There was a pin-drop silence in the meeting room, as though there was no-one in, but in reality, there were people seated on the long meeting table.
He was busy with his phone as they waited for him;
His right hand continuously tapped on the table; and although he carried a fearful aura, the female board members, couldn't resist admiring the godlike sight; he hair hadn't been styled for a while, thus a few strands flopped forward, stopping just below his brows, giving him a fresh messy look. His brows were nicely carved, and although he was looking downwards, his long lashes could be seen. He was putting on a black body-hug shirt which revealing his athletic abs and muscled chest. The first two buttons of his shirt weren't hooked and there was a visible tattoo on his chest which led downwards; although he was just twenty-eight, he commanded an indubitable aura.
Suddenly, he dropped his phone and looked at the people in the board room;
''Begin,'' he said, reclining backward on the seat.
A young woman, who had lost herself staring at him, staggered up from her seat, she blinked severally as she arranged the files in front of her;
''The stock prices of our company has risen by 15% ''
She said, passing a file to him;
''Next ''
''The shipment arrived yester, the factories had started work''
Another man said, standing up;
''Next ''
Liam said; still tapping his finger on the table. There was silence; he raised his eyes to look at the board members and noticed that they were in a state of panic.
''Next! '' He repeated himself, this time, his eyes narrowing at them;
A woman stood; her hands shaky; the other members' heads were bowed because they knew what was to follow her announcement.
''Global Corporation gained an extra 2% of the… INS Shares, making them among the top highest shareholders. ''
His hand froze immediately and his eyes glanced at the woman who just made the announcement;
Her head was bent and her hands holding onto the file for support, her face was already pale with fear and there were beads of sweat forming on her forehead;
''What did you just say?''
Liam sat upright in his seat; his brows narrowing;
There was pin-drop silence in the large room, as the board members held their breaths;
''Who sold those shares?! He asked, his voice ringing in the room; no-one could respond.
''Don't make me repeat myself; else this would be the last day you set your foot in this company.''
His chest was rising and falling heavily, his eyes were already dark with rage;
Knowing that he meant every single word he said; they stood up immediately;
''They... they bought the stocks from the lowest shareholders, offering them at almost double the price, which was almost irresistible. ''
The Chief Accountant said, his head bent low; Liam rage was nearly bursting through his veins, he slammed the table with ‘thud’ sound.
''Get out!! All of you!! Get out!''
He screamed at them with rage as he stood up from the seat; they instantly scrambled out of the room; leaving him red with rage.
His assistant was plastered to the wall behind him; he wished he could leave too, but that was not possible, he needed his permission to leave.
Liam breathed heavily, his head bent, and fists on the table.
He was so angry, he needed someone to vent it on; turning around he saw his assistant fidgeting, almost hugging the wall.
''Come here!”
Tony hopped to where Liam was standing;
''Did you know about this?!''
''I don't know how you do it, I don't care how you will do it, buy those shares back! Don't appear before me until it is done, do you hear me?''
Tony nodded and sauntered out of the room; as soon as he was outside, he heaved a sigh of relief.
Liam fell back on his seat, his hands gripping the sides firmly; his veins popping out to the surface of his skin. The flashes of what had happened 20 years ago replayed in his mind.
It was a sunny afternoon; he was playing with his sister and they played hide and seek; it was his turn to hide, and he knew the one place where she wouldn't find him was in his parents' room; so he sneaked into their room; his parents were taking a nap, his Dad had his hand around his mom; he could still remember the flower petals on the gown she wore; the red roses on the quilt, not a single memory of that day had blurred, they were still inscribed in his memories. Tip-toeing gently, he found his way to the wardrobe and hid; a boyish grin on his face as he thought of a million places his younger sister would look for him in their mighty mansion.He could still hear her distant counts; she was almost nearing ten, and he was eager to win this time; when suddenly she stops counting at eight;Thinking she might have stopped because she wanted to get him before he finds a place to hide, he smiled to himself; she won't ever think of their parents' wardrobe. There was still
Kate sat by her window side; staring outside; she loved the view of the huge estate from her window; a gardener was pruning the lawn, and there were three maids, sitting on a street bench under a flower shade, giggling about something; the air was beautiful; it took away her worry for a split second. When she had come for the first time, she was in so much panic that she did not look around the estate; it's been six days since she was taken away from the darkroom, and knowing she would stay there for a long time, she had to get acquainted with her surroundings. The Mansion was very huge and vast; it had three floors; the maids and the house workers stayed on the first floor; on the second floor there was no-one staying; and on the last floor, he lived, alone. She wondered why no-one stayed on the second floor and he had the last floor to him alone, but then she waved away the thought, it was obvious, no-one wanted to stay close to a dreadful demon like him.
