The President's office was as silent as grave yard, nothing could be heard except the continuous flip of files and the tappings on the Computer.
His hair fell on his face, creating a shadow over his obscure eyes which were slightly narrowed as he read through the files in his hand. His shirt's sleeve had been rolled up to his elbow, his Wrist watch which had ADOR's Logo laid rested on his wrist. Two bottoms had been opened on his chest area, giving a glimpse of his firm chest. He was so focused on what he was doing that he didn't check the time.The knock on the door broke the silence. Before he could even say 'come in', the door had been opened making him frown. But his frown deepened when he noticed it was his Brother, the guy lacked courtesy in his opinion. If not for him being strict with him, Cayden would have became a spoilt brat.
"I'm back" Cayden went to his Brother's side to embrace him, he knew his brother didn't fancy skinship but he would never stop hugging him. His brother on the other hand, pushed him away in disgust. He felt like knocking some senses into this younger brother of his.
"Is that the way to greet your superior? It seems your one month Vacation is getting into your head" Cayden only pout then went to sit on the couch in front of the desk, he had missed seeing his brother's angry look. Although, he might seem uncaring and cold, only Cayden knew how caring he actually was. He was just used to masking his emotions with his cold font which in Cayden's opinion was harmful to him."My Vacation was kind of eventful. Some rats were snooping around but I had them taken care of" he paused then continued. "Snoopy is making his move lately, He seems to be trying to create a secret Army to go against you" Cayden finally decided to talk as he knew his brother was already waiting for what he had done during his 'Vacation'. Unlike what Everyone were told, He didn't go to New Zealand but actually went to Japan.
President Cage stopped what he was doing then rested his back on his chair, he seemed to be in a deep thought."I expected him to do that sooner, I guess he just had the guts to do that. Tell Alan to keep his eyes on him, it seems we would be having fun time soon" He replied, his voice was laced with Venom which made Cayden shiver. He knew better than anyone how scary was, it wasn't like he was any better but he knew his boss.Cayden was about standing to leave but was stopped by His brother's voice. "Mom wants us home" His words made Cayden turn to look at him, there was surprise on his expression.
"You are going?" He asked so he could confirm if he was hearing things. "Hmm, let's go see what that sly man is up to" Hereplied and Cayden agreed with that. "Okay then, when you are done tell Korin to call me" Cayden said then went out.ADOR was actually created by The current Chairman Theodore Cage, in the memory of his Twin Sister, Theodora, who had died when they were younger but had wanted to have an Empire of her own. Then he passed the company to his grandson because his son was not capable enough to take care of the company.
Yelena got to the New site then parked her car in a place that seemed safe for parking. She grabbed her bag then alighted from the car. She walked towards the Land where the construction was being made and met some people already working there. They all stopped to bow to her as they knew who she was, offending her means seeking death.
"How is it going?" She asked the man who seemed to be the superior there. The Man was a middle aged man, he didn't seem that old and one look at him, you'll know he must have stolen few hearts when he was younger."It should be ready in a month, approximately. Actually, it only needs little furnishings and as you can see, it's going quite well" He showed her around the place and Yelena had to agree that they had done a good job.
They did a little tour of the building and Yelena pointed out places that needed adjustments."I think adding a little furnishings to this place would make it more presentable or what do you think?" She asked the man who had served as your guide for her."It's a nice idea, Miss Mervick" he agree which made her smile. They walked around for a while before everywhere had been covered.
"I'm impressed, I'll deliver the Message to the president. Good Job" She told the man before walking back to her car. She dropped her bag in the car then got in before she drove off from the area. There was still time before Eleanor would close her shop, so, she decided to stop there.Her car stopped in front of a restaurant like building. At the top was the boldly written 'Leans' as the shop name. The name had been given by Cayden, after the four of them had debated on what to name the shop and they had agreed on that. They had even added funds together as Eleanor didn't have enough money to start it then and thus, the four of them owned it but Eleanor was the major shareholder and owner.
