THE LEGEND SON-IN-LAW IS BACK

Chapter 6

Dominic stood there motionless, unsure of the best way to react to what Selena had typed down on the agreement paper.

Although he knew that she doubted he had $8 million dollars to give her, she had already won his admiration, making any wrongdoing on her part insignificant.

“Okay... Ehhrrmmm… I mean your account number,” he said while sighing, attempting to control his emotion.

“It's on the paper there, check it out,” Dominic said simply. She had given up on making him see reasons why he shouldn't involve himself. So, she just wanted to see where this whole drama would end. She was patient with Dominic; he has been one of her hardworking employees.

Her phone beeped; she was expecting a reply from Clara, her best friend. She had asked her for assistance to pay off her loan. Yes, Clara had replied, but another message from her bank distracted her.

“Ohh no,” she said surprisingly as her gaze met the sheepish smile of Dominic.

"How did you..." she tried to ask, but he cut her off. "Pay it off now. That's what is important," he told her calmly.

She held her phone shakily, overwhelmed and confused about what to do due to the shock.

"Be calm," Dominic walked towards her, guiding her to sit. As he did, the agreement paper she gave him earlier fell onto her lap. Glancing at it, she immediately remembered the clause.

"So..." she said, panic evident in her voice. Taking a deep breath, she continued, "Yes, according to the agreement, you're officially the current president of Alexiou's Enterprise and..." Another deep breath followed before she went on, "And my fiancé." She almost choked on the statement. "But... I would like to take it slowly, you know, with the romance and intimacy." She looked down, avoiding Dominic's gaze.

Dominic moved forward and kissed her. Selena closed her eyes, shrugging off her initial hesitation, and parted her lips to welcome the taste of desire in Dominic's saliva.

“I understand. I will only support your decision as the new president and never interfere,” Dominic said. Selena nodded, as if she understood more than he had said.

“So if I'm the president, what will you be? God?” Dominic joked, which made Selena chuckle, and her worries vanished. “I will be your creator,” she replied, and they both laughed, reducing the tension.

“I've got to go,” Dominic said, making his way to the door. “Wait!” Selena said, more like shouted to get Dominic's attention. 

“You need to sign here first, so when you want to resign next time, you'll resign as the president,” she joked. Dominic rolled his eyes and bent over to sign the agreement.

“One more thing, here's your first assignment. You need to reconcile those files on our past projects and…”

“Seems being a president isn't fun,” Dominic cut her off, making a childish pout.

“It's not for the weak,” she chipped in, and they both laughed. “It's my family dinner tonight; we will be going together,” she purred, keeping her gaze on him in anticipation of his reply.

“Sure, why not,” he said nonchalantly as he glanced through the project report he was to work on, but one detail caught his eyes: the name of the head of the project supervisor, Michael Catt, Frank's father.

He took a critical look at it with so much interest, something seeming to draw his curiosity as he flipped through the pages.

“Unbelievable,” he mouthed out, more like a whisper. “How was he able to buy that Porsche?” Dominic asked himself. He nodded as he glanced through the project suspiciously.

Dominic nodded to himself as he realized that the project that put Selena into debt was the same project Mr. Catt headed, and it was obvious he not only embezzled money but also seemed to be behind the debt.

Mr Catt, also had brought all the contractors for that project and its obviously made sense to think that Michael might have shared confidential company details with competitors, leading them to grab more valuable contacts. Additionally, his salary records seemed to indicate some connection to bribery or fraud. Dominic sigh t this realisation but Selena’s voice jolted him.

“Oh, I'm so famished,” Selena's voice cut through the room, catching Dominic's attention.

“For real? I will go get you something to eat then,” he said and made his way to the door. “Mr. President, you seem to forget your position; you're no longer an errand princess,” Dominic gasped in surprise as he heard those words from Selena's mouth.

