Chapter 112James arrived at work on time and headed straight to the junior staff block. Upon his arrival, he found Elson waiting eagerly for him to unlock the restroom as per their agreement."Today's my last day cleaning here for you," Elson informed James."Yeah, I'm aware. Now, let's get to work," James replied and unlocked the restroom door for Elson to begin cleaning.As they entered, they were surprised to find a bag lying on the floor."What's that?" James asked, pointing to the bag.Elson glanced at the bag and shrugged. "Why are you asking me? Can't you check it out yourself?"James cautiously opened the bag and was astonished to find bundles of money inside, with a piece of paper indicating a total of one billion dollars."O! My! God! One billion dollars!" Elson exclaimed in disbelief as he saw it."That's a huge sum," James remarked.“A whole lot of money,” Elson exclaimed greedily."Who do you think owns this money?" James inquired.“Do I know? Do you see a name written o
Chapter 113 On his way to the control center, Williams bumped into James and Elson having a fight. He quickly rushed to the scene to find out what's wrong. He saw that James had given Elson the beating of his life without much of a stress, and Elson was already bruised on the lips and was panting heavily. “What's going on here?” he asked with a friendly tone. James turned around and looked at him with a dead stare and didn't respond. He turned around and tried to leave. “Oh! it's the Head of the technical department.” Someone said, “He has come to separate the fight.” Williams noticed his attitude, he already knew James doesn't like him and is not pretending. “You! Oh it's you James. The chauffeur by night and cleaner by day. I never expected for us to meet like this at EMC… You know this act is shameful.” Williams said and held him by the shoulder. “Now tell me what's going on?” He asked him with authority. He noticed the bag that James was carrying and wondered what was insid
Chapter 114Williams entered the technical block with a sense of power, and saw the staff of the technical department going about their work.When they saw him, they began greeting him respectfully."Good morning, Sir.""How are you, Boss?""Welcome, Boss."He barely acknowledged their greetings as he was consumed by his own pride. This was his first day as the manager of the technical department but he was already full of himself.He ordered two junior staff members to carry his technical tools and computers and they went straight to his new office, which was formerly belonging to Sam, and as he entered, he found Sam packing up."Good morning, Williams. Good to see you," Sam greeted and extended a hand for a handshake but Williams ignored him."Take off your ID from the badge pass and hand it to me," Williams commanded.The badge pass is the only pass into the control unit, and only a few board members have it.Sam was privileged to be among the few persons entrusted with a badge pas
Chapter 115The auditorium was filled with all the EMC staff, buzzing with anticipation as they eagerly waited for the CEO, Eric.There were about 100 workers in the big auditorium. THEY were all seated and anticipated what the CEO had to say today.There were hum sounds all over the place. Some whispered among themselves, wondering if there were going to be layoffs or restructuring within the company.Others exchanged nervous glances, unsure of what to expect.Finally the board members and directors of different sectors began to arrive at the auditorium.Mr. Sterling was among them. He had a tense and long face because he did not know why the meeting was called.He thought their plan had been discovered one way or the other but he needed to be sure.He signaled his personal assistant, Morris Huggo and whispered something into his ears.Morris nodded and exited the auditorium.Few minutes later, Morris Huggo entered with Williams following behind him. Mr. Sterling observed as Morris a
Chapter 116Eric stepped on the big stage and then walked straight to the podium.There are about 100 workers looking curiously at him.He turned and looked at the board members and saw that they were all seated.There's Mr. Sterling, The Director of the board. He's strategic and has a significant influence within the company. He is Known for his deep understanding of corporate governance, he often plays a key role in major decisions.Mrs. Lee, Director of Finance. She's meticulous with numbers and known for her conservative financial strategies. Her role is crucial in budgeting and financial planning for the company.Mr. Patel, Chief Security Officer (CSO) Mr. Patel oversees the security direction of the company, ensuring it stays secured at all times.Mrs. Jenkins, Human Resources Director. She's responsible for the wellbeing of the company's employees and is often the bridge between the workforce and the management.Mr. Thompson, Marketing Director. Mr. Thompson leads the company's
Chapter 117“With that being said, I want to call James Clarkson on to the stage.” Eric said and everyone turned back to see who James Clarkson was.James stood up and walked to the stage as gently as he could.As James walked towards the stage, a hush silence fell over the crowd. Everyone was taken aback, expecting the honoree to be someone else.The murmurs started immediately."No way!" Someone said, “Is this not the guy that has fought with almost all the senior staff members?”"Who is he?"“A janitor!”"I don't believe it! That troublemaker?""There must be a mistake!"Alisha couldn't believe her eyes as James walked toward the podium. "It can't be," she muttered. "How could James be the one?"Williams was stunned too. His heart raced as he realized his plans for punishing James would now have to change. “Jaxon, is this not your fiance's ex?Jaxon gasped in surprise. “Yes, it's him. It can't be. That guy is a pauper. Who even came up with this promotion?”“I heard that before he
Chapter 118Everyone was silent as Mr Sterling said that.James knew something like this would happen and he just smiled inwardly and readied himself.The noise all died down now and Eric asked. "What is not right, Mr. Sterling?"Meanwhile back at Williams and Jaxon. “Now that's what I'm talking about," Williams said to Jaxon and placed his hands on his shoulder. “Your father is a very powerful man. I love his courage and ability to oppose decisions. That's what you should learn from him, nothing else. I hope someone will get me coffee because this is a good show.” He laughed."You can't be serious by appointing this good for nothing janitor as the assistant to the financial department. I'm the board of directors, and I hereby cancel this promotion and reward." Mr. Sterling said.The crowd erupted once again. Those who support Mr. Sterling began to clap their hands and cheered up."I Stand with Mr. Sterling!” someone shouted."Yes, me too." Another added."This guy doesn't deserve suc
Chapter 119"Oh, that's the new boss of the technical department," someone said."I know he will make a good point. We shall see about that," another remarked."He's hot cake now, and everyone wants to hear what he will say," another voice chimed in.Williams cleared his throat and began, "I'm not in support of James the janitor taking up the position of the personal assistant to the director of finances for several reasons."He looked around at the crowd and continued, "First, we're in critical times, and as the man in charge of taking out this virus, I don't think it's wise to give out promotions and rewards to workers for doing something that's required of them."People cheered as he said that. Williams always had a way with words."Secondly, the person in question is a janitor who got into the company without a certificate through the back door with the help of our most integrity CEO. It appears our CEO is a charity donor to this man," he mocked Eric, creating more laughter from t