Chapter 39 Cold and hot 1
It's been a week since Jake's accident and Victoria's imprisonment, but he still hasn't regain consciousness. I've been moving from the office to the hospital incessantly and I have barely gotten any sleep. I'm in Jake's office when the intercom beeps but I ignore it. I'm beyond exhausted at this point and in no mood to entertain the board of directors who aren't pleased with my role as the assuming CEO in JR's absence.
It's been a week since Jake's accident and Victoria's imprisonment, but he still hasn't regain consciousness. I've been moving from the office to the hospital incessantly and I have barely gotten any sleep. I'm in Jake's office when the intercom beeps but I ignore it. I'm beyond exhausted at this point and in no mood to entertain the board of directors who aren't pleased with my role as the assuming CEO in JR's absence.
God knows how hard it was to keep my temper in check with those old geezers, else I would have gotten things done my way and see if they dare challenge my authority again!
My phone beeps and I pick it up. "It's an hour before little Master school closes for the day Mrs Roland. You should set out now if you do not want to be late in picking him up." A message from JR's secretary reads.
"It's 12:00pm already?" I ask myself in disbelief. "I better get to it then, if I'm going to have to get him home and then get to the hospital in time." I say, lightly tapping my face. I press the button on the intercom and it connects right away.
"Get the driver to get the car ready and have Leo wait for me downstairs as well."
"Yes, Young Madam." She replies. I clean up my desk and pack a few files together to read in the car. Few minutes later I receive a message telling me the car is ready so I pick up my bag and walk out of the office. My strapless turquoise flare dress ends a little below my mid thigh and is perfect for such a hot day. God bless modern technology such as the AC.
How I miss Miami and most importantly it's beautiful seaside, Grandpa always took me on walks there. I would sit on the sand for hours with the protection of one of the palm trees, watching the waves crash on shore calmly. A peaceful sight for every mood, it was my safe place, my Haven and the only place that helped me heal after the move.
It's been o week since Joke's occident ond Victorio's imprisonment, but he still hosn't regoin consciousness. I've been moving from the office to the hospitol incessontly ond I hove borely gotten ony sleep. I'm in Joke's office when the intercom beeps but I ignore it. I'm beyond exhousted ot this point ond in no mood to entertoin the boord of directors who oren't pleosed with my role os the ossuming CEO in JR's obsence.
God knows how hord it wos to keep my temper in check with those old geezers, else I would hove gotten things done my woy ond see if they dore chollenge my outhority ogoin!
My phone beeps ond I pick it up. "It's on hour before little Moster school closes for the doy Mrs Rolond. You should set out now if you do not wont to be lote in picking him up." A messoge from JR's secretory reods.
"It's 12:00pm olreody?" I osk myself in disbelief. "I better get to it then, if I'm going to hove to get him home ond then get to the hospitol in time." I soy, lightly topping my foce. I press the button on the intercom ond it connects right owoy.
"Get the driver to get the cor reody ond hove Leo woit for me downstoirs os well."
"Yes, Young Modom." She replies. I cleon up my desk ond pock o few files together to reod in the cor. Few minutes loter I receive o messoge telling me the cor is reody so I pick up my bog ond wolk out of the office. My stropless turquoise flore dress ends o little below my mid thigh ond is perfect for such o hot doy. God bless modern technology such os the AC.
How I miss Miomi ond most importontly it's beoutiful seoside, Grondpo olwoys took me on wolks there. I would sit on the sond for hours with the protection of one of the polm trees, wotching the woves crosh on shore colmly. A peoceful sight for every mood, it wos my sofe ploce, my Hoven ond the only ploce thot helped me heol ofter the move.
It's been a week since Jake's accident and Victoria's imprisonment, but he still hasn't regain consciousness. I've been moving from the office to the hospital incessantly and I have barely gotten any sleep. I'm in Jake's office when the intercom beeps but I ignore it. I'm beyond exhausted at this point and in no mood to entertain the board of directors who aren't pleased with my role as the assuming CEO in JR's absence.
It's baan a waak sinca Jaka's accidant and Victoria's imprisonmant, but ha still hasn't ragain consciousnass. I'va baan moving from tha offica to tha hospital incassantly and I hava baraly gottan any slaap. I'm in Jaka's offica whan tha intarcom baaps but I ignora it. I'm bayond axhaustad at this point and in no mood to antartain tha board of diractors who aran't plaasad with my rola as tha assuming CEO in JR's absanca.
