Big Drama [2]

"So Miss Followhill, are you willing to help me?" he asks eagerly waiting for her answer. He thinks he can manipulate her like everyone and will get what he wants but little does he know what lies ahead of him.

"Mr. Poirier, you see my Father and your Father are close friends as well as business partners" she asserts, making herself comfortable on the chair. "Helping him will be like a great deal to me."

He smiled more widely as if he is sure her answer is going to be yes. "Yes, I am very well aware of that."

"Good."

He waits for her to announce her answer but she so not say anything. He frowns but quickly wipes it away. He has to be patience because if he loses his cool, he might lose his trump card as well. "So what is your answer, Miss Followhill?"

She smirks to herself and turns to Cynthia. She winks at her in a way signaling her that it's the time to drop the point. She turns her attention to Hayden and opens her mouth to announce, "My answer is No."

His smile falls like a raindrop falling down from the sky. 'What?' he thinks to himself having a hard time registering her reply. "May I know the reason?"

"Simple. You don't deserve to be the Chairman" she says simply looking straight into his eyes. This made him angry and it can be seen in his face. He is radiating fury.

He rises from the chair losing his cool and glares at her. "Who are you to tell me that? Just because you think like that, do you think it would stop me from being the Chairman?"

She sneers, "Absolutely. Didn't you just said without the shares you cannot be eligible to the Chairman?"

"But I have shares, dumb woman! After the accumulation of all the shares I am the biggest shareholder as well as the Chairman!" he barks and smiling like a maniac.

Now its her turn to laugh. Seeing her laugh makes him more angry. "What the fuck are you laughing?" he implores, his eyebrows knit together.

"Because you are an idiot" she replies with a scorn. Noticing his confused expression she helps herself to explain the situation.

"You only have the 32% shares with you" she points out.

"I now have the highest! 67%!" he yells slamming his palm on the table making the other shareholders flinch.

"Oh poor Hayden" she gives him a look of fake sympathy. "You still don't understand?"

'What is this bitch saying? I have the highest shares. These old men, they all have voted for me!' he thinks, trying to process.

She gets up from her seat and walks towards him with slow and eloquent movement. Crossing her arms before her chest and daring to look into his eyes, she reveals, "I am the biggest shareholder of Rovirian Empire."

The shocking news made his eyes widen and mouth hang. He wants to ask how but he cannot manage to speak anything now.

"They never gave their shares to you" she says pointing to the shareholders who are now smiling wickedly at Hayden. "It was all an illusion."

"Why?" he somehow manages to ask, looking at the shareholders with hurtful eyes.

Athena speaks in the place of them. "They all have worked for the Chairman for years. Their loyalty lies solely to the Chairman. What made you think they will actually team up with you to kick your father out of this Company?" Her each words echoes in his ear. He loses his footing and stumbles to the ground.

Athena moves away from him and walking with steady steps she goes to sit on the front seat where Hayden was sitting earlier. Cynthia gets up and goes to stand by her lady's side.

Hayden is still confused why would all the shareholders give their shares to Athena? They hardly know her.

He gets up and when he is taking steps towards Athena, Cynthia steps in front to stop him coming nearer.

"You are not allowed to take any step further."

He grits his teeth and screams in frustration. He goes and asks Mr. Moore, "Tell me old man, why did you teamed up with her? Why did you betray me?"

"And why should I team up with you anyway, Hayden?" Mr. Moore retorted giving him a cold look. The Mr. Moore who used to obey whatever Hayden said now dares to look straight into his eyes. Hayden is surprised to see the change in him.

"Didn't you accepted to take the offer of being the Vice Chairman if I become the Chairman?" Hayden aggressively yells at him, his face just an inchs far from him.

Athena chuckles making Hayden shoot a dirty look at her. "It was all bluff. I would never betray the Chairman and do anything to harm him" Mr. Moore states.

He then goes to Mr. Schmuck and asks the same questions to which he gets the same reply. In rage, Hayden screams. He has waited for this day for years but now, everything is falling apart. Whose fault is this?

It's hers. He turns towards Athena. It is her fault. She came out of nowhere and dare stir up his plans, just who the hell does she thinks she is?

He marched towards her and his intention is to grab her shirts collar but Cynthia steps in between and grabs his wrist tightly. He yelps when she twist his wrist in a merciless manner, pushing him backward.

"I warned you, don't take any step forward towards My lady" she warns giving him a deadly gaze.

"Relax, my love. We don't have to be ruthless" Athena says indirectly referring to what she did a while ago.

He grunts and takes in deep breath to control his rage. "Bitch! I will finish you right here!" he yells ans takes out his gun from his behind in a instant and points to Athena.

The room goes dead silent. The shareholders are scared as to what will happen next. They did not expected that Hayden will go insane as to think of killing her.

"Are you asking for your own death? " Cynthia warns him again, standing in front of Athena.

"Get out of my way, bitch! You lowly people! Just who the hell do you think are? How dare you to betray me!"

Cynthia takes out her gun as well and points at him. Hayden stops at his place, a little shocked about her carrying a gun. Now he wonders who is she?

"My love, we are not in Arcillia" Athena says in her low tone to Cynthia to make her understand to not use gun in a situation like this.

"But my lady, he will shoot you. I cannot let that happen. I have swore to protect you with my life."

Athena smiles pleased to hear her words. "Nothing will happen. I know what I am doing."

Her words makes her confused.

"If I kill you, no one can stop me from being the Chairman!" he thunders laughing like a psycho and then turns towards the shareholders, "Handling you old haga will be a piece of cake for me!"

"Are you sure you can kill me?" Athena asks casually, her tone has not a single hint that she is scared.

Hayden pulls the trigger to make the gum ready for shoot "Oh yes! Very!" But then he says, "Or I can spare your life if you stop be such a vixen and hand me over the shares!"

Athena smirks, "The shares goes to the one who deserves it. You don't deserve it, Arse-head."

"You bitch! I will kill you!" he yells and just as he is going to take another step closer and close to pull the trigger, suddenly the door pushes in.

"Put your gun down, Hayden Poirier!"