"Hey, D*mn B*stard! How dare you enter this room trespass!" William shouted as soon as someone opened the door to his room.
"Disgusting! You make love in your work room like a commoner who can no longer afford to rent a hotel room." Nicholai – the young man looked in disgust at his naked father and seemed to be pressing on top of a young woman who was now wrapped in a blanket – covering her entire naked body.
"You f*cking little b*stard!" William cursed. Even though Nicholai was his son, what the man did was certainly very annoying and invaded his privacy, disrupting his hot scenes with his wife.
"Honey, control yourself! He is our son. Keep calm!" Julia – the 38 year old woman tried to calm her husband, even though she was not even calm yet.
Nicholai rolls his eyes lazily.
"Stop thinking of me as your son because I was not born from your womb!" Nicholai said while he was looking annoyed at Julia, as if he had an unresolved grudge.
Nicholai, Daddy never taught you to be rude!" William exclaimed. He did not like the attitude of his youngest son who always treated his wife disrespectfully.
"Never mind, Honey, it is okay." Julia restrained her husband, preventing the man from doing anything more.
"Why are you suddenly here, Nick?" Julia asked as she turned her gaze to Nicholai.
Nicholai did not answer, his eyes were busy looking for something.
"Gotcha!" Nicholai exclaimed after getting what he was looking for.
"I just want to find my car key. Ah, I guess I will tell Austin to be more careful with the car keys. I do not let him put him back into a scary place like this. Come back to make love and goodbye, Loser!" Nicholai said as he came out and slammed the door quite hard.
"D*mn guy! He was getting impudent and lost his manners." William hissed, still annoyed with his son.
"Never mind, Honey, do not waste your energy too much for that." Julia said, trying to calm her husband.
"Thank you, Honey, you are always good at controlling my emotions. I do not know how my life would be if you were not by my side." William said while he was stroking the top of his wife's head.
"Darling, you too are a romantic guy. That is why I really love you." Julia said happily.
They make out again, as if they do not care what happens next.
"What is wrong with your face, huh? Why does your face look wrinkled like a shirt that has not been ironed?" Austin – the blonde man was surprised when he saw Nicholai – his best friend looking gloomy.
"I saw they were making love." Nicholai replied irritably.
"Who are they? Your father and his wife?" Austin asked while he was frowning, confused as to who Nicholai was referring to.
"Who else if not them?"
Austin laughs. Now he knew who the 'them' that Nicholai was referring to were. Who else if not William and his wife.
Since William decided to remarry, Nicholai has been quite disapproving of it. He seemed unwilling if his late mother's position was replaced by another woman. Nicholai became even more annoyed when he found out that the woman William married was the same age as him, even younger than Jonas — his older brother.
"Did you say that your daddy is going through his second puberty? So, let it be. We will see how far that woman loves your daddy." Austin said, trying to calm Nicholai. He knew that it would actually not be easy to accept Julia as Nicholai's stepmother. However, what can be done if William really loves her?
"Maybe that b*tch would have been left after my daddy had a stroke and could not do anything, including to satisfy her lust and give her a lot of money." Nicholai said.
"What a bad word you say!" Austin glared, not wanting to hear those evil words from his best friend's mouth.
"Have not I always been evil in bad words? Ah, I think it is time for me to move into my apartment. How about you?"
Yes, Austin can understand Nicholai's attitude. Austin knew that Nicholai's heart must be dead. The man's disappointment with his father was so great that he did not even care if something bad happened.
"Are you sure that Mr. William will allow you this time? Did not he come with strong men to pack your things and bring them to this house?" Austin challenged.
Nicholai snorted. Austin is always good at bringing up this issue, as if it were a weapon for him to weaken Nicholai.
"You keep reminding me of that, Austin." Nicholai hissed while he was looking at Austin annoyed.
"Haha, I am sorry, Nicholai. I suddenly remembered how he suddenly came and kicked us out of your apartment. Your apartment is also still sealed, right?" Austin looked very satisfied, as if it was entertainment for him when he remembered that incident.
