Billionaire's Redemption

Chapter 9

Christopher King's POV:

"What do you want?" I questioned looking at her. I despise her and despise her to the core. What is she even doing here? "What? Cat got your tongue? What is it that you want?

"Money, more money" she said smiling brightly. "And why would I give you the money?" I questioned interested. If she thinks she can get money out of me anymore she's nuts.

"You will have to give me the money. Hehehe otherwise you know what I can do" she answered giggling. I haven't seen her in three months and she already spent all the money she took from me the last time?

"You don't have the balls to do that" I said confidently. No... she wouldn't. I thought to myself but after seeing her smirk grow bigger, I lost all the confidence. I tried building up my confidence saying she wouldn't but somehow I already lost it. I signalled her to wait. I called one of my assistants, Soup. Well it isn't her actual name but you see she has red hair and always dresses in dresses with veggie designs. Once she wore a dress with corn and tomatoes on it and hence the name.

As soon as my assistant saw me with the elephant in the room, she immediately knew what she has to do. Once she got the money she wanted, she left winking at me and giggling. "How long are you going to encourage this Mr.King?" to which I just shrugged not knowing what is the solution to this problem.

I got back to my business once my assistant left. I turned to a fresh paper in my notepad trying to concoct how to get that Therapy house closed. Who can stay by me and help me in this mission? I badly wanted to see her cry, cry blood tears. I thought of her crying and laughed one big evil laugh which sounded like "AHAHAHA AHAHAHAH"

I got an email from my HR reminding me to attend a fun session arranged for the employees. I closed my laptop and slowly walked to the auditorium where it was happening. This had been planned for months now. This should help King's employees destress and help them be more productive.

I got to the auditorium and it was dark, pitch dark. What is wrong? Did I go the wrong auditorium? I would have gone back and checked the auditorium I have entered but, there's no way I would make it back to the door. I took out my phone wanting to turn on the flash light. I turned on the flash light and guess what I heard people outright swearing at me.

"ASSH***" "M*****F*****" "*********" and I heard one particular person on the stage encouraging people to swear more. I turned the flashlight towards the stage and the person encouraging was none other than Ms, Lily herself. What is wrong with my luck these days? I questioned myself. "Yes people you are doing great just cuss the hell out of yourselves" she kept encouraging and my employees kept cussing at me.

After 15 whole minutes of hearing people swear and with greatest encouragement from Lily, someone finally switched on the lights and the swearing stopped as soon as the lights were on. I looked around the auditorium finding people as happy as they can ever be and somehow glowing right from their noses.

My HR, Jack comes slowly walking towards me. No he isn't an old man with a stick supporting him. He is a young man in his early thirties and not a person who walks this slow. He is a runner if you ask me. He can even outrun an Olympic runner. Take it from me he can.

I looked at him searching for some kind of injury. "Jack are you fine?" I asked concerned as to what happened to him. "Ohhh nothing is wrong with me" Jack spoke as slow as he could very slowly. What is wrong with him.

"This had been specially arranged for you" he said as slowly as he could. "What?" I questioned not knowing what he was talking about. "Ofcourse, the swearing ceremony" Jack said and I looked at him as if he had grown two heads.

"Why did you arrange for something as such?" I enquired baffled at what he just said. "It is for your own growth and mental health" Jack answered. "What? Who said that" I questioned. "Ofcourse the therapist Ms. Lily" He said as if he's won the war against the world.

"What kind of therapy involves employees swearing their own CEO?" I shouted. Unbelievable, this is freaking unbelievable. "Therapy at our Institution does" Lily said looking proud. "What kind of therapy is this?" I questioned angrily.

"Give and take therapy" Lily answered. "What's that?" I asked really intrigued. "It is a technique where when someone gives you something you take it" Lily said. "Isn't it something like when one gives something they expect something in return?" I questioned. "Oh Mr. King you are very old school" Lily said laughing.

I looked at everyone around wanting to know if everyone else felt Lily was stupid but to my surprise no they were as serious as a stalker. What is wrong with people around me ARGHHH. "What is it that I am taking that is given by my employees?" I questioned.

"Well you don't know who you are. So they are giving you the gift of letting you know who you and you are receiving it" Lily said smiling as if there's nothing wrong with what she said. "Let me know who I am by swearing at me?" I questioned looking straight into her eyes.

"Someone has to tell you what ypu really are" Lily whispered to herself thinking I didn't hear but, I have snake ears and I heard that. "But snakes don't have ears" Jack whispered. Did I just say that out loud? "Yes Mr. King you did" Jack replied. This is nuts.

I walked away from the auditorium to my cabin angry. I called my event planning team wanting to know who employed them for this event. I strode into the conference room fuming. I entered the room and saw everyone in the planning team rejoicing feeding chocolates to each other. What is wrong with people around me?

They started shouting "WHO ARE WE? WE ARE CHAMPIONS" I could not take it anymore and shouted at once wanting them to get settled. "STOPPPPPPPPPPPP" Hearing to me shout everyone turned towards me and started coming towards me. Did you people ever experience everything around you going in slow motion? That is exactly what is happening to me right now.

They came towards me and stuffed my mouth with chocolate. They didn't let me talk and shoved the freaking chocolate into my mouth. I desperately wanted to shout or worse call for help but they didn't let me. How could I even talk at that moment they were "Rejoicing" don't know for what.

I pushed them away and saved myself and ran into my cabin. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE AROUND ME? I cleaned myself up and sat on my chair thinking as to what to do. Is this some kind of virus spreading around? Are they poisoned or something?

Many thoughts ran across my mind and Soup comes in with her iPad. "Mr. King look at this" saying that she handed me the iPad. In that there was some video playing without any audio. "Why can't I hear anything?" I questioned. "OOPS" she said laughing and giving me the air pods.

There was that Lily's monkey teaching my employees how to meditate. I got super aggravated and handed over the iPad to Soup. "Isn't it cute?" Soup asked smiling at the monkey in the iPad. If looks could kill a person, Soup would have been dead by now.

"Who arranged for all of these?" I questioned seriously. "You" Soup replied casually. "ME?, When did I?" I questioned to which she looked at me as if I had my a** on my neck instead of my face.

"Really Mr. King. It was you who signed on the contract" Soup said. She searched for the contract on the iPad and handed it to me. Yes, the copy does have my signature on it but, I do not remember signing it. When did I even sign it?

"You signed it and mailed it to me Mr. King" Soup said. What did I say that out loud again? "By the way when was it that I mailed it to you?" I questioned Soup. She took the iPad from me and searched through her email and said that it was three months back on a Sunday early hours.

I don't remember signing that contract or mailing it to her. Something is suspicious. Something is wrong. I kept thinking as to what is wrong with me and Soup went back to smiling at her iPad commenting "How cute" every now and then.

Now I have pledged to find out more about the contract and erase Lily and co. from my life and everyone around mine. To make that possible, I need to plan something in such a way that they are scared of me. Like not regular scared but super scared.

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