The Launching

The situation in the room was so quiet. Very scary. No one dared to speak but their gazes were so sharp.

"I entrust everything to you, young man," until a voice was heard.

Someone who is very respected by the other family members. The grandma, aka David's great-grandmother who is still looking very healthy at such a very old age.

David still had his head down.

"And you, Lanzo! You brought him to this family. The beginning of a disaster! Even though we've never been at the bottom like this. It's like a free fall! Shame on you! For decades I tried to position our family to always be in the top five at the top of the Pyramid!"

Lanzo did not dare to refute in the slightest as this was purely his fault.

"But there's no point in blaming each other like this. We have to work together. Clean up our family image from the scandal Lanzo and his son created. Javer. You are the leader. That means you should take full responsibility!"

Silence. Until finally, David aka Javer started to speak.

"I was