Raging Love Ch. 03

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Hello guys and welcome to the third chapter of your long awaited story, "Raging love," the sequel to, "destined hearts." I love you guys a lot and I thank you for the support and love you've shown me. Let's hope on this journey together to make it interesting and fun. Oh, and by the way, I will be posting consistently now that they shut our school down and I am back home. Stay safe guys.

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Raging love, it's a beautiful world...

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Andrea turned around with a smile on her face, pointing at the huge screen. Everyone in the room looked attentively at her and they were all super happy. She was dressed in a sexy pink designer's suit that stuck on her body like a seductress, showing her gorgeous curves and her super sexy body.

"And that ladies and gentlemen will be our new clothes and shoe line." She chuckled happily, opening her arms widely. "This will give birth to yet another successful line, bringing billions into our company so..." She paused and smiled sexily. "...ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the shoe and clothes brand I would like to call, classy Brandea."

As soon as she said that, everyone in that room were really impressed and they started clapping. All the sketches and some designs Andrea had showed them screamed class and it was magnificent and impressive. They couldn't help but clap.

"This is a name that Bruce and I came up with because they're all our ideas." Andrea hollered, feeling really proud of herself. Bruce who was seated closer to his husband was really happy too. "This line will bring us billions because they'll be classy and expensive just like always. Don't you agree?"

Everyone was busy clapping when all of a sudden...

"I disagree!" A voice hollered throughout the room, getting the attention of everyone.

Everyone stopped clapping and diverted their attention to the handsome man that stood in the door way looking like a fashion god. He was dressed in a really sexy white see-through designer's shirt with a white tight vest inside that was tucked in a sexy, tight white skinny trouser with white designer's shoes on his feet. His hair was tied in a gorgeous ponytail, revealing his face. He was magnificent and that smile on his face made people's hearts to jump. Even Antonio couldn't help but look.

Travis smiled brightly as he moved to the front where Andrea was standing, staring at him like she wanted to kill him.

"Miss Gonzalez," He started, still smiling at her. "I agree that your designs and your presentation is magnificent but I don't think that they'll be enough to attract a lot of customers. In other words, I think there's something missing."

"Excuse me!" Andrea snapped, chuckling softly. "Are you being serious right now? Did you even see my entire..."

"I saw enough to know that it won't bring us much income. And that's why I think your presentation..."

"Really?" Andrea laughed, folding her arms on her chest. "Mr. Marasigan..." But she said it in such a way that it sounded rude. It was pretty clear she still had beef with him. "...I have been in this company since it was first created. Not only am I one of the board members but I am also the vice president of this company. Surely, I know exactly what this company needs to rise to the top and exactly what the clients and customers want."

Travis raised an eyebrow. "I am not trying to dispute that, Miss Gonzalez but I am also..."

"Mr. Marasigan, you just joined the company yesterday. Surely, you don't know how it's run. I'd suggest you just sit down, relax and try to learn how this company is run."

Travis chuckled, shaking his head. "Miss Gonzalez, I am a businessman and I have been running 'fashion and the city' for a really long time now." He said with such confidence. "It didn't become the top fashion company in the country because I was lazy. I own several companies that are doing well in the country and abroad too. I know what..."

"Well, if you're so good at what you do then why don't you show us something that will beat Brandrea?" Andrea said rudely, furiously looking away. "But I can assure you that nothing will beat Brandrea."

Travis smiled softly. "Please, sit down, Miss Gonzalez."

Andrea rolled her eyes and took a seat near her brother and Bruce. She was mad as hell because no one had ever challenged her whenever she made a presentation. Her arms were folded, her eyes fixed on the handsome boy whom she was really mad at.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for your time and your patience." He started, smiling at everyone. "But like I said yesterday, all I want is to take this company to the top. I have a presentation that I know will help with that so without even wasting your time, let me dig into it."

Travis started with his presentation and boy was he so good with it. He showed the board some pictures of the pieces of his designs that he thought were gonna be great on the market and how they were gonna attract a lot of customers.

