"Zane, I need you to make inquiries on Kendi's relationship with the Leonardo family. Get all the information I need. You take 2 days off from work, start from tomorrow. You have my permission and get all the information required." He said abruptly with a smirk on his face, as he became desperate to know Kendra's relationship with Leonardo's household.
"No problem sir. Am good at that." Zane retorted without wasting time.
"Brilliant, but don't forget you have two days to do that. I will instruct my secretary to issue you a check for it understood?"
"Hundred percent sir." Zane was energetic and vibrant to do the job as instructed. And they drove him to his private Cruise boat.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the Cruise Boat.
He sighed hastily and open his eyes before stepping down from the car which the door was already opened by one of his bodyguards.
He buttoned his suit before taking a notch toward the most beautiful Cruise boat in Florida that always had people who used to know him to talk a lot about his prospect before gaping in shock at all the good legacy he has acquired over the years.
Even those that heard the name alone had gaps in amazement, but Richie wasn't surprised because that's how powerful the legacy he had built over the years, how influential, important, and dominant the legacy he has occupied in the business world.
He steps into the open door with his bodyguard right behind him.
"Good Evening, sir." One of the female security ensuring the Cruise boat greeted him politely, and she quickly opened the door for him. But he didn't hack to her greeting as he was moody after his encounter with Kendi. Immediately as he walks in. There was a pause, just in a fraction of a second. Unending applause from his staff and business associates were all clapping and clamoring to his name.
He could feel some of them staring at the sight of him meaningfully, especially the ladies.
Well, what do you expect, when Richie is prosperous, elegant, and single? Perhaps. He's one of the talked about bachelors in the whole city of Florida. So, he ain't surprised if every one of them would of course want him to be their man. However, that would only be their craving, because he can't imagine himself with any of his staff or business associates.
Everything was perfectly arranged as he instructed. Different brands of Champagne, Whisky, and more.
He felt all eyes on him as he walked in and move straight to his lodge to gain little rest before joining them. As they are all happy as they clamored to his name, and Lucas, Richie's best friend was just smiling, but Richie walked straight to his lodge to get some rest and instruct Zane to make every other thing available and obtainable for them.
A few minutes later, he had a knock on the door. But never want to give his permission to come in, but the door was pushed open. It was his best friend, Lucas, as his best friend he doesn't need any permission to come in.
"Hey Bro, what's the problem? You look tired." Lucas asks in concern.
"I'm fine Bro, nothing much. It's just Kendi with her troubles. She approached me while on my lunch with one of my business associates. Threatening the hell out of me." He said with a smirk on his face.
"You know how troublesome Kendi is. How she became heartless since her parents disown her. You don't have to bother yourself about her or are you bothered?" Lucas ask and folded his arms against his chest.
"Common Bro. Am ain't bothered over her threat. Am just tired, and I needed to have some rest. 10 to 20 minutes, before joining you guys." He retorted immediately without wasting time.
Richie knows the road to success is not linear, it is up and down, and he must be very determined and prepared to do whatever is required for his success, and he believes Kendra is never a threat to his success.
'I love her and carried her for over 10 years. I never cheated on her or lied to her about anything, because am always happy with my affairs with her. But she breaks my heart and trust, for having multiple romances with my formal ally.'
He thought in his head but he never let himself to anger and he wished he can go back in time and correct everything because he felt unhappy for her parents to disown her. For that, she lost all her dancing crew, and she's pouring all her anger on him. Trying to bring him down from all he has labored over the years.
"I can't reconcile with her. I forgive her for sacrificing her precious virginity for the Ally, but I couldn't forgive her for having affairs with the CEO after the Ally. I wish I could, I would have done that ever since understand?" He said with a bored expression, and Lucas was laughing at him.
"Hmmm," Lucas signed.
"I don't understand. What do you mean by that Lucas?"
"I know you're still in love with Kendi. That's why you are worried about her wellbeing. But whatever it is. I believe you are capable of handling any challenges before you, but Kendi is becoming too challenging on you dude." Lucas said abruptly and there was a pause. As Richie's face becomes pale.
'Lucas was right because she's my weakness. I can easily take her down if she ain't my ex, but she ain't just my ex. We grew up together, and she supported my career and took care of my sick mother for weeks while in the hospital.' He thought with a devious smirk on his face.
Though, he feels there's nothing too challenging for him to handle in the city of Florida or the whole United States. He believes with his connections and influence in the Government, he can attain any set of goals to handle any challenges and tackle them efficiently.
A few minutes later a knock came on the door. It was Zane, Richie's assistant.
"Sir everyone is waiting for you, and all your business associates are present already," Zane announced.