Like the Red Sea, the crowd parted to let the man through. Williams went completely still at the sound of the voice; the voice sounded oddly familiar and with the authoritative tone he had spoken with, Williams had an inclination of who it might be. Still gazing at Adam, and with a smirk on the fool’s face, he figured his suspicion was right.Composing himself and his countenance, he broke eye contact with Adam, turned to face the intimidating stare of Marcus Raine, and gulped subtly. A flush appeared on his neck and he smiled nervously at Marcus, sputtering and struggling to find the right words, after all, it was the almighty Marcus Raine; the richest and most powerful man in their country,“N-no Sir” shaking his head, he replied “Yes S-sir there is”Marcus nodded at him, and looked him over, his gaze landing on the clutched item in Williams’ hand, narrowing his eyes at him “Who are you? I do not believe I know you, nor invited you here. Who are you again?” Marcus questioned in a po
Williams' face paled, struggling to maintain eye contact, as all eyes turned to Adam. A bead of sweat rolled down his neck, and he stylishly unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, despite the nerves, he wanted to wrap his hands tightly around Adam’s neck and wring away the life in him.Adam who wasn't done nailing Williams, continued in a polite yet authoritative tone, "Mr. Bates, this scotch that you've presented here today, looks awfully familiar. As we all know it's a rare product and has distinguished mark for each bottle, and are given a unique code at purchase, so please can you tell me, no please, tell us the mark and code for this particular one? It's something you ought to know, for without it you cannot have the purchase”Williams gulped and his neck was completely flushed, he closed his eyes tight muttering silently beneath his breath. Everyone began nodding their head in agreement to Adam’s words,“Thats exactly right! Sir defend yourself and product and tell us the uniqu
Williams’ eyebrows pinched together, and he shuffled on his feet, swallowing loudly once more he pulled out the golden envelope from his pocket and handed it over to Marcus, his hands trembling as he did Marcus looked the envelope over, and without opening it, he faced the security beside him and instructed him“Get Martins for me this minute” the security bowed and hurried to go call the man in question. Williams didn't understand what was happening, and his mind began racing, sweat building on his face. Adam smiled knowingly, Martins was Raul’s second-in-command and he would be able to prove that Williams hadn't been invited for the event. Turning to his right slightly, he saw Martins and the security walking briskly towards them. “I'm here Sir,” Martins said as soon as he got beside them, Marcus nodded in acknowledgment, and he faced Williams as he spoke, “I'm not aware of any guest by the name of Williams Bates, I need you to check our guests list to confirm.” Williams's face
Looking at the phone in his hand, the call vibrated synching with his already trembling hand. He wouldn't dare pick up the call for his sanity. Swallowing loudly, he tossed the phone to the passenger seat beside his tie and ignited the engine of the car, reversing from the venue and cursing them as he did. Once more his phone rang and he let out a loud curse “God damn it! Not now!” he cursed out, banging his fist on the steering wheel, the car horn bleated, causing the nearby motorist to flip the bird at him before zooming off Watching the car go by, Williams shook his clenched fist at him, he was looking for a way to blow off steam and anybody could be a victim. “I cannot wait for the day I will end the bloody Adam, bring about his downfall! While I sit back and watch as his supposed contact scurry around to save him” As he spoke he cracked his neck while fixing his gaze on the road. Through gritted teeth, he swore and soliloquised to himself, of all the times he had ended u
Back at the press conference, everyone still had not gotten over the situation “That man really does have guts. To think he was posing with someone else’s invite!” “Williams Bates has always been a cunning fellow. I've known the guy for a while, he's not to be trusted” One of the conspiringly whispered, cupping both hands to her mouth "I heard he stole someone's wife after getting rid of him, and that he's currently going bankrupt" Those around her gasped and exclaimed, covering their mouths in shock as the lady nodded her head. "Karma came quickly for him then, if that news is true" Those gathered nodded their heads, while some shook it in pity. "Serves him right I must say" one other responded. The gossip had been going on for a while after Williams had been thrown out, and it wasn't going to stop anytime soon or today. Oblivious to the gossip and mumblings going on amongst the crowd, with Marcus still by his side, Adam approached the top journalist of Light Voice Press, th
Williams's hands trembled as he glared at the newspaper reading the headlines. It wasn't just one newspaper that had carried the news of his disgrace but several, only paraphrasing the words. ‘Billionaire Bates tossed out of the exclusive event of the year’ ‘Williams Bates, CEO of Bates Company poses as another person to gain entrance into an event’ ‘Popular billionaire thrown out of exclusive event’ ‘Bankrupt Billionaire discarded like trash at the most anticipated event’ The more he read the more he fumed, sweat filling his body. Glaring at the paper in his hands, he crumpled it in anger before throwing it at the wall with force, “Fuck you!!!!!” panting, he let out a guttural scream “Fuck all of you!!! You're going to pay for this disgrace, by God you will!” he could feel the uncontrollable rage burning all over him. He had tried his best to contact a few editors in publishing houses that he knew, to avoid this scandal, going as far as offering the money he couldn't affor
A few days after the event, Adam sat in his office, on the topmost floor of Raine’s conglomerate head office, the office was made of glass, and Adam could view the city from his office, he had a personal balcony of his own, even a small lounge he could use to entertain visitors, as well as a room, kitchenette and a full-on bathroom and toilet with a small walk-in closet. His desk was strewn with papers and files that needed attending to, since his takeover, he had been swamped with work and was thankful for the way his office was built, he had a feeling he would be staying back at the office for a while if he was going to meet up; he had a lot of companies under him that he had to oversee and all, so work was going to be much for him. Adrien occupied one of the seats in front of him, Adrien relaxed in the seat, almost slouching on it. Although they had important business and issues to discuss, yet Adrien sat in a relaxed manner. Adrien had him paid a visit, following the event o
Anderson let out a long sigh before he responded, “The investigation has been tough, but I've begun to make headway” Adam and Adrien immediately sat up, concentrating on what Adrien had to say “As you may know, Williams Bates is currently having a terrible financial crisis and has been for a while now, taking loans to fund his lifestyle. He must have made a terrible deal that cost him that much loss…” Adam was beginning to grow impatient, he knew Williams was bankrupt and didn't care to know those details, what he needed to know was whatever progress Anderson must have made in finding Ariel. “Sincerely Anderson, I'm in no mood to find out about the bankruptcy of Bates, all I care to know is your progress on my daughter's case!” he exchanged looks with Adrien as he spoke. Anderson gave an easy nod and grinned, taking his time to respond “Patience my man, patience Sir” Adrien gazed at Anderson, examining his body language, the dude sure is a cocky one he mused, smiling light