Chapter 51: Rival
RIVAL
The company had lost three important contracts that would have skyrocketed it to greater heights, but, because Fred Meyer, his useless, incompetent, nincompoop of a son had left the file unattended to, the company had run off to invest with Erickson Arnold. As If he wasn’t already successful enough.
Everyone wanted Erickson Arnold, every one of the companies that had previously been in business with Meyer Groups was running off to him. George Meyer even overheard two of his company’s executives discussing about the man. They too were planning to leave Meyer Groups and decamp to Erickson.
And now, as if all that wasn’t enough, he had read the news this morning, thinking about that now was like adding fuel to the fire. It infuriated him that he felt like scattering every damn thing in the room, including the useless man of a son standing adjacent to his desk.
“Aaahhh!!” George Meyer screamed. He couldn’t take the pain of watching everything he worked hard to build for the past thirty-five years ruin right in front of him just because of a useless son he could have pressured his wife into removing.
Having a daughter would have profited him more than having a scumbag for a son. Now that he thought about it, for what reason had the celebratory party after his birth been? If he had known that this son of his would amount to nothing, then he’d have probably invested the money wasted on his after-birth celebration into something more profitable.
Turning from the window, George Meyer threw a pen at Fred who had been standing behind him with head bowed for almost an eternity now.
“You Bastard!” he screamed, not bothering to be careful with his words. He was sure by this time that Fred wasn’t his blood, because he didn’t have foolishness flowing in his blood. His heart didn’t pump bad blood. Fred picked up the pen and walked over to the desk. He put it down gently.
“You’re the worst affliction to rise in a human’s life.” Fred bowed his head at those words. They did hurt him.Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
“It took me thirty-five years to build a name for my company and in less than five months, you already reduced us to a conflicting, struggling start-up?” Mr. Meyer fumed. Now that he thought about it, they may suddenly go back to that, a start-up, if nothing is done.
“You left your girlfriend and picked some jobless, irresponsible, and uncivilized woman to replace her, and together, you both brought my company to this level. You keep losing everything you could have enjoyed to Erickson Arnold. From business to the woman you left. Have you read the news today? She’s married now to him. You should be ashamed.”
Mr. Meyer continued to vent. He had always known the young lady Fred had been seeing to be a lucky charm to her son. He had advised the idiot to never let her go, but he had ended up doing just that and had immediately picked an irresponsible girl as a replacement.
“Dad…”
“Shut the fuck up when I’m talking.” George Meyer screeched, his deep cold eyes spitting fire. “I don’t think I’m your father, you barely act like something I put into your mother. Now, you have a month to take care of that disastrous contract you signed with Yinang Groups that has brought us here. Else, not only will you lose your chance of being the next CEO, but you can also forget being my son, and kiss your inheritance goodbye. Now, get yourself out of here.” George Meyer said in a stern tone and then turned his back to Fred.
With a bow, Fred turned on his heels and started for the door. But, he soon stopped when something struck him. Did his father just say that Rayne had married his rival?