The Tycoon's Son-in-Law

Chapter 7

Lucas's pov 

I dried my hands in a napkin after finally finishing up with the heap of dirty dishes from the party last night. I proceeded to serve the kimchi rice and sauce which was now warm enough to eat. 

The Wright family was already completely settled on the dining table. While Natasha was busy on her phone, Lady Wright and Ava were engrossed in a little chat with Romeo. Daisy just watched with less interest. I served their portions and filled their glasses with juice when my phone chimed against my pocket. 

I unlocked the message once I returned to the kitchen, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw Caleb's name in the content. I took off my cooking apron and hurried upstairs to call him. 

‘‘Hello, Mr Lucas.’’ Caleb's voice came through. 

The first thing that came off my lips were complaints. “Why didn't you call me yesterday?’’ 

“Uh..I didn't see any need to. Is there a problem?” Caleb stuttered. 

‘‘So why did you send a message now?’’ I asked, remembering the message content that asked me to call him. 

“We still have a lot to discuss. There are some basic things you need to understand about the company and some personnel you need to recognize, so that when you finally claim your position in the company it wouldn't be too burdening to adjust.’’ Caleb explained. 

“Fine. So when do you suggest we meet?’’ I inquired.

‘‘It's my free time currently until the next three hours. We might not be able to cover all but we'll definitely cover up a reasonable amount of knowledge.’’ Caleb proposed. 

“Okay, I can make it.’’ I ignored my tugging mind about leaving the house when I wasn't done serving my in-laws. 

‘‘Good. I'll be at your junction in twenty….’’

‘‘No, don't!’’ I interrupted him. “I'm at my in-laws’ house currently, I'll just take a cab. What's the location?’’ 

‘‘Our last resort.’’

“I'll see you in twenty minutes.’’ I ended the call and stormed into the bathroom. 

Within the span of fifteen minutes, I was done preparing and headed out. 

“What's this, Lucas?” I almost bumped into Ava at the last slide of the stairway. She sized me up, and I swallowed nothing as I quietly waited for her to fix things up in her head. 

Her uninteresting look reminded me of the disappointment in her eyes last night after the incident with Mr Sikes. It didn't bother me anyway, she’d be forced to file a divorce suit when she can no longer keep up. 

‘‘Where are you off to?’’ She asked. 

“I need to catch someone real quick,’’ I answered immediately, expressing my hurry and impatience. 

But Ava scoffed, receding down the stairs. ‘‘You're kidding me, right? You can't dare leave when breakfast isn't complete yet.’’

“I'm afraid I'll have to do that, I'm in a hurry.’’ I inked in. I was grateful that they would now have the idea at least that I was stepping out. 

Ava didn't say anything more to me and just kept walking ahead, definitely expecting me to tally behind to the dining area. She was oblivious of when I cornered her and left the house instead.

I know I'll have to deal with them when I return, and I'm all ready for it. 

The ride to the chicken shop felt rather too slow, I believed Caleb must have arrived before me. I walked into the hall and searched with my eyes, and I recognized Caleb waving me over. 

“Good morning.’’ I greeted as I sat. He wasn't with his thugs today, probably because there was no raw cash involved this time.

In a matter of minutes, we were deep into discussions already. Cable explained the order and prestige of the company, even though some parts were cliche for me. He enlightened me on the might and courage I should always muster, reminding me of the dreamy net worth and status I now owned to myself. It all still felt like a dream. A dream I never want to awake from. 

“That's about that. I understand that you may not completely get all that I've said here, you come to understand those few as you journey into the profession.’’ Caleb concluded. 

I handed him back the list of terms and policies of the company he had given me to go through. The same list I had been denied and rough-handled out of the company by Mr Sike's thugs because of. 

“So when do you plan on assuming your position and resuming the office?’’ Caleb asked, looking like his joy of the day would be determined by my response. 

“Uhm. I haven't decided on that yet, but it's not going to be anytime soon.’’ I replied. 

Caleb must have seen through my reply that I had my mind made up already. He gulped the remaining drink in his glass at once and filled up another content. 

“Why is that?’’

“I mean, it's all still like a dream. I never bargained for such an occurrence and I'm not quite the social type. Besides, I don't feel I look competent enough for such a position yet, I should work on myself first.’’ I explained, leaving out the part that I wanted to snuff out some things from my in-law's home. 

“And by working on yourself, you mean?’’ Caleb asked. 

“I mean physique.  If I need to command attention from those big men on the top, I should at least look imposing enough.’’ I insisted. 

“Hmph. I won't oppose that anyway, take your time to prepare.’’ Caleb gave up. 

Once again, he reached for the white sack that contained some documents and slipped out a greenish file, placing it before me. 

“That's the list of managers and personnel at the headquarters according to their position. You should get familiar with their names at least.’’ Caleb added. 

I picked up the file and leisurely read through it. But I only appreciated the fact that I chose to read it when I came across the name, Hon. Sikes Mickelson. 

Memories from last night’s encounter with him flashed through my mind and anger slowly brewed up in me. 

‘‘This man, Sikes. You know him?’’ I grumbled out. 

“Well, he has been the one managing the company until now. I'm familiar with at least the top twenty-ranked manager.’’ Caleb shrugged casually. 

“I don't want him in the company anymore,’’ I pronounced boldly, taking Caleb by surprise as he sat up immediately. 

“Dismiss him from the company, his serve time is over.’’ I declared.