Chapter 76 Grand Mission

"I'm sorry that you had to be exposed to the dirty side of the corporate world so suddenly. I planned to slowly ease you into how business is done at this level but now...." The strong form Grace had put on back in the office was no longer present as the woman drove us in her black Toyota. Her face was tired and though her makeup covered the darkness underneath her eyes, her weak eyelids gave away her desire to sleep. "Where are we going," I asked. "To my office, there are some things Albert left behind for you and some files I need to go over with you." "Okay, but are you sure you're up for that, how about we do it tomorrow, you look like you could use three days of sleep." "Don't worry about me, I'm fine. Immediately I'm done with you I'll get some rest." Since Grace didn't deny her current state, I nodded my head and simply focused on the road, my mind spiralling with several thoughts and then I questioned. "What about Dwayne. Was he in on that scheme?" "Dwayne is a good man, but unfortunately, he serves the company. I was supposed to fly to Los Angeles and come meet you, but those old coots used Dwayne to get you to come here so they could pressure you into signing those documents." "What were these documents" "Settlement papers. I didn't read much into it but my guess is they were meant to get you to admit to some fault and agree to a very disadvantageous deal to compensate the company for your inadequacies. You could have signed off your voting rights, or worst of all some of your shares." "I see" "And who were those four" I asked, and despite me keeping my calm, Grace looked at me with narrowed eyes. "You want to go after them" "Maybe, with this move, they declared war on me, I should at least know my enemies." Sёarch* The NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "That's brave of you, but you're not yet ready to try taking them on" I wanted to speak but Grace raised her hand. "Laura Jacobs, Leonard Yinsky, Padro Gulli and Rashiv Han. Those are the four people and the reason I am telling you their names is because I expect you will keep calm and not do anything rash" Grace said looking at me, her questioning gaze getting me to nod. "Why are they attacking me." "Unless there is something I am unaware of, then it's nothing personal, just business. Albert left his fortune to some average college student and they saw an opportunity to benefit, but then again, they might have had a grudge against Albert." "Wouldn't the CEO and the rest of the board members be against them if I had signed it." "Depends, it might be put to a vote and depending on what they have managed to hoodwink from you, the board may support them" "I see." I muttered then spoke, "I signed a few documents with Dwayne" "Can I hope you read them" "I did, they were about assuming duties and signifying ownership" "That is troublesome, but there are no worries. " Grace and I drove for several minutes, entering the heart of the City before driving underneath a tall story building. "Leonard Spark, that's the law firm I work for," Grace said as she led me to her office and when we got there, she collapsed behind her desk and poured herself a glass of scotch." "You want some" "No, but do you have any Cigars" Grace raised her eyebrow at me and then shook her head with a chuckle. "Already developing bad habits". "I just want to try out new things" "Well, don't let your new position get to your head, keep afloat else you'll sink into a volcano." Unfortunately, Grace had no Cigar and I could only watch her empty her glass and then bring out a couple of documents. "Most of these are all copies, the original deposited in bank safes which I will transfer to you. The remaining documents you will thoroughly read and sign whenever you want to, don't take too long. This is a video Albert left for you only, you can go watch it over there." Taking the offered laptop and a flash drive, I moved from Grace's desk to a cushion at the left side of the room, making myself comfortable on the leather and setting up the video. Perhaps if the story that had been created between me and Albert were true, I would have found the man's words heart touching but it wasn't. I had shed blood to be where I am, so the only thing of admiration to me in his video was his eloquent speech and his really good moustache. Though the video was unnecessarily long, I found listening to Albert talk about his life while growing up quite interesting. I had thought the man would leave me some critical or hidden information but all I got was the last words of a man who I believed knew he was going to die. Other than Grace falling asleep on her desk, nothing noteworthy happened while I watched the video until the end when Albert spoke his last words. "And oh, stay away from my wife." "Huh" Surprised at Albert's words, I could only watch as the video ended and then out of nowhere, a screen appeared before my eyes. [Ding!! Grand mission (mandatory) Fuck Albert's wife. Reward: An instant upgrade to MENTAL no matter the level, Master Card. Duration: 5 years Failure: Death Master card: You can use this card to obtain all knowledge in any field of your choosing] "System isn't death a bit too much" [....] Getting silence from the system, I looked at the rewards, the writing and explanations telling of how important they are but my mind was unable to see how they could compare to my life. "From the fact that I was given up to 5 years to complete the mission, it would seem Albert's wife isn't someone easy to crack" I'll first need to see her and then make my plans after that, for now, let me deal with the trouble before me." Looking up from the screen, my eyes fell on Grace and I was about to walk to her when her phone rang and she jerked awake. Her tired face immediately became worried after she answered the call and when she was done, she quickly stood up and began heading out. "Grace" I called my voice actually reminding her I was present. "Oh Marcus, I'm sorry but I have to go my son is at the hospital..... Please let yourself out, I'll give you a call so we can meet again." With those words, she was out and I was left watching her butt jiggle as she rapidly moved. "Bad Marcus, her son might be in a life and death situation and you're admiring her ass, what a pervert you are."