Ariana's POV
Later in the day ...
I walked into the board room at the resort slowly and elegantly , everyone in there stood up and bowed in greeting as I walked in , which I obviously ignored .
I slowly walked up to where I was supposed to be and took my seat there dropping my handbag on the floor, beside my chair.
Shortly after the door opened and Dad walked in.
"Good morning sir "
"Good morning sir" they all greeted as he walked in , he responded with a wave of hand before he took his seat.
"Good morning Everyone, I'm just gonna get to this quickly" he said clearing his throat.
"I'm sure we all are aware of the situation of things around here " he started
"Most of our investors have pulled out and things are no longer as they should be " he added and they all hummed nodding their head slowly.
"So to that effect , I'll be handing down all of the operations of this resort to my daughter Ariana Bennett!" He said and they all began to clap their hands.
"I believe she has all it takes to revive this place " he said and looked up at me with a small smile which I returned gleefully.
Oh! My! God!.
"Henceforth I cease to be in control of the affairs of this place , I might pop in once in a while but all of you would now be accountable to her" he continued .
"And I demand that you accord her the same respect as you have done to me !"
"All of your concerns and report of this place should be taken up to her ."
"Understood?!"
"Yes sir" they all chorused simultaneously and he nodded.
"Good!"
"Meeting's dismissed " he said and they all stood up, bowed before walking out.
"Thank you Daddy for this" I said as I stood up and walked towards him.
"There's no need to thank me , you're my daughter after all" he said and I nodded with a smile.
"Just don't make me regret my decision" he said and placed his hands on my shoulder.
"I won't I promise" I whispered and he nodded.
"That's good to hear " he replied with a small smile and immediately , the door went open and someone walked in.
"Oh yes" he said as he dropped his hands from my shoulder.
"This is Camilla " he said gesturing to the lady that just walked in.
"And Camilla this is my daughter Ariana" he introduced.
"She'll be your personal assistant as long as you're here"
"She'll help you with all you need to know , take you around and basically just do what assistant do, she has been with us for quite sometime so you're gonna learn a lot from her " he concluded
"It's nice to meet you" she said as she walked to me and stretched out her hands in an handshake.
I slowly looked down at her hand and then slowly back up at her face taking in all of her appearance.
She was putting on a blue shirt with pink stripes and red suit pants , she had a brown bob hair that stopped right at her neck .
"I know " I whispered in reply not taking her hands.
"Oh !" She said raising her brows.
"Okay!" She whispered and awkwardly dropped her hands.
"Alright ladies I got to go , I trust you'll take care of things here Ana" he said turning to me and I nodded.
"I will"
"Bye dear" he said as he hug me and pecked both of my cheeks.
"Bye Dad" I replied and he walked out.
"Come on , I'll show you to your office " Camilla said as I walked back to my seat to pick up my bag.
4:00pm ...
Logan's POV
"Here you go , the usual"
"Two cups of triple Expresso with foam" I added with a small smile as I stretched out the cup to the lady in front of me.
"Thank you Logan" she replied with a smile , and I stretched her change to her.
"It's a tip" she whispered with a small wink and walked away.
My lips curled into a smile , it's not everyday you get thirty dollars as a tip.
Immediately she walked away , I removed the apron I was wearing and hung it behind the door.
That was my last customer for today , my shift ends now.
I walked back into the changing room as I took off my uniform and began to put on my clothes.
Immediately I was done changing and trying to get my things together, my phone began to ring.
I paused, took it out and looked at who was calling , Olivia was boldly written on it.
I exhaled deeply, placed my ear pod in my ear and swiped on the receive button.
"Hey babes " she chirped immediately I answered the call.
"Hi" I replied as I continued packing my things together.
"Come on Babes , don't tell me you're still angry"
"I already apologized this morning" she whined and I scoffed .
"Really ?!, You apologized?! "
"I don't remember, 'I couldn't make it yesterday, I was really busy' passing for an apology!" I replied.
"God Logan!, You're doing it again"
"Doing what?!"
"Nagging!, You're nagging me again!" She said and I scoffed with a small pained smile.
"I'm nagging you?!, Really?!"
