Jake stood, dazed by what the security guard said. Well, he didn't doubt it, judging by what he was wearing, he surely did look like an escort. He smiled, trying not to attract attention."Well, I'm a shareholder too." He said calmly.The guard scoffed. "Yeah, you sure are. How many shares do you have? Two, maybe one. Get the hell out of here before I pounce on you!" He yelled at him, now attracting the attention of the other shareholders.Max tried to intervene but Jake signaled for him to stop. He was finding more interesting than he could imagine. He wanted to know what lengths the bodyguard would go to humiliate him."I'm not getting out of here. Like I told you, I'm a shareholder, and this is a meeting that concerns me. Does it really matter how many shares I have? The main thing is at least I have one!" He tried to enter again and the guard pushed him roughly."Respect yourself now and leave, you rascal!""Jake?" A voice said, and it laughed mockingly."Hello, Mr. Davis," Jake s
The hall fell silent for a while then they started murmuring. What the hell just happened? Why would the chairman make such a decision? They had thought Tyler would be the chairman and not this stranger. In fact, most of them had even congratulated him a day before. So what exactly happened? Who was this Jake McPherson dressed in a cheap outfit?For all they knew, Tyler was the most senior grandson of senior McPherson and naturally, he should be the heir and chairman, so who was this imposter? Or was he a bastard grandson?"No! He can't be the chairman!" Mr Davis yelled. No! That wasn't possible. How would Jake whom he had earlier fired be the chairman of this big consortium? He just couldn't believe that outright lie.The other shareholders agreed with him. Those that were distant relations started murmuring. He wasn't a member of their family. And only a family member can succeed the former chairman."Let's check the list of shareholders if his name is there!" Someone suggested and
Jake saw the man's face. He looked like he was in his early thirties. It was definitely not his grandfather. He thought. Why did he then call the company his?The man walked up to Jake and poke his finger in his chest. "Who are you!? I just received that there was an imposter trying to claim to be the chairman!! Who are you trying to fool?"Jake didn't know what to say. He had never been confused like this all his life. And now he suddenly felt like laughing."You're laughing?" The man said, irritation sipping into his voice. "Do you want to die young!?""Sir Tyler, please, watch your tongue!" Max said in a sharp tone.Tyler shot him an angry look. "Stay out of this. You're just an ordinary secretary to my grandfather! What do you even know about the family business?"Max refused to back down. "Well, I'm now Mr Ryder's secretary, and to your disappointment, he is the new chairman and not you. Senior McPherson didn't choose you as his successor."His words angered Tyler so much that he
Son? What does old McPherson mean?Has his old age started to get to his brain?"I have my reason for choosing this young man here. I know what I'm doing. I clearly told all the shareholders of McPherson's that my eldest grandson was going to succeed me, right? Unfortunately for Tyler, he isn't my eldest grandson!"The hall fell into an uproar. Sir Tyler isn't the eldest grandson. Does that mean this shabbily dressed Chairman was the eldest grandson?Jake walked up to him and bowed slightly. The old pulled him into his arms for a hug. "How have you been, son?" He turned to the shareholders. "My eldest grandson here is the new chairman of McPherson's consortium and the heir of McPherson's family."They couldn't believe their ears and they quickly regretted their actions. What would Jake do to them now? He didn't look like someone who would hold grudges for too long. Some of them quickly tried to get on his good side."Congratulations, junior McPherson!" They all greeted.Mr Davis could
He couldn't resist her request and he soon found himself dressing up. "Boss, where are we headed?" The driver asked him, as he got outside."What's your name?" He asked the driver and he said he was David."Alright, David. I would be going alone. It's Alberta."David looked like he had something else to say but he didn't want to offend his boss plus the look on Jake's face suggested he didn't want any further argument."Alright, boss." He said, bowing.Some hours later, he landed in Alberta and took a cab to the address that Madison had sent to him. As he got there, he knocked on the door and opened it swiftly."Dad!" Jackson ran over and hugged him as soon as he saw him.He ruffled his hair. "Jack boy. Dad has missed you a lot.""I missed you too, Dad!" The little boy said, pressing his head against his dad's neck. "Mom said you traveled for a business conference."Business conference indeed. Jake thought. "Yes, I did. Where is your mom?"Jackson led his father inside. Jake had barel
Madison looked down at her feet as she leaned over and played with her toes for a while, and when she sat up again, he saw that she looked pained."I don't know what to say to you. I think you know anyway. I never thought this would happen. I still don't know how it did or why. But it did, Jake."It's about the divorce after all. He thought sadly. She was trying to make it fast and as painless as she could, but as she started, she realized that there was no way. It was going to be awful, whatever she did or said."Shane and I started an affair some months ago and I'm pregnant for him. I still love you, but I have to divorce you and marry him. There's not much I can do about it." She blurted.Jake felt as though she had hit him with an axe. His guts felt sliced in two. His head was spinning, and his heart was somewhere in his shoes. He stared at her in disbelief. Some months ago? That means she had been cheating on him all this while.He was more angry than he was hurt. "Wait a minute,
The car screeched to a halt."What!? What is it?" Jake asked in confusion."Please, can you get me some drugs from that medicine store? Jackson is supposed to take some drugs by this time." She said, glancing at her wristwatch."Where is the medicine store?" He asked her, scowling. When did Jackson start taking medications? He wondered.Jake got out of the car and began walking down the street. The street was kind of too quiet. He scanned the entire area and didn't see any store in sight. Could Madison have lied to him? He heard the thudding of feet behind him and quickly turned. No one was there.As he walked back to the car. He couldn't shake off the feeling that he was being watched. He suddenly felt a feeling of dread blooming slowly in his heart. He raced down to the car."Madison, let's leave here immediately. It's too----" He trailed off as he noticed that Madison was no longer in the car."Where did your mom go to?" He asked Jackson."She said she was going to meet you." He re
Tyler had given him a strange kind of look before he left the company yesterday, but he hadn't put his mind to it. He knew he was going to fight back anyway. After all, he was a stranger who had suddenly come from nowhere and snatched away his position from him, so it was expected. Only that he thought it would happen later than sooner.He picked up the briefcase and placed his thumb on the scanner. The lock opened instantly. They were distracted so Jake took the opportunity and swung his fist at the man holding a gun to his head. His gun fell off his hand and Jake gave him a powerful kick that sent him flying across the street.He turned to face the other guy and saw that he had his gun trained in Jackson's as he slowly walked with his back. "Put the gun down or I kill your son!" The guy yelled, pressing the gun against the little boy's head.Jake had no choice but to obey him and before he knew what was happening. A big truck was coming towards him at a very high speed. He quickly j