CHAPTER 32: BEFORE THE BOARD.Justin and Mr Bishop were up bright and morning the next as they had a busy day ahead of them. Justin followed Mr Bishop out of the house, and they got into their car. Justin noticed that only their car moved, and they headed not to the gate, but behind the mansion. Justin was confused as to where they were headed, but held his peace.Soon after, they alighted from their vehicle, and Justin's mouth was gaped as he was in awe at what he saw. They had parked at a private airstrip he didn't know was there, with all his supposed exploration of the Estate. The pilot started the chopper when he sighted them. They bent their heads, as Gomez took the lead walking them to the chopper. They got in and got strapped, and the pilot took off, taking them to the office.Justin was seated by the window and looked through, seeing the city below him. He looked so excited, flying in the chopper. "First time flying in one of these?" Mr Bishop asked Justin, through the he

CHAPTER 34: PRINCE CHARMING.Samantha got into an Uber cab and was headed to a restaurant to meet up with a good looking young man she had met at mall the previous day, when she went out shopping with friends.She had dolled herself up nicely, with moderate makeup, wearing a pink skin-tight dress which brought out her bodily features. She was dressed to kill. As she commuted to the location, she reminisced on the events that led up to that moment. It was around 5 pm the previous day that Samantha, and two of her friends namely, Emma and Bella, arrived the mall. They went about picking stuff in accordance to the cash they came with, loading them into their cart. They were having the time of their lives. "Girls, I don't know about you, but shopping for me is therapeutic," Emma said, giggling."What girl doesn't find it therapeutic, duh?" Samantha rolled her eyes."There's this cousin I have, gosh, she's so lame. She says my shopping is an expression of lack of discipline. And I was l

CHAPTER 36: FRIENDLY-ENEMIES. Joey returned to his seat having watched the broadcast. Everyone wondered who would take over from Mr Bishop. Not long after, he saw Mr Cornell walk in."Excuse me sir," Joey said to Mr Cornell, as the conference meeting was over, and he had returned back to the office complex. "Yes Joey," Mr Cornell responded, giving attention to what Joey had to say this time, assuming it was still about what happened earlier. "About the news sir, who would succeed the boss?" Joey asked Mr Cornell. "For now, I am as oblivious as you are on this matter," Mr Cornell said. "You mean, you don't know as well?" Joey asked. "Yeah, I don't know. Let just hope the new CEO does not restructure the entire system," Mr Cornell said. Joey shrugged, not minding it. "By the way, I came to meet you for a different purpose sir," Joey said. "What is it?" Mr Cornell asked. "I would like to take the day off tomorrow from work sir. There is something very important I need to attend

CHAPTER 38: STUBBORN RESOLVE.Folks gathered to see what was going on as the cops had come, sealing off the area where Detective Savannah took down the assailants. The paramedics had arrived and covered the bodies of the dead gang members, and the other cops were up about their duties. Not long after Detective Savannah had called Riley, he rushed over to the location. When he got there, he quickly rushed out of his car and headed to where she stood, not doing anything in particular."Hey, are you okay?" he asked, very concerned. He held her by the shoulders, scanning through her body, looking to see if she was hurt. "Riley, I told you, I was not hurt. Ugh," she hissed, rolling her eyes as she shrugged off his hands."I just needed to make sure. The rush of adrenaline can make you not realize you were hurt you know," he responded. "Really, am still having an adrenaline rush nearly half an hour after the incident?" she snorted, shaking her head in disbelief. Although she knew he was

CHAPTER 40: THE INAUGURATION (1).Finally, it was time for the highly anticipated and most talked about event all over the United States Of America. The internet had been buzzing with speculations of who the new CEO could be. News channels had debates and talk shows, trying their best to come up with various prognosis. But none could say for certain what the outcome would be at the inauguration. Some folks drew conclusions from the the stats they got from the New York Stock Exchange, saying Mr Bishop was resigning because of the losses Cap Industries had incurred over the last two months.Others debunked the prognosis, not knowing for certain what the reason behind his stepping down was. Everyone had their fingers crossed, in high anticipation for the night's outcome.At the location for the inauguration, the guests began arriving, right on schedule, making their way to their various seats as they were courteously led by attendants, properly dressed in white and black.The chief of