Chapter 15 - Strong Instincts (1/2)

Stefan sat behind the big desk in the center of the room. Behind him, there were tall cabinets stood against the big wall, full of books and folders. In front of the desk, there were two chairs, on the left corner, there was a set of dark brown leather sofas and a mini bar near the wall. This room was his office, everything he needed for work was right in here.

Stefan stopped reading the reports, put the folder down and looked up to his bodyguards. He heard them whispering for a while and it got on his nerves.

”What is it?”

Stefan asked with an annoyed tone. gazing at the two tall men. They were standing with their hands in front of their crotch like they were so scared of him, but Stefan knew his bodyguards too well, they were just pretending to be afraid... gave him a lot of bullshit sometimes. It's just the ways they were, and just like the way he was.

”Uh ... nothing, boss. We're just seeing Sam posting on his Facebook. He's got injured.”

James reported. Stefan immediately frowned with worrying in his eyes.

”Really? What happened. He didn't mention it last night.”

Stefan talked to Sam on the phone quite often. And last night there were talking about the UK Premier League and he seemed okay, never said anything that's he'd any discomfort.

James handed the tablet to his boss. Stefan looked at the image of Sam on the screen and sliding down to read the messages that Sam and people were having underneath the picture. Stefan frowned even more.

”So, he's hurt his leg, how, I have to ring him. But why you two were whispering like there was more than what I am seeing?”

Stefan asked the bodyguards. He couldn't see anything special or suspicious about this. Saw his little brother still had a smile on his face, so it couldn't be that bad for the injury.

Then at the second, a message from Sam bounced up as it's real-time dialogues.

'MISS YOU MY GAL.'

That made Stefan paused a little when he used his fingers to slide the screen to see previous lines above, wanted to know who Sam was talking to and telling that person he's missing her.

'Sato'

Somebody's username... Stefan decided to read the whole lot which was quite a long thread. He was like his bodyguards, he knew the Thai rice wine called 'Sato' and could guess who was 'Sato', Sam's GIRLFRIEND of course, who else! And Stefan had to make sure he remembered that word!...GF!

Sam's flirting with his GAL on social online to show how much he loved her. Nothing to do with him. Stefan told himself, felt edgy deeply in his mind, which that could be because of all the talks of business deals he had done with his debtors all day. Stefan felt a headache when thinking about it, his debtors who didn't keep their promises!

Stefan handed the tablet back to James with no interest. So James decided to shut his mouth about his thinking. Better make sure with the information first as Ben said.

”What is the latest news about John White?”

Stefan asked his men, changed the topic back to business.

”He has sent a woman again. Now she is in the suite room.”

Ben replied the boss. Stefan frowned, John White had been late and postponed and begged to extend his time for several times now.

”The day before, our men reported that they saw him sitting with Bernardo in the casino Grand Costa. ”

James added. Stefan's face went serious when heard that name.

Bernardo Costa was Stefan's number one enemy! He was the owner of Grand Costa Casino, thirty-two years of age, same as Stefan. They were enemies in both business and women. They had been fighting on and off all these years.

”Tomorrow I will see John White. You prepare and make sure he knows I am going to his place.”

Stefan finished order, waved to tell his men to get out of the room.

”Well, uh ... what about the woman in the suite?”

”Send her back where she's from, I'm not in the mood.”

Stefan said with no interest in his voice. The tall and nice feature walked to the bar at the corner, poured whiskey into a thick glass and drank it slowly. He was thinking of something.

Ben and James bowed to the boss.

”Wait!”

Stefan's voice stopped Ben and James in their tracks. They turned to look at the boss again and wait for the orders which they knew there would be one or two.

”Call to book a table at the Thai restaurant.”

Here came the order.

”Yes, boss. What date and time?” James asked for more information.

”Now.”

”Now?!!” The bodyguards said in tune, very surprised with the command because, well the time was saying it's almost 11 o'clock and the boss had already eaten!

”Problems?”