Chapter 29

"Let's take you back to your class" Glory smiled, packing Kiara's junk food in a box.

"I thought you said we were going out," Kiara asked, crossing her arms around her chest.

"Outing canceled. Your Dad said you should be in class not outing" Glory replied, carrying her from the ground.

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Collins dropped Kalani and Raiden off at their place. Different thoughts kept running through his head as he drove with the 80 limits on the highway.

"Who is this Alex, what should I do to get Aurora's love. She should just fall in love with me. Assh, that's going to be a tough decision to do. Before I could win her heart back then was not an easy task to do. What if she's still the hard girl to get" he thought, stepping foot on the acceleration speed.

"This is hard, God led me to the right part. I'm confused" he thought, crying in his mind.

Turning the direction of his steering wheel to the right side, he kept honking continuously.

"Where is this security guard?" He mumbled, still horning. The security guard could be seen running towards the gate. He drove inside his company compound brutally. Collins checked his wristwatch for the umpteenth time.

"Three minutes late for the business meeting." He said to himself and got out of his vehicle.

"Good Morning sir" The security guard greeted me.

"You are fired" He muttered, locking his car.

"Please sir, I went to the comfort station, sir... This is my only source of income sir" The security guard pleaded, holding his legs.

"Get your fucking hands off me" He yelled at the security guard. Some of his staff and non-staff happened to watch the drama afar while some were close but they didn't dare to stop by to watch the unfolding drama.. some left seconds after watching to avoid being sacked.

? The security guard should forget his job.

? Mr. Walter has pissed already,

? The man should just plead a little, maybe he can have a change of mind.

? This is too heartbreaking, the man is aged.

? Not his first time sacking his staff" A woman said with a loud hiss.

A lot of murmuring filled the air... The louder it was getting the angrier Collins was becoming.

"Say another word and lose your job," He said with an icy authority voice.

Everyone ran to their various departments, offices, and duties immediately, which caused dust in the air. .. Collins turned around to leave the old man when Kiara's words stripped into his memories.

***Flash Back***

"Mrs. Sharon is not with us again, I mean she's not working in my company again" Collins muttered.

"What did you do this time around daddy?" she asked.

"She got punished for her mistake," Collins muttered, increasing his speed.

"She can't just get punished without a reason and I wonder why you punish your staff"She uttered, shining her tiny white set of teeth.

"Really!!"Collins exclaimed, staring at her closely.

"Yes, mostly if they aren't punctual, dirty and if they aren't taking their job seriously but Mrs. Sharon is not in those aspects, she's punctual, she's not a dirty type, she's always a much in her job so why did you sack her, because that's how you punish your staffs by giving them a sack letter"She questioned crossing her arms.

"She didn't take her job seriously" Collins uttered and stopped the car because of how heavy the traffic was.

"You are lying!"She blurted out, looking away. She turned her face to the window.

Collins was shocked by his daughter words,

"Did she just say I was lying?"He thought.

"So what happened??"She persisted.

"She didn't come to work one day," Collins said, checking out the traffic.

"And you didn't ask how she was faring, you just concluded and misunderstood the whole thing and sacked her," she muttered, gritting her teeth.

"Are you seven years old?"Collins asked and laughed at her words.

"I asked Owen why She didn't come to work and I was told she gave birth so" he scoffed.

"So? So what??''How did you expect someone that just gave birth to come to work, you should have just given her a two-month lease and then apply for a temporary female assistant in her place while she's back. That's how granny taught me"She half yelled. Collins was taken back by her bossy attitude.

"Okay, am sorry" Collins apologized, trying to avoid her anger.

"Am I not the person you should have apologized to?"She scoffed.

"Who are you expecting I should apologize to"Mr. Walter asked, hoping it's not what is in his mind.

"Mrs. Sharon of course, you should apologize to her"She winked at him

*Flashbacks Ends*

"What should I do?" He thought, rubbing his forehead.

"This Man has been punctual with his work for the past five years. Why will I have to sack just because of my anger" He thought again...

"Kiara will be mad at me if I make this type of decision. Gosh, Why I'm I entangled with you Kiara" Collins murmured with gritted teeth.

The man was still on his knees with his face on the ground.

"You have not fired again," He said, checking his wristwatch again.

"Oh! My God. Thank you so much, sir. I promise to do my job delicately" He smiles out tears as he dusts his trousers.

***** Skip Skip Skip******

"What did you tell the new business contract dealers ??" Collins asked, looking at the number of floors the elevator was.

"Told them your car got faulty on your way to work," Owen answered.

"Okay" He replied quickly and exhaled deeply.

"This elevator should move very fast, I'm still going to the last floor of this building which is the 120th floor" He muttered, running his hand through his hair.

"We will be there so "Owen chuckled.

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Collins along with some officials sat around a long rectangular table. There was a lot of discussion among the officials, argument upon argument. Finally, they all stood to show how supportive they are altogether by shaking their hands.

"It's a great opportunity to make a deal with the richest company in the world," one of the officials said.

"Sorry for breaking this news to you Mr. Walter," One of the officials said.

"What news ??" He uttered, looking at Owen who was also confused.

"We have the owner of the company among us"

"What?" He exclaimed, " He's among us. Like, right now" Collins smiled.

"Yes," They nodded.

A tap on his shoulder made him turn around...

"My name is Alex Gray, the owner of Aleper Wears. I'm also the owner of Aleper Gasoline" He smiled.

"Wow. You are quite famous " Collins smiled, giving him a warm hug.

"Thank You" He smiled.

"I love the combination of your business name," Collins smiled.

"All thanks to my ex-girlfriend, still in love with her, but I don't think she loves me anymore. I am determined to win back her love, she's very faithful and cheerful" Alex smiled.

"Who asked him for all this introduction," Collins thought, rolling his eyes.

"Wow! Your ex-girlfriend must be pretty. " Owen exclaimed.

"Yes, she's very pretty, genius and cheerful" Alex replied.

"I think that's great," Collins muttered, putting his hand inside his pocket.

"What's the combination of your business name?" Owen asked.

"Owen !!" Collins scolded.

"It's fine. Her name is Piper. Piper Aurora Walker" He uttered using his hand to brush off his hair.

Collins stuttered, "What did you say ??" He asked.

"Piper Aurora Walker," Alex said again.

He gritted his teeth furiously "What the fuck (Wtf)" Collins muttered.