The Broken Prince - Chapter 128

NOTICE: A PROMOTIONAL CHAPTER OF “IN ANOTHER LIFE – BL”

They walked down the hallway of the buildings. Many employees were busy, and some were focused on their papers.

“So, why did you want to invest in this particular company?” Bella asked as they got in the elevator.

“Simple, this is the only company that gave me the real assurance.” Bella nodded in response. It is true that his boss was searching for the for a company to invest on.

And by his choice, Bella was impressed. The boy did everything so flawlessly and everything he does are already calculated. The elevator made a dinging sound and the door opened. The two immediately went outside..

“You know what room the meeting is going to be held?” Yvain asked Bella.

“That’s why I came with you. Follow me.” Bella started to walk ahead Yvain and the other just followed his assistant. They soon came to a halt at a certain room.

“This is it?” Bella nodded in response.

“All right let’s get inside.”France was already in the meeting room waiting for the new investor but as he kept track of the time, it’s almost time and the investor still hasn’t showed his ass up. He groaned on his chair.

The room was practically dead silent with him being there. The board are seated on their seats, but they only follow the what France commands.

“Is this investor going to show up or not?” He asked in a stern voice. The tension on the air became even more thicker that you can cut it with a knife.

“Let us wait for a few more minutes. They still have 3 more minutes to show up.” Daniel spoke. The clock was ticking, and France was starting to get pissed because this investor might not show up and end up wasting his time. He has many things to do and some places to go and this investor having nothing of a reassurance to show up is pissing him off.

“Did someone from his side reached out to us? Did they confirm that the meeting will be today? Daniel, if you messed up, I will hang you here and now.” France threatened his assistant. Daniel just rolled his eyes and sighed before speaking up.

“Yes, I was just on the phone with the assistant a while ago. Just be patient or I will choke you with a thread.” France threw him a glare at the last remark.

He was about to talk back when the door of the room opened. A girl who was wearing a formal wear walked inside the room. He was about to tell her off about how she was almost late to the meeting, but another person came in.

France’s heart was starting to beat in a much quicker phase as his eyes came to recognize a white-haired boy walking towards the table with a suitcase on his hand. France’s mind was swirling at this point, but he almost lost it when the boy looked at him and sat so confidently on the chair positioned in front of him.

“Shall we start?” Yvain’s voice melted France’s stance and he was starting to give in and get out of the room.

Yvain placed his suitcase on the table and leaned back into his chair. Bella was seated on the first chair on the row of the right. But what interested him was the man that bumped into him yesterday and didn’t even apologize. He stared at the man and he still looked as dashing as ever but he can’t say the same for his manners.

“Let’s start.” He said. The whole board looked at him and smiled. Weeks ago, he was hunting for some companies to invest to until he found one. Well he founded many but none of them impressed him or even match his expectation. Yvain thinks that if he’s going to invest his money on something, then it must have a higher probability of success rather than failing.

And he did find one. The one that talked to him about it gave a lot of reassurance to which as he searched and inquired for is not a false promise. And now he’s here. He still might be in his twenties but he’s never too young to get serious over on things on this matter.

He wouldn’t become a lawyer if he was stupid and immature. The man who stood beside the man who bumped into him, smiled at him before walking upfront. Another employee distributed folders which contained some files and papers necessary for the presentation.

“I hope everyone is well. I am Daniel Vontifique and I will be presenting some important things to our investor, Senior Yvain-”

“Please, do not call me Senior. Yvain would do just fine.” Yvain interrupted.

“Ah yes of course, Yvain.”With that, the presentation started. Yvain was focused on listening to Daniel while he would momentarily look at the papers on the folder. France on the other hand was flustered up inside. He still hasn’t recovered of the thing he did last night but now he’s even more bothered since the boy he jacked off to last night turned out to be his investor.

