Chapter 23: This was your father’s dream

They both got up with smiles.

Canary looked so exhausted that he had not seen them.

" You are back ?" Canary only realized after Ketra asked.

" Mom, Granny, You are still awake ?" He asked surprised.

Lucy just walked over to him and gave him a big hug.

" My son, Congs.." She said in delightment.

" Thanks Mom." He said hugging her back.

Ketra joined them in the hug and said. " Congs Canary, You have made us proud."

After they parted from the hug Ketra pushed him towards the dinning table.

" This meal has waited for you for hours. You should eat.." Ketra said.

Canary grinned in disbelief because this was his favorite dish ever.

" Wow.." He sat down and they followed.

" Thank you" He almost cried because of the joy he felt at that moment.

" Hurry, Eat up before it's get cold." Lucy said.

They watched him eat and after Ketra went and brought drinks.

" So, We are drinking for you." Ketra said giving each a glass of wine and raising her's for a toast.

While they gulped down their glasses Canary smiled innery.

' Mom, Dad, Now that I have got an opportunity to prove my ability, I won't disappoint you. I promise you that.'

He made a promise.

It was getting to 1pm when Ketra left them and went to bed.

Lucy was a little drunk and she sat down on the sofa.

" Mom, Let me take you to your room" Canary requested.

" Sit down !" Lucy commanded.

He quietly sat besides her.

" Only three glasses and you are already drunk ?" He asked.

" I am not , I am not drunk" Lucy spoke in a tipsy voice with her eyes struggling to open.

Canary smiled seeing her like this.

" Canary…" She called and finally managed to open her eyes.

" Yes Mom"

" Can you promise me that you are going to be a good son ? Take care of the company? And me as well ?" She asked with a deep look.

" Of course Mom. I will do as wish." Canary responded with a smile.

Lucy brought her hands to his face and cupped his cheeks.

" Canary, This was your father's dream. I promised him that I will take care of you. In all situations I promised to protect you. Because you are my our son." She said.

Canary just smiled back and said.

" I love you Mom. I will also protect you."

After this Lucy hugged him tightly burying her head on his shoulder.

Canary smiled again and hugged her back.

She was totally drunk and couldn't move so what Canary did, He carried her into his arms and took her to her bedroom.

He made her lie on the bed, removed her slippers and covered her with a blanket.

" I love you Mom." He said again in a whisper and kissed her forehead before leaving the room.

Later Canary went to his room and sat down on the bed. There was a photo of him , Lucy and Alexander on his bedside table.

He got the photo and his focus went to Alexander.

" Father, I am going to do whatever I can to protect the Company. Until you finally wake up, And come to take over again."

After the declaration he put it back and went down to sleep.

***

By 6am, Newspapers had been spread already about the Pearls Show and Canary was the headline.

Lisa woke up early to go and shop some groceries when she saw the women reading the newspapers and they were reading loudly.

" Oh my, This Man is so handsome. Is it true that he is the son of the President of Andersons Group ?" One of the middle aged women asked the fellow.

" Yes. Don't you see that they look alike ?" The second woman asked.

Lisa walked over to them to see clearly.

" I heard he got an accident. Maybe he has come to take over the company." Said the first woman again.

" That's possible. But I heard that the President's wife has more shares in the company." Said the second woman.

This was news to Lisa.

" Of course. She comes from the mighty Rivers family. If it wasn't for the love she had for her husband she could have declared herself the president of the company already." Said the second woman.

Lisa got more interested in their conversation and she stepped forward.

" Do you guys mean that Mrs Andersons is the biggest shareholder in the Company?" She asked.

" Young girl, Only us the aged know the truth. Andersons Group once had a financial crisis and if it wasn't for Mrs Andersons to invest her family's wealth into it, Andersons Group could have flopped." The old lady whispered.

" Oh, I can see that." Lisa said with a sheepish smile.

" Don't you guys wonder where her young brother went ?" The second old woman asked.

" You mean Mrs Anderson had a brother ?" Lisa asked.

" Yes. They were the only two heirs to the Rivers family." The first woman narrated.

Lisa was about to ask more when her phone rung and walked away to pick it.

" Aunty Stella…" She spoke on picking the call.

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Lucy woke up to find herself in bed.

Her head ached because of the hungover but she forced herself out of the bed and when she went to her parlor there was a bowl waiting for her and a note.

Take that hunger over soup as soon as you wake up !

She smiled and sat down to take the soup knowing that it was from Ketra.

After she went downstairs to the living room where Ketra was seated watching morning news.

Ketra smiled on seeing her.

" Come and see how everyone is praising our Company for the designs we used at the show." Ketra pulled Lucy into a seat.

" It was so wonderful. Is Canary awake ?" Lucy asked.

" Not yet. Let him rest. He is already tired." Ketra said.

" True." She just spoke when her phone rung from the Mr Smith the Board Chairman.

" Good morning Mr Chairman." She greeted.

" Good morning." Mr Smith replied in a cheerful tone.

" Congratulations to you and your son. It was a very wonderful show." He added.

" Thank you Mr smith." Lucy replied.

" We had an online meeting with all the board and shareholder shareholders yesterday immediately after the show. So, Prepare tomorrow. We shall have an awarding ceremony to all the workers who participated in the show and declare Canary as the CEO of the company." Mr Smith affirmed.

" Oh my, Really ?" Lucy couldn't believe this.

" Yes. The party will be held at Shimmer Hotel." He said.

" That's great news. I will go and inform Canary right away." Lucy said and rushed to Canary's room immediately.

" Hi, What is it ?" Ketra tried to ask after seeing the excitement but all in vein.