Taken Over Novels & Stories

Dumating ako para baguhin ang laro. Kinuha ko ang folder. “Tell Mr. Villanueva,” sabi ko nang steady ang boses, “I don’t lose control of companies I built.” Tumango ang lalaki. Then he walked away. Habang palabas kami ng airport, ramdam ko na. Hindi na ito simpleng restructuring. Ito ay takeover attempt. At bukas, magkikita-kita kami sa iisang mesa. 10:02 AM

tanong ni Ben. "Anong takeover? Kahit tanggapin namin ang investment mo, kami pa din ang masusunod sa sarili naming kumpanya. Pero na lang kung plinaplano mong itake over ang buong kumpanya?" tanong ni Mike. "Tingnan mo ang estado ng kumpanya sa ilalim ng iyong pamamahala. Magkakaroon ka ng iyong awtonomiya, ngunit sa parehong oras, ang Sterling Group ay may karapatan na pangasiwaan ang mga desisyon na ginawa ng iyong kumpanya."

What the heck! "Never mind," sagot ko nalang dito. Pagdakay, inayos ko ang aking pagkakaupo. "You can't say that. Paano natin maibabangon ang kompanya niyo kung ganyan ka sa taong katulad ko na willing kang tulungan. You sould learn to trust me, be open up. Ayokong may inilihim ka sa'kin. Just be firm when it comes to decision making, Ms. Del Fuego. I just want to remind you, takeover can be done by purchasing a majority stake in the target firm. And also commonly done through the merger and acquisition process. In a takeover, the company making the bid is the acquire and the company it wishes to take control of his called the target."

maotoridad niyang sabi. Tinakpan ko ang labi ko at nag iwas ng tingin. “Just like what I said, mag uusap tayo kapag kalamado ka na. Pumasok na tayo sa loob baka magkasakit ka,” I don’t trust him at all. Hindi ko siya kilala, plus he shoot Matt, he kidnapped me. Tumingin ako sa dagat at naisip na lumangoy ulit tutal kaming dalawa na lang naman.

Ngayon niya pinagsisisihan kung bakit pa siya pumayag sa inilatag nitong proposal na pawang mga kasinungalingan lamang. “Iyan ang huwag mong susubukang gawin. Dahil kahit saan ka mang lupalop magtago, ipahahanap kita! I won’t allow you to take my child away from me!” matigas na saad nito, saka naglakad papuntang pintuan. Saglit itong huminto at nilingon siya. “I want to have the custody of my child, Dannah. Kahit saang husgado ay lalabanan kita!” he added firmly, then left her crying. ---

His hold on the bags he’s holding tightened. “You are blinded by the past, Owen. You’re in too deep to see the truth. You’re doomed.” Just as a taxi stopped in front of him, he watched the man cross the street. Ang mga kamay nito ay nakatago sa bulsa ng suot na pantalon. Kalmado itong tumawid sa kalye, dodging the vehicles driving past. Aiden watched him slowly disappear in the darkness. His words echoing in his head, leaving him another riddle to think about.

I leaned forward slightly, resting my clasped hands on the polished wood of the table. "Marcus," pormal ngunit may halong matalim na awtoridad kong panimula. "Let's be accurate with our terminology, since we both went to the same business district schools. A hostile takeover occurs when an acquisition happens against the will of the board of directors without proper compensation. What the Vezqua Group is doing today is a mandatory acquisition triggered by the default clauses in your own corporate bonds." Marcus’s jaw clenched, his knuckles turning white.

- Sent Agad nilagay ang cellphone sa mesa at nagpaalam na ako kay Evan na matulog na muna ako pero bigla itong nagsalita muli... "Raven, wants you to take over his company habang wala siya." "Ha?" Kunot noong sagot ko. "P-paano? Puwede ba 'yon? Ayaw ko, ayaw kong mangialam diyan sa kompanya niya." "N-no! You need to take over muna habang wala siya, may malaking share ka sa kompanya ni Raven."

Aalis na sana ako sa pagkakalapit sa kaniya nang biglang umilaw ang cellphone ko sa bedside table. I reached for it. A message from Spencer with a link? Kumunot ang noo ko at agad itong binasa, "Sir, it’s over. Marcus industries officially took over. The investors pulled out the moment you didn't show up yesterday. 51% of our shares are now in his hands." Nanigas ako. Tila huminto ang pagdaloy ng dugo sa mga ugat ko dahil sa nabasa ko. Agad kong pinindot ang link na kasama ng message.