CHAPTER TWO

The conference room fell silent at Zane’s question. Of course they all knew who he was. The finance and business world was shaken to its core when a small business made one of the biggest companies in New York to go bankrupt. The CEO merged the two business together and made two more big business to go bankrupt and merged them together.

That gave birth to Wilson Corporations. However, he wasn’t done yet after making three big companies go bankrupt, he took the business world by storm as the company rose through the ranks and became one of the biggest companies in the world. It caught a lot of attention and everyone was more flabbergasted to know that the CEO of such a company was just a 23-year-old guy.

He instantly became popular increasing both his popularity of himself and the company and six, seven years later, it was still there, at the peak. Even a dummy knew that it took more than been smart and successful to remain at the peak for seven solid years.

“Now to you Director Miles, did you ask me if I know the most popular singers, actors and actresses, models? Did you really ask that? You even asked if I watched Tv?” Zane asked as he wore an amused smile.

“Dylan show them a copy of my schedule today. Just today’s schedule” Zane said as Dylan nodded as he started dropping a sheet of paper in front of everyone before returned to Zane and nodded.

“It has been passed” Dylan said as Zane nodded as his lips lifted in an amused smile seeing the shocked and surprised expressions on the shareholders faces. Zane dug into his pockets and waved a ticket.

“Hello, do you know what this is?” Zane asked as some of them looked blankly.

“That’s…. a … VIP… tic… ket for….. Julian Sores concert!” one of them stuttered and exclaimed at the same time as the remaining shareholders started at Zane in shock and surprise.

“I think I watch movies to an extent. I’ve watched Adrenaline, Multiverse, Our Lost Summer, Black Friday, Peps and Tets. I think Harley Madison was the lead actress in all these movies right?” Zane asked as some of the shareholders started dropping their heads in shock.

They had all clearly seen ‘Harley Madison’s Talk show’ in Zane’s schedule. It wasn’t a big deal if he watched it but he had put it in his schedule! That showed how important it was.

“I hope that has answered all your questions and doubts. I know I had sent all your concerns to their graves. And as much I wouldn’t want to say this, did you guys forget that this is my company? And I do what I deem fit? Besides at this point, you guys should have realized that whatever I say I want to do, I do it and you all know what always happens. It always excels. Why don’t you guys seat in your various homes and wait for the profits?” Zane asked as he checked his wristwatch.

“It’s almost 12pm. I have a talk show to watch” Zane said as he rose to his feet and walked out of the room while Dylan followed him trying to stifle his laughter.

Dylan watched as Zane sat down his eyes fixed on the TV as the host of the program started talking. Zane had always been like this when it came to the matters to Harley Madison. She was clearly older than Zane so Dylan didn’t know what to attribute Zane’s attitude and character to. A fan obsession or a fan utmost loyalty? He didn’t know but one thing he knew for sure was that Zane absolutely loved anything as long as it had to with the award winning actress.

“Hello, everyone welcome to today’s edition of Meet Your Celebrities! On today’s edition guess who we will be having?” the host asked as she beamed a smile.

“Well give a round of applause to award winning actress, she has bagged the award of the best actresses of the year for three years straight, Harley Madison!!!!!!!!” the host said and Dylan scoffed as he watched Zane clap.

An extremely beautiful lady walked appeared on the Tv adorning a long skirt that was slit up all the way to her knees and a blouse with transparent sleeves. When she sat down her beautiful pair of legs were exposed to the audience and as she turned to the camera and beamed a smile waving, Zane sucked in a breadth.

“Welcome Harley, please hello” the host said with a smile as Harley reclined in her chair.

“Hello everyone. I’m Harley Madison” Harley said as she wore a brighter smile.

“She’s still pretty” Zane murmured as Dylan glanced at him and shook his head. Infatuation was clearly written all over Zane’s face but having seen this same expression for the past five years, Dylan no longer found it shocking or surprising, it was amusing to him.

Dylan remembered the five years before when Wilson Corporations had opened a vacancy for the post of a sectary. They didn’t specify what kind of secretary so Dylan just applied. At that time Wilson corporations was still a new company but after going through the website and reading news about the, he applied.

Luckily for him he passed but he had been shocked to discover that it was for the CEO. Scared he had walked towards the CEO’s office praying all kinds of prayers but he had been flabbergasted to see a younger man seated behind the desk claiming to be the CEO. Later on, Dylan had found out that he was just a year and few months older than Zane.

But Dylan had absolutely never seen a man like Zane Wilson in his entire life. He was quiet and straight to the point. He was efficient and diligent. Having worked at a slightly bigger company before for a short time, Dylan was shocked at Zane’s efficiency. And unlike everyone thought, Dylan knew what Zane had gone through to make Wilson’s Corporations. The sleepless nights they had and how he had struggled and struggled before WC became what it was.

Dylan’s first shock came when he had seen Zane watching the Tv intently and was so concentrated on it. He had thought that maybe Zane was watching some foreign news or maybe he was watching something important. He had picked a pen and a jotter and walked towards him only to discover that Zane was watching a movie.

Series of events and Dylan had been shocked to discover that Zane was a fan of Harley Madison, an actress who had more awards that her age and the years she had spent acting. Not only that, he also liked to watch a few concerts not for fun or business meetings but just because he liked it.

Over the years, Dylan had learnt to watch and keep tabs on these people adding their schedule to Zane’s after Zane sulked for a whole week because he missed one of Harley Madison’s interviews. Dylan had been flabbergasted but who could he tell? Who would believe him? Who would believe that the President and the youngest CEO of one of the biggest if not the biggest company in the world, a CEO most of them had tagged ruthless and overbearing had sulked because he had missed his favourite actress interview? No one would even believe that he even watched such things talk less of him sulking.

There’s were probably only three people who knew the true Zane Wilson in the world. His younger sister, him and his adopted grandfather. As Zane had made three big companies go bankrupt when he joined the business world, a lot of people thought he was just greedy and none of them knew that those companies were his to begin with. The companies his parents had left behind when they died and were taken over his greedy uncles.

He had only taken them back and besides when a company goes bankrupt, why would they sell it to a small company like WC, a company that had only started back then. Perhaps, nobody thought about it or they just decided to ignore it.

Dylan had always wondered how Zane and his younger sister lived before then but even though he was older than Zane he didn’t have the courage to ask Zane such a personal question. Zane didn’t have any friends either. He was the closest person Zane had and since they had drinks sometimes, Dylan could call himself Zane’s only friend.

Sometimes Dylan wondered why Zane didn’t have any friends but after seeing all kinds of hypocritical people; Dylan didn’t know what to say. Everyone who tried to get close to him both male and female wanted something from him. Different kinds of models clung to him hoping to get out of his money or maybe even get pregnant for him and use it to tie him down. Dylan didn’t blame the models and females who clung to him every day, with a face like Zane’s he was bound to draw attention everywhere he went and if Dylan was a female, she would definitely want to wake up to see a face like Zane’s every day.