Losing the credit cards

"Thank you so much for your time, Mr Domanco. I really appreciate you coming here. I won't take your precious time anymore by giving you excuses. I would just like to request you all to please give me and my company another chance and extend the deadline for one month more." James said with a lot of sincerity. 

There were four men and one woman from The Domancos in the meeting. They were having the meeting in the Jones Cooperation's meeting room. The environment of the room was really tense and it made James feel really intimidated. 

James Jones, a famous businessman of New York, owner of one of the biggest construction buildings around the country. He had recently signed a contract with 'The Domancos' to build their new hotel and for some reason, he failed to complete the construction of the hotel by the deadline which has never happened before. But this time it happened and he doesn't know but a lot is going on behind this failure.

"Cut the crap and tell us why the hell out hotel isn't built yet? Are you playing games with us? We have paid half of the amount already and invested so much in that hotel. We have paid half of the payment already and the hotel is only half-built. Do you know the goddamn consequence?!" One of the men from the client shouted at James furiously. 

He is one of the Domancos. The junior Domanco, Daniel Domanco. He is famous for his arrogant attitude and short temper.  

"How can we trust that you will be able to keep your words this time?" Another man who was present in the room, asked with raised eyebrows. He was Mason North, best friend of the current CEO of Domanco enterprise.

"You can trust me, Mr North. You can check my records. I have been in big projects a couple of times more and this has never happened before." James Jones answered in a confident tone.

"This is not your usual 'big project', Mr Jones. It's the project of the Domancos. I don't like unprofessionalism in my work, no matter what the matter is. Everyone who failed to meet my expectations in business has faced consequences. I, Sebastian Domanco, have trusted you in this and you failed me. Don't you think you deserve the same treatment as others? Why should we give you another chance?" Sebastian Domanco, the one and only CEO of Domanco enterprise, asked in his dead-serious tone which made James look down in shame. 

The Domancos, they are ruling the business world. This change happened when the current CEO of the Domanco enterprises, Sebastian Domanco, stepped in. Sebastian Domanco, the cold and cunning businessman who is creating havoc in the business world by his business tactics, strategies and success. 

In just three years, he managed to make an identity of his own in the world. He is famous for a few things. Work, business deals and profit. Nothing else matters to him other than that. He absolutely hates it when things don't go according to him. What he hates more is lazy people, waste of time and loss in business. He becomes the rumoured devil when any of the three things happens. 

"Mr Sebastian, I would like to apologize once again for failing you. It has affected me as well, but I can assure you that if you give me another chance, I won't disappoint you. This deal means a lot to me and my company. I can assure you that we will give more than our hundred percent this time." James collected himself from his nervousness and tried to put on his most confident face.

"Mr Jones, today we are here, in your office, to have this meeting even though you failed to handover the project because of only one reason, we are aware of your records. You have a really impressive record which is why I gave you the deal in the first place." Sebastian said in a superior tone. 

"Thank you, Mr Domanco. That really means a lot." James immediately took the gap in his speech to appreciate the appreciation. Sebastian didn't acknowledge his words and continued with what he got to say. 

"So, based on that only, I have decided to exte-..." Sebastian couldn't complete his sentence when he was cut off by a loud commotion going outside the meeting room. 

Everyone looked toward the door with a frown when the door suddenly flew open and came inside a STORM, silencing everyone in the room. Not really but a really beautiful red headed woman.

"Dad! I want you to fire that good for nothing secretary of yours right at this moment!" The redheaded woman demanded with an annoyed look on her face as she looked at James Jones with her hands crossed over her chest.

The girl was Chloe Jones. She was an only child of her parents, James Jones and Ruby Jones. She is a really beautiful girl with her unique red hair which was naturally shiny and wavy. She has beautiful sky blue eyes. She got her height and figure from her mother, Ruby Jones, who used to be a model at her time. Chloe was almost five feet six and had milky white skin. She knew how to carry her style and attitude well which made her attractive to the world. 

"Ch... Chloe? What are you doing here?" James asked with a deep frown after coming out of the aftereffect of his daughter's dramatic entry. 

"We can come to that later, dad! First fire him! How dare he! He wasn't letting me meet you, can you believe that? He was stopping me, Chloe Jones, from coming into my own office!" She exclaimed while stomping like a five year old and glaring at the poor secretary who had the order of James of not letting anyone disturb him because he was having a meeting with the Domancos. 

