3 SPOILT LITTLE PRINCESS

-----------Other Side of Town-------------------

"How much time do we have?" Aiden asked when he got out of the lift.

He had a very irritating morning, listening to his mother go on and on about a girl she was setting him up with. He had only agreed to get her off his back about settling down and having kids. It's not that he was against the idea, he was just against the kind of woman his parents wanted him to settle down with. Spoilt little princesses that haven't worked a day in their lives.

"We have about an hour before the meeting. Everything we need is taken care of, including the conference room."

Winter had been with him a long time; he had met him a few years back in college when he had hit on his now wife while drunk and got knocked out. After a few encounters the two fast became friends and he brought him on when he took over the company. He was crazy smart at finances.

He nodded at his secretary in greeting when he passed her desk. Ella was efficient and very motherly, not surprising since she was in her 40s with two kids in college.

"Have you found out who he is bringing? I hear he usually comes to these negotiations alone." Aidan's brows furrowed as he wondered why anyone would opt to do such a thing without any backup.

"He is bringing a young lady this time, Antonia Mathews. Twenty-four. Daughter of THE Jack Mathews. I hear she was a student of his when he was still a professor and is known to visit his family often since her father's death."

"Oh? That's weird." Aidan wondered what kind of relationship the girl had with Tom because he was sure Tom was happily married to a wonderful woman.

"Maybe she wants to see how negotiations happen or something. Although considering she doesn't really work, I don't know why she would be interested."

"I thought you said she is a former student of Tom's?" Aidan was confused now. He knew Tom taught some software development courses before becoming a CEO. Another one of Aidan's question was how Tom had managed to become a CEO of such a successful company with no prior knowledge of running a business. He knew he didn't own the company. Actually, nobody knew who did…

"She is. Graduated with an engineering degree from a top university in world.Very smart actually, top of her class." Win said, reading from the file he was holding.

"But she's not using the degree?" Aidan was puzzled and couldn't figure out why an obviously smart woman would do that.

"Since she was the only heir, her father's fortunes went straight to her when he died. Why work when you can just live in the lap of luxury, right?" Winter chuckled.

Aidan just felt disgust at such behavior. Even though he was the only heir, he had still worked hard for his position. So hard that his father had practically kicked him out and ensured he lived on the salary he made. He started from the bottom, moving through each company they owned with each promotion until he got here when his father decided it was time to retire and spend time with his wife. Now all they did was pester him and travel. A small smile curved his mouth at the thought of his parents. He knew how very lucky he was to have two loving parents who were still alive and healthy.

With that thought, he shifted his mind back to business and prepared for the meeting.