C6 6

Daniel grumbled, seeing the phone go off. He couldn't believe that this was happening. Dan had always been someone who had fun in his own way and whilst doing that, he tried not to ruin the family's reputation or at least do something to get his father involved. He couldn't believe that the girl he had been obsessed with turned a really small gesture into a big of a deal.

Tossing his phone on the table angrily, Dan dashed into the adjoined bathroom in the office and changed into another pair of shirt and pants. He arranged his hair with his fingers, did a little cleanup, then came out of the bathroom. He picked up his phone where he left it, then exited his office.

After driving for almost twenty minutes, Daniel got to his parents' house. He parked the car exactly in front of the entrance door and then made his way in. The housekeeper told him his parents were in the study so he went there straight.

Opening the door, he came face to face with his Dad, Mom, and Immediate younger sister, Amarie. The trio were staring at him as though he had horns on his head.

Daniel said nothing but rather put on an innocent look as he took slow steps and approached his father's desk-side in the study.

Dan's father was sitting behind the desk, Amarie was beside him, sitting on the arm of the chair her father was seated on and their mother was seated on the visitor's chair on the other side of the desk, Dan sat on the second visitors' chair, not even taking a glance at his mother.

"You wanted to see me?" Daniel mumbled, directing at his father.

Barack, his father, pushed the iPad before him towards his son.

From the thumbnail, Daniel could see that it was a clip of what happened at the cafe earlier.

He sighed.

"What??? You're not going to watch it?" Barack asked, expecting his son to click on the play button.

"I don't need to. It's really not What you all think."

"Then what does it seem like?" Barack said.

"I'm not the only one at fault here!"

"Well, you are the only one who grabbed her ass when she hardly even touched you."

"Don't put the blame on me, Dad! She was being so difficult."

"That's still a very stupid reason to grab her against her wish!"

"Do you need me to remind you of your age? As old as you are, you go around the world, displaying all manner of silly attitudes. Do you know how your Grandma would feel when she finally sets her eyes on this damn video?"

"How long do you want to continue to be a womanizer? Your youngest sister is getting married soon and the reality is still not enough to bring you back to your senses!"

"I hate it when you compare me to my siblings, Dad! Please don't go down that route." Daniel mumbled, trying to control his temper.

"You are not going to dictate what I'm going to say or who I'm going to compare you with. How can I speak senses into your head if I don't do that?"

"Fine, I'm sorry that this happened. It wasn't my fault. She pushed me too far but still, I'm sorry. And if this meeting is to call me to mock me for being single at his age, then I suggest we bring this meeting to an end."

"You're not on the right path and yet you've got so much confidence. Sometimes I wonder what goes on in your head." Daniel's mother's voice came through.

He glared at her, not giving a fuck that his father was with them.

"How do you intend to solve this damage?"

"What?" Daniel frowned!

"Don't make me repeat myself. I'm sure you heard me right. How do you intend to take care of this mess?"

"I don't get it. Since when did I start caring about scandals?"

"The world will definitely move on from this. By tomorrow, they would have all forgotten about this!"

Daniel wasn't comfortable with the way his father was glaring at him.

"Well, if you really want someone to intervene, I can let Joseph know." He mumbled. Joseph was the head of the PR team that took care of their company's affairs.

"No! You won't involve Joseph in this shitty situation. You will clean up this mess yourself. Go back to that cafe and apologize to the waitress."

"What?!" Daniel spat in disgust.

"I should apologize to her? Why?"

"All I did was grab her ass and she hit me twice and I didn't even do anything in return! Am I not the victim here? Okay even if you all are not on my side, didn't she get her revenge already by hitting me?!" At this point, words couldn't explain how Daniel felt.

Beatrice had made him go through so much trauma without her having to do too much.

" Every woman would be excited for me to grab their ass. I have no idea why she freaked out that way. She probably reacted that way to get some fame!" Dan added.

Barack chuckled in disbelief! "Can you hear yourself? Can you hear how very disgusting you sound right now?"

