After the for event Lucian Detroit car returned to the city, the ride back was filled with silence
Ms. Banks
"Where would you to be dropped off"
He's assistant says
"The next bus stop Amara responded"
and dropped her off at a bus station Amara went home.
she began playing the recordings and looking at the notes she took with her trying to piece the scribbles she had written on the bus ride home.
Amara getting back home, hurried to her desk and opened her laptop trying to write a cover page worthy piece.
Time passes and Amara is still writing her piece, the dopamine kicked in, she was on fire writing her master piece.
Amara after a while exhausted but happy at her finished work immediately fell at sleep.
Morning
Amara heads to work looking sharp and heads straight to Ms. Bill office
"Ma'am here's my work"
Ms. Bill puts on her glasses to read the work clearly
While Proof riding it her face got brighter and brighter
"This is a work of art
It an excellent piece that would bring so much attention
Everyone one in the country will be talking about this once this feature drops
Good works Ms. Banks
I smell a bonus in your salary"
Amara proud of herself and what she had just accomplished.
The work published with Amara's name written bottom right corner
The magazine is released and gains a lot of attention as predicted, brought about a lot of gossip
Little did she know she just made her life difficult
"Ms. Banks meet me in my office" with a stern tone
The piece you wrote brought slot attention but who the feature was on wasn't too happy about
Ms. bill I don't understand"
Glides the magazine across her table
"Look at the words circled
Those words pissed off Mr. Lucian
He's giving us a three days to fix it mistake or the he'll sue the magazine
Right now all the magazine are being retracted from the public"
"Ms. I am a journalist
I am to report the truth
Although his business are thriving, he was nowhere to be found five years ago
I did my research, his startup wasn't funded
No trace nada nothing
I didn't mean to piss him off"
You are going to apologize to him and conduct another interview and the new piece you write will be supervised by him before we send it to the public"
Ms. Why should I apologize for reporting the truth, why are we letting someone have so much power to do what he wants"
"Amara don't stress me
Pressure is on me from the board concerning this issue
Apologize and redo the interview or you'll be fired
I gave his assistant your number
You'll directly contacted on the new date
You can leave my office"
Amara distraught leaves the office and heads for her desk drafts an apology to the CEO of D'Artois Group and sends it to the public, stating the words were misunderstood
Basically retracting her words, she felt so humiliated and angry that she had to redo the interview
The assistant schedules a new date for the interview as Ms. Bell said he would
New date comes around, Amara pissed off because who on earth will cause so much ruckus for an article.
Amara gets to D'Artois headquarters went to the reception
"I have an appointment with Mr D'Artois" Amara said with no one enthusiasm in her voice
"Okay ma, you can go in we've been notified prior"
Amara walks in and out of the elevator when she gets to his office with her heels clacking on the marble ground
"I have a n appointment with Mr. D'Artois"
"Ohh yes we've been informed
He's waiting for you" secretary replied
Amara walks into her office, there he was already sited on the sofa with his assistant beside him with a smug smile one Amara went to wipe off with a smack.
Good day Amara greeted
"I hear some annoyance in your voice
May I ask why"
"It's nothing" Amara quickly replied
"Okay let's start"
Amara whipped out of her bag her voice recorder and her notepad
Lucian signals his assistant then a pile of flash cards appeared in her face
"Excuse me! I don't understand, why are you putting flash cards in my face"
"Excuse my manners Ms. Banks, but these are the questions you'll be asking Mr. D'Artois"
"Pardon I don't get"
"Ms. Banks you'll be asking Mr. D'Artois the questions on this flash cards"
Amara in shock
"This is not how it goes, the journalist write the question not the other way around
I believe you are confused"
"Amara is it or Ms. Banks whatever you prefer,
These are the questions you are going to ask me, your magazine has been notified and given approval
I'm a busy man with limited time so let's gets this done"
Lucian said in a stern tone that sent chills down Amara's spine
Amara rolls her eyes in annoyance with a bit of hatred,
Takes the flash cards and conducted the interview the way they wanted it
A journalist should report the truth or at least another view on a certain subject, this wasn't right and most especially not fair
The interview after being conducted
Ms. Banks let me walk you down the assistant says
Amara gets up and walks in front without bidding farewell
Lucian muffled laughed as she walks out
Amara arrives at dazzle magazine and gets to work replaying the voice note to jot down properly and compare with her thoughts on the notepad.
