Chapter 88 Chapter 88
Benjamin
The drive to the office was quick, I couldn’t believe the roads where so quiet. When I got to the office even there it was quiet. When I got to our floor I walked out to my dad’s office, he was there packing his stuff. “Where are the people?” “It’s Saturday Benji. I guess when you planned to ruin all our lives you didn’t notice what day it was.” “I did not and I’m not ruining your life dad you did that all on your own.” “So, you are punishing me for taking Jojo away from you?” “Yes and no.” “Well, I didn’t do it.” My dad said. “No but you went a long with mom so you might as well but the thing is dad if you run this company one more month, we will be bankrupt, in fact I was thinking of declaring bankruptcy after I looked at the books last night.” “No Benji anything but that, this company has been in our family for generations you can’t, please rather take over and begin from scratch but not bankruptcy.” “I’ll hear what the share holders has to say.” “You can’t mention it to them, half of them don’t know how bad it is going with the company.” “How?” “I have my ways.” “How dad?” “Falsify documents.” “Fuck” I said walking away from his desk or I might throw everything of his desk. I can’t keep that from the shareholders no matter what my dad wanted.
I heard the lift open and walked out, a few men came walking out of the lift clearly, they are going to play golf after this. I introduced myself as they walked past the last one said “I hope this is not going to take long I have plans.” “I’ll try my best not to take up most of your Saturday.” “Fucked I hoped it was just going to be an hour or something.” My dad came walking out. “No, it’s going to take longer than that.” Everyone was seated around the table my dad introduced me and then he said “I’m stepping away and my son will be taking over from here on out.” I could see which board members knew exactly where the company was standing and which didn’t. There was only 2 that knew exactly how bad things where. “Why?” One of them asked. “It’s time for new blood.” My dad said. “No tell us the truth you and your wife is way to stuck up to drop the title I mean my wife has to call your wife Mrs. Devon for God’s sake, what exactly is going on here?” The old man said that wanted to leave early.
I stood up. “I’ll take it from here.” I told my dad. “Well let me start to say I’m here to take over and to make this company the best in Housten if not Texas.” “Okay I thought we were almost there.” The old man said. “No actually far from it, if my father keeps running this company, we will be bankrupt in a month.” The old man got up slapped his hand on the table “Nonsense I saw the books myself last month, it looks good, I can even buy my wife the holiday home she has her eye on.” The others where also shock just two who wasn’t. “Please sit down.” I waited for him to sit down before I said “My father has been showing you cooked books.” My father let his head fell as everyone looked at him. “Benjamin please tell us this is a sick joke.” The old man said. My dad didn’t answer him. “Answer me Benjamin, your son is lying to us, right?” he asked again. My father looked at him and just said “I’m sorry.” The old man got up again and walked up and down saying “Oh fuck oh fuck.” I walked to him and said that everyone can hear me. “We going to fix it.” “Fuck how if you telling us we are close to bankruptcy how do we change this?” “Well new blood and contacts.” I said. “I looked through the books last night and will see the accountant for the business today and we will work through it; we will see where we can save money and where we can make more money. All I’m asking you is give me 3 months if you don’t see a huge improvement in 3 months then we can file for bankruptcy or sell the company, it will be as a lost but at least it won’t be bankruptcy. “I say we put it to a vote.” One of the men that knew how bad it was said. “Everyone in favor of giving Benjamin Jnr 3 months to make improvements say I.” Everyone around the table said I which gave me a boost of confidence, not that I need it I know I can turn this company around and I know I can take down Wayne Warren that is my ultimate goal.
When everyone was dismissed, my father took his box and left the office as well, he looked sad but I didn’t have time to feel sorry for him he got us here I need to get us out of this so there was no time for anything else except work. I decided last night already that I don’t want my fathers PA because she will be a spy for him and besides, I’m sure she fucked him as well. I send and message to an old friend of mine that had a recruitment agency and asked for a male PA. I didn’t think she would send candidates so quickly. She actually phoned me while I was busy with the books. “Benjamin Devon hello.” “Hi Benji it’s Matilda how are you.” “Hi Matilda busy and you.” “Same you know when you have your own company there is no time to relax.” “I know. So how can I help.” “No, it’s how I can help you I have someone that needs a job his excellent in what he does.” “Then why doesn’t he have a job?” “Well, he did mostly temp work stood in for pregnant ladies but now he is ready to settle down and stay at one company.” “Okay can he come and see me today at say 4 pm.” “Yes, I’ll send him.” “Thanks Matilda.” “Only a pleasure.” Okay so by the end of the day I might have an PA as well. Not to bad for my first day of being the CEO.