Thursday came faster than expected, and this was the day Oscar had been waiting for. Leo ordered the Neal diamond ring which was brought to Oscar that morning, and he was delighted to have it. It will serve as an element of surprise for Ellen.
Before going to the office, Oscar had reviewed the companies, and he knew how much influence he had over who and who would not become partners with the Slytherin Empire. "Are you ready, sir?" Leo asked as he came to check up on him and to confirm whether or not he was ready to go. "Oh, I am very ready to go," Oscar answered with a mischievous smirk. He picked up the ring box and took out the Neal diamond ring with a smile before placing it on his finger. "Let's go," He said and left the house immediately with Leo. They used a different car this time, but the same number of escorts as always. The drive took the same time, and when they got to the parking lot, he could not believe the number of cars parked outside. It felt as though the entire occupants of Axel City had visited the Slytherin Empire just for the sake of partnership and investments. Not so far away from where he had packed, Ellen was seated in a classic white car discussing with Micheal when she caught a glimpse of who looked like Oscar. She squinted her eyes, and this made Micheal look in the same direction and asked, "Is everything alright?" "Uhm, yes," she nodded, "I almost thought that was Oscar, I didn't see his face, though, haha, but Oscar has no business coming to a place like this." "Why would he be hired at the Slytherin Empire? What's going to be his job, a cleaner?" He asked, and Ellen chuckled and took her eye off the person whose face she couldn't see, mostly because he was crowded by numerous escorts. "So I couple of information earlier today that got me worried," He uttered with a sigh. "You know that the CEO went missing a few months back, and I was hoping that with the help of the managing director, it'll go smoothly. Unfortunately, the MD was not made the acting CEO like he wanted, someone else was." "Oh shit," Ellen exclaimed, "Is it that bad?" She asked. "Well, I knew Aston Slytherin because I met him in person along with the MD, but not this new CEO, but I believe that the MD will help me through somehow if that doesn't work out, I'll have to endear myself to the new CEO, there's nothing a little friendship cannot fix in business." "I hope so," Ellen sighed and took out the document that they ought to submit, "Let's go. Our appointment with the representatives is in five minutes." She looked at her watch and got out of the car quickly, and Micheal followed. Using the reflection from the car window, Micheal adjusted his next tie before they proceeded toward the building. Meanwhile, when Oscar had gone inside earlier, he met with the receptionist and asked, "Hand this over to the representatives from the company whose name has been stated on the letter, I have no wish to entertain them." Taking the letter from Oscar, the receptionist saw the name on it and to whom it was directed. "They ought to be at the meeting in the next five minutes, sir," she said. "Perhaps you'd like to witness their interview fists before giving it to them?" Leo suggested, and Oscar thought about it for a moment. Leo couldn't understand what Oscar held against the Hudson's. Ever since he saw that name on the lists, Leo noticed that he wanted to cancel them out without a second thought. "I guess you were right then," Oscar replied and turned to the receptionist, "Send them to my office as soon as they arrive, I'll give them the letter by myself." He added, and the receptionist returned the letter to him and nodded in agreement. "I will send them immediately, sir," she said. As soon as they left the receptionist and were headed for the elevator, Leo, who was unable to withhold his curiosity, asked him, "Is there a reason why you want to do this to the Caribbean enterprise, sir?" "I had a feeling you were going to ask," Oscar uttered as they stepped into the elevator. Once Leo pushed the button and the door was closed, Oscar continued, "My wife works with that company, and she will be coming here today." "Oh, that is good, new sir," Leo exclaimed, "I never knew that you were married, sir, so you want her to work here instead?" He asked with excitement and a hint of curiosity written all over his face. The elevator stopped on the sixth floor, and they all came out before Oscar responded, "You got excited too quickly Leo, let me rephrase. My wife and her new boyfriend whom she left me for are coming to see me today." "Oh," Leo covered his mouth with his hand to stop the gasp that threatened to escape his lips. He needed no further explanation to understand why Oscar wanted nothing to do with the Hudsons. "They will be very shocked to see you here," he said, and Oscar chuckled, "They wouldn't see me," He said, and Leo raised a brow, wondering what he meant by that. Meanwhile, on the ground floor, Ellen and Micheal had just walked in, and they headed for the receptionist's desk. "Excuse me, we have an appointment with the representatives today." "Caribbean enterprise? Mr Micheal Hudson?" The receptionist asked, and Micheal nodded his head before showing her his card and the appointment letter. "Uhm... you will no longer be meeting with the representatives," the clerk said, and for a moment, Micheal's heart skipped a beat. They couldn't have been cancelled, have they? "Why?" He asked. "That's because the CEO wants to interview you by himself," she replied, and both Micheal and Ellen heaved a sigh of relief. "Well, that's a good thing," Ellen uttered. "He's waiting for you. Take your right on the sixth floor. Is the last office on the right." She directed, and with excitement writing all over their faces, Ellen and Micheal hurried toward the elevator."Are you seeing this?" Ellen said whilst staring at the name of the CEO on the office door. "Mr. Oscar Fred Slytherin," Micheal uttered and chuckled, "If only it were Oscar," He added, before knowing on the door. "Come in," a voice replied from the other side and they both walked in, unaware of who or what they were about to meet. "Good day," the man on the desk greeted them as they walked in and both Micheal and Ellen proceeded to shake hands with him, the relief on Ellen's face when she saw that it wasn't Oscar could not be overemphasised. "You must be Mr. Oscar Slytherin, it's such an honour to meet you, sir," Micheal said while he took his seat, but the man on the desk shook his head and said, "Unfortunately I'm not, my name is Leo Angus, the CEO is not here right now, and he had asked me to carry out this interview on his behalf," Leo replied and Micheal sighed in frustration. "Can we wait for him?" He asked, "I'd love to speak with the CEO by myself if you don't mind.