She spends the next three days drafting a piece that will most likely not piss him off
In Ms. Bell Office
"Ma'am here's the finished work"
Ms. Bell proofreads Amara work
"It's nice, real nice"
Amara felt a slight relief
"But it needs Mr. D' Artois approval"
What! Amara exclaims
"That's the deal we had with him
He's covering the cost of the printing of all the magazine and the last one but the feature will need his approval before it can be printed
I suggest you reach out to him"
"Ma'am, I don't have his number
I only communicate with his assistant"
"Hmmmmm I'll have the assistant give you his number for easier communication"
"No ma, it's no big deal I can always pass through his assistant"
"Don't worry he already has yours he collected it last time"
A weird expression appears on Amara's face
Amara texts his assistant for a time to review the feature
"Ms. Banks, Mr. D'Artois doesn't attend to non official matters during office hours"
"It's the feature, how can I reach him"
"Ms. You'll have to contact him yourself, I sent his contact to your email already"
{Hangs up}
Amara checks her email and sees his contact info
She texts him if he'll be available and to her surprise he said exactly what his assistant told her after texting him personally, she kept pressing him and he decided he can read it after office hours so she'll have to come to his house
"What time would you be getting off Mr. Lucian" Amara says
"9:00 pm
My assistant will send you the address"
The address was sent to Amara and around 9 o'clock gets ready and takes a bus to get to his house
On getting to his house, amara was taking her aback, she saw he lived in a Manor, a house that would cost a minimum of $50 million
she was so shocked when she got there the gate was automatically opened as soon as she got to the gate
she walked to the front door and the front door opened without a Butler, no help the house was empty and dark with a single light at the end of the hallway as she took a few steps she heard a voice a deep voice call out
"Ms. Banks come here"
she's twisted her head to the left and there in a place that looks like a waiting room and a study saw a faint line with a shadow of a man
Built man on suits having so much dark energy radiating at this point her heart quickened pace and she took a few steps towards the direction and she took them lightly
"Bring your laptop with you"
She quickly removes her laptop from her laptop bag and quickened her pace to meet him
"Show me your work"
His voice alone sends shivers down Amara's spine she had never gotten so much bad vibe from him until this moment.
She puts her laptop on the table and opens the folder
He starts reading through so intently making her nervous
"Ms. Banks there's a lot of things I want you to change in your work
It doesn't carry my message or vision of me or my company"
Amara begins to make corrections and a lot yet he wasn't satisfied
Around twelve Lucian stands up
"What would you like to drink Ms. Banks"
"I'll have anything"
"You can't have anything
Say something "
"Okay I'll have an orange juice"
"Okay "Lucian replies
He steps out of room, Amara takes a deep sigh of relief
Shortly he walks back in with the orange juice and hands it over to her
Amara takes a sip of the chilled juice feeling refreshed
"Let's get back to work" Lucian says
Amara begin to adjustment until his satisfaction and when he fully satisfied the time was already to two
Amara wondered how shell get home and uber fair will be expensive because of the location and time
She wondered to self put her things together suddenly Lucian says
Ms. Banks get an Uber and send the fee receipt to my assistant for reimbursement
Amara replies "okay" bids him farewell and takes her leave
In the Uber Amara notices she didn't see anybody in his house, no one, nothing, no living being
She taught to herself but didn't dwell too much on it because wealthy people have weird habits.
The next day Amara walks in the office and goes to Ms. Bell office to show her the final copy that has been corrected and approved by him
Ms. Bell only takes a glance
"Send it to publishing" she says
Amara didn't have the strength to banter today
She takes the work and sends it to publishing