Mystery CEO

“Bill!” Beth exclaimed excitedly.

If Bill was here then any problems that they had would be resolved, he was the answer to their problems.

“I can pay the mortgage. Tell me, how much is it?” Bill asked Edward Stone lazily and the man straightened up stiffly.

“My boss has been lenient for a long time and no longer has any use for the money, he now wants to use the property as his own home.”

Bill’s brow furrowed in irritation, he was trying to score points with Garnet and her family and this man who was nothing but a stooge was trying to get in his way and ruin his plans.

“Who is this boss of yours? Is he any better than Bill Pearle? Don’t you know who he is?” Beth sneered.

Now that Bill was backing them she was sure that they would not be oppressed by this man. Her formerly docile face had faded and now she looked at Edward Stone with superiority.

“I am sure that I can reach an agreement with your boss, i could offer him a couple of my properties in place of this one. Who is this boss of yours I am sure he will agree to my offer.” Bill said magnanimously.

“The name of my boss is Mr Thor Glen.” Edward answered proudly and Bill’s face went ashen.

For a week now there was news swirling around about the emergence of a new mystery CEO, he had seemingly sprouted out of nowhere and held a lot of power in the city. He apparently took over almost half of the most successful companies around and everyone wanted a chance to have some connection to him.

Hearing that he was the boss of this man, Bill cleared his throat and smiled amicably. It would not do to have a fight with this man who might tell his boss he had an unpleasant experience with him, it might ruin his chances in the future.

Even Garnet frowned at the name that was called because she had also heard about the new CEO and was curious about him, why would he want this house in the first place?

“Why did you not say that from the beginning?” Bill asked. “Since Mr Glen wants this house then the Woods would be very glad to part with it.”

“What are you saying?” Beth demanded in confusion and Bill went to her and held her hands.

“I will situate the family in a penthouse immediately, it is wisest to just let Mr Glen to occupy this house.” He said then looked at Edward and nodded.

“I will just get the movers to come and get their personal effects.” He explained.

Edward looked around at the people gathered in the room, “Tomorrow contractors are going to commence work on this house and anyone who is found here will be thrown in jail.” He said then mutely walked out of the house.

He could tell that Bill had heard about his boss and was trying to save face so that he could get a chance to have him impressed by him. Knowing that it was all a futile attempt he ignored him and left them alone for now.

When he was gone Beth turned sharply to Bill, “We can’t just leave our home just because some nobody demands it, surely you are capable of pulling some strings and forcing him away.” She shrieked.

“Mother, Bill does not want to offend Mr Glen, it is said that his connections reach to the very top and if he favors you then you will become very successful.” Garnet said tiredly then walked away leaving them.

When she was out of earshot Bill turned to Beth and spoke reassuringly to her.

“You don’t have to worry, I will put you in a very luxurious apartment and when Garnet and I get married I will secure a contract with Mr Glen and buy you and even better home than this.”

Beth’s eyes brightened when she heard his words and she smiled. “I have always trusted you and I know that you will never disappoint me. Don’t worry about Garnet, you have me on your side and I will do whatever it takes to see you both happy.”

Now that that useless former son in law of hers was out of the picture she could at last ensure that Garnet secured a position in one of the top five families in the city by getting married to Bill Pearle.

*

Garnet trudged up to her room and sat on the bed looking around at her room which was cleared entirely of all of her husband’s meager possessions. She should be glad that she was rid of him but she was not, she felt bereft of protection which was crazy because how could Thor as poor as he was protect her?

She had initially thought that getting married to him would solve her problems but she only ended up putting an innocent person in the same rocky boat as her, that was why she had had to divorce him before he became collateral damage.

Now she would be forced to face her fate and not hide behind a husband who knew nothing of how dangerous her situation truly was.

She had laid back on the bed and was looking up at the ceiling with unseeing eyes when her door creaked open then closed.

“I want to tell you how proud I am of you Garnet, now that you have gotten rid of that good for nothing bum you can be with a man befitting of your status.” Beth said softly.

“And what status is that?” Garnet asked nonchalantly, making Beth frown.

She had started to worry that it seemed like Garnet was starting to have some empathy for Thor and it seemed she was right, thank goodness he had been gotten rid of before it got too late.

“Bill loves you and only wants to make you happy, why don’t you just give him a chance?” Beth pleaded.

Garnet knew that Bill did not love her, he was just unhealthily obsessed with her because she was like the toy that he could not have. Once he got his hands on her he would discard her, she secretly swore that she would never let that happen.

“I know that you are worried because you lost your job and we are about to lose this house but Bill will fix everything.” Beth continued.

“Mom, I am exhausted. Please just leave me alone.” Garnet said and turned away, forcing Beth to grit her teeth and leave.

She was doing this all for Garnet’s good and here she was being scornful. Well, she would not let her ruin this chance with Bill, who knew what loser she would pick up next from the street.

Something had to be done to prevent Garnet from making a costly mistake. Ideally, Greg should be able to fix this but he was useless as the patriarch of the family.

In the midst of her despair, Beth had an idea and she knew exactly who to call that would force Garnet to get in line and she smiled deviously.