The cat halted in front of the company's entrance with a screech as the shareholders and important personnel were lined up in front of the company's entrance to usher in the chairman,his sons and his grandson.
The first car was opened by the head of staff as grandpa came down with a serious look on his face,this was noticed by the shareholders who didn't relent to murmur but not to the hearing of the chairman.
Ezekiel came down from the second car with his brother who was seated beside hIm through the car ride in brooding silence,but that didn't bother Ezekiel at all.
Then the last car to arrive was an attention seeker,the very screeching of the tires had everyone's attention as they wondered who dared to cause such a scene in front of the company and also in the presence of the chairman.
Grandpa gave a faint smile because he knew who it was,he didn't need anyone to tell him that the person sitting in that cat was the heir of the company,the same person who was the main topic in the meeting they were about to have.
There was an instant silence when the car opened, according to the person coming down from the car.
The murmurings started again when a tall silhouette of a man came out first from the car and they confirmed that it wasn't Zaiden.
Elijah had one proud smile on his face the moment Nathan stepped down from the car,he put on a non smiling face for the duo so as for them to know that he was not here for jokes.
He rolled his eyes the minute Zaiden's Italian shoe was the first to be seen outside before his whole body was out of the car,just like his cousin Nathan,he too gave out a cold demeanour around him.
Had it been Elijah didn't have a plan on removing his nephew out of the way for his son ,they would have been a good pair on handling the company but that was impossible for him,he knew as long as there was Zaiden,Nathan's importance wouldn't be appreciated.
The two grandson's walked up to stay beside their father who was already beside their grandpa as the front door to the company was opened for them.
Distant whisperings were heard by the employees, especially the female ones ,who were trying to catch a glimpse of the second grandson that was joining business today.
Nathan smirked and winked at a female employee and that made her go gaga,because the moment she noticed his gaze on her,she felt her heart go pit-a-pat.
Zaiden ignored the attention coming their way,rolling his eyes at what Nathan was doing ,this was just his first day at work and he's already flirting with the girls.
Well,that wasn't his business right?
What more was his grandpa expecting when he had a playboy coming to the company to take the position of the director.
The elevator ride to Grandpa's office was a very long and exhausting one,because Grandpa's office was on the twenty fifth floor,but lastly they were able to wait for minutes in his office so as to prepare for the minute.
"So how do you feel coming to the company for the first time?"Grandpa asked Nathan who was busy admiring the old man's office as this was his first time being here.
"Nice grandpa,the girls are really pretty"Nathan said smirking while waiting for the calm before the storm over what he just said.
He derives pleasure seeing his old man all flea up.
Call him a psychopath but that was just him.
"Nathaniel!"Elijah called his full name,his eyes were dark shades and that was when he noticed his dad was angry over what he said.
It took him a while before he apologized to his grandpa before taking a seat beside Zaiden who was pressing his phone,ignoring the drama that just happened.
After a short while, Grandpa's secretary announced that the meeting was going to start in a few minutes.Elijah was the first to leave the office with his son while Granpy walked over to Zaiden.
"I don't need you flaring up at the shareholders,it would be best if you leave everything to me,okay?"
"Okay grandpa"Ziaden told the old man standing up to fix his tie,he took a deep breath,he was a little bit nervous unlike him today because he knew what awaited them before the three left for the meeting avenue.
The moment the door to the hall was opened,the shareholders stood up to welcome the very owner of Knights Fashion Empire,his son Ezekiel was the second to come in before Zaiden stepped in to find everyone looking at him.
Some were looking at him with smiles on their faces but he noticed the tight edges on their faces. A few of the smiling ones had something up their sleeves because he could tell he was forced.
While the rest,who were brave enough to frown , looked at him with contempt but that wasn't making him panic because he knew everything would work in his favour.
Leonard was the first to introduce and settle everyone down on their respective sears before he went on to talk about the reason behind the meeting for today.
Before one could say Jack Robinson,a few of the shareholders who Grandpa noticed were not on his side were already objecting to Zaiden's ascension to the seat.
While the loyal ones were now attacking the oppositors and everyone of them,the murmurings continued while Elijah was smiling at the whole drama because he knew it was affecting his father and his brother.
The moment Grandpa raised his hand up,silence fell upon the hall before he cleared his throat and said,
"I will like to clear the misunderstanding here and that would be the last time my grandson would be disrespected over his failure of finding a wife for himself"He paused a bit looking at Elijah to notice him,a grown was already forming in his face as if he knew what the old man was trying to say to do.
"My son Zaiden is already engaged and I would like to use this medium to invite every single one of you to the engagement party next tomorrow" Grandpa said lastly before the questions started coming.
"If I could say,since he claims to be engaged,why do you choose this time to inform us about it?"Mark asked, looking at Elijah before looking back to the chairman.
Grandpa wanted to talk but Zaiden gave him a signal to be silent before he took the microphone .
"I don't remember you inviting me when you proposed to your wife Mark,so why the foolish questions?"Zaiden threw the questions at him,the shareholders laughing at his stupid questions.
He noticed Mark clenching his fist but ignored him,Zaiden didn't need anyone to tell him that he was clearly among his uncle's league.
"I guess the meeting for today had come to an end since I've cleared the doubts in your hearts that our potential heir to the would be a suitable candidate,any objections?''Leonard asked looking at everyone who had their lips sealed including Elijah's minions.
It was as if they didn't have any tangible reasons to object to what they were saying ,so he smiled and looked at grandpa lastly.
"I would like to introduce someone special,he will be starting work soon as the new director of the production department,meet my son Nathaniel Knights"Grandpa said before the door was opened for Nathan.
The shades he had on covered his emotionless eyes,his father was the first to clap as he walked up to the duo before his minions joined him.
Everyone knew he was Elijah's son but the lingering questions on their heart was why Grandpa didn't discuss his arrival to them,they had earlier mistaken him when he was coming out of the car for some important client.
"Hi,I'm Nathan Knights, ''Nathan introduced himself,removing his glasses to take note of the atmosphere and to observe the looks in everyone's face.
After much talk about Nathan,the meeting ended with grandpa inviting them to his welcome party where his brother's engagement to Hazel would be announced.
Zaiden had to show him around the company and where his office would be ,and after the tour around the company they decided to rest a little.
"Congratulations"Zaiden told him while sipping his drink while Nathan looked at him not giving him any reply to what he just said.
"I didn't actually know you would end up getting married to her ''Nathan changed the topic,which made Zaiden's eyes look at him suspiciously,he could remember any time he had a conversation with him,he would end up talking about Hazel.
"What is it you are keeping away from me?"
"What is what?"Nathan asked back,smirking at him.
"Do you like her?"
"Like is a strong word to use dear brother,she's going to be my sister-in-law soon"He said, tucking his hand inside his pocket while crossing his leg in front of Zaiden who had a smug look on his face before saying finally.
"Good luck having her,but I doubt if she will look your way"He said, standing up to leave Nathan alone.
He threw the can of coke he was holding to the nearest bin before leaving his office for Nathan,with a disturbing question in his heart.
He didn't care if Nathan likes her because he wasn't interested in her.
Then why does he feel jealous whenever he says her name.
Zaiden,why are you jealous?