Chapter 11: Company Trouble

"How dare that bastard? Tsk! Let's see how your family company will survive this time. You dared hurt and insult my daughter! Haha... You don't know me, Bodi!" Mr. Qi, Emily Qi's father while sitting on his swivel chair.

"Withdraw all our shares at HM corporation. I want to see that bastard crawling in front of my daughter asking and begging to save their company." Mr. Qi to his secretary

Meanwhile

"Any news about Sean Whitlock and Bodi?" Marcus to his assistant

"Yes, boss, I just found out that Bodi broke his marriage with Emily. Bodi found out that he is not the father of Emily's baby and threw Emily out of his house. These are the pictures I've got from the people I hired to watch him." The assistant handed Marcus some pictures

"Ah! What a useless b*tch! I thought I could make use of her to lure Bodi's company! What a useless bitch!" Marcus hurled the pictures into the trash bin.

"What about Sean?"

"Boss, the thing is, Sean is the real deal here. He's the one who gave the evidence to Bodi about you and Emily's connection. He's actually eying us, boss, he's our major foe."

"Arrg!!! Sean Albrecht Whitlock!!! You're underestimating me, Sean oh Sean!!! Let's see where your braveness takes you!" A sinister smirk plastered Marcus' ugly face.

At Sean's Villa

Sean and Bodi were peacefully cuddling on the bed when Bodi's phone rang.

"Hello, mom? What is it?"

"Son, where are you? Can you come to the company right now?" - Bodi's mom, Mrs. Markle

"Why mom? Is there any problem?"

"Yes, son, our company stocks were plummeting rapidly. We need your help right now." Mrs. Markle speak worriedly

"Don't worry mom, I'll be there in a minute." Bodi then ended the call

"Babe I have to go,"

"Problem with the company?" Asked Sean

"Yes babe, it's urgent," Said Bodi while wearing his briefs and pants in a hurry.

"Mm, Do you need me to go with you?"

"No babe, maybe next time don't worry I will solve the problem in time." Bodi while buttoning his polo shirt.

"Up to you, call me if you need me there okay?" Sean smiled and Bodi frowned. He thought something weird with Sean but now's not the time for thinking so Bodi shrugged it off.

"Yes babe, mwah!" Bodi responded and then captured Sean's lips giving him a short yet passionate kiss then dashed out of the room.

After Bodi has left, Sean instantly calls his secretary and also his friend. Soji Young.

"Hello, Ji? You know what to do. Make sure that everything will go perfectly as planned." Sean on the phone

"Consider this job well done, Sean. All you have to do is switch on your television later," said Soji confidently on the other end of the line.

"That's my babe," said Sean while he grins.

"Blergh!!! I want to throw up!!!" Soji feigning disgusted

"Oh yeah, can I not make jokes with you anymore because of Simon?" Sean snickers.

"Ugh! Whatever, don't call me that again, bye now!'' Soji ended the call and Sean chuckled.

"Mom, Dad? How's the company status now?" Bodi after entering his parent's shared Office

"It's not good son, our investors are starting to panic and other shareholders are selling their stakes. I'm afraid the company might go bankrupt after the Qi's withdrawal." Bodi's Dad

"Which company bought the shares?"

"All shares that had been sold were bought by the private company called “WA Pvt. Ltd” this company is based in the US. Also, the Qi family had already sold their shares to this company... What should we do now, son?" Bodi's Dad massages his temples in frustration

"I'm sorry Dad, mom, it's all my fault." Bodi lowered his head.

"No, don't say that again," said Mrs. Markle. "It's us who should be saying that. I'm sorry for forcing you to marry Emily; we didn't know that behind her innocent and angelic face is a devil who lies in her."

"But the company might go bankrupt because of me." Bodi with sadness evident on his face.

"It's just a company, we can start over again. But we can't gamble your life anymore with that evil family," Mrs. Markle.

"Thanks for not blaming me, dad, mom. I still have my company, although it's not that big as HM corporation, we can start over again if things go wrong." Said, Bodi

"So–"

"Sir, Maam!" The secretary while grasping his breath

"What is it? Has everything turned that bad?" Asked Mr. Markle worriedly

"N-No... please turn on the news!"

"What?" - Bodi

"The news please!"

"Mrs. Markle frowned but still turned on the big screen television that made all of them gape.

"Headlines: Qi's corporation had declared bankruptcy after some anomalies were found by the prosecutors. According to the evidence that the prosecutor's office had received from an anonymous sender, Qi's corporation had done many illegal deeds, tampering with unpaid taxes and bribing some government officials to hide the unpaid taxes and not declaring the Qi's real assets. The WA PVT. LTD. company acquires all the shares of Qi's corporation and now is one of the leading companies in the whole country…"

"I-is this real?" Blurted Mr. Markle

"It's in the news, so it's real." Said, Mrs. Markle

"Thank God, they withdrew their shares to our company before it happened. Gosh! I can't believe it." Added by Mrs. Markle.

"But how does all this happen? It's so sudden." Asked Bodi confused with the sudden turn of events.

"I don't know, son, but they deserve it. After learning Emily's trick, it's not possible to know where she got her evilness." Mrs. Markle shook her head

After a short while, the intercom rang, and the assistant that was still standing pressed the button, and the receptionist speak

"Sir, Ma'am, someone requesting to meet you in your office." The office receptionist on the line

"Who is it?" - Mrs. Markle

"Mam, his name is Mr. Whitlock from WA PVT. ltd. and his assistant Mr. Soji Young." She said

Everyone in the room exchanged baffled glances.

"Let them in please," - Mrs. Wang

"Yes, mam." The receptionist then hung up the call. Everyone in the room including Bodi was restless while waiting for the visitors.

"Whitlock? What does it have to do with Sean? Maybe it's just a coincidence? How many Whitlock surnames are around the US?" Thought Bodi

"Mom, Dad, do you happen to know who Mr. Whitlock is?" Asked Bodi

"We don't know son, I have already heard about WA Pvt. ltd but they are working in a low profile. I just couldn't figure out why they suddenly appear in public." Mr. Markle

"What do you think their purpose is for coming in so suddenly?" Ms. Markle

"I don't–"

"Knock knock!" A couple of knocks halted everyone in the room. Bodi's eyes widened and his jaw almost dropped to the floor.

"You–"