The Bet
Author: Kiiro
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Owen stared at Dennis for a few moments and then broke out in a burst of loud laughter. Obviously, he did not believe Logan, no one did. How was a lowly nobody like Logan going to get him thrown out of his own boardroom?!

"The nerve on this guy!" Owen laughed breathlessly, and soon the board members joined in laughing and mocking Logan.

"You're going to get him thrown out of his company? Yeah right!" One of the board members joined in the ridicule

"It's pathetic and sad that you've deluded yourself into thinking you're actually someone of power and influence. It just makes you even more pathetic" Another member said coldly.

Logan wore an inexpressive expression on his face, and then shifted his gaze amongst the table as if he was looking at fools.

He could not believe that these were the people running his company. They were all arrogant, entitled people who all deserved what was coming to them.

"How about you drop the pride show, Logan, it's already bad enough that your wife thinks you are embarrassing. You don't have to prove what we already know, that you are a nobody and always will be," Owen said slowly approaching Logan and then stopped in front of him. 

"Now get out of my office before I make you" Owen added glaring at him in great dismay, turned to walk back towards his seat and then stopped abruptly

"And oh you can forget about showing up to work on Monday, you're fired! Clear out your desk as you're leaving" Owen said coldly, then shot Francine a cold glare

"You know I had quite an interesting conversation with your boss" Logan said sharply and Owen froze in place,

"Mr Danvers isn't it?" He added and moved around the room with slow footsteps

Owen was taken aback, "How did this bastard know who my boss is?" He pondered. Mr Danvers was a high-profile man who was rumoured to come from one of the most powerful and influential families in the country.

Although he was the CEO of Parker’s Inc., he never bothered to show himself even to his workers. No one knew what he looked like, but they all knew to respect and fear him. There was no way, a loser like Logan would know him or ever talk to him.

Owen and everyone present in the room believed that Logan was just continuing with his act. For all they knew, he could have just easily googled the name of the CEO to use and tried to intimidate them. Pathetic!

However, Owen chose to indulge his little pretence "Sure you talked to Mr Danvers" he said in a mocking tone and the room burst into a peal of loud laughter.

"You know you have quite an interesting profile, Mr Ferrell, it's amazing what one can find with just a little digging." He said in a subtle tone

"These are all things that Mr Danvers was so attentive to while listening" he continued and Owen's attention was caught.

What was he talking about? He thought, but then one of the board members interjected "Don't listen to him Owen, he's a nobody, that's what they do. 

They're going to try to make you feel they have something on you, so they can blackmail you into getting what they want, it's pretty pathetic if you ask me.",

"Yeah, I mean look at him in that cheap outfit. Hell, even my grandma dresses better than that. Do you honestly think that Mr Danvers would entertain a pathetic lowlife dressed like that?", 

Gary, the board's director added. He was a man of esteem standards who despised people that he considered poor and uncultured, seeing Logan in the office was already too invigorating for him.

"Come on, just call security and kick him out already. Let's continue with our meeting. He's stinking up the room with his filth, we have much better things to attend to anywhere" Gary added sneering at Logan.

Logan did not say anything, he stood quietly allowing them to rain in all their insults. There was no need to defend himself, by the end of this meeting, all of them in this room would be jobless. 

By then, they'd learn who he truly was and cower at his feet, begging him to spare them and keep their jobs.

If they knew who he truly was, they would know to respect him. Now that he was returned to his family, he could ruin their lives and have them serving time in prison with just one call, and he wouldn't have to do much, their fraudulent acts would make sure they wouldn't see freedom for a few years.

However, Owen hesitated briefly, there was something about Logan that seemed different. He couldn't tell what it was but he felt a bit apprehensive

"You don't believe me? How about you hear it from Mr Danvers himself" Logan said, approaching Owen confidently. He stopped in front of him and smirked 

"I'll tell you what. If I call Mr Danvers now and he doesn't show up, you can throw me out and even call the cops on me and have me thrown in jail. But if he does show up, you are going to have to resign your position and kiss my feet", 

Logan said, and then turned sharply to the board members, "Huh? What do you say, Mr Ferrell? Do we have a bet?" Logan added staring at Owen with a piercing cold gaze like a predator staring down a prey.

He had set the bait for Owen, portrayed himself in a weak image, and rallied the support of his board members for him. Now it was just time for Owen to take the bait and fall into his trap.

Owen glared at Logan for a while, he was too embarrassed to admit that Logan's words had actually stirred some fear in him, especially not with the support of his whole board members.

He needed to assert his authority. He shook his head in disdain, then twitched his lips, a dash of mockery painted on his face and said 

"Damn! You're so full of yourself that it makes me sick. Are you out of your mind you piece of shit? Do you really expect us to buy into your little charade and believe that you could ever meet Mr Danvers? Go ahead, call him then! I dare you" Owen yelled condescendingly. 

At this point he was convinced as he kept on talking that there was no way Logan could know Mr Danvers. He was merely putting up an act because he took his wife from him, and he almost bought into it.

Logan smirked mischievously, retrieved his phone from his pocket and dialed Jensen's number,

"Are you sure you don't want to just apologize now and save yourself the embarrassment?", he asked

"What's the matter, Logan? Afraid that I've called your bluff and now you're going to end up in jail?" Owen said more confidently now sensing Logan's uncertainty

"Make the call", he persisted

"Alright, it's a bet" Logan replied with a wry smile.

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