Yelena pushed open the glass door and her eyes landed on her friend, who was busy serving some customers. Even though She had about five workers, Eleanor loved doing the work herself as it made her Happy. Yelena went to sit in her usual place and one of the workers came to meet her, they all knew she was one of the owners of the shop and their Boss's best friend, so, she was treated with care."Miss Mervick, Boss is busy serving some customers, what would you like to have?" The young lady who looked nothing older than 20 asked her."I'll be fine with Sandwich and a glass of milk" She replied then brought out her computer, so, she could email her report to her Boss.
Her order was brought but she was still focused on what she was doing. Her her hair was all over her face but she wasn't bothered about it."Busy day today, uhn?" She heard Eleanor's voice in front of her. She hadn't even noticed when the lady came to sit in front of her.
"Hmm" she hummed in response. "Your Boss didn't Murder you for going late for the day's meeting?" She asked as she knew Her Friend's Boss's temper.Yelena shook her head in response "he only took away my monthly bonus, my poor monthly bonus" She mourned for her loss.Eleanor only laughed to mock her friend "You should really start waking up early, you know the type of company you work with and yet you attend every important meetings late. I'm sure your boss would soon fire you" Eleanor's word made Yelena hand, which had been busy on her laptop stop.
"If I'm fired, I'll just come to work here" She shrugged then took her glass of milk." I'm not looking for employees, so, stay back in your company, oh dear Secretary Mervick. But you came early, what happened?" "Had to visit the new hotel site then I was given the rest of the day off" Eleanor was holding a cup of ice cream which she scoop into her mouth every now and then."So I heard Cay is back" She started another discussion and Yelena nodded in response. She was now busy with her pizza."I saw him when I was leaving for the site" "Halle told me, seems you'll be very busy from now on" Her word made Yelena look up in confusion."I mean, I saw the news earlier, about the new clothing exhibition" Eleanor explained on seeing her confused expression.
"We've always been busy anyway but Boss wanted us to finish our Schedule for this month faster, so we could have time to plan for the Valentine wraps" Yelena explained making Eleanor nod in understanding. She doesn't know much about office work but since her friends were involved, she knew little about it."Just don't stress yourself too much, your health matters" Yelena smiled at her worried expression.
"Yes, Mama" Eleanor in turn laughed at her response."You should also consider going on dates, you are getting old" She added which made Yelena glare at her."Because you have a boyfriend, I have to suffer for it" She said with an eyebrow raised but Eleanor only shrugged."I'm only 25" Yelena added and Eleanor nodded as though she agreed."I'm 25 too but not single, shall I set you up with this guy whom I found suitable? He's handsome, currently he's managing his parents company and he seems responsible." Yelena only focused on the laptop as though she didn't hear what her friend was saying.Eleanor sighed on seeing her Expression, it wasn't that she wanted to make her friend uncomfortable but it was for her own good.
"I know you like him but he do..." "And I still like him regardless" Yelena completed before closing her laptop then putting it in her bag. She grabbed the remaining glass of milk then stood up. "We would meet at home" Her face was expressionless and tone was monotonous as she said so. She walked away soon after. Eleanor only sighed then went back to work.The both of them had no parents and had been raised together at the orphanage, so, they had been each other's companion since childhood. They were each other's parent and siblings, which was why they cared deeply for one another. Eleanor only wanted the best for her best friend and sister, but it seems Yelena was being stubborn about it.
