Beyond Duties - The Billionaire's Game のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

"My father has protected your father and family since they were young..." Conan said. "It is the same thing he planned on doing, I trust. My Dad and yours - they think alike. I trust that's the same reason they have similar instructions in their Will." He suddenly stood up, slightly surprising Vee. She watched as he resumed pacing back and forth, his hand on his trim hips. She noticed how his biceps flexed with every movement he made."Now, before you turn twenty-three, we must find my younger brother. It is vital that we find him before your birthday to avoid complications." Conan went over to the other side of his office and started rummaging through his drawer, looking for something. He found what he was looking for after a few minutes and handed whatever he had found over to Vee."What's this?" Vee stared at the photograph in her hands before looking up and handing it back to Conan. She knew that it was a photograph of another young man, but she had no clue what to do with it, and

I still caught a glimpse of the desert we just crossed to reach the other side of the county from the hangar, and it didn't look pleasant at all. Shrugging off some dirt which could have accumulated on my light coat, I stepped out of the truck and instantly caught sight of the huge gates of the Elite Military Camp.It was vast. I couldn’t see with my bare eyes where the territory ends, but the many structures seemed to be marked by some logos and flags and I could see some stations high up some towers every hundred meters where guards were. I’m sure the guards manning the gates we have just entered were doing thorough checks on our trail if it looked like we had company.When the barricade was lifted and our vehicle was finally allowed to enter, we alighted and walked towards the pedestrian entrance. As usual, Max led the way. I noticed yet again th

As Franklin stepped out of the office, Vee and Brigadier General Sherman started talking about the real reason why the Yates heiress is out hunting for the youngest Gallagher. It surprised Vee when the Brigadier General admitted he was somehow expecting her to arrive at the camp, and disclosed that even though he wanted to, he never cooperated with Conan for the sole reason that Reynold and Alister had strict orders of not disclosing the truth to anyone other than her. It addressed Vee's confusion earlier when the Brigadier General looked like he was excited and more than ready to help her when Sergeant Franklin ushered her into the office.Brigadier General Sherman admitted that it has been a challenge to hide the truth from the Gallagher soldier that it was not entirely true that his father, Alister, had never known that he was in the military. The old Gallagher had connections in the military having ser

Choosing not to get overpowered by all the negative news, Vee decided to focus on creating a presentation of her plans for the hotels. Her executive meeting with the stockholders would happen in three days, and she had to come up with something. She tried to reach all of her trusted business partners to gather ideas, and met with the loyal board members of her company. Max's uncle happened to be one of the members, and he was enthusiastic enough to share all his knowledge in business planning. Presentation after presentation, Vee skipped sleep just to gather enough points which she could use. She thanked Viktor for forcing her to attend short business courses with him when they went out on dates, and hoped that she could extract fruitful ideas for her plans."Señorita," Max's distinct accent forced its way into Vee's subconscious mind, "wake up, señorita, your meeting happens in an hour..."

Vee was shaking with anger but she bit her tongue to stop herself from saying anything rash. She hated how the twins insulted her, and she really wished she could kick them out for threatening her on television. She found it unprofessional and ungentlemanly, but she had to remind herself that the twins would significantly affect the stocks of the Hotels if they would pull out without her preparing for it. Both had twelve percent share, which was the biggest among the non-family board members and stockholders. She considered dropping their share but it would not help her not-so-good reputation in the business world at the moment.Jordan was grinning as the Prummings mentioned that the rest of the board could now retain their support for the company and its upcoming project, and watched as they talked to the other stockholders. Someone said, "not that we needed more convincing," and it was Max's uncle, rolli