Chapter Five:- Damien's Revenge Plan

After the heat-up conversation with Marvin, Clyde walked out of the house, heading towards the garage where his car was packed.

Reaching out for the key in his pocket, his hand touched his phone first. He pulled out his phone from his pocket before reaching out for the car key.

Moving a step forward to his car, he suddenly remembered that he was supposed to meet with his buddy, Max. Immediately, he dialed Max's number.

"Hey, What’sup!” Max said immediately he picked his call. The enthusiasm in his voice showed that he had been expecting Clyde's call.

"I'm good. Where are you now? Let's meet up," Clyde said as he pressed the car's remote key fob, and the driver's seat door opened automatically.

"I'm at our usual hangout place. Expecting you soon!" Max said and then, he hung up the call.

Instantly, Clyde dived in into his car and drove off.

Max has been Clyde's friend since when they were both in colleges. It was said that they shared common chemistry and that's why, their friendship has lasted up to this moment.

Clyde was known as an arrogant jerk who didn't like peace. Because of his nasty attitude in college, everyone chose to stay away from him. He had no friend except Max.

They both known to be tight buddies and they both trusted eachother but the trust was that, other than being best buddies, they had a deep secret that they never told anyone not even their parents.

In less than 20 minutes, Clyde arrived at the bar. He ignored the bartender that welcomed him and walked straight to Max who seemed to be lost in the seductive view in front of him.

A stripper was dancing half-naked before Max. He was so interested in her that he didn't notice Clyde's arrival.

"Hey!" Clyde snapped his fingers at Max's face, distracting his view.

"Oh, hey! You are here" Max scratched his hair, forcing his eyes away from the stripper.

"As you can see" Clyde sat beside Max. He took the packet of cigarettes on the table and a lighter from his pocket.

"What's wrong?" Max asked. He knew something was wrong because he had never seen Clyde smoke in public because of his reputation as the Chairman of The First Royalty Hotel.

"Everything is just giving a huge blow on head " He lit the cigarette.

" What are you talking about? "

" I just want to get rid of Damien. He is making my life miserable " Clyde complained.

" I thought you had him under control. What now? "

" You don't just get it. I can't get rid of him because I'll be exposed. He is the reason behind the success of our hotel. Even if I wanted to kill him right now, I'd be the one to get affected. I'll have to bow down to those insane Adamson Family"

" That's true and that's why you need to calm down. You can't just do anything rash at this stage. Unlike every other crime you've gotten away with, this one will be different because he is your brother. Even your father would not be able to back you up."

" What do you mean? "

" Damien is now the talk to the public. Haven't you seen it? "

" Seen what? What do you mean?"

" Damien is said to be a humble person who is willing to get married to the youngest daughter of the Adamson family despite her disability. Many mouths are praising him for taking such a bold step despite the enmity both families share"

" Are you fucking kidding me?"Clyde couldn't believe his ears.

Max knew that it would be impossible for Clyde to believe, so he immediately brought out his phone from his pocket to show him what he had screenshotted from the day's outline.

Max pointed his phone straight to Clyde's face and Clyde froze immediately when he read the outline.

His eyes widened and they refused to blink. Damien was truly the talk of people. Damien's face was out in public and people were praising him more than they ever did to him.

Clyde could feel his heart ticking like a bomb. It looked like what he had been planning all his life was going to crumble in one second.

"How did they get Damien's picture? Which twerp posted this online? How did all this happen??" Clyde yelled to the top of his voice, attracting attention to him.

" Clyde, you have to calm down" Max held Clyde by the hand when he noticed all eyes on them.

"Leave me the fuck alone. Do you know how this is going to affect me? I could even lose my place as the Chairman of the hotel and you are telling me to calm down?"

"We will find a solution to this but please, behave yourself. What you doing now will make you also lose respect in the eyes of the public. Look, they are taking pictures" Max pointed at some guys wearing black who were taking pictures of them.

Noticing the cigarette in Clyde's hand, Max immediately wiped it off his hands.

(The First Royalty Hotel)

Damien had just finished a meeting with the hotel employees when his phone buzzed.

He was nonchalant about checking who the sender was or what the message was all about. He assumed that his father, Marvin wanted to make his day completely bad by giving him a ridiculous order but that didn't seem the case when Damien's began to ring.

Damien brought out his phone from his pocket and the caller was his assistant and long-time friend, James.

James had been Damien's friend since when they were both children. Damien was seven years old and James was nine years old when they both met for the first time.

After staying in the same neighborhood for three years, Damien's mother died because of a heart disease.

Damien was devastated and sad during that period because he felt lonely without his mother. Damien didn't have any relatives to call on and his father didn't even care if he was alive or not.

James' parents brought Damien in and started taking care of him like a family. They showered him with affection and made sure that Damien wouldn't feel lonely without his mother.

But the love didn't last long because James's parents met with an accident that cost their lives. Things became tough and unbearable for both James and Damien.

They had no one to cater for them. James became an orphan at the age of 13 years and Damien lost his mother at the age of 11 years. It was hard for them to feed daily. It was as if the world had turned its back on them.

In no time, James got separated from Damien because he was adopted by an Italian parent.

Damien was left all alone and was forced to kneel in front of his father who never knew he was in this world.

After 20 years, James came back to the country and searched for him. Damien couldn't believe that James would come back for him.

Even if his Italian parents were rich and steady, James chose to work for Damien because he wanted to help him achieve his plans.

"Did you read it?" James said immediately Damien picked up his call.

"No, I didn't," Damien said, walking into his office.

Damien shot the door from behind to avoid anyone from entering.

"It's out already. I published the news article and Clyde was spotted smoking cigarettes in a bar" James informed with a light chuckle.

He was glad that for the first time, Damien had planned to start taking action on both the Adamson and McMillan families. He had been waiting for years and now, their action has started to take place.

"I'm sure Clyde is finding a way to tarnish my reputation before the public. I hope you are ready for what comes next " Damien asked and James excitedly answered," Yes! I'm super ready ".

" That's good. This news is a threat to Clyde's position in the hotel and I'm sure he's very scared and annoyed to his butt right now but don't worry, I'll handle everything from this end."

" I understand "

" Okay... "

" Wait, Damien... " James immediately broke out, stopping Damien from hanging up the call.

" What is it? "

" Are you still planning on getting your revenge on the Adamson family? "

" Why? "

" You are getting married into that family in the next two days. Are you still fine with it? "

" I am and there's nothing that's stopping me."

" Why don't you just end the marriage? This may be an obstacle blocking your way " James worriedly asked.

James could tell how it would hurt if Claire found out that her husband was using her to get revenge on her family. He pitied Claire because she was just too innocent to be suffering because of her mother's sin.

James wished there could be a way that Damien could end the marriage without raising any suspicions but he doubted if there was a way.

" There's no obstacle. I just have to do what I need to do to relieve the grief in my heart even if it means that someone has to be hurt" Damien said and James nodded at the other end.

"Alright" James said and hung up the call. Damien threw himself on his office seat and shut his eyes.