❤️ The social
Phobic billionaire ?
(Alone in his world ….)
Written by Ibrahim Gift
Chapter 25
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Every just sat down not knowing what to say, it was just like their first meeting with Rowan.
Everyone just kept mute anxious of what Rowan was going to say to them.
“How have you all being?”, He asked.
“We should be the ones asking you that.”, Leon said.
“I’m sorry for lying to you Mr Rowan and I understand the anger you feel towards me.”, He said.
“Why did you keep it away from me?”, He asked and James just sighed.
“I — I just wanted you think be safe, I wanted you to get better first because you might never get better. I thought I was right by keeping it from you, I am sorry.”, He said and Rowan just sighed.
“Thank you for accepting the invitation Mr Rowan.”, Janice said and Rowan just nodded.
“Let’s drink to celebrate your marriage.”, Rowan said giving everyone a bottle.
“I have missed this, everyone missed you especially heaven, she cries everyday and she doesn’t have a good sleep.”, He blurted and Rowan turned to look at her but she was just staring at the table.
“You talk too much.”, Ruby complained glaring at Leon.
Rowan stood up to take another drink and Nevaeh immediately followed him.
“Are they getting back together now that Nevaeh is no longer with harry?”, Heaven wondered and sighed heavily.
“Please don’t punish everyone for my foolishness, I …. I was the one who pushed heaven into deceiving you but I honestly didn’t mean to hurt you, I just wanted her to break up with you for me.”, She explained.
“Why did you want to break up with me? No I think the question should be —- How couldn’t you just tell me that you wanted to break up with me?”, He asked dropping the drinks for a better conversation.
“I …. I ….”, Nevaeh tried saying a word but she had no reasonable explanation.
“Was it before you were guilty of cheating or because you pitied me?”, He asked again.
“I’m sorry Rowan.”, She said as tears began to drop from her eyes.
“Please just be truthful for once, please just tell me the truth. Keeping it from me will only hurt me more, let me know the reason so that I can know what to do next.”, He said pleadingly.
“I ….. I wasn’t happy with you and maybe I liked you at some point but I realized that I didn’t love you when harry came into my life but seeing how much you loved me, I couldn’t bring myself to hurt you and I didn’t want to make your condition worse.”
“But fooling me and keeping me in the dark isn’t going to hurt less, it won’t cure me or make me feel any better. I felt that you didn’t feel the same way I felt and that was why I asked many times if you wanted to break up with me.”, He said and she just sobbed silently.
“I don’t know why I am not that mad after realizing that you never loved me.”
“Do you still love Harry even after he broke up with you?”, He asked and it took some time before she nodded.
“You don’t mind even if he was just using you to hurt me?”
“It’s not that I don’t mind, it’s just that I can’t stop loving him. No matter wh@ťěver he says or does, I still love him.”, She answered.
“What was I even thinking when I asked harry to break up with her?”, He thought.
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**Few days later***
After the company was handed over harry, harry collected the microphone saying he had an important announcement to make.
“I will be handling the company over to Rowan Williams, my younger brother.”, He announced and everyone stared at him surprised including chairman that was more than shocked.
He looked like he could have heart attack anytime soon.
Then Harry went ahead to reveal his dad plan and how they both just used Rowan just to improve the company and how they planned on removing him from the company.
The reporters didn’t miss the opportunity to record this shocking news, it will definitely be the trending news for the week.
“I don’t deserve the company neither do I deserve the praises I was getting for all the work Rowan has done, Rowan if you are watching this, I sincerely apologize and I apologize on behalf of dad also.”, He said and immediately a very dirty slap landed on his face.
It was no other than the angry chairman.
“You will have to explain this to me in private.”, He said and dragged harry out of the meeting.
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“Chairman Williams really deserves this embarrassment and I’m happy that his dirty secret has finally been revealed.”, Leon said happily.
“Then what about your role model, Mr Harry? Doesn’t he also deserve the h@ťě he would get afterwards?”, Ruby said and rolled her eyes.
“Mr Harry is really a good person, we know how much Mr Harry has worked hard just to impress his dad, despite knowing that he still betrayed him and plans on leaving the country.”, Leon said defending him.
“Harry is leaving the country?”, Nevaeh asked and Leon realized that he had blurted out what Mr Harry asked him to keep as a secret.
“That’s because he is a coward, he is running away from his Shane and disappointment.”, Ruby replied and Leon frowned.
“How did you know that he wants to leave the country?”, Rowan asked.
“I just guessed that’s all.”, He lied.
“Come-on it’s so obvious that you are lying.”, Janice said.
“He told me he wants to leave and go meet his mom because he won’t be able to face the chairman’s disappointed. Please don’t act like you know, he asked me not to say a word.”
“Do you know when he’s leaving?”, Nevaeh asked and Leon shook his head.
“He will probably leave now that he has finally given the company to Mr Rowan.”, He replied.
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“Are you insane? Are you trying to play the hero here? Do you even realized the implication of what you just did?”, Chairman Williams yelled.
“I am sorry dad but I don’t think what I did was wrong, I thought about it carefully.”, He replied.
“Who cares about what you think? Can you even think? After all you are the useless one, I have been trying to make your life better than that of Rowan’s and yet you keep doing foolish things and make me suspect if I am truly your father.”, The chairman said.
“Dad you are going too far with your words, how can you doubt that I’m your son?”
“Why can’t I? I’m pretty sure your mom went around sleeping with different types of men before she decided to leave.”, He said and Harry got angry.
“Don’t you dare insult my mom? She had nothing to do with this.”, He yelled holding his dad’s clothes roughly.
“What are you going to do? I said what I said, your mom went around sleeping with different men.”, The chairman said and Harry angrily pushed him away but unfortunately the chairman’s head hit an object which made him to start bleeding profusely.
“Dad!!!!”, Harry called confused but the chairman wouldn’t open his eyes and the bleeding won’t stop.
“I ki||ed someone! I ki||ed dad! I am a murderer.”, He said disorganized not knowing what to do.
He just called 911 and ran out of the office, unsure of his next action and where he was going to.
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