All or Nothing

Chapter 7: Fate?

Ryuji's POV*

I'm reading this 'Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism' book that Miro recommended for my preparation of handling our business, it's boring! Plus, I can't concentrate; I keep on seeing that girl's face in my mind.

*flashes a girl's face*

*shakes head*

*holds forehead*

Nah! Stop it, Ryuji! You're not helping yourself! But I wonder if I'll see her again, but where? When? I closed the book I was reading, I stood up and walked to my veranda. I'm glad this place is relaxing. There is a huge pool here and a mini bar where you can hangout, there are plants all over the place which makes the air cooler especially at nights like this. I relaxed on one of the poolside recliners and gazed at the stars, they're shining beautifully tonight. I wish I could just relax like this all the time, but I have responsibilities now. I have to do something, I can't let Aunt Elsie and her family takes Grandma's wealth and takes over our hotels. But I don't want to get married yet too, I'm 26 and still young, I can get married by the age of 30. Besides, it's not that easy to find a girl who won't fool around with my family's wealth; it's hard to trust people these days. Think; think of every way you can to learn what you need to know about managing a hotel. I already asked Miro about this and all he can do is find me the best books to read about management, he's not a hotel management but a performing arts graduate like me. My concentration suddenly gets interrupted by a ringing phone, my phone,

*ringing*

*beep*

"Hi," I answered.

["Hi sweetie! How's everything there?"] – Mom.

"Everything's fine, Mom. How are you and Dad?" I asked, putting my left arm on my nape.

["That's good, sweetie. Well, your Dad's having difficulties in some of our branches so we have to fly country to country to fix them."]

"I see." I let a deep sigh out, *sigh*

["Are you okay?"]

"Yeah, I'm just tired." I lied, trying not to make her worry.

["Are you sure?"]

"Yeah, I'm sure." I said closing my eyes.

["By the way, how's your Grandma?"]

"She's fine, she's still weak but she's fine." I said to her. Grandma really is fine anyway so nothing to worry about her, just her consequences. >.<

["Alright, so about your consequence,"]

Oh yeah, I haven't told her about it, maybe she can help? "Yeah, so she gave me one consequence," I told her while trying to think again what help to ask from her.

["It's to get married and take over one of our businesses, right?"]

How did she know? I thought no one knows whose consequences are? "How did you know?" I curiously asked her as I open my eyes and sat to listen to her more carefully.

["It was just my guess. Remember the night I was supposed to talk to you by the garden?"]

"Yeah?" Now I'm confused. What's happening here? Mom knows something about my consequence.