"What do you mean by that? They have children your age too and those children have friends, and they will be allowed to come with them. I don’t need a visual of you with any of my friends, that’s gross." She wrinkled her nose in disgust and Cade laughed. "I'm just teasing you mum, relax. Besides, I’m not looking for a wife, at least now yet. Not after what happened with Hailey. I want to take my place as the CEO of the Milton Conglomerate first, and maybe that will come in later.""Maybe? Do you want to die alone?""Mom? Can we not talk about this now? Besides, this is a very tasty meal you made here, you’ve suddenly forgotten about table manners. You always scold me for talking while eating." Cade filled his mouth with food at his last words and she huffed.“Fine, I’ll drop it. But we’ll definitely discuss this later. For now, let’s watch a movie since you loved the one I recommended to you so much.”They watched another one of the romcoms that his mother seemed to love now."By the
Just as Cade had expected, Gale was furious when he learnt that Cade had spent the night at his mother’s place. They still weren’t sure if Alex and his mother had spies among the Milton mansion’s staff. Gale was still in the process of vetting them all which was why Cade always had to come disguised even for a brief meeting with his mother. And spending the night with her was dangerous, it would be very suspicious for a delivery guy to stay over and not leave till the next morning. But they thought of a solution. Cade’s mother had to pretend like he was sick and so she cared for him throughout the night instead of sending him home where he lived alone. With his blonde disguise, no one would ever guess that it was really her son and not a delivery person. Gale had told him the exact date that Alex was supposed to be announced CEO. First, Alex would be rounding up his training very soon, and before the board would proceed to make him the CEO, their final condition was that he must pass
It was Cade's third week since his return now. His work outs had begun to pay off little by little. He could now lift the weights without feeling as much pain in his joints as he used to feel. His martial arts training has also been going well so far. Since Cade learnt how to interact with his instructor, it had been going pretty well for him. He took the training seriously and dedicated two hours after his classes every day to practicing what he learnt. Now, he was excellent at the little he knew, and his instructor was proud of him. Even though Ralph Park would never say anything more than 'good job' to Cade, he was really impressed at his student's progress. Gale on his own part, was occupied with so much work than he had been since Cade's arrival. The board had met a few times this week to deliberate on when to put Alex to the test, and had concluded it would be on the Thursday of the following week. This information, Gale had loyally relayed to Cade. Once the board members were
Cade's camera set finally arrived, as well as the electric cake mixer that he ordered for his mother. The camera came with a full kit, and all they had to do was figure out a way to hire a technician to set it up without anyone getting suspicious. The technology of the camera was set up such that it could be connected to a computer of the person who intended to use it for monitoring an event or a place so viewing would not be a problem for Cade as long as it’s set up properly the first time.Gale was off for the weekend, so Cade did not bother asking him to come get the camera set. He would just send it to Gale through the publishing company, and they’ll get a good technician who would install and connect the cameras on Monday. He only hoped the installation would not take more than three days. If it did, he would not be able to witness Alex's presentation and the point of his purchase would be defeated. It was supposed to take less than an hour to set everything up, but with the cu
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