Amelia was baffled. How was this happening on her first day of work? It seemed as if someone was trying to sabotage her. Well, she didn't get a PhD in Business management for nothing.
But first, she needed to get the full story behind this. She started reading the news article and from it, she was able to know that Anna Lopez who was their brand's spokesperson was seen calling one of their products trash.
For this model to have gotten the effrontery to do such and breach the contract, it is either she must have been paid by someone in the company to sabotage it, or she had been hypnotized into doing so. Her guess was the latter.
Dialing the office line, she rang for Antoinette who had gone to bring the minutes of the meeting they had had today. She had planned on testing the capabilities of her secretary later but it seemed the future came too early than intended. Now she'll need to know if she could keep working with her or employ her own person.
“How good are you Antoinette?” She asked. That was her procedure when working with people. She would give them the chance to assess themselves first before she would assess them herself.
“I believe I am very competent and professional in handling my duties, ma. I am willing to learn anything you ask me to do. I may not be as good as other secretaries who have been doing this for a long time, but I have the aptitude and willingness to learn whatever it is that you require of me. Just say the word” Antoinette replied confidently.
“Good” Amelia commended as she took her phone to make a call. “I won't work with someone who has low self-esteem or no sense of who they are or what capabilities they possess.”
A voice spoke out from the other end of the line, “I just saw the news, what do you want me to do?”
“Nothing” she replied. “Whoever is responsible for this will probably be waiting to see my reaction to the news. I want them to panic first and reveal their hidden cards. Only then will I strike them mercilessly”
“As you wish,” the voice said as she cut off the call.
“What I want you to do for me An….. Let me just call you Ann as I don't want to have to strain myself trying to pronounce your name when I need you”
“What you will do for me now is to investigate each and every one of the board members. It says here in your CV, that you are well adept in hacking for information and tracking phone calls. I need you to keep an eye on everyone's phone calls”
“While listening in, any conversation they make that sounds more friendly than normal, you are to report then to me”
“Yes ma,” Ann said as she took note of everything.
“Good! In the meantime, I'll get back to reading this report. Also, reject any meeting from the board of directors for now. Just tell them I'm handling the situation. You can go now”.
“Whoever it is that wants to sabotage me, I won't spare you at all,” she said to herself.
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At the Brooke's Enterprise
“You got married! And you didn't invite me. If I had not known better, I would say you want to end this friendship. But knowing your heartless self, you don't even care”
The only person who had the guts to talk to Nathaniel like that was no one but his best friend Andrew Reynolds. Nathaniel sat quietly at his desk with no intention of replying to Andrew.
“Quick! Tell me who the unlucky lady is. I wonder how she would feel when she discovers that you have no love to offer her. She probably married you for money anyways so I'm sure she didn't expect love to come with the package”
“You're right,” Nathaniel answered. “Her name is Amelia Brooke and she married me for her personal gain but not because of money”
“Then why did she marry you. Don't tell me she fell in love with your handsome pretty boy face and decided to spend the rest of her life with you. That would be classical indeed”.
“That's enough talking. Don't you have your company to be at? I wonder how you are a CEO but you spend so little time in your office”
“Fine! Fine! I'm leaving. No need to rub it in my face that you are doing better than me. I sincerely hope you do find love in this marriage.”
Just then, Nathaniel’s Secretary Justin came in.
“Have you seen the news, Sir? The Stone Jade Palace stocks have gone down by ten percent.”
“What is the reason for the decline in the price of stocks?”
“Why are you interested in the shares of a small fry company like Jade Stone Palace? They hardly made any increase in profit over the last five years.” Andrew asked but was snubbed by Nathaniel.
“It is caused by a relapse in judgment by their brand's spokesperson. According to the news she was seen defaming their latest jewelry series “Frozen in Time”. I believe Sir that is a result of an internal conflict that has arisen as a result of Mrs. Brooke stepping into the chairman’s position”
“Spoofft!!!!! Andrew spat out the water that he had just drank. “Did I just hear you say Mrs. Brooke as in this devil's wife?”
“I believe you did, Sir,” Justin answered and turned his attention back to Nathaniel. “What do you intend to do about it, Sir?”
“Nothing. If she cannot handle a crisis like this, then I don't think she is fit to take over the chairman's position. Let's wait and see if she cannot solve the problem in a week, then I'll step in”
“You damned devil” Andrew cursed. “If an outsider should hear you they'll think it's your enemy that got into trouble”
“Justin! See this brat out of my office. Ice has already told you many times. Do not allow him into my office in the mornings”
“Yes Sir” Justin replied as he saw Andrew out.
Nathaniel reclined on his chair and brought out a notebook from his desk.
“It seems acquiring the company may not be so difficult after all. Let me wait and see how she would resolve this”
He picked up his phone and called someone. “I need to know the culprit by the end of this week. Get to work and make sure you do this discreetly. No one from the network should know I ever contacted you”.
