Chapter 94: Lost Shipment

A week later, the CEO of Modex, Mr Andrew sat in his office and was signing some official documents when he received a phone call.

"Hello!" He said after picking up.

The person on the other line started talking and gave him some news about a new shipment of minerals that was being transported via ship.

"What! How did that happen?" Mr Andrew asked, upset.

The look on his face went from bad to worse when the call finally came to an end. He dropped the landline on the ground and collapsed into his armchair.

Suddenly, his secretary burst into his office to give him the news that he'd just received.

"Sir, something terrible has happened," she said.

"There's no need for that, Gail. I already know," Mr Andrew said without looking at her.

"What do you want me to do, Sir?"

"Just..." Mr Andrew said, raising one arm and dismissing her away.

She left him to ponder the severity of the current situation his company was in.

It turns out that the call was from the captain of the ship that was transporting a significantly large amount of mineral resources; Pearls, gemstones, karats of diamonds, bars of gold, silver and more.

This was the entire collection that the company was going to start producing with. But, as the call informed, everything had been lost at sea.

According to the captain of the ship, everything was going smoothly until a fire broke out in one of the cabins where some of the gems were put. The fire quickly spread and the whole deck caught on fire. The sails of the ship got engulfed in flames and they didn't have any means of steering or navigating the ship.

Almost thirty minutes later, a storm hit and the ship was thrown into the sea by the violent waves. The sailors were able to escape on lifeboats but they couldn't save any of the gems and everything plummeted to the bottom of the ocean.

Mr Andrew was hit pretty hard by this news. This would spell the end of Modex and ruin them forever. He was out of ideas and didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, he remembered Worthington Enterprise's offer to partner with them and felt that it was the only hope for saving Modex. He got up from his chair and ran out of his office. He went to the desk of his secretary.

"Gail, have there been any more offers sent in from Worthington Enterprise?" He asked her, hoping for a positive answer.

He had mailed back every single offer that had been sent to him and now, he was desperate for just one more.

"Yes sir, there is one. It was sent in yesterday but I didn't bother to bring it to you because you rejected the others. I was going to mail it back today," Gail said.

"No, no, no, no, no! Just give it here," Mr Andrew said and she handed him the document.

"I need you to set up an emergency meeting with the shareholders for this evening and make sure they all show up," he said to his secretary.

"Of course, Sir, I'll get right on it."

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Later that evening, Addicus was at his home with Jacobos Winston, his attorney. They were sitting in his office, staring at the landline, waiting for it to ring.

"Are you sure it was done the way we had planned?"

"Of course, Sir. Everything went the way we wanted. My contact called me and assured me of it," Jacobos replied.

"Then, why hasn't he called yet? What's taking so damn long?"

"Patience, Sir! It's only a matter of time now. I'm sure he's already having a meeting with his shareholders and they're all agreeing to partner with us in order to save their company. Patience!"

A partnership with Worthington Enterprise was the only one that could guarantee the survival of Modex. Jacobos knew this and so did Addicus, which is why they sent another offer a day before they sank his shipment.

The new offer wasn't as good as the others because they knew that Modex would be desperate to save their company and that they would be willing to accept any kind of offer.

The new offer stated that Worthington Enterprise will be an equal partner with Modex and their profits would be shared 50/50, unlike some of the previous offers that weren't so equal in that aspect. It also stated that Worthington Enterprise would have full autonomy over every business deal or transaction and can carry out any as they see fit without any hindrances or complaints from Modex.

The phone suddenly started ringing and Addicus picked up.

"Hello, who is this?" Addicus asked.

"Ahh, Mr Andrew, how nice to hear from you."

"I'm so sorry about your shipments, but I can promise that this will not be the end of Modex and partnering with us will eventually put Modex back on the very top."

***He hung up and exchanged a devilish smile with Jacobos.***