Chapter 1

RYAN'S POV

" Hey buddy!! How's it going ? "

I stared at the person who suddenly rushed into my cabin annoyingly. He's Chester. My best friend since my college days.

" What's with your look. My cold hearted friend. " Chester

" Why did you come now? Have you completed your work with clients? " I asked Chester

" Of course it's completed I'll give it to Phin " Chester told me smiling.

" Then why did you come early? " I asked him.

" Ryan my friend I want to invite you to the Chris's engagement party behalf of him. " Chester

" I'm not going. " I told him looking at a file in my hands.

" Seriously I was really fed up with you. I have been trying to get you a girl friend but you're not interested in anything except work." Chester told me annoyingly.

" My work is more important than love for me. And you know that I don't want to be in relationship with anyone. " I told him.

" Mr Richards everything is set. " My secretary and another best friend Phineas came to my cabin and told me.

" Hello Mr Chester. " Phineas greeted my friend.

" Haven't I told call me just Chester. " Chester asked him.

" Haven't I told I won't call you casually when we're in office?. " Phineas told him.

" Why I can't change these two? " Chester said massaging his temples.

" Have you told him that not to call him Ryan or Chester in the office? " Chester asked me

" Are you nuts? Do you think I like that when he call me with my last name ? " I asked him back.

Chester just sighed.

Phineas and me are friends since our high school. He's son of my dad's old friend. Though he became my secretary I have told him not to call me with my last name. But he never listened to me.

" If you don't have anything to say I'll go. " I told Chester

" Then what about today's party? " Chester

" I'm not going. " I told him and took my suit and walked to the conference room and Phineas followed me.

My name is Ryan Richards. I live with my father. Back then we're not this rich. My father is just an employee in a small company. When I was around eleven years old my mother left my father. She wants money but my father can't afford everything she wants. That woman always treated my dad very low like he can't do anything and useless. But she didn't know that he's used less not useless.

She divorced with my father and married a rich man. From then I started to hate her to the core and I have been living with him. But my father never disappointed or regretted that decision.

After my mother left us he decided not to be like a person who can't do anything. So he started a trading company. At first it became hard for him but eventually he succeeded. Later he even started an advertising agency too.

But six years back he met with an accident and injured his spinal cord. So, he can't walk and he's using a wheel chair. The reason why Chester wants me a lover because my father want me to get married, which I don't want to. The day my mother left my dad that day I decided I don't want to open my heart to anyone. I just sighed thinking about my past.

Are you okay? " Phineas asked me

" Nothing just thinking about my past. " I told him opening the conference room door.

There are some old aged persons waiting for me. They're working for my father. At first they don't have any faith in me. But they don't dare to say to my face since I was cold to everyone except for my dad and my two friends. Because of the way I work they never complained about my experience. I don't think we need experience, if we can learn and improve our performance in our work then it's okay. I believe the more we want to learn the more we can be creative.

It took nearly forty-five minutes to complete this meeting. This project helps us to increase our company around the country. Currently we have our trading business in London and by this project we're going to extend it to France.

I came to my home around eleven. Everytime I walk into my house I feel proud of my father. I still remember we used to live in a small house when my mother left. Now my dad worked hard gave me an opportunity to increase his empire. I went to his room. He's sleeping. I pulled quilt to his chest and came out of his room. I came to the dining room after taking my shower.

" Have you had your dinner? " I asked aunt Zoe. Who's working in our house and taking care of my dad.

" Yeah and I re-heated it for you. You came late today. " Aunt Zoe asked me.

" I forgot the time today. " I told her and she just sighed.

" You are working until you can't remember time and Master Richards don't like to come outside if he don't have to do anything important. I don't know what to do with you. " Aunt Zoe nagged.

Aunt Zoe have been working for us since ten years and she's the only woman I like in my life. She's more like a mother. Sometimes I feel why does my father didn't married someone like Aunt Zoe. Whatever I don't want to think about past. I just want to concentrate on my future.

As soon as I came to my room I got a call from Phineas.

" Ryan someone from ' The Real Stories ' magazine asked me for your interview. I forgot to tell you. " Phineas

" I'm not interested. " I told him

" I know. But that kid has been requesting me to ask you. " Phineas

" A kid?? " I asked him

" Yup. I think he just completed his studies. Anyway I'll tell him again that you're not interested. " He told me that and hang up.

I heard about ' The Real Stories '. It's a magazine which contains many interesting news, Stories and some interviews including business persons interviews. But I'm not a person who likes publicity and like interacting with new persons. So obviously I'll reject these things without hesitation.

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