"I think this is our chance, why don't we just take it now that it's still open?" The loud authoritative female voice called, pulling the attention of all the people gathered around the conference table to herself. It was very obvious that not just her voice, but her appearance was enough to pull anybody's attention towards her."I think this chance is going to be open for a very long time, maybe, forever." Mr Benedict's voice rang from across the table. He had a very cocky smile on his face as he leaned back on his seat with his hand on the table.The conference room where the meeting was being held was a large conference room with a large table in the middle where all the participants of the meeting were seated in a perfect circle.It happened that they managed to get a glimpse of what happened with Henry at the company, in fact, they should be aware of it by this time because the news had already spread around time like wildfire.They had quickly called for a meeting amongst thems
Every other member of the Floater group had received the email message at about the same time as Madame Gu's phone dinged with the notification, Henry also would have gotten the message at about that time if he was not sulking on the couch and getting drowned in alcohol which he hoped would equally drown his pains.The other members of the company who received the at the same time as he did equally knew why the board meeting was being called for, they had all seen it in the news."I hope nothing happens to our shares." Were the words on some of their lips as they read through.Although most people were sad about receiving the news of what was about to happen to Henry's company, it was entirely different in Fred's house.Fred was sitting on a bench in his garden and receiving some evening breeze while scrolling through his phone with a stick of cigarette in his hand when the news came up on his phone.He pulled the cigarette away from his mouth and puffed a mouthful of smoke."This cal
Henry swallowed hard and nodded his head."You all know why we are here." The man who had been the first person to speak said as soon as the conference room was calm and quiet enough for him to be heard. "And in case you are not aware, I am going to spell it out for you."He went quiet and looked around the hall. Henry equally made use of that opportunity to look around the hall and took in the facial expression of everybody present there. He tried to read their expression and tried to get something from the look on their faces. The look on their faces would, to a very large extent, determine his fate in the company.But it was hard to be able to determine what they were thinking, it was hard to be able to tell if he stood a chance of being redeemed.His hand itched to go around his head and ruffle his hair as a means to show how distressed he was, but he didn't want to show it. He didn't want to appear helpless in front of them, he needed to appear confident."You all must have seen
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