Chapter 33: Chapter 33

You should have your seat. Dante beckoned him, Derrick sit, he is not comfortable with the turn of events, the man is sure that Dante is never going to give him the contract, he only want to hear the man's verdict. Let me see the new plan?

He pushed to Dante, the man go through the plan, for like thirty minutes no one said a word to each other, Dante keep his eyes on the plan but he is not reading it, Derrick is aware of the act he is putting up.

I am sorry, Mr Derrick Leonard, I am afraid this plan doesn't...

At this point Derrick is angry, he hit the table in anger, his eyes are red.

"Are you fucking fooling around with me, Mr Dante?" You keep asking me to improve my plan, just to kill time, why waste my time? Knowing that you are not interested in it

I never said, I am not interested in it.

Derrick is dying to sighed this contract, this is a bigger contract, supplying every electronics that the hospital need and been their supplier for two years, is really huge and he was supposed to meet a woman not a man and now it turn out to be his worse enemy, Dante, the last person he want to have dealing with.

Then what are you saying?

I only want more...

You should be ashamed of yourself to mixed business with personal issue, I thought you are a respectable man, you will not missed business with pleasure. I will tell the world how dirty you are, I will report this to the media, to show how worthless you are.

Dante shrugged his shoulder like he didn't know what Derrick is blabbing about.

I did nothing wrong and if you want to go to social media to blackmail me, you should be ready to tell them how dirty and lazy you also are, complaining over a client request to get a more clearer and better plan.

What nonsense? How could you speak like you don't know the real thing? What is wrong with all the plan and draw out?

Alot of loopholes.

Really? Go on and show me? Derrick hit the table again, Dante smiled. This is all a waste of time, I should know better that this is all a personal revenge, you can keep her, it's a shame that you will play unfair because of a mere woman.

Dante eyebrows furrowed, he is mad but yet he didn't reply another word to the argument of Derrick, he grabbed his papers and turn around angrily, he just lost because of Barbara, no, it's because of Claudia, if he had been faithful to Barbara, all this wouldn't had happened, he wouldn't had been in the black book of this monster of a man.

As he step out of the conference, he collided with madam Jia Li, the picture get clearer, now he could see the resemblance between Dante and the woman in front of him.

It's obvious why Dante could make decisions for the establishment like that, when his name is nowhere written on their portfolio.

Derrick tumble so many times, as he making his way out, madam Jia Li stand at the door, staring at Dante, who is acting like a child caught stealing from the pot.

Mother! What are you doing here? Dante stand from the chair, Jayden stand beside him.

This is mine, not yours.

Come on Jayden, let's leave then. Dante hurry towards the door, Jayden follow behind.

Who is he talking about? Dante stand in space, Jayden almost bump into him. You don't think everything happening in my conference room, will go unnoticed to me, do you?

I did nothing, I only don't want him anywhere near me.

In my office. Madam Jia Li take her step out of the office, she is elegant and beautiful, even in her forties, she could attract younger men, Dante takes after her, he is very handsome.

Madam Jia Li takes her seat then point to the chair in front of her, Dante take one of the seat while Jayden take the other.

Jayden is family, when is mother passed away, Jia Li was like a mother to him, there is no secret about the family that he doesn't know, madam Jia Li, call him, her second son, Dante is older than him with a year.

Mother, I don't have idea of what he is saying, I only don't want him doing business with us.

The girl, he is talking about is same girl, you want cream for?

I don't have an idea of what you are saying and for the record, he deserves whatever he get.

Li Jun!

Mother stop, I have to leave.

Fine, I want to meet her.

What?

Yes, I want to meet her and it's final.

That is not possible, she is not my girlfriend but a friend. Madam Jia Li look at her son. Don't give me that look I am not in love with anyone, and I will not be force into a marriage that we end up like you and father.

Madam Jia Li mouth drop, she is right all this time, Dante coldness is as a result of the family separations

Li Jun, you are not me and your dad, you are different, I and your dad take a different part, you are a good man unlike your father.

Love is waste of time, come on Jayden let's leave. Madam Jia Li closed her eyes, she never thought that she and Harold will be part of their son pain, that pain have scared him away from love and the outside world.

Maybe, she could look for his lost love and bring her back to his life, what if he is cold towards her as well. The young lady never said goodbye, she left without a word nor letter after she left and what if she is mistake, Dante might just be friends with her. Since they grow up together.

They are more to Dante and his sweetheart disappearance story that meet the eyes, the story he never did tell to anyone except to Jayden, his best friend and brother.

Their flight home was cold, Dante had alot on his mind, he would had be happy, that he had annoyed Derrick but no, he is sad, mentioning love to him is a reminder of his heart break, how can a person love someone so deep even more than himself and forget to love himself but that person couldn't love him the way he did.

Or maybe, his own brain is playing a fast one on him that she doesn't love him.