The forgotten heir

Chapter 3

The two sons sat opposite each while their father sat adjacent them. Other officials were gathered to wanting to hear the proposal for both sons.

Each and everyone had a file in their hand but only Louis's intended proposal was captivating. He found the file he was looking for and had used the proposal in it to impress the officials including his strict father.

Mr Dave had his eyes on Louis, it was obvious he was pleased with this young man who was yet to propose his business plans.

Damian tried his best to attract his father's attention but it was effortless as everything he was talking about wasn't registering in the president's head.

"Your turn...Louis" the president beckoned staring at him to begin his business proposal. Louis cleared his throat, smirked at Damian who maintained a calm look, and then glanced at the official who were 10 in numbers.

His lips were ready mutter the words required for the buisness plan but all of a sudden, he felt dizzy and his head spinning.

Everyone didn't notice this sudden attitude of his as their eyes were focused on the paper in their hands including his excited father who couldn't wait for his son to speak up.

Damian darken his gaze at Louis as he reminded the young man to speak because he was wasting time.

Louis glared at him as his breath was shaky, he was fighting hard to keep his eyes awake while his ears were becoming defeat.

"You don't need to remind me!" Louis protested acting as if all was fine. He step up on his feet ready to deliver his speech and suddenly collapsed from the seat he sat on.

There was a loud gasp in the conference room but only Damian was unmoved as he hurried out to get the ambulance for his brother Louis.

AT THE HOSPITAL

The holter machine beep slowly as an oxygen mask was placed on him. His family members were around and him and the first person he met when he opened his eyes was his father, the president.

He close those feeble eyes again and moved his index fingers gently. A frown was written on his face as he wasn't expecting his father to be there.

Louis was paled with chapped lips and sullen eyes. One could sense that he was a living corpse and would drop dead any moment.

His step brother was also there and he had gone to inform the doctor that his brother was awake.

The tears that left his stepmother's eyes were fake which he was well aware of. It pissed him off that she was over there pretending to sympathize with him.

"Send her away father, we need to talk" he proclaimed and his stepmother dried up where she stood.

Her eyes rolled at her husband who flicked his fingers for her to leave. Seriously, she was getting fed and to worsen it, she couldn't say a word on her husband's command.

"Louis..." she tried to tame his words however, her husband was in support of his decision.

"Go!" The president barked and she shuddered and left. What was the need of staying when it was obvious that Louis believed her presence brought about bad luck.

She gnashed her teeth and marched out of the ward. This was getting out of hand. Even though one might not have bad intensions towards Louis, his attitude could change a good person's mind into an evil harbor.

His step mother who goes by the name Anna paced towards the exit door and saw her son rushing towards the VIP ward where Louis was kept.

She motioned to the doctor to go alone while she says to him;

"He doesn't need us there, except if you want to get scolded by him"

Damian raked his left brow and grunt inside. This was so perplexing to him. Why does he have to chase them out when they were all family?

"Mother, when will this plans of yours come into fruition? I want him wipe out from existence!" He raged almost yelling but she had to calm him down.

"The doctor haven't mentioned what's wrong with him but I could tell his health is at risk" Mrs Anna reason and then Damian mumbled to himself.

"He's a drug addict, and I guess he wouldn't hold up long, he would definitely fall back on drugs..."

"Are you trying to tempt him mother?"

"That's the only way the president would turn his back against Louis, after all, the old man is discipline and hates such misconducts by his son" she suggested and Damian scoffed.

Whatsoever was his mother's decision, he was fine by it because he believes she was going at handling situations like this.

"Father's declaration about the rightful heir would be declared, I fear he would pick Louis..."

"Shh, don't say those words aloud, the walls could hear us" she concluded and they both swallowed hard while pretending to gaze around the hospital just to fish out anyone who was spying on them.

Meanwhile, Louis had requested of his father to shift the intended date of the forth coming event closer.

His reasons was based on the fact that he needed to start up his initiatives about the company.

Somehow, he managed to have convinced his father and he agreed to that. One would think that Louis hypnotizes his father because every word that comes out from this son of his, he adheres to it.

Louis had gestured on the doctor not to say the illness he had just for complications not to rise. If his father learns of his health challenge, then he was going to change his mind.

"When do you think is conducive to announce you as my heir?" His father inquired with a serious face and Louis got his answers.

His father was going to proclaim him as the heir. He had been worried; thinking that his father would place someone else rather than him, hence, his assumptions made him had nightmares of having his father killed because he didn't hand over the rights of rgs company to him.