Charles and Vera walked out of Celio fashion house, feeling overwhelmed with joy. Charles was incredibly happy because he put Madame Visa in her place. Vera on the other hand appreciated her job as his personal assistant. “Charles, that was intense,” she said beaming with smiles. “So what’s your next plan? Where are we heading to next?” “Ummmm,” Charles considered his next plan immediately. Having bought a house and car, he needed a company of his own to secure a name in the city. “I need to secure a deal with the manager of Golden State Hotel.” “What kind of deal? Are you talking about partnership?” “No. I want to buy Golden State Hotel.” Initially, Vera was shocked because she didn’t think he would be able to afford the cost of buying an entire hotel. But she didn’t want to doubt him like others. After all, he had accomplished everything he wanted to do previously. “Are you sure you can foot the cost?” She asked. “After all, what if the manager doesn’t want to sell it to you? W
The announcement left everyone especially the manager speechless. They couldn't believe that Charles had bought the hotel within an hour of his visit. Most of the workers had no idea who he was but they were happy that the ownership had been shifted to him. Mr. Pascal barely paid attention to their needs but made them work heavily. They had complained endlessly to the manager who couldn’t do anything because of the CEO. "This is unbelievable." The receptionist muttered to herself. "He just walked in here about an hour ago. How powerful could he be?" The manager was left dumbfounded in his office. He couldn't believe that Mr. Pascal who was so greedy would ever agree to sell the hotel. He wondered what Charles did or said to him. “Finally.” The head chef rejoiced. “I hope this new CEO will not be a glutton like Mr. Pascal.” “Maybe he will finally buy more kitchen equipments.” Another staff chipped in. In fact, everyone was rejoicing due to the change in management. The hotel was
The next morning, Vera arrived at Charles’ mansion when he was having breakfast. She looked excited as she walked in and greeted him. “Good morning, Charles. I hope you had a great night.” She said, plopping down on a chair beside him. “Good morning,” his eyes narrowed. “Is everything ok? You look like you have something to say.” “Yes I do.” “Well, go on. Tell me all about it.” “When I went home yesterday, while checking out some places to hire security details for you, I found out there’s an auction happening at the Royal Oak Hotel today by 3pm.”“What kind of auction?” “There’s going to be a lot of things on sale but I think you would be interested in the high-tech machines that would auctioned. Every businessman in the city has their eyes on them because it will definitely improve efficiency in their companies. I think we should attend this auction.” “Hmmmm,” Charles stroked his jaw. “That’s an interesting idea. Does this auction require an invitation or something? I would lo
“Ladies and gentlemen!!!! Please have your seat! The event is about to begin!!” The M.C of the auction announced and everyone began to hurriedly take their seat in the large auction hall. Charles and Vera found a good spot amongst some other businessmen. “Charles, I hope you’re not bothered by what that man said.” Vera whispered, her eyes glimmering with pity. Charles smiled. “Don’t worry about it. I’m used to hearing such things from people like that. It hasn’t stopped me from achieving everything I’ve achieved. Besides, after the auction, he will learn to respect me.” Vera nodded. Within her, she believed that Charles was a very strong and humble man. She couldn’t imagine how much he went through in the hands of his ex-wife’s family. But he still remained humble. As everyone settled in the hall, the auction began. “Good day ladies and gentlemen. We are happy to have all of you here present for this auction. We have some breathtaking items up for sale and we can’t wait to start
Silence fell across the room when Charles stood up. He had a wide smile on his face and confidence radiated all over him. Tyson’s jaw dropped and Jefferson was glaring at him with disdain. None of them could obviously bid more than him and they didn’t expect him to even have 32 million dollars in the first place. The auctioneer was too shocked for a while and had to quickly regain his composure. “32 million dollars going once! Twice! And sold to Mr. Charles!!” A loud applause broke out and many businessmen in the hall rose to their feet. They were clapping and looking at Charles with respect and admiration. Tyson plopped down in his seat and lowered his head in anger. “How can I lose a bid to Charles? Of all people, Charles?” He questioned himself bitterly. “Congratulations Mr. Charles, you have really done what no other person has done in years.” The man sitting next to Charles shook his hand with excitement. “Mr. Charles, please can you give me your card? I will really like to
Jefferson drove to the Adam’s mansion with a gloomy look on his face. He couldn’t stop thinking about his company and the possibility of bankruptcy. As he walked into the Adam mansion, everyone was already gathered in the sitting room. He scanned the looks on their faces and realized that no one was happy. Angela’s grandmother, Mrs Adam, who usually welcomed him with a smile on her face didn’t utter a word to him as he sat on one of the sofas.“Is everything ok?” He asked. “Nothing is ok.” Mrs Adam said almost immediately. “Our company is at the verge of bankruptcy. The Adam’s company is all we have to sustain this family and we cannot afford to lose it. We need your help to revive the company.” Jefferson swallowed. He didn’t know how he could tell them about his own company that was also on the verge of bankruptcy. “Why aren’t you saying anything?” Mrs Adam said when Jefferson didn’t say anything for minutes. “You promised to handle these things when you asked to marry Angela.
Charles received a call from an unknown number few minutes after he woke up. “Hello, who am I speaking with?” He asked, yawning and stretching on his bed. “Good morning, Mr. Charles. I apologize for waking you up so early. My name is Kevin, the CEO of Dreamstone Enterprise. I have an offer to make to you and I think you’ll be interested.” Charles cleared his throat. “Go on. I’m listening.” “I heard about your latest success at the auction yesterday and the rapid growth of your hotel’s shares. I have been searching for a high value company to partner with and you’re the best fit for me. If you accept the partnership, you’ll receive 200 million dollars for working with us. What do you think?” “This is a very nice offer. Not only will it boost my hotel to the highest spot in the city, I will also get 200 million dollars.” Charles thought as he considered Mr Kevin’s offer.“Your offer is quite generous and I agree that it will beneficial to both our enterprises. I’ll like to know mor
"What rubbish!" Angela yelled, wiping the dust on her skirt. The guards dumped them in the parking lot and warned them to never return. "How can they treat us like this? This is the worst company in the city?" Jefferson leaned against the wall, his mind heavy with disappointment and sadness. He couldn't believe that his back up plan had failed him. Dreamstone's CEO rejected him like a refuse dump on the street. "Are you going to say anything?" Angela queried, her face contorted with disgust. She was angry and at the same time ashamed. "You claimed to be good friends with the CEO, why did they kick us out? Did you lie?" "I did not lie!" Jefferson bit back. "Obviously, someone already got the contract and I'm sure the secretary didn't pass the message well to him. I will call my father and have this sorted out." Angela laughed bitterly. "Your father? The same man who couldn't come to our rescue when that secretary was embarrassing us?" "I'm sure that—""You're not sure of anything!"