Bring Your A Game, Mr

A few days ago, an anonymous letter had been addressed to the Anti-Corruption Commission, and after looking into these matters, the Commission had called Remus over to their offices that morning for a brief chat over a cup of coffee.

As things were, he knew that he had to draw the line with the Olson Family before the Commission cracked down on the case. The Olson Family would go down alongside his career the moment the Commission decided they had both been guilty. Johan was now pacing the lounge with a grim look. It took a while before he stopped and sat down next to Remus to urge, “Find a way out of this, or search for another bank willing to approve a loan in our favor. We’ve already told the public that we’d be acquiring the Griffiths’ business! What will the people say if they find out our plans have been stymied?”

Remus sighed. “Vicious rumors spread much faster than you might think. There are no other banks who would consider approving a loan for you, at least not without first putting their lives on the line. How about if you push this acquisition back by a year, or maybe half a year?” “Don’t be ridiculous, Mr. Sawyer. The stock market is as brutal as it is volatile, but it thrives on information and rumors. We can’t afford to wait that long. Besides, you promised us that you’d approve the loan, that you’d take care of it. And now here you are, leaving us high and dry!”

Amelia accused, her voice rising by several octaves. “I…” Remus couldn’t find the words to defend himself because she was right. “I wish I could keep my promises, but I didn’t think the Commission would take an interest in this all of a sudden!” The next morning, a Twitter thread began trending around cyberspace.

At the time the Olson Family was supposed to kick off their much-anticipated press conference, Alexander had taken to his personal Twitter account to announce that he had invested hundreds of billions of capital into Frazier Pharmaceuticals, thereby becoming the company’s second largest shareholder. He also cleverly attached a photo of himself exchanging a friendly handshake with Nathan.

both of them were officially working together. When the news broke, the stocks for Frazier Pharmaceuticals saw a steady rise in value on the market. As for the Olson Family, the fact that Nathan had bailed on their press conference coupled with their inability to come up with the capital to acquire the Griffiths’ family business only affirmed the rumors—the Olson Family had

photo with Nathan on Twitter. She clicked her tongue in mock disapproval and pointed out snidely, “I can’t believe you guys bought

pretty much up in the air until last night, and by the way, I was the only one who invested in Frazier Pharmaceuticals. You told me you didn’t want to see the company go down without

that happened.” Elise immediately sensed that there was something fishy underscoring this incident. She turned to look at him inquisitively as she drawled, “Mr. Griffith, from what I recall, you left behind your family fortune,

secret bank account somewhere, don’t you? And you didn’t tell me anything about it!” “Your insinuations hurt me. You only had to ask and I would have told you everything. Alas, my dearest Elise, when was the last time you showed any interest

indifference toward life was carved into her bones, and even though he was her boyfriend, he enjoyed no special treatment. In fact, it seemed as if the only people who could stoke Elise’s sentiments were her grandparents. Admittedly, there were plenty of times when he felt she had to be

she parted her lips to say something, but words deserted her. At this moment, the piercing sound of Alexander’s ringtone filled the car. He wore his Bluetooth earpiece and answered the call, but he hung up several seconds after quickly

by the curb and let out a frustrated sigh before he said slowly, “The Griffiths have decided to file a lawsuit against me.” He paused at this, then glanced over at her as he

of the fortune and now that you have capital, they’re leeching off you again!

before looking at him innocently as she asked in all seriousness, “Why

her, for ten billion was, to her understanding, a ‘small sum of money’. Over on college grounds, Addison had seen Alexander’s car from a distance and by the time he pulled up at the dormitories, she barreled down the stairs to greet him and Elise. Elise had