Whisper to clouds

Chapter 30 - His Demise.

Alexis Mallin signed a paper, a contract with another company. Sponsorship contract, he wondered how his daughter, Lavinia was doing. It had been weeks since he's seen her, the war was dragging on. He wondered how long it was going to last, but only time could tell. Alexis finished signing the contract and placed the paper aside, he then opened one of the drawers in his desk and took out Charlotte's necklace. Alexis looked at the necklace, it was his most prized possession. Even if it originally wasn't his, the necklace held immense power inside it.

Alexis felt regret, he felt regret for his actions. The actions that made Lavinia turn into another person, Alexis felt as if he didn't recognize his daughter. Divorcing Camila was painful for the three of them, they both planned to have another child so Lavinia wouldn't be lonely. But since their marriage had been falling apart, they eventually divorced and fought in court over custody. Lavinia was only six, she didn't understand, she was just a child.

Eventually, she had to find out the truth and got upset that Alexis was planning on marrying Mrs. Levine. "You will never be my mom! You can't replace her love, her cooking, and her voice!" Alexis knew that Lavinia was going to get upset, but he'd fallen in love with Mrs. Levine. "Mr. Mallin, you have a meeting in a few minutes, I suggest you get ready." the assistant said as they walked into the office. Alexis got startled and put the necklace away in his pocket. "Yes, I'll be there in a few minutes. Thank you for reminding me," Alexis said in a gentle tone as the assistant then left the office and closed the door behind them.

Alexis looked at the family picture that he had on his desk. He picked up the frame and remembered Lavinia, who would always smile and would often be chasing after Alexis. Alexis never had the time to play with Lavinia, Lavinia thought that she didn't matter to her father, because he never played with her. Camila would always make time for Lavinia and play with her instead. "I miss you, Livy," Alexis said out loud.

Alexis placed the picture back in its place on his desk and got ready for his meeting. It was stressful since he had a lot on his mind, some of his advisors had suggested that he should pay a visit to Lavinia. Alexis was still thinking about that suggestion, he hadn't gotten a report on how anything was going on the battlefield.

He'd heard that the Winslow Corporation had shipped more supplies, they were consistent and it would happen every two to three times a week. They had a good manufacturing system, they were always on time with completing making things and supplies. Preparing everything to be shipped was done fast, overnight. Alexis was envious of the Winslow Corporation, but of course, the three Winslow managers always worked together to get things done.

"They're always shipping things twice to even three times a week, it's becoming an issue." His advisor told him. His advisors and his partners were present in the meeting, "Winslow Corporation, it's the topic." The advisor said as he started the meeting. "Their daughters, Sophia, and Emma Winslow, they're managing the company midst of the war." Alexis said, "I heard Hugo and Christiana's daughter, was not suited to be manager of the company."

"You mean, the first manager of the company, Sophia is second, Emma is third." The advisor said, "Well yes, I was going to say that. Besides the point, Winslow Corporation is a threat to you, Mr Mallin." said a man who sat a few seats away from Alexis, "That's right, Mr. Taylor, Winslow Corporation is our main threat."

Alexis glanced over to Mr. Sawyer, a man who has a son and a daughter, both his children are in a position to take over their father's company once he retires. Mr. Sawyer wore a black suit, and his black hair sat neatly. His light brown skin reminded Alexis of Mr. Sawyer's son. Who looked exactly like him, Alexis disliked Mr. Sawyer's son, he dated Lavinia for a few months. Alexis got the impression that his personality was exactly like Mr. Sawyer's wife, who had traditionalist views and criticized someone for being too modest, even if she was modest herself. Alexis looked at Mr. Taylor, he had four daughters and four sons. A strict man and always opposing Mr. Sawyer's views. Alexis noticed that Mr. Taylor had aged, his light brown hair was slowly becoming white. His skin even looked like it was creating wrinkles, Mr. Taylor looked older.