Chapitre 1: Golf balls and Lemonade
MAX POV
I glance at the Asian man seating a desk away from me, talking about selling his hotel at a higher price but we've discussed this before and agreed on a prize to sell the hotel yet, a week back he started up with a new prize and it's been ticking me off.
"I understand you're getting married soon Mr Styles and business is not on your mind so how about we postpone this meeting" It's not a question. It's a suggestion and I know that the fucker is stalling me. He definitely had bigger plan or some shit. Maybe trying to get another company's interest by playing the I'm important role and you all need me and I'm just a pawn in his selfish game.
But I was not having this shit any longer. I place my palm on the grey desk. "Business is always on my mind Long Jin," I say, setting the floor for my little speech that would leave the older man speechless. "And my personal life is no business with this so it's either we settle on a convenient price now or I move my money elsewhere" I seethe with contempt and I hope he hears it in my voice very prominent and he knew better than to think I was joking with my threat. It wasn't empty. The Styles Enterprise can easily find some place to do our business with less trouble. He, on the other hand would loose all the game he'd tried to gather all these weeks of stalling. He better play nice.
I could see my little talk was getting to the man as he turned his head from side to side making noises with his throat and mumbling something to his assistant while I just kept my yes steady on him, patiently daring him to back down now.
"I'm sorry Mr. Styles if I went too far. I'll send my assistant with the documents tomorrow and this would all be over" Long Jin replied, leaving a smirk on my face.
"See? That wasn't so bad" I say as I turned my chair from side to side, relaxing against it. "Why fight? when we can be friends" when it came to handling business deals, I was a god and he knew it as well as others around him.
"You're right" Long Jin sighed. "Tomorrow, Harvest Hotel would be all yours"
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The golf area was privately guarded with bodied men in black suits and dark shades as I strolled into it, sighting my brother Harry a mile away before walking toward him. Among all of my brothers, Harry was the lover of golf as well as the player in the family. He changed women just as quickly as he changed golf balls.
I took my suit off handing it to one of the men standing by. Then I rolled my sleeves up, taking my tie off. Grabbing a golf stick, I approach Harry.
"Knew I'd find you here," I say with a stoic face.
"You know me well brother" Harry snickered before taking a hit at his ball. He watched it fly miles away from him behind the tall trees ahead before setting another down and stood aside. "Your shot?" He asked me
"I'll take it," I stand behind the ball.
"So, how's your wedding preparations going for you?" Harry asked me knowing full well that was a topic I didn't really like to thread much. At least not at the moment when I had my head wired around other things.
"Good. I guess." I gave a long shot at he ball making Harry applaud me
"That was a good shot" Harry cheered. "Wanna grab a drink? I'm famished because I've been here all day"
We make our way to exit the grounds.
"Why here? No females today?" I asked him with a smirk.
"Sheesh! There always is. I just needed to golf today" He said and when he noticed I didn't say a word, he turned to see me smiling. "Hey! I'm still me ok? Unlike you, I prefer to not be tied to one person"
"It gets nice sometimes"
"Sometimes" Harry scoffs. "I don't need one woman in my life. That's just too distracting and boring as hell"
We take seats in front of a lemonade stand and ordered two glasses of fruit punch.
"Whatever you say little brother" I sigh before taking a swig of my drink, the coldness pelting my tongue in the most delicious way and made me think of summer and sex in one taste.
"Hey! I bought a clubhouse yesterday" Harry Prompts me and my eyes go wide.
"Really?"
"Yep," Harry grinned. "It's cool as shit."
"Did you just buy it so you could get regular girls every day without looking?" I questioned my brother with a smirk.
"Oh hell no! I'm not fucking any of the staffs. That's unprofessional" Harry toppled but I knew better.
I chuckled. "Since when did you care about rules?"
"I don't know" Harry shrugged. "Anyway, Liam and Leon are going to be there for the grand opening next week" He mentions our brothers, The twins. "I'm still talking Nat into coming but she's a hardhead" Harry sighed at the thought of persuading our sister to come for his opening.
Nat is the fourth child of our father and mother. Very responsible too until she gets hit with a couple drinks or she's hanging out with her girl friends. I've scolded her a lot to watch her drinking habit but like Harry said, a hardhead she was. On her eighteenth birthday, she got shit faced drunk and got a smiley tattoo on her hand.
"I'll talk to Nat for you"
Harry grinned widely. "So you'd come?"
"Sure"
"Awesome. Oh, and you can bring Lily with you if you want" Harry pointed out, referring to my fiance.
"I'm sure she'd love to come" I hum before sniffing the drink in my hand and taking a large sip.
"Fucking awesome" Harry clapped his hands together in excitement.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
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