CEO's Dilemma

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

KYLE'S POV

I don't regret saying those mean things to my mum. In a way, she deserved it. It was high time someone told her the truth. Ever since we were kids, she never defended us against our father's harsh rules like a mother should.

Any ways, now is not the time for me to lament about my mother's lack of defense over us. I have less than twenty four hours to clear this mess else my sister will be a victim of my father's dictatorial behavior again and there's only one way for me to do that.

I take out my cell phone and dial Ace's number as I hop into my Maserati. I stole his contact from Luna's cell phone when Alora handed it to me virtue of the fact that Luna always let's me know her password. Thank God she didn't notice. She would never let me meet with Ace one on one because she thinks I will get into a fight with him.

Yes, I kind of dislike Ace for what he did to me in college but I don't want to get into a physical fight with him. Besides, right now I need a favor from him so I will be cool... a bit.

"Ace" I call the moment he answers the call.

"Who am I talking with?" His authoritative voice comes through and I scoff.

"That's not important, meet me at All Class Suites in thirty minutes" I command.

"And who the hell do you think you are to command me around? Flash news, I do not take orders from people, it's the other way round"

That pompous ass of his will never seize to amuse me.

"Well it will interest you to know that Luna, the woman carrying your unborn child will be leaving this country tomorrow morning and you might never be able to see her again. So if you really care about her or your unborn child the way you claim to, you will stop whining like a pregnant woman and meet me at All Class Suites. Tenth Floor, room seventy" With that, I hang up and strap on my seatbelt. When I'm all settled, I ignite the car engine and drive out of the mansion premises.

I can't wait to see the look on Ace's face when he meets me in that Suite.

ACE'S POV

I was driving to my parent's place to meet my mum when I received that anonymous call. The moment the person mentioned the fact that Luna will be leaving the country tomorrow morning, I got alarmed and I had to reverse the car and drive straight to All Class Suites.

I will do everything in my power to stop that from happening. I am pretty sure that Luna's supposed departure was orchestrated by no one else but her father. The Almighty Anderson Angelis, who is well known for making decisions that are as hard as diamond. The guy is also well known for having a very dictatorial behavior and he loathes scandal.

What my mother said on TV surely stepped on his very last nerves but I will not let him separate Luna and my unborn child from me.

When I get into the building premises at All Class Suites, I quickly step out of my car and hand my car keys over to one of the valets and walk into the lobby. There's quite a commotion when I step in as people, especially girls start squealing and taking photos.

Yeah, I'm quite famous around here. I quickly take the elevator before some can approach me for selfies and autographs. I don't have time for all that now. I am at the verge of loosing the two people that matter the most in my life right now.

When the elevator opens on the tenth floor, I hastily step out and walk along the long corridor checking the doors for room seven and when I spot it, I don't hesitate to ring the bell. Few moments later, the door is opened by...

I almost faint when I see who it is.

Kyle Ramel Angelis!

Shock!

"Kyle!" I call in shock.

"Yes it's Kyle, come in" He leads me into the well furnished suite and I can't help but wonder why he wants to help me. He hates me for backstabbing him in college and I don't blame him for that. Right now I am surprised that he wants to help me.

"So you are the one who called"

"Yes I am, you must be pretty shocked right now"

"I'm astonished. Why do you even care if I never get to see Luna or my unborn child again?"

"Trust me I don't, I don't fucking care if you loose them to someone else. On the contrary, I would very much love that"

"I see..." I say nodding. I thought as much. "So why are we here?"

"Because I don't want Luna to leave this country or this City, this is her home and everyone she loves and cares about is here. This place holds a lot of good memories for her and I don't want her to go and leave them behind, she doesn't want to leave either but my father's mind has been made and only one thing can make him change his decision"

"And what could that be?"

"If your mother changes her statement, he wants your mother to announce on TV that she lied about you not being responsible for my sister's pregnancy so all this charade will end. If not, he will personally take Luna and your unborn far away from here. I know you wouldn't want that to happen"

"So you want me to convince my mother to do that"

"If you want to keep Luna"

"So if I get my mother to change her statement and clear this mess, Luna won't leave"

"You have my word on that"

"And then I get to see her"

"As long as she wants to"

"Then it's done" I confirm firmly. I will do anything to keep them both by my side. I will not be a complete man without both if them in my life.

Letting them go is not an option.

"Then I guess we have a deal"

"Sure we do"

"I will take my leave now" He says as he turns to leave.

"Kyle" I call and he turns to look at me.

"What now?"

"How about we take a trip down memory lane?" I ask as I walk over to the wine bar. "Wine or Whiskey?" I gently trail my finger's across the well organized bottles of expensive wines and whiskeys.

"I take it that you want us to discuss past events" He says as stands straight tall and shoves his right hand in his right trouser pocket.

"Justly thought, rightly said"

"Whiskey it is then" He walks to the wine bar.

"Perfect" I take out a bottle of Glen Fiddich scotch and serve in two glasses. When I'm done, I hand over a glass to Kyle and we both make a toast and empty the contents on our glasses in one go.

I serve another round and take off my tux jacket while he takes off his black leather jacket. We both sit on the wine bar stools.

"I did love her" Kyle laments.

"I know, we used to be best friends by then remember?"

"We were very close, we even called ourselves brothers"

"Yeah and I still remember how much fun we used to have during sleepovers" I say smiling as I sip more whiskey.

"Why didn't you even consider all this before backstabbing me the way you did, before sleeping with my girlfriend, Sophia"

"I never meant for it to happen. Sophia showed up at my place that night totally drenched and cold, I couldn't just shut her out. I invited her in so she could change into warms clothes, also it was quite late so I suggested that she stayed the night, I had no carnal intentions. Sophia then began telling me how she loved me and not you and before I knew it, she was all over me. One thing let to another. I didn't do it in purpose"

"I would have believed that story if you weren't engaged to Sophia right now. Dude, even after that night you guys kept doing it behind my back and when the truths was revealed, you aggravated the whole situation by asking her out. As if that was not enough, you two became the hottest couple on campus. You really want me to believe that that night was unintentional, that you didn't backstab me?"

"I... I don't know what else to say but to tell you what me asking Sophia out was all my mother's doctrine, she was all about me dating Sophia from the beginning. I wanted to fulfill her wish that's why I did what I did. I'm sorry Kyle."

" You were such a Mama's boy and you still are"

"No, I'm not!"

"Yes you are. You obey her every command and that's why she thinks she has the right to say whatever she wishes to say in public about your personal affairs. If your not let her know her place, she will ruin a lot of things for you Ace" He says as he empties his glass and walks towards the door.

When he gets to the door, he turns to face me.

"Dissolve this scandal, then we can call it even" Then he opens the door and exists the suite. I empty my glass in one go and serve myself another shot and take it down again in one go.

I exhale heavily as I put on my tux jacket and button up

Mother, I'm coming for you!