Elwyn walked down the stairs and entered the dining room. He sat around the table on his father’s right and looked at where Atlas would usually seat.
"Atlas isn’t hungry?"
Mircea said:
"He’s staying at Damian’s house during the ti he uses Cian Cube’s new facilities. He called at lunch, he sounded so excited. He even said that Damian got him the motion sensor 3000."
Mircea was surprised when Atlas called him but extrely happy. Even if he knew before that Atlas had a crush on Jacob he never told him anything about it but today he was open and he liked that.
He likes that Atlas feels that he can co to him and share his life. Atlas has always made him feel as though he didn’t need him as a mother. He needed Atlas more than he needed him since he brings a lot to the company and hates that.
He’s his mother he should be the one on top, not Atlas but he feels that the balance is tipping on his side. He likes that Atlas needs him and he’s glad he found soone he likes.
Though he is worried, he doesn’t want him to be heartbroken. Mircea thought and his eyes shone brightly. If Atlas was heartbroken he would need him even more.
He just wants Atlas to understand that it goes both ways but before he never had the opportunity to show him but now he finally can.
Elwyn’s hand tightened into a fist. He can’t believe Atlas was invited to stay at his future father-in-law’s house. He is so angry he can’t stand it. It’s a good thing he’ll deal with him.
He asked Ludek:
"Father when will the demo for Extinct be released?"
Before the ga is sold worldwide the company gives it to a few influencers as a focus group to demo. Once they do they post a review and a few days later the ga is released for sale.
He can’t wait for them to try it. Ludek answered:
"Production will be done tomorrow morning and we’ll send the ga to the focus group that afternoon then release it a week later. I need to speak to Damian since we still haven’t talked terms. This is by far the best ga Atlas has ever created so I know that we’ll sell it for a good price to Cian Cube."
Elwyn nodded with a smile. Those poor influencers will have the worst surprise and once they post what happened after they played Extinct everyone will bla Atlas.
Nye Gas has a focus group made of the most famous video ga players on youtube. Each of them has at least 10 000 000 subscribers.
Ludek asked:
"How far along are you with your study?"
"I’ve made a lot of progress."
Mircea said:
"Sweety we can get you a teacher if you want instead of learning on your own. Not everyone can learn the way Atlas did."
Elwyn’s heartbeat quickened in anger, he’s sick of always being compared to fuckin Atlas. He smiled.
"Sure I’d like that since Atlas has refused to help anymore."
Mircea said:
"Atlas has a lot to do you know that, he always works on projects and he is working on the most important yet. He already helped you so you shouldn’t be ungrateful Elwyn."
Elwyn said:
"I’m sorry I just want to make you proud."
Ludek said:
"You can take your ti learning Atlas is always going to be there to help you run the company. He even told that he was happy that now he has soone who can help him. He truly wants to make this work so you should show him that you want the sa."
Mircea asked:
"When did he say that?"
"This afternoon when he called to let know that he’ll be staying at Damian’s house."
Mircea smiled.
"Did you hear how excited he sounded on the phone?"
Ludek chuckled.
"I did it’s good that he’s happy again."
Elwyn looked at his parents with narrowed eyes. When they decided to toss Atlas out of the house he thought that it was because they didn’t love him but he was deadly wrong.
Their problem was just that Atlas was rebelling, it’s clear as day that they love Atlas, especially his mother. Even if they love Atlas they love the company more so if they have to lose a little money for them to hate him then so it shall be.
It’s the only way that they’ll only feel hatred for Atlas. He can’t believe how Atlas managed to get them in the palm of his hands in a matter of days. Before he was the one who controlled them.
What angers him the most is that Atlas isn’t even doing this on purpose. He’s beco more open and happy since he t Damian and their parents like that he cos to them.
It makes them feel like Atlas hasn’t everything under control and that he still needs them because they know that without Atlas the company wouldn’t be as successful. They just want to get the upper hand on him.
It’s obvious he saw it as soon as he ca into the house. He’ll be done with Atlas in a matter of days so he better enjoy his ti at Damian’s house.
Atlas sat on Damian’s right and smiled at Jacob and he smiled back. He asked:
"Don’t you feel lonely in this huge estate with just the two of you?"
Jacob smiled.
"It is, I used to have a dog and the house was more lively."
"What kind of dog?"
Jacob answered:
"A west highland terrier."
"Who got you the dog?"
"My grandmother."
At that answer, Atlas glanced at Damian quickly. He asked Jacob:
"Why did he choose that breed?"
Jacob opened his mouth but nothing ca and he realized that he has no idea why he choose that breed. He never asked since he loved it, it reminded him of this favorite cartoon when he was younger.
He looked at his father when he answered:
"He knew that he loved the cartoon Terry the terrier since he would watch it every morning on Saturday when it was on."
Jacob looked at his father surprised that he rembered then down thinking. After a few seconds, he looked at his father incredulously and said:
"You’re the one who got the dog."
Atlas leaned back on his chair with a smile and looked at Damian who asked:
"What?"
Jacob said:
"Terry the terrier started airing two weeks after you ca back and grandmother went to take care of grandpa at that ti. He only ca back to see us a few months later and he got the dog before he visited. Why would you say it ca from him?"
Damian simply answered:
"I didn’t think you would take it if you knew it ca from ."
Jacob looked at his father stunned then asked:
"Why did you always work from ho on Saturday? And why would you sit in the living room while you could’ve worked upstairs in your office when you knew I would spend the day watching cartoons?"
Now that he thinks about it doesn’t make any sense. He would’ve been more comfortable in his office without hearing his cartoons. He could feel him looking up from his work every once in a while like he was checking on him.
How did he not notice and how did he not figure out that the dog ca from him? When his father gave it to him and said that it ca from grandma he even said that he nad him terry.
He never thought much about it when he watched the carton with the dog at his side since he was a kid and believed what his father said but now that he is he feels stupid.
Damian said:
"We only ate dinner together during the weekend since you were in school and I was at work late so I thought I would stay ho during the weekend."
Jacob looked at his father discouraged. Why doesn’t he tell him anything? Does he hate him or does he not? He asked frustrated:
"Why can’t you just tell things? Why is it so hard for you to talk to ?"
Damian felt his heart clench when he saw how upset his son was. He swallowed with difficulty.
"Even if I were to say sothing nothing would co of it. It wouldn’t change the fact that I abandoned you and that you resent and hate for it."
He feels guilty about living abroad for the first 8 years of his son’s life but he couldn’t stay in China anymore. Every day he was on the news and he was followed everywhere by reporters and paparazzi.
He was losing his mind, the person who’s been at his side since he was a baby abused him and then made it known to the whole world and it was too much to handle. He left without having ever t his son and ca back 8 years later.
As soon as he saw him he fell in love with him and was overtaken by guilt for abandoning his son. He could feel Jacob’s anger and resentnt and it’s not like he can bla him.
He thought that he would at least do everything to make him happy and help his dream co true even if he didn’t love him.
After everything that happened he didn’t feel period but the first ti he felt affection after that was when he saw his son. he convinced himself that he felt nothing for him either and it made things easier.
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