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.” &nb
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!” <
Northern Targu Province, City of Velyki - Home of Dragon Corporation and Temple of Abraxas : Kerrigan Lokir's POV Kerrigan hated winter. The three months of deep cold drug by slowly and the snow made travel outside of Velyki challenging, if not impossible. The local mayor did a decent job of keeping the roads in town clear and salted, but any of the routes out of town became very hazardous to travel. The trains were about the only thing that could get in these days, and it was increasingly rare for them to have a passenger car. Most of their cargo space was reserved for bringing in the essential goods to keep the city alive. Even the airport shut down for most of the winter
Kerrigan was pleased to see Kelan blanch at her words. He was likely not use to women standing up to him. She watched as he collected himself and slid into a chair before her desk. Natalie sat into her usual spot behind a smaller desk to the right of Kerrigan’s desk. “Now, Mr. Benedict. What brings you to Dragon Corporation?” “Kerri, I thought we could get lunch. If today is not good then I suppose I can schedule something. After all, I will be here for the next few months.”
Down in the conference room, five pompous men sat around a long table. Kerrigan walked in and greeted her VP, Martin Reeves. “Mr. Reeves, it is good to see you again. Shall we?” Martin Reeves bowed to Kerrigan and held out her chair, before taking his own seat. Martin addressed the room, “Gentlemen, what brings us all here today?” &nbs
Kerrigan’s meeting with the mayor was uneventful. Thankfully, she got a good meal out of it. She had to hand it to the mayor. He may be a corrupt politician, but at least he treated her to good meals whenever he wanted something, or the city needed some kind of support. This time he yammered on about the need for big corporations to be more involved in charity events and how nice it would be to see Dragon Corporation in the news more aiding the lower class. She didn’t disagree, but she was also very wary of giving money to any group if she didn’t know exactly where it was going to be used. After lunch, Natalie rode with her back to Dragon Corporation for her meeting with Velyki Cosmetics. “