The street lights lits up the cold winter street, Logan rushed home excitedly with a bouquet held tightly in his hand. Despite the cold, he was filled with warmth and happiness and couldn't wait to get home and deliver the news to his wife.He had just been invited by his boss to the company's annual dinner party, and was told he could bring a plus one.Coincidentally, it was the night of his anniversary and he thought for once, he could take his wife somewhere exciting and with luck, get intimate with her at the end of their night.However, as he entered their home, removing his gloves and hanging them by the coat rail, he stepped into the living room and saw his mother-in-law and brother-in-law already waiting.Logan sighed on seeing them, his in-laws hated him and always found new ways to make his life more miserable,"Good evening mother-in-...", he couldn't complete his words when a punch landed on his face."You scumbag" his brother-in-law Eric said, sneering at him and walked
A few moments went by before Mel's voice broke the silence that followed Logan's realization of where she was."I'm sorry it had to end this way Logan" she said, her voice heavy with guilt"Where are you?" Logan managed to compose himself and ask"Goodbye Logan" Mel replied"Wait…wait!" Logan exclaimed"Just let me see you. One last time" he said softlyThere was a brief moment of silence again between them as Mel pondered whether it was a good idea to see him now. But on careful thought, she decided it was best to get it over with. Besides, there was nothing Logan could say or do that would change anything at this point.Her mind was already made up to marry his boss, Owen.She wished things could have been different. That in a perfect world Logan could have been wealthy, and a man of status, a man who could support her to attain the career heights and respect she was marrying Owen for.But Logan was not that man. He never was and she could not waste any more time with him.With Owe
Owen signaled the guards to throw Logan out of the building, but just as he was leaving, he brushed past a middle-aged man who looked strikingly familiar and the man's invite card dropped."I'm sorry" Logan said, just before being escorted out.****Back at home, Logan started packing his things immediately. Even though he felt like killing Mel and Owen, he decided that it was not worth it. There was a silver lining to this, he could finally get away from her abusive family.However, as he was still packing, his wife walked in and stood by the door"I'm sorry about tonight", Logan heard her soft voice resonate in his ears and became infuriated.However, he remained quiet and did not say anything"You should understand why I had to do this," she said, trying to absolve herself of guiltAgain, Logan remained silent"You can choose to hate me, that's okay", "Here," Mel said and tossed him a file.Logan glanced at it and continued packing the clothes into his suitcase"Inside that file, c
"Who are you? And why should I follow you anywhere?" Logan asked, feeling reluctant to follow a stranger he had just met a couple of hours ago.The man smiled and gently approached him, bowing again courteously, he lifted his gaze at Logan with a smile and said, "Where are my manners? Forgive me, young master, my name is Jensen Danvers", "Now, please we must hurry. I fear I am not as young and agile as you are. The cold isn't good for a man my age" the man said with a wry smileStill, Logan was not satisfied with the information he got from him, if he was going to follow him, he needed more than just a name.Seeing his hesitation, the man repeated"Please Master Smith, we must go now" Immediately, Logan's eyes widened in shock as the man addressed him by his family's name, especially as no one knew him by that name. His curiosity grew as he surmised that whoever this man was, he knew of his past.The man was right, the temperature outside was getting too cold, and he too, would welc
“Good morning Mr. Jensen” the personal assistant, Rita said calmly approaching the aged man.Logan’s eyes trailed her as she moved elegantly across the room, almost as if he was enchanted by her.“I’m sorry sir, but you are needed urgently at the company. There’s been an emergency”, Rita stated regrettably.“What’s the situation?” Jensen replied in a harsh tone.The girl glanced at Logan, unsure of who he was and decided to whisper the occurrence at the company to Jensen in efforts to keep it confidential"Missing accounts?!" Jensen exclaimed suddenly, pulling Logan out of his thoughts."Yes sir. It seems there's a fraud in the company", he said and took a deep breath as if thinking about it"Can I have a pen?" Logan sat up immediately walking towards the desk. Rita hurriedly marched towards him and handed him a pen. Logan regarded her for a moment with a smile and said "Thank you" as his hand lightly grazed her palms.He quickly pulled out the documents Jensen had left on the desk,
Owen stared at Dennis for a few moments and then broke out in a burst of loud laughter. Obviously, he did not believe Logan, no one did. How was a lowly nobody like Logan going to get him thrown out of his own boardroom?!"The nerve on this guy!" Owen laughed breathlessly, and soon the board members joined in laughing and mocking Logan."You're going to get him thrown out of his company? Yeah right!" One of the board members joined in the ridicule"It's pathetic and sad that you've deluded yourself into thinking you're actually someone of power and influence. It just makes you even more pathetic" Another member said coldly.Logan wore an inexpressive expression on his face, and then shifted his gaze amongst the table as if he was looking at fools.He could not believe that these were the people running his company. They were all arrogant, entitled people who all deserved what was coming to them."How about you drop the pride show, Logan, it's already bad enough that your wife thinks y
Logan retrieved his phone from his pocket and dialed Mr Danvers's number, much to Owen's chagrin. He was a little agitated by Logan's demeanor and confidence. That he'd actually dare to pretend to call the CEO. However, Logan did not say anything further after Owen had agreed to the bet.Logan stared at Owen while waiting for the call to be answered and said flatly, "I suggest you start packing up your desk Mr Ferrell", "And I hope you enjoy prison" Owen taunted, laughed and then turned away. Even if by some miracle Logan had the CEO's number, there was no way Mr Danvers was going to leave his business and come down on a call from a man who wasn't worth a minute of his time.At this moment Logan's call was answered"Hello, who is this?" A heavy male voice came from the other end. Logan had not exchanged contacts with his grandfather's subordinate yet, so Jensen was not aware of who was speaking at the time.Logan shifted his gaze towards Owen and saw the doubtful look on his face. H
Owen was trembling in fear and disbelief. He couldn't believe that the loser knew the CEO of Parker’s Inc.Instantly, he changed his attitude and started speaking respectfully to Jensen."Mr Danvers, welcome to the company, sir. If we knew you'd be joining us we would have waited for you before we resumed the meeting"The board director, Gary was utterly stunned as he watched everything unfold before his eyes. If he had been told, he probably wouldn't have believed it. Who was Logan really? How could he make the CEO appear at his beckoning and act so lowly, bowing before him? At that point, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed. No more were they mocking Logan, but all the board members were now trying to butter up and rally behind pushing the conversation in another direction.Owen put on a coy smile and shifted his gaze towards Logan, "Mr Logan, it's good that you are here, we've been considering giving you a raise for all your hard work and dedication in the company" They