Yelena opened the door to their apartment and was welcomed with darkness as she entered. She turned on the light and went straight to her room. On getting to her room, she dropped everything in her hand then headed for the bathroom to go freshen up. Shortly, she was out, wrapped in a pink bathrobe and her ink black hair dropping water on her robe. She went to her dressing table's shelf to grab the hair dryer so she could dry her hair and in few minutes she was done. She laid on her bed then took out her phone to check the time. It was 3 minutes past 9 which means Eleanor would soon be back but since she didn't want to face her for the rest of the day, she slept off.It was around Thirty minutes later that her room door opened and Eleanor stood there in silence. On Seeing that she was asleep, she retract her legs then went out, heading for her room, she had wanted to apologise but it seems Yelena wasn't in the mood today. The moment the door closed, Yelena's closed eyes opened and s
She quickly got up from her bed and held the phone steady to her ears."What happened?" "Apparently, Mr Donald is in the hospital and is handicapped. She said it was our president who did it and filed a case against him. There's no evidence now but it's trending online" Halle explained and Yelena cut off the call to search online for the news. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Halle didn't tell her the complete news as it seems even the secretary met with an unfortunate incident last night. 'Is President Cage really Evil' 'President Donald Handicapped by his Business associate' A picture of President Donald in the hospital was posted and it seemed pretty serious.Yelena could feel the upcoming headache as she rubbed her temple. She put down the phone in her hand and got out of bed, she needed to be at work.She was about entering the bathroom when she heard a knock on her door."Come in" she already knew who it was as only the two of them lived in the house. The incident
Daryl chuckled when he noticed their expression, he hadn't meant to scare them, he was only asking."I didn't mean It negatively, you both are good with your job and I acknowledge that. Well, except Secretary Mervick who comes late on important days" he said making Yelena embarrassed. It wasn't like she purposely come late on those days but it seem like her star was always dim on those days."You both are the only Secretaries that managed to stay long with me" He added and everyone in the office agreed as before both of them came along, he had fired numerous secretaries for one offense or the other. "And do you know why?" He asked them, both girls shook their heads. "Please, enlighten us" "Since you both are Cayden's best friends, you are like my siblings too, so, I decided to overlook your offenses and you haven't gone overboard yet, so, anything you do is still acceptable" he explained and everyone in the office were surprised. Who would have thought their boss was affectionate.
Collins shook his head at the two of them as he found them childish even though they were acting matured in front of their business partners. "He must have felt shocked to find out that we were the ones to sign the proposal" Halle giggles on recalling Edward's Disgruntled look."Boss must have done it on purpose, he knew about me and Edward" Yelena replied with an happy smile as though she had finally gotten her revenge. "What's your relationship?" Collins asked curiously.Both girls turned to him as they had forgotten he was with them."My ex" Yelena replied him and he nodded in understanding as he had More or less guessed it. He had never seen the girls so unprofessional as they had been today. He had known them for almost six years now and he had also seen the way they both handled things but today's incident got him thinking if he knew them at all, apparently, they were simply having their revenge, which in his opinion was unprofessional but there was nothing he could do as it se
He agreed with Edward on one thing and that was the fact that his brother might never love her back. He knew Daryl than anyone else, that guy was Cold to the bones, he doubt if he have any space in his heart for romance. But as the good friend he was, he ought to help his friend a bit, right?He chuckled on remembering few days ago when his brother had said he treated them as siblings. He had noticed her downcast look but he didn't think much of it but who would have thought.....After watching Edward leave, he went out of his car then walked into the building as he had wanted to pick up a file he had forgotten and his Assistant had left already, so, he couldn't ask anyone to bring it for him.Yelena drove straight home, her eyes was clouded with tears and she was trying her best to not let it fall. One hand was on the steering wheel while her other hand cleaned the tears that were streaming down her cheeks. She drove into their house compound, stopped the car then grabbed her bag. S
"Can I come with you?" Cayden asked as he sensed an interesting event coming up. He couldn't afford to miss something like that.Daryl glanced at him as if considering his suggestion before nodding. Cayden was delighted to be part of the wonderful trip, he quickly stood to follow his brother who had started walking away. He knew how dangerous and cruel his brother was, going on such trips would let him learn more ways to torture people. It would be helpful someday. They got to the hallway and saw Halle, who seemed to be heading for the secretaries office. She bow on seeing her Boss and remembered she hadn't even gone to see him that morning."Good morning, Boss" "Secretary Smith, have you signed the ownership papers from the Owners of the Power plant?" Daryl asked her and she nodded. Even though she was Yelena's assistant, she was also the boss's secretary and she has different assignment from Yelena."Yes, I'll bring the papers to you when you are back, so you can view it. But I
