Ioki turned to see the couple from earlier once more.
"He has an appointment, it was specially scheduled by Isaac So, the CEO's
assistant." The receptionist said as she glared at sel and his female companion
"Meanwhile, you are just some nuisance that decided to pop up and demand
a
meeting with our CEO."
"Don't you know who I am?" sel demanded. "I'm sel Ares! My father owns Ares
Co."
"Ares Co. is nothing to the Williams Family" A young woman said as she arrived
loki grinned as he saw the woman walk up to sel and his group
"And you are?" sel asked as he observed her from head to toe.
loki wanted to laugh at his ignorance. Of course since his family had only recently
become rich so he had no idea that he was talking to a member of the Williams Family,
a
family so low profile that no one had seen their eldest son in years.
loki on the other hand knew the Williams siblings, at least he had met them before
Their eldest son, whose name he had forgotten was his classmate before he
disappeared.
The woman who was standing before them was none other than anna Williams, the
twenty year old daughter of the CEO. She got the signature black hair and piercing
black eyes of the Williams family. Her other features loki assumed came from the
mother, Carin cilla
"Someone you should watch your mouth around" Anna said as she walked passed
everyone. Right before going through the barrier to the elevators she stopped
"loki smith right?" Anna asked as she looked at loki.
loki was stunned that she knew his name. loki simply nodded at her question.
"Well come on, you'll be late." Anna said as she flashed him a rare smile
loki did not hesitate and followed her through the barrier and to the CEOs elevator
"Are you their friends?" Anna suddenly asked him.
"No." Ioki said as he shook his head. "Just some people I literally bumped into in front
of the building"
"Ha! You're funny" Anna said with a laugh. "You'll be perfect for the job."
"The job? The management trainee job?" loki asked. "Miss William I don't know how my
sense of humor would have anything to do with the job I applied for."
"You're perfect." Anna said with a grin as the elevator doors opened and they
climbed in.
"I thought my interview was for the management trainee role, would you know why
it's on the CEO's floor?" loki asked, unable to contain his curiosity
"So many questions, you remind me of him" The younger woman said as she shook
her head. "He also keeps asking questions.
"He?" loki asked. It seemed he ended up with more questions than answers
"My dad will explain later." Anna said with a laugh again. "You're lucky dad called
me in for lessons today, or else that mess the lobby would be pretty bad"
"You're changing the topic" loki said as he rolled his eyes
'Hmph, only someone from an old rich family would dare roll their eyes at me"
Anna complained. "And yes I am because I don't need to answer your questions.
loki was about to say something when the elevator doors opened and Anna walked
out ahead of him
"Isaac, this is loki, dad's waiting for him." Anna said as she walked away.
"Mr. loki smith!" The older man who had given him the card for an interview asked. He
looked different today, more refined, more formal, happier and brighter in general
"Yes sir" loki said with a nod
"Im Isaac So, personal assistant to the CEO of the Williams Group." Isaac said as he
offered a hand for loki to shake. "We've been expecting you."
loki remembered the last time he was in a similar place, it was years ago but the
memory was so strong that it felt like it was just yesterday
He was seventeen at the time and his mother had picked him up from school
something she rarely did that they usually sent the driver and some maids, and she
told him they were going to meet someone very important
Their car soon drove up to a big gray building with employees rushing in and out.
loki recognized this place his grandpa, Constance smith's father, would often bring
him there.
"You are my eldest grandson and the most business savvy in this family little boy:' His
grandpa would often say as they walked around it's clean halls. 'Someday loki, both
the Will and smith family businesses wil be under your control.
"Mom, why are we here?" loki grumbled as he followed his mom through the now
cold halls of the office building.
When his grandfather had died unexpectedly, loki's mother was kicked out of the
board, and more suspiciously his grandfather's will had disappeared
loki's mother changed at that time, from being one of the toughest people he knew,
she became broken. It took a while for his mother to recover, luckily back then the
Smith Group of Companies was still thriving, his father dedicated his time and
attention to his wife's recovery.
But loki could never forget what pain he and his family had to endure because of
what had happened. Now this building gave him nothing but painful memories,
reminder of what once was.
"We are here to meet with your uncle Mike, my younger brother. loki's mom,
Constance smith, said. "When you were younger you would go to his house and play
with your cousins.
"Of course I know my uncle Mike, but why did you bring me here?" loki grumbled
His mothers family hated them, they hated him the most in particular
His grandfather, the late Aaron will , favored him and his sisters among all his
grandchildren. Their mother Constance was the eldest of six siblings, and he was
the eldest grandson
"Mister loki, Miss Constance." Several employees greeted them as they walked
through the halls
All of the older employees recognized them, for years Constance smith stood as he
father's right hand, managing the business. And when her son was old enough he
was a constant fixture on his grandfather's side,
They eventually came face to face with the familiar oak doors that led to the CEO's
office.