Daniel rolled his eyes, not knowing what to do or say anymore!"

"You're going to apologize to her and I want proof that you did so!"

Daniel mumbled incoherent words, not believing his father was putting him up to this. He couldn't even remember the last time he tendered an apology to any human!

"You've got one month to make it up with Natalie. You are going to get married to her and I expect grand babies from you both pretty soon." Barack said.

Daniel shook his head."That's not going to happen. I'm not getting married and neither am I going to have kids. That's my reality and I want you all to accept the fact and live with it."

"Don't dare me, Young man!" Barack glared at his son.

"And you're going to attend your sister's wedding with Natalie as your fiancee!"

Daniel wanted to say something but his father cut him off. "I don't want to hear what you have to say. I regret not being too hard on you a long time ago. I thought you were going to change, that's why your mother and I have done nothing but give you a free hand. I won't let you destroy our family's reputation."

Daniel sighed internally, trying his best to control his temper.

"Is that all? Can I go now?" He said, not looking at anyone in particular. He knew his parents were throwing glares at him but he just didn't give a fuck!"

Getting no response from his parents, Daniel rose to his feet and stormed out of the study room.

"Daniel!!! Wait up!!" He heard his younger sister's voice call after him but he ignored.

She was finally able to catch up with him outside the house.

"You're mad with Mom and Dad. Does that mean you're mad at me too?"

"What do you want?" He leaned against his car, turning his attention to Amarie.

"What are you going to do now?"

"I should tell you my plans so you're going to report me to your parents?"

She rolled her eyes at him. "Stop being ridiculous. No one does that. Mom and Dad are just pissed. You went too far with that waitress. And that video doesn't speak well of you. It made you look like a Pervert and that's not good for your reputation."

"It's my reputation! Why are you all even more bothered than I am?"

"We won't be bothered if we don't love you."

"I don't want you all to be bothered because you all are pissing me off!"

"That fucking waitress was being so difficult. It's obvious that I want her but she was just being so nonchalant."

A small smile unknowingly crept to Amarie's lips. "Wait, do you like her?"

"Spare me that bullshit Ama, I'm in no mood for your games!"

"You better talk to me. I might have the perfect solution for you!"

"She's giving you a hard time, isn't she?" From the video she watched earlier and the way her brother was behaving was enough for her to come up with such a conclusion.

"This must be so hard on you!" She said, mockingly as Daniel glared at her.

Amarie folded her arms, "I know you're used to having things your way, and that includes women throwing themselves at you and all but I want you to know that not every woman gives a fuck about you."

"Stop giving me those looks. I'm being really sincere here. You don't get everything by force, sometimes you've got to be sweet too, and put in the hard work.

"Some women like to be wooed."

Daniel scoffed, "That's bullshit!"

"You may not like the idea but that's the truth. You may have the money, fame, influence, and good looks but some people just want a man with a good heart."

"So if you had gone a bit softer on her, you would be so close to winning her heart."

"That's nonsense! She's just a brat and I'm going to deal with her. And stop with the pep talk as though I didn't put in any effort. I've never stressed like this over a woman and what did I get in return? Humiliation? She's going to regret ever knowing me!" Dan said with venom in his voice.

"You are not going to apologize?"

"I'll be damned if I apologized to that lass. I'm not fucking getting married either!"

"Why?" Amarie asked, staring at her elder brother intently.

"Why stick to one woman when I can have as many as my urges desire?"

"That's a shitty mentality, Dan!"

He shrugged, "I don't see it that way. It's my life and that's how I want to live my life."

"I really don't know what to say anymore. I know it's your life and you have the right to make any choice. I really do hope that you are on the right path."

Daniel rolled his eyes, turning around to get into his car.

"Wait!"

"What now?! He grumbled, turning around.

"If you like her, just apologize! Don't ruin it with your Ego!"

"What do you know about 'Like'?" He playfully glared at Amarie.

"I've been married for a few years, I have a daughter and I know you well enough. If there's anyone that's qualified to give you a piece of advice, then it's me!"

