Somewhere in continental city, in an expensive porche car was a lady in her twenty's. Waiting patiently for the traffic light to turn green, one glance at her and you would think she's unaware of her surrounding as she seated comfortably on the driver's seat. Glasses on, with lollipop sweet in her mouth. She seems to have been faraway with her thought as she was pull back by loud angry honk of cars.
"Here is not a bedroom, go home if you are dorking feeling sleepy".
Said a man with a croak teeth while knocking at her window screen.
With just a glance Astra turned on the car and zoomed off. Cursing under her breathe,
"If only am not in a hurry for this meeting, I would love to make you shiver for yelling at me with your god-damned throat!" She said angrily as she blew some strands of her golden hair finding it way to her face. It's a gesture she's familiar with right from her childhood, especially when she's angry, pouting or puffing.
"If only dad and mom was here. I would have been different right?, I wouldn't have to grow so distant from people, I would have friends too and live a normal life. "Haha". She laughed at her thought. What's a normal life Astra? You love your own company, you've achieved a lot now, people fear you. What more could you want? With those questions probing her and her thought in disarray.
Astra by now has gotten to her destination where she's to meet and discuss with the business foreigner interested in investing in her company and she knew she can't go in looking all spaced out. Picking her purse from the passenger seat, Astra search for one thing that could help conceal her bipolar disorder; her pills. She refer to it as her savior. This thing called mental depression sulking her every ounce of sanity dry, deep within her soul.
Astra knew she was a broken soul. No. A shattered forgotten soul that can never be remembered.
The only thing she's living for was revenge. No matter how long it takes. She was going to avenge her parents murderers. Mr Roger, Mr Anthony and of course Mr Berger. Her father's most trusted assistant and best friend, now the most influential man in Continental City. She wasn't going to give them the lightest revenge. No, no, no, she was going to rain down chaos on them. One that no human has ever seen and the devilish part of it is, they won't see it coming. After taking several pills out, she swallowed them without giving it much attention, she knew only overdose works for her as she isn't one to listen to her therapist.
Astra re-applied her make-up, straighten her long beautiful golden hair out and alighted from her car, she wore a black short skin tight skirt and a pretty blue top, as she's slender and beautifully curvy at her lower body. She has the body of a model, she doesn't really dress to impress but no matter what she wore she tends to stand out in crowd.
Astra walked up to the waitress "Any reservation for Miss Astra Myles? she asked. "Over there ma'am".
The waitress showed her to the table where she saw a well dressed and cultured man sitting with his back to her.
She could tell with the aura emitting from him that he put on a serious face, but Astra, as she's well known for her intelligence and smartness, has been in business for the past six years. So, we could say she was no play in business.
"Good day Miss Myles, Nice to finally meet you in person". He said with a small smile as he gestured for her to sit while stretching a strong hand for a handshake.
Before her, was a silky ash-haired man in his late twenties, tall with an athletic body. A round face, button like nose and an oval shaped eyes with two brown beautiful irises and it seems just to compliment his looks his peach like color lips, small, full and round. With an alluring face, he was handsome and as they say, looks can be deceiving as he's not just handsome but the most dangerous and ambitious man in his state. the first total stranger to conquer the business underworld of Sterling city and overthrow many dangerous men.
She knows all this right beforehand as she has gone through his files and did some background check on him.
Astra sat down and took his hand for a brief handshake "Nice to meet you too, Mister lorgan.
"I've heard a lot about you and I must commend you, you look more beautiful for a strict person. He said with a studious look on his face.
"Beauty can't be consider for lack of strictness, Mister Lorgan, as I am never one to slack behind on my business, so are my employees. And I hope all you've heard about me were all positive rumors, she said with an air of arrogance.
As if daring her response he brushed off what she said and gave her a quick response with a smirk on his lips he said.
"Time will tell Miss Myles, time will tell".
"So should we proceed?" she said, as she put on the table some papers she had come with.
"Oh, A lady with little patience" He said looking right into her eyes.
She knows what this man looking directly into her eyes want and she's never going to let him see it. He's looking for her weakness, her facial expression, a fault or just something he could use against her in future and she knows exactly how business works. So, she's never going to let anyone see it, at least not so easily. With a small smile she ignores his little taunting talks as she act uninterested and handed him over the contract file.
He reluctantly reached out and glance through the file before closing it
"Do you understand why we really want to invest in your company?, I've watched this company grow from scratch and I must commend you as the CEO of MarkTEC. You are good. So I discussed with the the shareholders of my company and we decided, we would like to make 35% investment in your company.