"Chloe, we will talk about it later. Can you please leave now? I am having a really important meeting right now." James said in a strict yet requesting tone. He knows his daughter. He knows how bad things can turn if he uses his strict tone at her at that moment but he can't even irritate Sebastian Domanco more than he already was. He was in the most disturbing situation at that moment. 

"Are you asking me to get out, dad?! What's more important to you than me, huh?!" She asked with a deep frown before looking around to face the important people her father was talking about and that's when her eyes fell on one particular man with cold grey eyes. 

Did her heart just flip? 

She knows this man. She has heard a lot about him even when she was studying abroad and when she returned back just a few days ago, his name is the only thing she has been hearing. He is Sebastian Domanco, the King of business. She has heard a lot about how successful he is in the business world but why didn't anyone ever tell her about how breathtakingly handsome he is! 

"What the hell is going on, Mr Jones?" Sebastian exclaimed in an irritation filled tone while moving his eyes from her to her father who was almost sweating at the anticipation of what is coming next. He saw the look in Sebastian's eyes and he knew if he doesn't stop his overly spoiled daughter now, things are going to take an ugly turn.

"Mr Sebastian, I am sorry. I will handle it right away. Please-..." James got up from his chair, to explain things and at the same time make Chloe get out. But he felt everything going into the drain when Sebastian stood up, everyone else that came with him following suits. 

"We are done with the meeting, Mr Jones. I assure you that things are not going to be in your favour after this but it might have, if you had kept your immature and bratty daughter locked in the house. I don't have time for her brattiness. My secretary will contact you soon. Be prepared for the consequences." Sebastian said in the most nerve chilling tone and directly walked out of the room, without giving a second look to James or Chloe. 

Everyone soon followed him outside. James followed behind too, to stop them anyhow but Sebastian didn't give him a chance.

On the other hand, Chloe's eyes widened as soon as she heard Sebastian and it directly hit her princess ego. He called her immature and bratty?! How dare he?! 

She turned around to look at her father with a frown of irritation who had a stoney face on which she didn't notice.

"Dad, did you hear him?! How dare he call me a br-..." Chloe couldn't complete her sentence when a slap forced her to shut her mouth and take a few steps back at the same time. She immediately had her hand on the cheeks where her father just slapped her, for the first time. 

She slowly looked up to look at her father with hurt and disbelief in her eyes. Her eyes teared immediately in hurt. She couldn't believe that her father raised his hand at her. For what? 

"Dad! You slapped me." She exclaimed in shock and disbelief, her voice was shaking. 

"Yes! I slapped you. I should have slapped you long ago. Then I wouldn't have to see this day." He exclaimed back in pure anger and disappointment. She was more shocked, if that was possible. "Do you know how important that client was? He could have given us fortune but now what we are going to receive from him is destruction. Did you hear me? He is going to destroy us and then I won't be able to afford all these spoiled attitudes of yours. I should have kept a check on that long ago. But it's not late yet." He said with determination before pulling his phone out of his pocket. He dialed someone

"What do you mean? What are you doing?" She asked in confusion. 

"Block all cards and cars that are under Chloe's name and do that right now." He barked on the phone while glaring at Chloe who was too shocked to say anything. 

"Dad! What are you doing?!" She exclaimed in anger. She had turned red by then. 

"I am not doing anything, Chloe. You will do whatever is to be done." He said in a strict tone while looking at her without any love or adoration which he always has. 

"What?!" She asked with a deep frown of confusion. Everything was happening so fast for her to understand what's going on. 

"If you want your credit cards, cars back and want your share in the Jones property, you have to apologize to Sebastian Domanco and get the contract back." He said in a cold tone. 

"Say what?!" She exclaimed in shock and frustration. 

"You heard me already." James said before walking toward her in long strides. He snatched the car key which was in her hand and walked out of the meeting room without any more word. 

Chloe stood there in shock, like a ticking bomb who was waiting to blast any moment and it came sooner as she let out a loud scream of frustration before throwing everything off of the table. She banged her hand on the table in anger. She looked at the glass wall in front of her where her messy reflection was mocking at her. 

"Sebastian Domanco!" She gritted the name out. "This all happened because of you. You called me a brat, right? Now you will see how bratty I can be!" She said to herself with determination before swinging her purse over her shoulder and walking out of the room.