Nathan stepped out of the Rolls Royce after heaving a deep sigh. It was past 9 am and he was feeling a bit disappointed even though it was the first time he was turning up late since he became a manager at Phoenix.Last night, he had a bit of a hangover from the party and Larry had to drop him at his mansion. Driving from his mansion to Phoenix was a long journey that took more than an hour. He held onto his briefcase and began striding toward the surveillance unit. Flashes of the event that had occurred at the reunion began to waver in his mind. He smiled when he recollected Kelvin’s face after the hall manager declared his payment successful when his card was inserted into the machine. Kelvin had to storm out of the hall and Nathan knew he must be wondering how much lottery money he’s got left. As for Avery, Nathan had to convince her that it was one of Mike’s credit cards. She still felt that debiting six million was much but he managed to convince her not to worry about a thi
Chapter 141Flashback!“Are you sure about this?” Dory demanded. Rissa gave repeated nods. “Yes ma’am. I even went through the contract papers. It’s worth 500 million dollars.” She reported. “I heard him with Elaine speaking about it. The company wanted solar systems and some security cameras to be supplied.”Rissa was standing right before Dory in her office and was giving her an update about the proposal Charlotte’s team came up with. Dory clenched her jaw. “Such a huge amount of money was invested and that bastard didn’t feel like telling me about it?” She gave the table a tight slap. Rissa said nothing. “You can leave. Keep me posted,” Dory told Rissa and abruptly stood up. Rissa nodded obediently and left. Dory was pained by the fact that Nathan didn’t involve her in his business dealings. She had told him several times that he was on probation hinting that he was answerable to her but now, he just ditched her and went ahead to sign a contract. She looked at the closed do
Nathan went through the file. It was the file he got from Mike. It contains the list of companies under Alcantara management. He was elated when he discovered that YALISCO company made it to the list. He also made another discovery. The Alcantaras had 80% shares in YALISCO. He broke into a dry laugh, marveling at the irony of life. By the time he is done with them, they’ll be begging to complete the deal. He smiled when an idea struck him. He quickly went for his phone and placed a call to Elaine. A few minutes later, Elaine showed up in Nathan’s office looking tensed. Sweats had teamed up on her forehead and a part of her face was covered with her hair. “Did you speak to Dory, what did she say?” asked an impatient Elaine. Nathan exhaled and turned to her with a smile. “I think you should take a deep breath too.”Elaine folded her arms across her chest and continued to wonder. Why the hell was Nathan acting as if everything was going according to plan when all things were fall
Nathan took a quick shower and traced his way to the dining. He was wearing a green tee shirt on loose shorts. He had already picked out the tuxedo he’ll be wearing to the meeting but he felt it was better to get dressed when he was done with lunch.When he arrived at the dining, he was greeted by a food tray, a fruit basket, and a bottle of champagne on an ice pail on the table. Mike was already seated.“That was fast!” Nathan said and pulled the chair out. He sat, facing Mike.“Well, your chef knew you were dropping by and he’s quite efficient. He delivered on time.” Mike replied.Nathan uncovered one of the bowls and grabbed a plate. He turned to Mike. “Want some?Mike shook his head in disagreement. “I’m full.”Nathan began to place some steak on his plate.“How are things going on at the office?”Nathan sighed and went on setting his plate. After he was done setting his plate, he grabbed a fork and turned to Mike.“First of all, I must commend the guys handling the renovations at
Dr. Lance stood up and faced the group. “What do you guys think about MC Donald’s idea?” Soon, words of endorsement began to fly around the hall. The club members began to stand up and declare their support for the motion. Nathan also found the idea a good one. It would give them a sense of ownership and save the central committee from the stress of running around to find a fitting venue whenever there was a meeting. Dr. Lance cleared his throat. “Well, it is settled I guess.”“Yes!” They chorused. “Motion accepted.”Nathan got a notification on his phone. He checked it and wanted to step out and place a call but he wouldn’t want to walk out of the meeting. His breakthrough came when Dr. Lance announced a thirty minutes recess. He felt that the given thirty minutes was enough for him to drive back home and complete his quest and then return in time before the meeting continues. Nathan was the first to leave the hall but unknown to him, the recess was not the conventional recess
“Since we don’t have much to deliberate on today, I’ll suggest that we talk more about the building we plan to build and reach a conclusion.” Dr. Lance told the group. He sat down, giving a room to the group so that they could throw in their suggestions. After a brief deliberation, the group concluded that a large hall was the best. Some members suggested that they buy a property and make a big hall out of it while others wanted an already built hall.Dr. Lance allowed them to start giving donations while the club’s treasurer took a record of their donations. Nathan didn’t speak all through the deliberation process. He was okay with the whole discussion and also felt that a large hall would suffice. Meanwhile, Nathan kept his eyes fixated on Kelvin with his nose mask on, it was difficult to deduce what he was staring at but all through the discussion, he was looking at Kelvin. Kelvin didn’t move his lips since the meeting began. He also had his eyes on Nathan all the time. The
Frederick Tyson was seated in the living room watching the business news at 8 pm when Kelvin walked in with both his hands plunged inside his pocket. “Good afternoon, Dad.” He greeted and was about to take the staircase leading to his wing when his father cleared his throat loudly. “How was the meeting?”Kelvin turned around with a sigh. He sat next to his father. Fredrick grabbed the remote and lowered the volume. “Alex Alcantara got a backslash from the central committee at the meeting,” Kelvin told his father. The statement provoked a smile on Fredrick’s face. He sat up. “Really?”Kelvin smiled. “A supervision was slated for recess and as the club’s president, he was expected to go with the committee and check out the orphanage during the recess but Alex got into his car and left.”Fredrick hummed. “And what excuse did the brat give? I know he was going to come up with a silly excuse.”“Well, he said he had something to take care of during the recess and he wasn’t aware that t
Nathan continued. “Yes. This is Alex Alcantara. I wasn’t supposed to contact you directly but you leave me no choice.”There were dozens of thoughts fluttering in the manager’s mind. As far as he was concerned, Alex Alcantara had no reason to call him therefore a call from the Alcantara heir could mean that something was off. The manager began to speak and Nathan could sense the way his voice was quivering. “Good morning sir. How may I help you sir?” he managed to ask. “Your company signed a deal with Phoenix a few days ago. You guys were supposed to deliver about 18 Miratel security cameras to the surveillance unit. Half the funds were transferred to your company’s account but you guys decided to back out yesterday and today was supposed to be delivery day.” Nathan explained. The manager was rendered speechless and Nathan didn’t wait for him to speak before he continued. “Your representative said he was going to make a refund. He clearly stated that the deal was called off. Do y