100 Days With Mr Romero

Gideon reluctantly left ZINOX conference room. Not only was he defeated, Emma treated him like thrash by ignoring him. He felt incompetent and he slowly made his way to his car taking off his necktie.

His driver noticed his gloomy expression and he immediately opened the door for Gideon to step in. Gideon stepped into car, placed his both palms on his face and took them out after few minutes.

“Take me home. ” said a broken Gideon to his driver.

“Yes sir. ” replied the driver and he sped off.

When they got home, Gideon ran up the stairs and headed to his room. He loosened his waist belt and fell on the his bed. He got up immediately and screamed in agony and banged his fist on the hard wall.

Few minutes later, Gideon had scattered his room breaking things and crashing structures. He was mad with rage. If Emma wanted him to loose his mind, then she is gradually getting her wish he thought and let out a cry of agony yet again.

Gideon’s cell phone began to ring. Without checking who the caller was, Gideon grabbed the phone and smashed it against the wall. He ran downstairs to get his bottle of vodka.

Gideon screamed again after realizing he was out of alcohol. He fell back on the couch and began shedding tears. Not only was he broken, he was totally hopeless.

Meanwhile in her office, Emma placed her head on her table. She had just secured another bar in town which all the business moguls into bar business will kill for. At that moment, anybody in her shoes would be throwing a party now but Emma was sitting in her office with her head on the table lost in deep thoughts.

Why am I feeling sorry for him? she thought. She was thinking about Gideon even when she didn’t wanted to. When she received the rights of the property she had just acquired from the general manager of ZINOX earlier, she saw how miserable Gideon looked but she smiled instead pretending to gloat.

Deep down, Emma knew that she didn’t really wanted the bar but she must achieve her aim she vowed. Gideon had hurt her therefore she will unleash hell on him. She pulled her cell phone and dialed someone’s number.

“Hello! ” she said.

“Have you informed him? ” she asked scratching the tip of her nose.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

“We must strike while the iron is hot. ” she declared and immediately ended the call.

Emma carried her back and left her office in a hurry.

“I have some documents for you to sign ma’am. ” said her assistant after they collided outside her office.

“Drop them on my table. I’ll sign them later. ” she said then dashed out.

“Who is that? ” Gideon asked after his door bell rang.

The door bell kept ringing and Gideon got up, adjusted his loose trousers and headed to the door. He dried his eyes and sniffled. He wasn’t expecting anyone.

Who could that be? ” he thought while opening the door.

“Michael! ” he called out then paved way for the man to walk in. Gideon quickly adjusted his shirt and brushed down his rough hair with his hands.

“Have a seat. ” he offered and Michael sat on the couch parallel Gideon.

“What can I offer you? ” Gideon asked.

“No I’m good. ” declined Michael.

Gideon felt ashamed that Michael saw him in such a terrible state. Michael wouldn’t stop staring at him.

Michael is one of Gideon’s business partners. He supplies whisky to Gideon’s bars all over New York. Michael is one out of the two remaining business partners of Gideon who didn’t pull out. He had lost five out of the seven to Emma and he was yet to get replacements.

“I brought something for you. ” Michael said presenting a sealed envelope to Gideon.

Gideon collected it and unsealed it immediately.

“What? ” yelled Gideon whose face suddenly went cold.

“I’m so sorry Gideon. ” apologized Micheal while staring at his shoes. He couldn’t look at Gideon in the eyes.

“Why did you do this to me Micheal? ” asked Gideon whose eyes were welling with tears.

In the envelope Micheal handed to Gideon was a letter declaring his interest to pull out from Gideon’s business as a partner.

“Who made you do this? ” Gideon asked almost screaming.

“It’s business Gideon. We are all after the same thing which is profit. I saw my chance and I took it from LIA’S ” replied Michael.

“I’m so sorry Gideon. I did what I had to do beckoned Michael.

“Please Micheal. ” said Gideon almost kneeling in front of Michael.

Micheal immediately stood up.

“We can fix this. ” Gideon cried out.

“I don’t think so. I’ve already accepted the offer from LIA’S to supply whisky to them from next month. ” replied Micheal who was still standing up.

“I’m giving you a month notice as the law of partnership demands to get a replacement before the month ends. ” added Micheal.

“I’m so sorry. ” he said then left Gideon’s house.

How could you do this to me Emma cried Gideon in his heart. Today, she snatched the deal from ZINOX from his grasp and now she had succeeded in making one of his partners to pull out. He has lost six partners out of the seven he had and Gideon knew he doesn’t have to be reminded to know that he was doomed.

He wanted to phone his mother and cry to her about his predicament but he knew his mother will hate Emma the more which he never really wanted.

He blamed himself for caring about Emma despite the fact that she was hurting him and tearing his senses apart. He fell back on the couch like a looser and a thought struck him immediately.

He quickly went upstairs, took a shower, wore clean clothes and drove to the grocery store down his street. He bought a bouquet of flowers and went back into the car.