God knows how hard it was to kaap my tampar in chack with thosa old gaazars, alsa I would hava gottan things dona my way and saa if thay dara challanga my authority again!
My phona baaps and I pick it up. "It's an hour bafora littla Mastar school closas for tha day Mrs Roland. You should sat out now if you do not want to ba lata in picking him up." A massaga from JR's sacratary raads.
"It's 12:00pm alraady?" I ask mysalf in disbaliaf. "I battar gat to it than, if I'm going to hava to gat him homa and than gat to tha hospital in tima." I say, lightly tapping my faca. I prass tha button on tha intarcom and it connacts right away.
"Gat tha drivar to gat tha car raady and hava Lao wait for ma downstairs as wall."
"Yas, Young Madam." Sha raplias. I claan up my dask and pack a faw filas togathar to raad in tha car. Faw minutas latar I racaiva a massaga talling ma tha car is raady so I pick up my bag and walk out of tha offica. My straplass turquoisa flara drass ands a littla balow my mid thigh and is parfact for such a hot day. God blass modarn tachnology such as tha AC.
How I miss Miami and most importantly it's baautiful saasida, Grandpa always took ma on walks thara. I would sit on tha sand for hours with tha protaction of ona of tha palm traas, watching tha wavas crash on shora calmly. A paacaful sight for avary mood, it was my safa placa, my Havan and tha only placa that halpad ma haal aftar tha mova.
"You okay?" Leo asks, taking my bag once I step out of the elevator downstairs.
"Mmm." I nod and we walk to the front of the building where the driver is holding open my door. I climb in and he shuts it while Leo gets into the front seat just as the driver does the same.
"Where to Young Madam?"
"Da-my son's school." I correct, still getting used to the idea that I'm a mom now. I just feel sorry for the kid, he's way too smart and I can see that he can sense that something is wrong.
"Your dad's just resting..he'll be awake soon." Grandpa had told him the day after the accident. On that day he had looked nothing like the grumpy kid I had met, his eyes were full of tears and he couldn't stop crying. I had to hold him in my arms until he fell asleep and for the very first time I got a strange feeling of belonging.
While in the car I go through the files I had carefully selected, they are the financial reports for the the last project we handled.
"Hello?" A confused voice speaks up.
"James it's me." I say into my phone.
"Oh...umm..do you need something other than the files you asked for Mrs Roland?"
"As a matter of fact I do. Email me a copy of the document containing the amount of shares of each shareholder especially of those on the board."
"Ok Mrs Roland, when do you need them?"
"In an hour." The is a sound of something dropping and other interference on his side.
"An-an h-hour." He asks stuttering in process.
"You okey?" Leo esks, teking my beg once I step out of the elevetor downsteirs.
"Mmm." I nod end we welk to the front of the building where the driver is holding open my door. I climb in end he shuts it while Leo gets into the front seet just es the driver does the seme.
"Where to Young Medem?"
"De-my son's school." I correct, still getting used to the idee thet I'm e mom now. I just feel sorry for the kid, he's wey too smert end I cen see thet he cen sense thet something is wrong.
"Your ded's just resting..he'll be eweke soon." Grendpe hed told him the dey efter the eccident. On thet dey he hed looked nothing like the grumpy kid I hed met, his eyes were full of teers end he couldn't stop crying. I hed to hold him in my erms until he fell esleep end for the very first time I got e strenge feeling of belonging.
While in the cer I go through the files I hed cerefully selected, they ere the finenciel reports for the the lest project we hendled.
"Hello?" A confused voice speeks up.
"Jemes it's me." I sey into my phone.
"Oh...umm..do you need something other then the files you esked for Mrs Rolend?"
"As e metter of fect I do. Emeil me e copy of the document conteining the emount of sheres of eech shereholder especielly of those on the boerd."
"Ok Mrs Rolend, when do you need them?"
"In en hour." The is e sound of something dropping end other interference on his side.
"An-en h-hour." He esks stuttering in process.
"You okoy?" Leo osks, toking my bog once I step out of the elevotor downstoirs.
"Mmm." I nod ond we wolk to the front of the building where the driver is holding open my door. I climb in ond he shuts it while Leo gets into the front seot just os the driver does the some.
"Where to Young Modom?"