Kate’s lips trembled but she could not speak; she stared at the old lady for a moment;''I… I just took my bath. ''She explained; pursing her lips.“You don't want me to repeat myself. Do you? '' milly said, raising her brows. Kate bowed her head low and turned towards the bathroom; the maids looked at her with pity as though she was a lamb taken to be slaughtered; they could only imagine what evil she must have done to their boss to attract his venom.After taking her bath; the elderly lady pointed at some specific lotions on her vanity table; and she applied it; after which, a maid dried her hair, and after applying a sweet-smelling oil; let it fall to her back. A light makeup was applied to her face which stressed her beauty, but beauty was the last thing she wanted that night.After her makeup was applied, she was given the basket;''Put those on and follow me. ''Milly instructed; Kate stared at the basket for
His right brow arched, and his eyes shot daggers at her;Kate stepped backward twice; her head bowed low;''I'm sorry, I'm not prepared for this now, can we do this some other day?''She thought she was strong; she thought she would be able to let herself do anything but she was utterly wrong, it was that moment, she realized how hard it was to give yourself to someone you hate to your very bones! Yes, she hates this man to the bone, she took her life away from her.Liam brows eased, and he dropped the cigar on the tray; relaxing back on the couch;''I didn't ask for your opinion; I just told you to take your clothes off your body.it was a command not a request ''He said in a relaxed tone. Kate raised her eyes to look at him; if he wanted to r*pe her, he should at least have mercy on her virgin soul, and let her mind be prepared!He was still staring at her with venom in his eyes, it was as though she was just a fun toy, as though he
The next day was Sunday. She had stayed awake for the greater part of the night before she finally drifted off to sleep.After taking her bath that morning; she put on a long single strap dress, packed her hair up with a hairband, and left her room. She walked down the hall to the front porch; there were a few people insight and they were all busy doing one thing or the other; everywhere looked serene, so she guessed that he might be at home.Since she had nothing to do, she figured she might as well go check up on her sister and know how she had been faring.She passed by some workers and she greeted them politely; they replied with a wave, some with a smile. She knew the news of her being the master's wife must have spread among the workers, from the way they looked at her; she knew that they pitied her greatly.She hadn't reached the first gate when she saw him; her heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect to see him on her way out, so she was nervous,
Kate heaved a sigh of relief as she watched him walk away; thinking about it, she would have to remain in her room whenever he was home, to avoid him seeing a glimpse of her. Now, she can't ever leave the mansion without him knowing about it. Sighing, she stood up, unsure of where to go to.She hadn't taken three steps down the road when two guards approached her;''Miss, we were told to escort you out to the city this way Miss. '' The guard pointed towards the first gate, as though to tell her to go on first. Kate stared at both of them for a split moment before walking forward.At the first gate, a black car was waiting; the first guard sat in front with the driver while the other, sat with her at the back seat. Kate was almost suffocating in the car, she would have preferred to go alone but now, there were three men wearing heavy cologne suffocating her inside a car! She can't even breathe properly.''Where to? Miss '' The driver asked, and she told hi
Kate was surprised by what she heard, her eyes widening in surprise; if the rumors are true, then it was good news for her.''Yes, our boss hasn't been seen with any woman, so everybody presumed that he was into men, I think the rumors were getting too much so he wanted to silence it. I think his grandfather had got him a woman, but he didn't want her, so he got himself a wife so he could keep his grandfather off his matters for the time being.Kate thought to herself; the explanation really made sense; he could have chosen a million things to do with them but he wanted a wife; a wife whom he would never touch. Now she thought about it, he never looked at her body the previous night! The more Kate thought about it, the happier she became; if he was gay he would never ever touch her, right?And when everything had calmed down, he would let her go?That was the happiest she had been since she started living in the mansion.''… and the boss is
The next day, Kate woke up early and waited for Liam to come downstairs; the day before she had asked around and she was told that he goes to work by 8 am, so she woke up early and dressed properly and waited for him at the end of the stairs;She wanted to leave the estate, and he had told her she could not leave unless she told him about it; although she didn't want him seeing her often, she had no choice.She stood there for about ten minutes before she heard his footsteps on the stairs; her heart beating rapidly as his steps approached, he was someone who couldn't be comprehended, so she wasn't sure what his reply would be;Liam walked down quietly when suddenly, he saw someone standing at the end of the stairs; her head was bowed low. His brows creased, no-one dared to stay in his path whenever he was home, he wondered what gave that woman such audacity. Pulling his eyes away from her, he continued down the stairs, but just as he was about to walk past her,