He was seated on the bed, his back faced the door. The faint humming of the air-conditioning unit filled the and he was not aware of when she walked into the room.She sauntered over to him and sat besides him. The room was simple and very classy. The ceilings were high and there was just one artwork that beautified the white walls. She nudged after noticing that he had not moved ever since she on the His head was in his hands and his faced downwards. “Are you okay?” She asked softly.He took in a deep breath and shook his head.“Is it about what happened in the living room?” He shook his head. “No. It’s about school. Our results for the last semester were released this morning. I saw it on the school’s forum and I decided to check yours and mine”“That is very interesting” She ran her fingers through her long, wavy hair. “But, how is that the cause of worry to you?” Richard raised his face to look at her. “You did not do well. You only managed to pass a majority of the courses.”
Niko laughed behind her. “No, it’s okay. I had dinner before coming and besides, I’ll be leaving” He stood up and picked up the small book he had come in with Richard got the cue and stood up too. He immediately face palmed and exclaimed, “I just realized that I haven’t introduced you both. My Bad” Elise laughed and twirled her hair as she looked at Niko. “I don’t think it’s necessary to Introduce me to Mr. Niko. I know him already. I mean, in a small country like ours, who doesn’t know him?”Niko felt flattered as his lips spread out into a smile. “But, I don’t know you” He told Elise. Richard snapped his fingers. “Niko, here’s Elise Rodriguez. She’s the daughter of my saviour. The one I guard with my life” He added as he leaned close to give her a peck on the cheek.Niko had already recognized her long before they spoke to each other but he feigned ignorance and stretches out his hand to shake Elise.She grabbed his with enthusiasm, bobbing her head. “My friend, Richard, he has
His Master chose to not ask Richard anything about the issue for the mean time and he asked him about the plans he has concerning the forthcoming elections.“I still want to fund my candidate” Richard said quietly.“Alright. Just do what you want, as long as you’re safe” His Master responded.His Master hung up after a few minutes and Richard returned to the room and snuggled into the bed next to Elise but he found it had to fall asleep because of how heavy his mind was.His eyes were shut but he was still very awake when Elise creptout of bed, put on her night robe and scampered to the kitchen to make breakfast for them. The morning sun was already out in the sky when Richard finally drifted to sleep after turning and tossing in bed. He was awake a few hours later, with a plan on his mind. He was going to arrange a meeting with Niko. Somehow, he sensed that the person who had been sending those anonymous messages to him was aware of the place Niko lived. So, he directed Niko to m
Niko was enraged because he been able to talk to Mr. SlySantiago in the conference meeting of all companies that intended on keying into the project. The cunning man had actually pleaded to have a word with Niko. At first, Niko was skeptical about talking to an opposing company, but because of how charming and open Mr. Sly seemed, Niko agreed to talk to him. During their conversation, Sky did his best to put Niko’s mind at ease as he proposed that both companies could actually team up to beat the others in the project competition.He went on to encourage Niko to allow their personal assistants to work hand in hand as both companies prepared for the project presentation.The request came so sudden that Niko decided to turn it down but after Sly painted it to seem like he was going to lose out on a lot if his company had failed to collaborate with them, Niko agreed stating that it was only conditional and he could pull out of the partnership whenever he suspected that something quite f
“Sly looked up at him and asked weakly, “What is going on?” The entire room was quiet as the other man replied, “Our cover has been blown. There’s a possibility that Niko has found out who we are”Everything started to happen so fast that Sly could not control himself. He could feel his heart race as his chest started to tighten. He flayed his arms around him for support and the strong hands of one of his staff held him by the arm firmly. He blinked hard again, almost losing control of himself. It felt as though the center of his throbbing head—right behind his nasal cavity was being pulled.“Are you okay?” The man besides Sky asked as he noticed how his breathing had now become so ragged and loud.Sly’s eyes rolled back in his head. A loud crashing sound roared through him as his knees buckled in one swift movement and the black clouds pressed their way into his vision. His staff caught him just in time while the new informant rushed to support him too before he hit the floor.Th
“What do you think about that, Boss?” Tim’s voice caught through his thoughts The car was now slowing to a halt because of the long line of traffic ahead of them. From where he sat, Sly could feel the heat of the morning sun burn through the car window..He wiped his sweaty brows and frowned. “What are you talking about?” “We could set up a spy in Niko’s company to watch their activities” Tim said, smirking. He was delighted that he was able to come up with such an intelligent suggestion..Sly was silent. He pondered over the pros and cons of going with Tim’s plan and he lifted his shoulders in a half shrug. “This car is getting too stuffy. Turn on the air conditioning unit” He ordered and rested back on his seat. After the windows have been wound up, Tim switched on the A.CThe traffic ahead of them was already starting to loosen up as a few cars were already restarting their engines to start moving.“I think we should give it a try” Sly said, referring to the question that Time h
Sly’s lips met the brim of the bottle in his hands as he topped it close to his mouth and gulped down the remaining content of the bottle. His heart thumped in fury as he tried to stable himself. His mind reeled; the effect of the alcohol was already beginning to take an heavy toll on him.Tim was worried. Although it was just both of them at the table, he knew that it would not take long before his boss would start misbehaving.“Are you completely sure about this?” Tim asked peering into Sly’s face.“Yes! I need Niko to go down. No one dares to stand in my face” His voice was slurred as he staggered to his feet.Tim became alarmed and he hurried over from where he was to Sly’s end of the table, “You will have to set for a while, Boss” Sly frowned and scratched his beard. His eyes were bloodshot and beady.Tim placed his palm on the other man’s shoulder as he made him to seat on the chair again. “I was wondering, setting Niko up is a rather interesting way to get at him.” Tim starte
Elise glanced at her reflection in the mirror besides her and she smiled to herself. She seemed to have added some extra flesh and it made her more beautiful.As she walked along the busy shopping mall, wadding through the crowd, she kept thinking of Richard.That morning, she had left the apartment while he was still asleep, careful enough to not wake him up. She had already mapped out how she would spend today and Richard was not in her plans because she just knew that he would not agree to go shopping with her. No matter how hard Richard tried to mask it, she could still sense that he was not okay and he was always getting lost and absent minded when they had conversations at home. Somehow, he would go into the room or bathroom, talking to someone she did not know on the phone. Other times, he would wait for her to sleep before he called this unknown person.It bothered her but she shrugged it off and told herself that she was not going to seem too interested and curious because