A young woman in her early thirties, who had lost herself staring at him, staggered up from her seat, she blinked severally as she arranged the files in front of her;
''The stock prices of Dinata had risen by 9%; there was about 27% profit in the last month. ''
She said, passing a file to him; He pushed to the side and said.
''Next ''
''The cargo train arrived yesterday, the factories had started work'' Another man said, standing up;
''Next '' He said getting impatient.
Daniel still twirling his pen. There was silence; he raised his eyes to look at the board members and noticed that they were in a state of panic.
''Next! '' He repeated himself, this time, his eyes narrowing at them;
A woman in her forties stood; her hands shaky; the other members' heads were bowed because they knew what was to follow her announcement.
''Vaughn Corporation gained an extra 7% of the G.D.E shares, making them among the top 20 highest shareholders. ''
The pen twirling in his hand froze immediately and his eyes glanced at the woman who just made the announcement;
Her head was bent and her hands holding onto the file for support, her face was already pale with fear and there were beads of sweat forming on her forehead;
''What did you just say?'' Daniel sat upright in his seat; his brows narrowing;
There was pin-drop silence in the large room, as the board members held their breaths;
''Who sold those shares?!" He asked, his voice ringing in the room; no one could respond.
''Don't make me repeat myself; else this would be the last day you set your foot in this company. ''
His chest was rising and falling heavily, his eyes were already dark with rage;
Knowing that he meant every single word he said; they stood up immediately;
''They... they bought the stocks from the lowest shareholders, offering them at almost double the price, which was almost irresistible. ''
The Chief Accountant said, his head bent low; Daniel rage was nearly bursting through his veins, he grabbed a pencil holder beside him and flung it across the table;
''Get out!! All of you!! Get out!''
He screamed at them with rage as he stood up from the seat; they instantly scrambled out of the room; leaving him red with rage.
His assistant was plastered to the wall behind him; Adam wished he could leave too, but that was not possible. He needed his permission to leave. He knew why his boss was this angry. Lydia still didn't wake up and his boss got mad every second's pass.
Daniel breathed heavily, his head bent, and fists on the table.
''Adam, stop standing there and come here," He said.
Adam hopped to where Daniel was standing;
''Did you know about this?!''
He glared at him; riling a file towards him; Adam narrowly escaped a cut as the file breezed past his face; he turned and picked up the file but didn't respond.
''I don't know how you do it, I don't care how you will do it. Buy those shares back! Don't appear before me until it is done, do you hear me?'' He said and then continued."And get rid of those shareholders, make sure they never realize again without my permission!!!"
Adam nodded and sauntered out of the room; as soon as he was outside, he heaved a sigh of relief. He just wished he could go home and watch movies, but with this kind of boss. He can never live in peace.
He just hoped that Lydia would wake up soon enough so things could go back to their normal state.
Inside the meeting room. Daniel was in the middle of his personal thoughts when his phone rang. When he checked the caller ID, it was from home. In a moment, Daniel answered, "Boss, the miss woke up." He got up and stomped out of the room and dashed to the elevator.
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