CHASING MY RIVAL

Kane’s P.O.V. If someone asked me what I loved that most, then I would say these tracks. I felt alive, free, careless and happiest on these tracks. This is the place where I belong. I played swiftly with the wheel in my hands while pressing the accelerator. I love this excitement, rush of adrenaline. It brought joy that I never felt in my ordinary life. The speed brought so much happiness and a state of peace that I never achieved in my normal life. I saw my opponent in the rear mirror trying to overtake me which made me scoff. I am known as the king of these tracks and I had earned this name by winning every race that I had raced on these tracks. I intentionally decreased my speed only to lure him. I could feel his desperation to overtake me and to be honest, it gave me immense pleasure. As soon as he came near to me, I pressed the pedal hard and increased the distance by a few meters. I laughed at the thought of frustration written over his face. If he was thinking that he could surpass me easily then obviously he was daydreaming. The sweeper curve was ahead and I knew well that once I crossed the curve, No one would be able to defeat me. After covering the curve with ease, I didn’t stop and continued increasing my speed leaving everyone behind me. It was really an easy win for me. I crossed the finishing line with ease and continued driving for a few meters. I could hear the screaming and hooting of the crowd. Most of them were enchanting my tracking name making me feel at the top of this world. I stopped the car at one side of the crowd and came out leisurely. I pulled off the helmet and looked around me. The arena was completely packed and the crowd was enchanting my name crazily right now. I smirked and then went towards Lucas, my PA who was standing at one side of the base. He had a wide smile on his lips. “You won again, sir”, he said while catching the helmet that I tossed towards him. “Tell me what I don’t know, Lucas”, I said with a smirk while going towards the changing room. Lucas could handle everything after the race by himself. After changing the clothes from sportswear to casual clothes consisting of simple khaki pants with an off white plain shirt, I came out. “You have a monthly meeting early in the morning the project managers”, he informed me when I settled myself at the back of my car. I always came here in different cars to conceal my identity. No one knows who Terminator in the real world is ad I used a different car for the race. “Send tomorrow’s schedule to me”, I said in a cold tone to him. He said okay while igniting the engine of my latest BMW. I am passionate about the car and that was why I have a vast collection of every latest model of sports cars and luxurious cars in my garage. I opened my laptop and started working on some reports that I had received from the department’s heads. All the department heads were instructed to send me a monthly report at the end of the month starting the progress of their departments. Though it was not a big assignment still it was important to me. I could get a brief on every department through these reports. I went through every report one by one making notes of what was good and what needed to improve in these reports. There was a lot to do and I was determined to do everything to make my company bigger than it was right now. “You have to attend a charity ball this Saturday, sir”, I heard Lucas again. I just hummed in response while working on the reports. It was Tuesday and he knew what he needed to do. “Take care of everything and you will be my plus one as usual”, I said without removing my gaze from my laptop. There was no response from his side and I knew the reason well. It was not like he had any option than obey me here. I didn’t want to associate myself with any woman in which I am not interested. Others liked to bring any famous celebrity female with them as their plus ones on these occasions but it was a big no in my case. I had seen what happened after that I had no mood in entertaining or bearing the tantrums of these celebrities. “We are here, sir”, I heard him informing me about our destination. I took a deep breath and cracked my neck on either side. I shut down my laptop and came out of the car. Lucas took my laptop and my bag from the car and followed me towards the elevator. “You know what you need to do with the winning amount, Lucas and arrange a meeting with the department heads post-lunch any time tomorrow”, I instructed him while waiting for the elevator in the parking area. “Mr Stanton called during the race and asked you to call him whenever you will be free”, he informed me and I nodded while entering the elevator. Christopher Stanton was my best friend and the COO of my company. He was excellent at his job and he is the only one after Lucas who knew about my both identities. Also, he was annoying like hell but I bear him just because we were together since we attended the kinder garden. I had my own penthouse and I moved here after taking over the CEO position of our company Harris & Harris from my father four years ago. My parents respected my privacy and didn’t try to invade ever. It was not like I didn’t love them. Heck, they were my strength and I loved them with everything in me. It was that I like my privacy. After entering the penthouse, I went straight to my room. I needed to take my shower first. I stripped off my clothes as soon as I entered the bathroom and dumped my clothes in the laundry basket. After taking my much-needed shower, I came out of the bathroom after wrapping a towel around my waist. I left my hair to dry naturally and went to the closest. I might be a clean freak and stayed uptight outside but liked to stay like a normal person here. At home, I liked to wear some shorts or loose pyjamas with a loose t-shirt. So I went with the same thing and pulled out a short and a t-shirt to wear. My phone started ringing when I was about to go out of the room. I smiled when I saw Christopher’s name on the caller ID. “What’s up?” I asked him while going out of the room. “This is about our deal with Mr Benjamin Crawford”, he said in a gloomy tone that made me go cold immediately. “You know how we deal with their kind, Chris or do I need to make you remember?” I asked him in a cold tone while going towards the living room. Lucas came towards me and handed me my tablet with a straight face. I took the tablet from him and went straight to the couch. “No, you don’t need to make me remember, Kane. I know what I need to do. It’s just, that his father has a good relationship with uncle”, he said in the same tone making me scoff. “It doesn’t matter how good his relationship and with whom. It’s nothing personal but purely business and I don’t take a s**t when it comes to business”, I said while reading the information on the same deal on my tablet that Lucas gave me earlier. “So, he thought that he can easily digest my money and I will not do a thing because his father is a good friend of my dad, huh?” I said in a cold tone with a scoff and Christopher sighed aloud. “I will do my part and you deal with the consequences”, he said in a firm tone this time and then we both hung up. I tossed my phone and the tablet on the couch beside me. “It’s dinner time, sir”, Lucas informed me and I nodded. He already had set the dinner table for us as he ate with me almost every night here in the penthouse. “I already had informed attorney Mr Aldos Hampton about this. He will process the papers in the morning”, he informed me while serving me, my food. I only hummed in response as I was hungry right now and was not interested in this Benjamin Crawford. I might be a cheerful person in the eyes of others but cold and merciless when it comes to business. I never forgave anyone who crossed me and was not intended to do so. Benjamin played with the fire when he knew that he would burn.