The missing CEO

The offer 2

Jim frowned coldly and replies, " I don't want your offer."

" But you haven't yet heard what I was going to say." Kesha expected him to say this so she smiled more slyly.

" I don't want to hear it" Jim said straight without hesitation.

" Well what if I tell you that it's about Anna?"

" I don't care about her." his expression went colder.

" Mhm I guess it was true when people said you ain't together. Wow chaotic." Kesha remained calm with her sly smile.

" If you don't have anything else better to say, then I'll take my leave first. " Jim was getting up ready to go when she suddenly said

" Even if it's about Emily? "

Jim stopped in his track and looked at her coldly curious. " Keep Emily out of this."

Kesha knew that he was going to give in for Emily so she proudly said.." Meet me at this place tonight at 7 " she gave him a card with the address where they should meet and left.

Jim was dumbfounded. He honestly didn't want to go but since she mentioned Emily, he wanted to go and find out how did he know Emily. He played with the card in his hand and began to think deep. He didn't know wether he must go and meet her to hear what she has to say. Or maybe she's just playing some games to him. Jim got out and went to the bathroom.

Today Jim was working extra time trying to make more money for Emily. He got was supposed to to leave at 4 pm, but since he was working extra he knocked off at 6:30 pm. When he left the restaurant he decided to go to the address Kesha gave him earlier. He thought he should go and listen to what she will say before she said something bad to Emily.

When he got at the place, it was a restaurant but this one was more fancy and expensive. Jim recalls his old life, he used to go to restaurants like this even three times more expensive as this. He walked in and looked around for Kesha but it looks like he was early, only 10 minutes before 7. He decided to sat a table almost next to the door so that when she comes she won't have to be wasting more time looking for him.

When the waitress saw him she looked down upon him as the clothes he wore looked cheap. She went up to him. " would you like to order anything?" her tone was impolite.

Jim didn't mind her and said kindly. " No thank you I'm good."

" of course you good, you can't even afford anything in this restaurant. Me coming to serve you was a waste of my time." she murmurs before turning to leave.

Jim just looked at her before going back into his thoughts. 10 minutes passed and Kesha hasn't showed up yet. Jim waited for another 10 minutes before Kesha entered the on the door. The waitress that went to Jim 20 minutes ago, her face lit up when she saw the young lady coming in. She assumed that she is loaded as she saw the designer bag she was carrying and the clothes she was wearing, she didn't recognize her Kesha as she Kesha wore glasses and a headscarf. She quickly went up to her to show her table but Kesha ignored her as she saw Jim sitting no far. The ends of her mouth curved into a smile.

She sat down and put her bag down next to her. The waitress came up to them.

" Good evening miss, what would you like to order? " she asked politely.

Kesha looked at Jim and asked what would he like. Jim simply refused as he didn't come here to eat and waste his time with her and Emily is probably waiting on him. Kesha just asked for a glass of wine. When the waitress left Kesha looked at him and smiled cheerfully.

" Let's not waste anymore time, what do you want?" he looked her straight in her eyes.

" What's the rush? " Kesha calmly looked at him.

" Listen I didn't come here for games okay?" his voice was serious and cold as he talked.

" okay fine, relax. I will give you half a million if you do me this favor."

Before Jim could answer the waitress came with Kesha's order and placed it on the table. Jim waited for the waitress to leave first.

" What if I say I don't want to do it?" he sank back in his chair.

" well you can't say no." she said slyly taking a sip of his wine.

Jim was confused," What makes you say that?"

" Well if you don't do it I have no choice to but tell your parents where you are and tell Emily that you are Jim Johnson and you are engaged to Anna Levine." she closely read his expression that was slowly changing.

" Well you can't do that. Even if you tell Emily she won't believe you." Jim didn't want to believe her, he didn't trust her at all.

" If she doesn't believe me then it's either I will tell your dad to call her and tells her about you and Anna, or I'll just show her all your photos you've taken with Anna when you were together."

" Why would my father listen to you?" his voice was a bit arrogant.

" My father and your father are business partners, remember?" Kesha didn't want to back down.

Jim thought for a moment and remembered Mr Hope, the one they trade with for over a decade. Jim couldn't believe he was losing. " I don't care wether you tell Emily, I'll find a way to make her understand. And for my parents, you can tell him I don't care." What Jim said was true, he didn't care anymore.

" Mhm I thought you might said that and I also know that you won't care if your father finds out that you're still alive. But what will your stepmom and stepbrother think?" she said this word by word trying to make him get the point.

Jim stayed quiet as he didn't understand what was she trying to say.

Kesha saw that he was still not getting her point. " Do you think your car magically lit and burned itself into ashes leaving no evidence of your personal details?"

Jim found her question making more sense. He remembered the time when Emily and him went to the police.Could it be that Daniel and his mother planned all of this? Coming to think of it he said shocked" Is that why I felt someone following me that night?" Jim felt someone watching him ever since he went in the bar that night but he didn't pay attention to it because of what he saw in the hotel. And while he was driving away from city G he saw a car far behind him with the headlights switched off and he could not say it was Emily because if it was her, why would she switch off her headlights?

" Bingo! well it took you long enough to get my point." Kesha clapped her hands once and drank her wine.

" So you're saying my stepmother and brother are behind all of this? how do you know? " Jim was curious of finding out about all of this.

" How I did my investigation is none of your business. Right now if they find out you're still alive they're going to make sure you won't wake up the following day. So do you still want me to tell them?" she was smiling proudly at herself.

" Alright what do you want?" Jim had no choice but to give in after what he just found out.

" Great choice! this calls for a celebration." Kesha was about to call the waitress when Jim stopped her telling to focus on why he was there.

" Alright.." Kesha was so happy at this moment she couldn't believe her little idea and with the help of her friend led to success.

" There is this gig I'm doing, it's a photoshoot for an advertisement and I'm looking for someone who I can shoot with. Someone like you." she smiled after finishing what she said.

Jim didn't find it difficult so he agreed on the spot.

" Great. Give me your phone number so I can call and inform the day. "

Jim didn't know what he's in for.

Jim gave her his phone number. Kesha was now over the moon, she couldn't help but to giggle softly. They both said goodbye, Kesha getting into her car while Jim waits for a cab.