The meeting had started 30 minutes ago and the new stakeholder had not arrived yet. What was his game, Brittney thought. Her father was airing out his displeasure when the doors to the conference room opened and in walked Lawrence Jules, the CEO of Blue Times Media, the rivalry company in the advertising and entertainment industry. Brittney had done her best to beat them in the best company rankings, and she had heard that the old man had stepped down and given his only son the company's ownership.
She had gathered information about him and learnt that he was good at business but loved to collect cars. He was once in a committed relationship with top model Anne Kwame in England but they had separated and he had moved back to Kenya six months ago. Since then, he had maintained a low profile and away from the eyes of the media. Brittney should have known that silence speaks louder than words and that he was planning for a comeback. He really played his cards well. He smirked and sat down.
There was tension in the room as her father angrily said, "I can see Mr. Jules you have made your way into my company, how pleasant of you" and Lawrence had answered with sarcasm, "I could not resist such a wonderful deal that came my way sir, would you have?" Brittney was about to speak when Ms. Juma, one of the stake holders brought the meeting to order.
She was watching her father and brother and seen them ready to explode, but could see the glint of mischief in Lawrence eyes and the enjoyment he was getting from all this. The rest of the stakeholders were not affected and they only wanted profits for themselves, even if it meant to lay in bed with the devil. Ms. Juma had talked of them working on a schedule "That sounds good to me; I'll only have to check my schedule." Lawrence had said. "I'll work on the schedule," Brittney had aired out and Lawrence really looked at her. She could notice his eyes going large with surprise but he masked that. He was a handsome man that any woman could wish for. Agghh Britney, he is not trust worthy. Compose yourself. Brittney snapped out of her thoughts and realized that everyone was leaving the meeting.
Before Lawrence could leave, she asked him to stay behind for a minute. He gestured for his lawyers to wait for him outside and remained on his seat. She wanted to put the record straight and inform him if his intentions were to take over the company, he would not succeed. "What would you like to talk about Ms. Brown" Lawrence asked raising his perfect eye brows.
Britney shook her head so that she may not be distracted by his face and cleared her throat. "Mr. Jules, I want to be clear about one thing. You buying the shares of the company doesn't mean that you can control us. We will work together just because we have to and make money. But...