2026-04-18 20:48:01“This kid doesn’t look capable. His clothes seem to have a bit of quality to it but it doesn’t amount to what even the ordinary workers of this company wear. He rides a motorbike to work. He should be a cleaner, right? If he offended Miss Griffin, I’m afraid he wouldn’t even be worthy of washing the toilets.”
“Who is this? Why haven’t I seen him before? Isn’t he afraid of offending Miss Griffin?”
“Maybe he just wants to attract Griffin’s attention!”
“That makes sense! It turns out he’s just a toad trying to swallow a swan! Does he not possess a mirror at home? He’s wearing middle class clothes. What is he thinking?”
Manuel remained quiet.
Gavin got him a set of high-end clothes that weren’t even displayed to the world just yet but Manuel felt satisfied with being lowkey for now and sent Gavin back to just get him something of more quality but not expensive.
Emily frowned slightly and said, “You? Working in our company? Who recruited you? Why don’t I know?”
“With your attitude, no matter who recruited you, I’m telling you now… You’re fired! I don’t need you to pay for any damages. Just take your motorbike and get lost!”
At this, Manuel chuckled. This was honestly funny.
Firing the owner of the company?
How presumptuous.
“Are you asking me to leave?” Manuel asked again wanting to be sure his ears weren’t pulling a fast one on him.Emily resisting the urge to slap this unruly peasant just snorted and asked with her chin high up, “What’s so funny? Security get this man out of here!”
Manuel was really getting amused as he folded his arms across his chest.
The security guards rushed over to him.
At this moment, a deafening horn sounded causing the employees to quickly disperse in different directions, because a Bentley directly stopped at the parking space of the president.
Then a man in his early twenties, wearing a blue striped shirt, black pants and his hair brushed back in a sleek manner quickly walked down.
Gavin didn’t even spare other people so much as a glance and quickly walked over to Manuel. He bowed ninety degrees and said, “I’m so sorry Sir. There was traffic hence my tardiness.”
Manuel glanced at him and nodded.
“Everyone knows who the President is. You can’t just walk up to a cleaner and call him that!”
Gavin knew that Manuel wasn’t ready to live with the fuss of being powerful just yet, looking at Manuel cautiously and sighting his expressionless face, he turned to Emily coldly already making up his mind that to at least let Emily eat up her words after all the news couldn’t spread that quickly with just this small group of people.
“Miss Griffin, open your ears and listen very carefully. Starting today, this is our new President, Mr. Rodriguez.”
“What?!”
Everyone had shock etched on their faces especially the security chief. He felt like he had just punched himself in the face. This…
“How is it possible?! It’s impossible!” Emily bit her plump lips.
“This person is surnamed Rodriguez, yes. He was my college classmate. How could he be our president? There are lots of other Rodriguez out there.”
Emily felt very confused.
Furthermore, he was being caught at Eastbay Diner yesterday.
“You, as the manager doesn’t get to decide who is the president and who is not,” Gavin said lightly but lay emphasis on the word ‘manager’.
Many people were flattering her not too long ago, but now… at this moment Emily could not think of anything.
She bit her lips as her face turned pale. She felt that even her knees were weakening. She dared not take her gaze from the ground. She was a high-performing individual and had a lot of connections in Rodriguez Enterprises and she was so sure that she would even be promoted to general manager.
However, she wanted to fire the president today…
No wonder he chuckled.
It was extremely ridiculous.
“Mr., Mr. Rodriguez… I didn’t mean it… I just said that in a fit of anger…” Emily lips trembled.
“You can pack your stuffs and make way for a worthy manager,” Manuel spoke calmly, turned and walked into the company with Gavin right behind him.
Many employees were talking about it.
Only a few people knew about the sudden change of the president.
The president/CEO’s office was on the top floor of the office building and occupied the entire floor.
Manuel sat in the president’s chair with a strange expression. He could sadly remember how he had always admired his father from a young age in being able to handle the company’s affairs without a flaw and he wished to sit in the chair one day.
Gavin brought out a few documents that needed to be urgently attended to with the one that urgently needed the funding of the 2.5 billion dollars.
He looked up at Gavin and asked him if the someone reached out to him concerning his black card.
“Yes, they did. You have exactly 900 trillion dollars in your black card sir. This amount is too large for a normal account and so it was moved to an offshore account,” Gavin replied with a smile. He knew his boss had suffered enough.
Manuel couldn’t help but widen his eyes as his pupils dilated in shock. With that much money, of course, 2.5 billion dollars was like a drop in the ocean for him. He quickly settled the business crises that day and got Gavin to return him home at night to avoid the banter of the previous night.
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As Manuel settled down on the couch closest to the door, Gavin dropped a suitcase containing some documents Manuel wanted to work on before going to bed on the table.
Gavin just stood in front of Manuel assessing his mood so he could say what he felt was necessary for Manuel to know.
Manuel was massaging his forehead using his two fingers with his eyes closed. Having sensed no movement, he opened his eyes to see Gavin staring at him with a pitiful look.
Manuel knew he had suffered a lot but that didn’t warrant this intense pitiful gaze from Gavin.
Raising an eyebrow, returning a probing gaze to Gavin, Gavin quickly broke his train of thoughts and adjusted his expression but Manuel wasn’t going to let go of that just easily. He could feel something was going on.
