Chapter 21
"Sir James, we've arrived here?" said Luke, as he stopped the car outside the big iron gate of Watson family's mansion, he looked back over his shoulder at James from the driver's seat. However, James couldn't hear Luke and looked as if he was lost in thoughts. He was leaned back in his seat, hands on his cheeks looking out the car window.
James looked calm as usual, but Luke had already noticed that James was worried and nervous about something which was clearly evident on his face and Luke exactly knew why.
Luke maintaining his calm composure trying to comfort James, "Is there a problem, Sir James?"
James didn't say anything but stayed silent, and continued looking out the window.
"You can always inform me if there is any problem or difficult situation, I'll always be there to assist you" he assured with his calm voice.
"I am fine Luke, Thank you for worrying" said James with a faint smile on his face that was barely noticeable due to his worrisome expression. "You can go, I can drive back to my place myself." said James as he got out of the car. Luke watched James enter the mansion until he disappeared from his sight.
Luke leaned back to his seat, took off his glasses and said with a long exhausted sigh, "You've indeed become a big man, Young master." said Luke referring to James with a tired but faint relief in his voice. He then turned the car around and drove back.
James took deep breath before entering from the door, as soon as he had set his foot into the mansion, a voice called his name, "James--you're here" a man's voice that gave James shivers down his spine, his eyes widened in fear and slowly gazing up at the tall intimidating man standing in front of him, who was cleaning his iron golf club.
"How are you, son?" he said placing his golf club aside and looked at James with his lips curled up into a smile that lacked genuine warmth that looked intimidating and fearful to James.
James mind went blank unable to utter any word from his mouth , his mind was flooded with past memories of him with his father.
"No need to tense up, sit down. Let's do some father-son talk." said Victor Graves Watson, James's father, as he walked towards him placing his hand on James shoulder but he was well aware that he had done a great job building fear inside his son.
They both sat across from each other on the luxurious black leather sofa, that made an odd sound whenever anyone sat down.
The man in front of James was one of the most powerful figures in the business world, Victor Graves Watson also known as "Conqueror of the business world" and also his father that he feared the most.
"The reason I wanted you here was for your birthday, it's next month. Your mother and I wanted it to be something big. So, there are going to be our company shareholders and businesses partners." Said Victor as he lit the cigar. "Oh, and I've also called Vinstoff family to make a partnership deal with us." said Victor as he breath out the smoke.
Finally when James was about to say something, suddenly his mother Silvia Grey appeared in front of him and interrupted--