Times Three

Chapter 15

The contract looks good and I do not see any clause that I do not like. Robles are requesting for partnership with one of our restaurants in Paris, more like investment? Err, honestly every word that is stated here in the contract is like a big question mark for me.

In that case, father can entertain them and they want an immediate confirmation. Let me sign this for now and deal with whatever this contract wants to pertain. Instead of resting why do I need to deal with this business matters, that I do not even know?

When I told KID that there is no problem in the contract, he extends the fountain pen to me so I could sign when the door opens without hesitation.

"Aspire? What are you doing here?"

His breathing rags and restlessness is evident in his face, his eyes roam around the living room until it reaches KID who is sitting in our sofa with his leg cross, sitting his cup of tea before looking at Aspire.

Aspire charges at KID and asks him what is he doing in our house, on the other hand KID look at me and told me that these boxes of papers needed my signature as soon as possible. That made me look at box under the table with my eyes wide open and my mouth slightly parted. What is happening and why am I involve in these matters? Both of my parents are in foreign country so am I expected to handle the matters here? Am I going to repeat that I do not know anything about business?

I look at the two man in front of me and sighs, asking KID if we could delay these papers since it is already night and everyone is tired. He disagrees and told me to that these paper needs to be process as soon as possible since Mister Lim agrees to sign to their company. That made me stop for a moment when I realize who is he pertaining, Lim Industries is one of the biggest clients in Aspire’s company. I look at him and he has the same expression as mine, when his eyes met mine, I lower my gaze and sits on the sofa. Thinking and analyzing the possible reason why KID is here, is because mother wants me to deal with it taking advantage of the issue between me and Aspire.

How cruel!

The living room become silent from KID’s statement, I pick up the folders and the boxes to bring it to my room so I could study it without considering who’s who. The boxes are heavy which makes me wonder how did he carry it inside. until a hand stops me from picking it up and force me to stand up.

“Why do you always force me?”

Without breaking his eye contact with KID, he tightens his grip to my wrist and states that he will help me with reviewing the contracts.

“Ah? You will?”

Finally, he looks at me but with warning that if I do not shut my mouth, he will do it. Therefore, I zip my mouth and get my phone from the table beside the sofa, dialing my mother’s number to ask her about this matter. It only takes five rings before she picks up and ask me what is the matter, then I narrate starting from the day that Lady Ottenbourg was confine in Annika’s hospital up to the issue between me and Aspire, lastly the boxes of contract that needs my signature.

“So, the Robles kid is already there? As expected from the family of business tycoons. Sweetheart, I want you to take charge of our company matters there while we take care of our foreign investor. Together with the Robles kid, we decided that you will be our representative when dealing with them instead of hanging out with that Levefre. Got to go, another client’s call. Take care Sweetheart!”

Good thing that I did not put it in speaker or else Aspire will definitely get mad at me. Before I could speak, she ended the call and these two boys are looking at me, like waiting for an answer so I tell them the truth. KID will help me with our business here because I am there representative, and this man name Aspire is not please by what he just heard. Like the usual, we ended the day fighting and this guy decides to do overnight. In addition, to one young man whose name is KID, insist that he will also sleep here.

Aspire and KID are fighting were they will sleep since they do not want to be in the same room, I cannot let them sleep in Annika’s room because that looks like we are invading her privacy. In the end they do not have a choice but to sleep here in the living room, together. A minute of peacefulness suddenly barge by an evil spirit whose name is Fash. I facepalm from the combination of the people who is standing in front of me right now.

Fash who complains that he wants to take a rest from all the stress in Supreme Council but stop when he saw KID, then he shifted his gaze to me and asks me if there are foods left from our dinner but Aspire shuts him up by saying that I seldom eat rice so there will be fruits on the kitchen counter. When he realizes that glucose will welcome him tonight, he raises its voice at me that he is hungry as tiger while shaking my left arms. And Aspire calls him here for nothing!

It is so chaotic in this household!

Nana wakes up from her sleep to look for the root cause of the noises in this house, when she sees three idiots complaining with each other. I smiles at her and told her that everything is fine and I can handle these idiots from breaking anything in this house. She responds with a smile and hugs me, wishing me Goodluck.

A sinister smile forms in my lips as I walk towards the kitchen and grabs a kitchen knife, do not worry my dears I will not stab you, just a little cut from the window. I have not practiced my swordsmanship so why not now?

Since there are three idiots who are willing to die today, I walk to the living room and they are still fighting over some trivial matters such as where they will sleep and such. Oh poor boy, Fash will definitely freak out and tell his parents about this like a child he is. Playing with the knife in my hands, I aim it to Aspire since he is the most courageous among the three and I believe that he can handle whatever injury he will have if I failed to control the direction of the knife.

With all the remaining force in my body, I throw the kitchen knife to their direction that makes them fall to the ground. For a young man they are coward, it is just a knife and I did not let them have any single cut from their face but their legs become jiggly. If you are asking about the knife, well is it stuck in the wall of our living room, I will call someone to repair it or just use these three so I can have discount. That is a brilliant idea!

 “Ayo? What are the three of you doing on the floor?”

Of course, I act like I am not the one who throws the knife but someone is so sure of it. I look at them one by one, Fash with his eyes open while holding his heart like he has an acute heart attack and I can see some bullets of sweat across his forehead. KID who still maintain his expressionless demeanor while swallowing hard, I can also see his arms shaking and lastly, someone who is crawling at me.

I shakes my head and a pull out the knife that is stuck in the wall, faces them with a sweet smile painted on my face, then tells them to come to the kitchen and I will prepare dinner for them. Must be shock by my sudden skill in throwing knives, of course I learn from the best. I need to guard myself from the likes of Fash who stabs me with pencil, so I practice darts and the result is as you can see.

Those three stands up and walks behind me to the kitchen, for my beloved guests I prepare a rice, stir fry vegetables and a pre heat Chinese Herbal Soup. All of them are pre heat, they are not that special to taste the dishes I cook. They look at me as I serve them these dishes and smiles at them, anticipating their reaction on the food they serve.

I pick up the kitchen knife from the table and asks them if it taste good because someone, I know will starts to open his mouth. They nodded like a robot and eat like they are in the military. I rest my chin to my left palm and smiles at them telling them to eat at peace, still the kitchen knife is beside me.