"I need all the necessary information about the Hamiltons on my desk tomorrow morning. Especially that Hamilton woman." Ethan ordered whilst still staring at the closed doors.
He met his assistant the moment he stepped out of the balcony. He had been staring at her since she came out from the balcony, but he stayed in the dark hallway, watching her the entire time.
"Yes Boss," Liam Thompson, his assistant slash secretary replied. 'But it's Sunday tomorrow.' He cried internally. Liam has been Ethan's secretary since when he took back his 'throne' from his uncle four years ago, when he was 23. His grandmother sent him to a renowned business school, and she tutored him as well. In order for him to claim back what belonged to him from his uncle. And so he did just that. However, his uncle wasn't settled with the arrangements, but there was nothing that he could do about it. When Ethan was finally able to start 'ruling' the company, his uncle formulated lots of ways to make him look terrible in front of others, but all his plans went down the drain as Ethan was no force to reckon with.
"Hey, bro!" Someone jumped on Ethan from behind, resting 'his' right arm on his shoulders, startling Ethan a little.
"Young Master," Liam bowed his head a little as he greeted the 'intruder'.
"Behave yourself." Ethan replied cooly with the same poker face he had on his face since the beginning of the gala. But he didn't remove the arm of the 'intruder' from his shoulders.
"Come on bro! I can't believe no one informed me about this..." 'He' paused, waving 'his' hand in the air before continuing. ".... Celebration?" 'He' said with uncertainty.
"When did you get back?" Ethan queried, instead of answering his questions, as usual.
"Few minutes ago. I went on a short vacation to enjoy myself and to go for sightseeing for some, you know, beautiful ladies.." 'he' winked and made a clicking sound with 'his' mouth while saying the last part. "However, I can't believe you all kept me in the dark about this.... celebration? What's going on? By the way, there are beautiful ladies in here. Who invited them? You?" 'He' said while scanning 'his' eyes through the room.
"Hell no!" Ethan replied immediately with a pure look of disgust on his face as he furrowed his brows. Finally removing the 'intruder's' arm from his shoulders.
"Oh, grandmother invited them then. What for? If she invited them, then I'm sure she knows all of them, right? I saw Snow White outside while I was getting down from my car." 'He' said dazedly, while looking at the ceiling and smiling like a fool.
"Snow White?" This time, it was Liam who replied.
"Yes! Snow White. She has a delicate, porcelain complexion with a warm and radiant glow, paired with a cascade of honey-blonde hair that falls in soft, luscious waves, evoking a fairytale-like beauty reminiscent of Snow White. Her features might be delicate, but with high cheekbones, full lips, and piercing eyes." 'He' described 'Snow White' with a dreamy eyes, still looking at the ceiling. "But she wore a simple black gown. She looked like a dangerous Snow White." 'He' concluded, while looking at Ethan.
"If you were asked to give a detailed analysis of the company's stock or account, will you be able to do that?" Ethan replied, while staring at 'him' directly in the eyes.
"Pfft." Liam stifled a laughter, but it was heard anyways.
"Don't do this to me bro. I'm your younger brother, you know?" 'He' whined while holding onto Ethan's wrist, like a child whose parents refused to get him his favorite toy.
"Exactly! My brother. Alexander Hall. Isn't it time for you to start helping the family's business and stop being idle?" He replied.
"I'm not being idle. I own a bar, you know?" Alexander argued still holding onto his wrist.
"And how is that helping the family's business? You'll start working in the company on Monday. Liam will brief you about things for a week and you'll be given a position according to your performance." He ordered, while yanking his hand away from his hold.
"Can I at least get a week to recover from my vacation? A few days off wouldn't kill you, would it?" He whined again.
Instead of replying, he turned towards Liam. "Submit the information that I requested for at my house, not in the office." He paused and faced Alexander, "You have today and tomorrow to rest. And you start on Monday. Am I clear enough?"
"Y-yes." He replied hesitantly.
"Good. Tell grandmother that I'm leaving early." After saying that, he headed towards the doors of the hall with Liam trailing behind him and he left. Leaving Alexander standing there – all alone.
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