Conor worked his normal shift the following day, walking out to find Anna sitting in her car waiting for him. She rolled down the window. “Ready to go look at some apartments?”
“Sure, do you have some picked out?” he asked, sliding into the passenger seat.
“I found a few just around the corner from here, and one over by the spice shop. But, I do have some bad news.”
 
The next day, Conor left his office apartment and went to the conference room. He peered around the corner and saw Kayle sitting at the secretary desk. “Kayle, would you please call the team for a meeting?” “Sure thing Mr. Brantley,” she replied with a smile. A few minutes later, Mr. Nuri, Jarad, Anna, and Abby piled into the conference room and took their seats around Conor.
‘You are doing well, young Kendov. However, your training is lax.’ Conor mentally pressed back, ‘I have been a bit busy’ Celia’s mental prod followed him as he entered his secret room, ‘Your bedroom escapades with miss Anna were permissible for a time. I was not about to deny you such comforts. However, I believe even she senses that time is coming to an end. She is not your mat
as the weeks went on, Conor found himself drawn once more to the community center. Since Cara had left on her trip, he felt the urge to visit more often. When he arrived, several of the kids rushed out to greet him. Little Hannah piped up, “Did you bring us anything, Mr. Conor?” Conor couldn’t help but chuckle, “Not this time, but perhaps you will let me play with you some. How does that sound?” The next day, Anna come to find him in his office, a huge grin on her face. “I got it!” “It?” “Your new home silly! I got the keys today! Because it is vacant, the owners are thrilled to get a contract from Dreadnaught and agreed to let you move in today!” “Really?! That was fast.” The weekend passed in a blur, with Conor waving goodbye to Anna as she drove off to Targu province, and the handover of shares from Jackson’s coming early Monday morning. First thing Monday morning, Mr. Nuri handed him a packet of papers as they sat in the executive conference room. “Sir, this represents 50% ownership in the local Jackson’s furniture. Now that it is no longer associated with the chain, it would be best for us to change the name as soon as possible. Home Emporium could work.” &nbRejected Billionaire 71: Furniture shopping for the new home
Rejected Billionaire 72: VoKrizin Value Recap
Parker met Conor in the parking lot in a company SUV. “You look sharp today, sir.” Conor looked down and remembered he had on his tan suit. “Ah yes, well, today we go to officially claim ownership of Jackson’s, I mean Home Emporium. Might as well dress the part to represent Vokrizin.” Parker chuckled, “Alright I can get behind that. Oh, and I visited Johnathan and the kids at the community center over the weekend. They really miss Cara. Any idea when she will be back?”
A few hours later, Conor was startled as he walked up to his new apartment to see the workers moving things back into the truck. “What’s going on guys? Did the code not work?” “No Mr. Brantley. Some woman is in there yelling about speaking to the owner and that we shouldn’t be moving furniture during business hours. Honestly, I think she is cracked, but she was threatening to call the cops if we didn’t leave.” “There is a woman in my house, and she wants to call the police?” “Yep. Crazy lady at that. she pushed her way past us as soon as we unlocked.” “Then why didn’t you call the police?” Conor asked, bewildered as he pulled out his own phone. He began to dial the emergency number but called Parker instead, “I need you at my place asap. Someone is causing trouble.” “I will be there in five.” Conor then went ahead and dialed the emergency number. Crazy lady wanted the police, so why not. After he was assured police
Conor hoped the next few months of winter would pass uneventfully as people kept inside to avoid the bitter cold. Yuri came by one afternoon from NewAge all excited about the new system they were preparing to launch and even set up the prototype console at Conor’s new house. When he saw the large blank wall, Yuri insisted on taking him shopping for a TV with his latest bonus check from NewAge. “Conor, you are the one who enabled me and my mom to have these amazing jobs. Besides, I want someone to play my newest game with. It’s going to be a huge hit, but obviously, I cannot share it with anyone outside NewAge. Thankfully, you are one of the owners! So, let me do this!” <