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~Luther~

“Was the bouquet delivered safely to her?” I asked over the phone to the person I had assigned the task to.

“Yes, Mr. Luther, it was successfully delivered to her; we ensured that she received it,” the receiver said with confidence.

“Then that is all I need to know,” I said and ended the call.

Then I sat down to begin the job of the day. Running a growing empire was not a child’s play, and every time I stepped into the company, I could barely wait for it to become mine. My dad was getting really old, and even though I had hoped before now that he would be retired, he still kept showing up and taking his position as the CEO.

My desk phone rang, jolting me out of my thoughts, and when I took the call, it was my dad.

“Luther, get into my office this very minute!” He barked into the phone and ended the call without even giving me the chance to say a word.

I sighed heavily.

Mr. Gates was the most ruthless man I had ever seen, in business and even as my dad. A lot of people feared
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