"That's what you're doing bro!!" She retorted.
I met Olivia when we were still in the university, we clicked nicely and we became friends, she was my first real friend after Mia , after some years we began to develop feelings for each other and we began dating.
We loved each other and it was perfect, until we were done in university and everybody began to evolve .
Olivia studied business management so she got a job easily to head her father's company , while I on the other hand didn't achieve so much .
It's been two years now and so much has changed between the both of us , conversations became strained , of the two of us , she was the only one working, she was literally the richest and I don't have a problem with that , what I have a problem with is her trying to control me and treating our appointment as least important.
"You stood me up!, What happened to calling or sending me a text that you won't make it!, Rather than making me wait all night for you!!" I snapped.
"I told you earlier, I had work and it was urgent!"
"I didn't even remember we had an appointment, that's how it is Logan some people have real jobs!!" She snapped.
"It was our anniversary Livia , you even have the balls to tell me you forgot?!"
"You just don't have any regard or respect for our relationship!!" I yelled
"Anniversaries are overrated, I did what I did for us!" She retorted.
"No!, You did it for you!"
"Logan can you be a little more understanding!, We're trying to build a family here and you don't expect us to do what with the peanut you earn"
"No insult insinuated" she added immediately.
"No, you meant exactly what you said!!" I snapped .
"I love that you always make it clear to me that I'm not the man you wanted, everytime we have a conversation!"
"And the most painful part is I actually do love you!" I added in a whisper.
"What are you talking about ?! I love you and you know it!"
"Two years ago I would have said yes , but now I just don't know!" I replied.
"Logan !" She called but I just sighed .
"Look, this conversation is getting really intense, we'll just talk later!" I said.
"Don't hang up on me!" She said and I clicked on the end button immediately.
Ariana's POVMeanwhile 4:00 pm ....I heard a small knock on the door and it slowly creaked open , I looked up to see Brett walk in and my eyes slowly went wide not externally though."Brett!" I called surprised as I sat up in my chair."You're here , what a surprise!" "How did you know, I'd be here!" I murmured surprised .The only person I told about been here was Presley, as a matter of fact I didn't even want to have anything to do with Brett that was why I didn't tell him.We used to be childhood sweetheart and he was my dad's Godson , I guess overtime I just grew , plus I wasn't dumb I could see that dad preferred to always be with him even until now.Brett was the only one who knew about the company affairs , he used my fashion business as a coverup ."Your dad told me , and then I decided to swing by " he replied as I nodded slowly not taking my eyes off him."He did" I murmured."Are you avoiding me?!" He suddenly asked and I looked up at him."If your dad hadn't said anythi
Logan's POVMy eyes slowly went open but I was still having blurred visions , I closed my eyes again and after a while I slowly opened it , immediately my vision cleared I realized I was lying on the bare floor , I sat up immediately wondering where the hell I am and my memories from earlier began to resurface. I was kidnapped, who the hell would want to kidnap me and why?!.My hands was tied to tightly and connected to my legs also.I quickly began to wriggle my hands in a bid to loosen the ropes , and after some seconds it came loose , I raised it up to my mouth and used my teeth too loose it completely, immediately my hands were free I reached for the ropes on my legs and loosened it also.There was a small window in the room and I quickly stood up and headed for it , immediately I got to the window I realized it was a very tall building and down below I could only see water , this place was surrounded by water."I think you should just go ahead and jump out" I heard someone say an
Logan's POV 7:00 pm ..."Thank you" I whispered totally drained of any form of strength and he nodded with a small smile , as soon as I came down he zoomed off.I quickly reached for my pocket took out my phone and dialled Ashton's number."I'm at freedom Road, can you please come with a Taxi to pick me up" I said to him and before he could complete saying the yes word , I ended the call.I slowly staggered backwards as I looked for a place to sit , I found an empty chair at the bus terminal, I took slow shaky steps there before finally taking my seat.I clinged on to my bag as my whole body shook , recounting what just happened to me."Oh My God , Logan!" I heard a familiar voice say and I looked up to see Ashton stepping out of the taxi and rushing up to me.Immediately he got to me , he took my bag from me , helped me up and we began walking towards the taxi.We got in and the driving zoomed off. The journey to his house was a very quiet one , I think he understood the message, I