"So ladies and gentlemen, that's just what I think will bring much more income to this company." He said as he concluded his presentation. "Not only will it bring much recognition but it will help with our market."

Everyone in the conference room started clapping except for the three culprits. Travis wasn't surprised because he knew exactly what they were thinking.

"Excuse me, Mr. Marasigan..." Andrea said, getting up from the chair. She cat-walked to him, her arms folded. "...I don't think there was any presentation to see there. Everything that you showed us was just too cheap and inferior if you ask me. It is below this company's standards. I still think that Brandrea is the best because it will bring a new evolution to this company."

"I agree with you, Miss Gonzalez." Travis chuckled sheepishly. "My designs and ideas are very simple but so is the material and the target market. I didn't think about the high and mighty in society but the simple and poor that can afford such clothes and shoes. Haven't any of you ever wondered if such people also want to benefit from Tonzalez blue?"

There were indistinct whispers among the board members among themselves and Travis was just hoping that they agreed with him.

Andrea laughed, shaking her head. "You still don't understand something, Mr. Marasigan. This company is not for the inferior in the community. We deal with big fishes, people from abroad and we generate huge amounts of money."

"And I believe you haven't even tried to..."

"It's a waste of time." Bruce said, smiling at Travis like he'd just won a lottery. "Tonzalez blue doesn't have time for such inferior designs or the people in that community. It's a shear waste of time. We've been dealing with classy and expensive things and..."

"And I am guessing you're saying this because you're a model!" It wasn't a question and Bruce was super mad. "You're used to expensive things but I am saying this from a business point of view. How will we learn what the clients and customers want if we don't try it?"

Everyone was quiet, just staring at Travis and Andrea. Damn, Antonio was so mad that Travis had the nerves to suggest such things in his company. He couldn't allow it because he was not known for producing such inferior designs, never! But then, he was quiet, just watching as the boy embarrassed himself.

"Well..." A woman spoke softly, sounding not so sure. "...it wouldn't hurt to try. I mean, as a fashion industry company, we need to try different things. It's a fresh idea and I am up for it."

"Yes!" Everyone in the room agreed and they started clapping.

Travis was beyond happy when he saw that. He was really happy.

"Really?" Andrea said angrily, staring at the board members. "You're all just gonna agree with an idea like that? Brandea is in production as we speak and we have got a lot of samples. All that's remaining is just a fashion show and then boom, we'll attract a lot of customers.

I can assure that this will be one of the greatest income earning brand this company will ever see. All the materials used for the shoes and clothes are very expensive and classy as well, just like our clients like. I am not trying to downgrade the company's reputation by bringing inferior ideas."

Travis was so upset with Andrea's words but he didn't wanna show it. He rather just smiled happily.

"How will you know that if you don't even try it? I have a lot of samples too and all that's remaining is to create more and then sell them. I am a shareholder of this company and I believe that I..."

"It's fine then!" Andrea opened her arms widely. "Both of us will launch our brands and then we'll see what goes better on the market. But I can assure you that your line has nothing against Bruce and mine. You'll only be wasting our resources."

Travis smirked. "That's a risk I am willing to make, Miss Gonzalez."

Andrea was so sure that she was gonna beat him and rub it in his face. "Good luck then, Mr. Marasigan. And since you've got samples and mine are also ready, we'll launch our collection both next week. Let the best man or woman win."

Travis smiled brightly and just stood there, laughing at how over confident Andrea was. Though he was really not so sure that his collection was gonna do well on the market, he still had confidence that he was gonna be okay.

As he was standing there happily, a lady dressed beautifully came inside the conference room just before the meeting was adjourned.

"Sir, your office is ready!" She announced, slowly bowing to him.

"Thanks!" Travis smiled brightly at her. "Shall we?"

The woman smiled brightly and then led him out of the room. He followed her all the way to the 21st floor where she opened a door at the far end, welcoming him to his new office and God, it was a really beautiful office. Everything seemed to be brand new, from chairs to tables and everything else. The whole office was really huge with his own small living room with white couches, a bathroom and a library. He was really happy. But what impressed him a lot were the paintings on the wall of nature. They were really beautiful.