"Was he the one who poisoned the Model?" Daryl asked as he cared less what the guy's name was."No, their Boss who apparently is the CEO of SF group sent them" Daryl already suspected the culprit and he wasn't surprised that his assumption was correct. There are some set of people that had been daring to go against him and he had been linient on them because they hadn't touched his bottom line but it seems they didn't know when to stop and he had to teach them."Sometimes, I wonder if Thomas is getting more stupid, I bet he was trying to satisfy that Mistress of his" Cayden put in, He was already pitying the man who had done everything to keep his company only to see it turn to nothing overnight because of the decision he took to satisfy his Mistress. They had heard rumours of how the CEO of SF group so much treasures his Mistress and does everything she tells him to....she also own a fashion brand.Daryl had a Grim expression as he moved closer to the faintly unconscious men. His g
They parked the car in the underground park of the Bar. It wasn't your regular bar as it was for the top class members of the society, so it was luxurious. The securities bowed when they saw him enter since they could recognize him. Daryl was focused on how to scold his brother, so, his focus wasn't on them.Since he knew they room they were in, he went there immediately. Even before entering, he could smell the strong stench of alcohol which made him scrunch up his face in disgust."Yo, bro" Cayden waved when he noticed his brother entering. He was too drunk to notice Daryl had on a dark look.Daryl scowled on seeing their drunk condition. Halle seemed to have passed out, Yelena was busy arguing with a bottle of wine....well that's what being drunk does to you. Cayden seems to be better off the two as he still had little rationality left."Get them home" He commanded and the men behind him hurriedly went over the drunks to help them up. Daryl was about stepping out of the room
"Behave!" Yelena who was being playful, immediately stopped. Even though she wasn't aware of what was going on, her body immediately reacted to him and thus, she mellowed."You are such a mess when drunk" He was really amazed by this side of her. Who would have thought his always composed Secretary could be like this? He helped her lay on the bed before moving the comforter up till her neck. "You should sleep now" He said then turned off the bedside lamp when he noticed her already dozing off. He stepped out of the room then closed the door behind him. Korin was standing outside and seemed to be waiting for him. "Is she asleep?" he asked. He wanted to know if the trouble maker was now asleep. She'll definitely hear from him tomorrow..."You should also go back to have your rest. Tomorrow would be a busy day" Daryl walked past Korin and headed for his room.It was the ray of the morning sun, which was penetrating through the curtain that made Yelena's eyes burn. She rubbed her
They parked the car in the underground park of the Bar. It wasn't your regular bar as it was for the top class members of the society, so it was luxurious. The securities bowed when they saw him enter since they could recognize him. Daryl was focused on how to scold his brother, so, his focus wasn't on them.Since he knew they room they were in, he went there immediately. Even before entering, he could smell the strong stench of alcohol which made him scrunch up his face in disgust."Yo, bro" Cayden waved when he noticed his brother entering. He was too drunk to notice Daryl had on a dark look.Daryl scowled on seeing their drunk condition. Halle seemed to have passed out, Yelena was busy arguing with a bottle of wine....well that's what being drunk does to you. Cayden seems to be better off the two as he still had little rationality left."Get them home" He commanded and the men behind him hurriedly went over the drunks to help them up. Daryl was about stepping out of the room
"Was he the one who poisoned the Model?" Daryl asked as he cared less what the guy's name was."No, their Boss who apparently is the CEO of SF group sent them" Daryl already suspected the culprit and he wasn't surprised that his assumption was correct. There are some set of people that had been daring to go against him and he had been linient on them because they hadn't touched his bottom line but it seems they didn't know when to stop and he had to teach them."Sometimes, I wonder if Thomas is getting more stupid, I bet he was trying to satisfy that Mistress of his" Cayden put in, He was already pitying the man who had done everything to keep his company only to see it turn to nothing overnight because of the decision he took to satisfy his Mistress. They had heard rumours of how the CEO of SF group so much treasures his Mistress and does everything she tells him to....she also own a fashion brand.Daryl had a Grim expression as he moved closer to the faintly unconscious men. His g
