Chapter Threatened
Four years later!
Alessandro was leading the meeting with his brother Theodore and Assistant Gabriel when the door of his office was kicked open flying hitting the wall behind, deep frown appeared on Alessandro's face but when his eyes caught his father standing at the door frame he loosen his tensed muscle.
'Dada, care to explain about your dramatic entry?' rolling his eyes he asked, Theodore and Gabriel were switching their gaze between him and the head of the Martini family.
'What I told you few days before at the dinner?' ignoring his comment, Mr. Martini asked from his eldest son, who moved his head trying to remember something important his father has asked him to do and he forgot. 'Don't remember huh? What a useless child you are' scowling Alessandro stood from his chair.
'You asked for the heir of the family' before old and young Martini would have come face to face arguing, Theodore came to the rescue and blurt out the demand of Mr. Martini that he shared to his eldest son on the dinner last weekend. Alessandro rolled his eyes, was this even something to remember.
'You think asking for an heir is just like an order from our customer that we will pack in to a box and will deliver and the task done' resting his hand on his hips he mocked his father.
'Don't you try to change the topic Sandro; I am very serious this time and if you will fail to grant my wish, be ready to leave the chair you are holding emitting the power at everyone around you' pointing his finger towards the chair behind the desk where Alessandro was standing Mr. Martini was serious.
'You are joking' Alessandro couldn't believe his father was threatening him with the position of CEO he had inherit.
'Not at all' Mr. Martini crossed his hand on his chest looking at his son with amusement in his eyes.
'Okay, if you are serious than who you will bring in my opposition? Theodore? You think he will take over? Forget it he will never go against his own brother' Theodore nodded, a sinister smile played on the old man's lips.
'You think I am a fool? I have run this business for decades before it was handed over to you' the old man sneered, making Alessandro and his fellows look intensely at the old man with knitted brows. 'Than what will you do?' with sharp gaze he inquired from his father.
'Your step brother Luca had promised to give me an heir if I announce him as the CEO of the company' with the words left, Alessandro and his brother were livid, Gabriel shook his head in disapproval.
'How dare you to mention that son of a bitch, he does not own any right on any of the wealth of the Martini's' Alessandro was fuming by now, he dislikes his father for cheating on his mom and having a child from another woman, however, he assured them that he will never bring them in to their family nor they will demand any right over them and today he is saying that he will break his promise or it was Luca's planning to remove him from this position.
'Why you are so eager of having a grandchild by the way' Theodore asked irritated, none of them had any plan of having a child this early, best part Alessandro does not even have any woman in his life, so having a child was a very long journey for him.
'Situation is getting critical and our business demand us to always have an heir so our family business is secured and pass on to the safe hands' Mr. Martini explained calmly this time, standing straight and firm with proud and arrogance which was the part of every man who owns the privilege of having Martini name tagged with their name.
'Look, I will think about it and then let you know, but don't ever bring that bastard's name in front of me'
'Give me the grand child and your position is safe, otherwise be ready to leave it for the person you hate most in this world' shrugging his shoulder he turned to leave, but stopped before stepping out of the room.
'Consider this as my last warning Alessandro, if in a two months I don't heard about you becoming the father, you know the consequences then, don't blame me at that time' and he stormed out of the room, leaving all of three in bad mood and worry.
'What will you do now?' Gabriel asked him concerned.
'I need to find the woman first' pulling his hair just above the forehead, he said in distaste, the pile of file was in front of him but thanks to his father he was left with to worry about finding the woman for him who will agree to born a child for him rather than finding the solutions of problems that were highlighted in those files.
'I feel sorry for you brother' Theodore had sympathy with him, it wasn't like he was not approached by the woman, it was just that he had a demand for the woman who will held the status of being his wife and till now no woman had succeeded in meeting it.
'What about your expectations?' Gabriel knew that now it had been imposed and he will find the woman no matter what.
'Forget that, we don't have enough time for it' Alessandro closed the lid of his laptop and pulled out the cigar, the atmosphere of the room had turned in to the tensed abruptly and no one could reduce it in any way.