Hunted 16 " Burn those who burned me ! " Chapter 17 -Rabena's POV : It had been over a week since I came back to Covington . Uncle Pete and Sean decided I should become Priceland's new president since Sean was the CEO . In addition , they would bring Damon on as an engineer and inventor after he received his certifications . After meeting with my new staff and getting settled into my office , I pulled out all of the contacts I set in motion for Thomas . The only thing that remained was the finalization of my divorce . Pera informed me Thomas was trying to play hardball . I decided to give him a call myself . " This is Thomas Lockwood . " I froze for a brief moment . A rush of bad memories came flooding in my mind . Five years of being abused and ignored by my family . Over two years of being abused and ignored by my husband . Shaking my head as if to clear my mind , I began to speak . " Hello Thomas . " Pause . " Rabena ? Rabena is that you !? Where are you ! What's going on ? Why did you- " I cut Thomas off mid - sentence , I wasn't here to play 21 questions or catch up . " Thomas , when do you plan on signing the divorce papers ? " Thomas let out an exasperated sigh . " Did your lawyer not inform you ? I'm not si- " " Yes you are . Sign the papers Thomas . I'm trying my best to be as amicable as possible . If you don't sign the papers , not only will I inform your grandmother of your affair with Danielle , but I'll also go straight to the press and tell them all how you almost murdered me for her . Think your reputation will be able to withstand that ? " Thomas almost grinded his teeth to dust . When did Rabena get so bold ; but she was also right . If she went to his grandmother and the press , he would be ruined . Thomas had no choice but to relent to her demand . " Fine ! I'll sign the got damn papers . Mark my words Rabena , you will surely- " " That's all for now Mr. Lockwood , thank you . " Rabena hung up her phone before Thomas could finish his thoughts . The next call she made was to Aaron Michaels of MGT Corp. This was the first corporation Rabena had a set a meeting up with for Thomas . " Thank you for calling MGT Corp , this is Allison speaking , how may I direct your call ? " " Good morning , my name is Rabena Price . I'd like to be transferred to Aaron Michaels if possible ." 1/3 Chapter 17 The receptionist paused for a brief moment before speaking . " Absolutely Ms. Price , allow me one moment to transfer you . " As I listened to the hold music I began reminiscing about MGT Corp. MGT was a major hotel and resort conglomerate . I'd been to their hotels and resorts many times growing up with my parents and the designing was amazing . Priceland actually handled all of their Techware including keypads , TVs , computers , etc. I originally thought of them for Thomas because the Lockwoods specialized in architecture and design . I figured getting him a huge contract like this would help them go global . Too bad he was such a dick because that ship sailed . A few moments later a male voice answered knocking my train of thought . " Hello Ms. Price ? " " Yes ! Am I speaking with Chairman Michaels ? " " Actually , my name is Vincent Holmes , I'm chairman Michaels's assistant . The chairman would like to apologize for not being able to take this immediate call as he is currently in a meeting . " " Oh , that's alright , I know I called at short- " Vincent cut Rabena off before she could finish her sentence . " He would however like to meet with you for dinner to discuss the purpose of your call . " Rabena eyes bulged from shock . She hadn't expected a dinner invitation . Nervously , she began to speak . " U - Um , sure . I can do dinner . What day was he expecting ? " " This evening if it's not too short a notice . " This evening ! " Y - Yes . I can do this evening . Please send all of the details to my assistant . " " Will do . A pleasure speaking with you Ms. Price . " " You as well , please tell Mr. Michaels thank you . " After I hung up with Vincent , I immediately called Pera . " WHAT !!! You have a dinner date with Aaron Michaels !! " " It's not a date ! It's a business meeting . Pera let out a loud scoff . " Meeting my butt ! If he wanted a meeting he could have just had you come to his office . " 2/3 Chapter 17 Pera had a point , why did he want to discuss something so trivial after work hours , still , maybe this was just how the great Aaron Michaels conducted business . I'd only met him once , but I knew a great deal about him . Aaron was the youngest chairman of our generation obtaining the title after his grandfather passed and his the current chairman at the time retired following a triple bypass surgery . The oldest son to Alvin and Lina Michaels , Aaron was basically a prodigy . Our parents were actually close friends , but because he was a few years older than me and studied abroad , we never got a chance to cross paths . Although she was younger than me , I'd been pretty close to his sister Lisa up until my parents passed from a tragic car accident . Shortly after , I was taken to Banton to meet my family from hell . Now I was about to have dinner with the infamous chairman prodigy himself , I could feel my nerves rising from the thought . I hadn't seen him since I was 15. Suddenly , Pera's talking knocked me back to reality . " Do you have an overall plan of what you're going to do once you meet with him ? " That was a good question . I hadn't thought of anything past voiding a meeting , but that wouldn't be enough to take Thomas down and ruin his chances of being CEO . I would need to do something that would really piss Grandmother Lynn off . I wasn't sure if divorce would be enough . Chapter Comments 2 POST COMMENT NOW < SHARE