Chapter 5

Nicholas POV

What the hell?.

"What does it mean to be a member of the board...Can someone please explain to me what the hell is happening right in front of me because I clearly do not understand."

"Well let me explain to you Nicholas, I am a member of the board because as an O'dara my father decided to sell half of his shares to me which is pretty big so I guess I do have a say in this matter." Nate said, standing up and walking towards me.

Oh my God what is happening right now, did I hear well because I think Nate just called O'dara his father.....wow Nate is an O'dara.

Shit his knows all my plans for the company and I am guessing he already sold me out to his father but to be honest I am not surprised at all... Nate as long as I have known him had this look of Greed and ambition in his eyes but that's not what's important right now.

I need to keep my cool and get through this meeting first, I thought.

"Well that still doesn't mean shit and like you said it is a tie and besides I have a bigger share in this company than any of you do."

"Well we knew you would say that so we decided to remove our shares and stock from the company if you refuse our demands and let's see how you run a company without funds Nicholas." Nate said, smirking.

I wanted to strangle Nate and at the same time ask him how he could sell me out so easily, I wanted to scream at him but I wouldn't give him the pleasure of seeing break down because i knew that this men will love to see me break down before them and Lord knows I wouldn't let that happen so here goes, "Ok fine but I can't just resign all of a sudden now can i?,

Give me 6 months and I will resign peacefully without any damage being done." I hope they agree to this because I need more time to figure out how to make Mr Victor agree and sign a contract with me and not the company.

Ummm....They think that taking the company will be the end of me but they don't know who I am, I have been through enough shit in this life for them to think that they can break me so easily.

"Alright fine that is the least we can do for... Don't you think so father?" Nate said, I can see that O'dara was not happy with this and I truly was expecting him to speak his mind but he so suddenly dropped the case weird...Something weird is going on and I sure as hell going to find out what it is.

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Damn... it's been a week now and I still can't believe it. I can't believe that Nate is O'dara's son and they are both working against me to take MY company away from me.

I am never gonna let that happen. Nothing and nobody is gonna take what's mine ever again, not if I can help it. I think it's time to call up some old friends, "hello Bennett it's Nicholas."

"Nicholas as in Nicholas Ivanov?" He asked in surprise.

"Yes Benny, the same Nicholas that you know "

"Ah Niko, it's been a long time since we last talked... 8 good years if I can recall well."

"Yeah, I guess so but let's get down to business. I didn't call for a reunion Bennett. I need your help." I know that me being rude to Benny wasn't going to help my case but I am getting desperate now, "Look I am sorry Benny I know I haven't been a good friend and I am sorry but I really do need your help please."

"Well you got that right, you really haven't been the best friend a guy can have but I forgive you...for now I guess. So why do you need my help and what for?"

"Shit." I said , rubbing my hand on my neck and looking around nervously, "I don't think talking about it on the phone is pretty wise, honestly Bennett. Can we meet up for lunch or something?"

"I can't do lunch because today's the guys night out and I need to prepare. Maybe you can come over or something?"

I don't think that is a good idea. I mean I haven't seen the guys in about 8 years but on the other hand I could get some of them to buy shares from the company or to invest...Oh my God, what the hell am i thinking of?.

I mean these are my friends, I can't just use them to get more resources for the company but then again its for the company, maybe it wouldn't be as bad as I am thinking it would be. Uhm....Sure I guess, I just hope everything wouldn't be weird after not allowing myself to see them for 8 good fucking years, " But what if they hate me or would find it fun to see me after 8 years, I mean I abandoned them after the incident when they clearly needed me.

" Yeah but can you blame them but don't worry about that Niko, we actually understand why you left."

"Tch... ok then thank you for everything I guess... So what time do you think I should come over." I said after a moment of silence.

"8 o'clock and at the Neon club, we will meet you there."

"Alright but when you arrive just go straight to the VIP section, I will make sure to add your names to the list, ok?"

"Wait! you own the club?"

"Yeah, I do but I have to end this call now Benny, we will continue this conversation when we meet up."

"Alright, see you later." He says as we both hang up.

Seeing my friends after 8 years is sure gonna be one hell of a reunion and very awkward despite what Benny says. I left when we all needed each other the most, when they needed me the most and I failed them. I was always the go to guy amongst us when they had issues or problems both in work and emotions... peaks of being the most matured of all of them I guess.

Well it wasn't as if they weren't mature or grown up, it was because I had to grow up faster than I was supposed to, I didn't have a normal childhood as they did.

Ever since I could read and write, I realized that there is no time for having imaginary friends or just being happy just for the sake of just being happy. My father always wanted me to be up and doing, he never let me have the normal childhood other children had, he wanted me to be the exact replica of him and for that to happen, he took away the one thing I needed the most; my mother.

My mother was the only person I had because at that time my father would lock me in my room so I couldn't escape to go play outside but my Mom would always come let me out and she would whisper in my ear that she loves me and that I will always be her baby boy but all that stop when I turned 14; the whispers, the hugs, the kisses everything disappeared because my Father thought it would be wise to kill her in front of me to teach me a lesson, a lesson about never letting anyone in and not close to my heart.

He said that the people you love the most were your weak points and your biggest distractions and I guess he was right all along and I learnt my lesson in the worst way possible; I fell in love even after the warnings and threats my father gave me. I still did and I fell hard, harder than anyone I have ever seen in love.

Even after 8 years, you would think that I would have gotten over it right. I mean there IS a famous saying about how time heals all wounds right well I don't think mine have started to heal at all and I don't think it ever. I still remember how it all started, it started immediately my father shot my mum in the head just for loving me.

***15years back***

"Mum mum please wake up please." I said as I felt tears falling from my eyes and landing on my mummy's face... I didn't know that I had started to cry, I hope dad doesn't see me cry; he hates it when I do but a part of me doesn't care because he hurt my mother and now she wouldn't wake up, "Dad, what did you do to my mum?. She is not waking up, please help her." I sobbed.

"Oh son, stop acting like a fucking wimp, your mother is dead and gone and do you know why?... Answer me son."

"N-No." Who was I kidding, we both knew why.

"Well I will tell you; your mother was a distraction to you, she knew things that she wasn't supposed to know and yet she did so I did what I had to do, I did it to achieve a greater purpose boy."

"Is she never going to wake up?" I knew in my head that I was never going to see my mum again and that made me very sad and angry but I couldn't do anything about it... I was scared of what he would do to me.

"No son, she is never going to wake up because she is dead and dear mummy is dead because of you and for that I am sending you to a special place because it is where your mummy comes from." He sneered.

I knew that he was lying because Dad is never good to me, he always hit me and mum so much, "Dad I don't wanna go there, I know that you are lying, you are not sending me to anywhere special. "

"Well at least you got one thing right and yes I am not sending you anywhere special, only some place horrible ok."

"No, I am not going, you can't make me." I scream at him.

"Yes, I can and I will because you don't have a choice. I am sending you to an underground Russian Academy for boys and there is nothing you can do about it... I'm going to make sure you feel so much pain." he said, smiling wickedly.