A Night with the CEO

August

August's POV

I had been in a positively rotten mood since last night and there was only one bastard responsible for my rotten mood and that bastard was none other than Charlie Kilkenny, I blame myself for listening to him once more, I should have ended the call the moment I heard his voice when I answered the call but the weaker part of me had not let me end the call.

I had heard the desperation in his voice when he had called me last night and practically begged me to have dinner with him because he had wanted to talk to me about something important, I should have said no because I could never trust Charles to act honourable in anything but I had not said no, I had foolishly accepted his invitation.

I had paid for my foolishness when I had sat in that elegant restaurant for waiting for a man that will never show up, the man that I knew to be the biggest coward I knew, the man who ran away from his responsibilities every damn time.

I angrily stabbed my piece of chicken and threw into my mouth, then began chewing rather aggressively.

"You seem like you are in a good mood this fine morning" my brother said as he plopped himself down on the chair opposite to the one I sat on the breakfast table.

I shot him a glare and I could not help noticing he looked rather haggard, his hair was slightly unruly and there were small almost unnoticeable bags beneath his eyes, he generally looked tired.

"You don't look so bad yourself" I said.

He let out a sigh and said "I spent most of the night with Charlie, we stayed up drinking and I ended up drinking a little too much"

I squeezed my fork tightly in my hand, So the bastard had been with my brother while he kept me waiting like some fool in a restaurant, I found myself wishing it was his neck I was squeezing not my fork.

"I would ask the reason you are in such a splendid mood but I can take a guess already judging from the fact that Charlie was in a mood just as fine as yours last night" my brother said and drank some water.

"I will greatly appreciate it if you do not speak of him during Breakfast" I said and stabbed another piece of chicken and stuffed it in my mouth.

"I am beginning to get tired of this war or whatever it is that is going on between the both of you, it has been going on for almost 5 years now, you guys are acting like children" my brother said and he was probably right but I will be damned before I said that out loud.

He might say that I was being childish but I did not care, I will rather be childish than be a coward and that was what Charlie was.

"I really do not wish to speak to of anything concerning him, please" I said rather coldly.

My brother simply shrugged his shoulders and said "Okay I will let it go for now but just know that I will get to the bottom of this whole issue, the issue concerns you and my best friend, I can't let you both go on like this"

" Suit yourself" I said.

Just then, his phone rang and jugding from the curse he muttered, I had no doubt who was calling.

I watched him look at the phone until the call went unanswered.

"Why don't you just break up with that b***h, heaven knows I can't stand her and neither can you so why the hell do you keep her around?" I said.

I honestly could not understand what he was doing with that lousy b***h when I knew that he did not even like her a tiny bit, she was probably the reason he was drinking last night.

"Don't worry, I will be breaking up with her very soon, I think I have had enough" he said.

"It's about bloody time, I can't wait until that clingy b***h is gone from our lives, she makes me so mad" I said.

Just remembering how nasty and annoying she was was enough to put me in an even nastier mood.

"What do you mean you are breaking up with Linda?"

We both turned towards mother who was still in her dress, her eyes were wide as she stared at Augustine.

"I mean just that mother, I am breaking up with her and I intend to do it soon" Augustine said.

" Why would you do that? You were the one who asked for the engagement so why do you want to break up with her all a sudden?" Mother said as she approached the breakfast table.

"Isn't it obvious why he would want to break up with her? There is nothing nice about Linda, that is not a woman anyone will want to get married to" I said casually.

" Well I do not care, since you started it then you must finish it, I will for it to be heard that the Reeds went back on their word" mother said with an air of finalty in her voice.

Augustine was quiet then he said "I am sorry mother but I can't marry Linda" with that he stood up and walked away.

I sat there and watched mother fuming as she looked at Augustine's retreating figure.

I was normally on the same team as my mother to gang up against my brother but this time, I was with my brother, the b***h had to go and soon as possible.