She laughed and joked, and Michael admired her face, which was illuminated by the setting sun, her long shiny hair, and her smiling, beautiful eyes. She was so natural and relaxed. Michael looked at her and didn’t understand why he had tolerated lying.
Insolent Lily, he felt like a 17-year-old boy who had finally been able to break free. The day came to an end very quickly, and Michael was already driving Valerie home in his car through the night city, but she asked to drop her off at the bus stop and flatly refused to let Michael drive her home. Michael was left alone in the car, little surprised at the end of the date, and he didn’t even notice Alan coming out of the bar across the street and looking at Valerie.
When he saw Michael’s car, he smirked. The next time, Michael invited Valerie to the yacht club, but suddenly his disgruntled father entered the room. Where are you going? Gregory asked gruffly.
Michael realized that now he would have an unpleasant conversation with his father. I’m going on a date with a girl. Michael answered honestly, noticing that his father had lost a lot of weight and looked bad lately.
Are you going on a date with the cleaning lady? Dad asked angrily. Do you have a problem with that? The son asked. Yes, I’ve already found a suitable fiancee for you.
She’s the daughter of our investor. This is not the right time and not the right circumstances to go out with a cleaning lady, another rich girl. Dad, after my relationship with Lily, I don’t want to hear anything about rich girls.
I finally met a decent girl. By the way, who informed you about that so promptly? The employees of the company are still my friends. Are you talking about Alan? Well, no wonder then.
He’s been trying to woo this girl himself. If he’s really your friend, has he told you about his cunning plan? He’s preparing a contract that will drive the company into bankruptcy. I’ve been thinking about how to punish him for several days now, and I need to fire him urgently.
Tell me more about that, father said, and his eyebrows shifted, forming a deep wrinkle on his forehead. Michael, continuing to get ready for his date, briefly explained the situation in the company. Interesting information.
Well, I’ll handle his dismissal myself. I have some debt on him, but promise me you won’t see that cleaning lady again. Father, let’s talk about it another time, not today.
Michael exclaimed, grabbed his travel bag and ran out of the house. Michael didn’t regret choosing a boat trip for their date. Valerie really liked being away from the citanoids and crowds of people.
She was mesmerized looking at the water’s surface while the wind blew her hair. The girl even tried to steer the yacht. Michael looked at Valerie with a smile and felt that he was falling in love.
The feeling that he had finally found the girl he was ready to spend his life with was growing stronger by the minute. But the end of such a wonderful day was hopelessly ruined. Valerie didn’t allow him to drive her home again.
Getting out of the car at the same bus stop as before that same evening, his father said to Michael, Michael, I have kept my promise. Alan will quit tomorrow and will never come back to our company again. Don’t ask me what I did to make that happen.
You don’t need to know anything about it. But now it’s your turn. Stop seeing that cleaning lady.
And tomorrow I will wait for you at the restaurant at six o’clock for dinner. I will introduce you to your future wife and her parents. No objections.
The future of our business depends on it. Michael tried to say something, but his father just wouldn’t listen. He used to listen to his son’s opinion before, but now he had turned into a cruel man who didn’t want to hear anything.
He just turned pale and frowned. At one point, Michael, whose voice was already hoarse, fell silent, noticing his father’s unhealthy look. Are you all right? The son asked.
If you do everything I ask you to do, I’ll be fine. The father replied gruffly and left for his room. Michael couldn’t sleep all night.
He didn’t want to marry a rich woman, but he couldn’t understand what was going on with his father. Gregory’s behavior had been strange lately. First, he made his son the head of the company, and now he was trying to force him to marry a girl he didn’t even know.
He had never been so violent and rude, and his unhealthy appearance frightened Michael. Maybe he’s terminally ill and trying to get everything done before he dies. This thought frightened the boy even more.
It was useless to ask his father. He obviously didn’t want to talk about it. The next day, Michael impatiently drove to the office.
He knew that Valerie was supposed to be at work early in the morning, but she wasn’t there, and her phone was off. It was already noon on the clock, but she still hadn’t shown up at the office. Michael got nervous.