3| I have to stay safe

Darian Woods

I stood in front of the window at my office watching the whole bustling of the city.

Before then, a call came from Peter, my Media manager that the news of my relocation was everywhere on the internet and he asked me if I wanted to pull it down, I told him to leave it there as I wanted it to be known by the public. My perturbed mind took unsteady lapses as I stayed there viewing the city with my gaze on nothing in particular.

Moving to Carlton was not my choice, but I had to, to maintain the fame I had built over the years that was about crashing just for one mistake. Unfortunately, the video of the terrible act happened to be with the second leading business tycoon in the country and he was on me. Being the biggest business tycoon in the whole of the country and gradually extending my forces internationally, if the video was to get out to the public, then I may lose lots of connections in the business world. My opponent was well aware of it, but he could not release it yet as he had not gotten his hands on the complete proof which was with me.

The Current headquarters here at Castor City was being infiltrated already and I could not trust anyone or anything, I decided to relocate to a new base as it turned out to be the only solution.

Hearing footsteps approaching my door, I decided to stay on alert. Usually, my Secretary calls to inform me if someone was coming around, the only person that had the liberty to work in to my office at anytime was my right hand man, Jack. I just started taking extra measures as I knew I was not totally out of danger.

Staring at the door through the window I stood at, as I could see what was going on behind me from that position, the door opened and Jack walked in.

"President Darian", he greeted, which I responded with a nod to tell him I was following.

"The building committee said everything is in place and that the place have been fumigated. Your office have been set up with an inner penthouse like the one here. The parking lot that made access to the elevator that connects to your office have been fixed. The....", I watched Jack listing on and on like he was made to memorize a manuscript for a drama.

Clearing my throat, "how about the security, is everything in place?", I inquired.

"I'm trying my best to put everything in order with the security", Jack voiced out.

"Currently, some security forces from the base and one of the special unit force have been deployed to this place. They will be moving with the security force we have here to Carlton with us. We have gotten new ammunitions and weapons which have been sent to the secret base for now. Currently, I will say the security is 80% efficient and it's a good one."

"80% is never good, but it's a good start", I mumbled under my breath.

I left the window and walked to my seat. Relaxing on it, I signalled with a raise of hand for Jack to join me.

Jack my right hand man, the one person that was with me right from when I stayed at the Woods mansion till I decided to start my journey in the business world. Currently, He is the only person I could trust and he knew everything concerning my business life, also, he was actively involved in my personal life. I just did not allow him get involved in my marriage, which no longer exists as it was against my will.

Leaning on the table with my arms,

"Any news from Gazel?", I asked blankly. I watched Jack's face fall at the question and my mind became conflicted.

"President Darian we're trying our best to infiltrate that bastard's vicinity and get the evidence. Our efforts are just proving abortive. You know before Gazel, we had placed Tom there, I know you are fully aware that his survival was just by chance.", Jack hesitated

"The last I heard from Gazel, he said he had successfully infiltrated, but it may take some time to get the evidence back. He added that we should not try contacting him as he will be contacting us himself. So for now, our hands are just crossed", he explained further.

"Mmm....", I said in response. Folding my fingers, I placed it on my chin. The current situation happening around me was one that was disturbing. I knew I had to think of a way and act fast soon. Luckily, the Company's finances was not badly affected as my competitor had no grounds with me when it came to business strategies. Even with all the tactics he tried, the Shareholders trusted the policy so much that before they could pull out, they will have given it gazillion thoughts. DARS Corporation had created it's name already and it will need strong forces before it could crumple.

"The financial documents with Harrods groups have been sorted out, haven't it?", Jack gave me a nod as I lifted myself from the chair and moved towards the door. Out of habit, Jack followed me.

I made my way to the door, opened it and stepped out. My eyes met my Secretary who was just typing on the desktop in front of her. Immediately she saw me, she started putting herself together like she was in a very messed up state and knew I was definitely going to find a fault with her. An evil grin appeared on my face seeing her that way.

I stood there for a while, about One minute and thirty seconds wanting to say something which I decided to let it pass.

I enjoyed watching the way she trembled in front of me and was scared to look at me like I was the Devil, the same idea people had about me, the key word was ruthless. I enjoyed it anyway as being in the business world makes me get tougher. It really was not a crime for me to enjoy the affluence I had created, the way I want, even if it means been ruthless.

Walking away from her, Jack was already in a phone conversation with the driver, the little I heard, he told the driver him to prepare the car as I was going to step out. A faint smile appeared on my lips, Jack just knew me so well, to even know how much I hated waiting for the driver. There was no better person to be my right hand man, I thought while entering into the car. The driver shut the door behind me immediately I stepped in, Jack sat in the front passenger seat and the driver rushed off to his seat to start the Car.

Stepping on the accelerator, he drove off in speed into the busy life of Castor city.