chapter 12: A trip of emotions, part 1
-"How about Italy?"-Priti offered.
-"More specific?"
-"Florence."
-"Florence?"-Kyoya seemed interested.
-"Have you ever been there? Because I have and it is worth it. Some people say it is a "museum city". Wherever you look you are surrounded by beautiful architecture, things such as churches and statues. You can feel Italian culture in the air. You will taste authentic Italian food- pizza, spaghetti, tortellini, and many more. You have seen street musicians before but, in Italy there are street opera singers. I am not making this up."
While Priti was describing it, Kyoya looked for information about the city on the Internet. He found pictures that showed exactly what Priti was talking about-the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral, Fontana del Porcellino, Loggia dei Lanzi, the Statue of Dante Alighieri, and so much more. Everything looked so beautiful, and so tempting:
-"You really caught my interest, Ms. Priti."-he said and gave her a pleasant smile.-"Italy does not sound like a bad idea at all.
-"Really?"-she was excited.
-"Yes."
-"Well, glad I could help, sir."- she calmed down a bit, in order to hide her enthusiasm.-"And trust me, the girls are gonna love it."
-"Yes, they will."-Kyoya said rather quietly, but still loud enough for Priti to hear. He was thinking how happy his daughters were going to be and what a lovely time the three of them were going to spend together. "Good to have this woman around." he thought.
Ren was getting more and more impatient. She always knew that Kyoya was a stubborn one, but now she was certain she had to improve her tactics. "Oh, Kyoya,"- she thought.-"You were always like this. You have been nothing but a machine ever since I met you-always playing the role of the perfect gentleman who would do anything for the sake of success, never allowing anyone to see what is hiding behind the mask. But, like any machine, you have limits too. You have a turn-off button, which nobody has ever seen, and I will be the one who will push it. It is only a matter of time. I am going to take everything from you. I will leave you outside alone, crying for me to let you in. This is what you deserve for the way you treated me."
-"Ms. Ootori!"- a random voice interrupted the silence.
Ren turned around and saw that the voice belonged to her assistant:
-"Mr. Nasakenai, what a pleasant surprise. At least, I hope it will be a pleasant one. What do you have for me?"
-"It is indeed pleasant, madam. Me and my men found a solution to that pesky problem of yours."
-"I am all ears."
-"You see, step 1 is tracking. Our "stalkers" found out that Kyoya Ootori is going to Greece with his daughters...
-"Do not be ridiculous." she interrupted him arrogantly.-"My daughters."
-"Of course, madam. So, he has a reservation for a hotel already. Here are the name and address."-he gave her a little piece of paper with the name of the hotel and the address on it.
-"Hm, now that is a pleasant surprise. And a pleasant opportunity."-Ren grabbed the piece of paper, and took her phone to call somebody.
The person she called answered his phone:
-"Hello!"-the said person's voice called. It was a man.
-"Hello! It is me-Ren."
-"Ren? Why do you call me?"- he did not sound annoyed, but tired.
-"It is about Kyoya?"
-"Kyoya?" his tone changed. He sounded disgusted.-" I do not need to listen about him. If he does not want to do anything with me, then why should I do? This boy is an embarassment to the Ootori name."
-"Think of it as me giving you an opportunity to get back your lost authority on him."
Her offer sounded intriguing to the man. He did not say anything, but he kept listening:
-"Think about it. No matter how smart the cat think he is, he is nothing compared to the lion. What kind of a successful businessman cannot control his own family. Your little white crow just needs to be reminded who is the head of the flock."
-"What exactly do you have in mind, Ren?"-he said with impatience in his tone.
-"Kyoya is going on a vacation with Simran and Nandini to Greece. I was just thinking that you can go as well. To check on his work, I mean. Since he will be staying in one of his own hotels. "Bring the children to work" type of deal, it seems."
-"Maybe you have a point, daughter-in-law. I can go check on Kyoya's work and see if all of his effort was actually worth it. To see if whether or not he still a dissappointment. Besides, if people see a successful resort with the Ootori name on it, will be very good for my own business as well. Thank you for the suggestion, Ren."
-"You are welcome, Yoshio."- she said and they both hung up.
"I told you you will regret messing with me, Kyoya" Ren thought and smiled triumphantly. "I wonder how you can handle your father this time."
Both Simran and Nandini were still very excited about the upcoming trip, but Nandini was less enthusiastic about it. There were a lot of things on her head now, but mostly she was wondering if whether this trip was going to worth it. It was going to be just her, Simran and... their father.
"Maybe I am supposed to be more excited." she thought. "But I am not. I do want to be with Simran, but... With father? What does he need me for? He has Simran."
To be continued..