She knew the pathetic nickname his colleagues had given him. She smiled, holding her ears playfully. “I'm sorry,” she apologized, and he smiled. “The princess has an errand for the queen,” he said as he stormed out, understanding her joke.

“Errand princess, where have you been?” The disgusting voice of Clark roared as Dominic stepped into his former office where his colleagues were.

“I guess to another round of puppet gossip,” Clark yelled, but to his surprise, no one laughed at his sarcasm, which made him a little embarrassed.

Clark looked around disappointed, wondering why they didn't join him as always. He was shocked when Zara walked up to Dominic to apologize for her rude behavior.

"We're deeply sorry for our foolish act, Dominic," Linda apologized on behalf of everyone as they all surrounded Dominic, seconding Linda's apology with remorseful faces.

Clark sat on his chair, wondering what had gotten into them. “Apologize to me, Clark,” Dominic said proudly, looking firmly at Clark.

“How dare you, coward!” Clark stood up and yelled, hitting his table in the process. “I don't care to know what you did to them, but a salary cut isn't what I'm afraid of. Now be a good errand princess and get me my lunch,” he said as he threw some dollar notes at his face.

Dominic smirked evilly. “Clark Stones, you're hereby suspended for corporate bullying and harassment. You're placed on probation, and there will be no payments until further review and a change of behavior.”

"What a way to begin in office; you heard the new CEO. Prepare his suspension letter,” Selena said, beaming with smiles as she walked into the office, graciously feeding the surprised faces of everyone.

“This is a warning to y'all for your incorrigible behaviors. Henceforth, Mr. Dominic here is the new CEO. Work with him and accord him the appropriate respect. You're all dismissed,” Selena said while she held Dominic's hand.

Frank still stood there, obviously lost in thought, together with Diana, who stood by his side. They all apologized to Dominic and joked, expressing weariness of their jobs and not wanting to lose them.

Clark grumbled his words and went to his seat hurriedly. Diana and Frank still stood there, disbelief evident in his demeanor. Frank felt a surge of jealousy at seeing both of them holding hands. 

Dominic ignored them but then whispered to Selena as he looked at Frank and Diana. “You remember those files you gave me to work on? One of those projects was handled by Mr. Catt. I presume he's working with Arthur, and they were responsible for the company's bankruptcy.”

It was clear to Dominic that Michael was behind the debit the company ran into. Selena’s countenance changed and she immediately tried to shrugged the thought that Micahel had defrauded the company. 

Frank couldn’t hear what Dominic was telling Selena, but their closeness and held hands made him more jealous. He felt like going over to knock him off.

“Over to you. I told you I wouldn't interfere in your decisions,” Dominic said sharply.

She tries the shrugged the feeling off, but was certain Dominic wouldn’t lie to her to implicate someone else. She kinda trust him but she was also ready to put her company’s interest first. She took the bes action and decided they will investigate further. 

“Mr. Michael Catt, you're hereby fired for theft, embezzlement, and lack of integrity towards this company,” Selena's voice cut firmly.

Everyone had their mouths open in shock. Mr. Catt couldn't believe his ears, and he opened his mouth in disbelief.

Mr. Catt soon looked pitiful as he gestured to beg for forgiveness, but he turned towards his son Frank and landed him a slap, gesturing him to tag along as he prostrated to Dominic, begging for forgiveness.

Selena spoke sharply, "Further legal actions might be taken if need be. Please, y'all should vacate the premises ASAP." She gestured to Frank, Mr. Catt, and Diana before stepping out of the office hand in hand with Dominic to her family house for the banquet.

Frank angrily walked out, but Clark trailed behind him hurriedly. “You won't let that humiliation slide, would you?” he asked, trying to match up with Frank's pace.

Frank ignored Clark and walked up to Jack, the leader of the gangsters they had sent to harass Selena earlier. “I want that son of a bitch humiliated.”

“Here is everything about him; he's a nobody, and I want to teach him a lesson,” Frank growled hard, handing the leader of the gangster a file.