Chapter Two
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“Sir would you like your breakfast now” the chef asked standing at the door.
“Yes please, that would be great” Mr Nicholas replied while reading the review of some documents.
The chef smiled and left the gigantic room, Mr Nicholas looked up and out the window admiring the view, he has been in Milan, Italy since he graduated and has been working oversees in his grandfathers stead, which of course he is being praised about.
“ Don’t tell me you are doing that again today” his executive assistant and childhood friend who has been standing in the room asked.
“ what do you mean Dan” Nicholas diverted his attention to Daniel with a confused look.
“ You know what I mean, where you dress well, take the Ferrari and drive round the city” he replied raising his eyebrows.
“I have told you countless times that is my way of relieving stress and I enjoy it too”
“How about I recommend something different” Dan said looking at him and laughing
“ give your heart to a woman and you never know you may meet the right person too”
“ You tell me about meeting a woman when you are alone as I am also , besides I do this on my free days, it does not affect my work in anyway you are well aware of that” Nicholas said looking back at the view.
“Well that is actually true” Daniel replied walking out of the room.
He paused and turned back at him,
“ Oh I just remembered your grandfather called earlier said something about wanting to speak with you and he said it is quite urgent also”.
“I would do that when I get back” Nicholas replied without looking at him.
“ Did he say what it is about?” He asked looking at him waiting for his answer.
“ No, but I think it is still that same matter, you know the one about you coming back to the country”
“Okay I will” looking at the time on his watch.
“You know how he can be persuasive at times, please do that as soon as possible” Daniel replied and left the room.
His grandfather has always been the only family he has after his parents accident when he was ten, he took him since then and named Nicholas heir to the company, no matter how smart he is, he still wanted to know the roots of the company and everything about it, Nicholas told his grandfather he would like to study here to know every channel of publishing.
He clapped two times and the maids came in with some clothes for him to try out, he put on the red suit with trousers and removed it, tried like five different suits all the while with the maids helping.
“Is this okay Mr Nicholas” one of the maids asked looking at him.
“ Yes, I think this looks good” he replied
“ or what do you think”
“ This looks perfect sir, you look good in everything” the maid said
They also tested a few shoes on him till he was able to go with one. He wore a grey suit with the same grey trousers and tie with red and white dots and of course a black pair of shoes.
“You can all leave now” he said while looking in the mirror.
They all turned to leave then he said again
“Is everything set in the dinning room” he asked
“Yes Mr Nicholas” they all answered in unison.
It didn’t take long, he dashed out of the room and walked towards the dining room, the distance from his room to the dining room is far as this is a mansion, his grandfather owns estates and properties in most parts of the country and this is one of them.
With over twelve gigantic rooms well furnished with the music room, dining, servants quarters. Outside there is a beautiful swimming pool and a table tennis court.
He got to the dining room and ate majestically, all the while the maids and chef standing waiting for his orders. He stood up picked up his phone and went out. Immediately he stepped out, the valet parked the car, gave him the keys, he stepped in and drove away.
Milan is a city he has come to admire and whenever he feels stressed out, he does this to relieve that, while driving he remembered his mother’s last words,
“you know how much I love you, I would always be with you”
She has always been with him and when he lost her, a part of him was shattered, there is not a day that goes by without him thinking about her. While driving he kept on remembering the beautiful memories he had with his parents, he smiled and came back to reality to see his phone ringing.
He looked and saw his “grandfather” written on it, he exhaled and did not pick it.
He always calls to know how I am and tell me to come back to New York I really would prefer to be here, I love it here,
he thought to himself frowning.
It rang three more times and he still did not pick. He decided to call him back when the phone rang again,
He picked it up and looked at it, Daniel was calling, he sighed and swiped it,
“ your grandfather just called again , I just dropped the telephone while talking to him, he said he has been calling you” Daniel said first.
“I’m coming back to the house now” Nicholas replied.
He swerved around and headed back to the mansion.
He returned home and entered the house, went straight to the telephone and dailed a number, the other line picked immediately,
“ Are you really determined to not pick my calls, I have called and you have been ignoring me, is everything okay? Are you okay? What have you been up to? You know how worried I get” his grandfather asked.
“You have so many questions to ask that I am not sure the one to answer first” Nicholas replied smirking.
“Answer all I am listening”
“ I have been really busy it’s not that I don’t want to pick and i am okay, I eat well, work is good too, tell what is going on, you have called more than ten times today”
You need to come back to New York, I need to at least get to see you and not to call you, you are well aware you are the only family I have at least before I die you need to be beside me”
“Grandpa we have talked about this, I like it here, I am okay here, I really don’t see any difference in my return” Nicholas said sitting down
“ If it’s work, you could work here, every other thing you could want is here, you have not been back since you left 16 years ago, do you really wish for me to die alone?”
“ why would you say something as such, no one is dying.” He said worriedly.
“Fine, you win, I would take the first flight to New York tomorrow, is that pleasing to you?”
“Perfect that sounds great, I am so glad about this, the chef would be instructed to make your favorite dish, make sure Daniel is not left behind, I have missed seeing the both of you.” He said sounding so happy and cut the call.
Just then Daniel entered and looked at Nicholas,
“We leave for New York tomorrow” Nicholas said.
“Are you sure about this Nik? ” he asked shocked.
“ Yes”
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