“Kohler? What are you doing here? How did you find this place?” Quincy asked, still baffled that she found it and that she was even looking for him.“Won’t you invite me into your house?” She questioned, looking at him like she wasn’t aware that her presence was causing him a surprise.“You showed up here, all of a sudden, and you’re asking me to let you into my house?”“Isn’t it courtesy to do so?”Even if Quincy wanted to think twice about it, he didn’t want Lauren to be seen for two reasons. One was that she would feel he would have a hand in the contract she was intending to get from Lauren, and two, she would also feel like he has moved on, so fast.More than anything, he still wanted her to feel like she was in the wrong because he needed her to know how bad what she did, was. The worst was that the daughter which she fought him, for, was no longer getting enough of her attention. “Well, if you feel you do not want me to come in, then we can go somewhere else. Maybe a restauran
Over at Mr. Walter’s side, other prominent people had come to meet him and were happy for him. They all knew how Kohler was different from the rest of his grandchildren, so, seeing as she had finally broken through, they were more than happy to celebrate with him.“Finally, she has proven herself worthy to handle your company. To be sincere, I doubted that she would be able to get the Garuma contract, when Deborah was also participating in the contest” One of the men spoke, with a smile.“That’s very true. But that’s a lesson for us not to underestimate someone. As long as they were going to be trained, we ought to still have hope in them.” Another uttered, and they all nodded.“Well, I’m glad you’re all saying that, and you have realized it as well. I knew she had the potential, but that was going to be without that man she called a husband. You know some people are just there to hinder your progress.”“That’s very true.” They all nodded again and began to engage themselves in other
~back to reality~“You don’t need to feel down or anything. You just couldn’t do a thing for me, and now that I’m liberated, you should be happy for me. But the only thing I wouldn’t condole from you, is you, stalking my daughter.” Kohler said, with a straight expression.“She is our daughter, and I have every right to see her. Also, you aren’t giving her the attention, that she needs.”“How can you tell, just from a few minutes of watching her, then? You are only proving to be dumb, right now, Quincy. Anyways, I didn’t come to exchange words with you or to say the painful truth to you, because I don’t know how you’ll take it. Just stay away from my daughter. This is going to be the first and the last warning.” She said, trying to make her stand.Just before Quincy could say a word, his phone beeped, and so did, Kohler’s.“I’ve waited so long for this day, for this revenge. And I don’t mind if I go down, finally with this atrocity which I’m going to commit. Your girl whom I didn’t pla
“How dare you! How dare you!” Gerald voiced out in anger. “How dare you speak to my wife like that! Even though Eunice had sent you a letter, it doesn’t mean that you can speak to her or us, anyway.” Gerald defended Kohler.If Kohler had been good, all along, he would have been happy for her, that she found a man who could always defend her, but the only thing was that the man wasn’t a good influence on her.“There is no law that says I can’t say those words to her. What I’m speaking to her, is nothing but the truth, and if we present this in court, you will be reprimanded.” Quincy spoke, with his brows, raised.“Reprimanded or not, you still shouldn’t be speaking to her that way. A kid could think selfishly at times, and that could have been what Eunice was doing. We took good care of her and even spent our free time with her. What else did she expect from us? We were working for her to have a good life, so, she didn’t understand that.”“If I may ask, how much free time, did you have
Immediately, Quincy pounced at him and punched every part of his body that he could, but the cops who were around were trying their best to block him from hurting Charles, beyond what he ought to.“Mr. Quincy! Mr. Quincy!” One of the cops voiced out, and even Scott had to offer a helping hand in stopping Quincy from doing his worst to Charles.They parted both of them and as Scott pulled him away, he had to hold his shoulders and looked into his eyes.“Come on, what is this you’re doing, Quincy? You know very well that you could also be taken in by the cops for doing what you just did, except you want to be like the likes of Charles who bribe their way out of an issue they were meant to face the consequences for!” Scott voiced out, trying to bring him back to his senses.Quincy withdrew from him and then walked to a distance, and then connected his palm to his forehead, feeling angry. Even the little he was able to do, wasn’t enough to take his anger away.Scott went to the cops and s
Then Lauren held Quincy’s hand and urged him to stand to his feet.“Lauren, I came here to have a lone time. You can’t just come here and tell me to leave. How did you even know I was here? The last time I went to a bar, you also found me.”“The first time, it was coincidental, and right now, Scott called me to check up on you, here. Let’s just leave this place, and go home, where you would feel a lot better.” Lauren urged.“If I was going to feel a lot better at home, I would have gone home, instead,” Quincy uttered, and grabbed the bottle of alcohol, but Lauren snatched it from him.“That’s because you never thought of me, being at your home.” She uttered, and Quincy let out a relenting sigh.If there was one thing, he knew about her, she was adamant and would stand her ground, especially if she knew she was right, on what she was standing on.So, trying to be adamant as well, wouldn’t have worked out.He rose to his feet, and paid the bartender, then walked out of the bar, with Lau
That night, on his way home, he decided to get food for Lauren. She had made a positive impact on his life, last night, and it went a long way for him. So, the least he could do was to let her know that he appreciated her.He had bought her favorite food, and was expecting squeals from her, the moment she set her eyes on the package, and realized what the package held.On getting home, she reacted just the same way he knew she would react.“Oh, my goodness. Thanks again, Quincy. I appreciate this. I hope you also got food for yourself, as well?” She asked, out of concern.“Yes, I did,” Quincy affirmed, and then they bought walked up to the dining room, to eat up.“Wow. I’m so glad you brought me, this. You don’t know how excited I am.” She said as he picked up her cutlery, ready to dig in.“You should know that I’m aware, and that’s why I got you this. Anyways, I’m glad you are enjoying it.” Quincy uttered, and she smiled.“Wow. This is just so perfect. This restaurant is really good.
The team lead was anxious because he didn’t know how Quincy was going to react. One thing was certain; wealthy people didn’t like things that would be negative to them, and might because of the forecast, decide to withdraw their investment from their project.But then, he couldn’t lie to him, as that would be worse; which is more like he was bluffing when he said that the mood check was 90 percent accurate.The C.E.O. gave the team lead a darting look for him to make the atmosphere, a little better, then the team lead cleared his throat.“Uhm. It showed me that you’ll be having a bad mood, but one of the positive reasons for having a mood check is just so you’ll be able to prevent it. It’s more like it’s warning you.” The team lead uttered, hoping that was enough to make him feel better.Quincy was quiet for a while, and when he was done being silent, he looked back at them. “Alright, let’s see how accurate this mood check, is. So, is that all you have for your presentation?” Quincy