Part 34 No Surrendering

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He cleared his throat. Then sip another on that drink

He then cleared again his throat

Sip another drink

The guy he's having a meeting with just looking down on the table, reading something on that paper in front of him. It's a known coffee shop at Sander City. A city near Northern hills where the seat of the government located. Since it's near to the state's government building, a lot of statesman come and go on that shop for a coffee fix.

He knew a lot of them and they're all in suits like him. But not the guy in front of him. The guy's on polo shirt and cargo shorts. He came there on a sandals but most of the statesman looks at him as they go. Some tipped they're coffee towards the old man earlier, that's how influential the guy

They said before you come at his door at Northern Hills, the old man already know a lot about you. A known mogul during his time but always a humble guy

The old guy's seriously looking at that folder containing various numbers. It's a company report. He knows it's a company report being used to reading a lot like that. But normally, he looked at it on his laptop, but the guy's a known old fashion.

The guy's one of the best person in Johnson he ever met. Better than his dad. Actually, far far better than his dad but as good as the old man looks like, he's not that easy to convince. Specially if it's about his princess

He sip another one….

"Coffee must be taste good", the old man uttered but still looking at the papers in front of him. The guy ordered a carrot juice not a coffee.

Damn

"Yes Mr. Thomas, it's a good brew"

"I suggest you lessen it. It makes you nervous", the old man said

"Ahm, it helps me as it is", he replied

"Really", the old man commented and sighed. Still on that report. "Then why are you not talking? We've been here for thirty minutes"

"Well, Mr. Thomas, I'm ahm"

"Nervous"

"Yes nervous.….", he realized his stupidity. "Oh, no no what I mean"

The old man of dark lens and dark hair looked at him, "Nervous as hell?" He said that on unreadable face

Fuck

He breathe and exhaled, "I'm ahm. Would like to say sorry"

The guy's face didn't move much as reply

"Well, I know I caused a lot of troubles to your daughter eversince….", he cleared his throat

"Eversince you met her in her university", the guy said

"Oh… yeah. A little bit"

"It's not", the guy replied

"Wha…. What?", did he heard him right?

"It's not a little bit. You are a big trouble", the guy said

"But…. But"

"But you change. That's what I thought", the guy talked again. "Did Barry know that you're dating again my daughter?"

"I told them indirectly?", he replied

The guy looked at him unmoved. Not even giving up anything. "Talk to me again if you told Barry about it directly", he finally said and prepared to stand

"Wait, wait Mr. Thomas. I really love Christine", he said

The guy breathe and looked at him with a piercing eyes, "If you love my daughter then why did you do those things to her?"

"I know it's wrong and I'm not proud of that thing I did and everything I did before or after her", he said and cleared his throat for that 'after her' comment. It was really sounded worst and the guy in front of him didn't even offer a clue on what's in his mind about it. "I don't have any reason to offer as an excuse on those things I did Mr. Thomas but the only thing that I can say is…. I really love Christine. Love her then and love her more now. I can't be like as good man as you. I mean, nobody can, but I will try to be the better man everyday for her."

"Christine's a good person. I said that not because she's my daughter but she is really that good person, far better than I expected her to be. Luke, I think it's better if you stay away from her. I want her to have a peaceful life", the old man told him directly

He looked down and as he propped his left arms on that wooden table in front of him. Can he stay away?

"Can you do that Luke? I can assure you though that you will still have your rights on Charlie as his father of course", the guy spoke in a monotone voice

"But…. But I can't do that Mr. Thomas"

"Why not?", the guy replied quickly

"Because I love Christine"

"Not enough"

"For me it's enough reason"

Christopher exhaled, "Maybe today it is. When she's not beautiful as she is today, shaped like mother walruses and talks before she thinks what will happened?"

"Then love is the only one that's left", he replied

"Or you'll look for another blonde girl, svelte body and looked like the next bombshell of the runway?", Christopher asked. Still on that blank face.

"I can't think of any other woman to be with Mr. Thomas. Christine's all that I need", he said directly to the eyes of the guy

"How about Charlie?"

"Our beautiful creation of course he is. He made that picture complete. Made me love Christine more", he replied

Christopher lifted his brow, "And how about your family?"

He frowned, "My family?"

