The Heir of the Family

008 - Amateur Captain

Victor is not so offended by Oliver's last words, because they were true. Even so, he is still a little offended when he was teased by Oliver that way. Especially with the way he rubbed his wet hand on his shoulder.

  

Only after he finishes playing with that hand dryer machine, he decides to go to the meeting. He calls Viona again asking for a direction.

  

[Just take an elevator and go to the top floor]

  

“The top floor?”

  

[Yeah, the 23rd floor. I’ll be waiting for you upstairs]

  

Victor starts looking for an elevator. He isn’t really familiar with the condition of that office because it is his first time to be there.

  

Until then, a security shows the way for him. But he has to wait for a while. Given that the building has 23 floors, it might take him a long time to wait there.

  

There are also two female employees who appear and wait there with him.

  

And then…

  

“Ting!”

  

One elevator opens and there’s no one inside it. Victor enters the elevator with the two female employees.

  

Just before the elevator doors close, another female employee comes running to them. She looks troubled carrying some documents in her arms.

  

“Please, wait! Hold it, please!” she asks.

  

Victor hears an amused laughter from the two female employees in front of him. And one of them even presses the button to close the elevator door.

  

“Hey, what are you doing?” Victor prevents them, and holds the door.

  

“Tch! Such a party pooper! Are you new here?” asks one of the girls.

  

“Yeah!” Victor replies curtly by still holding the door.

  

That one female employee with the stack of documents seems so relieved to be able to get into the elevator with them. She rushes inside the elevator and stands behind the other two female employees.

  

“Can you help me? Press the 11th floor for me, please,” asks that one female in the back.

  

But one of the two women in the front simply presses the button for the 16th floor, and then backs away. She looks so unwilling to help that girl.

  

Victor immediately steps forward and presses the button for the 11th floor. He also presses the number 23 because he had forgotten that he had not determined his destination earlier.

  

The two female employees glance at each other after seeing Victor press the 23rd floor button.

  

“Hey, new guy. Are you serious about going to the 23rd floor? Do you go there to look for the rooftop? You think this is a school building?" says one of them.

  

Victor glances briefly at the ID card of the woman who is currently questioning him. And there he finds the name Abigail Collins. While the other one has an ID card with the name Sarah Campbell.

  

“No, I do want to go to the 23rd floor,” replies Victor.

  

Again, the two female employees glance at each other with frowns on their foreheads.

  

“Excuse me!” says the girl named Abigail. “But the 23rd floor is only for the executives of this company. Do you really know where you are going?”

  

It seems like these two female employees are finding it hard for a guy like Victor to have any business on the 23rd floor. After all, he only wears a messy white shirt. Even his look is still a bit messy. To make it worse, he didn’t take any shower at all before he left the house.

  

“Do you have any appointment with someone?” the girl named Sarah interrupts.

  

“Oh, that's right. There's someone waiting for me upstairs,” Victor replies.

  

The two of them seem so doubtful about Victor's answer. They begin to interrogate him, thinking that he is just an outsider with bad intentions in the company.

  

“No, I'm not lying. I did have an appointment with someone,” Victor explains.

  

“With whom?”

  

“A girl named Viona,” says Victor.

  

“Viona? Do you mean Viona Emery?”

  

Victor nodes plainly. Only then do those two girls stop asking him. But they still look so hard to believe Victor's statement.

  

Even when they are about to get out of the elevator, Victor still hears their whispers. Although slowly, Victor knows for sure that they are still talking about him.

  

When he arrives on the 23rd floor, Viona is already waiting for him with a cold gaze.

  

“What took you so long?”

  

“Sorry!”

  

After that, Viona doesn't say anything else and immediately directs Victor to a room.

  

The room is quite spacious with a few other rooms inside it. There is also a green open space like a balcony. The place looks more like a luxury apartment than an office.

  

And there is also a meeting room, where there are already several Counterbrand officials waiting for the arrival of the new president of the company.

  

“Please don't say anything later before I ask you to speak,” Viona reminds him before entering the room.

  

“Why? Don't tell me that my dad put me as the president here only as a puppet,” says Victor.

  

“I’ve told you. I’m no longer your babysitter. But please, we don't have enough time to discuss this at the moment!” Viona replies as she opens the door.

  

All the eyes have been on them even before they enter the room. Since there’s only a glass wall separating that room from the main room. Their faces look so uninspired when they realize the arrival of Viona and Victor. It is obvious they have been so tired of waiting for so long.

  

Everyone in the room doesn't recognize Victor at all. They all stare curiously at him. Of course their reaction immediately changes when Viona introduces Victor to them as The President Of Counterbrand.

  

Viona intends to talk about all of Victor's great achievements and track record so far. But in reality, there is almost nothing she can say about it.

  

“Graduated from Purdue University with nothing special in his record, except for his experience running errands around the town delivering pizza for 5 years. But from now on, he is The President Of Counterbrand.”

  

Some seem able to maintain their composure as professionals. But some of them put on a frown face. Some also shake their heads. Some even openly voice their displeasure.

  

“Hey, Viona! Are you putting up a stand-up comedy here?” asks someone.

  

“Did you find it funny, Mr. Liam? If so, you don't need to hold your laughter. I'm sure he is not going to be mad even if you laugh,” says Viona with a cold tone.

  

But the one laughing is actually the other man on the right side. He even accompanies his laughter with an exaggerated applause.

  

“Is this another Charles William’s joke? Hey, I don’t waste my 5 years in this company just watching this circus of yours. Are you serious about all this, Viona?”

  

“Yes!” replies Viona composedly

  

Suddenly, that man raises his hands as if to pound the table. However, it is immediately detained, because of his fear of Charles William's influence.

  

But he still can’t help but feeling annoyed, because he feels that he has wasted his time at the company for these 5 years.

  

“Five years! You are wasting my 5 years by giving this ship to an amateur captain…”

  

“Talking with a pirate theme now, huh? If you mind, you may leave the ship, Mr. Camilo. I will be happy to prepare a lifeboat to take you to the nearest port,” replies Viona.

  

That man named Camilo is now grumbling, trying to hold his anger. In the end, he just takes his leave.

  

“I don't need it. I can help myself!”