Logan walked into the company building after deciding to leave everything that happened between Maya and himself at home. He was running late in attending to work stuff. He needs to deal with that man and also put things in order or the company might just loose a lot of money.
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" Please sir, forgive me, I did it all for the betterment of this company." Mr John Thomas begged as he knelt on the floor with both of his hands together.
" Who exactly am I Mr John Thomas? " he purposely asked him.
" You're Mr Logan Jack, the CEO and president of this company." He replied him
" And you? Who are you in this company?" Logan asked him again
" I'm just a foreign affairs manager. " he replied him.
" Good... " he told him before he stood up from where he leaned on his table in his office.
" You, Mr John Thomas knew all that yet you went ahead and planned a meeting without my consent. " he told him as he walked around him. Only Logan, Mr John Thomas, James and two security guards were in there.
" How much did Reling Enterprises pay you to sabotage everything? " he asked him as he stood in front of him with his hands in his pockets.
" I... I... no..nothing sir... "
" Do you know I can actually throw you into jail for all you've done? " Logan yelled at him furiously.
" Please sir, please don't do that sir I... I... collected a million. " he finally confessed in tears.
Logan squatted in front of him. " If there's anything I hate most In this world.. that is betrayal.. Mr John Thomas.. you've betrayed me and you must be punished.. instead of throwing you in jail, i have decided to throw you out of this company without a dime from me after-all, you've collected enough from my enemies, take him away! " he ordered the security guards. He wept as he held Logan's leg.
" please sir, please sir have mercy.. I have a wife and children to support. They won't be able to take in all that has happened and how... how will I face them? Please sir forgive me.. "
" I said take this man away! " Logan ordered the guards as he tried to draw his leg away from the man. They guards struggled but finally got hold of the man.
" Please sir forgive me, sir have mercy... " he kept pleading as they dragged him away and out of his office.
" What a nuisance! how dare he? So that means he has been giving out information all this while. Mr James! " he called out..
" Yes sir. "
" How much information was in his hands? "
" Not quite much sir.. we are still safe. "
" Safe? " he asked him as his voice rose.
" How can you stand there and say we are saved. The information Reling has in their hands no matter how small is enough to pull one over us.. get me all the projects he handled and set up another meeting with the Chinese investors for tomorrow. You're dismissed. " he told him before he finally left.
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Logan sat down and buried his head in his palms, he has so much to deal with. All of a sudden, the image of Maya's face when he said those things to her earlier flashed back in his mind. He can't believe he was thinking of her at that crucial moment. He suddenly felt bad on remembering that look on her face. He remembered her laughing face while they were playing in the mud earlier. Remembering her smile made him feel sort of weirdly better.
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Maya still at home, headed towards the gate but the gate attendant blocked her. "Please excuse me, I have to go somewhere. "
"I'm sorry ma'am, but Sir Logan specifically gave orders not to let you out of the house. " the gate attendant told her.
" What? " she asked him in surprise.
" Logan told you that? Why? "
" I'm sorry ma'am I do not know, I was just told not to let you out of this house. "
" I will call Logan later, for now open the gate, i need to go somewhere." The gate attendant shook his head. " I'm Logan's wife for crying out loud so open this gate! " Maya said as she raised her voice but he refused.
" I'm sorry ma but I do not want to loose my job. Please do understand."
At the end, she ended up walking back into the mansion. She sat on the sofa in the living room. She was suddenly feeling empty and lonely, she had called home and told them that she was back and will be on her way there. " I don't know why but i feel like crying, I miss my home and I miss every one. I miss my friends and my old life... being Mrs Jack really sucks.. he doesn't treat me nice at all. Her mood is still downed because of what Logan said to her earlier. Right now, she wish she could turn back the hands of time to their wedding day then she will just run out of the church instead of marrying him.
"Whatever cruel game fate was playing with my life should better be good, cause this isn't funny at all. " she said to herself as she gently raised up her legs to put on top of the sofa as she lay down. All she was thinking of was how she could see her family again.
Logan was back from work already, he walked into the mansion tiredly as he loosened the tie around his neck. He walked past the living room but then stopped and took some steps backward. He saw Maya lying on the sofa asleep. He walked into the living room with the intention of waking her up and saying something really harsh to her but instead, just as he reached out his hand to tap her to wake up, he saw himself staring at her and slowly he withdrew his hand. She looked sort of peaceful and her snoring that moment sounded peaceful also to him. He couldn't help but squat in front of her as he stared at her face. As she breathed out, a small strand of her hair on her face moved as well. He saw himself stretching his hand towards her and gently pushed the hair behind her ear and there he could see her face clearly. Her petite but beautiful looking face. He gently stroke her cheek and she slowly flinched. As soon as she was about to open her eyes, he immediately stood up straight and looked away. Slowly she woke up and took a look at him with sleepy eyes.
" What do you think you're doing sleeping on my sofa? " he purposely started.
" Do you.. do you have any idea how much this sofa cost.. " he said to her
" Logan please, I'm not in the mood to argue with you. " she said as she stood up to her feet, and from her face he could notice that she really wasn't the same challenging Maya that was there in the morning.
" You want me to say it right? Fine, I'm sorry that a nobody like me slept on your very expensive sofa. " she told him before turning to leave. As he watched her, he noticed something on her elbow, a wound and it was still bleeding. He immediately stretched out his hand without thinking and took hold of her hand to make her turn.
" What happened to you? " Logan asked her worriedly as she just stared at him with wide eyes.