Daniel rolled his eyes at her, entering the car.

"Whatever you do, have it in mind that you're coming to Anita's we.." He slammed the door.

"Beast!!!!" She grumbled as she watched him drive out of the mansion.

......

Dan was hardly halfway through his ride to the office when his phone buzzed beside him.

Taking a glance at it, he saw that it was Henry. He picked up after a few rings, putting the phone on speaker.

"I just saw the video. What the hell, Dan? What were you thinking?"

Daniel rolled his eyes with his attention on the road. "Not you too, Henry!"

"Come on, Man, what you did was totally wrong. The situation would have been different if she was interested in you but she wasn't."

"Are you sure you watched the video well? Did you see when she hit me?"

"It still doesn't change the fact that what you did was wrong! Are you sure you really like this babe?" Henry asked in disbelief.

"Of course he does. If he doesn't, he wouldn't be roaming the cafe like some lost puppies when he has thousands of work to attend to on his table. It's barely 2 pm and he's trending for grabbing a waitress's ass."

"Just shut the fuck up, before I murder you, Chad!" Dan said with gritted teeth, with his hands unintentionally clinging onto the steering wheel tightly. Henry definitely just added him to the call.

"Calm down, bro. You know I'm speaking the truth."

"You're far from the truth! You're saying nasty stuff! I don't know why you all are so freaked out about it. It's just an ASS! I literally see Women's Ass almost every fucking day!!"

"Asshole!!!" Chad mumbled.

"I'm gonna murder you if you piss me off again, Chad. If everyone is scolding me, you have no right to."

He chuckled, "Why? Do you think you're better than me? I'm so glad she hit you in the face. I'm going to that cafe just to give her a huge tip."

"I promise you you will be dead by tomorrow if you go there."

"Why? Are you worried I'm going to be a very gentle man with her? Something you were not capable of being."

"Fuck you!!!"

Chad burst into a peal of laughter at his friend's outburst.

"That's not the point, Daniel. I mean, from what I know, you like her and if you do, you should go easy on her by doing things that would bring her closer to you instead of pushing her away!"

"No doubt what you did was a huge turnoff. What are you going to do now?"

"Do you even still like her?" Henry asked

"It doesn't matter what I feel, I'm going to make her pay for the humiliation she caused me." He said with so much venom in his voice.

"Damn! You're so smart in other areas of your life but so clueless when it comes to the woman you love."

"Mind yourself, Chad! Love is a very strong word. And there is no way I would ever feel that way towards her."

"So you're okay with Chad hitting on her?"

"Don't let me add you to the list of people I'm planning to kill!"

"Pervert! You don't want to let go of her but you are not treating her well! I'll definitely show up at the cafe. I want to see what you're capable of!" Chad's voice came through.

Daniel was about to say something when Henry interrupted."

"Ignore him. I wanna know your plans! You are indeed responsible for your decisions and it's true that what you do doesn't affect me but I wanna take it on myself, to make sure you are on the right path."

"By the way, how do your parents feel about this?"

"Pissed and I just wonder why. They are even more worried about my reputation than I am."

"They want me to apologize to the waitress and get back with Natalie."

"So what is your mind telling you?"

"Henry? Are you for real?" Chad chuckled. "He doesn't have a mind of his own and here you are asking what he has in mind. Definitely something nasty."

"Son of a bitch!!!" Dan spat, grabbing the steering wheel so hard that his knuckles were starting to turn white.

"Chad!!" Henry called him to attention. It was second to none that he enjoyed teasing Daniel.

"I have no detailed plan but I'm damn sure that I'm going to make her pay dearly for the humiliation and there's no way I'm going to get back with Natalie."

"I would advise you to take it slow, bro. Be calm before you make any decision. Revenge will only make you lose, especially if you still like her!"

"I don't!" He mumbled immediately.

"He's never going to admit it. Too proud"

"Fuck you, Chad!"

"Yeah! Screw you too!"

"I gotta go. I don't want to run over anyone because of you both."

Daniel didn't wait for his friends' response before he ended the call from his end.