Emma stepped into her office and sat down with a huff, Olivia sat across from her. "Legal can wait, you have to sort out your financials first." Olivia advised. "I know but that one will be out of my hands. Remember Kelly from college?"
"Kelly? Oh yeah, wasn't she the one that always came back drunk to the dorm? But seemed to always get an A." Olivia spoke with a frown.
"Her, she is a financial consultant but there are rumors that her firm has some connections to the government. I called her this morning. She should be arriving this afternoon, then my tip will be sent out to the authorities about the discrepancy in the books. That much scrutiny should stay in their hands for a while and also give me cover to play my hand with none of them the wiser."
Olivia looked Emma over with an amused expression. "I'll have to say, something is different about you. I can't put my finger on it but something is different."
"That's just your imagination. Come it's time to fire that scumbag of a director of legal. Carmichael."
Emma said as she stood up and walked out with Olivia a few steps behind her smiling at the thought of the chaos Emma was about to unleash. As Emma passed by her assistant's desk she called out to her.
"Amy, call security. Tell them we need a team at legal ASAP."
"Yes ma'am." Came the voice of her assistant.
On her way to the legal department Emma's cell kept ringing. Without breaking her stride she picked up and answered.
"Mi amor, I am disappointed about your actions last night, yes I might have been rough but the taser was uncalled for.." Micheal's voice came from the cell making Emma frown in disgust.
"Who are you? How did you get this number? Get out of my cell." Emma shouted drawing attention to herself as she made her way past departments. She cut the call and increased her pace. With Olivia's chuckle echoing behind her.
Finally, she arrived at the legal department, which she knew was already waiting for her aware of her arrival. But she waited till the security team arrived.
Hurried footsteps could be heard as guests in uniform rushed up to Emma waiting for her order. Emma nodded and looked at all the guards and spoke to them. "I want you to watch for any sudden movements apprehend anyone behaving suspiciously and make sure no attempt is made to destroy any documents. Open it."
A guard opened the door to the legal department and Emma and Olivia walked in. "Miss Taylor to what do I owe this impromptu visit?" A voice spoke out front of Emma's Left.
A man of 50yrs with graying hair stood out in a bespoke suit with his stomach stretching the material way past its stress limit.
"Director Carmichael, as of this moment you are fired from your position, Miss Lee here will take over from you all upper-level and mid-level management in the legal department are henceforth suspended without pay till further notice. Any attempt to destroy files and documents will have you brought up on charges. As for why? Why don't we go with corporate espionage." Emma said in one breath shocking everyone except Olivia.
Director Carmichael deflated as he searched Emma's face for signs that this was a joke but found none. Olivia walked past Emma and introduced herself.
"Hello, I'm Olivia Lee, I'll be taking over as the temporary director of Legal, a law firm will arrive to lend temporary assistance. Please take care of me."
Everyone was too shocked to respond then Emma snapped her fingers at a guard prompting him to approach the former director Carmichael.
"Please sir kindly vacate the premises immediately, your belongings will be sent to you after a thorough search and inspection have been performed."
Then the guards to that as a cue and tried to identify the upper and middle management to lead them out of the office building but like life, nothing went as planned.
A man shouted abruptly shouted. "Why are you doing this, we have done nothing wrong. We have rights." The man screamed and tried to rush towards Emma only to be tackled by three guards simultaneously.
"Well that was something." Olivia said with a smirk. As she listened to the murmurs that were being spread around. Emma nodded in acknowledgment as things went easier than she expected them to.
"Hope you can keep everything under control?" Emma spoke to Olivia. "Yeah don't worry I got this girl." Olivia answered with a smile
Emma walked back to her office but to a different route. As she was walking past she spotted a girl talking animatedly in her cubicle. Emma froze, she recognized the girl, she was or is scratch that, would be Micheal's mistress.
Emma's presence was noticed by the head of the department who rushed up to her hastily. "How may I help you miss?" The head of the department spoke with a stutter.
"See that girl over there the one with the ribbon on her head, the pink one. I want her fired by the end of the day, I don't care what excuses you have to make up, I want her gone." Emma spoke her tone cold to the bone.
"Yes ma'am." The head of the department responded wondering what was going on.
"If she is not gone, you'll take her place and disappear ." Emma added before moving along.
"Of course ma'm." The head of the department shouted after Emma.
Emma's cell rang just as she was about to reach the office. She pulled it out and found the caller's ID to be Micheal.
Why won't this man leave her be?
Without any second thoughts, she rejected the call and walked past her assistant's desk only to find it empty, she smirked as she walked into her office. Already aware that her assistant has been keeping tabs on her for her sister. Amy, she thought would make a useful pawn.
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At a high-rise office building, Lilah wore a purple dress with a garter belt fitting it to her form, as she looked out the window that showed the city's skylines.
"What is it my dear, you sounded urgent on the phone." Viviana spoke as she walked into the office sporting a yellow sundress accompanying hat and shades.
"She knows." Was all Lilah said. As she turned to the coffee table and poured herself a glass of bourbon.
"Who knows?" Viviana asked confused.
"This morning Emma fired her legal director, she put Olivia in charge as the temporary director. She knows something, her actions are that of a startled snake. Yesterday Micheal was admitted to the hospital, Emma tased him." Lilah stated. As she downed her bourbon.
Viviana took in the news in stride. "We can't be sure. She might just want to change them.. You know how Emma is, always trying to show off." Viviana said as she sat down and rubbed her forehead.
"Mom, she is having a scrutinising done, and from the sounds of it, she has opened the doors for the government to take a peek. Any thing that doesn't make exact sense will be scrutinized. I don't know what she is thinking, what can she hope to gain, unless.." Lilah said before grunting and throwing her glass at the window.
Taking in a deep breath, she leaned against the railings, a smile slowly making its way to the corner of her lips. "The game has only just begun little sister. The game has just begun."