Chapter 2

I rushed out of my car with fear, only to realize that my tire was bursted, I hitted my forehead in anger and felt so confused. I checked my time and realized that I was far behind, I looked around and for some reason, everyone kept minding their business like I never existed.

"can someone help me here" I screamed

a man riding a motorcycle stopped and stared at me like I was a ghost from his dream

"what's wrong with your car?" he asked in a coarse voice and this made me cringe but I smiled and quickly rushed to him

"my tire has burst and I need help fixing it, I have an urgent meeting I have to attend and I may lose a lot of money if I don't, please help me" I cried out like a little girl who was lost in the dark

he felt pity for me and parked his motorcycle close to my car, he wore a bag, and little did I know that there were tools fixed in the bag.

"do you have a spare?" he asked

I smiled and quickly opened the trunk of my car, lifted the spare tire I had in there, and handed it over to him, I checked my time and felt so confused as I was behind schedule. My investors would think that I'm not serious with business but little do they know that I was caught up in deep shit.

The man was done and carefully arranged the bad tire in my trunk, I checked my purse and gave him $1,000 in cash. He was stunned and for some seconds, he kept staring at me

"take it, you earned it," I said

he slowly took the money and knelt before me, he held my legs and thanked me graciously and this action of his attracted the attention of some motherfuckers who never kept their phones in one place

"It's okay," I said and hugged him before I zoomed off slowly

I felt tensed when I walked into the conference room with my investors, the cold stares they gave me were frightening but I summoned the courage to welcome them and brought out some amazing ideas that would push the company forward, especially in the stock markets.

"This idea sounds nice but please don't keep us waiting like this again, we are busy men and we barely have time for nonsense. But this mistake can slide since it's the first time it happened" one of them said

I nodded and smiled, the meeting ended quite early so I rushed to my office after grabbing a cup of coffee and cookies from the cafeteria. I crossed my legs on my table and sipped my hot coffee with delight, exhaling the steam like a hardened smoker, my mind drifted back to the minor accident and the man who helped my ass on my way here.

"what a rude jerk!" I said out loud

I turned my computer on and started typing some documents when my phone rang, I didn't expect anyone to call me at that moment. I checked the caller ID and was skeptical about answering the call when I saw my younger brother's name, he hardly called unless it was important

"what's up, Mike?" I asked

he cleared his throat like a man in his 50s and exhaled, I wondered if he knew that I could hear him do the stuff I sometimes found nasty.

"Mom has arranged a meeting and she wants us to be at home this evening, I called Laura and she confirmed that Mom told her the same thing too," he said

"why didn't she call me?, last time I checked, I'm the eldest child" I replied with disgust

"Perhaps she called us first since we are far away, she might call you later in the day but if she doesn't, be home by 8 PM," he said

"I will call her myself, thanks for the info, guess you are going to fly from Canada today," I asked

"I'm on my way to the airport already, I don't joke with Mom," he said

I sighed hard after that reply, I simply cleared my throat afterward and sat back on my chair

"see you in the evening" I replied and hung up

I called my mom instantly but she didn't pick up, called her thrice but none of the calls were answered, this pissed me off badly but I kept my cool and called Laura instead, she picked up at once and I confirmed what Mike said.

"why does she want to see all of us?, it's not even Christmas" I said to myself

Laura resided in California, Mike was studying in Canada and I was the only child working my ass off in New York. Nevertheless, I would honored her call because she is important.

I sat back and swiped through some files before heading down to check on some projects...

Alexander's POV

"babe, are you still thinking about what happened on the road?, you seemed worried!" my girlfriend said with her tender voice

we have been driving for a while and my eyes were focused on the road, with my mind still recalling the event that happened a few hours ago.

"I'm sorry dear, I feel like I have seen that bitch somewhere but I just can't remember where," I said

"I think I have also seen her on the news but let her fuck off, let's get home and prepare something to eat. Don't let her stupidity upset you" she said

Alexia had a way of calming me down when I got angry and that was one of the good things that I liked about her, I stared into her eyes and she kissed me slowly. I boldly told the driver to focus on the road or risk losing his job if he checked the rear mirror, we smooched with each other, she turned me on badly, and at that moment, my phone rang.

I checked to see the bold fool that had the guts to disturb my perfect romance, I quickly arranged myself on my seat when I saw my father's name, I feared just one person and that was my dad. He was a brutal man with little or no remorse for his actions.

"good morning Dad!" I greeted

"I want to see you at my place later in the day, 5 PM perhaps, don't be late!" he said and hung up

he was a man of few words and a bag of actions, a handsome silent killer. "What could be the reason for his unexpected meeting?", I thought to myself.