Taking A Risk

What seemed to be a lingering moment in time between Seth Aria was quickly cut off, after realizing she was getting lost in his dazzlin green eyes.

With a sigh of frustration, she asked the uber driver if that was the one she ordered?.

Seth still in confusion and disbelief also took notice at the side glances she gave him, did she resent him he thought to himself.

Or is it that he met someone who apparently doesn't know who he is.

He opened his mouth to speak but was cut short by the driver who asked Aria if she had any Idea who's presence she was in, and could have continued to say more before Seth quickly interrupted and told him it was okay for her to also use the uber.

Aria now having a change of expression towards him then gave him an almost genuine smile.

Still confused but also grateful as she thanked him and then tell the driver where she was headed.

Noticing how jittery she was and how swollen her eyes had become from crying, Seth asked her if everything was ok and if she was in trouble.

Hesitant to answer at first but was trying to be grateful and polite, she responded to him narrating how terrible her morning had gotten.

"I guess I'm not the only one having a bad morning" he said as he chuckled nervously whilst slightly playing with the ring on his right index finger.

The uber driver then looked up from his mirror glass, staring pitiful at him, which Aria took notice of and then she asked what had happen.

Feeling hesitant as well, Seth gave in as he felt comfortable idea of opening up to her.

Having arrived at her destination before Seth could start explaining, Aria scrambled through her bag looking for her purse when her I.D card fell off unbeknownst to her and Seth.

Noticing that she was trying to pay in cash, Seth opted to settle her payment. This gesture made Aria to look at him intently as she genuinely smiled and thank him.

Sparks definitely were flying at this point, but time was not in both their favor as Aria hurriedly came down the uber and ran into the office.

Seth then realised he didn't ask her name when he noticed the string of the I.D card at the top of his shoes, he picked it up as to see what it was.

"Aria Soledad, Chinese filipino" he mumbled to himself as he smiled vibrantly and was about to ask the driver to take him back, when his phone rang displaying multiple messages with missed calls.

His secretary had anxiously been trying to reach him all morning, urging him to get to the office as soon as possible to be part of the impromptu shareholders meeting that was being held.

Knowing how important it was for him to be there, he placed the card in his pocket and asked the driver to hurry up.

Aria who was now five minutes late for her presentation, hastily barged into the conference room garnering everyone's attention towards her.

Luckily for her, Ashley (28) who was more or less her office bestfriend had held down the fort till she arrived.

Smiling gratefully towards her, Aria asked her to hand out copies of her presentation to the residing bosses so she could waste no time in setting up the projector.

Displaying a bar chart of funds used by the company for the past two years, she started her presentation discussing that over a million dollars funding had been used which was not accounted for.

A hour had gone by and her presentation was done gracefully.

One of the bosses Amid Delacosta (32), who was the head of the marketing department requested to work hand in hand with her to help uncover the missing funds.

It obviously was a big deal as you could clearly see Ashley squealing with a congratulatory hug towards her.

Seth on the other hand was on the verge of having a mental breakdown the moment he arrived at the office, being very much aware of the fact that the meeting was held to see if he was capable of running the company at a young age of 23.

He anxiously met with his secretary Adeleine (40), who was eagerly waiting for him to arrive.

No sooner he stepped out of the car she was all over him, starting with the updates then moved on to combing his hair making sure he didn't look a mess.

Miss Adeleine had been his nanny for as long as he could remember, loved and cared for him as if he was her own child and so Seth reciprocated the feeling of motherly love towards her.

She became a second mother or the mother who stayed as Seth liked to say, especially when his parents were busy with work and couldn't be present for major events in his life.

He always could count on Adeleine to show up and cheer him on.

When his parents died, she moved in with him to be by his side as he grieved their losses and later on opted to be his secretary.

Having Adeleine by his side would make fitting in to the company easy.

Seeing that he was on the verge of breaking down, she held her hands to his face, reassured him that he's stronger and adamant than they're aware of and he's gonna go into the board meeting and persuade all of them that he could handle the company affairs.

Feeling grateful and relaxed, he hugged her and said he will make her proud as he entered into the conference room.

Upon his entrance the entire room went extremely quiet, immediately noticing he had everyone's attention on him, from board members to high esteemed journalists and News Stations.

His anxiety almost took over again, but then he saw Adeleine smiling back at him from the back of the room, mouthing the words "Show Confidence" to him.

Feeling a boost of confidence, he walked up to the podium which was already accompanied by his Godfather Alphonso (45).

They hugged eachother and Alphonso whispered in his ears "make us proud little buddy" before giving way for him to take full control of the podium.

Being in that moment, Seth knew he had one chance to save his parent's legacy which he had an idea on how to go about it.

He shakily said his greetings and then confidently got to the point that he was aware of the doubts surrounding whether he's fit to lead the company.

Seeing the verbal murmuring and shareholders nodding their heads in agreement, he continued saying he's going to appoint a designated CEO from one of the shareholders, who will run the company on alongside him for the whole year as he proves his leading capabilities.

Who could be the designated CEO he appointed?

Could this change be disastrous or bring great results for his company.

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