Rise of Jayden Fernando

Chapter 4

Jayden pushed the door open, and was surprised to see Mr. Thomas, the butler. It seemed like he was waiting for him.

"I have been waiting for your arrival. Finally, you came!"

Jayden walked in, and shut the door. He looked around in amazement, and satisfaction. Soon, it will be his. The office was furnished to his taste. Simple, yet exquisite!

The butler saw the satisfactory look on his face, and smiled. "Just the way you love it."

"Hm." He nodded.

Mr. Thomas passed the documents to him, and he sat down, took the pen from the table, and the papers too. He began reading each line of the document carefully.

He smirked, after reading the document. He flicked the pen, and inscribed his signature on it.

"Congratulations, Jayden. You are now the CEO of Fernando's Intl."

"Thank you."

The butler was happy that he had finally agreed to take over. He recalled the time he tried to convince him to abort his plans of disguising as a delivery guy, and take over the company. Now, here he is, doing what he ought to have done a long time ago.

He sent an email to the management team, informing them of the new CEO of the company. They had never met Jayden before, so he attached a photo of him to the email.

"Is there anything else I have to do?" He asked, giving him the documents.

"No, why?"

"I want to get some new clothes. Wearing a delivery uniform is not really a good idea in some ways. I need to get changed."

Then he remembered his phone was broken, he asked, “Do you have a back up phone? Mine was broken.”

The butler took out a phone from the drawer and passed it to Jayden. “You could use this for now.”

“Thanks.” Jayden said, getting up. He was ready to leave. Today could pass as a free day for him, because he would resume his responsibility as the CEO.

There were a few things that needed changes, and he was going to fix them. It is his way now, and not his father's.

While Jayden was in the office, the receptionist, and guards were still awaiting his return. The General Manager had approached them with perplexity. She was worried, and confused at the same time. She did not understand why they gathered up, as though something was happening.

Ms. Fiona. That was her name.

She was a beautiful woman in her late twenties. Her curly blonde hair added to her beauty. Her brows furrowed as she approached the receptionist.

"What is going on here?"

"Good day, Ms. Fiona."

"Good day. Now, tell me what is going on here. Why are you all gathered here, instead of being at your work station?" She asked.

"Ms. There is… I was working, when a guy in a delivery uniform walked past me. He said he did not come to deliver food, and I tried to stop him, but he was proving stubborn. I called the guards to arrest him, but he ran into the elevator. We are waiting for him to come out," she explained, pointing at the elevator he used.

"And you all watch him leave? Did you know that the new CEO is arriving today? What would he say when he finds out about this? That a delivery guy broke in? And none of you could stop just a single person? It will be his first day in the company, and this is what you will present? How incompetent!" She said, furiously.

"We are sorry, Ms." They apologized.

"Save it, until you get him arrested."

Just then, the elevator beeped, and moved.

"He must be in that elevator," the receptionist said.

"Alright."

They watched the elevator stop, and the person they were all waiting for came out. There were guards walking behind him.

The receptionist sniggered, and gave him a slap. She had thought that the guards walking behind him had arrested him from the floor, where he was.

Little did she know that her actions had placed her job on the line.

"How dare you? Do you think this is a place where you could just enter, and move about? This is not your regular delivery places. I am sure you are a psycho. No sane person would act the way you do. Who do you think you are?"

Jayden was already losing it. He would have slapped her, but he had restrained himself. He needed her to know her place, and that he was the new CEO.

"How, and where did they get such unrespectful person from? Not like she is from the first class family, nor does she hold any title in the company. She is just a receptionist!" He thought, mentally face-slapping his head.

"You really want to know who I am? I am the new CEO of this company!" He spoke with authority.

What she did made him give her a quizzical look.

"If you are the CEO of this company, then I am the President of this country," she mocked, causing everyone present to laugh at it.

That was more than an embarrassment. She had gone extreme. She had no right to bully anyone. It was against the rules of the company, too.

Just as she was about to do something, she heard a voice that made her stop whatever she was about to do, midway.

"Stop!"

She looked backwards, and covered her mouth with her hands in surprise.

"This is impossible!"