14

Damon

A frustrated hiss left my lips as I paced around my office. "Wait.. Don't tell me you couldn't do anything when she attacked you" Derek said. If only he could shut his mouth up. He knows how to blabber nonsense at the wrong time. Derek and I have been friends for as long as I could remember. The friendship started when we were in high school. When he was transferred from another school. We click almost immediately. Some people were saying I downgraded myself by befriending a poor guy. But I don't care about that. What drawn me to him was his intelligence.

Forget you're smart. Derek will sell you off in a snap of finger. He has a sharp mouth but can be annoying. Nevertheless, he's still my best man. And knows how to solve my problems. Not all though. When his head begin touching he mess things up.

"What do you expect me to do? Slap her? You know I can't do that" I asserted.

His laughter erupt in return. "What's funny? You're supposed to help matters not add more fuel to fire" He was still laughing at that moment. The urge to blow a fist at his lips grew in me.

"Your statement reminded me of that day. I didn't get time to ask you. How was the slap?"

"Derek!"

"Okay, I'm sorry. But on a serious note that woman is fierce. I mean after using your card she went ahead and sprayed money on you. Where did your father get such woman"

I wonder too. All the times I used to bump into her, she looks quite and composed like someone who wouldn't even talk. But our next encounter when she slapped me across the face demolish all the positive thoughts I have of her. I haven't forgotten how humiliated and embarrassed I felt that day. Seeing how everybody was looking at me. I don't know how she managed to see us. The girl didn't complain when I touched her. Yet, she has an issue. She didn't complain when we had a one night stand the other night. She literally had the control of the situation.

However, these days, she's showing another side of her I don't know. Another side of her that is there. I think its in her personality. It was funny how I couldn't do anything when she embarrass me back in Germany. I was fucking angry and needed something to punch to vent my anger. I scatter all what she bought from the supermarket. Yet I didn't feel better. When I went up to her room, she added more fuel to fire. At that exact moment I know I needed to do something to teach her a lesson. Not to ever try to mess up with me.

"That woman is messing with the wrong person. You know me Derek. I can be smooth but when someone push me to edge, they get a taste of their own medicine. And she will get that" I seethe through gritted teeth. Feeling anger beginning to boil in me.

“What do you plan on doing now?” He asked. I crashed on the couch intertwining my fingers together. “I want to make her regret slapping me and humiliating me. She will beg me for her life”

“Don’t tell me you're planning on-”

“No. I won't result to that cheap tactics. One phone call is enough to get me the woman I want. She doesn't have any thing that will attract me” I have women waiting in line to throw themselves on me. If I want to relieve myself, one phone call is enough.

“What then? How will you make her beg for her life? By torturing her?” He asked.

The corner of my lips curved up. “I won't torture her. That will make me look like a bad person. She's working under me right?”

“Damon? Hope it's not what I'm thinking?”

My smile widened. “Exactly. The same way she got herself the promotion, she'd get herself a demotion. I want to take away that smile of satisfaction from her face. She need to know who Damon Lorenzo is”

“Wow. You are one bad boy. Making her taste a sip of her own medicine”

“Exactly” And we both erupt into a fit of laughter. “By the way, does she know about it?” He asked when our laugher died down.

“No. I didn't tell her. Let her have the impression of that for a while” We didn't really do anything that night. We kissed and that was where it stopped. We didn't go more than that.

“You’re so bad Damon”

“You can call me baddest. Let's go out. I'm starving”

After we dined at the nearby restaurant which is owned by my mother. Lorenzo Group consist of many things. From hospital, convenience store, restaurants and clothing line. That is to show how big the company is. With branches in other part of the countries.

I went straight back home instead. I don't think I have much thing to do at the office. I stopped at the office when we came back from Germany so I didn't get time to rest. I was met with my mother watching one of her favorite Tv show. No matter how busy the woman is, she will create time to watch her favorite show. “Damon you're back?” She said much like question. As if she wasn't expecting to see at the time of the day.

“Where is father?” I answered instead.

“I don't know. Maybe in his room or study room” She said without looking at me. I heaved out a short breath. “Seriously Mother. Watching this everytime will spoil your eyesight”

“And do you have problem with that. All the pictures I've been seeing you with different women aren't enough for you. You still have the nerve of telling me what to do” Somehow her words were sharp. My mother Isn't the type of lovey dovey Mother that spoils their children. She is a strict one. If you don't do things right, she lectures you. She can go with lecturing from morning till night. If you offend her you know what's coming your way. Even father knows that. That's why he try as much as he can not to get on her bad side.

I said nothing knowing I have no means of defending myself. I know father must be in his study room. If not reading newspapers, he'd be reading historical theories. I fisted my knock on the door and was ushered in. Like I predicted, he was on with his historical theories book. By his side laid a cup of tea. He's so into tea. That it has become a habit of his to take tea every time of the day.

“Good day father”

“Good day to you too son. Well done. I've gotten a call from Bradford. You're finally behaving like the Lorenzo’s” I could only force out a smile.

I grabbed my seat on one of the sofas resting one leg on the other. “I hope you're aiming at expanding the company more. You know the reason why I assigned you to take charge”

I don't have to be reminded. My father values his company more than anything. Even to his family. What I mean by that is when his company experience loss because of his family, he doesn't tolerate that. “Yes father. I'm working on that”

“Very. That was why I assigned Miss Dalen to assist you” My inside burned at the mention of her name. What is he implying? That I'm not capable of running the company on my own? Or he has other reasons.

“But father even without her I can achieve the goal. What does a woman like her knows? That woman is full of spite. You know what she did to-”

“And so what? That was the reason why I assigned her. Because of her capabilities. I won't always be here to save your dirty acts. At some point I was happy someone has a way of teaching you a lesson. How many times will I warn you to play your dirty acts low key. You deserve that or more”

“Seriously father” I sat up. An annoyed scoff escaping me. Is he seriously taking her side.

“What? Is that not the truth? That wasn't practically the first time I saved your ass. I don't care about what you do with your life. But don't involve my company into it” His words were warning to my ears.

“Here” He dropped a file on the desk. “We have another deal to seal. This is equally as important as the last one. You and Miss Dalen will take on this too”

“Why her?” I wanted asking him for a while. Why did he choose her? What qualities does she have that is better than other employees of his. And me.

“Because I believe in her and her capabilities. I know she is smart and does her work diligently” I wanted to laugh at his statement.

“What about me?” He took a sip of his almost cold tea. “Well, it depend on how you give me the results” And that was enough to put my heart into flames of anger.

I grabbed the file. “I will show you how capable I am father” I uttered turning on my heels and sauntered out of the study room. Miss Dalen is in for a battle with me.