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Great Redundant CHAPTER 85
THE RESURFACE OF THE OLD FRIENDJack and Jane got home.Thy were both in the kitchen operating dinner, while the tv in the living room was left on.They were hoping to hear the situation of the mayor after his arrest and its pertaining issues.Luckily, the kitchen was not too far from the living room where the TV was, so they could hear any sound from the TV.As they cooked, they discussed about the current issues in the factory and company and how they were going to tackle it as a team.Although Jane was only a ‘worker’ for Jack, Jack was fond of using the pronoun ‘we’ whenever he was talking.One would think the company belonged to the two of them.As they spoke, Jane remunerated something and asked Jack about it.“ Talking of the factory, how is it going with your cousin?” Jane asked.Jack shrugged and sighed.“ I haven't heard any information from their camp in a while, except that the man is back from the coma, and his son had gone to see him.That was about two hours ago, but I
Great Redundant CHAPTER 86
WHO IS YOUR GIRLFRIEND??“ Aiden??. Aiden!! Where on earth have you been?I have not heard from you since you left school that day, whatsup with you?” Jack asked happily.The phone was on a loudspeaker, and Jane could hear the conversation.Jane noticed the sudden change in mood when Jack heard the name of the caller.“ Maybe he is someone very close to him” Jane thought as he looked at Jack, who seemed happy all of a sudden. “ Man, I just surfaced a few days ago.What is going on with you?I learnt you are no longer in charge of your father's properties. What is really going on?” Aiden asked from the other end.Jack heaved a sigh.“ I have been around bro, it is a very long story, for another day, and you, what's up, what have you been doing” Jack asked.“ Well, you know my old man passed away, and I left to get my things in order.I am okay now, where are you? I want us to meet sometime later and have a boy's talk, how about that?” Aiden asked.“ I am okay, with that, this evenin
Great Redundant CHAPTER 87
THE TRUTH REVEALEDGeorge held the piece of paper in his hand as he stood in the hallway, thinking of what to do next.He knew Tracy was standing right behind him, but she did not know the contents of the paper yet.He quickly rushed out and came to the entrance of the hospital,The car he left there was no longer there.Before he could say anything, he saw the driver coming towards him with the car’s key in his hand.“ Where is the Goddamn car?” George said as he took the key from him hurriedly.He pressed the remote, and the car beeped, revealing its location, not far from where he stood“ And now listen.You all get home, and no one follows me” George shouted the orders as he ran and got into the car, driving at top speed out of the hospital premises.He set off on the road and took the one heading to his father’s apartment in the estate.+He drove like crazy, without thinking of what to do.All he wanted was to know the ‘truth’ his father was talking about.From the note he had rea
Great Redundant CHAPTER 88
A TIME FOR DECISION Alfred was in the living room as usual, gaming on the large screen.So far, he had been enjoying his stay to the fullest, except for the fact that he had been able to speak to his father and was beginning to get worried.He was playing his game as usual when he received a call from his father.He stared at the phone screen for a long while before answering the call.“ Watch the news. I am on my way home, we need to talk, '' Mr Enzo said on the phone.Alfred did not have time to ask what was going on before their call was cut.He heaved a sigh and reluctantly changed the gaming to the news.The first news that was being broadcast on the station caught his attention“ MR DANIEL MCALLISTER CONFIRMED DEAD” The news caught him at a glance.He saw the footage of the dead body of Mr Daniel being wheeled into the mortuary.In the background, He saw George with a paper in his hand and Tracy by his side.He then listened to the voiceover of the news bein
Great Redundant CHAPTER 89
A STRATEGIC PLANGeorge drove straight home with his thoughts filled up.He did not know what he was going to do to curb the current situation.He knew that sooner or later, Jack was going to come and fight for his belongings.Now that his father was no more, he had to take things into his own hands and handle them carefully so he could get away with them.He knew very well that the companies were going to get out of hand if care was not taken, and that was going to result in him losing everything overnight. What he needed now was a way he was going to have everything to himself and prevent the companies from collapsing.There was no way he could keep it alive, and there was no way he could manage.At that particular point, he needed to know the current situation of the companies and the current worth of the family he was managing.Surprisingly, he was now the only family at the moment, and he now had the family properties to himself.Only that he had younger brothers who were not in
Great Redundant CHAPTER 90
IT IS WELLTuesday Morning, Jack's Apartment.Jack and Jane were just seated in the car and Jack had just started the engine.They were about to move out of the compound so Jack would go and drop Jane at the workplace.Jack started the engine and slowly drove out of the compound, settling onto the asphalt road.“ You know how your schedule is for today, right?” Jack asked Jane.Jane was seated in the front seat with him.She nodded in affirmation.“ Great, anyways, your PA will update you on all the happenings and schedules for today, so you can ask her whenever the need arises” Jack said.“ Have you heard anything from your cousin?” Jane asked as she changed the topic.Jack nodded in the affirmative. “ Yes, I got the information that yesterday after leaving the hospital, he went over to his father's house and emerged minutes later and drove straight home.They said he went back home yesterday and went to lock up himself in the room.I am yet to hear anything again from there, but I a
Great Redundant CHAPTER 91
A NEW INFORMATION“ I think you will have to close a bit earlier Today” Jack said, trying to quickly change the topic to ease the tension.“ Why, what is up?” Jane asked as she looked at her.“ We have a double date tonight with Aiden and his girlfriend,” Jack replied.“ Oh yes, of course. So what time do I close today?” Jane asked.“ Well, instead of closing at 4:30 pm today, you will close at 4 pm, so we can have some time to prepare for the night.From my calculations, your schedule will end at exactly 3:30 pm, so I will be there at exactly 4 pm to pick you up” Jack said.“ I think that is fine by me.I will be waiting.So what are you going to do today?” Jane asked Jack.“ Well, not much.I will go through the remaining files of the customers.We have a lot of work and effective next week, we will have to begin the usage of our old refinery, open the new warehouse, and use one more of the oil fields. I also need to have some online interviews with some of the workers I will be e
Great Redundant CHAPTER 92
THE HOMELESS MANJack drove to his house at top speed.He entered the apartment and emerged about five minutes later with a backpack on his back.He walked hurriedly to his garage and got into his pickup.He drove out of the house after giving his housekeeper some instructions.He sped onto the highway and drove for about twenty minutes before coming to a stop.He took his phone and made a call.“ I need you to confirm if they are still at the location or they have left” Jack told the receiver of the call.“ They are still around, sir.They are now doing a final prayer for him, and the priest is just about to begin his prayerThat should last approximately ten minutes, and from my map, you are four minutes away by foot, so you will get there just in time” the caller said.Jack smirked.“ Okay, thank you very much,” Jack said and hung up.“ Prayers for a wicked man, the world is indeed not fair” Jack murmured to himself as he switched off the engine of the car.He heaved a sigh and too