Chapter 53Rosa sat down staring at her mum, "You know what? I am going to do everything within me to get this company or ours back to where it belongs. I mean this, I refuse to be like you who does nothing more than complain and pass the blame to others."Nancy rolled her eyes, "Even if I pass the blame to others, I am damn good at it, compared to you who make drastic mistakes in choosing husbands. None of the men you have or had something serious with ever brought good luck to our family."Rosa got up and walked toward her not allowing her to complete her statement, "Tell me, how's it my fault? But these were the same men you hyped whenever they came with gifts for you, how come you now term them as weak men?"Rosa who was fed up with the trashy talks of her daughter, "When the heck are you saying? Are you against me being grateful for when my son-in-law did? Yeah, they might have been good in the past, but they don't match up to the kind of men you need, our family need."Rosa
Chapter 54"Ethan, why would you steal from the house, aren't you aware of the cameras and the guards there?" Liam asked as he sipped from his glass of wine. Ethan rolled his eyes as he placed the tablet he was holding on his lap, "This is coming from the same person who pushed me into stealing from the same house, just because he hasn't been caught."Liam almost got choked, he never for once thought anyone knew he had been stealing from their old man's house. He wasn't going to deny the fact that he was the one who pushed his brother into stealing. "What do you mean? Have you ever seen me steal? Just because Audrey caught you doesn't mean, you can get me into your shit when she decides to tell Mr. Jackson, the old man."Ethan sat up looking at him, "Just like Audrey said, there are footages and those forages don't lie. Are you going to admit or you won't admit that you also stole from the house?" Liam looked away with beads of sweat on his forehead, he felt uncomfortable at that
Chapter 55Monica backed him with her hands over her mouth, Leonard squealed, "Can't you see that I am trying my best, I love you and I also love Jamie. But being there for him can't work out, I can only assure you of financial benefits but, I can't assure you when it comes to welfare."She turned around, tears trickling down her eyes, she came to see him thinking he would have a change of mind. But no, he wasn't going to assist in parenting, he feels it's not his duty, all he has to do is send a bunch of money for Jamie's upkeep.Monica reached for his hands, gazing into his eyes "Leonard, I love the fact that you are ready to foot the bills when it comes to our son, but don't you think he needs more than that?"Leonard chuckled as he withdrew his hands from her, pointing his finger at her, "I know what you want, it's more money right? Yes I know, it's more money you need right?"Monica fired, "Not everything is about money, not everything is about money Leonard, he needs parental c
Chapter 56Adrian was about to step out of the elevator when he noticed a faint grip on his suit, he turned to see Jamie holding onto his suit with a smile on his face. Adrian smiled at him, and walked close to Monica, looking at Jamie, "Don't worry little champ, one day you will get to wear yours."Monica couldn't utter a word, she withdrew the hands of Jamie and walked out of the elevator hoping Adrian wouldn't stop her to ask her certain questions. "Excuse me," Adrian called out and she came to a halt, quaking with beads of sweat on her forehead.Everyone's attention was on Adrian and Monica, they knew Adrian as one who didn't talk to random visitors or staff except on special occasions. "What's your name and what business do you have to do with my dad?"She tilted her head toward him with a smile, which she used to suppress how timid she was, "I am sorry I can't discuss what It's about, it's confidential."She was about to walk away when Adrian held her arms, "Can I please ge
Chapter 57Heldal returned to her office and dialed Adrian's office line, it rang for a few seconds before Adrian's secretary picked up, "This is Heldal, Mr. Jackson Grayson's secretary, please am I speaking with Adrian Grayson?""Good day Mrs. Heldal, you are currently speaking to his secretary, please do reach out to Mr. Adrian through his line, he left his office thirty minutes ago.""Thank you, Shilla, right?" Heldal asked, beaming with a smile. "Yes, this is Shilla," she replied."I have missed you so much Shilla, it's a pity we work in the same organization but barely have time for ourselves.""Yeah, I guess it's the nature of our job and the different schedules of our different bosses," Shilla replied as she leaned back on her chair. "It's been a while girl, do you still remember how close we were back then, how we did almost everything together, prepared for exams together, went out together. To the point, people thought we were siblings because of how close we are.""Yeah I
Chapter 58Immediately Shilla dropped the call she had with her long-time friend Heldal, she immediately called Mr. Adrian's line, which he answered on its first ring. "Boss, it seems you have been expecting my call." "No, I wasn't, what's new? Any news about the lady?" He asked as he stepped out of the car."No boss, I called to inform you of an impromptu meeting you have with Mr. Jackson in the next twenty-five minutes.""What?" He snarled as he came to a halt. "What the fuck, I just got home and now I have to return to the office for an impromptu meeting with Mr. Jackson?""Yes boss, I am sorry, I just got off the phone with his secretary," Shilla replied as she scrolled through her laptop."I am on my way, I pray this meeting is worth it, Adrian hung up and turned back, returning to his car. Immediately, his security, who were confused as to why he turned back, also turned back as they marched to his car. The car door opened and he got in, "The office.""Yes boss," he answered a
Chapter 59Adrian walked out of the office with Shilla behind him, "Shilla, what do you think of my father's presentation?" Shilla smiled while rearranging the files and table in her hand, "It was great boss, I think it runs in the family."Adrian nodded his head and came to a halt in front of the elevator, "That reminds me, have you been able to come up with any plan considering our goals for the year?" Shilla stood scratching the back of her neck, "No boss, I am sorry I haven't been able to come up with anything." "What? And why is that?" He asked as they stepped into the elevator."Boss, this is the first time I will be doing something like this, I don't know how it works and you were the one who always set and determined a certain benchmark of profit you want to achieve in the year."Shilla nodded her head, "Yeah that's right." "Just like I said yesterday boss, we have been doing this over the years by buying tons of shares from performing companies, which has seen the company
Chapter 60Mr. Jackson got into his car and he went through Leonard's presentation files, looking for errors. It was a delicate business deal and he wouldn't want any loophole, because it could affect the Graysons group forever. He was going to go through it at least five times because of how important it was.He exhaled and reached for his glass which contained orange juice blended naturally by his chef, he gulped down the contents and returned the glass to the table. Mr. Jackson, though aged, could still make good use of his brain, unlike most people within his age bracket."Leonard and Adrian, Leonard and Adrian, Leonard and Adrian," he muttered while looking at the huge family picture hanging closely to the wall. Lately, he's been impressed with mostly Adrian, the way he articulates things and comes up with ideas that help the company has been great.But he still needed more time to test him, he couldn't take the risk of apportioning him the fortune of the Graysons, just because o