In a fit of rage, Micheal walked out of the elevator on the ground floor. Those who saw him avoided him because he looked just like he was about to start a war. As he got to the receptionist's desk, he dropped his documents on the table so loudly that it startled the receptionist herself. "Is there something I can help you with, sir?" She asked him, remaining as calm and composer as possible. "Yes, I want to see the managing director immediately," He said to her, his tone so harsh that he got people staring at them from all corners of the vicinity. "Micheal please bring your voice down, yelling won't solve our problems right now," Ellen said to him with a sigh, she was more than embarrassed by his current behaviour, even though she clearly understood the reason behind it. "I'm sorry, sir, but Mr. John Catar is very busy right now. He had a lot of appointments just like you. He has representatives for interviews. I suggest you come back tomorrow, I can book an appointment for yo
Oscar was seated in his office, more than ten minutes after Micheal had gone to see John Cater. He wasn't doing so much in the office until a knock was heard on the door and he asked whoever it was to come in.Mr. John Catar, the managing director walked into his office looking displeased, he held the documents from the Caribbean enterprise in his hand while he said,"Pardon me sir, but is there a reason why you refused to see the representatives from this company?" He asked, and Oscar nodded his head and replied, "Yes, I have my reasons, is there a problem?" He inquired, hoping that the MD hadn't come to talk him into changing his mind."Not that there is a problem sir... but uhm, Mr William Hudson, the CEO himself was a very good friend to your father, they've been in contract together for years now, and although they aren't the largest of companies they are one of our investments" John tried to explain, but Oscar wasn't listening. "Like I said, Mr John, I have my reasons, don't
Micheal couldn't wait to tell Ellen the good news, he knew that she would be relieved as much as he was, even if he had to wait a week, it didn't matter to him, as long as the contract was not terminated. Getting out of the elevator, Ellen couldn't wait to ask him how the meeting with John went. As soon as she saw him, she left her seat and walked up to him. "It was all a mistake," Micheal said, even before she asked, and Ellen heaved a sigh of relief. "I told you not to worry," she said, "I'm so glad it has been sorted out... "Not yet," Micheal interjected while walking toward one of the seats. "I'll have to come back in two days." While the couple chatted away, Oscar stepped out of the elevator, and the first thing he saw was the both of them. "Oh shit, I thought they'll be gone by now," He cursed, but unfortunately, he couldn't turn back now. His bodyguards were behind him, and he felt that it would be very awkward to just turn around and head back into the elevator. "Osc
"I was very disappointed sir when I saw her, I feel so bad that she had to leave you to be with someone else, now look at you, she would be left speechless when she learns that you are the CEO," Leo uttered after Oscar had narrated his ordeal with Ellen. "Let's not be too hasty," Oscar replied while looking out the window of the car, watching the street was a good source of entertainment for him. "I'm not even sure how long this will last," He added, as much as Oscar enjoyed what his life had become, he kept it in his mind that it could all end in the blink of an eye, if he wasn't the true Slytherin heir then it's over. "What do you mean by that sir? You are where you are supposed to be, of course it will last long, as long as Mrs Amy Slytherin is here, no one can stop you," Leo tried to encourage him, he was also aware of the reason why Amy was in such a haste to make Oscar CEO, and he supported her decision because Aiden can not be trusted. If not because the police had no evi
"What the hell do they want with me?" Oscar wondered while keeping his head low, the piece of glass pricked him, leaving his blood stains on each one he picked out of his skin. "Can this car go any faster!" The bodyguard yelled at the driver while trying to shoot down the men on the bike through the window. "Hold on!" The driver exclaimed before taking a sharp bend that caught everyone off guard. Both Leo and Oscar lost balance and leaned against the body of the car it turned. Before long, the next sound took them by surprise, and the sound of metal being dragged along the tar at high speed filled the air. The unpleasant sound that followed that loud bang could only mean one thing. "Shit, we've lost a tyre," the driver exclaimed. As the car stopped, it was only a miracle that the car did not flip from the impact of the explosion. "I guess we'll have to do this the hard way," the bodyguard quickly stepped out of the car with both guns in his hand. As the bike approached, he shot