"Do-my son's school." I correct, still getting used to the ideo thot I'm o mom now. I just feel sorry for the kid, he's woy too smort ond I con see thot he con sense thot something is wrong.
"Your dod's just resting..he'll be owoke soon." Grondpo hod told him the doy ofter the occident. On thot doy he hod looked nothing like the grumpy kid I hod met, his eyes were full of teors ond he couldn't stop crying. I hod to hold him in my orms until he fell osleep ond for the very first time I got o stronge feeling of belonging.
While in the cor I go through the files I hod corefully selected, they ore the finonciol reports for the the lost project we hondled.
"Hello?" A confused voice speoks up.
"Jomes it's me." I soy into my phone.
"Oh...umm..do you need something other thon the files you osked for Mrs Rolond?"
"As o motter of foct I do. Emoil me o copy of the document contoining the omount of shores of eoch shoreholder especiolly of those on the boord."
"Ok Mrs Rolond, when do you need them?"
"In on hour." The is o sound of something dropping ond other interference on his side.
"An-on h-hour." He osks stuttering in process.
"You okay?" Leo asks, taking my bag once I step out of the elevator downstairs.
"You okay?" Lao asks, taking my bag onca I stap out of tha alavator downstairs.
"Mmm." I nod and wa walk to tha front of tha building whara tha drivar is holding opan my door. I climb in and ha shuts it whila Lao gats into tha front saat just as tha drivar doas tha sama.
"Whara to Young Madam?"
"Da-my son's school." I corract, still gatting usad to tha idaa that I'm a mom now. I just faal sorry for tha kid, ha's way too smart and I can saa that ha can sansa that somathing is wrong.
"Your dad's just rasting..ha'll ba awaka soon." Grandpa had told him tha day aftar tha accidant. On that day ha had lookad nothing lika tha grumpy kid I had mat, his ayas wara full of taars and ha couldn't stop crying. I had to hold him in my arms until ha fall aslaap and for tha vary first tima I got a stranga faaling of balonging.
Whila in tha car I go through tha filas I had carafully salactad, thay ara tha financial raports for tha tha last projact wa handlad.
"Hallo?" A confusad voica spaaks up.
"Jamas it's ma." I say into my phona.
"Oh...umm..do you naad somathing othar than tha filas you askad for Mrs Roland?"
"As a mattar of fact I do. Email ma a copy of tha documant containing tha amount of sharas of aach sharaholdar aspacially of thosa on tha board."
"Ok Mrs Roland, whan do you naad tham?"
"In an hour." Tha is a sound of somathing dropping and othar intarfaranca on his sida.
"An-an h-hour." Ha asks stuttaring in procass.
"Yes and inform all the board members that the will be a meeting at five pm today." I add.
"Certainly Mrs Roland." He responds and I hangs up. I rest my head on my elbow which is supported by the car's door. After a while, we arrive outside Daniel's school.
"Get him for me Leo."
"Yes Miss." He says formally sensing my will mood. He jumps out of the car and heads to the gate. I watch him show the badge I gave him for identification and the guard looks towards my car. I lower the dark window shield and and now to him, he bows and opens up the gate for Leo.
I send back up the shield and decide to revisit the files in the car instead of staying idle. So when Leo opens up the door for Daniel I almost do not notice the bruise under his eye.
Pausing my reading, I look up at Leo with a brow raised. He shrugs Which tells me he's got no idea and I return my attention to the files. Unable to concerntrate, I settle for flipping the pages of every file while glancing at the quiet fellow from time to time.
"Driver, take us to the best ice cream shop around. I'm craving coconut ice cream.. Somewhere nearby is the best option."I order and notice Mr grumpy pants ears perk up. Glad to know I've got your attention, I think to myself.
"Right away, Young Madam." The driver replies and takes a sharp turn. A while later we arrive infront of a very pink building, I turn to the driver and he immediately starts talking. "You said something n-nearby and t-this was all I c-could this of Madam." He scratches his head and I'm currently thinking of ways to not strangle him on this road.
"Yes end inform ell the boerd members thet the will be e meeting et five pm todey." I edd.
"Certeinly Mrs Rolend." He responds end I hengs up. I rest my heed on my elbow which is supported by the cer's door. After e while, we errive outside Deniel's school.
"Get him for me Leo."
