Ambrose POV
"If you know so much, why are you asking me why I haven't met my father?,"
"Aren't you aware that I am constantly concerned about you???."
Now is the time to get back to work!!,"
"You know, Jeremiah, I'm still not ready!!!,"
"Ambrose, if you're going to do it one day, why not today?."
"I don't want to work for my father's company; I have my own, so why should I take over his?."
"He wants you to, that's why he wants you to take over his company, and I know you'll do it."
"Jeremiah, my heart is not willing to do it!!."
"Why bother about your heart, Ambrose, when you never had one?."
"Yes, you are correct. I don't have a heart and never will, since I've always been told that falling in love makes you weak, and weak people aren't successful in this profession, therefore I'll never fall in love or care for anyone."
"Then that's OK, Ambrose; just do it because your father says so!!."
I sat down in my coach and drank from my beer glass.
"Okay then, when should I join??.
"Your dad told you to meet him today".
"Today?? Why not tomorrow??."
"That is because he is going out to complete some unfinished business, that is the reason why he is handing everything to you."
"All right, then, I'll meet him today to take over his business; I've already proven myself capable of doing so."
"I know Ambrose, you're a tough guy with a lot of experience."
"Of course, Jeremiah, talk to my father and tell him I'm coming to see him."
"Sure, Ambrose,"
I had already prepared myself to take over my father's business because I knew he would hand it over to me one day and I would have no choice but to take it over. I had put it off for a long time, but now it's time to take over his business.
Jeremiah entered my room after a few moments.
"Your father wants to talk to you today, Ambrose!!"
"All right, I'll be there in an hour."
"All well, I'll inform him."
"Great."
He walked out of my room, and I went to my closet to get my black shirt and suit, which I would be wearing during my meeting with my father.
Despite the fact that he is my father, I am not close to him, and I have never had a strong bond with him, or felt that he is my father.
I constantly have the impression that he is my boss or some harsh, unpleasant, and dangerous somebody who is capable of doing anything.
He is also capable of killing me, as I have witnessed him murdering a number of individuals right in front of my eyes.
I didn't want to meet my father, but I knew I had to, so I got ready and walked from my mansion to my car.
Jeremiah welcomed me inside by opening the door for me. He closed the door shut and drove to my father's estate.
Jeremiah rides my car because he doesn't trust anyone after someone attempted to assassinate me once.
After an hour, I arrived at my father's mansion and exited the vehicle.
Jeremiah followed me into the mansion as I approached the front door.
My dad's devoted guard opened the door for me, saying, "Your dad is waiting for you." My dad trusts him the most, and he is like Jeremiah for my dad.
"All OK," I said.
My father's security opened the door for me as I approached his room.
Then I noticed my father in the distance, turning the pages of the file. He was focused on his paperwork and didn't notice me.
My father's guard stood in a corner when I entered with Jeremiah.
Jeremiah stood near my dad's guard.
As I reached him, I said, "Hey dad!!"
"Oh, you've made it!! Please come in and take a seat!!."
He was motioned to take a seat in front of him.
I took a seat in front of him, and he remained engrossed on his paperwork.
"How are you doing, dad?" I inquired, as I had not seen him in a year or more and had not spoken to him in a long time.
He didn't look at me when he responded, "You know why I called you here," but it wasn't the answer to my query.
After a long time, his son finally came to see him, and this is how he spoke to him: he didn't ask me how I was doing or how I was, nothing!!!
He was just concerned with his company, not with his kid, and sometimes I had the feeling that he is not my father.
I didn't say anything and just replied to a question that he had just asked.
"Yes dad, I am aware of it, and I know why you called me here!!."
"So what's your answer, are you ready son??"
"Yes i am ready dad, I am totally ready".
"That is good to hear because all these years you just kept prolonging it, hiding from me, not talking to me, I am happy to hear that you are ready to take up the family business!!."
"I was not ready at that time dad but now I am totally ready, I have converted myself totally like how you want me to be, don't worry dad I won't disappoint you."
"Ambrose, I know that you will never disappoint me, because if you did you know what is gonna happen next with you."
"yes I am aware of that dad, that is the reason why i will not disappoint you dad."
"That's like my son!!!."
"I am happy that you have taken the right decision Ambrose, I am very proud of you son."
