Chapter 14: "Didn't you hear me? I recommend Luke De Vries as Director of software engineering." "Good morning Miss Janssen." The workers on Tess's team at the law firm all stood up to greet Tess at her arrival. "Oh? Is that your son? He's so cute." A female co-worker said, her hands cupped her cheeks as she stared at Luke with twinkling eyes. Luke was shy from all of the attention so he hid behind Tess's striking red trousers. Her dressing style had become more bold and vibrant, luxurious and stylish. She wore a white slightly loose top with a vintage scarf gracing her delicate neck. Long red pants which elongated her slender legs and she completed the look with a pair of red heels with silvery details and red crocodile skin designer bag. Her silky healthy hair and confident shoulders pronounced her elegance and nobility.In contrast to Tess, Luke was wearing a pair of comfortable black joggers and hoodie. Those were the only clothes in Luuk's wardrobe he deemed wearable. In fact,
chapter 15: "I will do the talking and you will listen to me" Luuk scanned the quiet room with a scrutinizing gaze. He nodded In satisfaction and continued. " I will do the talking and you lots will listen to me. Anyone with an objection can leave no." No one dared to make a sound, their Jaws seemed to have dislocated their mouths. They stared in disbelief at the commanding aura emanating from the little figure that stood on the podium. If they weren't mistaken, his overwhelming control over them seemed to exceed that of Ruben. "Father, no, Mr De Vries recommended me abruptly and I understand your disagreement. I am without skills and appear to be a mere six year old child. But that's where I deem you all useless. Do you know how much knowledge you can acquire if you read and practice for 5 years? Yes, I have been polishing my skills since I was able to read, talk and write. I won't understand your foolishness again, instead I will show you. I am working on the prototype of the AI
Chapter 16: "Why are you here?" "Mother, let's check the snacks category first, they have a floor dedicated to snacks and junk food and ice cream and everything we would love." Luke rubbed his belly at the thought. Tess laughed as she watched her little winnie the pooh. She noticed he was slightly taller in height compared to before. It seemed the weather in the Netherlands was very befitting for him. Being inside Ruben's territory, it was impossible for thoughts about him to cease in her mind. Her eyes wandered across the couples and families in the mall. It looked like most of them were heading to the snack floor Luke mentioned earlier. She wondered how amazing it would be to have Ruben in their little family of two but shook her head at the thought. Ruben was an emotionally unavailable partners, Tess was a hopeless romantic but she tried not to drift from reality. Matters of the heart cannot be forced and if she wasn't in Ruben's heart, he would only continue to hurt her. She wo
Chapter 17: "Justice For The Little Genius" Luuk waited for a few more minutes after the bodyguards left. He looked around to be sure none of them were still lurking around before he left to look for Tess. Tess returned to the fishcake stand in hopes to find Luuk. After waiting for five minutes without seeing Luuk, she walked around to check every stall. "Mother." a calm mature voice called out behind Tess. "Luuk?" Tess's froze and her eyes widened in shock. "Did you get a makeover somewhere here? What's this expensive suit, shoes and fluffy hair? Did you go on a date without me?" she teased waggling her eyebrows playfully. Luuk shook his head at the familiar sight "Motherrrr." Luuk whined, pulling her into a hug. As much as he enjoyed his short time with Ruben, he missed her scent and motherly warmth. "Oh my soft baby." She squatted to his eye level to hug him properly. Luuk pulled out of the hug and surveyed Tess face. She had a drop of tears lingering on her eyelash, the rim
Chapter 18: " His son Is such a genius. "Ruben arrived at the company at ten minutes past six o'clock. Upon arrival, he went straight to the elite team's office to take a look at the problem. "Good morning Mr De Vries." The workers in the elite team greeted Ruben. "Mmh" Ruben nodded. "What's the problem?"" It appears someone very skilled and experienced had been lurking around our server for a while and created a backdoor to invade our system. This virus is a rare kind and only a handful of software engineers can fix it. We tried various methods but none of them are working. "" For a while? " Ruben asked with raised eyebrows. " Are you admitting to slacking at your work? What about the weekly thorough security check? I reckon you do that once a week and if there was any problem or foreign code in the system, it would be detected.""This- we are also confused about this. This is not a kind of virus that can be inputted into the server overnight, it takes a lot of risk on the users
Chapter 19: " The little genius." The headquarters of De Vries was bustling and louder than usual. The company was thrown into an uproar when the news of Ruben’s six year old son participating in the competition leaked. The employees had varying opinions about the matter but as they watched Ruben and Luuk walk hand in hand to the conference room where the competition was going to take place, they held their lips tight. No one dared to question Ruben. The competition was made open and food was provided for the participants. The conference room being a large well aerated and furnished hall could accommodate over 500 people without being choked up. Ruben sat at the very front seat, upstairs on the spectators side. It was an elevated platform that had the clearest view of the stage.Luuk walked into the conference room separately from Ruben because the competitors needed to state their needs which will be provided by the organizers of the event. He scanned the room without a hint of fe
Special Chapter : Poems Ruben and Tess wrote in their journal during their early days.*Ruben in high school*Tuesday, 24th: First day of resumption.She stared intently at me, her doe eyes carrying unholy intentions.Within the blink of an eye, waves of lust overshadowed my consciousness, and the urge to dive into the depth of the valley between her legs itched my soul. I struggle to label my feelings for her, love or lust?*Ruben post proposal*Sunday, 30th: Conflicting feelings.I’m so lonely,It gets like this once in a while.I just feel lost and incredibly lonely like I have no one even though I do have friends.The feeling of being rejected continuously is probably getting to me But how do you get rejected without confessing?I guess things just seem the way they are because it was meant to be.Authors POV on RUBEN after divorce :Fragile,Weak mind.Anti fragile, Strong heart, strong resolve.*Ruben after divorce* Sunday 31st: Solace.Solace,the ultimate emotional relief I
Chapter 20: "Julian? Who is Jullian?" Contrary to the tumultuous events that happened with Luuk, Luke had a smooth ride back to the villa. A smile lit up on his face at the familiar sight of the warm house. The driver parked the car in the designated spot and left after he gave the keys to Luke. Luke was energized in comparison to how he felt when he was 'kidnapped' back to Ruben's mansion. He felt terrific. Like he was surfing across the waves, feeling the cool breeze hit his face and the familiar feeling of freedom. "Mother." Luke skidded into the living room excitedly like the female characters in cartoons do during exciting events."Luuk, good morning my little prince." Tess teased. Luuk hates being addressed as a little prince, he feels like a princess in a shimmering pink dress. "Good morning mother." Luke flashed Tess the brightest smile. He opened his arms for a hug and Tess lifted him off the floor, twirling in the air. "hahaha" Luke was dizzy but he couldn't stop laugh