France was faking his stance at this point. From the outside, he looked like he was paying attention to Daniel’s presentation and would try to act all cool but inside him. He practically was just focusing on the white-haired boy seated in front him. He also came to know that his name was Yvain. He thought it was new and unique and it was nice to listen to.

‘Yvain.’ He said in his mind. He was looking at Yvain secretly, observing his facial expression. For him, the boy looked young and that surprised him as he thought his investor would be a lot more mature looking but then he was surprised when this person came it.He admired as to how the boy looked. How his brows would furrow when Daniel would stutter.

Or how he places his head on his hands, and how he looks so serious. He was so focused on thinking about him that he didn’t notice that the person he was thinking was staring at him back. Yvain cleared his throat and France was pulled out of his trance. He looked at everyone and they were all looking at him. He gave them a confused look and looked at Daniel who just sighed.

“Senior France, we just finished he presentation and Senior-I mean, Yvain wants to hear something from you.” Daniel stated. France felt something in his stomach. Something that he hasn’t felt in years and that is fear of embarrassment. He looked at Yvain who was looking at him seriously. He looked somewhere else as he was getting flustered by the gaze of the other.

Outside he looked arrogant in Yvain’s eyes. Thus, Yvain planed that if he would say something and would somehow remember that he also have to apologize for what happened yesterday, then he would get his yes, but if he stays stuck up with that nasty attitude, then Yvain would be gladder to leave the building.

“Yvain.” Yvain’s stare intensed when France said it.

“You see our company is not the perfect company that the news put It out to be. Of course, we also suffer some failures just as how normal companies would but if you will give your trust to us, then we would be very much more thankful for than and will do our best to make your investment grow to something more than what you expect. I’m not going to lie to you in the face. In the business world, there are no such things like a winning streak. Sometimes, you have to lose, and you’ll just have to handle that in the best way you can. So, what do you say? Is the deal sealed?” Yvain was taken back by how well-spoken this person was.

And he knew that the word he said were true, even more shocking to find that they think quite the same. When the other smiled at him, his face started to feel hot and he prayed to God that he wasn’t blushing. The board on the other hand were shocked to find that France actually smiled at an investor during meetings. France on the other hand was beyond embarrassed to say the least.

He doesn’t know if he sounded stupid and just threw out a smile. He looked at Yvain’s face and was worried that the other won’t push through with his decision on investing. What he said despite being blankly minded while saying it, was true to him. He did not lie about it and he hoped that the other would recognize his sincere words.

The two stared at each other for a while. It seemed like there was no one on the room but them. But France’s smile grew wider into a full smile when Yvain smiled at him back. He don’t what it is but as the other smiled, he felt happy.

“It is a sealed deal France. I’m looking forward for the things you are going to show me in the future.” God knows how messed up inside France was when the other spoke his name. He started to get aroused, but he forced it down and though of business as he didn’t want to stand up with a bulge on him. They all stood up and the other board member started clapping.

Minutes later, Yvain was talking to them. France on the other side was looking at him from afar with Daniel on his side.

“Well, that throwing smile tactic is something new.” Daniel said. France looked at him with a smile to which Daniel was weirded by.

“What? No. I genuinely am happy that he decided to invest in our company.” He said and looked back at Yvain who was wearing a smile while facing the other board members.

What made France even more happy was the fact that the smile that Yvain wore was a genuine one. And for him, that is something rare in his world of business. As soon as the other panels have left, it was only Yvain, France, Bella and Daniel in the room. Yvain smiled at them and was about to leave when France called out to him.

“Yvain!” The other stopped in his tracks and Daniel looked at his friend, confused.

“I bumped into you yesterday. I would like to give my apologies for not apologizing on the spot.” The other looked at him for a moment before speaking.

“Ah, no problem France. I had my mistakes too, so I would like to apologize as well.” Yvain said with a smile. France smiled back and a thought in the back of his mind was lingering since the moment the presentation was finished.

“Yvain? Would you like to go on a lunch together?”