Chapter 11
Author: Gladys Airende
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Davide absorbed the information while nodding his head.

He checked the wristwatch tied around his wrist for the time. He still had a few hours before the dinner.

"You should get rid of that". Derek pointed at his wrist.

"You're going to inherit all of this and you shouldn't be caught wearing something so cheap".

Davide chuckled, he instinctively hid his wrist away, "nobody should know I'm alive just yet. I cannot head a company as big as this when I have no past experience about working. I made the decision to work as an employee first before I'm announced as the head."

Derek smiled, "you're just like your father; humble and naive".

Davide chuckled.

"You should meet my son, he's twelve years old and he is almost a teenager now and he isn't holding back on his rebellion. He's nothing like any twelve year old boy and he keeps getting on my nerves. I don't blame him though, when I was his age, I gave my parents a hard time."

Davide laughed.

Derek led him out of the study and Ze
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