Madame Gu held her phone close to her ear as she paced the office. The clanging of her heels against the marbled floor could be heard. "How did this happen?" She asked in a loud tone. The thrombin veins in her neck were evident of her anger. She was sweating lightly, even though the AC in the office was turned on. She wiped her forehead as she listened quietly to the person on the other end of the phone. "Then find out who's trying to fuck with my son!" She commanded. "It's not just him, but the company as well. They are trying so hard to bring my son down, and thereby putting the company in jeopardy." She paused again and sighed deeply. She listened for a few more seconds before speaking again. "Then get to work immediately! Nothing must happen to my son or the company. I mean, nothing!"She slowly turned to a corner of the office. Henry was seated on the couch with his head bowed and his jaw in his palm. He was in deep thoughts. He was trying to figure out how he got into this

Every other member of the Floater group had received the email message at about the same time as Madame Gu's phone dinged with the notification, Henry also would have gotten the message at about that time if he was not sulking on the couch and getting drowned in alcohol which he hoped would equally drown his pains.The other members of the company who received the at the same time as he did equally knew why the board meeting was being called for, they had all seen it in the news."I hope nothing happens to our shares." Were the words on some of their lips as they read through.Although most people were sad about receiving the news of what was about to happen to Henry's company, it was entirely different in Fred's house.Fred was sitting on a bench in his garden and receiving some evening breeze while scrolling through his phone with a stick of cigarette in his hand when the news came up on his phone.He pulled the cigarette away from his mouth and puffed a mouthful of smoke."This cal

Henry further sank into his seat as he looked around at the number of hands that were lifted in support of the notion that was being passed against him. Even though his eyes were blurry, it was clear below for him to see that he was screwed."Just like I said," the man's loud voice said, rudely pulling Henry out of his thoughts, forcing him to look back toward his direction."I am not the one to pass the judgment. And as you can see, the judgment has already been passed. Numbers don't lie." Henry looked over to Madame Gu was seated tightly on her seat, with her lips pressed together."But just in case you will claim to not have an understanding of what just went on now, the top board member of the Floater group has come to an agreement that Henry Floater is going to be stripped of his position as the CEO of the Floater group."A long silence followed as soon as the words left his lips. Henry sank further into his seat as he felt his lips start to quiver. That could have easily been th

Madame Gu was in her study when Natasha rushed into the house. She wanted to go upstairs first to find Henry, but she noticed that the door to Madame Gu's study was open and immediately ran towards the direction."Mom?" She called as soon as she sighted Madame Gu sitting behind her desk with her head bowed.Madame Gu immediately looked up and her eyes met with that of Natasha.Natasha ran towards her immediately and threw her arms around her."What is going on?" She asked, almost teary.Madame Gu pulsed her lips and stared into space for the first few minutes."Mom, is Henry in trouble? Is he going to get out of it?" Natasha asked repeatedly while looking into Madame Gu's face, hoping that she would get a soothing answer.The last bit of hope she managed to hold on began to crumble slowly as she looked into Madame Gu's face and saw the way her eyes were drawn back and her lips quivered. No matter how much Madame Gu tried to remain defiant and hide the pain she was in, it was impossib

As Natasha dressed up, her mind kept flashing back to Henry. She could not believe that she was mad at him the whole time for not giving her intention. She never knew he was in this kind of mess. She finished dressing up, picked up her car key, and walked away from the room. She got into her car and drove straight to Madame Gu's house. "You're here," Madame Gu said. She was walking down the stairs when she saw Natasha walking into the house. Natasha sighed when she saw Madame Gu fully dressed and ready to go. One of the maids walked into the sitting room from the kitchen. She approached Madame Gu, and bowed in front of her."Breakfast is ready, ma'am," the maid informed. "I am not hungry," Madame Gu replied and continued walking. She walked towards Natasha and hugged her. Natasha forced a smile as they pulled away from the hug. "You haven't eaten anything since...""Enough!" Madame Gu quickly stopped the maid from arguing. Natasha signalled the maid to leave while she handled