"Miss Constance, Mister Ioki, do you have an appointment with Mr. Mike ?" An
assistant asked as she approached them
loki eyed the woman, he knew for a fact that his uncle was sleeping with this one. He
had caught them being intimate a long time ago.
"Do I need an appointment to see my brother?" Constance smith was a very
intimidating woman. She had led the company by her father's side for years, so the
poor assistant couldn't help but simply nod
"Is my brother really that busy?" Constance glared at the woman. "Which mistress is
in there?"
The assistant was at a loss for words, she didn't expect the once meek Constance
The assistant was at a loss for words, she didn't expect the once meek Constance to
answer her in such a strong way.
"Miss Constance." Another assistant greeted as he approached. This man was
Aaron Will's old assistant. When Ioki's grandfather had passed he stayed in the
company and chose to work for the new CEO, loki's uncle
"Jerry, I'm here to see my brother." Constance smith said in a commanding tone.
"Miss Constance, it's good to see you back to your normal self. Jerry the assistant
praised. "But the boss is otherwise occupied right now:"
"I know my brother is just in there with one of his mistresses."
Ioki watched as his mother walked straight up to the oak doors and pushed it open
It did not come as a surprise to loki when he walked in after his mom and found
a
young woman on his uncle's lap.
loki recognized the woman to be an up and coming model that his grandfather's
company had recently signed as an endorser
"Seriously Mike" Constanee
Mike?" Constance asked as she marched up to her brother. "This is why
OC Corp. is falling. The company needs you and what are you doing? Some model?"
and what are you doing?
"Out." loki's uncle Mike hissed at the model as he brushed back his brown hair.
The model jumped off of him in a panic, loki wanted to laugh, the model probably
thought his mother was his uncle Mike's wife. Constance smith and Mike will looked
nothing alike, while they shared their father's fair skin, Constance inherited her
european features from their mother, while Mike looked more like the late Aaron
Will:
"Sister, I know you are just here to ask for money." Mike will said as he pulled out a bottle of water. "Everyone knows the sad state the smith family is in."
"Im not here to ask for help for the smith's." Constance stepped closer. "loki is going to
University soon, father placed aside some money for loki."
"Father did no such thing" Mike said quite defensively
"Father did it for all of his grandchildren." Constance rebutted. "Why are you singling
loki out? I'm not asking for special treatment, just what father left."
"Constance, this isn't the OC Corp you used to run"" loki's uncle Mike said angrily as
he slammed his hand on the table. "This place is different, you have no right to come
here"
"Im not asking for anything from the company!" Constance smith answered back
"Leave, before ! have you thrown out!" Mike will said as he pointed towards the
door.
loki didn't know what to do, he was frozen in place, were they going to follow his
uncle's orders? Or was his mother going to defy him?
"Constance, I never want to see you here again" Mike said in an angry tone,
loki watched as his mother glared at her younger brother, she didn't say a word, she
simply turned and left.
"loki?" A voice said, pulling loki back from his memories, he looked back up at Isaac
who was gesturing for him to enter the office ahead
loki entered the office, he was shocked at its size, normal people didn't have offices
like these. On the other side of the door was an office whose whole wall was made of
glass, loki could see the modern side of the capital from where he stood
To his left there was a meeting table and in front of him was a couch that seemed to
serve the purpose of entertaining more casual discussions
He wondered who exactly he was doing his interview with, it was definitely not
some manager, maybe it was a vice president or a department head of the Williams
Group. The company had been notorious for always having a low profile CEO
He looked back to Isaac , the older man simply nodded at him, urging him to
enter the room further.
loki was nervous, he didn't expect to be having an interview with someone so high up
in the company. The Williams Group was one of the most illustrious in the country, he
was just a fresh graduate
"Ah, loki Smith." A familiar voice said, making loki turn his attention to the man seated
behind and elegant wooden table. It was the same man from Constellations hotel
the one that Ruby bastian had called uncle.
"Sir, it's you" loki said, he tried to sound as confident as possible, but he was curious
as to who this man truly was, "Sir, I don't mean any disrespect, but what am I doing
here? I'm just a fresh graduate, this seems to be the executive's floor"
"Well, this is the CEO's floor" The man said with a shrug. He seemed more
approachable today than when they first met at the hotel. "Take a seat Ioki, I need to
a
explain a few things to you"
The man walked over and offered for loki to sit on the couch across him.
To be continued