Bryan suddenly wake up with jolt , at some in night he had fell asleep on his desk due to exhaustion .
Bryan's face was pale and his back was covered with cold sweat his ,chest felt it heavy and he found it difficult to breath .
He had a nightmare a dream so horrible that he wish it was never true but everything in that dream had happened in his last life, His mother's painful death , his grandfather's disappointed face and then his death , his own torture , all his loved ones dead bodies were lying beside him he could have saved the all but he didn't .
Bryan felt so much scared , anger , and guilt the he found it even more difficult to breathe; his eyes became red and the pain in his chest became more painful even his head started to spinning , while all this was going on he felt someone knock at the door twice and call out his name but he couldn't answer .
with great difficulty he got up from his chair but lost strength in his legs and fell down on the floor. the person who was outside the door became worried and quickly came in the room , turns out it was his mother , when she saw Bryan on the floor with red eyes and one hand clutching his chest while other hand clutching his head he seemed to be in pain.
"BRYAN! " Sarah Shaw quickly ran to her son and hugged him "son what's wrong talk to mum please, Bryan"
Hearing the commotion Jonathan Shaw also came to check , only to see Bryan in so miserable state
"Bryan what's wrong" he asked
"g-grandpa .I can't .b-b-reathe" Bryan said "m-my chest hurts"
Bryan's grandpa understood that Bryan was having a panic attack so he quickly took action and helped Bryan
"Bryan follow my voice okay breathe with me " Bryan's grandfather said "Bryan come on take deep breathe focus on my voice come on son"
Sarah Shaw was already in tears she had already lost a son so she was still depressed and a little paranoid seeing Bryan like this made her anxious. She had a gut feeling that something wasn't right call it a mother's instinct but she really wanted to check if Bryan was okay and she was thankful that she followed her instincts.
She gently caressed Bryan's head and patted his back , while Bryan's breathing slowly returned to normal again and he regained his composure both Sarah and Jonathan Shaw sighed in relief
"Bryan son how do you feel" Sarah Shaw asked
"I feel better now "
"Bryan why did you suddenly have a panic attack , and do they happen often" Jonathan Shaw asked with concern , he eyes clearly showed that he was worried about him "Bryan if you don't feel then there is no need to go to work I will handle everything you just rest"
"yes son, your grandpa is here "
Bryan lightly smiled and said " Mum , grandpa I am fine , so don't worry about me , you are treating me as a kid this was nothing I can't take a day off just for small things like these"
Seeing that his mother and grandfather were still not convinced Bryan said "I promise that if feel even a slightest discomfort I will take rest so don't worry and also Chris is there to help me ;"
After a little more persuasion Sarah Shaw and Jonathan Shaw finally let Bryan go , but Bryan's heart was still loaded with guilt how can he let these wonderful people suffer Bryan really does not deserve so much love.
At the breakfast table,
"Bryan I heard that you are going to make joint venture with 'The Malberts'" Bryan's grandfather asked
"yes grandpa , 'The Malberts' is very successful corporation and its doing well now a days so doing business with them will only bring us profit."
"But I heard that the owner of that company doesn't really like you" Jonathan Shaw said
"uh...yeah its my fault....you know my arrogant nature so I may have offended her in some way "
"in this field its better to have as many friends and connections as you can , you better make sure that you mend your relation with that woman.....Amber Gilbert" Jonathan Shaw said but when Bryan heard that name his movements slowed down its been a while since he heard that name , but Jonathan didn't notice anything and continued.
"I have heard that she is a twisted woman , she treats are friends generously but if you offend her she would make your life hell ,she wouldn't even spare your family , she may look kind and benevolent but once you get on her bad side she wouldn't spare you .so Bryan its better you maintain good relations with these kind of people , don't underestimate her just because she is a woman"
"I understand grandpa " Bryan said ; in fact even if Bryan's grandfather had said all this Bryan knew what a terrifying woman Amber Gilbert really is, they had interacted several times in past and every time would end up with a fight , some times Amber would get so angry with Bryan that she really wanted to kill him on the spot but she would hold back only because of one person ,Ashton.
After his breakfast Bryan went to his office , he straightaway started with his work he looked at some important files and projects , signed some important documents , he was completely absorbed in his work when Chris came to his office to give him a news
"What is it "
"Sir I have contacted the 'Malberts' and they told me that they would contact us shortly perhaps today or tomorrow "
Bryan smiled , he knew that Amber didn't wanted to meet him but Ashton must have persuaded her, otherwise there is no way Amber would agree so readily ,
'Ashton really hasn't changed at all'
"That's great Chris , by the way I have another job for you "
"what is it sir?"
"I want you to find information about a woman...….her name is Anna Martin"
Chris eyes widened "s-sir Anna Martin ,y-you mean the daughter of Director Martin"
Henry Martin was one of the most important member of the board of directors he was a loyal and hardworking man , Bryan's grandfather also trusted him the most , after Jonathan Shaw had retired and the Aron and Bryan joined the company Henry Martin had supported them and helped them a lot
But despite all of this Bryan didn't like this man ; and the reason being this man was Ashton's father and was total Jerk to him he and his wife would leave no opportunity to humiliate Ashton , or taunt him. Henry martin had total three children Ashton being the youngest , but for some reason Henry treated his other two kids like treasure while he treated Ashton as trash , Bryan don't know the exact reason and in his past life he didn't even bothered but now he won't let anyone disrespect Ashton.
"Exactly"
"But sir why do you want her information , if you want to know something you can just ask Director Martin besides I have heard that Anna Martin is currently in France studying designing"
"what I want to know about her is something that not even her parents know ....now listen to me exactly how many years has it been since she left for France"
"roughly four to five years"
"then I want you to find out exact year she went to France and look into her activities and the events she is involved also look into her medical records "
"medical records?"
"yes medical records and tell me if you find anything unusual...you may leave now"
*
In the late evening when the office hours ended and everyone was going home Bryan just stayed in his office and kept on working
Chris had also left but before going he asked Bryan if he wanted him to stay Bryan refused , Bryan had also received call from his mother but he told her to not wait for him.
So Bryan sat in his office working silently before the door of his office opened and a woman walked inside his office,
The woman had medium Brown hair and beautiful sharp brown eyes , she was wearing a red top with long sleeves on with white jeans she was a tall and her figure was slim her face was pale and spotless , her face was beautiful but mature she had a powerful aura around her which made people look at her with respect , her steps were confident as she came and very easily pull out a chair and sat in front of Bryan looking straight into his eyes
"So I heard you wanted to meet me Bryan Shaw "