ad in a grey colored three-piece suit. His feet were hidden in deep black and shiny custom made shoes and on his wrist was a gold wrist

es the quality of job or service you can deliver. Looking tacky and all equals bad work performance and to him you can't negotiate that. It had become a tradition in his company that no one that works for the Millian Group of Companies looks

Steve scurried to open the door to the passenger se

day mood?" Maximillian chided and stopped briefl

weekend was really great." He shrugged and shifted his

the car. Steve shut the door gently after him and hurried ov

he asked when the car starte

chauffeur ans

hat conversation. Maximillian was that man that loved to know everything about everyone that worked for him. He liked knowing things, even the smallest

baby in October, sir.

utside his assigned duties. He was that guy that always kept his answers simple, straightforward and short. Steve was

aximillian gives him days off, in addition to the bonus he pays with his salary cause the man woul

he cake and had given him a house. It was the least he could do for the man, and now

s in the rearview mirror. "You have a meeting scheduled with the Oscar Gro

clear. He could guess what

ey're pulling out of the deal. The email says they wa

a hand, "let

eat. Maximillian read the email, word for meeting

glass window. They have gotten to the busy road and was stoppe

They did, but not for long as they couldn't keep up with payments. The bank had started threatening to close down their offices when they had reached out to his compan

ng the bank was not a right call, but he had thought of a way ev

s. They would get to keep their name but would come under the umbrella of his company. The Millian Group would f

d proffered the best solution, but he knew how greedy people can get. They were going to come back. Max

business

njoyed the rest of the

n to sleep throughout the day?!" Lily's mother,

y from her body, then she felt the light on her face. Drowsily, she li

id you even get back last night? You shouldn't have gone to that party anyway!" She returned to her side of the bed and stood, knowing they would get up n

ew her hands on her face and yawned again, then in the next secon

there and stared wide eyed at Helen. Her eyes still felt heavy, but she knew she

w out an arm and warded Kathryn off. She could feel and hear all that excha

rom it but it kept coming, this time harder than the last one. Finally, she gru

id pointedly, "even though it's late for that." She muttered as she

e out and soon

me too." She agreed and thre

e ran her fingers over her hair and stretched. Planting her feet o

ng room later." Lily heard Kathryn call out, then

d also banged as she pulled on a loose fitting gown that stopped below her knees. Standing in front of the mirror, she toweled her hair dry and her mi

thryn had freshened up and was now sitting with her mother. They were munching on something and talking in h

s soon as she walked in. "I was thi

f them to see what they were chewing. Coconut flakes. S

joled and continued on her way to the kitchen,

ood by the door. "Hey Lily!" she waved, her phone in hand. Lily

t leave out any detail last night." Sh

heeks. "Nuh-uh! I just did some digging..." her voice trailed off

asses dry, "what is it? What did

product of the Millian Group of Companies. Apparently, they have a hand in almost everything from real

looked away from the phone. Setting down the dry glasses on the counter, she wiped

n to Lily's face. "This is Maximillian Johnson and if he was the man you met, he's the f

face

e seconds ago. She stared long and hard