Davide was perplexed by her request. He was keft speechless, he looked at Cassie who was snickering silently. Unlike Davide, she found the humor in it. She wanted to.kaugh but they were in a public soace so she had to put a pin in it. Davide however, was unable to say anything. Cheryl was looking at him like shendidnt just say the most brazen thing in the world. Davide didn't know how to tell her that it cannot be possible. She was looking at him with hopeful, round dow eyes that made her look very innocent. Davide shook his head. He had to say something but he couldn't say anything, his mind was going through all the possible ways this conversation would turn out and making a decision was getting very uncomfortable for him. He looked at cassie for help but yhe woman was only smilimg at him, putting her hands up intending that she wantwd nothing to do with the conversation. Davide reakized that he was left alone, betrayed by Cassie. Davide had no choice, he had tongibe her an an
The directors were shocked at what was playing in front of them. They all rose to their feet and started screaming at Davide. All of them had thinhs to say regarding what they were seeing and their words were not in anyway polite. Davide was lost kn thought, he was shocked, he kept looking around widneeing what could have happened, the screen keoy olaying yhe obcenities that it was and iy was smooth sailing. Davide tried to turn it of but he couldn't. Nothing seemed to be working, no matter the key he was pressing, it didn't stop it. He turned to look at his side and saw Mr Lee standing there. There was a smirk oj his face as he watvhed how chaotic Davide was acting, he loved the idea of chaos, he loved that Davide had successfully disgraced himself in the presence of the authority of the company. It was the best day of his life as he watched everything happening. "You are shameless!" He heard a vouce say admist the cacophony of voices. "This is a great disappointment!" Another vo
Davide really wanted to tell the truth to the directors, he wanted them to know that the stupid stunt was pulled by Mr Lee, it was very tempting how Mr Lee would look like on his knees begging to be forgiven. Davide had not liked him initially, but now he felt that there was nothing other than a towering hatred he felt for Mr Lee. He was embarrassed to have ever referred to Mr Lee as an intelligent man.There was nothing intelligent about him. He was sick and hopeless and wicked and he was such a menace to the world.Davide couldn't let him go free, he couldn't allow Mr Lee to just walk away even though he pulled the most disgusting prank in the world. Davide was kind hearted but he knew exactly when it mattered to be cruel and this time, Mr Lee had called for it.Under everyone's watchful gazes, Davide walked to stand beside Mr lee where he was still giving his speech. The speech was becoming so long that Davide wondered if he had practiced it back at home. He must've guessed that th
Derek saw the unfavorable condition his nephew was in and as his uncle, it was his responsibility to provide for him the help Davide was in need of. He knew that if he did make such a bold step, the directors may not have his back but before he became the CEO, he was Davide's uncle. He had a responsibility to Davide and Davide's father. He had somehow become Davide's mentor, always coming to his aid when Davide needed it.He saw from where he was standing how miserable his nephew had become. He had his head sunk low, he had shame gracing his features, his eyes could not be seen but Derek figured it no less fit in the equation of pity. Davide was hopeless, if left to him, he wouldn't be able to save himself from the deadly claws of the directors.They were out to get him. Men, older men who were as imperfect as the sands of the earth, were busy judging Davide just from a clip they had seen. They have forgotten the skeletons in their own closet, forgotten that many of them were noy marr
Mr Lee was staring at the man as he held the door of the car. He was speechless, his eyes were conveying more than what Mr Lee could absorb in the second. But he did find traces of reverence, admiration, a hinge of devotion in those eyes. However, those were emotions almost all the workers of the company possessed because to many people, Derek was a mentor, he was a star, he was a good leader and he was leading them to the victory they all wanted, he was leading them to a world where their voices could be heard.And Mr Lee stood witness to this because he had been there on the number of occasions when Derek made sure voices were heard and Davide's voice was one of them. He didn't want to believe that Derek was just simply a good person, a philanthropist, a great leader. He had asked himself a number of times if Derek shared a form of relationship to other employees that he had stood up for so fervently that it made headlines but of course, from the information he gathered, Derek was j
Davide knew it would come to that. He was well aware of the fact that that suggestion was going to be put forward. He knew when he came to the hospital that the person he was going to meet would be an acquaintance. He knew that the doctor was going to recognize him and they might manipulate him into giving blood to Beatrice even though the woman did not deserve it.Davide thought again. If he didn't give her the blood, her death was a certainty. She would die and he would have it on his conscience, but a part of him knew that if he did give her this blood, the ties he had with Avery might never be severed. He recalled all the bullshit he had put up with, all the insults, the downgrading, the embarrassment that Beatrice had put him through. The doctor was looking at him, at the fact that he was hesitating and Davide knew in his heart that the doctor was judging him. He was probably thinking that Davide was too selfish, too cruel to put aside those petty things and just give her the b
Avery had been yapping to the doctor, she didn't see what Davide was doing. She waa frowning, yelling about how itbwas Davide's duty to give her mother the blood. She never expected that Davide woukd just suddenly stand up, holding the pint of blood on his hand.Avery was befuddled, she looked wroujd towards the nurse who was already getting rid of the instruments they had used. The nurse waa obviously avoiding eye contact wuth Avery. She was scared of meeting the eyes of such a woman, fearing that maybe Avery's anger would be directed at her next."What's going on?" Avery asked.Zeta whonhad veen standing by the door only laughed. But it was a laughter that was soaked with mockery, it was dripping mockery and even her eyes held the fact that she was making fun of Avery.Avery looked back at her. She was confused but what she was more worried about was why the hell Davide had suddenly stood up, abd even more shocking was that hebwas approaching the exit where shebwas standijg in front
Davide did not understand what was going through Derek's mind. He was feeling very bad and very tired and the thoughts in his head were endless. He felt like the whole world was against him. He looked at Derek whonwas just standingbyhere looking into space, in his heart he had thought that he had finally dounf the fakiky thatbwoukd treat him.luke one of their own but unfortunately, he was met with this kind of life. He was met with this unfortunate circumstance. The man didnt love him. The man was treating hik.like hebwas a slave. However, Davide felt that it wasn't all Derek's fault. He understood the man though, davide had given Avery so much power that she even managed to mess with him in his own comoany, she ruined his chances of ever turning himself into something better. She had ruined him and this was what derek was angry about. Since he couldn't be angry at Avery, he pushed the anger unto the person who had given Avery the opportunity to do that bullshit. He was turning his an