Diego had already gotten news on the Smith auction coming up in two days because Veronica had called him asking for his help.He'd never thought the day would come when the great Smiths would be brought down to such a level.He guessed it all had to do with their current situation where every family member was trying to kill each other.This made it easy to rip them apart and take them out one at a time.Before, Diego wouldn't have considered this but ever since George's unfortunate demise, the Smith family was left lacking.Miranda was still alive but due to her circumstances, it was difficult for her to make a difference.Of course, there was a time when the Smiths seemed to be on the rise because of Richard but that was quickly shot down with a ploy from Diego, using the hands of Veronica to bring Richard down, despite knowing that it would not bode well for the future of their family.'Human nature is such a fickle thing.' He thought to himself as he came down from his car, having
Richard returned to the meeting room after an hour, prepared to hear the responses of the stakeholders."I believe everyone has made their choices." Richard inquired casually.The stakeholders exchanged looks with one another before one of them asked."At what rate will the shares we own be sold?""The normal rate, of course," Richard replied. "Don't worry, I might want to change the hierarchy but I'm not a thief neither am I about to cheat you though you cheated us. The money you've spent will be reimbursed immediately.""Then I'll sell the shares." "Wonderful." Richard shifted his attention to the others as he inquired. "Anyone else?"There were still some amongst them who were unwilling to let go of the golden goose that was Serenity.Only they understood the profits they had enjoyed for a long time now.Just then, Mark got the courage to speak up. "What about the Grant family?... Though we do have shares in Serenity, our position can be seen as more like partners. I believe we do
"Haha, thank you, Mr. Rudiger, I'm glad you accepted my offer," Diego said as he sat across from a middle-aged man.Both were in a lounge, with an assortment of wine and food placed on the table before them.The one he called Mr. Rudiger was the owner of Golden Sparrow, the most prestigious news company in Intercity.Due to their prestige, only those with wealth and power could decide what was in the news and what wasn't.If they decided that something was unimportant, then there was no way anyone would hear of it.Grinning at having satisfied one of the big dogs in Intercity, Mr. Rudiger smiled. "I'm only doing what I can. You are the one that provided the news after all." "Regardless," Diego remarked with a smile, satisfied with the current state of things.Due to the scandal news going on about Serenity, their shares had already dropped by a whopping 10% in worth compared to the previous day.At this rate, the new owner would have no choice but to beg him for mercy.And the best p
Gloria didn't think it could be possible but it happened before her eyes, leaving her completely speechless.70% of Golden Sparrow shares were bought by a single man, an amount closing in on over a billion dollars and the man did it in a single day… no, a few hours.It was terrifying, to say the least.She'd never have thought the day would come when it would happen but with what's happened, she could only wonder if she could still keep her job at this rate.Most times when companies were bought by new owners, the old employees normally ended up fired or demoted.Along with Mr. Rudiger, she'd oppressed several people within the company and even caused the downfall of several good people just for an extra few bucks.If she ended up losing her position, would she be able to get any good job like this again?After having a taste of the good life, the mere thought of returning to the middle class terrified her.Taking a deep breath, she resigned herself to do what was necessary to get in
Rudiger was a man who had clawed his way from the bottom of the barrel to the top with nothing but his ability to bully the weak and fear the strong.His greatest accomplishment was getting into the good books of powerful families in Intercity who wished to be in control of the media and to be in charge of what was known by the populace.He worked with them to overthrow the former owner of Golden Sparrow and with that, he ended up becoming the new owner.Ever since then, he'd always dreaded losing what he'd gained because he knew what would happen to him if he lost it.Unfortunately, his worst nightmares were coming true before his eyes but he didn't want to give up yet.Which was why he'd rushed to meet with the new owner.If he could get in his good books, perhaps he could retain work as a General Manager.But imagine his disbelief when the person who stepped out of the car was Maria, the General Manager of Serenity, the same company Diego got him to slander.He trembled at that mom
There were several things Mark had done in his life that could be considered wasteful but losing an annual income of 400 million dollars was by far the greatest of them all.After losing Grant's family stake in Serenity, he didn't have the mind to return home for fear of getting into trouble and instead lodged in a hotel to pass the time.Unfortunately, he underestimated the capabilities of his family and his father in particular.Within a few hours, he'd been found and now he knelt before the domineering figure that was Jacob Grant, his father and head of GrantCo. His female companion had already been sent out and he was left with his father and two bodyguards that looked ready to pounce on him the moment his father said the word.Mark gulped as he waited patiently for his father to speak and finally, after an agonizing minute passed, Jacob spoke up."So you're telling me that you lost the stake we had in Serenity, a stake we've held onto since the company's inception. Is that corre
Diego returned home and without answering those that approached him, quickly made his way to his room before closing the door while informing the butler to forbid anyone from disturbing him.With that, he locked the door and moved to a shelf of books in the corner.He moved one of the books and the next moment, the shelf moved out of the way to reveal a secret room with screens.After entering, the shelf moved back into place and the room was immediately illuminated by red lights.Diego took his seat before turning on the monitors.Immediately, the five monitors turned on revealing the faces of other aged men with substance, one of which happened to be Jacob Grant.Each one of them were movers and shakers of Intercity.Though to the public eye, they were rivals and indeed, they were, they had long since realized that apart, it would be difficult to control the city as they wished so they decided to come together, forming an organization aptly called, Black Hand whose sole purpose was
Paul was one of the reporters Diego contacted to head over to Richards' conference to disrupt it.He'd been paid a substantial sum and he'd already given a promise that no matter what, the conference would end up with Richard losing out.But upon arrival, he found himself entranced by the ambiance of the hall and afterward, Richard's charisma left him unable to recall the lines he'd prepared.By the time he recovered, he realized that Richard was already done with the first portion of the conference, and by the looks of it, the scandal he was embroiled in would surely go away now.Paul grew frantic as he knew he had only one shot to ensure the conference ended on a bad note.Thankfully, Richard hadn't left yet and so, he spoke up."Mr. Smith, I have a question."Richard looked in his direction as he replied. "A moment please.""..." Though he didn't wish to, Paul found himself unable to do anything but listen and at that moment, he realized.He might have to refund the money he was gi