Chapter 86

86 The Meeting

Luke.

I hurried back to my wing to inform Tia of the meeting. Stacy’s silence was unbelievable, and I hoped for

all our sake she would come clean.

Tia sat quietly on the couch in the sitting area, and I knew she was deep in her thoughts.

“What’s the matter, darling?” I asked and she looked at me and smiled. I went to sit beside her. She

moved closer to me and leaned on me.

“Luke, someone is trying to ruin this family,” she stated the obvious, and I pulled her close and rubbed

her arm. Her body was warm, and it got me worried.

“Tia, why are you warm?” I asked her, and she leaned against me. “I guess it is part of the pregnancy

symptoms. I have been drinking cold water,” she confessed, and I made her get up. I gently took off her

clothes and carried her to the bathroom. I hated cold water by her body needed to cool down. I intended

to take her to the hospital after meeting with the auditor. I took off my clothes, and we stood under the

cold shower for a bit. Tia rested her head against my chest while I held her under the water. I suspected

the information we got at the meeting and all that was happening were the cause of her body

temperature. I held her while the water washed our bodies.

“I need you to be calm, Tia. Whatever is going on. I am sure we will get through it together. Please do not

worry too much for me and our baby’s sake.” I pleaded with her, and she wrapped her hands around

me.

“I am sorry, Luke. I couldn’t help it. What Mrs Mulberry said was scary. We just took over the company

Luke, and I am in charge.” She confessed, and I knew what was troubling her soul. “No one will ever

think you are stealing from the company Tia, even if the audit claims that you are a part of it. We will all

know it is a set-up. Please, Tia,” I pleaded, and she squeezed tighter. I wish I could make love to her in

the shower, but Krystal Mulberry was on her way, and it will be wrong to stop abruptly or keep her

waiting. We left the shower and got into bed to cuddle. I held Tia, and she fell asleep. The doctor had

said she would often sleep because of the pregnancy, so I wasn’t worried. I covered her body with the

blanket and got dressed for the meeting. I would have loved Tia to attend, but it was okay.

I went to my father’s office and found him waiting there. He did not look happy, and I knew separating

from Stacy would take a toll on him. He was used to her. He was with her longer than he was with my

mother. I hoped they would be able to settle their differences, and she would see the error of her ways

because my father loved her. She couldn’t see it, but he was blind where she was concerned.

“Father, are you alright?” I asked him and he looked up at me and smiled but his smile did not touch his

eyes.

“Are you sure about this? I do not think it is wise. you two are bonded.” I said, and he shook his head.

“I never really felt the bond, Luke, but I loved her,” he confessed, and I wondered how that was possible.

Tia was my wife, and since we claimed each other, we have felt each other. Maybe the bond worked

differently with people that have been married.

“Still, father. The woman is just as miserable as you are.” I told him, and he sighed.

‘If she truly loved me, she would love everything and everyone that has to do with me, and she would not

keep secrets from me,” he said, and he was telling the truth, but I also knew that her secrets might be

terribly unforgivable.

“Luke, you are blessed to have a mate like Tia and your brother is blessed with Kimberly. I have watched

both women, and they have been honest and loved wholeheartedly. Stacy’s love is flawed. Anyone that

lies and causes problems for someone they love has a warped sense of love. She is sick in the head.”

my father said, and I did not know if that was the issue, but I did not argue.

“Seeing your room. I do not blame her. Mother’s pictures are everywhere. There is no picture of Stacy in

that room. She claims you always compare her to my mother and even call her name…” I said, not

wanting to complete the sentence because it was weird telling my father he calls my mother’s name

while making love to his wife.

“I think you are equally to blame for her behaviour. You have not treated her as a wife; she just lashed

out the best way she could. Put yourself in her shoes.” I said, and he shook her head.

“That has nothing to do with her lies about Regan Adhit. I have looked him up, and he was a pimp. He

was the Alpha of Dome that was not recognised, and he pimped young women in Dome. There is a

possibility she was one of his women. Why didn’t she tell me?” My father said, and I was shocked to

learn that about Regan.