Aiden switched off the television as he got fed up with the news about the traffic jams on the street that left over fifty cars destroyed, injured a few citizens, and killed two due to nimrod gunshots. It ought to have been good news, but the fact that the target was not even affected was infuriating, and just when he had kept quiet long enough, he yelled "You had just one job!" "Two people died, several got injured, and the victim himself was unharmed, so what did you even do?" The man who had been standing behind him the whole time wasn't moved by his rage. He just stood there like a statue but made sure to avoid his gaze. "We were not sure what he looked like sir, you gave us pictures, all we had was the plate number of his car, and we traced it, four of my bike men went after it and none of them returned." While he was still speaking, Aiden turned around to face him. He closed the distance between them and silenced the young man with a slap across the face. "Not sure wha
Amy was seated in her bedroom when she got a call from John Catar, thinking that it was an urgent business matter. She hesitantly picked up her phone from the bed and picked up the call. "Hello?" She said. "Hello mam, uhm, I have a situation that and I would love to speak to you about it, do you mind if we meet sometime later today... "No," Amy replied before he could finish talking, "If you want to discuss anything, you can do it over the phone, so go ahead, I'm listening." "Okay," John uttered, "It's about Mr Oscar. He almost terminated our contract with the Caribbean enterprise without informing any of us... "What?" Amy exclaimed, "This is one of our fastest-growing investments," she said. "Exactly, and he didn't even tell us, I got to find out from Mr Hudson's son himself, he even refused to interview him, and go through their proposal, I don't know what he holds against the Hudson's but I think it's important that he doesn't bring personal matters into the business," J
As he walked into the Slytherin mansion, Nigel couldn't believe his eyes, it looked as if they lived on an entirely different planet because their home was just grand both inside and out. For a moment, he wished to become a member of the family, just so he could visit the mansion every day or even live there. But his admiration of the mansion was cut short when the voice of a young man called his attention from behind. "Please sit down," He said and Nigel nodded before taking his seat on the sofa, waiting for them to attend to him as soon as they could. Mark came to him in less than five minutes and he submitted the papers. Mark signed on to other blank spaces and spent a lot of time reviewing the information on the documents. It has a lot to do with Nigel's contributions to the company handed down directly from the managing director at the London branch, and it was meant to help Mark determine what kind of promotion Nigel was to be given. After accessing the information, which
Inside the elevator he took a deep breath and waited until he got to the sixth floor. He stepped out and walked his way down the last office and knocked gently on the door. “Come in,” Aston's voice responded from the inside, and without further ado, Nigel walked into the office and met the CEO of the Slytherin Empire staring at a picture on his phone. The expression on his farces was somewhat disturbing, like he had just seen a dead body or a gruesome sight from a crime scene. Looking at him again, anyone could think he was irritated, but Nigel would rather not ask him any questions since it had nothing to do with him, but at the same time he hoped he wasn't being too insensitive. “Good afternoon sir,” He greeted Aston and the CEO lifted his head from the phone and replied “Yes, sit down,” His gaze returned to the screen, and this time, Nigel couldn't hold back his curiosity. “Hope I didn't come in at the wrong time?” “Huh?” Aston raised a brow, clearly he was distracted, bu
They picked up Nigel not so far away a headed fod a garden far-off into the city. The drive was rather peaceful, no one said a word to each other, not even Oscar. The lively moments between mother and son ended and now the depressing moment carried on until they got to the reserved park. Once they got into the park, there were several suits and exclusive restaurants scattered across the land mass, and with the help of Tom, they got a reservation at the best sitting area. It was situated inside the hotel at the park, designed for the elites. As the walked in, drinks were already set on their table, with clean glasses for them to drink with. As they sat down, a waiter approached them to take their orders, and in this place, whatever food was ordered will be cooked and served fresh, and just to make it more exciting and luxurious, the customer were given the exclusive menu, consisting of the most exotic dishes from across the world. The menu was a large book, having pictures of
Oscar did not just take Amy out of the room but out of the mansion, she made her get into the car and for the first time in a long while, Oscar was going to drive into the street alone. But Tom having spotted them from afar, signalled other bodyguards and immediately followed them from behind, whilst maintaining a good distance. Neither Oscar nor his mother said a word while they were together, he knew the emotional tumult, he knew that her heart was broken, shattered to pieces. He knew that she wanted to strangle Aston to death and he didn't blame her for feeling that way. Aston was a dubious man, nothing about him was good maybe the fact that he founded the Slytherin Empire. The tales he's heard of this man from Stephen are not ones of he was willing to share just yet, but even though it was not part of their plans, Oscar felt that it was time to introduce his mother to Nigel. Stephen had introduced Nigel to him and had told him how far they had gone in their research befor
