The event was soon in full swing and Penelope had already arrived with Harry as her plus one. Don was also there clad in a navy-blue suit along with Zachary greeting the guests. The hall was looking lively because a whole lot of people gathered there, each one with their own reasons but one thing was common amongst them. They wanted to know who the new President/CEO of Rodriguez Enterprises was. They had all heard the rumors about Don and Zachary Rodriguez stepping down but they also wanted to see it for themselves.Manuel had finished changing in the room reserved for him by Gavin. He looked so handsome and sophisticated in his tailored suit and shoes. He had a diamond cufflink on to match and his hair was held back with gel causing it to glisten under the lights and then, a few strands of hair were joined together using the gel and left to hang above his left eye.Manuel walked out of the room with Gavin in tow right behind him as they approached the hall where the event was taking

“Uncle, to what do I owe this personal visit?” Manuel asked lazily.“I don’t think its bad to congratulate my nephew,” Don replied. “And I also wanted to remind you about the money.”“Uncle, why are you in such a hurry to receive the money?” Manuel leaned forward. “Or are you involved in anything weird requiring money?”Don chuckled, “You always did have a very good imagination.”“Good, I’ll send it to you tomorrow once I make another move on my chessboard. My partner has made his.” Smiling, Manuel stood up and left the room with his things and proceeded to go to his Bugatti Chiron that he made Gavin drive there.Don stood there a bit confused as he furrowed his eyebrows. Why did Manuel’s words have a bit of correlation with the message from the strange number?It couldn’t be him. Don nodded to himself in confirmation that Manuel was unrelated to any of that.Harry saw Manuel heading out of the venue and rushed to his side, and fell on his knees. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you wer

The next day Lisa calls Penelope and sends the address to her and Penelope thanks her. Without further wasting time, she takes extra time on her dressing, puts on her best outfit and shows up at Manuel’s estate unannounced. The security guards allowed her in because of the car she took along with her and her dressing, they quickly decided that she could be a friend to the owner of the West side villas after she told them who she came to visit and the part of the estate it was at.Penelope drove in and located Manuel’s villa. She came early in the morning because she believed that she could get him before he went to his office and she also brought food along with her. She knocked on the door and no one answered and so she tried opening the door and it opened up very much to her surprise because back when Manuel was still her husband, he had a habit of going to check if the main door was locked. But it was after Gavin left his villa the previous night did Manuel forget to lock the door.

Manuel went out to have marinated crab for lunch and he sat at a table that was at a blind spot. Lisa also happened to be there and as she took a sip of the coffee she ordered, she spotted Manuel, led by curiosity, she took up her bag, left her coffee and walked over to Manuel’s table.“Hi there,” Lisa said. Manuel looked up at her and returned his gaze back to his food, he had to hurry up in order to get back to work and finish the pile of workload waiting for him so he could return home early. Lisa sat on the chair opposite him and said, “We’ve met before but I did not have the chance to introduce myself properly. My name is Lisa.” She extended her hand for a handshake and Manuel just stared at her hand and finally rested his eyes on her face trying to remember where he had met her before but he did not seem to recall.“I don’t remember meeting you,” Manuel curtly said. At this Lisa awkwardly retracted her hand and clasped it with her other hand, placing it on the table. “We met in

Manuel finally responded, “Exactly, the one in charge is meant to be aware of everything going on. But since you as the person in charge does not even know what is going on, are you still meant to be in charge of it?”The board room was silent as no one understood what Manuel was talking about.“I’ve been working in this company for a very long time and so there’s no way I’ll fumble over a small project that has been handed over to me,” Eli said, his jaws twitching slightly.Manuel stood up, adjusted his sleeves immaculately and began to clap slowly and stopped. “That’s quite the confidence Mr. Eli, I must say.” Manuel began to walk slowly round the long rectangular board table to get to where Eli was, “But for the fact that you have stuck around for a while, I expected more but unfortunately you disappointed the board members and yourself.”No one still understood what Manuel was trying to say and they all had a confused look on their faces. Eli was not exempted, he for one was becom