"So what is the next step we can take to dethrone him?" The deep voice with the rich baritone asked.Mr Benedict leaned back on his seat and swirled a bit. Everyone's eyes were focused on him, waiting for his next instruction."I have nothing planned yet, and that is why I have called for this meeting. I mean, we all know that Henry is not qualified for that position, he should not be there at all and the fact that he is slowing things down, I mean, since all the while that he had been given the company to raise, not even a single move had been made by him to improve the company." Mr Benedict said. There was a malicious undertone to his voice which anyone could easily hear but everyone present there was probably more occupied with their hatred for Henry that they didn't notice."You are right, besides, I think it's high time that we take back what belongs to us." Michael, who was sitting opposite Mr Benedict, chipped in.They were about five men, sitting in a circle and surrounding a
Henry wondered why there was a hitch in his heart after he ended the call with Ava. He did not like the lump in his throat which he had to swallow hard to get rid of.Why did he have that kind of feeling after saying no to a request from her?Henry drove straight home after he finished work while thinking of the sad event which had occurred in his company some days ago. He could not help but have the feeling that someone was probably responsible for what happened but he couldn't place his fingers on it.He had thought initially that this would be easier than having to live with the Guild family, but as it stands now, it seemed like setting up his own company turned out to be the hardest of all.By the time Henry arrived home, he was determined that he would not let himself be swayed by the little opposition he was facing and make sure he didn't become the failed heir like Mr Benedict had predicted.It was already late and Henry thought his mother would probably already be asleep by th
Natasha sat in front of her desk as she flipped through a few documents. Natasha was exhausted, but she didn't want to go home yet. She wanted to finish going through the documents so that she could sign them before she would leave. She knew that she was almost the only one at the office, yet she didn't mind. As long as she finished up with her work, and went home safely. She heard a knock on her door and lifted her head to face the door.Natasha's door was not transparent, yet she looked towards the door whenever she heard a knock. She didn't respond at once. She waited for the knock to be repeated before she opened her mouth to speak. "Who's there?" She asked. "Please, come in."She didn't mind who it was. She already knew that the only thing anyone would come to her office at that time of the night was someone who wanted nothing else but business. Natasha was so sure that her secretary was the one behind the door. The door opened slowly, and just as she thought, her secretary wa
Just as soon as Henry alighted from his car, the first person his eyes met with was Linda who had equally just alighted from her car.Henry stared at her for a while as she got down from the car and straightened herself, then she flipped her hair before she suddenly looked towards Henry's direction and their eyes met for a brief moment.Linda found it difficult to look away as she stood dumbstruck staring back at Henry.She had earlier had the idea that Henry was going to be at the party since he had always had this closeness with Asher, but she had exactly no idea why her heart skipped a beat when she saw him come down from his car.Henry held Linda's gaze for a long time before his eyes moved over to her neck and he swallowed hard when his eyes caught the necklace glistening on her neck.The necklace brought back memories.He remembered when she mocked him for being unable to afford that necklace which at that time had become a fashion amongst the women of substance in the town. Ric
Linda was sitting beside Richard as she watched Henry snub the young petite lady who was sitting beside him all through the party and trying to get his attention. For some reasons, she felt herself heave a deep sigh of relief when she noticed that Henry paid no attention to the girl. She probably still had a chance with him.She wished she could walk up to him and actually apologize for all the embarrassment she had caused him in the past and equally beg him to take her back. But she knew it was almost impossible because Richard kept hovering around her and she absolutely hated it. She was in Richard's arms when she noticed Henry whispering to Asher, she believed that he was about to go back home.He cast her one last glance after he exchanged a handshake with Asher before he walked out of the hall."Are you ready to go?" Richard asked her after every one who attended the party began to discard one after the other. He had a glass of wine in his hand.Richard had noticed her earlier gl
Linda stood in front of the mirror as she admired her beauty. She was still as beautiful as ever. It never got old. She had been standing in front of the mirror for almost five minutes. She had intentionally begun to dress up an hour before the time for the meeting so that she could take her time to look good for Henry. She had stayed in her dressing room for more than thirty minutes, trying to decide on what she would wear. She ended up picking one of her very tight gowns. She wanted Henry to see all her curves.She didn't forget how Henry always praised her for how she had the perfect shape. "Are you done yet?" She heard James scream from outside her door. She took a second to laugh at herself before walking away from the room. She picked up her handbag and phone and walked out of the room. She met James waiting outside the room for her. He stared at her for a while. He was surprised to see her that way. It had been a very long time since he saw Linda dressed that way. She had b
Linda pulled herself together and employed all the expertise and smartness her parents had instilled in her. As the heir of the Guild family's business, her parents had taken time to groom her and made sure she was a very strategic and intelligent business woman. She was not just beautiful, but she was equally very smart too and that was why she was made the CEO of the Guild family's company, to become the chairperson in the future.She exerted all her smartness and expertise in presenting her working plan which made Henry impressed and if not that he was still mad at her, he would have smiled brightly. But he pretended not to notice her and focused on the iPad in front of him instead.Even though he refused to look up and show how much he liked her presentation, he was deeply impressed by her. Henry had always known Linda as an intelligent woman, he had always admired the way she led her company with so much bravery and intelligence, that was one of the reasons he had fallen in love
After the board meeting had ended and Henry watched Linda leave, he dismissed the board member he was talking to and returned to his office to kick off his work from where he left it the previous day.He was trying to look into potential clients and possible places he could make some investments. Henry was determined more than ever to make the company work and make his mother proud.While signing documents and going through some mail, Henry surprisingly received an unexpected mail from a strange email address.He was going to ignore it at first thinking it was one of those numerous people who send several mails to beg for money. But then, something prompted him to check it out which he did.The mail read. "The pioneer business group is hoping to collaborate with you and invest heavily in your business. We are aware that you are trying to start up a new subsidiary of the Floater family business and would be needing all the help you can get. It would be a great honor to us if you can ac