Slave To The Darkness - Chapter 288

Sophia came forward, “Hello, my King. What can I do for you?” She looked at Naomi and jumped into her arms. “NAO!”

“Sophia! It is good to see you. I can see that you are still not tied down.” Naomi and Sylvia walk to the elevator.

“Not yet. I have yet to settle, but that is unlikely until everything is all set here. Cedric, I have called Sam to the office, so she is waiting for you there.” Sophia pressed the top floor buŧŧon and looked at Naomi. “You are looking radiant. What is so different about you?”

“Oh! I am a pureblood now! Her Majesty graciously granted me my freedom. So now I am no longer tied down by my being turned status… and I might have found my forever partner.” Naomi looked down, blushing.

“Thank you, Sophia. You are always on the ball once you know that I am on the way. All that Naomi has said is true. I am glad that you two could meet under normal circumstances and not in my bed. You know what the worst thing about all this is? I have to cut all my loose ends off.” Cedric shook his head, and the elevator door opened.

“As long as our Queen is happy, then there is nothing wrong with this. Speaking of our Queen, … where is she?” Sophia opened the office door for Cedric.

Giving her a look, Cedric entered the room. “With Claudia.” He walked to the desk and looked at Sam, who was waiting patiently. “What do you have for me?”

“There is good and bad news. The bad news is she is laundering money and stealing from the company. The good news is that I have settled everything, and it is no longer the company’s issue if it is found out. All the blame will be placed upon her. I also have done some shifting around with the people that I could. If I was higher up on the totem pole, I would be moving so many more. I do not know why a receptionist was doing a mangers job, but that lady was beyond stressed out.” Sam started handing Cedric files.

“Good work. You are proving to be better than I originally thought. Let me review the files against Claudia, and then we can put them into action. Sam, if everything is all lined up, I will make you my shadow puppet. You will be able to control the company as you see fit, earning more profit, and you will only be needing my signature. Although this is moving a lot faster than I thought it would.” Cedric took the files and sat down.

“Ahhhh, I guess this is when I admit that I had been doing some research within the company in my own free time. So when I found out some things, I started to make a list and well, that turned into a full-blown project in between my ȧssignments. Once you gave me the managerial power, that was when I started to make some changes. With the changes I made, you will see that we have already started to make more money.” Sam wore a professional smile and waiting to see how Cedric would feel about what she complied.

Cedric started reading the paperwork and hummed while nodding his head. Once he reached the end, he was happy. “We will go with this. It is a foolproof plan. Sophia, you will be ȧssisting Sam from now on. Sam, you can trust Sophia; she is actually my spy.”

“Oh, that is perfect because I noticed that Sophia was the perfect ȧssistant. I look forward to working with you in the future, Sophia.” Sam holds her hand out to Sophia.

“Likewise. I will help you out the best that I can. At first, if I act like I am resisting, just remember that I am a double agent. Claudia thinks that I am her spy, but I really just do Cedric’s bidding by feeding her whatever he wants me to tell her. Honestly, this game was getting old. Keeping the facade that I was loyal, all the while cursing her.” Sophia shakes Sam’s hand. “We will make a great team.”

“I am sorry that it lasted longer than I originally planned. I really wanted it to be done earlier, but shit just kept happening. Then again, I made this company to keep her occupied. Sam, I will instate you as my shadow as of today. Move whomever you want.” Cedric pretended to open the drawer searching for something, then, with magic, created a stamp. He pulls out an ink pad. “I had this hidden so that when I found the right person that they would be able to shift things that they needed to.” He hands the two things to her. “I still want to see the proposals.”

“Of course, I will comply with whatever you want me to do. I believe that it is important to make sure that everything is set up as needed. That is what I will do with this, and I will double-check with Sophia. She has been here longer than me and will know what you want to see.” Sam took the items and smiled happily.

Sophia nodded and looked at Cedric. ~ It’s finally happening. I am so very excited.~

“Sophia, I will leave her in your care. The termination letter is what I will work on for Claudia. Sam, you can work at Sophia’s desk until I am done. Sophia, could I get some coffee?” Cedric looked up, smirking. ~About fuċkɨnġ time. I know that you do not usually do coffee runs, but since your desk is being borrowed, I hope you do not mind?~

~Pfffft, I did a lot of coffee runs for that ċunt. Do you really think that she allowed me to do my secretary job? I was an ornament to have in the office and someone to “spy” on you to gain your trust.~ Sophia turned to Sam, “Can I get you anything to drink since I am already going?”

“Oh yes, please. If you do not mind, I would prefer something cold. Doesn’t matter what it is. I am not picky.” Sam smiled at Sophia. “Thank you for offering to grab me something.”

“Take my card and get something to eat for everyone too. I am ravenous right now, and it looks like I will be a while. Naomi, go with Sophia to help carry things back.” Cedric held out his black credit card and felt it leave his fingers. ~Such a sad thing for you to be forced to do. I thought you were a fantastic worker and deserved to get the job. Well, Sam will not abuse you, or that is the feeling that I get from her.~

“Thank you, Cedric.” Naomi was the one that took the card. “I will happily go with Sophia to grab food and drinks. Is there anything that you want to eat in particular, or just grab what sounds amazing??”

“Don’t care. Food is food. Just get me a lot.” Cedric was now scouring over the report by Sam and using it as a reference to write the termination letter.

“See you soon,” Naomi waved and pulled Sophia along with her.

Claudia stared at her phone and huffed in anger. “I swear that boy is too protective. Fine, you can stay, but do not interfere with my time with Liliana.”

The hostess came back with a pot of tea for Yuki and placed the cup in front of her and poured the tea, then poured a different tea for Claudia. “Do you ladies know what kind of desserts you would like?”

Yuki picked up her tea and sniffed it. “Mmmmmm, this smells amazing. Do you have an ȧssortment of fruits desserts? I love fruits and sweet things.”

“Of course, we have a ton of options. Would you like me to create something for you? I can do a custom tower so that you can try a little of everything that you would like.” She smiled at Yuki and looked at Claudia.

“Just get her whatever she is requesting. I will eat anything, but this is her first time here.” Claudia looked at Yuki, smiling happily. “Does that sound good?”

“Yes, thank you, aunt Claudia.” Yuki waited until the hostess disappeared. “Is there a reason that you called me? It can’t just be because you want to sip tea in silence.”

“Now you are quite right, Dear. I was hoping that we could bond a little. I was worried about you being with my nephew; he is not the easiest to get along with. Furthermore, I thought that he would only hire a female guard for you. I am surprised that he is allowing another to watch you. How are you doing in that household, and is there anything strange that has been happening within the household?” Claudia leans forward and listens intently.

~Going to have to diss you, handsome.~ Yuki sat up for a moment but went back to slumping. “Well, he has been having other ladies coming over to the house. I am not good enough to sedate him. He takes me to weird places. I am not sure that I made the right choice to bond with him, but that is now a done deal….” She dabs the corner of her eyes.. “As for the guards, Adam is bonded to another, so that is the reason Cedric seems okay with having him around me.”