Chapter 40 Prey

I hid my face in his neck.

“I didn’t ask for help; you are the one who did it; when I woke up in the morning, it was all done.” I pinch his waist, but he doesn’t move, so I pinch harder.

“Wife!” He flinched.

I am still hiding in his neck.

His face became serious again, and he made me face him. He makes me shy. I even presented the report to him, and I got a promotion. I guess it was embarrassing.

“I don’t want to see you crying; it makes me weak,” he said while looking into my eyes.

His words make my heart beat fast, and it makes me uncomfortable.

I slap him hard.

“Why the hell did you slap me?!” He was not yelling at me, his voice was low, and he didn’t look mad.

I slapped him again on the other side, so it would be fair to the other side.

“Nothing, I just want to.” I laughed.

“Crazy, woman.” He said and not minding slapping him.

He is about to kiss me again when we hear a knock.

“Hello? Asshole?! We will come in, huh!” I heard Kyran's voice.

I pushed Kier, and his head hit the head of the sofa.

I sat beside him.

“Hello, love birds!” Kyran greeted us.

“What are you doing in a dim room? Doing miracles here?” He asks while pulling his luggage.

They are in their suits.

“Wife, can you leave us for a moment?” Kier asked, and I just left without answering him.

“Dman, man! I am hungry! Do you have food here?” Before I left, I heard Kyran.

I close the door for them; I won't follow him. I leaned on the door.

I want to hear what they are talking about.

Why does he need to shoo me away if it's not crucial? And this is sudden; they won't come here if it's not urgent and essential. Why is Kyran with his luggage?

Kyran sat comfortably on the sofa and put his feet on the center table.

"Why are you always hungry?!" Jase asked, furrowed, and they made their seats. "Are you pregnant?!"

"Yeah, I am pregnant." Kyran held his stomach, "pregnant by watermelon, I am going to give birth to a watermelon."

They didn't mind him.

"Nate, I saw you are eating chocolates. Can I have some? I'm starving." He yelled out.

"I don't have one." Nate plainly answered.

"But, I saw you eating before you entered your car." He said innocently. "You hid it in your pocket." He looks at Nate's suit pocket.

Nate got the chocolate in his suit pocket and threw it on Kyran's face.

"Ouch! It's really not from your heart. If my tummy gets hurt, I will blame you."

"Then, bring it back to me." Nate glares at him.

Kyran starts to eat the chocolate, and his mouth is full.

"Can you eat properly?" Kier asked.

"Iamreallyhungerrry."

"Kier, did you have a misunderstanding with the Maharlika?" Jase asked.

"I think there's something wrong in my company, too." He said while thinking deeply.

"Company? You have company, Jase?" Kyran asks while chewing the chocolate in his mouth.

He is not in himself.

No one replied to Kyran's questions.

A long silence.

"What the fuck?!" Jase reacted and covered their nose.

"What the hell is that smell?!" Nate seconds the motion.

They all cover their noses, and Kyran is suppressing his smile.

"It smells like an egg!" Jase

Kyran couldn't help himself from laughing.

"Sorry," he laughs. "It suddenly appears." He apologized while laughing.

"Daman! Stop eating eggs! It really smells bad." Jase.

"Damn it! We are in an air-conditioned room!" Nate.

Kier turns off the aircon and opens the window of his office. The smell spread all over the room, which was awful.

Nate came to the window, and gaps air outside.

"Use the bathroom!" Jase said as he followed Nate; he couldn't breathe anymore.

Kyran is just laughing his ass off.

"Sorry, I didn't mean it. It suddenly came out." Kyran reasoned.

Kier gets the spray in his drawer and squirts it in the air, and the smell disappears.

"My god!" Jase is exasperated.

Nate came back to his seat while Jase stayed in the window. Kier didn't open the aircon again and let the natural air enter the room.

The three men forgot why they came.

Jase and Nate keep on complaining.

It smells like an expired egg.

Kyran farted again.

"Kyran! Use the bathroom!" Jase shouted.