In addition to the beauty of the office, Travis had a perfect view of the city and he couldn't have been happier. I mean, his office at fashion and the city was gorgeous but this one too was magnificent. It made his heart race and he was very happy.

"Wow! This is beautiful."

"You like it?" The lady asked, still wearing that fuck me brainless smile on her face.

"I love it. Thank you!"

"You don't have to thank me, sir!" She smiled seductively. "I am only your assistant and whatever you need, I am only a call away, sir. By the way, my name is Tina."

"Tina?" Travis nodded. "Thank you so much and..." He paused and laughed. "...I actually wanted a team for a new collection that we'll be launching in a week's time. Can you help me with the best that you can find at this company?"

Tina lost the smile on her face. "I am sorry, sir." She apologized. "But the best team has already been gotten by ma'am Andrea. She wanted all the hands to be working on hers and sir, Bruce's designs so..."

Travis smiled softly, patting on her shoulder. "It's okay, Tina."

Tina felt happy and she actually blushed. "The only ones remaining are the interns but I don't think they know anything about..."

"No, it's fine!" He chuckled confidently. "Call a meeting with them and tell them I'll see them. I am sure they will just be perfect."

Tina nodded and then left a nervous looking Travis all alone. Now he was sure that he was gonna have some challenges with his collection. He knew that working with interns was a lot of work but he was ready to teach them and make his collection a success.

Travis shook his head and was about to go and sit on his chair when suddenly, his eyes caught something, an angry looking man standing on the door way with his fist clenched. His eyes were fixed on him and that look on his face gave him chills but Travis wasn't scared. He rather just stared at the man and decided to ignore him.

Travis sighed and then looked away, slowly moving towards the chair. He had no idea when Antonio moved to him or how he quickly he moved but the next thing he felt was a hand on his arm, holding it tightly.

Travis felt himself get angry and his mood changed instantly. Feeling Antonio's hand on his body made him feel pain.

"Please, leave my hand?" He said softly, not even daring to stare at Antonio. "Don't create a scene once again."

Antonio slowly turned the boy and looked into his face, a face that reminded him of his past pain. He was so furiously that he got dangerously close to the boy. Travis wanted to move further but he suddenly hit the wall and couldn't move any further.

Antonio laughed. "I had underestimated you till now. I thought you were stupid, foolish and naïve. But look at you..." He laughed in mock, getting even closer. Travis wanted to move but Antonio blocked him with his arm. "...you are a smart boy. It is your first day here and you're already making challenges. You're already making stupid suggestions to my company, really? Why don't you focus on being just a shareholder?

You don't miss a single opportunity. Great!"

"I said, get your hand off me!" Travis furiously released his hand, staring at Antonio like he wanted to slap him. "You don't have the right to touch me, Antonio Gonzalez. You might own this company but you don't own me. Be careful what you do to me."

With a nod, he tried to move away but Antonio blocked him with his hand. When Travis raised his head and stared into Antonio's eyes, he saw nothing but anger in there and pain. But he didn't give two hoots about Antonio.

"It will be fun to play now." Antonio chuckled bitterly. "Congratulations. You've managed to convince everyone to launch your collection on your first day but..." He laughed, getting even closer. "...I will be watching as you embarrass yourself with your inferior designs. Remember that, only the idea has been presented. Now we just have to watch as you fall flat to your face. Andrea is the best at this. Now let's just see how you'll beat her at this."

With an evil chuckle, Antonio turned and left Travis alone, banging the door like he was going insane.

Travis smiled evilly, breathing in deeply. "You've got so much confidence in your sister, Antonio." He laughed, chirping while he shook his head. "I just hope you're right about her otherwise, you have no idea what's gonna happen should she lose. You should definitely make your shoulder available because if I win, she'll need one to cry on."

He laughed manically and went to continue what he was doing.

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"Thank you all so much for coming." Travis said with a beautiful smile on his face, looking at the interns that stood in front of him. "With your dedication and hard work, I believe we'll be successful with this. We really need to be successful."

