Addy was already as red as can be, receiving no response from Lucian, the text was deleted immediately. Lucian's low chuckle could be heard in the empty hotel room, a word escaped from his throat as he sent another text, 'cute'.
Her phone buzzed again, using all her will power to fight her embarrassment, she picked up the phone with shaking hands, 'Sleep wife, I will be back in two days'. Not sure whether to be relieved or embarrassed, her fingers tapped on the screen rapidly, as another text appeared on Lucian's screen, 'okay, you too'. The man known as a block of ice and nothing more was actually smiling, cause of a simple text.
In the conference room, Lucian sat at the head seat, while Cane stood behind him, controlling the slides that pooped up on the screen. Lucian's legs were crossed, as his eyebrows were furrowed, his eyes were cold and motionless, with a hint of disgust.
He raised his hands, causing Cane to pause the slides. The directors in the conference room, had sweat rolling down their backs, the only question running through their heads, 'why did he stop?!!!'.
There was a pie chart displayed on the screen, after interpretation, only ten percent of the investment made, was made as the total revenue. Lucian was furious, he leaned his back, in a relaxed position.
His next words almost made the directors pee their pants, 'If you need new jobs, I will gladly help you all'. His sharp gaze pierced through their souls, as his eyes traveled round the room. 'A dozen directors..., a litter of puppies will get me more profit, than you all, do you all realize?'.
His words were biting, his tone filled with controlled anger. 'If you have nothing to say, you might as well leave', his eyes were fixed on the doors as he spoke. One of the directors stood uobro speak, throwing all his worries to the wind.
'President sir, the project was aimed at building a mall, a luxurious mall, a one stop mall to be precise, our Job was to build a mall, president sir and that's what we did,if you could enlighten us on our errors, they will be corrected right away', the man took a bow and had his seat.
'Clap.....clap....clap', the silent room was suddenly filled with the noise of someone clapping. 'You should be a journalist, you are good at assembling words', Lucian had the devil's smile on his lips as he stopped clapping. 'Since you are so confident, change the malls location'. The room, was silent, if an ant fell, it would be heard.
All the directors were staring at each other, confused. 'It's easy, change the malls location, pick it up and pick it somewhere else, you said you'd fix the errors, the location is the error, you have a day', Lucian was speaking with a serious look on his face, like his words were possible.
As the man stood up to take his leave, with their legs quivering, all directors stood up to bow. In the elevator, on their way to the parking lot,Cane could barely keep his eyes off Lucian. 'Speak', Lucian's voice was ten times clearer in the elevator.
'Your request was unreal, sir', Cane was speaking with caution. 'That is something I am aware of, it's a joke, I will be back here tomorrow', Lucian's tone was light. Cane was gobsmacked and almost stayed behind in the elevator,'since when did Lucian joke?, and who in the world made such expensive jokes?!!!!'.
After torturing the poor souls of the directors in this country,he proceeded to have an online conference. It was already night time by the time the meeting ended. The directors group chat.
Director 1- 'Is som something wrong with the president?'
Director 2- 'I was about to ask the same thing, since when did meetings end early?'
Director 3- 'He probably has cancer'
Director 4- 'Watch what you say, if he dies who will pay you?'
Director 3- 'Good point'
Director 5- 'We have suffered so much, we think something is wrong if we don't suffer, sorrows sorrows, prayers'.
In Lucian's bathtub, as he soaked himself in the warm liquid, his hands hanging on the edges of the bathtub, as the bathroom was filled with mist, his phone rang out loud, breaking the tranquility of the bathroom.
The caller ID, said 'wife'. He picked the call, but didn't utter a word. Addy stood by the balcony and waited for Lucian to speak, the night sky was simply stunning. 'I wish the punk was here', she muttered under her breath.
'I am right here, dummy', his voice broke through her thoughts, the h*ll?!!, why was her phone overly sensitive?!!. As she got back to her senses, her forehead crumpled, 'what did you just call ma?!!', her tone forced Lucian to move the phone, far from his ear.
'I said wifey, why did you wish I was there?', he was suddenly curious. She rolled her eyes and spoke up, 'the stars look good tonight'. 'Show me',he spoke without thinking, and she compelled without thinking as well.
As the call switched to video call, Lucian enjoyed the view of his wife's pretty face,, with the stars behind her. Addy could see nothing but mist, on her screen. Realizing where he was, her face flushed red, as the most cleared as the water cooled, she noticed something odd, beneath the clear water.