Chapter 64: Chapter 64

He didn't want to pulled away from Mandy, she remain in his hand for sometime without hugging him back, when his hand starting wondering on Mandy's back, she needed to get free from him, so she pulled out of the hug but that didn't stop Lauren from pulling her hand.

Where thou hell have you been? Are you alright? Where do you live? I was worried, considering the fact that you haven't returned home for days, don't you think, you would had place a call or text?

Bombarding her with so many questions, Mandy didn't say anything. Fine, it's a good thing, you are here. Lauren pulled her into another hug, this time, Dylan had to intervene.

Ahem! He cleared his throat, making Lauren realized that there is a third party there.

Sorry! He wiped his face, the look on Dylan face, tells him that, Dylan wants an explanation.

Oh, she is Mandy...

I know, that is her name. Dylan speak, he raised his eyebrows, looking at Lauren then Mandy, like how did he know her.

Oh My wife! Lauren said, the coffee in Dylan mouth burst out.

Sorry, his ex-wife. Mandy corrected the statement, Lauren face darken as the young lady had label him ex, he clenched his fingers into a fist, he just hate the way things are going.

Mandy...

He wanted to scold her but then he received message.

Come on, we are having a meeting now. Lauren announced, the boy is queer, he just switch mode, he needed to put his personal issues away from his business.

Getting to the conference room, it's a big conference, with more than twenty staff sitting on the chair facing each other with a long rectangular tables in middle of them.

At the end of the table, there is a single chair facing all of them that is vacant, with two beside the chair, one at the left and the other at the right.

Good morning sir! Tina his secretary said.

Morning! Is everything set? He asked

Yes sir! She said, pushing the door of the conference open, making Lauren, Dylan and Mandy visible, Larry is shock and happy to see Mandy at same time.

ASAP they stood to acknowledge his present, which includes Alexander, Justin; Jude; George, even some new investors.

Lauren beckon on Mandy after he takes his seat then Dylan for him to takes his seat beside him as well

The others also sit after he but their eyes are fixed on Mandy, it's never happened that a female is sitting so comfortable close to Lauren in a conference meeting, not even Leah, his one time love and personal assistant.

Jude stare on Mandy is burning, he had attended Lauren's wedding, so he knows the young lady is his ex-wife but the reason she is there is a misery but he had to wait and see.

People are still crazy in their thoughts, the eyes piercing holes in Mandy's skin is enough for her to run under the table.

Most of them are still battling with themselves when Lauren break the silent.

Good morning everyone, I apologized for coming in late and for been away for long but I am here now.

When he said away for long most of them thought that he is mourning his broken heart but seeing Mandy beside him, some are confused but others are curious.

First, I will have to see that all business transaction goes through me, I will have to go through the business plan first before it could be enforce.

The investors there, run their eyes from one after the other, since Lauren haven't gone through their proposal, it simply means dead end.

But... Jude want to speak, Lauren cold eyes visited him making him lost his tongue, Lauren run through the business files in his hand, Dylan also have one of the documents on his hand, after the two go through it, Dylan give him a look then he clear his throat.

At this point after going through the documents in my hand, I find out that, they are so many loopholes in it and no certainty about this business, so I am afraid the deal is off.

Lauren is straightforward, he just drop the bombshell, Mandy didn't expect the man to be this strict when he comes to business.

I don't thinks there are... Lauren send another cold look to the investors, he is actually for Franklin Enterprise

Anyway, I wasn't going to say something and not pinpoint it for clarification, since the documents is in everyone hands, let's go to paragraph four under page three.

The documents is well arrange that one could hardly see the loopholes and the faults attached to the documents

After much analysis, it became so clear that there is no way this man in front of them will accept it and he already mentioned it earlier, Franklin Enterprise didn't wait for Lauren to kick them out.

Apologize for that brief distraction, at this point in time, I will like to Introduce you all to Mr Dylan Asher, the company new vice president.

They all nodded to him then he moved his gaze to Mandy.

Mandy Edward is also joining the company as the company financial manager. The introduction of Dylan Asher, as his new vice president didn't take the staff unaware because he had fired the former but Mandy as his accountant manager as left many shock including Mandy, Dylan and Larry, Dylan look at him, he wasn't expecting Lauren to accept Mandy, even without she showing any thing to warrant the position and that wasn't what he said he will employ her for.

He knows that look but he ignores, Larry is watching Lauren, the boy is crazy, so a woman could make him not think straight, his beloved cold-hearted brother is going to mixed business with pleasure.

At this juncture, we call the meeting to an end, that is after discussing Jude interest of introducing his son into the board, making them cast vote, making the motion, sweep under the carpet

When every other workers in the meeting is about to leave he asked the company former financial manager to sit, Mr Matthew, look at him.

Yes, sit, everyone in your term is affected in this meeting. Mr Matthew sit, he and his group, get seated, it's definitely going to be bad news, after seated, Lauren turned his eyes to Mandy to see if she got any fucking idea about the report in front of her.

He had gone through it himself but he just needed to know if the one person Dylan can't get his stupid head from is not just beautiful but intelligent.

Mandy just keep analysing the report, then she pinpoint, the fact that the company had lost another huge some of money, when she said that, Lauren eyes bulge out, he didn't see that part.