She paced back and forth in the room and both Oscar and Leo watched her without saying a word, she was in a very bad state, and if only Oscar would let her, No was willing to run out of the room to make trouble with her husband. For a woman in her mid-fifties, Amy was quite strong, she knew how to get what she wanted and would go to any length to get it, but with Oscar pleading with her to stay calm and keep the door locked, she has no choice but to inhaled and exhale repeatedly until she was a little bit calm.Suddenly a knock was heard on the door, looking through the peephole, Oscar sighed in frustration, it was none other than the man whose presence had ruined their whole day.He opened the door to let him in, and as if Amy knew he was the one, she threw a pillow at him, one after the other until Oscar came in between them and stopped the pillows from hitting Oscar. He also approached Amy and tried to stop her once again. "What a way to welcome me, Amy," Aston scoffed, staring a
“I see that we already know each other,” Aston smirked, his eyes staring into the eyes of the young man who was supposed to be his son. How quick they were to conclude, how swift they were to make him the CEO in his absence without even knowing whether or not they were related.The striking resemblance was too much to go unnoticed, but most people will argue that it's possible because people look alike in the world and this could just be a sheer coincidence.“Yes, so it seems,” Oscar nodded his head in agreement,“And from what I know, you went missing three months ago, it's good to see you back,” Oscar said and didn't let go of Amy, the lady fuming with anger and Oscar could feel it build up with each passing second. “Well yes, I have been away for a long time,” Aston uttered nonchalantly, and stole a glance at Amy, “And oh, before I forget,” He added and turned around to face Miles.“This is my son, Miles Slytherin,” He said, leaving everyone's jaws to drop to their feet. Amy's re
Within three days, the drama had subsided, all the Slytherin Empire companies were back to resume operations, and as easy as it may seem it was truly hell for all of them, both CEO and those under him. When Oscar returned to the mansion, Amy had already hosted a party to welcome him, inviting a lot of people to the Slytherin mansion, both within and outside the Slytherin Empire The celebration was grand, and Oscar was delighted to have come back to such a gathering, and he appreciated all those who came to celebrate with him. As for William Hudsons, he had confirmed by himself that Micheal was alive after he noticed that the detectives knew the truth. He tried to conceal it but only went into more trouble with the authorities. He was arrested under several charges, and his company was suspended. Micheal's son was also arrested for conspiracy, and as if that was not enough, most of their assets were confiscated, including their homes and land across west Arcadia. The case ended
“Why do you think so?” Oscar inquired, even believed that Micheal was dead, the evidence was so clear even though Micheal's pictures were not shown. “Think about it sir,” Leo replied, “Mr William Hudsons did not say a word about his son's death until two days after the supposed incident that caused him to lose his life, and while many people think he was grieving, I don't think so.” He came out two days later and claimed that the Slytherins had killed his son, and it had been four days now since the incident and Micheal is yet to be buried, what's causing the delay.” “He didn't see the need to publicize his son's funeral?” Oscar replied but in such a way that it seemed like he was also asking a question. “I thought of that, but Mr Williams is not known for keeping quiet, he announces everything very quickly. Take when he lost his mother for example, the funeral took place two days after, and there was a full life coverage broadcasted on the news, so what makes Micheal different?”
Days turned to night and things were not going well with the Slytherin nor with the Caribbean enterprise, the company clash became a more brutal war, especially after the death of Micheal Hudson. Without any logical evidence, Williams concluded that the Slytherins had everything to do with the death of his son and no one could tell him otherwise. He went as far as suing the Slytherins for murder, but as powerful as the Slytherins were, proper investigations needed to be carried out before the arrest. And in this case, the Slytherin Empire had the upper hand and no action was taken. Oscar was already sick and tired of the travels. Within the past week, he has visited five top political officials, people he never thought he'd meet in his lifetime. He spent more money than he had ever spent all his life, trying to solve the problem at hand, leaving the Slytherin experts to deal with William Hudson, but the suspension was yet to be reconsidered and he never thought it was going to be