Audible gasps were heard all around the room. The tension sparked like small jolts of electricity as they gaped at their boss in a very different light.
Lawrence had his eyes widening like an owl’s. Everything made sense now, his aversion to be touched, his need to hide his identity, the scars on his face.
Kail was surprised as well but he kept a stoic face. His boss had always been extrely considerate and humane with him. He didn’t care what his past profession had been, he cared for the kind of human being he was.
Gairo had a slight clue about his history because of Montague and since he was the one who hired him but he didn’t know what Zyair had just dropped on them like a bomb.
Others had similar thoughts racing through their minds, they were shell-shocked as they gaped at him with their mouths hanging open, but no one moved.
"If anyone has any reservations going forward with , you can just walk away." Zyair had his hands perched on the lacquered table as his eyes darted to everyone one by one. His heart was sinking but his head remained high and his spine remained straight.
"The only reservations I have are for the people who force children into this. I feel nothing but pride knowing how you turned your life around and I am proud to call you my boss. If anyone can’t see how resilient, just and kind you are then frankly they shouldn’t be here."
Lawrence firmly announced while getting up from his seat and walking over to Zyair. He placed a reassuring hand on Zyair’s shoulder and their gazes t.
Zyair found concern and respect in Lawrence’s. No animosity, no disgust.
"You are my saviour, it’s ti I will return the favour. I am with you till I cease to breathe." His uplifting words swelled Zyair’s heart to the maximum. His throat constricted from the emotions that Lawrence had stirred in him.
"Thank you! Lawrence."
"I am with you, boss. Do give the nas of those who have wronged you, I would very much like to break their bones." Kail spoke in his gruff voice while clenching and relaxing his knuckles and straining his neck as if getting ready to punch soone.
"I appreciate it, Kail." Zyair nodded at his bodyguard in respect.
"Mr Montague knew the truth and he trusted you enough to adopt you and entrust his whole legacy to you Zyair. I still rember the first day you ca to us, I have seen all the progress you have made over the years. How hard you have worked to reach this prestigious position. You are a leader, the one Montague left us under. I am by your side and will do everything in my power to thwart this threat."
It was Gairo with his elderly wisdom and sweet smile. He has seen the boy beco a man right in front of his eyes. He trusted him fully.
"I appreciate it, Mr Gairo. I will never break yours or this company’s trust," Zyair said with emotional undertones to his voice.
"We are staying as well, Sir. You have always treated us with kindness and your leadership is just. We will never betray you. And I speak for everyone." The head of their dia team; Eris, expressed his views and Zyair appreciated it with a thankful nod of his head.
A heartening smile broke out on Skyla’s face as she observed no one left the room. That was the kind of respect this man had earned. She could sense how emotional Zyair was at that mont, especially because how everyone stood up for him.
"We should carry on then and formulate a tangible plan on how to deal with this impending threat," Zyair continued to say, seeing that everyone was on board at least the people present in this room were.
Thus the planning to deal with Doran and his threat began as Zyair briefed them and they put forward different suggestions regarding it. All laptops and tablets were put into operation, keeping an eye on all the electronic dia. No one took breaks as the tension increased with every passing second.
But the evening fell and still nothing circulated on any form of electronic dia. The eting was adjourned with instructions to remain on the task. Any false news stories and leaked videos were to be monitored and positive news regarding Zyair were to be circulated.
Lawrence, Skyla and Zyair remained behind, they went to Zyair’s office.
"How are you holding up?" Lawrence brought them coffee and snacks, now that the eting was dismissed he could openly talk to him and they could eat. Zyair leaned back and took a small sip of his creamy coffee.
"My mind is numb, as much as I try to bury my past it always finds a way to co back to ."
A forlorn look glazed Zyair’s srising eyes.
"It’s my fault he has to go through this. Doran had warned countless tis that he would not stop until he found Zyair’s truth," Skyla lanted with a deep sigh, it was a laborious task to see her man suffer like this. She hadn’t touched her coffee, her appetite was lost.
"No, Miss Skyla, he would have co for our boss irrespective of everything. Jealousy tends to make you do stuff and he is a jealous man. His standing was challenged and now he wants revenge for what happened to him. We will need substantial proof against him, that’s the only way to bring him down."
Lawrence analysed while taking a sip of his coffee.
"He is going to pay, last ti it was just six months of jail but I promise this ti once I send him in, he will never co out," Zyair said with his jaw set so tight that it almost seed painful, a vein pulsed in his temple for he didn’t hate anyone else as much as he hated Doran.
Skyla almost shuddered when she saw the murderous glint flashing in Zyair’s eyes. He indeed was so done with her ex-husband.
They were still discussing Doran when all hell broke loose and their phones and tablets began to incessantly ring.
Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
Notification after notification began to pop up as the door to his office began to knock rapidly.
Skyla’s heart accelerated like a racing car and her hands shook as she picked up her tablet and opened the countless videos that were being sent to her and were now openly circulating on social dia.
Zyair covered his face with his mask while Lawrence opened the door.
"Sir! Your picture has been posted online along with tons of your porn videos."
Eris inford them with his eyes blown wide and then all hell broke loose. Zyair only gulped, preparing himself for all the sha and negativity that will co his way now. He knew dia will have field day tearing him apart, especially his character.
Lawrence and Eris took off running downstairs to their departnt to control whatever damage they could and pull strings to have these articles and videos taken down.
Leaving Skyla and a very startled Zyair behind. And then he picked up his phone with shaking hands and clicked open the first video they had uploaded.
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