Crashing Down

Mr Robert's began to pale a little, and did not answer them immediately. Instead he sat down and grabbed a glass of water drinking it.

Sabine noticed him not answer and asked him herself.

"Mr Robert's, How did the meeting go?"

Mr Robert's finished the glass and set it back down sweating. "Star... Star Ocean Group... Has cancelled all of our contracts...."

"WHAT?!" echoed around the table.

"What do you mean cancelled? ALL OF THEM?"

This was Lewis, he had also had some investments in the Robert's family.

Mr Roberts reached up and pulled on his tie and opened his collar. "The CEO declined to see me.... I was met by the vice president instead."

Mr Robert's gulped. "the vice president said the ceo would no longer do business with us... and will be taking over the docks by force...."

"WHAT?!" Lewis raged.

Everyone else was still silent in shock.

Mr Robert's was sweating and quickly pandered "Do not worry, there is no possible way they could take the docks from us...."

But as he was speaking, his phone rang.

Mr Robert's looked down, it was his father.The current head of the Robert's family and Executing officer of the dock workers union.

The workers union controlled all the labor of the docks. Even if someone was to buy out the cranes, the warehouses, and even the land, the workers union could refuse to work.

This was the true power of the Robert's family. They controlled the lives of all the laborers at the Docks.

If they said strike, there was a strike. This could artificially raise shipping prices.

And right now, the head of this union was calling his son, Mr Robert's.

He answered the phone. "Dad?" he asked.

"DONT DAD ME YOU WORTHLESS INGRATE!!!! WHAT DID YOU DO? WHO DID YOU OFFEND?!"

Mr Robert's face was paling further.

"No one I swear! The only person I have been bullying is Gerald! He is just a useless shoe shiner!"

No one could believe that Gerald had such power.

"YOU INSULTED SOMEONE AT STAR OCEAN! THEY HAVE CANCELLED ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS! AND WORSE THE WORKERS HAVE TAKEN TO STRIKE ON THEIR OWN! THEY WANT A NEW UNION!"

Mr Robert's was beginning to gasp for breath.

The workers had struck out on their own? They wanted a new union?

Mr Robert's could not believe any of this, things were happening way too fast. Did he not just say there was no way they could lose the dock? If they lost the people the dock was as good as gone anyways!

"Father, I do not know who I offended, but I will make amends at once!"

"You will do nothing! You have done enough! We will be lucky enough to still control a single crane let alone the whole dock any longer! YOU BASTARD! WORTHLESS INGRATE! SALACIOUS IDIOT! DEVIL SPAWN! Ricky, you are no longer my son! I am disowning you! hopefully that will satisfy who ever you have offended and resolve this shit storm you brought down on us! I hope you die in a gutter!"

Mr Robert's gripped his chest. He felt his heart stutter. He rolled out of his chair and onto the floor gripping his chest. He was having a heart attack.

The phone fell to the floor with his father shouting still "Are you dieing? GOOD! I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL!" was the last thing Mr Robert's heard before his heart quit completely.

Sabine jumped up and screamed!

Lewis was pale as he saw the body on the floor.

One of the siblings fiance's ran over and began to give him chest compressions.

Another pulled out their phone and called the emergency services.

After a bit, Sirens could be heard approaching the house.

Adrianna was still sitting on the steps of her own home crying when the ambulance pulled up.

Men jumped out with a stretcher and ran into the house.

Adrianna looked up and followed them in.

"When was the subject last concious?" One of the Emergency Medical Technicians was asking.

"He stopped breathing ten minutes ago, I began chest compressions at one minute thirty seconds and have been continuing them since." She said while still thumping Mr Robert's chest.

The EMT's took over, and lifted him onto the stretcher. They rushed him out of the house and into the ambulance before speeding away.

Adrianna was still shocked at what had just happened. She ran back inside and looked at everyone's faces.

"What happened?" Adrianna asked.

"Mr Robert's .... had a heart attack...." Lewis was trying to make sense of what was going on.

Sabine was ghostly, she was rushing away from the table. She was making signs of the cross over her chest and beginning to pray in latin. Sabine ran from the home.

The rest of the siblings were still shocked and stunned. None would have guessed this would happen!

The mighty Robert's family, who had owned and run the dock for three generations, had fallen, just like that. With Mr Robert's dead, there was no surviving heir.

Adrianna walked over to one of her younger sisters who seemed to be in a trance. "Please, tell me what happened!" She was worried for the whole family. As much as they treated her badly, they were still her family. She did not wish death on any of them.

"Mr Robert's offended someone at Star Ocean, They cancelled all contracts, and put the workers to strike for a new union. Mr Robert's had a heart attack when he heard this..... he might... be dead...." her sister said.

Adrianna gasped. Her hand flying over her mouth.

"Mr Robert's was dead? Star Ocean Took the Docks? The Robert's Family was done for?" This was too much information too quickly.

Adrianna stumbled and sat down into a chair.

One of the brothers who was on his phone, suddenly shouted "STAR OCEAN JUST UPDATED THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA!"

Everyone yanked their phones out, including Adrianna, and quickly found their page.

Everyone gasped at the information they found.

Adrianna could not believe her eyes.

Lewis gaped, rereading the update multiple times in shock.