I just smiled at him because he never asked what I wanted , he always wanted me to do stuff that he wanted, his rules, his decisions, everyone has to work according to him, I have always lived like an orphan.
Though I had a mom and dad they were never with me.
Now I don't care because I made myself such that now I don't feel bad, I don't have feelings, I am not sad anymore.
I made myself tough, I don't shed tears anymore like how I used to when I was a kid.
Having feelings will just make you sad, and it will break you completely from inside.
My dad then placed the file in front of me, "son i want you to see this."
"Yes i am dad," I said in a calm tone looking at the file that he just placed in front of me.
"What is in these files??," I questioned him.
"It's the paperwork that I want you to sign."
"What kind of paperwork??."
"It's the documents of the company, and this document say that you will be inheriting it, I am retiring because I am a bit tired now looking after so many things, i have other work too, I have so many other things to look after and take care of so that is the reason why I am giving you this company to take care of, you will be taking care of it from now on".
"What kind of work do you have to complete dad??," I questioned him.
"Some work soon, I cannot tell what kind of work."
"Why I am your son not a stranger so why can't you tell me dad."
"I told you not to question me and back answer me right, when i said I cannot tell you, why don't you understand Ambrose??," He questioned me.
"Fine then don't answer, i asked you because i am your son but you made it clear what I mean to you."
He didn't reply and just stared at me in anger.
He was angry because I answered him back, but why doesn't he understand that I am his son and I have the right to know things, why can't he treat me like his son instead of a stranger.
"Sign the documents son!!," He said in a strict tone.
His guard placed the pen in front of me, I carried the pen and signes the first page. The guard turned it to the page so that I could sign it.
I signed it, I signed all the pages of the documents just how my dad wanted, like an obedient son.
"You remember the rules right??."
"Yes I remember the rules dad."
"Let me repeat them again to you Ambrose, so that you don't forget them."
"Yes you can add, but just let me tell you one thing, it's useless because I am not gonna break the rules."
"I know you won't because you are afraid of me, right ambroy??."
"No dad, I am not afraid of you anymore," while saying this I stared into his eyes because I am not afraid of anyone, i can handle anyone, even my dad, but i obey him and listen to him because i love my dad, and from childhood he was like my idol, i used to look forward to him.
"I see that you are not afraid of me anymore huh!!."
"Yes dad I am afraid of you but that doesn't mean that I will disobey you and break the rules."
"I don't care if you are afraid of me and if you do anything as long as you don't break the rules!!."
"Don't worry dad, I won't break the rules."
"Let me repeat again, you cannot fall in love because love will make you weak and becoming weak in this profession is bad, very bad, if I get to know that you are in love i might take a major step and it would break your heart Ambrose!!."
"Let me correct you dad, I don't have a heart."
"Fine, you can marry whomever you want, you can sleep with any woman, but don't fall in love with anyone, your mom and I did the same and now see how successful I am, I have everything and nothing to lose, be like me son."
"Yes dad, i know what to do, and i know the side-effects of love, so don't worry i won't fall in love."
"There will be people who will keep a watch on you Ambrose, so be careful of which steps you will be taking in the future."
"Yes dad, I will be careful, there is no need for you to bother about me."
"There will be people who will be keeping a watch on you, and they update me everyday, if I am not here that doesn't mean I don't know anything about you."
"Okay dad you can keep whomever you want, i don't care, because i know what to do."
"Good son, remember your words don't break your promise."
"I won't dad!!, Bother about yourself not me."
"This company is all your now, i want you to make it grow, I know that you are smart enough, you are the prince in the world of mafia, and I am the king, very soon you will be the king and all the other mafia gangs will work under you!!."
"I know dad, i know everything there is no need for you to remind me."
"I am your dad and it's my duty to remind you of everything."
"Okay dad."
"Before leaving we will have a small celebration, because you will be taking up my business, this business is huge and this calls for a party, i want you to attend this party tonight."
"Okay dad, i will, don't worry."
"Great son, i will be waiting for you to attend the party tonight, before leaving i want to spend some good time with you."
"Yes dad, i will be there, i would love to spend some time with you after 2 years."
"Yes son, after two year I am talking to you, this party will be grand, I will be calling everyone in this party."
"Okay dad."
"I am so happy son," saying this he hugged me.