245 Pressure (1/2)

Vince instantly went to the kitchen to cook some of his Queen's favorite dishes. However, as he opened the refrigerator, he found no ingredients inside - only bottles of water and some fruits. He looked angry yet worried.

'What has she been eating when I'm away?'

'Don't tell me she has been neglecting her meals while I was away?'

As he pondered on these thoughts, his anger intensified more. He called on Chrysthe who was on watch over duties inside his room.

\”Yes, Primo?\”

\”Has the Young Madam been eating well?\”

\”Yes. Sylvan makes sure that she eats on time by bringing the lunch boxes prepared by Slayne. Just last night, Miss Nyelle cooked for her and ate a lot of food.\” Chrysthe answered swiftly.

\”So the reason why there's no groceries on the fridge is because she hasn't been cooking?\” Vince continued to ask.

\”Yes, Sir….\” Chrysthe looked down as he answered his Boss.

\”Okay. I'll be going to the groceries now but Yve is still sleeping upstairs. Don't wake her up but just in case she looks for me, tell her where I went.\”

\”Yes, Boss.\”

Vince left the house to shop for the needed ingredients. Yve is in deep sleep inside the house. On the other hand, Steve is working inside his office. He received reports on their international business projects which weren't working as he thought. Different big companies who didn't bid for the projects started to hinder them.

\”What happened? I thought they weren't bidding for these projects?!\” Steve said as he engaged himself in the emergency video call.

\”Sir, these companies were working on multiple bigger projects that the ones we were bidding. Then all of a sudden, they decided to participate.\”

\”I know all about that! Now, I need to hear something which wasn't written in these reports!\” Steve shouted his anger at his employees.

\”Sir, maybe these companies are trying to sabotage us all together?\”

\”What do you mean?....\”

\”Are you talking about Vincent?\”

\”That's only a possibility.\”

\”Then check their connection and make sure that we will get the projects. Do whatever it takes, okay?\”

\”Yes, Sir!\”

Then his meeting got interrupted with a knock on the door.

\”Brother Steve?\” Jenny asked as she slightly opened the door. He gestured for her to sit down.

\”That's all for now. Do all the tasks I gave you and then we'll talk about the next steps after.\”

\”Yes, Sir!\” That marked the end of the video call.