Washington DC
Tristen came out of his room, he met his father at the door
" Morning" he said they pass beside him
" Won't you intervene to the company, the stocks are going down" his Father said
" Bring it back up" tristen said then walked away
" Tristen, how dare you talk to your father that way" his mother yelled from the other end of the hallway, she went to meet him downstairs, tristen on the other hand went to the kitchen
" Get the hell out" he yelled at the maids, they went out, he loves making his food by himself, his mother got into the kitchen
" Let the maids do it" his mother said
" They are humans to mum" he half yelled at her
" Why did you talk to your dad like that, he his your father" his mum yelled
" I know, and I don't think I yelled at him, I just told him, he should bring back the stock" tristen said as he took a bottle of water from the refrigerator
" You should help him in the business, he will hand it over to you"
" When mum, when will he f**king hand it over to me, I am thirty for goodness sake, I can't be waiting for a man who thinks his son will lavish all his money of he gives the company to him, I need to make my own way out" he said then walked out
" You are walking out of me you bastard" she followed him, he faced her
" I know am a bastard, no need to remind me, am going to Chicago, I need to build my own career, If you are not ready to leave your company, you can continue running it" he took his motorcycle key, he went out
Chicago
Ethan sat beside Justin on the bed
" You hide to much things" Ethan said to the sleeping Justin
" His face his so pale" he added, Ethan lay down beside him
" You can't trust female gender right, can't believe Jenny could do it, you could die for her, females are something else"
" They can't be trusted, I really miss you, but how could you just leave without even sending a message" Ethan asked
" Who am I even asking"
The door open, Jenny walked in
" Ethan" she called
" It past midnight, you have not eaten"
" I don't have appetite" he said
" Am sorry"
" You should be telling Justin that not me" Ethan said
" I already told him, countless time, he just sees me as something else"
" That how it should be" Ethan said
" If you need anything, my room is that way" Jenny said pointing to the door inside Justin room that lead to her room, Ethan didn't answer, he closed his eyes, Jenny walked out, Ethan opened his eyes, he faced Justin
" Do you still love her" he asked but no one to answer, he closed his eyes going into the dream world
.....
Ethan opened his eyes, he sat up
"F**k" he moaned out, something caught his eyes he looked at it, it was a gift bag, a bottle water was placed beside it, a note was on the table water, he went to it, he removed the note
" Get hydrated" that what was written on it, he opened the bottle water, he drank half, he took the gift bag, he smiled
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Ella already left for school, mrs Mackson was with cup of milk, she was watching the news how the Lawton stock is rapidly going down, Tracy sat down, Ben came in
" You called ma" he told Mrs mackson after greeting her and Tracy
" Yes Kevin is coming, I called him last night, so he may be here in the next two hours"
" Why did you call him, you can watch over the company till Justin wakes up" Ben said
" I don't know, I just felt like calling him, it been months since I saw him last" mrs Mackson said
" Okay ma"
" Good morning" Jenny went to them
" Your eyes are red, did you get enough sleep" Tracy asked
" No, I don't know why, where is Ella" Jenny asked
" She already left" Mrs mackson said
" Why it too early" Jenny said
" It past eight" Tracy said
" You should give time for your daughter, Jenny she if feeling lonely this days" Mrs mackson said
" Okay ma"
" Jenny, Tracy, Kevin will be at the company today, if he give order, don't follow it"
" Why" Jenny asked
" The last time the staff listen to his order, we ran in loss for a month" Ben said
" Okay"
" Jenny as the general manager, you can talk to the remaining staff to just follow what Justin already said before he broke down" Mrs mackson said, Jenny nodded
" Granny, Mike will be coming back" Ben said, Mrs mackson looked at ben
" Why, what his he planning exactly" Mrs mackson asked
" I don't know, he just told me to tell him to start work back and he should be on the design team" Ben said
" Justin is up to something" Tracy said, Ethan came downstairs
" You look hot baby boy" Tracy said
" Am not a baby, good morning" Ethan said
The door bell rang, Ben went to get the door, Ethan was already with his bagpack
" I can't reject the phone right" Ethan said as he waved the phone towards Mrs mackson
" No you have to accept it" Mrs mackson smiled at him, Stacy ran in
" Ethan where the hell were you" Stacy shouted
" Hey Stacy cool" Jenny said
" Your friends almost called my life out, your adopted father was looking for you" Stacy said
" It not it the first time" Ethan said, everybody looked at him, Dan brought a cup of milk for him
" Don't you have beer" Ethan asked before collecting it
" You drank beer last night dummy" Dan said, he walked back to the kitchen
" Conrad said your class was shifted to thirty minutes past eight" Stacy said, the class fell of Ethan hand
" What the hell did you say" Ethan asked
" You are having class In the next two minutes and it your important subject" Stacy said more loudly
" The f**k" Ethan yelled
" Am surely failing this semester if I miss this class" he said wearing his shoe properly
" Ben you drive him" Mrs mackson said
" No need, I will run" Ethan said
" Are you crazy" Tracy said
" Ben you drive him," Mrs mackson repeated
"Okay ma" Ben went out, Ethan tummy sounded
" Oh f**k am hungry" he said running out of the house, Jenny giggled
Two hours later
Kevin called all the staff into the meeting room, Ben was beside him, Mike was present, everybody was surprised but they could not do anything
" You already know me, well for the main time I will be here, some things will change" Kevin said
" The building team start building new project, the design team should cancel all design, the account team should separate the stock coming in and out into different account, the customer service department, should not accept any customer" Kevin said
" Is that clear" he said, he turned, he was about to walk out, Jenny stood up
" We are not following your orders, Mr Kevin" Jenny said, everybody gasped except Tracy, Jenny faced the staff
" We leave our schedule the same way Justin said it should be, the design team design new project, the building team finish the unfinished projects, the account team, leave the stock account alone, and check what we need to get for the company and give account, give it to Ben once it done, let leave it the way it was, and grow royals" all the staff nodded
" Get back to work" Jenny said, they Left, cilan and Tracy came to her
" Where did you get the courage sister in law" cilan teased her
" He is coming closer" Tracy said
Jenny faced back, Kevin was already staring at her
" Who are you"
" I am Justin wife" Jenny said with full confidence, she smiled at him.