Just Watch

Chapter 14

Just Watch.

Sage Dominic.

Dull.

My life has always been dull since the moment I was born. I cared about nothing and nothing interested me. Not until her... Ever since the night my eyes fell on her, I experienced new feelings... and no one was going to hurt her or try to dehumanise her... Not even her husband!

"Master, shall we go now? Your father requests your presence." My butler came up behind me after Lyla's husband had driven out of the compound.

I clenched my fists subconsciously and nodded towards him, taking measured steps towards the house.

"What are you going to do about it?" I heard my butler ask, and I was surprised that I understood what he meant, but I preferred to play dumb.

"Do about what?" I kept my sights on the patio doors ahead of me.

"After the incident between Lyla and her companion." He continued. "I know you, master. You wouldn't let anyone speak to her about that."

He was right about that. What even made me pleased was when he referred to Lyla's husband as 'her companion'. That phrase dared me to take the man's title from him. He didn't deserve to be called her husband. He didn't deserve to be in the same space as she.

And Taylor, my butler, was right. Lyla's companion would pay for that.

I took the elevator to the highest floor where my father's office was, and when the doors opened, I immediately spotted my father in the arms of two women. They were laughing and clinging to him as if he owned the world.

His eyes lit up when they saw me.

"Sage, my boy." He smiled widely, "I've been waiting for you."

He was drunk, I noticed. My father never smiled, neither did he let himself loose unless he had a lot to drink. But even when he was drunk, he was half sane and could hold intelligent conversations.

"Hello, father." I smoothed my tie and settled into the plush sofa opposite him. "You called."

He cleared his throat immediately and tapped on the women to excuse us. After a while, only three of us were left in the room. My father, Taylor, and I.

"Did you meet any girl you liked?" He began, "You're getting older, and soon you'd have to get married to be able to control the affairs of the company."

My lips curled in disdain as I crossed my legs together. Control the affairs of the company? I was already doing that! I was doing most of their jobs while his workers were partying and getting paid for doing nothing.

"I'm just nineteen, father..." Then, under my breath, I muttered, "As if I'll ever get married."

My father became a little more serious. "I got married to your mother when I was twenty two years old."

"I'm tired of listening to that story, father. What exactly do you want?" I wasn't interested in hearing the sob stories of how my mother had died while giving birth to me. "In case you've forgotten, I'm now a student and I have a lot of assignments to catch up with."

My father stared at me for a little longer. "Highschool assignments are way beneath you, Sage. We both know that. We also know that you have the power over every single person in that school and you can do as you please. You're smarter than more than half of the kids anyway."

I didn't answer him. I just spoke with my eyes, tapping my feet on the ground with impatience. My father knew what that meant. If he didn't say anything serious I was going to walk out on him as usual.

He sighed heavily. "Fine. During the dinner party today, was there any company you found interesting for us to invest in?"

Oh, yeah, I almost forgot to add that I was the company's scout. Scouting potential companies that would perform well (give us a huge amount of returns) if we invested in them.

"Nobody stood out to me." I leaned back into the sofa, not even trying to think at all.

I just wanted to be over and done with this conversation. All I wanted to do was go up to my room and obsess over the woman with wavy brown hair and dark eyes that could break all my walls if she looked too closely. The events of this night crossed my mind again, and I felt a jump in my heart.

"Actually..." I leaned forward, this seemed to draw my father's attention. "I found someone, um, a company that I would like to invest in."

"Really? Which is it?" My father seemed to be excited that I was finally interested in his company's business.

An easy smile spread across my face. "Kendeal by Michael Atelo."

"Ken what?" My father was confused. "I've never heard of that company before."

I shrugged. "It's a new company, I guess."

My father thought for a while before speaking. "The name of the company would have been an instant red flag for me, but since you find it worthy to invest in, I trust it completely." He leaned back and chuckled. "But when you're sealing a business deal with them, make sure you have them scrap out that name and change it to something more worthy for our company's name."

"As you wish, father. Would that be all?" I asked.

He gave me a satisfied look. "That would be all, son." He waved towards me and turned to Taylor. "Call the women back in, please."

Taylor nodded as he followed me out of my father's study. Stepping out, we were met with the scene of my father's secretary fighting off his two whores.

"Don't bother calling them back in." I told Taylor to disregard my father's command.

He nodded and followed me into the elevator. Once we were alone, he asked.

"Do you want to acquire his company and be his boss? Lyla Atelo's companion, I mean. Is it his company you're after? Will you teach him a lesson that way?"

I scoffed under my breath. "His company is beneath me, Taylor. I have bigger plans for him. Just watch."