The CEO Darkest Secret

Chapter 4 - Business deal

Ephraim arrived at the hotel location sent to him and went to his hotel room number to meet with his foreign partners. He was being invited for a new business deal, as the China company wanted to build a new robot to be used in helping humans, and they liked one of his inventions that they had seen.

The HS company wanted Ephraim to educate them more and also launch his new inventory in their country.

Ephraim met with his partners and sat in the receiving room, discussing with them. He spoke their Chinese language too, as he knew a lot of languages, as his personal tutor had taught him a lot. They spoke for a while and finally came to an agreement.

Ephraim wanted to build his own company, but his father had refused and still wanted him to continue with Dowins Group, as his father told him, Dowins was his birthright. Even though Maxuel would be given a share, it was only as compensation, but he was the sole heir and main owner of the company as the next of kin.

After the meeting with the clients ended with the conclusion of Ephraim visiting their company on the agreeable signed date, Ephraim returned back to his room in the luxurious hotel. His mind was still hovering around the beauty that he had seen at the airport and during his flight journey.

"Oh... Why am I still thinking about her again?" Ephraim cussed, as ever since he knew himself, he hardly thought about women nor stared at them once, but he was tempted to stare back at her—the lady he saw at the airport. Even as he didn't know her name. He knew his ego didn't allow him to speak to her again nor say "Hello" to her.

"I'm so sure I'm not going to see her again. Let me just forget about her," Ephraim shook his head as he walked into the luxurious bedroom given to him and slowly shut his door closed behind him. He was obviously supposed to be thinking about his new inventions and signed business deals, but instead, his mind was busy thinking about the pretty lady that he had seen.

"Oh! I cannot continue like this," Ephraim cussed, as even as he shut his eyes closed and sat on his bed, all he saw was her. Her pretty sexy waist that she had swayed to his front, her long black hair that she swirled and let down to her chest.

"Women!" Ephraim was enraged, and he stood up to leave his hotel room as the night hadn't completely fallen. But he thought to walk out and examine the areas of the hotel to see if there was any relaxation center hosting entertainers or dancers to make him forget about the pretty, and maybe it was because she was the most prettiest lady that he had stared at for so long. He decided to head to the hotel club area to stare at more pretties there, especially strippers, as he needed to forget about the strange lady that wanted to make him lose focus. He wondered who the lady was that his father was also speaking to him about, that he wanted him to marry.

"Why would I be feeling like this? Maybe I just need to head out and stare at more ladies. That way I can stop imagining what she looks like. She was even rude and arrogant. Hmm."

Ephraim finally left his hotel room, ensuring to lock his room door properly. Although he wasn't afraid of being attacked, he was a skilled fighter himself and had trained to be tough during his free time. He stared at a hotelier walking past him and spoke, "Hello, where's the club in this hotel?"

The hotelier stared at him in shock, as Ephraim hadn't taken off his black suit yet.

"This way, please."

The hotelier took Ephraim down to the second floor in the ten-story building, and the strong smell of alcohol hit Ephraim's nose as he walked in.

Ephraim could see the strippers dancing to the strip pole and some ladies drinking and popping bottles with their lovers. His head ached harder as he thought of the strange lady that he had met at the airport, dragging him seductively and seducing him to make love to her.

Ephraim's fist clenched as he actually came into the club to get her off his mind. But instead, he was rather thinking deeply about her and imagining all he would do with her.

"s**t!" Ephraim cussed out, and as he quickly turned to exit the wide hall used for the entertainment, he collided with a lady dressed in a sexy crop top and shorts. She grabbed him forcefully by his shirt, and as she wanted to seal her lips on his, pulling him forcefully to herself. Ephraim immediately pushed her away to the floor, and all her friends gathered around him as she lost her balance and fell to the ground, making the other dancers and those kissing and enjoying themselves stop. They all stared at Ephraim angrily as they started gathering around him.

Majority were young adults, and Ephraim knew their parents failed in raising them up properly.

"Grace, are you okay?!" Stephanie, Grace's best friend, rushed up to her side and helped Grace up with her boyfriend (Jamie).

Jamie gathered with Grace's boyfriend (Pascal) around the handsome man that had forcefully pushed Grace away.

"You! How dare you push my babe off like that?" Pascal questioned Ephraim, as he was a 30-year-old man too.

Pascal dragged and puffed his cigarette, as his red eyes burned angrily and got fixed on Ephraim.

Ephraim stared around at them, tilted his head back, and spoke, "It was a mistake, and not intentional. Excuse me." Ephraim wanted to walk away, but Pascal quickly grabbed him back by the shoulder and smacked Ephraim on his face, to the shock of all.

Ephraim's face didn't twist or twitch in pain, surprising Pascal, and as Pascal wanted to smack Ephraim again, Ephraim caught his fist, twisted Pascal's knuckles, and rather punched Pascal harder to his face, while cracking some bones. Pascal's nose started bleeding as Pascal screamed out in pain.

Just as some of Pascal's men wanted to bring out their guns and shoot at Ephraim, it dawned on them they were without their guns, as the security men of the multimillion dollar hotel didn't allow them to enter into the luxurious hotel with guns.

"You beast!" Pascal's men cussed and started charging at Ephraim one by one.

Ephraim's suit didn't stain, neither did his face twist, and he fought with all of them, ensuring all of Pascal's men were laying down on the tiled floor, until the fighting got to the knowledge of the hotel security men. They rushed into the clubbing area and were shocked to see Ephraim, whom they had thought was a gentle, innocent man.

"Sir, you're under arrest for fighting here!" spoke the security man, and he shook a little visibly, wondering if Ephraim was a human or a robot, as he had also seen some news reports saying that there were now new robots being created to be launched to help mankind.

Ephraim stared at the security man, and two more security men came in and arrested Ephraim as Ephraim had beaten all of Pascal's men, ensuring they were unable to stand up. Yet, Ephraim didn't smell or drip of alcohol.

The security men gulped and took Ephraim away to calm the situation of the noise in the club center. All the injured men were rushed to the hotel's hospital, which was built closer to the hotel.

Ephraim didn't protest as the security men took him away. He only raised his hands up for them not to touch him or drag him away forcefully, as he agreed and followed them. He knew there were security cameras there in the club, and the hotel owners would definitely watch it and see that he was innocent.

Grace was amazed at how Ephraim had beaten Pascal and his men. And Stephanie cried and ran with the healthcare workers, as Ephraim injured her boyfriend too, who had gone to fight with Ephraim on Pascal's behalf.