But he wasn’t prepared for what came next.
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The elevator doors slid open onto the executive floor, Manuel stepped out without slowing. Gavin matched his pace, a brown file tucked beneath his arm, neither of them spoke.The corridor was quieter than usual. Most of the senior executives were either in meetings or had already left for lunch. The only sound came from the faint tapping of computer keys somewhere beyond the reception area.A polished brass nameplate caught Gavin's eye, ‘Chairman's Office,’ and beside it sat another, ‘Helen Lawson- Executive Assistant to the Chairman’. The office door stood half open, Helen looked up from her desk the moment their footsteps reached her. Her face immediately brightened, “Mr. Rodriguez,” she rose immediately. “It's good to see you.” Manuel simply offered a polite nod, “Good afternoon, Helen.” Her attention shifted to Gavin, “And Mr. Shaw.” A warm smile spread across her face, “I was beginning to think you'd forgotten where this office was.”Gavin chuckled, “I've been keeping busy.”“So
Chapter 61
The boardroom doors stood open and Manuel slowed his pace as he approached. Inside, only one chair was occupied. Chairman Theodore Blackwood sat near the window, a porcelain teacup resting on its saucer. Afternoon light settled over his silver hair, softening the deep lines around his eyes. He looked less like the chairman of a multibillion-naira corporation and more like someone's grandfather enjoying a quiet afternoon.He looked up as Manuel entered, “There you are.” His voice carried the same warmth it always had. “I was beginning to think you'd forgotten an old man.” Manuel managed a faint smile, “I've been occupied.”“So I've heard,” Theodore gestured to the chair opposite him. “Sit.” Manuel sat down and neither of them spoke immediately, Theodore poured another cup of tea and slid it across the polished table, “You look like you haven't been sleeping properly.” Manuel wrapped a hand around the warm cup, “I've had a few things on my mind especially concerning the company.”The ch
Chapter 60
The archive room which smelled of old paper, dust drifted through narrow beams of afternoon light that slipped between the blinds. Metal shelves stretched from one end of the room to the other, each lined with neatly labeled storage boxes that had not been touched in years. Gavin ran a finger along one of the labels before pulling the box free, ‘Board Meetings... Four Years Ago.’ He carried it to the long table in the center of the room and lifted the lid.There were folders, minutes, attendance sheets and voting records. Everything had been preserved with almost obsessive care. He slipped on a pair of cotton gloves before opening the first folder. On opening it, there was nothing, the second, still nothing. A quiet sigh escaped Gavin because he knew hours of work awaited him.---Upstairs, Manuel sat motionless, the recording remained paused. Alistair stood frozen beside the projector, the corner of a single sheet peeking from the blue proposal folder. Manuel zoomed in again, but sti
Chapter 59
The office had emptied by the time Manuel reopened the laptop. The steady hum of the air conditioner was the only sound in the room. Outside, evening painted long shadows across the courtyard. Most employees had gone home hours ago. A few lights still burned on the lower floors, but the executive wing had fallen silent. Gavin was at his desk arranging Manuel’s schedule for the next day as Manuel had quite a number of meetings the following day.Manuel rested his hand on the mouse, the archived recording waited on the screen, ‘Board Meeting – Project 608’ and he clicked on it. The loading circle spun once before dissolving into the familiar boardroom, the video was dated four years earlier. The camera overlooked the entire conference room from one corner of the ceiling and the younger version of himself sat at the head of the table. His suit was darker, his expression harder.Around him, the board members settled into their seats, exchanging quiet greetings before folders began opening
Chapter 58
Brandon walked into Manuel’s office just after Alistair left. The photograph Alistair had left behind still lay beside the folder, Manuel picked it up for a moment before sliding it back into the folder and then he looked at Brandon, “Was just about to call you.”“Does the program still work because it has been dormant for a while?” A small smile tugged at Brandon’s lips, “Trust me.” He pulled the laptop closer and the screen lit with a pale blue glow. A password and then another, then a black window replaced the desktop and lines of text appeared one after the other. Gavin walked around the desk, “I’ve never understood any of this.”“You don’t have to,” Brandon replied as his fingers moved quickly across the keyboard. The cursor blinked, he inputted another command, followed by one more command and then, the screen refreshed. Rows of timestamps filled the monitor as Manuel folded his arms across his chest, “When was the last attempt?”Brandon didn’t answer immediately, his eyes move
Chapter 57
“No worries sir, I’d just send for him.” Gavin said and went out, returning a few minutes later.The knock came exactly five minutes later and the door opened with Alistair stepping inside. He stopped when he saw the office, Manuel sitting behind his desk and Gavin by the window. When he was sent for, he had spent a lot of time masking his emotions properly before coming to face Manuel even though he had no idea why he was being sent for. His eyes swept over them once before returning to Manuel. “You wanted to see me.”“Sit,” Manuel said.Alistair remained standing for a second, then he pulled out the chair and sat. The office fell quiet and Manuel just slid a photograph across the desk. Alistair’s hand froze, not for long but just a second and then he looked up, “Where did you get that?”“My question first. Who’s she to you?” Manuel asked calmly.Silence filled the office as the photograph remained between them. A woman smiled up at the ceiling, one hand hooked through Alistair’s arm
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