“Please let's recast our votes.” Martin said after a long silence. The vote casting process was completed in another five minutes. This time around, Martin didn't withhold the result. “Well, a majority of us want to go with the staff request.” He muttered, connecting his iPad with the projector. Approximately, eighty percent of the board of directors and shareholders equally wanted Alaric out of the position. Exhaling in relief, Madam Aurelia pushed her hand into her hair. Liam had caught her doing this, thus increasing his curiosity. Just when Martin was about going further with his words, Alaric rose, stamping his feet against the floor. “This is partiality. The system was tweaked, that's why we have that result.” He yelled.Despite all the scenes he was creating, no one acted like he even existed, increasing his rage and when he couldn't bear it any longer, he stomped out. “For the meantime, we wouldn't have a chairman to lead the board.” Martin said and after a few more wor
The tension in the air was palpable as everyone awaited the presence of Daniel Armani who was said to be heading to the company. Wondering who the important guest was, Liam turned to Madam Aurelia who was wearing a stoic expression with her hands strapped across her chest. “Mother, who exactly are we expecting?” He asked, leaning towards her. “Your father.” She blurted, gritting her teeth as anger coursed through her veins. She didn't want Daniel anywhere around her and all efforts to stop him from showing himself was futile. “Father? But you said he was dead… how come…” Liam was confused. The more he tried to understand what was going on, the more confused he became. Rubbing his hands against the fabric of his pants, he was about to ask another question when Alaric arrived, standing next to him. “You still don't know what is going on around you.” He said, using the tip of his finger to scratch the bridge of his nostrils. “What are you talking about?” “Your mother, you should
Taking in a deep breath, Liam plopped on his bed only to head for the door the next minute. Hitting his knuckle against Naya’s door, he waited for her to grant him access but she remained mute as she sulked by the side of her window. When she refused to reply, he pushed the door in. “Naya, I’m sorry.” He said, standing by the side of the door. “You aren't sorry, stop feigning to be.” She yelled, stamping her feet on the floor. Swirling in his direction with her hands still across her chest, “Why don't you prove that you are indeed sorry?” She asked, sizing him up. “Of course I’m.” “Then tell me what exactly is going on in the company. I need to have an idea, even if it's just a hint that I can hold onto.” She yelled as Rose walked in, slamming the door shut behind her. Rolling his eyes to the back of his head, Liam began to regret why he decided to meet her. It would have been better if it was only Naya but now that Rose was involved, it would be hard for him to slip off easil
It had been a few days since Liam accosted Madam Aurelia, still yet, he hadn't laid hold of the information he wanted. Whenever he had spare time, he was on the web, surfing for information that might give him a hint about Daniel but to no avail. At the moment, he was sitting behind his laptop, drumming his fingers against the table as he racked his head. “What am I going to do now?” He mumbled only for his door to creak open and Rose walked in.Thinking she wanted to lash out at him, he quickly sat up. With his hands by his side, he parted his lips to speak but she hushed him. “You wouldn't believe what I found out.” Her tone sounded excited but her expression said otherwise; she had a deep frown on her face. “What is it about?”“Alaric isn't the main character here.” Her words sounded foreign to Liam that for a moment, he didn't act like she had said a word.Parting his lips, he tried to speak only to swallow his words as he stared back at her. “What are you talking about?”“G
After taking a long sip from the glass before him, Alaric slammed it against the table, his eyes reddened as he glared at the counter holding different types of drinks in front of him. “What are you going to do now?” Ross asked, peering at him as he sipped from his glass. “That which I don't know.” He grunted, tugging his hair as he clenched and unclenched his fists. The more he thought of how he was voted out, the furious he became. Pushing his hand into his hair, he threw his head backward as he rose only to plop on the stool the next minute. “If you ask for my suggestion, I feel you have to tackle them now that they let their defenses down. In that way, you will be able to take over the company more easily.” Ross reeled, watching Alaric's every move. “My hope now lies in the biotechnology company, I wouldn't be able to run that if I don't take charge of the family chains of business.” He muttered, increasing the pressure in the glass only for it to crash into pieces the next m
A few days after his meeting with Madam Aurelia, Martin Lohan called for an emergency meeting with the board of directors and shareholders. They had all been waiting for this day and when they got the message, they were all eager to be at the meeting to find out what was going to happen. A few minutes into the meeting, Martin rose, making his way to the middle of the elevated podium. “Until our candidates are able to prove their worth of becoming the chairman of AI tech and its franchise, I will be in charge of the business.” He allowed the words to glide from his tongue effortlessly as he looked around the hall. When no one opposed his words, he went ahead to say, “To put to an end the power tussle, Madam Aurelia and I decided to put up the candidates, Alaric Armani and Williams Armani, to a test.” “To become a leader of an organization, intellect and skills are needed and these two proved beyond every reasonable doubt that they are capable to lead but as we all know, there can
Smirking, Alaric turned around and took his leave, leaving Liam to be staring as he wondered what he met with his words. “Ugh! When is all these going to be over? I’m losing my head already.” He muttered, snapping his eyes shut. Pulling his feet towards the elevator, he tried not to think much about everything that was going on but he couldn't get his mind off it. “Hey Liam, where have you been all these while?” It was Xavier who was running after him. Currently, they were on the ground floor of the building. “You're becoming scarce these days, are you planning on leaving the company?” He asked, peering at him with his brows raised. “Not at all.” Liam chuckled as he pulled out his hand from his pocket. Placing it on Xavier's shoulder, he asked, “Can I ask for a favor?” “No.” “Oops, it's fine.” He forced a smile at him. “Come on, I was just pulling your legs. You can tell me whatever you want to… I can listen to your rant all day.” With his face now lit up, Liam looked around
For a moment, Liam didn't say anything.He kept staring at her like it was their first meeting. “I asked a question Liam.” Naya snapped, hitting her fists against the table. His silence had made her suspicion about another female stronger. “What prompted you to ask that?” Liam replied, using his fingers to trace the outline of his jaw. He was clearly not expecting her to ask that. “Because… I need to know.” “What if I'm seeing someone….” Naya didn't allow him to finish before she grabbed her purse off the table but before she could storm off, he held her hand. “Come on Naya, you know I wouldn't try to hurt you.” “But you are seeing another girl.” She huffed. Unable to keep his laughter in check anymore, Liam threw his head backwards as he chuckled loudly. The next time he locked eyes with her, she was seething and on the table, her fist was clenched, amusing him even more. “You should calm down, okay.”Now holding her hands, he squeezed them softly. “Believe me when I say I’m