<h4>Chapter 106: Chapter ONE HUNDRED AND SIX: A Petty Scheme</h4>
Kendrick’s POV
It has been a month since everything happened and I haven’t seen Christy since that day.
I couldn’t bring myself to face her and I also knew that it was the best thing to do for her safety.
But it isn’t as easy as I had imagined it to be, I thought it wouldn’t hurt so much and I would forget about her in no time.
I find it hard to sleep at night as the scene of her being pushed down by my mother and covered with blood that led to the death of our child still haunts me.
I have been avoiding my mother ever since as I didn’t know what I would do to her if she was to appear in front of me.
But she has been constantlying to thepany and trying to act smart with me, unaware that everything was within my control.
And today was one of those days that she would be left embarrassed again.
Knock knock!
The sudden knock on my office door pulled me out of my thoughts.
"Come in," I said calmly.
The door opened and Evans stepped in with a file in his hand.
"Boss, here is the marketing report that you requested for" he said while carefully cing the file on my desk.
"How is the recruiting process for a new secretary going?" I asked him while ncing through the file.
"Sir, most of the applicants with the appropriate qualifications aredies and you specifically said not to employ a female secretary" he replied with a frustrated voice.
"So there is no man that is willing to be my secretary?" I asked him as I nced at him with a frown.
"Boss, you... YouYou know how things have been recently" he stuttered.
"So you are saying that no man came for the interview because I have fired five male secretaries in a month?" I asked him coldly and he looked even more frustrated.
"Yes Boss, everyone now thinks that you don’t want a male secretary and that’s the reason you keep firing them" he replied with a tired expression.
I dropped the file and stared while trying toe up with a good solution.
"Since that’s the case, let’s employ a female secretary. Make sure she is nothing like thest one and ensure you screen her properly" I instructed him and he took a deep breath of relief.
"Okay Boss, I already have one in mind," he said with a smile.
"Who?" I asked while flipping through the marketing file again.
"Elena Alvarez, she was the best among all the applicants" he said.
"Alvarez? Doesn’t her family have a bigpany?" I asked him with a frown.
"She said she needed space to grow," he replied swiftly.
"You better keep your eyes on her, I will hold you responsible if she messes up" I warned and he nodded with a serious expression.
I had refused to have a female secretary ever since my previous one misbehaved with Christy.
I guess this is a sign that I was slowly moving on.
"Any news about her? What has she been up to?" I asked him while still going through the file.
"Today is her first day at school and the old man got her a Maserati, she should be in ss now" he replied quickly.
I didn’t need to mention her name before he understood who I was talking about.
"He is really spoiling her huh?" I chuckled calmly.
"How is her health?" I asked him without lifting my head from the file I was reading.
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"The doctor said she was fine now and there were noplications" he replied and I nodded.
As long as she is okay and happy.
"Boss, the meeting that was organized by Madam is about to start. She invited the shareholders and top executives. I think she must really have a good trick up her sleeves at the moment" he informed me and I immediately closed the file before grabbing my jacket.
"Let’s go and watch her make a fool of herself" I said as I walked out of my office and headed straight for the conference room.
As soon as I stepped in, all eyes were on me and my mother was already seated at the head of the table. I smiled and calmly walked towards her.
"Mother, it seems like you mistakenly took the wrong seat," I said calmly.
" I am sitting on what is rightfully mine" she said while ring at me.
"Evans, call security" I instructed as I wasn’t in the mood to y word games with her.
"How dare you!" she yelled angrily when she saw that Evans was really calling security.
She red at me again before standing up in anger and taking the next chair.
I slowly sat down on the chair that is meant for only the CEO of thepany. I looked around the room and saw some allies and foes.
Curtis was also present and Raymond’s seat was empty as he still hasn’t been found.
"Let’s begin" I instructed and the atmosphere immediately became tense.
"We were all invited by Madam ck, so she should please tell us what is so important that she set up this meeting without the permission of the CEO" I said while looking at her.
She threw me a re before quickly adjusting her clothes and stood up with a confident smile.
"I know that you are all very busy people, but I found out something which would be detrimental to the entirepany if it isn’t resolved now" she said with a serious expression.
The shareholders immediately became more focused after hearing her words and I must admit, I was quite curious as well.
"Yesterday, while going through the ount, I found out that a transfer of one million dors was made to an overseas ount. I confirmed this multiple times, so I can boldly say that someone is embezzlingpany funds" she rounded up her statement and the entire room was filled with murmurs and whispers.
Curtis had a smile on his face and he was probably enjoying the show.
"How is this possible?"
"The only person that can authorize such a huge transaction is the CEO"
"CEO ck, you have to give us a good exnation"
The shareholders were angry and the oldest among them, directly demanded an exnation from me.
"Well, I am very aware of what Madam ck is talking about and I had already made sure it was well rectified.
Apparently, the bank had a slight glitch and the money was reversed after I made it known to them" I said calmly before gesturing to Evans to show them the current report.
My mother grabbed one of the papers in panic and when she saw what was on it, she ran out of the room in panic.
"Since there is no issue, have a great day everyone" I said before walking out of the room as well.
"You heartless bastard!" my mother’s furious voice came to my ears as soon as I stepped into my office.
"I guess I inherited being heartless and wicked from you" I replied to her calmly.
"You want your brother dead?!" she asked angrily.
"My brother? Howe I don’t remember ever having a brother?" I asked her with a smile and she became even more mad with anger.
"Grandpa told me that he offered to help you with the money but you refused. So this was your n all along? Transfer money from thepany’s ount and frame me, thereby saving your son and also removing from the position of CEO. What a marvelous scheme?" I said with a mocking smirk.
"His help came with conditions that I can’t ept!" she yelled angrily.
"He said that your son would have nothing to do with thepany but you refused because you want him to be in charge of thepany" I said with a serious expression.
"It is rightfully his!" she yelled angrily at me.
"And you think that I would just let him take what belongs to me? Is he worthy?" I asked her angrily.
"Now let me tell you, if he gets better andes to country N with the intention of fighting with me, then you should be prepared to attend his funeral" I warned and she took a step back in fear.
I was done being calm with her, it was time to make her know her ce once and for all.
"You better go to your father and tell him that you ept his offer or else you want your precious son to die. I heard he only has a maximum of one week left if the surgery isn’t done" I said while looking into her eyes. She couldn’t hide her fear and her body trembled slightly.
"Evans, see her out" I instructed before sitting down to continue working.