Chapter 16.4

When Titan saw Simon's hand on Stephanie's shoulder, his face began to flush, and his sunset-colored eyes glowed. 'And who are you to permit her when I'm her supervisor? I'm the one who decides what she needs to do and not."
'Why not? If we're the blame for overworking her, then it's not something we should argue about, right?" Simon sputtered before he looked at Stephanie once more. 'By the way, I heard you were at the hospital."
Stephanie nodded. 'Yes, I was."
'Why?"
Before Stephanie could reply, Titan stood and placed his hands on his waist. 'Because of me." This time, his face began to flush.
Stephanie's eyes widened. 'Sir Titan," she whispered.
'What?" Simon sputtered. His eyebrows knitted. 'What did you do to her this time? Is this why you took her under your wing? Are you trying to punish her for knowing the secret?"
'If that's what you want to believe, Simon. Then, yes."
Simon clucked and sighed as he stared at Titan's eyes. 'What the fuck are you doing, Titan?" Then, he turned his attention to Stephanie. 'But are you fine right now?"
'Don't worry about me. I'm fine," Stephanie answered Simon while looking at Titan. Why are you trying to cover this up, Sir Titan? Why can't you tell Simon, your best friend, the truth?
At that moment, Stephanie began to notice Titan's trust issues with his best friend, Simon, up close. The longer she stared at them, the more she realized the depth of her boss's undisclosed problems with everyone. Was this the reason for keeping his secret all along? But why?
'Anyway, I've got to go and meet Helga."
As soon as Titan heard his sister's name, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and sit on his chair, ignoring what Simon had just said. 'What is she up to this time?"
'As usual, she wanted to ensure we're going the right thing this time."
'The right thing?" Titan said in a louder tone.
'The Art Gallery project."
'Tell me, what is this project all about?" Titan stood from his seat and walked in strides closer to Simon. With his towering height, he pulled his face slightly down and stared at his best friend's eyes. 'It seems that all of you are against my decision to delay that damn Art Gallery project."
'I assumed Helga has already mentioned it to you. She wanted this to happen. And she wanted you to make the right decision this time, unlike the last failure you did as the CEO of this company!"
'How dare you speak to me as if I were the only one responsible for the tragedy? You were also part of the team. So, how can you even point fingers at me when you saw what happened?"
'Why wouldn't you admit it, Titan? Why can't you be honest with yourself that it was you who's responsible for the tragedy?"
'Honesty?" Titan scoffed and laughed in disbelief. 'Is that why you allowed Mr. Altman to tell me to meet with the governor? Isn't it?"
Simon's widened eyes began to tear up. 'Yes. I don't know what you're doing these days, but you've got to stop slacking off and do your job as the CEO!"