"Your family will never accept Christine because of what happened in the past", the old man explained. The guy's got a lot of things in his mind to slapped him

"They need to accept Christine because I love her and they should love whom I love"

Christopher opened his mouth again at the middle of his sentence and threw another question as fast as he said that last word, "And what if they don't accept my daughter?"

He sighed, "Then I need to leave everything behind about my family no matter how bad it feels. I already gave them thirty five years of my life now I want to give my life to somebody else that I know, if I choose to let go, there would be a bigger hole on me that will never be patch by any money, fame or any woman"

The guy sighed, "What took you so long to do this Luke?"

He looked down again for a while. He sighed and looked at those piercing black lens, "I'm too proud Mr. Thomas, to reach out. That I confess. But she healed me, Charlie helped on that too. I'm willing to start again with my family Mr. Thomas"

"And what if I didn't approve of this?", Christopher asked. Seriously, there's too many question. He's running out of reason

"I will still ask Christine. If whatever she choose I'll respect it. But let me tell you one thing Mr. Thomas, I'm this successful not because my dad gave me the opportunity to manage our company. I am successful because I never surrender as long as I can see a little of chance on it. Christine loves me and that's hope for me. I'll never surrender until she said she's through", he said.

"Mr. Thomas, please", he begged

The old guy looked at him for long. Then his lips turned to a curve that almost reached his old eyes accompanied with that chubby cheeks and happy wrinkles. "That's Christopher for you", the guy said and laughed that almost vibrated the whole establishment

He smiled, "Thanks Christopher"

Christopher nod, "Now let's talk about Christmas"

Her friend stared at the farthest place of that airport. Doing it for so long with that blank face that she's having. Then looked at her watch for a thousand times.

"She'll come don't worry", she assured her friend

The girl sighed, "I don't know where in the world I'm taking all the patience that I thought I never had for that woman"

She laughed, "She trained you well"

The girl finally looked at her, "Are you sure you don't want to come?"

She shook her head, "I can't. You know my dad always wanted us all in the manor for Christmas"

She wanted to come. She thought it would be fun being together with those two girls out of the country but she can't, she has a lot of responsibilities so she settled on sending them away on that airport

"Nice tshirt. A girl shirt finally, having that big red rose on it", she said to her friend as she look on that rose on that dark yellow tshirt

"What's wrong with you Christine? You didn't see the guns on the two sides of it?", the girl reacted and pointed that dark guns

"Oh, probably because of that screaming perfectly shaped bust line", she said laughing

"Christine!", the girl reacted

"Jb!", a new arrived woman shouted and breathe very hard

"Oh the late Frida", Jb uttered

"I'm sorry I'm late there……"

"Ah, there's wardrobe emergency. You need to go shopping to fill your bag for Italy", Jb cut her

"Sorry, I'm going to feed you the whole trip for waiting", Frida said

"Ok, food compensates everything", Jb said smiling

Frida rolled her eyes and look at her, "Tin, are you sure you don't want to come?"

She shook her head. Deep inside she needs Frida. She's facing the Roberts and she needs some strength from the small girl but they have a life anyways

"Ok, are you ready?", she asked and the two nods

"If you have any problems don't hesitate to call me or PM'ed me in my social media account", she reminded. Frida set her account so that she can reach out to them if ever there's a problem that international call can't accomodate

"Then during immigration, be calm. You're not going there to be a prostitute, so they can't stop you from going. Apart of that are our rights to travel. Demand that. Do you have those certificate of employment with you so that they know you're coming back if ever they demanded to see it?", she asked and Jb nodded

"Come on Tin, I have my own business I don't need that", Frida said

"I'm worried. You two looks too beautiful to be true they might think you'll go there for some extra curricular things", she said in all honesty

"Well you're right, we're too beautiful", Frida said

She rolled her eyes. That's the only thing that Frida heard!

"Italian are beautiful creatures. Stop being motherly Tin, don't worry I can handle this minx that I'm with", Jb replied

"Just… just don't forget that you can always call me whate….."

"Tin? Please, this girl almost made me late. Stop mumbling", Jb said. "We are going to be fine"

"Okay okay"

Frida hugged her, "Merry Christmas Tin. Enjoy the holidays with your man." The red head winked at her

"Merry Christmas.… and take care!", she said again as the two girls who's been her life support run away to their gates

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