“What an honour it is to finally meet you in person,” Atticus Fletcher beamed happily as he shook Jake’s hand backstage after he received the award for the most enterprising CEO.
He was the organizer of this awards ceremony and he was a retired investment banker and now a renowned business consultant with solid connections in every sector of the economy.
Jake had been avoiding this event every year since that time when he and Morgan were attacked on their way home after his first award. Pierce had been standing in for him since then but unfortunately, his dependable COO was out of the country for a much-needed vacation with his family.
Since that first win, Turner Group had won a variety of awards over the years and different categories. However, this year, the award was specifically for him and he didn’t want to snub the event by giving flimsy excuses not to show up.
“Thank you, for always finding me and my conglomerate wort
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