CHAPTER 41: A LITTLE DETOUR
Her eyes widened and his jaw dropped as soon as he saw a pile of cash on a brief case in front of her.
"That will all be yours if you agree to work with us." A man sitting opposite a young woman working with the marketing team at the Enchanteur Chemical company seemed to be in a tight spot.
"I heard that your mother needed an immediate heart transplant within the week and your father's trial is at disadvantage. If you agree with my conditions, then you can rest assure that we will arrange the surgery for you. We will send her to the best hospital in the city and we'll give her the best doctor therein for her surgery. Also, we already reserved a heart for her. As for your father, don't worry about his case because we will give him the best lawyer in the country. And for your information, I am very close to the judge." He discussed the benefits to her.
The woman is in deep thought. What must she do? Her mind was in a muddle while thinking of her mother. Betraying the team would give her mother a new heart and will release his father from all the false accusation thrown to him.
But she loved her team and the company too! The person working at the human resource department gave her a chance to work at the company even though she didn't have a degree. She started in a low position but because of the company's sponsorship, she was able to finish her study and got a degree in business administration majoring in finance.
"Think about it, your only job is to give us the marketing plan and the formula of your new product. That's it. And as soon as we received it, we will push through with the benefits that I discussed to you. Plus, you'll get paid for it and no one will be able to know it either."
"Mister, c-can you give me more time to think about this first?"
The man heaved a sigh of disappointment. "Three days. I will give you three days to think about it." Displease was written all over the man's face as he walked out the door to the café.
She could finally breathe! The man's offer was tempting enough for her to succumb to her family's needs right now.
Now she's in a tight spot!
Meanwhile, Jade played with the middle-age man's cute pug while they were enjoying the street food they just bought. Both looked tired since they decided to walk around the place as Jade showed the man some useful spot near Z subdivision.
"Aww, your dog is so cute. I never thought he was this friendly." Jade was smiling while playing with the dog.
"He's name is Joe. I don't know if I should brag about this but I trained him to become friendly." The man chuckled.
"That's pretty awesome."
"Looked like you are a pet lover. Do you have dogs in your house too?"
"I love dogs but we don't have one at home."
"Oh, why is that? I thought every residence at Z subdivision own at least one."
"Guess we are an exemption." She chuckled. "Though I love to have one but I'm not sure if my husband wanted to have one."
The man smirked when she started talking about her husband.
"Why don't you asked him?" He advised.
Jade halted. To be honest, she never asked Marcus about having a pet dog. She then sighed a little. The truth is, she's been wanting to buy a Samoyed and a Siberian husky but she knew she cannot take good care of them since she was very busy at work. If in any case that Marcus would agree then it would also mean that they need to add one more staff in the house and that might cause misunderstanding between them.
"Did I say something wrong? Are you not in good terms?" The man furthered.
"No. Not like that, we're doing just…. Fine. But my husband is a little bit complicated. He is like a puzzle that is hard to solve." She chuckled. "Oh, I'm sorry Barry. Was I too emotional?'
"Ha-ha! No, not at all. I'm actually happy to listen and I'm thankful that I got to know someone from my neighborhood. At least I won't be lonely while I'm here."
"You're alone?" She was a bit surprise and felt sorry to see the man's sad countenance. Looked like she crossed a line. "Sorry for asking a lot."
"No, it's okay. Besides, your right. I've been alone for more than ten years. My wife died due to an illness but the most painful part was not seeing her before her burial."
"Sorry to hear that."
The man twitched his lip upwards but with sarcasm. "I really want to see her for the last time but her mother didn't allow me. I couldn't even see my little son back then. I hope he still remembers me after all these years. However, I am probably dead for him."
"You never know unless you find him." Jade advised. "You will never know how he truly feels about you. What if he's been missing you for the past few years?"
"I hope that was the case but I'm sure his grandmother had poisoned him and manipulated his mind to hate me. Do you know that before I was force to leave the country, I heard that they also held a funeral service for me?"
"That's awful! How could they kill a person whose still alive! Whoever did that was the worst!"
"Thank you for taking my side." He smiled.
"So what is your plan for your son? Don't you want to find him?''
"What do you think? Isn't it too late to show up?"
"Of course not!" She lightly hit the man's arm. "He is your son and he needs to hear your story too. I'm sure he will believe you and will take your side once he hears what truly happened years ago.''
"Do you really think he will understand and will be on my side?"
"Of course! You are his biological father after all."
"Then will you help me find my son and get close to him?"
Eh? She was a bit shocked. "M-me? Well, I can try?" Her tone was filled with qualms.
"Ha-ha! Just kidding. I don't want to trouble you with my personal issue because I know your busy too."
She felt bad for the man especially when she saw him glowered. He looked so down and desperate.
"Well, I could actually spare some of my weekend offs to help you." She offered.
"If that would be okay to you, then sure why not." He sneered within but he showed a friendly face in front of her.
Unknown to the woman, the man was rejoicing inside of him. He never thought that the woman was pretty soft and too kind to be used for his objectives. Guess a little detour on his plans isn't bad at all. He then smirked impishly.