Beneath Her Silver-Streak

ley'

d to Eric. "The butler is wait

wouldn't you be joinin

now", I

don't think you should be alone at this time. If it's okay

Eric I'll be

to work with your father. You even extended your kindness to my

ut, if there is any way I can h

ank you, Eric. You've been an indispensable staff member

ou, Mr.

father. "Shall w

is going to be a heavy downpour anyt

ry Father,

, see you la

bag, and they both left the board

e chairs. My eyes darted to the fi

le of legal notices and bank red flags, documents of already confisc

er Dad said we needed more than j

olling through social media. It did not come as a surprise to me that it

rolled through the comments tar

o be everywhere and have an influence on e

ords would ever one day colla

ming to always uphold integrity will get in

under my breath. Drawing unreasonable co

f with their provocative headlines

al

and saw some sensible

m before he traveled abroad and he had nothing but good thi

nity has lost it. So what if they're going down...is it some

hear from both sides. Til

sighed and logged out. Remaining in that toxic space will

go down like this. No.

ach out to Elton's group. We once helped them ou

ace. I dialed the number saved as Mr. El

ce from the other end

not calling at an inconvenient time...I would have come to see you in person given the gravity o

ly are we talki

ut our company..

off. That's what banks are meant for. Wh

aback by h

wouldn't even be calling to ask thi

ld help but we are currently expa

..nothin

could do...I'm sorry, I have t

d my phone tightly sla

hung up

m financial collapse and partnered wi

going on in the company but I was well

ons are kickstarting an expansion. Worse still, I saw he had withdrawn his p

re of his motive-he

a group, a family friend of my father and a business

ra

. A instead and he answ

Kent, g

ou Mr. Bradley

esponse. I presume his phone may not be within reach so

was a voice I heard in the background-unmis

ent but as soon as he's free,

I knew what it was and I knew for

orted and even partnered with. Including other influential people who had smiled with me on yachts, toasted to glasses of

no time shut

different for

ently restr

on a new expan

mitigate t

ing down on

who had once been rescued by our company financially. They'

for help, only to be humiliate

me which showed the chart of the stock m

ings any easier. They've already begun c

e out fo

t it if I didn't

e table, still unanswered. I needed mor

ust a few hours, I would e

as sure that even if everyone h

o I t