The Billionaire's Secrets

Chapter 21 The Trip

Jones! I scream. "y-y-ye-yes miss Hunter?" he says clearly terrified by my tone. Clear my schedule for the rest of the week starting on Wednesday until further notice. I will be going to our other companies to check on things. Please inform all the necessary people apart from the clique about my departure. Any urgent meetings will be conducted over skype or conference calls. "okay Miss Hunter. Is there anything else?" he asks as his eyes search my face treading cautiously. Make sure all arrangements are made with Jasper for my departure to South Africa. And I'm warning you Jones. You do not tell the clique where I'm going or how to contact me. Is that understood or you can consider yourself jobless! I said angrily. "Uh...Y-y-y-ye-yes Mi-miss H-hunter" he says with wide eyes, looking at the floor. I had to tell him that otherwise the clique would come after me. James had come to visit me especially after the clique had been blowing up his phone.

"You don't have to shout at him Storm. He hasn't done anything wrong. The poor boy looks terrified." James, I'll handle my staff the best way I do. If I go soft on him can you imagine the ruckus it will cause? Because when I leave, I want to leave with my mind at peace, knowing they won't follow me or know where I'm going. "I think this break may be good for you. At least you can come back with a clearer mind and get your head back in the game. Tell your family I say hi. Maybe I'll make a visit too." Yeah, besides I haven't been home in a while so I can kill two birds with one stone; check up on my companies and visit family. Although you know there's only so much time I can spend with family." Well, I'll leave you to it then, I must head to the set now." With that said he comes over, hugs me and kisses my forehead followed by my cheek. Bye Jam. "Bye Storm".

As it is they've been blowing up my phone as well contacting Enrique and even James. I've ignored every call and message and had Jones tell them they're not allowed in the office. I needed to get away and fast. Going home was ideal because I hadn't seen my family in a long time-2 years I think. Also it gave me a chance to inspect my companies in South Africa personally. It keeps the workers on their toes seeing as I can just rock up there anytime thus not giving them the chance to do any crap they might be considering doing. Besides I just need space and time to think and home would hopefully do the trick. I'm so glad James suggested this. I know he is the most dependable and trustworthy person in my life.

My family didn't know that I would be coming. It was going to be a surprise. But Enrique had made arrangements with the security team back home in SA for my arrival. Enrique was my right-hand man. What would I do without him? I sighed. We had been in the plane for a while luckily I had worked to keep me busy going through reports and sorting out other admin work before touchdown in SA. We were going to stop at Cape Town for the day, then Johannesburg with Durban last. I wanted to expand my businesses and increase revenue by expanding on marketing .

It was 3 gruesome weeks of meetings, dinners and charity visits. Finally we were going to Durban. When we got to the airport, my security details had taken our luggage to the limo that awaited us. As usual, people would stop and stare watching as the men in black surrounded us walking to the limo out front. People shouted for me and smiled and cheered. "Storm", I heard someone call me. Turning back I see James strolling towards me with his bodyguards. Suddenly a mob is running towards me to get a picture or autograph and the huge paparazzi crowd trying to push through gaps eagerly anticipating their next big scope. I was used to this by now so I had just smiled and waved. The nicer you are to paparazzi, the better stories they write about you. Then Enrique walked ahead and opened the door for me and James slid in behind me once I got in.