⁸Ava's p.o.v Liam stood up to shake hands with the rest of the members in the room and they congratulated him upon this mega deal.

“Mr.Liam you got this,” one of them tapped on his shoulder.

“Okay then,we shall be in touch,” the other said and they started moving out one by one.

“Baby girl are you okay?” Liam came and took up the seat which was next to me.

“Why did you agree to that proposal from him?” I blurted.

“Baby girl please calm down,my hands were tied and like you saw,it was only the three of us who knew why he wanted you to headline this new project,” he lightly touched my hand.

“Yeah I saw that too but why were you so shocked about his name?” I brought back the pending question that was roaming in my head.

“Baby girl you mean to tell me that you don't know anything about the Wilson family?” He sternly asked while looking into my eyes.

“I cross my heart,I know nothing about them but I'm here for the tea…tell me something,”I replied.

“Well, for starters,Herman happens to come from one of the wealthiest families in this town, if not in the whole country at large,” he replied.

“Huh! Impossible…the Herman I know doesn't come from a wealthy family because we were once living with his mother but he was an average woman so what are you talking about?” I sat upright to get some answers because things were not adding up on my end.

“Well I don't know anything about the mom but the moment they addressed him as Mr.wilson,my heart skipped a beat because the Mr.wilson I know who was supposed to attend this meeting is the top share holder in almost all the projects we have been running and I assume he sent his son to represent him today because he didn't show up,” he replied.

“Wait,what?? So you're telling me that Herman is the son of that rich guy?” I asked again because nothing was sinking in my head.

“Exactly my point Baby girl,because tell me why they share the same name and again the other one didn't show up?” He paused a question.

“Hmm makes sense but what if he's not the son but rather the brother?” I also asked him.

“Wait,Let me search him up on Google and you see the man I'm talking about,” he pulled out his phone and started searching.

He showed me a few pictures of him online and it's true this man was very rich based on the venues he took the pictures from and people around him.

“And besides,everyone in the meeting knew him except us haha,the way they listened to him when he was passing on his proposal,that was respect over there,” he reminded me.

“That reminds me,isn't his kid brother working with us here?” I rebooted his mind.

“Ohh yeah,talk about him! I had even forgotten about him,” he replied while resting back in his seat.

“Now back to my question,why didn't I ever hear about this rich background of theirs back then? And I don't think it makes sense for someone to work here when their dad is wealthy as fuck,” I blurted.

“You have a point there but I really can't answer your burning questions right now unless we go and look for his kid brother, maybe he can give us some answers,” he suggested.

We immediately stood up and we moved straight to the cafeteria to wait for him from there since it was afternoon.

When we reached,Liam first made our lunch order before settling down in our seats.

“Oh there he comes,” I tapped on Liam's arm and he turned his gaze to where Alvin was coming from.

“Over here Alvin,” Liam waved at him and he gave us a warm smile as he walked towards our table.

“Good afternoon sir,hey Ava it's been a while,where have you been?” He asked me.

“Hmm all I can say is that life has been happening lately but here we are,” I replied while squeezing my lips together.

“Uhm Alvin,do you mind if you share a table with us?” Liam asked him.

“Yeah sure my boss,” he pulled a chair and made himself comfortable.

“Have you ordered your lunch yet?” I asked him.

“Yes Ava I did,” he replied.

They brought in our orders and when we started eating,I kicked Liam on the leg beneath the table as a signal for him to get started with the questioning…he understood the assignment and he started right away.

“Alvin,how's your brother doin?” He asked while taking a bite on his burger.

“Oh you mean Herman!” He sipped on his juice.

“Yes Alvin,when did you last hear from him?” He asked.

“Uhm,like two weeks back but he seemed fine to me if I may say,” he looked over at me.

“Okay good to know,look Alvin we don't want to seem weird to you but there are a few questions we would like you to help us answer if you don't mind,” Liam lifted his tin of juice and looked at him before taking a sip.

“Boss, did I do anything wrong?” He asked with a shaky voice.

“Alvin please calm down,you did nothing wrong…we are just here seeking your help,” I raised my hand and lightly touched over his shoulder to calm him down.

“Okay Ava, how may I be of help?” He sat upright.

“Herman is your biological brother right?” I asked an obvious question.

“Yes,as long as I can remember…Ava,what's going on?” He frowned.

“Then why are you working in such a place when you two are sons to a multi Billionaire?” I looked deep into his eyes before he got choked on his drink.

“Where did you get this information from?” He asked while looking all over the place except our eyes.

“Look at me Alvin,tell me the truth I need to know right now…why are you here when your father is very rich?” I asked again while gripping his hand across the table.

“Ava please you're hurting me,” he cried out and I instantly let him go.

“I'm really sorry,I didn't mean to hurt you but please we need answers that's why I'm so anxious right now.” I put my hands in my face to clean off the sweat.

“Alvin, please answer her question,” Liam calmly talked to him.

“Okay then,let me tell you the whole truth,” he buried his face in the palms.