"Can I come with you?" Cayden asked as he sensed an interesting event coming up. He couldn't afford to miss something like that.Daryl glanced at him as if considering his suggestion before nodding. Cayden was delighted to be part of the wonderful trip, he quickly stood to follow his brother who had started walking away. He knew how dangerous and cruel his brother was, going on such trips would let him learn more ways to torture people. It would be helpful someday. They got to the hallway and saw Halle, who seemed to be heading for the secretaries office. She bow on seeing her Boss and remembered she hadn't even gone to see him that morning."Good morning, Boss" "Secretary Smith, have you signed the ownership papers from the Owners of the Power plant?" Daryl asked her and she nodded. Even though she was Yelena's assistant, she was also the boss's secretary and she has different assignment from Yelena."Yes, I'll bring the papers to you when you are back, so you can view it. But I
He agreed with Edward on one thing and that was the fact that his brother might never love her back. He knew Daryl than anyone else, that guy was Cold to the bones, he doubt if he have any space in his heart for romance. But as the good friend he was, he ought to help his friend a bit, right?He chuckled on remembering few days ago when his brother had said he treated them as siblings. He had noticed her downcast look but he didn't think much of it but who would have thought.....After watching Edward leave, he went out of his car then walked into the building as he had wanted to pick up a file he had forgotten and his Assistant had left already, so, he couldn't ask anyone to bring it for him.Yelena drove straight home, her eyes was clouded with tears and she was trying her best to not let it fall. One hand was on the steering wheel while her other hand cleaned the tears that were streaming down her cheeks. She drove into their house compound, stopped the car then grabbed her bag. S
Collins shook his head at the two of them as he found them childish even though they were acting matured in front of their business partners. "He must have felt shocked to find out that we were the ones to sign the proposal" Halle giggles on recalling Edward's Disgruntled look."Boss must have done it on purpose, he knew about me and Edward" Yelena replied with an happy smile as though she had finally gotten her revenge. "What's your relationship?" Collins asked curiously.Both girls turned to him as they had forgotten he was with them."My ex" Yelena replied him and he nodded in understanding as he had More or less guessed it. He had never seen the girls so unprofessional as they had been today. He had known them for almost six years now and he had also seen the way they both handled things but today's incident got him thinking if he knew them at all, apparently, they were simply having their revenge, which in his opinion was unprofessional but there was nothing he could do as it se
Daryl chuckled when he noticed their expression, he hadn't meant to scare them, he was only asking."I didn't mean It negatively, you both are good with your job and I acknowledge that. Well, except Secretary Mervick who comes late on important days" he said making Yelena embarrassed. It wasn't like she purposely come late on those days but it seem like her star was always dim on those days."You both are the only Secretaries that managed to stay long with me" He added and everyone in the office agreed as before both of them came along, he had fired numerous secretaries for one offense or the other. "And do you know why?" He asked them, both girls shook their heads. "Please, enlighten us" "Since you both are Cayden's best friends, you are like my siblings too, so, I decided to overlook your offenses and you haven't gone overboard yet, so, anything you do is still acceptable" he explained and everyone in the office were surprised. Who would have thought their boss was affectionate.
She quickly got up from her bed and held the phone steady to her ears."What happened?" "Apparently, Mr Donald is in the hospital and is handicapped. She said it was our president who did it and filed a case against him. There's no evidence now but it's trending online" Halle explained and Yelena cut off the call to search online for the news. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Halle didn't tell her the complete news as it seems even the secretary met with an unfortunate incident last night. 'Is President Cage really Evil' 'President Donald Handicapped by his Business associate' A picture of President Donald in the hospital was posted and it seemed pretty serious.Yelena could feel the upcoming headache as she rubbed her temple. She put down the phone in her hand and got out of bed, she needed to be at work.She was about entering the bathroom when she heard a knock on her door."Come in" she already knew who it was as only the two of them lived in the house. The incident
Yelena opened the door to their apartment and was welcomed with darkness as she entered. She turned on the light and went straight to her room. On getting to her room, she dropped everything in her hand then headed for the bathroom to go freshen up. Shortly, she was out, wrapped in a pink bathrobe and her ink black hair dropping water on her robe. She went to her dressing table's shelf to grab the hair dryer so she could dry her hair and in few minutes she was done. She laid on her bed then took out her phone to check the time. It was 3 minutes past 9 which means Eleanor would soon be back but since she didn't want to face her for the rest of the day, she slept off.It was around Thirty minutes later that her room door opened and Eleanor stood there in silence. On Seeing that she was asleep, she retract her legs then went out, heading for her room, she had wanted to apologise but it seems Yelena wasn't in the mood today. The moment the door closed, Yelena's closed eyes opened and s