DROWNING DESTINY

Chapter 2

"Naizen, son, please listen to me."

Naizen sighed and looked at his mother, "mom, you know that I love you, how much I love you. But don't ask me again about that, you will just get the same answer from me. Stop trying mom because I never really see myself doing that stuff."

"If you can just put your heart in the business, you can make that possible. Son, I know you don't like it, but at least try putting your heart on it."

"Mom, I have already put my heart in the thing that I am doing. Harry is just working fine in the field that he chose, mom. Why can't that old man leave me alone and just let me do the things that I want to do? Mommy, Harry is willing to take his name, his chair, everything! Why can't he just ask him that? Why is he pestering me?" He frustratingly said.

He saw how his mother's face soften and a pain was drawn into her eyes. He pulled his hair in frustration and even cursed himself in his head. He would never want to see his mom hurting because of him but he also don't want to get himself into something he don't want to that he personally knew that he would just ruin it.

"Because your father trust your capability ---"

Naizen smirks after hearing the word "trust". He looked at his mom but avoided her eyes.

"No mom, he never had confidence in me that is why he wanted me to have my single second wasted in that f*cking training that I don't even understand! Mom please, stop mentioning this to me. I don't want to speak harshly in front of you, please," he begged.

"Son, I hope that you would still change your mind and accept your father's proposal. I don't like his condition to you, Naizen. I don't want you to leave this house and I don't want your name to be not included in the family, please."

Naizen couldn't move his foot for his mother was there standing in front of him having her palm in both of his cheek. He is holding back his tears for hearing his mother's voice cracked, breaks his heart.

"Harry talked to me that if dad would just ask him to take over the business he would accept it with an open arms. But dad didn't even bother to ask him and I know why," he looked down to his mother and removed her hands. He squeeze it gently and smiled a bitterly.

"I know why dad didn't even bother to ask Harry about this. Just what you have said mom, Harry is doing well in his profession and he already made a name in there. Dad was so proud when it was Harry who got the promotion instead of his enemy's bet. He don't want Harry to leave that professio because he can always use Harry's name in his transactions," he said flatly.

"Harry loves what he does---"

"I also love what I am doing, mom. You know that. Again mom, please stop planting anything in my mind it won't work."

He took a step away from his mother when he spoke that stopped him.

"You love partying? Women?" he heard his mom seriously said. "Your father and I, we just wanted you to have a secured life and future. You are not getting any younger, you need to settle and gather yourself together, Naizen. You can't just roam around the city, partying, and get paid by an amount of money that can't even reach your bank account. Son, we worked hard to establish the company, if you are not taking it over, who would?"

Naizen chose to ignore his mother's words and went straight to the kitchen to get some cold water when his phone rang. He sighed when he spotted his brother's name in it.

He immediately put the glass down and swipe his phone right to answer the call. He ran through the stairs and thankful when he didn't see his mother in the living room. He slammed his door with his foot and threw his self in his bed.

("Hey brother, what's up?")

He heard his brother said from the other line.

"The old man is not yet tired and it's just sh*tting the hell out of me," he answered straightly and didn't even filtered his word.

Harry and him was always been close. They sh*t the world together and they were partners in crime until Harry joined the force and get his ass busy. But they never cut ties even if they're not seeing each other consistently. His brother was always been there for him to cover him up. Harry was just a year older than him and they were just almost a twin.

("I tried talking to him about it, he is not interested of giving me the chair. I guess, the old man don't trust me enough.")

Naizen made face when his brother laughed hard with what he said. He accidentally found out that the General and his father didn't get along together and they always hated each other's ass. And he chose to keep this a secret to his brother.

He wonder if Harry found this out but seems like he didn't yet. And that is why his father don't want Harry to get out from the force because it was always a slap to his enemy that his son grew and made a name under his name.

"Nah. He just want to make my life living in hell. He is even threatening me now, like what the f*ck! Hey fool, why did you even call by the way?"

"I was planning to go home in two weeks but we had an emergency plan ahead this week. I want you to go to Roxanne on the 26th when she get home and ask her the envelope I told her to keep. I was about to hand that to you personally but I will not be home in 26th this month."

He get his ass off from the bed when he noticed how serious his brother's voice was. He was about to speak and asked what was he talking about when he heard a beep that means the call was already cut and it ended.