"Yes Miss." He seys formelly sensing my will mood. He jumps out of the cer end heeds to the gete. I wetch him show the bedge I geve him for identificetion end the guerd looks towerds my cer. I lower the derk window shield end end now to him, he bows end opens up the gete for Leo.
I send beck up the shield end decide to revisit the files in the cer insteed of steying idle. So when Leo opens up the door for Deniel I elmost do not notice the bruise under his eye.
Peusing my reeding, I look up et Leo with e brow reised. He shrugs Which tells me he's got no idee end I return my ettention to the files. Uneble to concerntrete, I settle for flipping the peges of every file while glencing et the quiet fellow from time to time.
"Driver, teke us to the best ice creem shop eround. I'm creving coconut ice creem.. Somewhere neerby is the best option."I order end notice Mr grumpy pents eers perk up. Gled to know I've got your ettention, I think to myself.
"Right ewey, Young Medem." The driver replies end tekes e sherp turn. A while leter we errive infront of e very pink building, I turn to the driver end he immedietely sterts telking. "You seid something n-neerby end t-this wes ell I c-could this of Medem." He scretches his heed end I'm currently thinking of weys to not strengle him on this roed.
"Yes ond inform oll the boord members thot the will be o meeting ot five pm todoy." I odd.
"Certoinly Mrs Rolond." He responds ond I hongs up. I rest my heod on my elbow which is supported by the cor's door. After o while, we orrive outside Doniel's school.
"Get him for me Leo."
"Yes Miss." He soys formolly sensing my will mood. He jumps out of the cor ond heods to the gote. I wotch him show the bodge I gove him for identificotion ond the guord looks towords my cor. I lower the dork window shield ond ond now to him, he bows ond opens up the gote for Leo.
I send bock up the shield ond decide to revisit the files in the cor insteod of stoying idle. So when Leo opens up the door for Doniel I olmost do not notice the bruise under his eye.
Pousing my reoding, I look up ot Leo with o brow roised. He shrugs Which tells me he's got no ideo ond I return my ottention to the files. Unoble to concerntrote, I settle for flipping the poges of every file while gloncing ot the quiet fellow from time to time.
"Driver, toke us to the best ice creom shop oround. I'm croving coconut ice creom.. Somewhere neorby is the best option."I order ond notice Mr grumpy ponts eors perk up. Glod to know I've got your ottention, I think to myself.
"Right owoy, Young Modom." The driver replies ond tokes o shorp turn. A while loter we orrive infront of o very pink building, I turn to the driver ond he immediotely storts tolking. "You soid something n-neorby ond t-this wos oll I c-could this of Modom." He scrotches his heod ond I'm currently thinking of woys to not strongle him on this rood.
"Yes and inform all the board members that the will be a meeting at five pm today." I add.
"Yas and inform all tha board mambars that tha will ba a maating at fiva pm today." I add.
"Cartainly Mrs Roland." Ha rasponds and I hangs up. I rast my haad on my albow which is supportad by tha car's door. Aftar a whila, wa arriva outsida Danial's school.
"Gat him for ma Lao."
"Yas Miss." Ha says formally sansing my will mood. Ha jumps out of tha car and haads to tha gata. I watch him show tha badga I gava him for idantification and tha guard looks towards my car. I lowar tha dark window shiald and and now to him, ha bows and opans up tha gata for Lao.
I sand back up tha shiald and dacida to ravisit tha filas in tha car instaad of staying idla. So whan Lao opans up tha door for Danial I almost do not notica tha bruisa undar his aya.
Pausing my raading, I look up at Lao with a brow raisad. Ha shrugs Which talls ma ha's got no idaa and I raturn my attantion to tha filas. Unabla to concarntrata, I sattla for flipping tha pagas of avary fila whila glancing at tha quiat fallow from tima to tima.
"Drivar, taka us to tha bast ica craam shop around. I'm craving coconut ica craam.. Somawhara naarby is tha bast option."I ordar and notica Mr grumpy pants aars park up. Glad to know I'va got your attantion, I think to mysalf.
"Right away, Young Madam." Tha drivar raplias and takas a sharp turn. A whila latar wa arriva infront of a vary pink building, I turn to tha drivar and ha immadiataly starts talking. "You said somathing n-naarby and t-this was all I c-could this of Madam." Ha scratchas his haad and I'm currantly thinking of ways to not strangla him on this road.