Old acquaintance

Reagan entered the restaurant followed by Victor. Reagan frowned when he noticed someone walking towards them. The old man was smiling which didn't reach his eyes. Reagan also walked with a polite smile plastered on his lips. he recognised the old man as his grandfather's old acquaintance, however he wondered why this man was giving him a not so welcoming vibe.

"Hi, young man. how are you? I heard you are back from abroad, never thought we would meet this soon." even though he was way older than Reagan he didn't hesitate to extend his hand first. and Reagan shook hands as he replied with the polite smile.

"Hello, Mr. Roger. I'm doing well. and yes, even i didn't expect to bump into you like this. I wonder if Mr. Roger as some super power, since even my close friends doesn't know my return. Yet here Mr. Roger knows about it."

"hahaha Young man, I have been in the world for so long. Don't you think its natural for me to know few things here and there." it looked like the old man didn't take Reagan's words into heart and laughed it off.

Even though Reagan felt suspicious, he didn't voice it out and politely invited the man to lunch. "How about we take a seat and catch up Mr. Roger."

"I don't think old man Cadel will be pleased if he hears about it later. since i already had my lunch, I will be on my way." Old man Roger said with a knowing smile and turned towards the exit with other man who looked like a body guard behind him.

Reagan bowed and resumed his walk however he stopped in his track and turned when the old man address him again from few steps away.

"All the best with the new position, Young man." Roger smiled as he wished and exited the restaurant.

Reagan raised a brow as he watched the old man's retreating back. With a little shrug he went to have his lunch. during the lunch, his thoughts wandered here and there especially with that man. Making his appetite disappear, but he patiently waited for Victor to finish his meal.

Thinking about the old man's words just made Reagan frown and confirm he was right to suspect that oldie, even though the man looked harmless and the wish looked genuine. it confirmed he knew more than just about his arrival. And it just made him wonder why this old man had updates on him when he can barely remember his name. He didn't remember the man's first name and just addressed him with his last name.

"Why are you not eating?" Victor's question pulled him out of his thoughts and he looked at his half finished plate.

"I don't have much appetite. you carry on."

"Now what is it? is it the old man?" Victor tried to guess and when he saw his boss nodding, he raised his brows in confusion.

"Why? he looks like a good person though."

"Well, He does." Reagan smiled with a meaningful look.

"Do you want me to do a check on him?" Victor asked as he wiped his lips with the tissue.

"No need. If you're finished lets go." Reagan said as he stood up fixing his suit.

The drive back to office was quiet. Reagan was going through some files in the backseat while Victor was driving. As the car entered their office premises, Reagan raised his head to look out the window only to see Alysa entering the premises with the other two of his staffs.

As expected they also noticed his car entering just like others. The only difference was they couldn't see him staring at their direction since the window glasses were tinted. however to Reagan who was staring at that one person felt like she could see him by how she was staring at the backseat. It was just a few seconds as the car passed by the entrance.

Meanwhile Alysa was having hard time to believe whatever was going on. Even though she thought she could come to terms with everything soon, it all felt like a wild dream. She couldn't even able to finish the lunch properly, but sat there with so much going on in her head. In the end, she only had orange juice. When Tom and Riya asked she lied saying she had no appetite.

She has to act normal in case Riya and Tom misunderstood her and thought that she didn't like being with them, so she did all the talking while walking back to office. The usual talkative Riya was happily chatting with Alysa and Even Tom, who at first thought Alysa was a quiet type thought she was just becoming comfortable with them.

When Alysa saw the car enter, she couldn't help but stare at it as if she can see Reagan standing in front of her. sighing inwardly she dragged herself as Riya prised the Maybach S-Class that her sweet Vice president drove.