Chapter 11

• Kyle Greenwood’s POV
• I suddenly woke up to the sound of my phone ringing, this caused me to feel a little ache in my head.
• I almost dropped the phone as I made a frantic move to pick it up.
• “Dad.” I said into the phone the moment I picked it up.
• “Where are you Kyle? The meeting is in 10 minutes.” Dad said to me on the other end of the phone, in an authoritative tone.
• “On my way dad, am already in the building.” I said almost immediately, dad hung up shortly afterwards.
• “Shit, it’s almost 11am.” I said looking at the time on my writs watch, I can't believe I dosed off again, after months of practicing how to stay awake and work throughout the night.
• I robbed my palms on my face and scrambled through my office desk filled with lots of papers, trying to sort out the documents I need to present to dad for the meeting.
• I have been working on this all night, I didn't know that working for dad would be this exhausting.
• I only started working like this in the family business for about a year now, and I didn't know this is the kind of torture Brian have been subjected to half his life.
• I practically live in my office, its really difficult to please dad, so I have to work my butt up, I just hope that I don't end up like Brian.
• Brian is my older brother, the first son of my dad, Gregory Greenwood, the owner of Greenwood empire and a business tycoon.
• Brian have been subjected to so many training as the heir to dad's empire and businesses and was even forced to marry at a young age to a woman he hardly knew.
• I used to be happy with my position as the second son of my dad, because all the responsibility of showing good example and the rules of protecting the family name isn't that applicable to me like it has always been with my older brother Brian.
• But unfortunately for me and for Brian, he has not been able to produce an heir even after seven years of marriage with Belinda Maxwell the daughter of one of my dad's long time friend, and now dad is slowly shifting his attention to me after all Brian has done and been through too.
• And if not for the incident that took place nearly four years ago, I’d probably be married by now to her, the true love my life.
• The memory of the whole incident is still fresh in my mind like it was just yesterday, I would have gone back to look for her immediately but I was so ashamed of myself and when I finally summoned the courage to go back in search of her, I was told that she already moved, and no one seemed to know where she had moved to.
• I may probably end up Marrying Sonia, the real architec of the hole incident that happened that night.
• I didn't even get to know her name, the true love of my life but her face is always there in my sleep, many nights I will just have to go sleep weather or not I feel like sleeping so that I will get to see her face.
• These days I don't get enough time to sleep, and when I manage to sleep, I’ll always get a call just like the one I have just received to pull me out of my sleep, and it doesn't matter whether am at home or in the office I’ll always have to work, the same goes for Brian.
• I hurriedly gathered the documents I have prepared for the meeting and I hope I have all of it.
• “Thanks goodness I worked from the office today, I would have been late today for the meeting and dad wouldn't have liked it at all.
• I hated the fact that Brian didn't give dad an heir, it would have really saved me from all this trouble, the guy practically loves working like this, I used to think that he is a Robert.
• I never imagined that I would be working like this too, let alone be working on a Sunday.
• I quickly walked out of my office after adjusting my clothes and my tie.
• ***
• I tapped on the door to dad’s office that’s slightly opened.
• “Come in Kyle, we were waiting for you.” Dad said, gesturing for me to come in.
• “Morning Kyle.” Brian said nodding to me.
• “Morning Brain, Dad.” I said, giving dad the papers.
• “You don't look good Kyle, why don't you go home and take a break.” Brian said looking at me.
• “Take a break? You don't call the shots here, I do.” Dad said and furrowed his brows at Brian, and I take it that its a no.
• “Dad...” Brian called, I think he wanted to say something but stopped himself.
• “Put yourself together Kyle and come to the meeting right away.” Dad said, ignoring Brian completely.
• He stood up and walked out of his office, Brian followed behind him.
• “Coming Kyle?” Dad asked, and I quickly turned and walked out of his office back to my own office again that’s few steps away to fix myself.
• I walked into my wash room immediately and looking at my reflection in the mirror, I didn't look good at all.
• “What are you doing Kyle?” I asked my reflection in the mirror getting angry at myself, I have never allowed myself to be controlled like this before, why now? I asked within me still looking at my reflection in the mirror.
• If not for mum I wouldn't be doing this I thought.
• “Please do it for my sake Kyle, you know how your dad gets when he is angry, please son, I don’t want to loose him, besides Kyle it is time you do something with your life.” Mum had said to me.
• I’ve always wanted to be a chef, it has been my dream, to own and run my own business, but dad had never been a supporter of my dream, he had always seen it at a waste of his resources, and he has always been thankful that I am not his first son.
• But now things are no longer what it used to be with Brian, simply because he was not able to give him an heir, as if that’s within his control.
• Now he has shifted his attention to me, he wants me to learn the family business and get married to Sonia so that I can give him the heir he badly needs.
• Thinking of the fact that I have to marry Sonia now, sparked something in me that I did not know when I hit the mirror with my fits.
• “F*ck.” I cursed, suppressing the pain I feel right now in my palm.
• I just got out of my wash room, back into my office and scrambled for my car keys on my table with my left hand and then walked out of my office again.
• “F*ck this meeting.” I cursed again as I walked into my car, I can't stand this anymore, so I have to go home and sleep this through again, I thought...