The day for Alex to present all that he had learnt in the past three years to the board had come. The board members sat in the boardroom, unaware of the cameras taking record of all they were doing, while they waited for Alex's arrival. They had gotten accustomed to his style of coming late to any meeting he had with the board. In an hour or so, he would be with them so they conversed among themselves. They had scheduled the meeting to take place by 10am that day, but it was already a few minutes past ten and Alex was not in sight. Cade’s mother was present as well since she was the current CEO and Alex was vying for her position.Cade on his own part got busy while waiting for Alex as he watched the activities from his computer. He went through a few records before Alex came. It was Alex's voice that drew Cade's attention to his arrival. He left the records and focused on his computer. Cade could see all the eleven board members, including Gale and his father. He could also see that
“Let me get back to my presentation. There’s no need for words to be exchanged.” Alex said to try and keep the peace. He didn’t want his mother to be kicked out because rightfully, she shouldn’t be there.“ As I was saying, I, Alex Milton, am set to take the role of CEO. But as it is with every noble role, one must prove his worth and worthiness of assuming the role. It is in this bid that I came to accept the order given to me by the board to undergo a three year business training in order that my interests are aligned with that of the company. And I know that it was a very noble thing to do. Which is why I have come to this assembly to prove my worth to you." He paused and looked around. The board members looked on at Alex, and his mother kept nodding as he talked. She even started recording a video, to which Cade rolled his eyes. Cade rolled his eyes even more at Alex's fake speech. Did official presentations like this even require that much talking that had no relation to what wa
The next day, the board members assembled in the boardroom again. Their purpose of convening was to deliberate on whether to make Alex the CEO or not. It was a hard decision to make, because they had seen just the previous day that Alex did not learn anything from the training he was supposed to do and was not fit to be the CEO, but they also knew that he had done his own part of the deal and it will be unjust to not give him the position. Also, they knew that Alex and his mother would make trouble again if Alex was not given the position. As it is with meetings, arguments ensued between the members before a final decision was made. Cade's father was present at the meeting, but that did not stop the other board members from saying exactly how they felt about Alex's presentation. "It was a show of stupidity if you ask me." The man who had left the meeting angrily the previous day spoke to the agreement of others. "A summary for a presentation? If he had even summarized everything, th
For Mr Sean, the deed had already been done. They had already asked Alex to undergo a training which he did, and make a presentation, which he had just done. It did not matter to him whether or not it was badly done, all he knew was that it was done, and the next step should be taken. He also did not want any more lawsuits, because Alex could be that crazy. And he knew that if he supported Alex now, when Alex became CEO, he would be on Alex’s good side. He didn’t want his position on the board of the conglomerate to be jeopardised. The others were willing to take that risk, but he wasn’t."I don't know, Sean, what do you think he should do? Take the company into more mud than it already is? Alex will ruin us. You were here, same as I was, his presentation was severely flawed." Mr Culkin returned. Sean shook his head and smiled derisively. "Which is why I asked your opinion again. Will making another presentation prove to you that he in fact underwent the training and is fit for the j
Mackenzie Milton got home earlier than usual that day. Usually, when board meetings were held, he came back home late. But not today. Today, the board meeting had ended on a rough note and Mackenzie could not bring himself to stay back at the company for work. The other board members, he knew, would go back to work in their different departments to finish work for the day, but he just could not do so. He entered the house in the usual silent manner about him. Mackenzie was a quiet man who hardly spoke, and did so only when he found it necessary. Or that was the man he used to be before he got himself involved with Cassandra. He met an almost drunk Cassandra in the living room, sipping on alcohol straight from a bottle. "Oh, for goodness sake." He muttered under his breath. He was tired of having to come back from the office every day just to meet Cassandra drunk or in the process of getting shitfaced."Cassy, are you at it again?" He asked the woman who just took another swig from t
After being rejected for the first time in his life by a woman, Alex went to the club to party away the night like the undisciplined, spoilt child he is. He woke up with an extreme hangover the next day and stayed inside for the whole day being nursed by his mother. When it was finally the day for his inauguration as CEO, Alex lay in his bed in silence. His eyes were wide open and he had barely gotten any sleep last night because of the excitement of today's event. Now, at seventeen minutes past eight in the morning, he contained his excitement by being silent. He looked at the wall clock opposite his bed at intervals. Once it was nine, he would start his preparations for today. He knew that starting his preparations by nine would make him late, but he did not mind. He was basically the CEO now, and if they could not wait till he was at the ceremony, that would be their business. His father, Mackenzie had already left for the company earlier with his mother. She had insisted on follo
Cade nodded. His father was the only one who could mutter a word. Surprise sat on the faces of the occupants of the board room. The board member who had made a speech and was about to pronounce Alex the CEO went back to his seat out of fear that this might be a ghost. Cade smiled at their shocked faces. "But you were pronounced dead." a member managed to speak. "Yes, I was, but I wasn’t dead, only missing." Cade replied.His words made the reporters snap out of their reverie. The cameras began to click rapidly, and questions were being asked from all over the hall. Everyone was shocked to their core, and they all wanted to know how it was possible that he came back from the dead.“Settle down, I know everyone has a lot of questions, and I’m willing to answer as much as I can before we conclude this event. But I can’t do that in this chaos.”Cassandra who had been silent sat up properly. She looked at Cade as though she could will him with her eyes to disappear. But when he did not d
Her mother came running to Hailey's room thinking she was in some trouble. Since Hailey became pregnant, she had been extra careful with her, and always doted on her to make sure she delivered the millionaire’s baby successfully. "What's the problem, darling?" Her mother asked as she got to Hailey's room. "Look." She said to her mother while pointing at the television with the remote control in her hands. The mother looked, but now the camera was directed at a board member talking. Her mother was confused. What did the man on the television have to do with anything? "What's going on?" She had to ask to be sure she was not missing anything. "Just keep watching, mom." "Okay?" Mrs Bellwether was puzzled and had an amused look on her face. She watched as Hailey said, and after a minute, the camera was on Cade again. It was then that Mrs Bellwether got the message Hailey was trying to pass. It was Dennis on the screen. "Dennis?" She asked, more confused now. "Yes, mom," Hailey