Chapter 4

"Angelo. Clear all my schedules tonight" Liam said, standing up from behind his desk.

 Time was already half past five pm.

 "Yes sir" Angelo obediently replied.

 Liam took the elevator. Very soon, he was already at the parking lot.

 He walked towards his latest Audi model vehicle and got in behind the wheels. He loved to drive by himself.

 Starting the ignition, he rode towards the enterance gate which automatically parted open, allowing him to officially hit the road.

 The road had scarce amount of vehicles, making the journey a smooth one. As Liam drove, he hummed to the song of a famous rnb singer Jace Capello, which was being played at a commercial.

 Although he always appeared to the public as a cold hearted man with no interest to any hobbies apart from hanging out with his son, he was secretly a music freak.

 Hiphop? rnb? pop? he could single a whole abulm quite fluently. Although he didn't have a grammy award winning voice, his voice wasn't awful sounding.

"Breaking news from your favourite Celebrity themed station.. Celebtopdia!" the commercials came to an end and the news station began performing.

 Liam wanted to switch to another music station when his ears picked up a crucial information from the journalist.

 "It's your favourite Kena Mac, and i'm coming at you live. It's 5:30pm and the weather is a docile one"

 "First on our list is the alleged dating rumor that has been spreading around on various social media platforms. Apparently, fans suspect that Liam Samsara, the cold Ladies Man is in a secret relationship with Kelly Beckham"

 Liam snorted. Lana Beckham? date? pft!

 -"Apparently, a photo of Kelly hugging Liam's arms affectionately at a gala has sparked a series of controversy all around socia.."

 The announcement was cut off by Liam who switched to another radio station on commercials.

 He shook his head, recalling the 'gist' on the radio station.

 Kelly Beckham was a gold digging rich scion simp. Atleast, that was what Liam thought of her.

Yes, they met. Yes, they hugged. But at that time, it was a forced one. Liam couldn't even react in time.

 But as for the rumors, he wasn't bothered to clarify things because he didn't give a damn about what they said.

 Unlike those hypocrite celebrities, he cared less about his public image.

 While handling the wheels with one hand, he used the other to pick his samsung smartphone from the dashboard and sent a call across.

 "Yes Mr. Samsara?" a female voice picked the call, a hint of excitement in them.

 "Is my private jet ready?" Liam asked.

 "It has been on standby since weeks ago after you visited New York for a business trip" 

 "Good. Is my son there already?"

 "Yes. He arrived a few minutes ago before your call. Si.."

 Before the female at the other end could continue her sentence, Liam hung up.

* * *

 The next day arrived. At exactly six am, Rose was already up. The previous night, she couldn't even sleep a wink.

After she had Lex pregnancy, that was the last time she ever contacted her parents. Infact, Lex didn't even know what they looked like!

 Now, she was about to return back to them like a prodigial daughter.

 How couldn't she be anxious?

 When Rose got to the parlour, she saw Lex preparing two bowls of cereals. He was already dressed and their four baggages besides him.

 Lex noticed his mum presence and gave her a smile.

 "I woke up by three"

 Rose almost couldn't resist the urge to cry. What a darling.

 "You.."

 "Mum, go change into something good and clean your mouth. I won't wait for you for breakfast" Lex winked.

 "You.." a blush crept on Rose cheeks.

 Why did it sound like a scolding coming from a boy to his girlfriend. And wait..

 Did she seriously just blush? and worst, for her son??!

 "You rascal!" she scolded jokingly and left to go take a shower.

 After she left, Lex fished out a smartphone from the pocket of his torn sweatpants.

If Rose saw the phone, she would probably have an heart attack because what he was holding was an--

  Iphone 13 pro smartphone!

 In the malls, it's price range exceeded a thousand dollars!!

 Lex scrolled through a numerous amounts of contacts;

 Director Bruno

 Shareholder Krust

 Stockholder Boris

 Govenor Bernard

. . .

 After scrolling for a while, Lex settled for a contact;

 Butler Arroyo

 "Hello young master" an old voice came from the other end.

 "Hey Arroyo, whats up?" Lex spoke in a low voice.

 "I am doing great. Thank you"

 "Any news from Starimpact inc. ?" Lex asked.

 "They are still having an internal struggle to rake out the fine. That large amount might shake their foundations a bit"

 "As for the other shareholders, they have been in a good mood recently. Our shares value has risen by 3%" Butler Arroyo explained.

 "Hm.. that's good to hear. Arroyo, i might need your help on something"

 "Ask away young master. I am the subordinate here" Butler Arroyo laughed.

Minutes later, Rose was all dressed up in boyfriend jeans and round neck polo.

 When she got to the parlor, she saw Lex waiting for her. Two bowls of cereals untouched.

 "Mum, you look hot!" Lex whistled.

 "It seems that due to your sudden increase in height, you're starting to take me as your girlfriend eh?" Rose ruffled Lex hair.

 "Hehehe" the latter just giggled.

 "Didn't you say you won't be waiting for me?" Rose drew a chair and gave Lex a teasing smirk.

 The type that read 'you can't do anything without me!'

 "I just wanted to monitor you, least you eat too much" Lex rolled his eyes.

 "Am i really getting fat?" Rose sized herself up.

 Her body proportion looked normal.

 "Duh"

* * *

 By the time the mother-and-son pair were ready to leave, it was already approaching seven pm.

 "We're going to take the sub. That means we have to be at the subway at eight pm so we can be part of the early batch" Rose mused as she padlocked the porch door.

Just then, an Audi Q8 drove in, directly parking in front of the duo.

The driver door opened, revealing a middle aged man with a funky hairstyle clad in tank top and bermuda shorts.

"Mr. Dominic? what are you doing here?" Rose blurted out in surprise.

Dominic was Lex principal at school. Preharps it was due to Lex brilliant performances at school, but Dominic was a close family friend.

He would always drive Lex home from school and buy him some small gifts.

There was even a time when Dominic suggested she skip paying Lex fees.

But Rose wasn't an ingrate, so she refused.

"Well, Lex here called me that you guys are short of money and are in dire need of a lift" Dominic replied, causing Rose to blush in shame.

"You punk!" she sneakily pinched Lex arm, who just giggled.

"I'm sorry for the inconveniences" Rose didn't dare reject.

She really didn't have much on her.

"Nah, it's nothing. Lex is one of my best students. You can consider me doing him a favour"

"Hey, let me help with that bag"