love stuck fool
Once Adrian was in the elevator alone with Michael. He asked how his plans got ruined. "I am not sure; Dave and Fred were about to enter her office when I left in pretence to find you. I told them I was going to find an expert like agreed. It was you who insisted on wasting so much time,". Michael answered.
He was still angry for fooling himself in front of Iyare. Why did Fred not inform him of the situation? he asked himself. If not that Iyare had already met Fred, he would have fired him as soon as he got back to the ICT department.
He let out a long sigh before breathing in and out to calm himself.
Adrian also sighs; he delayed so that Iyare will become anxious, and he will come over like a knight in shining Armor. "Fuck," he cursed, realising that he had messed up his plans. He let out another sigh before pushing the thought away from his mind. Even with his ruined plans, his aim was partly achieved since Iyare agreed to have dinner with him. So everything was still going according to plans.
"Follow me to the department, so we can find out what happened together," Michael said as the elevator doors opened. Adrian nodded and followed him.
Everyone in the ICT unit was busy trying to restore all the lost information while creating a new security system. They needed to develop measures to make sure that today's incident would not repeat itself.
Michael went straight to his office and asked Fred to join him.
When Fred entered his office, he saw Adrian sitting down quietly. Of course, everybody in this branch of the company knew him. He was rumoured to become the company's next president some time ago.
"I heard the problem in the finance department had been resolved?" Michael asked, trying not to sound angry. He has reflected on the situation in the elevator and realised he could not act impulsively. He did not want anyone to misunderstand his anger. Who knows, people may start to gossip that he planned the attack. And so he was angry because his plans failed.
"Yes, the president resolved the issue," Fred replied.
"What do you mean?" Michael asked, confused by Fred's answer. Fred explained what happened earlier in Iyare's office.
"And you did not think to inform me when you walked out of her office?" Michael asked, giving him a deadly glare.
Fred was frightened, he knew Michael was short-tempered, and his anger was not easy to deal with. "I am sorry, sir, but the president instructed me to get to work and restore the security," Fred lied. Iyare did not give him any instructions. He was wallowing in self-ridicule after he walked out of her office and forgot to report to him.
He knew Michael would not ask the big boss if she gave such instructions, so it was a safe lie. Michael was still upset, but he knew it was stupid to keep nagging his subordinate about what happened, especially since the big boss was involved. He will find another excuse to deal with Fred for today's event.
Adrian registered all Fred said. It seems she was a beauty with a brain, he thought to himself. He was not particularly surprised about her ability; after all, her father taught him all he knows today. He was really going to have fun playing with her. For him, no matter how brilliant a woman is, her emotions were always her weakness.
He knew he needed to be innovative and up his game. His father's first mistake was underestimating her. He was not going to make the same mistakes. In Mr Onasa's words, never underestimate your target. He smiled at the thought of fooling her because no matter how intelligent Iyare is, in Adrian's opinion, she could never be more competent than him.
He decided not to lunch another attack. What was the point of creating problems for her when they would come naturally? As long as this was the business world, Iyare will have rivals, which would definitely cause her problems.
All he needs to do now is manage his father's share and appear to be very supportive to her. Adrian's smile got brighter as he planned different ways to win her trust..
He was also relieved that he did not leave his signature on the virus he sent. Iyare would have figured he sent it once they got together. 'Never assumed everything would go as planned,' Adrian thought of Mr Onasa's words to him.
"Well, it seems I would use the father's lesson to destroy his daughter," he thought as his lips curved into a mischievous smirk. he did not think it was wrong to treat his mentors daughter as a tool. in his mind, her existence robbed him of the company and the properties that should have been his.
"Okay, time to celebrate his first success," he told himself as he sprang up on his feet.
"What's the plan?" Michael asked. Of course, he saw the mischievous smirk and knew the man before him had something figured out. Michael was five years older than Adrian, but they were friends.
"I need to go celebrate," Adrian replied.
"Celebrate? Why would he celebrate his plans failed, right? Michael thought and looked at Adrian, questioning.
" I got myself a date, don't you think I need to celebrate. In fact, I think I need Something sweet and soft to help me relax," Adrian explained to his friend smiling.
Michael smiled, understanding the meaning of his words.
"You can join the party when you are done," Adrian said before leaving the office. Before he got together with Iyare and start pretending like a love-struck fool, he needed to enjoy his last days of freedom. He did not want to make any mistakes once they got together, he was scared that such mistakes would ruin his perfect plans. He needed to be the perfect