A mysterious man on the phone asked for an exclusive conference call with the people who were not satisfied with Tyler's system as the CEO. In short, these are the people who were after their company, some were board members, some were executives, and some were the biggest shareholders. The man wanted to remain anonymous until everything was ready for the takeover to happen. When all the invited people came, the man began with her opening speech, "Thank you for coming. As you all know, the Chairman has reached his limit. Too bad great leadership would have to come to an end. Yet with every closing opportunity, a new one arises. So I want you all to get ready." "What do you mean by that?" asked someone from the board. "Apparently, one of my best informants tipped me about the Chairman's brain tumor, and that he only had a year or two to live, if he would undergo treatment," the voice responded. "And if he didn't?" asked another guest. "Six months top," the voice ans
IRELAND "What should I do, Mama?" she told her mother about the Chairman's offer and asked her for advice. Her mom took a deep sigh and spoke, "I am always on your side, Chloe. But he has a point. Aiden needs to know about his father, it would be unfair if you could give him a father, yet you didn't." "What if he doesn't want him? What if my little turbo got hurt by his own father? What if he got disappointed by the situation? What if–" Chloe kept mumbling about her what-ifs, and her mom shushed her. "You'll never the answer unless you tried. If things went wrong, at least you tried. And he…at some point, he could give him the best quality life Aiden deserves, don't you think?" her mom tried to talk her out. "They are different, Mama. To them, money is everything. I don't want my son to live with that principle in life," Chloe explained. "It seems you have decided, but why do I feel that you might probably have regrets?" her mom caught her, "What's keeping you from tot
"Mama, are you sure you're not coming with us?" Chloe tried to convince her mom to tag along to Switzerland, but her mom was firm with her decision. "My daughter, this is my home, there's no place I'd rather be on my deathbed than here," she even made a strong argument. "Please don't say that. You have a long way to go," Chloe cried. "I know. That's why I'll patiently wait for your return," her mom smiled as she waved her last goodbye, "Go on, now. You don't want to be late for the flight." Aiden, who had been crying for hours, could no longer speak. He kept on holding Nana's pants. He was happy to be with his great-grandfather, but it's no question that he will miss his Nana, "Please go with us, Nana. Please. Please." He wouldn't let go until Chloe had to snatch him away from his Nana, "We have to go, little turbo. I promise we will visit Nana as often as we can." But her words of encouragement meant nothing against a young boy's heart grieving from being apart. At
Chloe was preparing the Chairman's luggage now that he will be back in the States. His flight will be tomorrow morning. The Chairman asked him to let the maids do it for him, but she refused. "It's the least I could do. If not for you, I wouldn't be here. You've taken care of our family from the start. From my mom, me, and then now, even my son, you are still looking out for us," she became sentimental but she tried to hide her sadness with her smile. "Aiden is my flesh and blood, and you, I accepted you as my own because I know who and what you are. You and your son are different. How I wish I could still see you in the States," he uttered a sad remark. "Don't say that. I am pretty sure you will meet Aiden again, and when that time comes, the truth will be out," exclaimed Chloe. "Uh, child. I have to tell you–" the Chairman was ready to unveil the biggest secret he was holding. Yet, for some reason, he looked at Chloe and shook his head, "–Nothing child, you may continue wha
Half a year after Chairman came back, an unending vibration from Chloe's phone woke her up in the middle of the night. She thought she was just dreaming since the surrounding was dark so she let the first, second, and third call pass. But when the call didn't stop, she decided to peek at her phone screen and saw dozens of messages and calls from her mom and the Chairman's lawyer, Mr. Price. With this, she was convinced that it was indeed an urgent and important matter. So she opened the bedside lamp and called back, Mr. Price. "H-hello, I-Im sorry, I was asleep. It's still midnight here so I–" she was in the middle of explaining herself when the bearer of the bad news delivered it, "–Miss Myers, you must prepare quickly, the Chairman passed away just n–" the voice became distorted, and her ears were suddenly filled with buzzing. She suddenly felt extreme dizziness, and she became nauseated. She crouched on the bed as her heart constricted. Her panic attack started when she
Mr. Price visited the hotel they are currently staying at to brief Chloe on what was about to go down and how they can prepare for it. "You have to trust me on this, Miss Myers. I've served the Chairman for quite a long time, and never did I disappoint him," he swore on the late Chairman's name. "I know you won't. I am just worried that they would question my son's identity," Chloe explained. "Anyone who sees him the first time can definitely say he's Tyler Schneider's son. He got his hair and his eyes. He's the split image of his father," reassured Mr. Price. "You are right. How about the legality of the transfer?" Chloe reminded him of the dilemma. "You don't have to worry about that. Thanks to the Chairman's effort, Aiden turned seven this year, making it possible to transfer all of his shares–declared or not–to Aiden," elaborated Mr. Price. "And we will not let his efforts go in vain. And how will it make me the co-owner of their whole enterprise?" Chloe went down to
One morning, Tyler had just finished his morning run when he saw Theo having some trouble wearing his shoes. So he came to his rescue, "Here, I got this," he tied the shoelace for him. Tyler, despite his busy schedule Theo, where's mommy?" Theo kept quiet because he didn't want his father to get mad at his mom, he simply shrugged his shoulders. "You still haven't eaten your breakfast, have you?" Tyler asked again. "I-I am full, Daddy. And besides, I'll be late for school," said Theo. Tyler sighed and looked at the time, "Hold on, buddy. Daddy will change then I will bring you to school today." He entered Isabella's room and saw her hugging the booze in her sleep. From the looks of it, she seemed wasted and kept mumbling in her sleep. At some point, it became audible, "It's your fault…n-not mi…ne." Tyler wanted to confront her but Theo would be late. So he put off the sermon and tended to his son's care. As he dropped Theo to school, he thought he was hallucinating. Th
BREAKING NEWS: FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF THE FOUNDER OF THE SCHNEIDER ENTERPRISE, THE SHAREHOLDERS WILL HAVE AN EMERGENCY MEETING TODAY. THE AGENDA, TO OUST THE INCUMBENT CEO DUE TO MEDIOCRITY Rumors spread fast inside the company. It was even confirmed when the delegates of the meeting arrived at the company building one by one. By ten in the morning, all participants were complete. Enemies and allies sat down in their respective seats. It was hard to identify who your friends and foes were. Hawkins and Tyler needed to be vigilant, as this meeting would determine the company's future. The one who called the meeting finally opened it, "Thank you all for coming. During the past year, we noticed the remarkable decline in our…" The speech went on and on. It went circling around the embezzlement issues and the buildings that collapsed and more. They all pinned the blame on the CEO whom they claimed wasn't competent to make a rational decision, leading to the company's fall. The