Ariana's POV Evening 4:30 pm ...I took slow confident strides into the restaurant .I was putting a pink and white stripped blazer and a pant trouser with that same material.Immediately the workers there sighted me , they scurried clumsily and I rolled my eyes .Such unprofessionalism."When you told me about this plan , I had pictured this place empty" I said as I stopped in my tracks and turned to Camilla beside me."What do you mean empty ?! We can just cease operation because you're coming here!" She replied ."You know how bad that could affect us?!""I'm sorry I didn't realize what more bad could possibly happen to something that is already damaged !" I snapped and she looked at me with squinted eyebrows."The resort is not that bad" she whispered."Yeah right!" I said and scoffed."You know what? I'm not gonna argue with you, not today!" She whispered as she slowly exhaled."I already prepared the events hall for you , we'll be using there " she concluded ."Some staffs will
Meanwhile ....Ariana's POV .We were done with that we came here for , it was just I and Camilla left here , we were seating opposite each other , I was glaring while she was just staring.As usual we just had another disagreement .She sighed as she pushed her chair backwards and stood up."Look, I don't want to do this with you anymore " she said ."Good , then tender your resignation letter , I don't need an assistant anyway" I retorted and she smiled ."That's not what I mean , you don't think you can get rid of me so easily right?!" She added and I rolled my eyes."What I meant is I'm tired of going back and forth with you every single time !""This is almost seven pm and we haven't achieved anything substantial today!""If we keep going on this way , I'd like to assume that you'll end up disappointing your dad!" She added."Don't you dare say that to me !" I growled , slamming my hands on the table as I stood up also."You really are cheap huh , how dare you try to use my dad t
One week later .....Wednesday 14th September 2022 ....8:00 am ....Logan's POV"So any news from the restaurant at hong Kong?!" Ashton asked .We were less busy and today we had our shift together which rarely happens."I just refreshed my Mail about twenty seconds ago , still nothing!" "Do these people even have any idea how difficult it is to wait?!" I groaned and he let out a small laugh."Patience brother , patience " he replied , and just as I was about to say something else , two people walked up to us to order coffee.Where the hell did they come from?! I swallowed my words and we got to work."Three cups of Peppermint Mocha" the guy in front of me ordered and I nodded and as I turned the other way to get his order."Here , two cups of Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso" I heard Ashton say ; " wow that person must have such a great taste " and I looked over my shoulder to see who made that order.I wasn't fast enough to catch the face but the only thing I saw was he
Meanwhile ....8:30 am ....Ariana's POV I opened the door to my office and walked in .Camilla was already seated on my table in a way that she was backing the door."You're quite late today " she said, not even turning to face me .I slammed the door shut and began to walk towards my table."Good Morning to you too , Camilla" I replied and took my seat in front of her.The past one week has been, hmm , Okay, she's an okay person and working with her was kind of fun and productive.I don't regret making that compromise with her one week ago , she's my kind of person except too friendly."So when I was coming to work this morning, I got two cups of coffee" I said "Then I realized , Presley wasn't here , so you can take one " I stretched out the crate to her and she took a cup."It's Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso" I murmured as she took a small sip from it ."So in conclusion you got me coffee" she teased and laughed ."Aww, sweet " she cooed with a huge smile and a soft
David's POV 3:00 pm...."Is the job done?!" I asked Eliza immediately she walked into my office."By the job do you mean , the importation of illegal arms or getting rid of that Logan boy" she asked as she walked towards the shelf in my room and began to search through . "The both of them " I replied and she exhaled and walked back to me ."You know how difficult the situation of accomplishing both jobs are ""The importation of arms had to go by sea and they are experiencing some delay , we can't do anything we have to be patient""And the boy , he's very smart , since the last attempt on his life he had become more cautious" she said "Then do something damn it!" I snapped , I turned my chair picked up a cigarette and lighted it.I took in a deep drag and puffed the smoke out angrily."There's no need to yell, if you had covered all the bases twenty years ago , we won't be dealing with this issue " she said and I scoffed."So now it is my fault?!""No, I'm just saying you have to