Liam stepped into the Conference hall a few seconds after Alfred had gone in, his eyes went straight to look at the four men who were suited at the two corners of the long wooden table in the middle of the hall, two at both sides. They were clad in black suits and had some files lined up in front of them while they whispered some inaudible words amongst themselves. Three of the men were in their middle age while the one who was seated on the first seat by the left looked very much older than the rest, his face showed signs of retirement as the wrinkles lined up on his forehead bore witness to the fact that he was supposed to be taking an eternal break. The moment the four men dressed in black suits saw Liam walking into the Conference Hall, they stood up slowly to show their homage while the oldest man among them seemed a bit reluctant to do what the others did. From his countenance, it was visible that he was forcing the smile on his face even though he bent his face severall
For a few seconds, no one said anything as Liam stood in front of James who maintained a smirk on his face, showcasing the wrinkles on his face that complimented the gray hairs that grew like patches on his partly black hair. “I think we should all get seated, Gentlemen.” Nick broke the silence that was lingering in the room, gesturing to everyone to sit down. Liam was the first to grab a seat, he pulled the black seat at the end of the table meant for the position of the CEO and sat down slowly before he rested his hands on the table, and sighed heavily.His uneasiness lingered, and so did his curiosity and the fact that he wasn’t sure of what he was doing. He looked at the four men who slowly sat down on their seats, and he could see the looks of displeasure that were written all over the faces of James and Silas who reluctantly grabbed their seats and sat down. Silas brought out a brown cigar from his jacket which he lit and took several puffs from without minding about the
Reluctantly, Silas put out the fire at the bottom of the cigarette and returned it to the pocket of his jacket while everyone watched amidst the embarrassment that refused to let go of him. When he was he lifted his stoned face to look at Liam who nodded in satisfaction while he maintained the smirk on his face. “Well done, Mr. Prescott, you have done well.” Liam chuckled softly, and then he turned to look at the Manager who drew closer to hear what he was going to say, following his gesture of beckoning. “I think we can begin the meeting in earnest. I am certain that these Gentlemen here have some other important things they would love to attend to. We cannot keep them waiting for so long.” “I understand perfectly, Lord Emrys.” Nick bowed slightly after he had turned to completely face Liam who nodded in response. Nick took in a deep breath which he let out slowly, and when he turned to look at the four CEOs who were waiting to hear from him, he cleared his throat before he
Just before he continued speaking, Nick cleared his throat twice just before he spoke with a low tone that almost sounded like a whisper. “This is a record of all the employees that have worked in this company, and those currently working here, beginning from the Managers to the Janitors, and even the security guards. Their personal information is detailed in this folder.“ “Right…” Liam nodded while he gently dragged the blue folder close to himself and glanced at the files inside it, flipping randomly from one page to the other. Realizing that there were over three hundred profiles in the folder, Liam lifted his head slowly after about ten seconds to look at the Manager who was still in his posture. “I think I would have to go with this, and this as well. I would have to take my time to go through them.” “That would be a good idea, Lord Emrys.” Nick nodded at once, turning to Rebecca whom he gave a signal to, causing her to quickly walk up to the table. “Rebecca here wil
A few seconds after Liam walked away from the conference room, Nick hurriedly followed him, and in the seconds he caught up with him, he turned to look at him with a smile on his face.Alfred walked ahead of him alongside some of the bodyguards who were hanging around the hallway that led to the elevator. Just when he was about to take a step closer to the elevator doors, Liam noticed that the Manager was standing beside him, and he turned to look at him. “I hope there is no problem, Mr. Raven.” “Not at all, Lord Emrys. There is one more thing…” Nick said with a whisper, gesturing with his index finger while Liam stopped almost immediately alongside Rebecca who was trying to make sure she maintained the same pace with her even though she regretted putting on those black heels that she bought recently. “What could that be?” Liam asked almost immediately, looking at Nick who was trying to get a grip on himself after he had done a little exercise while trying to catch up with t
The ride from the premises of the company back to the Castle took about thirty minutes as the cars moved through the busy roads occupied by other road users who were also on their way to their various destinations. Rebecca stoked interval glances at Liam, waiting for the rogue opportunity to start up a conversation, but Liam’s deadpan countenance gave her no chance to say even a single word. “Miss West?” Liam turned to look at her while they were getting really close to the avenue that led to the castle. “Yes, Lord Emrys,” Rebecca answered with a bright smile on her face, unintentionally showing the excitement she felt from hearing her name from the young CEO’s mouth. Liam waited for a few seconds while still trying to find out the reason behind the excitement on her face. “How long have you been working in the company?” “Three weeks, Lord Emrys. Just three weeks.” Rebecca responded while still maintaining her smile, nodding almost at the same time. “I see…” Liam w
Liam pushed himself up from the bed, turning to look at Brina who was still standing close to the wall behind the bed with a smile on her face. “I wonder when I am going to get used to you showing up on me like that.” Liam sat on the bed, looking at Brina who slowly walked up to the bed and sat down beside him. Her smile showed so much excitement, causing Liam to forget that she had startled him a while ago to focus on the strange look on her face. “You seem unusually excited, Brina.” “Oh, you noticed.” Brina chuckled excitedly, looking at Liam who was hoping that she could give her a solid reason behind her unusual mood. “Did you also notice something else, Emrys?” Brina lifted her eyebrows while she maintained her smile, waiting patiently to hear what Liam was going to say. “Am I supposed to notice any other thing? I am not sure I can be able to read minds.” “Look closer, Emrys. What you seek is right in front of you.” Brina blinked severally and lifted her hands as thou
Brina’s countenance showed intense struggle while she tried to make up her mind over what she was going to tell Liam who was paying keen attention, and wanted to hear whatever she was going to say to him. “I see that you are eager to get an answer, Emrys,” Brina said calmly and smiled at Liam who remained silent with so much eagerness to hear what she was going to say. “Your parents both originated from lines of supernaturals. Your father was a powerful wizard, and your mother, your mother…she was a nymph who had special abilities. They were blessed by the Divine, but their love was forbidden.” Brina paused for a while and took in a deep breath which she let out slowly before she continued with a low tone. “They had duties that they were obliged to carry out in their different worlds, but they decided to abandon them for the sake of the love they had for each other. The safest place to hide was on Earth, this realm where supernatural creatures could hide without being noticed…