Henry further sank into his seat as he looked around at the number of hands that were lifted in support of the notion that was being passed against him. Even though his eyes were blurry, it was clear below for him to see that he was screwed."Just like I said," the man's loud voice said, rudely pulling Henry out of his thoughts, forcing him to look back toward his direction."I am not the one to pass the judgment. And as you can see, the judgment has already been passed. Numbers don't lie." Henry looked over to Madame Gu was seated tightly on her seat, with her lips pressed together."But just in case you will claim to not have an understanding of what just went on now, the top board member of the Floater group has come to an agreement that Henry Floater is going to be stripped of his position as the CEO of the Floater group."A long silence followed as soon as the words left his lips. Henry sank further into his seat as he felt his lips start to quiver. That could have easily been th
The silence that followed after Madame Gu's question was nerve wrecking, it was as if an ocean of ice had flown through the environment, thereby forcing everything and everyone to go ice cold.Henry, who was already terrified with the whole issue, looked up with an ounce of hope, hoping that his mother's influence would be able to save him from the predicament that was about to befall him.The cop who had shown Henry the printed paper earlier stepped forward and stood in front of Madame Gu. It was easy to see that despite his authority, he still had a little reverence and was in awe of Madame Gu as he looked up at her. Her towering height was enough to scare anyone and make them succumb to her will."In as much as I hate the fact that I'm doing this, in as much as I would wish that I would not have to do this, but I'm so sorry, Madame Gu, we have to take your son in. He is the prime suspect in this case and would have to answer for his crimes.""No!" Madame Gu said sternly. "You can't
Madame Gu was in her study when Natasha rushed into the house. She wanted to go upstairs first to find Henry, but she noticed that the door to Madame Gu's study was open and immediately ran towards the direction."Mom?" She called as soon as she sighted Madame Gu sitting behind her desk with her head bowed.Madame Gu immediately looked up and her eyes met with that of Natasha.Natasha ran towards her immediately and threw her arms around her."What is going on?" She asked, almost teary.Madame Gu pulsed her lips and stared into space for the first few minutes."Mom, is Henry in trouble? Is he going to get out of it?" Natasha asked repeatedly while looking into Madame Gu's face, hoping that she would get a soothing answer.The last bit of hope she managed to hold on began to crumble slowly as she looked into Madame Gu's face and saw the way her eyes were drawn back and her lips quivered. No matter how much Madame Gu tried to remain defiant and hide the pain she was in, it was impossib
"The Floater heir is currently in the police custody until he is able to prove his innocence and stands a very high chance of going to jail if he fails to prove his innocence of the accusations being labeled against him. Although he is trying to deny the crime, the evidence against him is just too much to ignore." Every news channel in the city had Henry's picture and the news of what happened to him all over their feed that it was just too hard to ignore.Fred was standing in front of his TV with a hand in his pocket and the other hand clutching his wine glass. He had a smirk on his face."Next time when you try to step on Fred's shoes, you should do it with lots and lots of caution." He said and walked over to sit on his couch while dropping his glass of wine on the table.He snapped his fingers as soon as he dropped his legs on top of the expensive glass table in front of him and almost immediately, his female housekeeper walked up to him with an ashtray containing several sticks
As Natasha dressed up, her mind kept flashing back to Henry. She could not believe that she was mad at him the whole time for not giving her intention. She never knew he was in this kind of mess. She finished dressing up, picked up her car key, and walked away from the room. She got into her car and drove straight to Madame Gu's house. "You're here," Madame Gu said. She was walking down the stairs when she saw Natasha walking into the house. Natasha sighed when she saw Madame Gu fully dressed and ready to go. One of the maids walked into the sitting room from the kitchen. She approached Madame Gu, and bowed in front of her."Breakfast is ready, ma'am," the maid informed. "I am not hungry," Madame Gu replied and continued walking. She walked towards Natasha and hugged her. Natasha forced a smile as they pulled away from the hug. "You haven't eaten anything since...""Enough!" Madame Gu quickly stopped the maid from arguing. Natasha signalled the maid to leave while she handled
Henry was pulled into the van, and it began driving down the road. He watched the handcuffs placed around his hands as his heart chattered. He tried to stop himself from shedding tears. Henry could not believe the fact that he got arrested. His mom couldn't even save him from the arrest. He wondered how his life would become more difficult when he was finally placed wherever he would be taken to. What if his mother was unable to save him? His heart sank deep into his stomach immediately when he thought about that. "I can't go to jail. I can't go to jail for something I know nothing about. No, I can't." Henry kept crying in his heart. He had been too careless and allowed the enemies to get too close. Now they have something against him. They won already. How did he let this happen? He had been so loose because he didn't listen to his mother. He hated the fact that he didn't listen to her, and he allowed this to happen. He wondered if she was disappointed in him as much as he was
Miguel stopped by the entrance of the company and looked around. He could not get over being the new CEO of the company. He noticed the stains around the stairs of the company's entrance and called the cleaner who had cleaned that spot to come forward. "Who cleaned this place?" He asked her. "I didn't, " she replied innocently. "My colleague did.""Go get her!" He ordered. The maid walked away, and Miguel stayed back waiting for her to come back. She returned with her colleague, and the two bowed in front of him. "What took you so long?" Miguel shouted at them.The two trembled in fear. "I... we... I didn't find her in time," the first cleaner responded. Miguel pulled her ear and dragged her closer. She whimpered in pain as she tried to stop herself from pulling his hands. "Next time, do not take ages before responding to me. Understood?" "Yes, sir!" She responded. He let go of her ear and grabbed her colleague. He pulled her closer and pushed her towards the stairs. "Hav
Natasha's eyes were all red, as tears dropped freely down her cheeks. She wished that she could stop her tears from falling. She lifted her head that had been resting on her car stirring and looked into the restaurant. Memories of the times she spent there with Henry came running through her head. She began to sob even more as she stared at the building. She saw couples walking in and out of the place happily. Her attention was majorly focused on the couples. She wished that she was given the opportunity to see Henry once more before they took him away from her."Will he ever come back?" Natasha asked herself.She wiped her tears and whined her glasses up. She would have gone to another restaurant to eat lunch, but she thought it would be just fine to get something from this place. She had already lost her appetite, but she still thought it was necessary to get something. She would package the food and take it to the office. Who knows when she would get hungry or begin to crave som