a lady”. Jonathan kicked at him“She is not just any lady bro, she is Athena Fairmont of the famous Fairmont
Maxwell and Mirabella stopped at the clothes store a few blocks away from the office. Maxwell seems to have the greatest smile on his face, knowing his wait is finally over. There was nothing anyone on earth would do to him anymore, and as a matter of fact, all he had wished to have was now at his fingertips. He smiled from ear to ear and from cheek to cheek. He doesn't seem to know what being wealthy is all about, but he is more than willing to learn about it. “I think we have to check this store. If I can't find what I like for you, then we would check the next store, which is about a five-minute drive from here. Do you accept it?” Mirabella asked as she pulled up in front of the store.At the door, a beautiful lady dressed in a security uniform greeted them with a bow. When they entered the store fully, the two attendants rushed up to them and stood.“Good day, sir; good day, ma'am." They greeted each other in unison. Mirabella and Maxwell looked too confused at their reaction and
The night of the party had smoothly arrived. Grandpa and everyone else were set except for Maxwell, who had a little bit of cold feet just a few hours before the party.Grandpa smiled at him and parted him on his shoulder. I guess he is overwhelmed by the caliber of people he'll be meeting at the party. “Come on, son, all that would disappear the moment you climbed that podium.”. “I would climb a podium.” Maxwell asked as a sudden wave of heat spread over his body. Addressing a crowd was something he had always tried to run away from all the times he was in school. He never really did well at it, and he wondered why it was so with him.“I can’t speak in public, grandpa. I have a bad feeling it would turn out very sore, plus I do not have that very commanding voice to speak yet.” Maxwell gave his grandpa the lamest excuse he could find in the store of his heart. “There's no excuse in business, son. Your entitlements will all be wired to you today if you do well, and I know you will
We got out of the car and proceeded into the hall. The stewards welcomed us into the hall. Mirabella and Maxwell walked in with smiles on our faces. Maxwell teased her a little bit while they got out of the car. The entire parking lot is filled with cars, and in the hall were men and women of caliber. Maxwell knew no one except for his immediate family members. He searched around the hall to see if Athena came and if Sabastian Bash was here, but he didn't see anyone that looked like them in the hall. He became a bit discouraged as he walked, but when Grandpa began to introduce me to his top friends and business associates, realized that Athena's validation and Sebastian's opinion of me, whether or not he had the wealth that he so bragged to have, didn't matter at all.Maxwell smiled and shook hands with the men. The party was almost about to start when he saw Athena and Sebastian walk hand in hand through the front door. He froze in my thoughts as my smile gradually diminished, quick