Hogan's eyes blazed with fury as Christian rose from the low seat at the same time that the Asian man did. "Lee Hum?" Pa Pete asked, his tone nearly condescending, he looked at the amateur businessman on the table, he hadn't been there for a full year yet, he had very few shares on the board and he was not popular. "Yes, I transferred my shares to Lee Hum too and that makes him the most powerful man on this table as we speak," Christian affirmed. Pa Pete looked at the books again, it was right there. Justin has only been transferred 5% and because he had been too eager, he didn't look through the documents nor did anyone at the table, they were too shocked that Chris wanted to transfer his shares in the first place. But Chris was smarter than all of them, he knew Justin could not be trusted, he knew his loyalty lay with anyone he felt had more power and authority and so he was likely to bend at the slightest instance. "I, Lee Hum, of sound mind and knowing the conseq
Christian rejected Justin's call for the umpteenth time. He had nothing to say to the traitor. Hogan was too willing to take his suspension without a fight, after all, he'd humiliated himself enough that night by trying to destroy Christian's image yet lacking the evidence to. Christian had the best hackers working that night to make sure all the images were deleted from the cloud and all other sources before the meeting. He suspected that Hogan was Albert's source and contractor, no wonder the man knew so much about him and the family. "Christian, you are treading on dangerous grounds, I would advise that you be careful." Pa Pete said as he entered Christian's office that afternoon. "A good afternoon to you too, Pa Pete, I hope the meeting last night did not leave you so stressed out." He said with a smirk. "Could you quit being so cocky and listen?!" Pete snapped and Christian could do nothing but smile. "Hogan might have a plot to bring you down and you are presenting you
The Italian man shook hands with Christian but clearly didn't look pleased to see him. Christian had piqued interest in the Xavier goldmine deal and he wanted to make sure he landed it for the family company. If the Jupiter was involved, this was his chance to get a network with the mysterious Jupiter. "I have already made negotiations with a gentleman that we will be working with." The man said with a frown. "This is the CEO of the company, sir." Mr. Potter said but the Italian man shook his head quite firmly. Christian smiled. Hogan had clearly implied that he was the only one that could land the goldmine deal and obviously he had the network to do so, but to Christian, it was childish and immature. "You do not need to meet with one man in order to work with the Robinson family, sir. We are quite large and we might not be able to send you the same.. " "Allow me," Christian cut Mr. Potter in with a smile and looked directly at the Italian man. He was certainly adamant and d
Motivated by the news that Campbell had for him, Chris was eager to get the DNA test out of the way. That was when it dawned on him that he had no personal or close relationship with Evans and could not imagine how he might react to being asked to do a test all of a sudden. For a second, he reasoned how easy it could be to simply walk into the Robinson estate and demand that they go to the closest hospital or even the estate clinic to run the DNA test; he had the finest doctors that could work on it and give him results within the hour. But he held back that plan, it was truly reckless and would alert Evans of what his plans were. He had to be coy and he had to be smart so the man would be free enough to give out his samples - without even knowing it. Christian thought of several ways he could get his samples and the thought of luring Evans with a younger woman crossed his mind, but of course, he still seemed to be quite smitten with his newest wife and might not budge as quickly a
It was twilight when Christian drove out of the Robinson estate and rang Campbell for the third time as he headed to a private clinic to get the test done. The phone went into voicemail twice and then he decided to drop a voicemail that he'd be at the Jitzy Hotel at the agreed time. The road was gradually darkening and he paid no attention to any traffic lights or other cars as he drove like a madman on the highway. The doctor at the clinic was available like he had instructed and time was of the essence if he was to meet up with Campbell at 9:00 pm. At the lobby of the hotel, Chris met with the receptionist who asked him if he had an appointment with the doctor in question. "I'm afraid you can not go in without an appointment, sir, I will kindly direct you to a consultation who can take care of you until you book an appointment with the doctor," the tiny brunette said. "He knows I am coming in this evening." He replied with an impatient tone. The brunette whose name was
Pa Pete stood before the executive board, his face expressionless, he wore a blank look that anyone who knew him enough learned to be afraid of. Christian sat at the far end of the table, his face stoic, his mind wandering, trying to piece together and make sense of the Campbell saga. "I wish to thank all of you who have shown up at this meeting on such short notice." He began and the board members murmured their responses. "For years, the Robinson family has been one, one blood, one team, one goal, one table. Together, we have fought enemies strong and we have defeated them like the dust. Together, we have brought down mighty consolidations and we have partnered with untouchable giants. Together, we have become the most powerful family in this city and dare I say, one of the most powerful in this state.Even as a family, we do not know the measure of our strength, we do not know how raw our power is or how far we can go when the chips are down, and we may not know just how deep
The midmorning air was cold, and a promise of winter loomed icily as Richard stepped into the Robinson estate. It was ill-managed, not as beautiful as he remembered, but then, he hadn't expected Evans to take extra care of what was not his. Evans' new wife, Melissa met him on the porch with open arms and he had no choice but to offer her an embrace. "You smell like a man, I can't say the same about your father," she breathed, in a feathery whisper. Chris disentangled from her embrace and frowned at her comment, he had to be careful with the strange woman or she would be a problem in the future. "I know you want me, you just are afraid that I'm your father's, but don't be, I know Julius loves to share." She whispered with a pout and ran her fingers down his chest. Midway, Chris grabbed her and sneered. "I will say this again, you have no idea the family you're messing with, my father has dumped women like you in a twinkle of an eye, do not overestimate your place in his life, Meliss
The past came like an ugly smoke from an old flame and it threatened to burn everything in its path. Christian sat on the edge of his hotel room bed. He could still not come to terms with the fact that Luciana was back in his life and with a baby. A baby, a baby he could remember having with her. "Master, the men are here," Potter said with a low bow as he entered the hotel room. Christian could not remember any knock but he knew Potter would not just barge in on him, he'd no doubt been too caught up in his thoughts to hear anything. "Welcome, gentlemen." He said the neatly dressed men got in and shut the door.Christian knew he had to act fast, it was only a matter of time before the press had air of the news and everyone began to believe it. Already, two members of the executive table had called him and so had other partners. Rumor and scandal in the Robinson family could never be hidden, everyone had their ears to the ground. "I need you to do a thorough investigation on this