"Don't worry, sir!" They all agreed, nodding. "We'll never disappoint. We'll do our best."

Travis couldn't have been prouder. He gave a smile, nodding too. "Thank you so much. Now all of you can go and rest. We'll start our work tomorrow morning and we only have a week before we can take our brand on the market."

"Thank you so much, sir!" They all said. Then they left.

Well, that had gone great, Travis thought as he picked up his keys and documents from the table. He was really glad that all the interns liked him and promised to do their best. Of course, he was a bit nervous but he still had faith in them.

"Oh shoot!" Travis gasped as he glanced at the watch. "I never knew it was this late. I gotta go."

Travis quickly left the room and started rushing to the elevator. He really had no idea that he'd spent a lot of time with the interns and it was already late. It was already 8.pm and he had to go home to his son. He was pretty much sure that his son was waiting for him.

He entered the elevator and it didn't take long before he was on the ground floor. The elevator door opened and he was busy staring at his watch when all of a sudden, someone bumped into him hard. The documents he had fell to the floor including his phone.

"Shit!" Travis gasped as he quickly knelt down to pick up the documents.

However, when he rose up, he got the shock of his life when he found Antonio staring at him with angry eyes with his arms folded. Travis couldn't believe that wherever he went, the idiot suddenly appeared to make his day really bad. He didn't wanna talk to him so he decided to just leave. But...

"I like seeing you on the floor, exactly where you belong." Antonio said hoarsely, sounding like a storm was happening in his mouth. "People like you deserve to be on the floor because you only know one thing, please rich men!"

Travis felt a sharp pain hit him like a bolt of electricity. He stopped in his tracks and stood still, trying to get what Antonio had just said to him.

"What do you really want from me, huh?" He asked, shaking his head. "Why the hell do you always want my attention even when I try to avoid you, Mr. Gonzalez?"

Antonio smiled sinisterly, turning to face the boy. "Like I had told you, Travis or whatever name you're using right now, I will make you pay for what..."

"And like I said, Mr. Gonzalez..." Travis warned, his voice slightly rising. "...I don't care about what you think. I have told you severally that I am not Praveen or whatever his name was. Leave me alone. You know, with what you're trying..." He paused and gave an evil grin. "...I am starting to suspect that you're just trying to get my attention. But Mr. Gonzalez, don't forget that you're a married man and I would never, ever fall for you even if you were the last man on this earth."

With those words, he furiously turned and left a stunned looking Antonio staring at him. Antonio was shocked to the core. He couldn't believe Travis had the nerves to tell that to his face. He was absolutely mad that he saw red. He groaned furiously and turned to stop the boy but got another shock.

As soon as he turned, he felt his heart pound sharply in his chest when he found his aunt, Emma, standing right in front of Travis with her eyes wide open, staring into his face like she'd just seen a ghost. She was with Andrea and Bruce. Antonio froze because he had no idea what was going on.

Travis on the other hand just stared at the woman that blocked him, feeling a really cold wind hit his face. The way she was staring at him, those piercing brown eyes staring into his like they penetrated his very soul. The woman gave him chills and honestly, he hadn't planned on meeting her that soon.

'That boy is a whore. He's just after this family's wealth. He's been having an affair with Santiago.'

All the words that she had used on him, all the pain and the suffering he had gone through in her hands came back and hit him like a storm. He was so mad that he was only a few seconds away from bursting. His fists clenched and his face became stern. That had been the woman that had ruined his life that night. The same woman that had started the same shit which nearly ended his life.

"Praveen!" Emma shuddered, her mouth shaking. She was in surprise.

Looking at the boy in front of her, she couldn't believe it. She quickly rubbed her eyes and then looked again but he was still standing in front of her, staring into her eyes. He might have looked different, classy, elegant and with different hair color but she could remember that face anywhere.

"What do you think you're doing in my son's company?" Emma gasped but her voice was really high. "Answer me?"

Travis raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me!" He sounded surprised. "What are you talking about? I am not Praveen."