MR LEVI'S (POV)
1006 Words
Being a wealthy businessman is not as easy as people think. It entails hard work, diligence, countless sleepless nights, numerous meetings ,strategic thinking, lots and lots of sacrifices. For example I hardly get to see Perry and the kids, in fact most times I see them once or twice a month but in order to afford the luxurious life they're leaving now then I have to be at the top of my game.
But it's too bad that people only notice the social recognition, special attention at events and other places, They only see the gleam and glamour. At every corner you find those who flatter you just to curry favor from you.
They don't see the negatives that come with it for example you barely have true friends except business associates, you are always suspecting everyone around you because being rich and well-known also meant having plenty of enemies. Even your family members can also be a threat to you.
So in order to succeed I have to be ruthless, crush any form of competition and uproot any form of betrayal, nip it by the bud. I do this by changing my bodyguards every month to avoid them getting so much knowledge about me or my plans and sending them to my competititors. You could never tell who was sent to come and spy on you or for other selfish interests.
I learnt this in the first few years of taking over from father and that's why I keep a close circle of friends.
You see, I wasn't the one who was supposed to take over my father's businesses because I was the second son but my elder brother Linden made it known that he wanted nothing to do with the family business and wanted to live a simple life. since then I had to grow up.
I went to Business School giving up my dreams of being an engineer and it was in my third year at the Business School that my father came down with a stroke I immediately had to step in and started running the companies. If you must know, it wasn't easy for me at all, one because I wasn't ready and I haven't even graduated from the business school yet but everything is possible when you have the money.
I was working as the CEO of Wellings Group of Companies and also studying. It was really a trying time for my family and I but it also made me what I am today. Although my dad survived, he didn't come back and I have been in charge ever since.
Five years after taking over the company, it has grown so much that almost all the companies wanted to do business with us. Three months to my 25th birthday my father said, this year you have to take a wife. And what could be a better way to announce an engagement than the widely anticipated birthday of the billionaire CEO himself. Well taking a wife as a business man is more like extablishing partnership in the business world. So when he told me who he has arranged for me and the benefits that our company stand to gain, I readily agreed.
Perry's father was the master in his own line of business that is the Oil and Gas sector and that is one section that we have not ventured into. The major businesses we were involved in includes Chains of hotels, breweries and manufacturing companies of different products ranging from simple soaps to household appliances. when it came to the Oil and Gas we steered clear of it but now my father had the opportunity to have an alliance with the Oil and Gas Mogul and this alone will make our Wellings the largest group of companies in the whole of Bourkingdom.
How can I refuse? When all I wanted was to grow our businesses into an empire and this deal would ensure that. I sent my Spies to do an underground check on my future wife. I was very impressed by what I found out so I told him to go ahead and arrange marriage. After eight years we have two beautiful daughters which is not a surprise because they got it from their mother, I must say Perry is one of most beautiful women I have ever seen and judging from my business nature I have seen quite a lot.
From her midnight dark hair that cascades down her back and has Blue hue when she's under the light, to her baby blue eyes that has specs of white in them, her plum pink lips and her elegant skin that's perfectly taken care of. The eldest is 8 and the youngest one is 5 my two beautiful princesses.
So with these thoughts on my mind I sped along the road. I have promised my kids that I will be back today but the weather forecast predicted there will be a great storm so I sent my men ahead to get my children back from school while I finished up in the meeting. Now it's getting dark and I'm speeding along the road as the brewing storm is approaching fast. the signals wear weak as well so stopping on the road would not be good. I was so lost in thought that I didn't see the ditch right in front of me and I drove right into it.
I tried getting the car out alone but I couldn't do it, luckily for me a couple came along and they offered to help me. I and the man pushed the car out of the ditch, looking at them I can tell they didn't have much but still they didn't think twice to help me if not who knows how long I would have stayed here. I gave them my card telling them to call me in case they needed any help.
I know they might not have recognised me but I will never forget their names,; James and Kathy.
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