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Xavier's POV
"I ...I tried everything I could to stop the sales from dropping sir,there was a glitch in the system and I could not stop it"the man in front of me trembled with fear as he bowed his head.
He was afraid, good he should be.
He suddenly knelt down in front of me with his hands together "I'm very sorry sir,I promise I'll do better,please forgive me"
I threw my head back and laughed,the nerve of this man,I clenched my fist and slammed it on the table,he flinched and cowered "I don't pay you to make stupid mistakes, a glitch? How can you let the system security become so weak that a glitch could even happen"he shook even more as he tried to utter words.
"Sir I -"
I held my hand up signaling him to stop talking "I am not a very patient person Mr Callen,I hate tardiness and irresponsibilty."
"Sir I promise,this will never happen again,I'll strengthen the security and make sure everyone under me is alert,we will work harder than before,please give me another chance"he begged pathetically.
I smirked "you are right about one thing Mr Callen, this will never happen again,I'll make sure of it"
"You are fired"
"Sir please-
"Take him away"I turned to the security,they nodded and dragged the filth out of my office.
I frowned,deeply annoyed at what had just happened,sales dropping meant that I was losing money,and losing is something I hated with everything in me,I never lost to anyone and that is how I got the Blackwood's company to where it was today,the telephone rang beside me,I picked it up.
"Sir Mr Lockhart is her-"
Before my secretary could complete his sentence,he barged into my office like he owned it.
"Get back to work" with that I dropped the phone,I sighed tiredly as he smiled brightly and slumped on the couch.
"I'm busy,get out"
"How's my bestie doing"he batted his lashes, completely ignoring what I had just said.
"Don't call me that Jace" I grumbled.
Jace Lockhart ,my friend and my business partner,we practically grew up together,he was a big pain in the ass, he was always very carefree and indifferent,while I worked my ass out every single day,we had almost nothing in common,he liked to joke and mess around, something I despised,our parents were family friends and since our fathers had the same line of business and were partners too, we practically had to hang out together and suddenly he grew on me, becoming the only friend I ever had.
"How's Cass?" His eyes lit up immediately at the mention of his girlfriend,his smile widened even more,the thing love does to innocent people,Cass was his long time girlfriend,as Jace liked to say "first love" just the thought of mentioning that word left a burning sensation on my tongue.
"Correction Fiancee,I proposed!" He said with Glee.
I wasn't surprised,he always blabbed nonstop about how much he wanted to make her his wife and much he loved her.
"Congrats man, finally your dream has come true"he chuckled.
"Now it's your turn Xavier,I want to live to see the day you'd finally settle down and get married"I rolled my eyes at his words,like that was ever going to happen.
Love is a stupid emotion on my path,sure its real but I don't want to stop being rational to please someone,Love is a weakness especially in this game of mine,one I'd like to avoid for a very long time.
I had to change the topic before he starts to bombarding me with more questions which would annoy me even further " so when is the engagement party?"
" Oh that's coming up later this month, if I had my way it'd be in two days or tomorrow!" He said experatedly
I chuckled lowly" in rush are we?"
"Of course man, you would get it if you had a -"
I cut him short to just bury the topic for now,I was sure as hell that he'd bring it up again,I wish I could bury it forever.
" Jace why don't we go and celebrate this somewhere else huh?"
He relaxed back and peered at me as if he was trying to see what I was thinking " I see what you're doing, but of course let's celebrate" he said with a knowing smile as he stood up.
I let out a long sigh as I stood up and followed him out the door, " so much for being busy"
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The next day I walked into the company's building in a hurry, not even bothering to respond to the greetings given by my staff.
I never did anyway.
It was just a waste of energy, time and resources.
After I got to the office I immediately went to the meeting room. The meeting was moved from yesterday to this morning, all because of the glitch that cost me money,damn that barstard Callen.
"We are at the last stage of the deal with the cassano company in Italy,all that's left now is to sign the contract" one of the Board members Mr Morgan spoke up.
"Then what the hell are we waiting for,sign the deal,we've tried so hard to secure this deal for some months now,there should be no hesitation".He nodded at me a little conflicted,then I sensed something was wrong,all the board members looked like they were having a hard time to say whatever it was that they were hiding.
"There is one small problem"he continued adjusting his glasses,his hands trembling slightly,I raised my brows gesturing him to continue.
"The Director of the company was having second thoughts,we tried to persuade him,but he only agreed on one condition"This time I was frowning,I knew it was not going to benefit me.
"What is his condition?"I questioned gritting my teeth.
"He doesn't want to leave his company at the mercy of a bachelor,he mentioned that you were,um well acquainted with several women,he wants a stable family man,his condition was that you must get married". When he finished,my knuckles were turning white from how hard I clenched my fists,sure I had many women around me,but they were never serious,all flings that were at my beck and call,this condition infuriated me.
That sly bastard
"We can cancel and tell him we don't want the deal anymore Mr Blackwood"He said trying to pacify me,as much as I'd love to tear up the contract and throw the pieces in his face,I couldn't unfortunately,after the glitch,we lost a total of three million dollars,this deal would help my company out of this crises,I took a deep breath and made my decision.
"Tell him that I'll sign the deal and accept his condition, I'll get married in two weeks time,the faster we get to finalize this deal,the better,this meeting has come to an end,you are all dismissed."They all bowed their heads and left the room.
I ran a hand through my hair and cursed out loud,I always get what I want even if this was getting difficult.
There was one little problem though,where the fuck would I find a bride.
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