“Unfortunately, yes, I am. I was held up by the security guard because, according to him, I had not paid for the meal that I had just had. Now tell me, manager, when I hold such a VIP card. Is there any need for me to pay for the dish I ate? Is the card not a license to the best services and supposed to be taken care of by the CEO of this company?”The security guard immediately trembled as he heard Amelia. He had heard of such high-profile customers before who were related to the CEO of the block chains of restaurant blockchains. He had really offended a big shot. And it was all because of his inability to use his mouth properly.“I'm sorry, ma. Forgive me for this mistake. You are right. You do not have to pay for the food according to the policy of company. I'm sorry for the embarrassment that our security might have put you through.”Amelia waved her hand. “It's alright, but unfortunately, I am already in a bad mood, and so I need retribution for what the guard has done. He needs
Thud! Ann immediately flew some tables away and coughed up blood as Amelia's fast reflexes kicked in and she gave her a flying kick. Ann was mad with anger but was also in a lot of pain. She never expected Amelia to be able to deflect her attack and even cause her such an injury. There was really a lot she didn't know about her and she could not even afford to mess with her.She knew that she was done for and knew that Amelia would probably not let her go so she tried to get up on her feet and run away but she found out that no matter how she tried to get up, she just couldn't. The fall from the kick had been so bad that she had been paralyzed in her lower back and so was not able to get up.She panicked as she tried once again to get up but she couldn't. “What have you done to me you bitch. Why can't I get up? Come and do something. I can't get up. I can't get up” She wailed as she knew that she was finished. Apart from being unemployed, she was now paralyzed. This was just too much.
Ann almost fell from her seat when she saw the photos. She never expected that Amelia was aware of the secret that she had been trying to hide for long. She instantly shivered at the thought of this, Amelia could destroy her life entirely and there was nothing she could do about it.“How did you get those pictures?”“That's not the question you should be asking. I know about everything, your plan to sabotage me. Did you really think that it could escape my notice? You truly haven't learned a thing from being around me. You ought to have learnt something and here I was thinking that you were smart. You are clearly just a dummy.”Ann clenched her teeth. She wanted nothing but to rip the photos in front of her to shreds. She had just gone out for one night of enjoyment and she was being dealt with like this. The only thing left for her was to beg. If she played it well Amelia could forgive her and even help her flush out the person.“I didn't mean to do it. I was being blackmailed by som
“Nothing. Is there anything to feel about him? He is just a business partner.”Ann sighed. It seemed that she may not be able to get anything out of her concerning that. Well, she would find out more when they have eaten to their full. Luckily for her, she had brought a drug to help her deal with the effects of the wine of course she would also try to avoid drinking much but not too little to avoid suspicion.“It seems that you are not interested in romantic relationships.”“Well, you can say that. A relationship is not just for me.”Ann sighed again. “It's a pity. With your beauty, so many men would be dying to have your hand or to be in a relationship with you if you aren't even interested in one.”Ann had never felt jealous about this but she couldn't help her thoughts today as something seemed to change in her when she decided to completely turn against Amelia.“Since you think that the waiter is dashing. Why don't you ask for his number? If it is challenging for you, I can help y
Amelia could not believe her eyes when she saw Ann. Ann was wearing the detective earrings that she had created herself. This was one of the products her company made so how could she not recognize it when she saw it on Ann? Instead of being honest with her, she decided to employ such means.This means that she had already made up her mind. Amelia was no fool. She knew that the snake wanted to gather evidence or have something to hold against her and that was why she planned to record her meeting. Amelia made up her mind to deal with her ruthlessly. The small chick had the mind to betray her and then find incriminating information on her.It was a good thing that she had never thought of including her in her other life, if not it would have been a disaster. She had hoped to help her out of her situation but she was shocked to be met with this kind of behavior. Since this was what she wanted, then she would make sure she suffered direly for the consequences that would befall her.Ameli
Amelia turned to look at him. “Oh, Vincent. He is one of the workers in my company. What's the matter?”“What are you speaking with him so informally? He even called you by your name. Since when is that a proper employer-to-employee relationship.”Amelia's face curved upwards as she gave a small chortle, “He is one of my loyal subordinates and this is how I treat them. Is there a problem with that? Don't you call your female employees by name?”“No I don't” Nathaniel answered his voice becoming frosty.“I call them by the position and role that they have been assigned to play in the company. You should do that too. Maintain a fine line between employee and friends.”“Do you maintain a fine line with your secretary Justin? I don't want to turn this into an argument but I clearly won't listen to you. I have tried this method elsewhere and it has worked perfectly so I don't see the the reason why I shouldn't use it.”“Where?”“Excuse me?”“Where have you tried this technique before? If I