"Ah, never mind. Let's go now!" Nicholai said as he walked away, not wanting to prolong the problem which would only ruin his mood.
"Please come in, Sir." Austin said respectfully as he opened the car's door for Nicholai.
"What song do you want to listen to?" Austin asked as he drove the car at medium speed.
Nicholas shook his head, his gaze still focused on outside the car, as if he was reluctant to look at anyone. "My mood is messed up."
"If you are in a bad mood, you should listen to songs that—"
"No!" Nicholai refused firmly.
Because he had been rejected and did not want his young boss to get angry, Austin chose to remain silent and drove his car at a faster speed. He had to arrive at the office immediately so he would not be stuck on the road for too long.
"What time is it, Austin? Are we too late?" Nicholai asked once they arrived at the Smith Tech building.
Austin glanced for a moment at the watch hanging on his wrist. "We still have 15 minutes before the presentation starts." Austin said.
Nicholai nodded and walked ahead of Austin. They entered the elevator.
"Twenty second floor. Do not forget it!" Nicholai said, reminding Austin.
"Stop nagging, Mr. Nicholas Smith!" Austin protested while he while was glaring at Nicholai. "You told me yesterday." Austin said again while he was pressing the 22 button.
"It is good if your memory still works." Nicholai said without looking at Austin, his gaze wandering somewhere — very annoying.
Austin looked at Nicholai annoyed. Do not know what made him become that annoying man's best friend. "Hurry up and get married so you stop bothering me with trivial things like this." Austin said annoyed. Yes, at least a woman would look after Nicholai so that the man would not bother him.
"You are working with me right now, I am your boss, not your best friend as usual. you have to remember it!" Nicholai said arrogantly, as if he did not care about all of Austin's sentences.
Austin smiled wryly. "It is up to you." Austin answered resignedly.
If Nicholai was in this annoying mode, Austin did not want to continue the conversation. He did not want to get even more annoyed because of that man.
The atmosphere in the elevator was silent, there was no conversation between the two men until the levator's door opened on the 22th floor.
"Austin, walk faster! Do not make them wait any longer for us!" Nicholai shouted at Austin who was still walking behind him.
Austin snorted in resignation and quickened his pace.
"Welcome, Mr. Nicholai Smith." A 45 year old man greeted Nicholai's arrival and shook his hand.
"Hello, Mr. Jonathan Malverick. Sorry for making you wait so long." Nicholai said while he was greeting each person there respectfully.
"No, no. We even just arrived about 10 minutes ago. You can start your presentation now, Mr. smith." Jonathan said, inviting representatives from Smith Tech to present their product plans.
Nicholai was shocked when Austin's hand grabbed him first.
"You think I am going to let a reckless guy like you plug in an LCD cable, huh?" Austin whispered as he stared at Nicholai intimidatingly.
Nicholai relented. Yes, he needs to admit that he is a careless man. He was always bad at electricity, and he even almost burned down his house just because he plugged in his television cable with wet hands. Nicholas did not want that to happen. It was possible that the important people in front of him would cancel their investment in Smith Tech.
"Smith Tech is a transportation technology company that has been around since 1942. Smith Tech originally just wanted to help families – especially families with many members – get around easily by car. However, as time progresses, people not only want vehicles that are easy, but also comfortable, safe, and fun. Roads that are not always flat make people need a car that has power, so that it can be a transportation that really helps them through various kinds of roads." Nicholai started his presentation.
"In 1965, my father – William Smith became CTO of the company and succeeded in producing the C17 sports car for the first time. Our company's sports car is equipped with a button that allows the roof to be closed and opened automatically. This makes someone who uses it look prestigious and luxurious."
Nicholai presses his pointer, changes the slide.
"In 1978, our company continued to issue new innovations so that the AW18 sports car was created with a robotic system or a driverless car." Nicholai says while he was starting the video. Video about the car innovation that will be launched by Smith Tech.
"This innovation attracts consumers to compete to buy. Smith Tech's shares even jumped 98 percent from the previous year."
