Chapter 2

His Misfortune

'Life brings tears, smiles, and memories. The tears dry, the smiles fade, but the memories last forever' The back book cover stated this remark makes me wonder as well as ease.

Thinking that this book signing was another great achievement for our publishing house's long-term milestone propaganda.

I look at the stage where our newly signed author who becomes famous by writing heartfelt drama genre on online web novel thankfully our staffs are fast and make arrangement as soon as possible and here we are doing this book signing event she looks good and also smile at her fans showing a well-behaved and gentle expression while writing autographs to her book it seems fine at first but I caught a glimpse of someone running toward her then...

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmmmm.....look what we have here!!! A book signing where the one who signed isn't even the real owner of the manuscript she just snatches it away from my grasp she said sarcasm looking closely you can see that she's trembling but not because of fear or anxiety about gate clashing this event but because she's angry about and here is the greatest opportunity to relinquish that strong emotion within her chest that keep her from this perfect moment.

I hold my phone then dial the staff management and security so the event keeps under control but.... Damn this book signing became a mess and the invited media and fans were complaining.

T.O.A publishing house was famous for being strict but you made this amateur fault... what a mess!! That girl hay's, fortunately, the management and security staff come to hold that girl and the host trying to calm the rage of the deceive fan.

As soon I exit the hall the media ambush me and keep asking if the manuscript plagiarism was legit I keep my self-composed and negotiate them and said it's just a miscommunication between the management and we would like to clarify this so the media ask few more question then they let me out of their grasp and thank me for their convenience.

I just about to call the higher up's but she calls me first I approve the video call Miss Boss is out of town right now so I came to supervise this book signing event but she seems mad it's quite creepy that angelic face with a devil smile it makes my spine chills.

So who is she? My boss is calm like calming atmosphere before the frightening storm came.

Don't know but I'll investigate and email it to your assistant by the end of the day as I said it think of this head aching event I felt so tired another overtime again thinking of my beautiful girlfriend face with sadness today she would fly to Switzerland to manage their family business and here I was solving this issue and not by her side saying goodbyes thinking about this my boss hang-up the video call.

As the sky slowly changes from dawn to dusk just as I email the investigation report powering off my pc and shift my hands to massage my temple what a bothersome day after this day I should give myself a vacation for my mind and heart my girlfriend leaves me again for me.

As my private phone ring I felt bad premonition about this matter not minding my worries a few minutes ago I accept the caller invitation.

Hello? I ask softly.

Jasi is still busy? My mother sounds from the other side of the phone as always her voice was gentle but not the usual as it is a bit trembling so I became worried.

I frown but keep myself upright and assure her that I was fine and that I was just finished my workloads and I'm about to go home but---

Jasi if your done care to go straight to the nearest hospital and I will explain to you later why I need you here please sweetheart take care and keep safe she said.

Okay and said goodbyes I was on my way to open the door of my private car but something strange flash to my mind it was a door it's gives a familiar vibe, as well as unfamiliar, vide I don't keep that in mind I need to go to the hospital to check my mother was okay.

As the moment I step on the hospital door my heart keeps on beating like it was going to outburst my chest.

THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP- THUMP-

THUMP- THUMP- THUMP---then I say my little sister so she held me to my mother but makes me felt strange because my family is incomplete where is the dad I thought and as I was near the corridor where my mother is located I hear a sound of crying.

I hurried my steps and soon after that my mother collapse thankfully I was on time and keep her from hurting further soon after that I called my other family members to open a room and help mom to recover and I ask them to stand by if anything happens to mom.

I ask my sibling if they were is dad then my second brother said that dad collapse while there are having afternoon tea so they lead dad to the hospital I ask where is the doctor assist dad and he said that the doctor did not come out yet.

A few minutes later...

So who are the family members? Doctor ask

We raise our hands and the doctor explains that dad was diagnosed having an

with brain tumor stage 4 and 2 months of living it makes my heart tighten but I keep my self-calm and composed but my sibling, not they began to cry so embrace them and console them as time passed is like the world was moving passed.

At the time her mother wake-up she said she's okay and she needs to take care of her husband so jasi other siblings oppose but they also understand what their mother thing about so they just go with the flow and support their mother will of boundless.

After a week the sibling and other family members do their own thing and didn't have time to accompany and spend time with their patriarch who was about to die.

The plagiarism issue go bigger and people start to doubt the legitimacy of the T.O.A publishing house the stack market value diminish and the C.E.O and other board of directors start to decrease the number of the employee but in the case of jasi he was chief-of-directors, a childhood friend of the c.e.o and the fact that he cannot always attend at the meeting so at this moment the C.E.O knew what was his situation so she gave him a time to bring back the old and optimistic person she knew that you can always trust about life and business she gives him a break and prays that person she knew will be back.

Life is shorter, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish them.