Chapter 6

**Mavin**

After I had escorted my grandpa home and taken him to his room downstairs, I ensured that he drank his medicine before leaving him in Angela's care and heading back upstairs to my bedroom.

I went into my closet and changed my casual clothes into a blue suit, preparing to leave for the company. I had a business meeting at noon with my shareholders and partners.

I had already contacted Henry Black to reschedule the meeting to the afternoon and informed my secretary that I wouldn't be arriving at the office on time.

The date was Saturday, October 18, and I took my time dressing properly in my room. The meeting included discussions with foreign partners I work with. Even though Grandpa Charlie had disconnected his company association from mine, I still needed to marry to give him a great-grandchild or impregnate someone before the year ended.

I knew I had to work very hard to manage Grandpa's company as well. It was just a temporary warning, but I still didn't want to take Grandpa's admonitions, nor his written will, seriously.

I walked to my room mirror again to examine my appearance and adjusted my blue suit necktie to fit properly.

After I finished adjusting my suit, I put on my socks and black shoes. I left the house and went downstairs to my garage, where I had a lot of cars, ranging from SUVs to my G-wagon and sports cars. I drove around the city by myself.

I walked toward my black SUV, a Range Rover Sport, which was one of my favorite cars. I got into the driver's seat, started the engine, and finally drove out of my residence toward the company.

I was still thinking about Thelma, the young lady I had a one-night stand with. I thought it best to gather complete information about her. I couldn't remember using any protection with her the previous night, and I hadn't planned on sleeping with anyone, so I didn't have any condom on me.

Knowing it was her first time as well made me feel bad, as I had treated her roughly.

I finally arrived at my company's gate. It had been a smooth ride from home to the office, without any traffic along the way.

I drove into the company headquarters, where my office was located. We also had smaller branches in other states.

I stepped out of my car elegantly and walked toward the company building, where bodyguards were stationed around the luxurious five-star establishment.

I made my way to the elevator and went up to the third floor, where the meeting hall was located. I used the private elevator, stepped out, and went straight to the business meeting.

I was a black man, so it wasn’t obvious on my face what had happened to me the previous night.

I was also quite stern and unfriendly with most of my staff. They knew it was best to work diligently, and even the female staff didn’t try to seduce me at work.

I entered the large meeting hall and made my way toward the head seat, where I usually sat as the head and CEO of MW Group.

Most of our top partners had already arrived, and they all had displeased looks on their faces, as I was late. The meeting hall was silent as I finally took my seat.

I didn’t know what the discussion was about; all I could think of was Thelma again.

What had she done to me? I didn’t know, but I was sweating despite the air conditioning in the meeting hall.

Fortunately, my assistant Henry Black was there to help me. He stood up and began to read out the agenda for the meeting, covering topics like the new marketing value, pricing, and shares that we had in partnership with them.

We only had one top competitor: the BEEH Group. They were far ahead of us. After the meeting ended, I was still sweating profusely.

I stood up and shook hands with some of our partners, not having time to negotiate with them, and instructed them to meet with Henry Black before I finally left the meeting hall with a displeased expression.

I wasn’t in the right mood to talk with any of our top partners. I knew they were aware of my mood swings, having heard various comments about me.

I made my way out of the meeting hall and entered the elevator, which took me up to the fourth floor.

Once I stepped out, I walked toward my office door. My secretary, Mrs. Tonia Briggs, a middle-aged woman in a black suit, stood up from her seat and greeted me. "Good afternoon, boss."

Mrs. Tonia was a light-skinned woman, and I knew she was married with kids. I managed to respond to her greeting, not wanting to be rude, and finally went into my office.

My office was wide and spacious, painted in white and ash grey.

I walked toward my black office chair, stopped beside the large desk, and took off my blue coat.

I subtly blamed myself for not listening to Doctor Amari’s advice earlier about having a quick medical checkup, especially since I was sweating.

After removing my coat, I dropped it on another chair. I wasn’t expecting any guests and wanted to prevent any clients from coming into my office since it was Saturday, not our usual working day. I was sweating despite the air conditioning in my office.

I picked up my office telephone and called Mrs. Tonia Briggs' office line.

The call connected, and I informed her not to allow anyone into my office. I directed her to tell them to meet with the other top staff members and instructed her to reschedule any important business appointments until I had time to meet with anyone.

Mrs. Tonia replied, "Okay, boss."

I immediately ended the call, dropped the phone, and walked to the fridge to get a cold bottle of water to drink and cool down.

Settling into my office seat, I thought about Thelma again and what kind of spell she had cast over me; I couldn't stop thinking about her.

'Oh! Maybe it's because I haven't been with a woman in a long time, but why can't I just stop thinking about her?' I grimaced and picked up my office phone to call Adam and see if he had found out Thelma's full details since he brought her to me the previous night.

The phone rang once, but Adam didn’t pick up immediately.

I frowned and called him again. He finally answered my call.

"Hello, boss," Adam said. I immediately asked, "Have you found out any details about Thelma's identity yet?"

"No, boss, but we are still trying to verify her identity. The only match we found was Thelma Sebastian, the only daughter of CEO Conrad Sebastian and Melissa Sebastian."

I froze and sat up straight in my office chair as the revelation took a moment to register in my brain, after I realized who Adam was talking about.

"What?? Which Conrad Sebastian are you referring too, Adam?" I asked again.

"Uhm, boss, I think Thelma is the daughter of the CEO of BEEH Group."

The line went silent for a moment, and I finally replied, "I don't believe you! Are you sure you checked thoroughly?"

"Well, boss, that’s what the hacker found. If I find another identity that truly matches Thelma's image, I will let you know."

I sighed heavily and replied, "Okay."

The call had long ended, but I was still staring at my phone screen in disbelief. I couldn't believe I had slept with my enemy's daughter.

BEEH Group was closely monitoring all my company's activities and essentially copying everything we did.

For a long time, Steven Sebastian and I hadn't interacted, even when we met at shows or award ceremonies.

Steven and I often competed for accolades like Best Entrepreneur of the Year awards, Best Businessman of the Year award, and Billionaire of the Year award; our companies were frequently compared by other growing companies that looked up to us, trying to discover which company was the best between my grandpa's company, LX Group, and BEEH Group.

I continued to stare at my phone screen silently, finally dropping the device onto my desk. I couldn't believe that CEO Conrad Sebastian would allow his only daughter to be out late at night without bodyguards.

"This is unbelievable!" I said, sitting up straight again and finally switching on my computer to research CEO Conrad Sebastian and his entire family online for the very first time in my life.