Thomas Hank, thirty years old CEO of I-Global group, and the most eligible bachelor in the city of Ludus, sat behind his office desk looking through so docunts which were on his desk.
Although his na was well known, his face was unknown to the public since he was known to avoid the dia like a plague. Even most of his employees in the company had no idea of his true identity apart from the senior directors and shareholders. He had a habit of following his private elevator and staircase to his office on the few occasions he decided to show up at the office, and he didn't need to worry about the company's welfare, since Harry, his friend, and right-hand man always acted in his stead. So while he was the brain behind the company, Harry was the face.
As handso as he was, so also was his intelligence on a genius level. Of course, that was the only way he had been able to build such a large conglorate with major subsidiaries that dealt for himself such as; I-Global towers and real estate, I-Global hotel, and resort, I-Global motors, I-Global pharmaceuticals, I-G clothing line as well as the newly launched subsidiary I-Global airline.
He looked down at his phone when it started ringing and sighed when he noticed it was a call from Anita, "Oh baby! I'm so sorry about last night." Anita gushed imdiately after he accepted her call. Tom said nothing and just sat back in his seat listening to her and waiting for her to give him one of her excuses as usual.
"I was so exhausted when I returned from work last night, and then I found out Snow was suffering from food poisoning and I had to call the vet..."
"I thought Snow died two weeks ago?" Tom cut in before she could finish, making her pause to think about that.
"Did he? I told you that?" She asked with a confused frown which made Tom question what he ever saw in her to have put up with her for the past year.
"Anita, let's both do ourselves so good. It's over between us." Tom said in a flat tone making her blink in surprise, and then she started laughing.
"You're kidding, right? Of course, there's no way you an that. Right?" She asked doubtfully when he didn't join in her laughter.
"I'm not. You're obviously not interested in , and I can't even begin to imagine why you agreed to be in a relationship with in the first place. I'm done with this, so feel free to live your best life now." Tom said before returning his attention to the docunts he had been busy with before her call ca in.
"But..."
"Anita... Why don't you save the drama for soone else? We both know you don't care about , so please be mature about this. I have to return to work, I really hate being disturbed when I'm working." Tom said dismissively. He knew the only reason she had been taking him for granted was that like most people, she didn't know who he really was.
Anita opened her mouth to say sothing, but snapped it shut when she heard the coldness in his tone, "Oh well! Good riddance then!" She said as she hung up the call.
The door opened and Tom raised his head as Harry Jonas his right-hand man walked in, "I was just inford you canceled the eting that was slated for this morning with the directors?" He asked as he walked in and took the seat opposite Tom.
"Yeah, I did."
"Why? You're not the type to just change plans on such short notice. Are you feeling sick?"
"No, I'm not. I'm going to be needing a break for so ti, so I will need you to step in and take care of things here at the office. Especially in eting with the directors." Tom said, making Harry raise a brow.
"Haven't I been doing that this whole ti? Half the staff in the company already thinks I'm the CEO. I wonder why you bother to be so rich if you're not going to even flaunt it." Harry said making Tom chuckle.
"The new director who was supposed to resu today at the fashion unit, has she arrived at her office yet?" Tom asked making Harry give him a questioning look.
"Why are you so interested in her? I can't believe you woke from sleep last night just to confirm the na of the director. Did sothing happen? Or perhaps you know her from sowhere?" Harry asked curiously.
Tom thought about it for a mont and decided there was no harm in confiding in Harry, "Yeah. I t her at the club last night." Tom said making Harry's eyes widen in disbelief.
"Club? Miss Lucinda Perry? I don't think so. From all I was told about her, she is a workaholic with zero social life." Harry said making Tom smile.
"I don't doubt that. Yesterday was her birthday so I guess that was why she ventured out. She did seem like a fish walking on dry land. And I find her intriguing." Tom said with an amused expression.
"You find her intriguing already? And what about Anita?"
"I broke up with her just before you walked in," Tom said disinterestedly.
"You did? Why? Because of Miss Perry?"
"I was going to do that last night, but then she stood up once again."
"You didn't happen to talk to Miss Perry, did you?" Harry asked, making Tom grin as he rembered last night. He hadn't wanted to deflower her, so he had taken his ti to take a long walk outside, and by the ti he had returned, she had dozed off as he had known she would. He had helped her take off her contact lens, even though it hadn't been very easy getting her to cooperate with him, and then he had dressed her up.
"I even danced with her," Tom said, leaving out every other detail he knew might embarrass Lucy.
"You danced with her?" Harry asked in surprise.
"Yep! But she has no idea who I am, and I intend to keep it that way. So you have to help keep an eye on her."
"Does this an you canceled the eting because you knew she was going to be late? Wait! Don't tell you spent the night with her!" Harry asked in alarm.
"Don't be ridiculous! She had a lot to drink last night, and I figured since it's her first ti going that wild, she might find it difficult getting out of bed. So can you not give her a hard ti over it? Scold her for being late, but don't be too hard on her." Tom said, making Harry look at him with narrowed eyes.. He nodded his head even though he didn't believe what Tom had just said.
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