Axel's laughter echoed through the car as he leaned back against the plush leather seat, his hands splayed casually behind his head.
"Just messing with you," he chuckled, a mischievous glint in his eye. "I told your brother earlier that since I'm taking a year off work, I figured I could lend a hand."
Everyone knew Axel had skipped two years of college thanks to his astounding academic performance. Since then, he'd been immersed in running his family business, even resurrecting their neglected security company from near obscurity. His sharp mind and relentless drive had transformed it into a thriving enterprise with branches across multiple cities; one even right here in N city.
A young CEO on the rise, they called him. Yet now, after all that success, he wanted to step away for an entire year? It seemed almost unthinkable.