Everyone was looking at each other with amazement.
"This year, Smith Tech will present the latest car innovation, namely a flying car to fulfill the wishes of many people, especially urban people who often complain about delays due to traffic jams. a car designed like a capsule with wings on the right and left makes this flying car look like a flying mosquito. There are four sets of chairs so people do not have to worry about the limitations of the passengers."
"Um, Mr. Smith, excuse me for interrupting. may I ask something about the flying car that your company is coming up with?" Kendrick Park – a Korean guy hands up his hand.
"Sure, Mr. Park, feel free to ask." Nicholai said, inviting the man with a typical Korean face to ask.
"Well, thank you so much for the opportunity you gave me. Regarding the flying car, does it require a large area to take off like a plane?"
"Thank you for the question, Mr. Park. Our flying car does not require a large area to take off like a plane. It has an automatic switch that can fly even in very narrow streets. You should see the next video." Nicholai said while he was playing the video again.
Everyone was amazed by the video that was shown. The car innovation that Smith Tech will launch is truly perfect and depicts advanced civilization.
"The car is also equipped with a float that the car appears automatically if the car has an accident or falls into the water."
Everyone claps at the end of the video.
"Mr. Nicholai Smith, your presentation was terrific – outstanding." Jonathan said as he approached Nicholai. He looked proud and satisfied with what Nicholai presented. "This is for you." Jonathan said again while he was giving a piece of green paper. "We are ready to become Smith Tech investors, Mr. Nicholai Smith."
Nicholai's eyes sparkled, as if he could not believe he would get what he had dreamed of all this time.
Really, he never thought that classy investors like Jonathan Malverick and Kendrick Park would be interested in his company and invest.
Nicholas received the piece of paper with a trembling heart. "Thank you so much, Mr. Jona—"
Ring … ring … ring ….
Nicholai's words stopped when his phone rang loudly.
"Your Daddy." Austin whispered very quietly, not wanting anyone else to hear what he said.
"Mr. Jonathan and gentlemen, pardon me, I have to answer a telephone call from my father. Seems very important." Nicholai said very carefully.
"That is all right, Mr. Smith, please."
Nicholai leaves this room after being invited.
"What else?" Nicholai asked straight to the point, he did not even care even though he had not said the word 'hello'. Ah, to hell with small talk, especially when you know who called him.
"Grandpa needs you right now."
Nicholai turned off the call, returning to the room with a tense expression.
"Mr. Malverick and gentlemen, something happened to my grandfather – Mr. Karl Smith so I have to go now. Pardon me, I may seem rude, but my grandfather is in danger. I will send you an email as soon as I get there." Nicholas said goodbye with mixed feelings, afraid of offending and disappointing these important people.
"It is okay, Mr. Nicholai Smith. We understand. You must immediately go to your grandfather and look after him. Remember, we do not know when our togetherness will be repeated — it may happen someday or not forever. Go and pray for your grandfather, Mr. Smith." Kendrick said.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Park." Nicholai said before finally leaving.
"We have to go there immediately, Austin!"
***
The atmosphere along the corridor in the intensive care room was very quiet, accompanied by the bone chilling cold night air. Here Nicholai was — sitting in the waiting chair in front of the intensive care room with Austin, William, and Julia, waiting for an old man who was lying weak in bed.
Ah, several times Nicholai rubbed his face in frustration. He does not know what to do.
"Where is Jonas?" Nicholai asked after a while he was just silent and busy with his thoughts.
"He is not coming." William answered briefly. His face was no less confused.
"I have already guessed. That b*stard will not come if it does not benefit him." Nicholai hisses.
William was silent, the man wiped the wet corners of his eyes.
Nicholai turned and looked at his father with a crooked smile. "You are crying not because you are afraid of losing Grandpa, are you?"
"What do you mean?" William's emotions overflowed, he did not accept what Nicholai said.
Toot …toot …toot ….
The dispute between the two stopped when the electrocardiogram beeped suddenly with a straight line on the screen.
"GRANDPA!"