“Did your sources tell you his last known location?” I asked him, and he shook his head.

“He dropped off the radar when I attacked Neev. They believed he died during that war, but now we know

he is very much alive. He could be anywhere right now.” He said and looked at me.

“What if she still sees him and never stopped seeing him, Luke? What if I was a customer, and she is just

with me so she can get money across to her boyfriend?” he asked, and I shook my head

“Father, don’t say that. Stacy is a lying, conniving bitch, but she has never cheated on you. She is always

at home with you. She is always with you. Unless she can cheat over the phone, I do not see her double-

crossing you like that.” I said, and he shook his head. “I am done,” he said with a definite tone, and I let it

rest. I sat down, and Krystal Mulberry arrived thirty minutes later. The woman was pretty and petite.

“Krystal?” my father said, and I was shocked that he knew her. “Hello, Aesop,” she said with a smile and

shook him and me. My father offered her a seat

smiling “Luke, Krystal and your mother went to the same school in Eastwood. They were best of friends,”

he said, and I raised my eyebrow, wondering why the woman didn’t tell me. I looked at her, and she

smiled and nodded, confirming what my father had said. “How is your family?” my father asked, and she

nodded. “They are fine, Aesop,” she said with a smile, and I linked a worker to bring us juice. We went

through the documents, and she explained many things extensively. “How are we owing wages?”I asked

her and she sighed.

“To be honest with you, Luke, I will tell you what I think, take it or leave it,” she said, and I was eager to

know.

“You have people working in your company that are trying to sabotage the company. If you do not fish

them out, they will ruin you,” she stated, and I knew she was telling the truth because there was no way

hackers or whoever they were could get into our systems and accounts without help from within. I

believed Luis was behind all this. To what end?

“Do you have any suggestions on how to fish them out?” I asked her, and she shook her head.

“Unfortunately, that is an impossible task for me to do, but you can narrow it down to your account and IT

department. Apparently, West corp seems to be at the centre of your problem. It will be wise to have the

people in the account and IT section investigate. Whoever is linked to West corp is a prime suspect. “Are

you suggesting the thefts are from West corp?” I asked, and she shook her head. ”That can come from

anywhere, but Diamond corp had incurred this much debt because of the undersupply of goods to their

clients caused by West Corp. It also shows that you had not been paying attention up until recent. You

paid West Corp for the supply quantity indicated on paper but not the actual supply they made that might

be why your company has lost customers. I am not saying this in a professional capacity but as a friend.

I will implore you to deal with the owners of West Corp because this is sabotage and should be regarded

as treason as this is the Alpha’s company. West Corp should pay dearly for their actions,” she said, and I

korew she was speaking as a family friend and not an auditor.

I left her and my father to catch up in the office and went to set things in motion. I called Mike on the

phone, and he told me they had rounded the board members up. All but two people were missing. The

prominent Luis Moon and Ralph Amold, a name I had never heard of. Luis Moon’s address was in Santa

Braee, which was a no go for us. So I opted we freeze all their accounts in Woodclaw and send a

mandate to alert security when anyone attempts to transfer money to an account on a different island or

continent. It will just be for the meantime until We catch Luis. I returned to my father’s office, and Krystal

was gone. He wasn’t as sad as he was when I came, but I knew he would be back to his gloomy sell

once he returned to his room.

“I am sorry, Luke,” My father said, knowing what we were facing now was his fault. It was easy to blame

it on Stacy, but he should have known better. He should have checked the documents and made sure

there were inspections. All the woman did was make sure he favoured her friend. He should have made

sure those inspections were carried out. Stacy wouldn’t have stopped him.

“This is on you, father. This is not Stacy’s fault.” I said, and he nodded.

“Where do we start from? We can’t let that company die, Luke.” He said, sounding a bit worried.

“We have to investigate the accounts, but I intend to change everyone working there tomorrow. While we

investigate the current workers. I will put Caleb on it. He will yield results faster than I would. I just hope it

isn’t too late.”