Chapter 68: You Wouldn’t Dare To Stay Away

Nathan looked at Crystal and said, “Dammit. I forgot that I was meeting my Dad today. I hate to abandon you on your Birthday.”

Crystal: “That’s okay. I have an appointment with Serenity.”

Nathan: “I will wait for you at home tonight.”

“Oh, did you still want to give me a birthday party? What if I can’t come back?” Crystal said half-jokingly.

“You wouldn’t dare stay away!” Nathan said with a playful smile.

On her way out, Crystal laughed as she passed Andy. She said, “See you later, Andy. I’m off to get an abortion!”

Andy’s mouth was full of water, and he nearly choked on a mouthful. “So funny,” he said sarcastically, once he’d gotten his coughing under control.

Crystal: “Does your company only recruit men?”

Andy shook his head and said, “Accurately, we only recruit married men.”

Crystal lowered her voice and asked, “Don’t you think it’s weird?”

Andy: “What? That our boss likes married men?”

“I didn’t say it,” Crystal giggled. “You did.” After that, she looked past Andy and called out, “Yoo-hoo, President Davis.”

“I will not be baited into playing your childish games!” Andy said sternly.

Suddenly, Nathan came out of his office, and Andy’s face turned red when he realized that his boss had heard what he’d said. Luckily for him, Nathan didn’t seem interested in the implications of what he’d said.

Nathan glanced at Crystal and said, “Are you leaving now, or are you waiting to give birth to that child on the table in the boardroom?”

Crystal turned around and ran away without saying another word. Once she was gone, Nathan turned to Andy and said, “Next time, when Miss Smith comes, you can let her in without any notice or appointment.”

"Y-Yes, S-Sir," Andy stammered. “Whatever you say, Sir.”

“And, Andy,” Nathan added, “have my Father meet me in my office.”

***

As Crystal entered the elevator, she happened to pass a middle-aged man. She noticed the man because he had a strong aura, and there was a kind of arrogance in his bones that warned her not to get close to him.

Amos glanced at Crystal as he passed her. He pondered her appearance for a while, and when he looked back again, she was gone. The elevator doors had already closed.

Amos turned back around and walked to the president’s office, where Nathan was waiting for him. Nathan was sitting on the sofa, preparing a pot of tea. Crystal’s equity contract was sitting on the table in front of him.

When Amos came in, Nathan stood up and greeted his father. Amos nodded and took a seat beside his son. After a moment, he said, “I heard that you gave away 30% of the company. That can’t be true, can it?”

Nathan silently poured two cups of tea, nodded, and said, “True as true can be.”

Amos slammed his fist on the table and shouted, “How could you be so stupid? Why would you do that? Now I have to talk to the lawyers about how we can go about recovering the loss if it’s even possible!”

Nathan had never seen his father so angry, but he had done what he did intentionally, and he was not afraid of any repercussions from his father. He handed Amos a cup of tea and said, “Here. Drink this. It will help you calm down.

“You don’t need to worry about lawyers, okay? Since I have given the shares away, I will not take them back. She deserved it,”

Without warning, Amos hit Nathan in the forehead with the tea. “You are such a prodigal!” he roared. “Do you know the value of 30% of our shares? Why don’t you sell all of our property and give it to that girl?”

Nathan: “I would like to, but she wouldn’t want it.”

“You! You!” Amos exclaimed. He pressed his fingers to his temples. He had high blood pressure, and he felt that his head was about to explode because of Nathan. “Who did you give the shares to anyway?”

“I gave them to Crystal Smith,” Nathan replied. He waited for his father to take his blood pressure medication, and then he said, “Anyway, this is what the Davis family owes the Smith family. I won’t take it back because it originally belonged to her mother.”

Amos raised his head. “Are you talking about the Smith family?” he asked. There was no more anxiety or anger in his voice. Instead, he sounded a little bit guilty. “Are you sure? She still looks young, and I'm afraid she can't handle a huge responsibility like this!”

Nathan nodded and said, “I’m sure.”

A long time ago, the Davis family had caused the Smith family to be exterminated. Only Elsa Smith survived, and even 30% of the shares were not nearly enough to compensate for what had been done.

“She was the girl in the elevator,” Amos realized. “I thought she looked familiar,"

“She really looks like her mother, Elsa...” Amos sighed and stood up. “Well, I understand what you’ve done, but don’t let your mother know about it.”

“Okay,” Nathan said. He knew about his mother’s temper, and he had no intention of waking it up. If she knew about what he’d done, he was afraid that she would go after Crystal.

After sending Amos away, Nathan quickly asked Andy to bring him medicine to reduce the swelling on his forehead from where he’d been hit with the teacup.

“You’re lucky it didn’t break when it hit you,” Amos said when he returned. Nathan closed his eyes and applied the medicine, which made him feel a little cold and only slightly relieved the pain. “How do you think your Father found out about you giving Miss Smith the shares?”

“I hadn’t thought of that,” Nathan admitted. “Check into it. When I find out who is leaking information, I will make them pay.”

“I will get right on it,” Andy said. “Will there be anything else?”

Nathan: “One other thing, Andy. What do girls generally like to get for a birthday present?”