Kyran ran to go to the bathroom while laughing.

"Go to the kitchen, walk straight and turn right." Kier guided him. There's a  guest CR there.

"You know the Maharlika group, right?" Jase asked Kier.

Kier nodded his head in response.

"Nothing, I just want to know." Jase chuckles.

"Then why the damn are you here?!" Kier

"Woah! Chill! We didn't mean to interrupt your quality time and slash your love with your wife." He said while raising his hand in the air; it was like he was surrendering to the police.

Kier walked to the mini fridge in his room, got a glass from it, and got a rum in the upper corner where his collection of alcohol was.

"We are going to Europe since you didn't make the contract with the Italian." He knows that Kier didn't show up for the meeting.

"We should be thankful they are interested, and they like the performance of our company. I contacted them, and they want to reschedule the meeting." Jase informed him.

Kier poured their glasses.

"We need you there, moron! And what's with you?  We are not yet done with our project. You rush to come home." He cringes.

"If you are a married man, you will prioritize your wife more than anything, and besides, businessmen who heard about our company in Europe are interested. I let the contract split in my hands because I know I will get more."  Kier explains.

Jase was thinking and didn't respond. He is weighing his answer if he will do the same.

"Even in return, it's your company?" This time Nate is the one who spoke. He knows how Kier handles a company. He didn't let the opportunity pass in his palm.

"Even if I can't make it in Europe, I still have my company here." He confidently answered but didn't answer it directly. "You will understand me if you got married."

"But, lad! If they aren't interested in us, we will surely lose a treasure, and why suddenly go home? There's no problem here." Jade insisted.

"So yeah, which is more important? Your company or your wife?" Nate challenges him.

"Both," Kier answered shortly.

"You can't choose both, only one." Nate.

Kier sighed. "They are both important to me. I can't lose any one of them. If the company needs me, I will be there and vice versa; I will choose my company if they both need me. I know my wife will understand." He confidently answered.

Jase agreed.

"Sometimes you can't choose one of two because they are the same equal to you." Jase. "If Kier chose his wife, what would he feed to his wife? Nothing, he needs his company to support his family and provide."

"Yeah, speaking of family. When are we going to be a godfather?" Nate asked.

Kier stops drinking.

"If you didn't interrupt us, you expect it now."

Jase and Nate both made a commotion.

"So, do we need to go now?" Jase teases him. "I can take care of your responsibilities in your company, but of course, you will pay me in return."

"You won't trick me again, idiot! I already sent the money to your bank account!" Kier growled.

"Damn! I nearly divorced and spent millions on the two of you." He murmured.

Jase and Nate laugh. They got money from him.

They ask for payment when he is sick, and Ethan charges him double when he gets sick.

Payment for looking after his company. Nate did the investigation and made it a move to not spread it to the employee and outside the company, while Jase faced all the meetings and signed what needed to be signed.

"I will be poor if I let you two do my work." He said in a stressful way. He felt like he was cheated on by his friends.

They tricked him. They take advantage of his sickness. This is why he wants to work and gets up from bed. He is not at peace, and he knows his friend is the one who is looking for his company. Their service is so fucking expensive.

"Yeah, we will meet the Italian and go to Europe; I think you need to pay us again. We will go there on your behalf, and I apologize for not showing up in the first meeting." Jase teases him. He is happy, he got money again from him.

"Fuck you! You are one of the bosses." He cursed him.

"Yeah, we own it, and we need to be there. The Italian wants us to be there, and I have a business meeting in Finland." Nate said.

Kier put his hand on his head. He uses it as a support in his head.

"And, you have a business meeting too in the UAE. Three days business meeting," Jade informed him.

"I already set the schedule. Is it already next week or next month? Or after the meeting in Europe. I forgot about it. Just ask your assistant. "

He can't go; they need to celebrate his wife's birthday.

"We will fly to Europe tomorrow. We already contacted Bryden; he will be the one who will drive the plane," Jase informed them.