Chapter 71 - The plot
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Anger loomed from the CEO’s office in theWalter’s corporation. Abraham was really mad at his assistants. He had five of them and they were not able to convey a message to him before his brother found out.

He knew how much the company meant to Cephas, they were still in a great shape but they had lost way too much money than he could recover before his step father returned.

One billion dollars was a lot and he could not hide it from the world because the business analysis would be published publicly any moment from now.

“I can’t seriously believe you guys cannot outsmart two assistants.” He barked at the head of the executive assistant team. “How did they get away with that information before it was made public?”

“They had used the Magnate’s permission to go through the finances and sales. The power plant issue was a major problem.”

“Why didn't you tell me about the darn power plant?” Abraham yelled, grabbing a mug from his table and he threw it at the head of the executive team.

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